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The October 9 Edition

In our cover story and fashion shoot, Nakkiah Lui tells Sunday Life how her love of writing began as a child and how she is managing to juggle success and new motherhood.

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‘Proud and scared shitless’: Could this First Nations writer be HBO’s next big thing?

Nakkiah Lui made her mark in ABC’s Black Comedy and Preppers. Now, the actor and writer from western Sydney has signed a deal with the network that brought us Sex and the City.

  • Jane Rocca

‘I dreaded the Logies’: The red-carpet burn that left Myf Warhurst devastated

After a soul-crushing awards show experience, which landed her on the front page, Myf Warhurst lost her nerve and confidence. But in the end, she found her voice.

  • Myf Warhurst

‘Posing naked after my mastectomy made me accept my body’

After a mastectomy, the question of whether to have a breast reconstruction, or not, is a personal decision that isn’t easy to make. Three women share their stories.

  • Elli Jacobs
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The gift Richard E. Grant’s wife gave him before she died

The Withnail & I actor opens up about the woman who was like a surrogate mother to him, reconnecting with his first crush, and his daughter.

  • Jane Rocca

What I learnt by spending time with my friends’ daughters

They are too young to grasp the inequalities between them and boys such as my son. But soon, those differences will be clear, and as adults their pay packets will be proof.

  • Jamila Rizvi

Interior designer Greg Natale on his collection of archival Versace

“I keep everything... The oldest thing is probably a shirt from Gianni Versace’s “Miami” collection I wore to my 21st birthday party.”

  • Georgie Gordon

Want a better night’s sleep? Flotation therapy may help

When Kate Engler stepped inside a flotation tank for the first time, she was more than a tad hesitant. That night, she was enveloped by the “most refreshing, deepest sleep”.

  • Evelyn Lewin

Skin specialist Douglas Pereira’s go-to body washes

“I usually have four to six on the go,” says the skin guru.

  • Stephanie Darling
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Colourful finds for the perfect kid’s corner at home

Fun pieces for a space that sparks the imagination.

  • Georgie Gordon

She’s the CEO of a bank. This is what she eats in a day

Philippa Watson starts her day with a tried and true combo from her granddad.

  • Nicole Economos

Your weekly horoscope: October 9-16

Free weekly forecast in life, love and career from renowned Astrologer Hedy Damari.

  • Hedy Damari
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