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The December 4 Edition

In our cover story this week, Charlotte Rampling talks frankly with writer Chris Harvey about the impact of her sister’s suicide, why she’s still driven to perform, and her fear of plastic surgery.

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Charlotte Rampling: ‘You have to do rather nasty things to get on, don’t you?’

The film legend explains the real reason people fear her, why she’s against plastic surgery and the ménage à trois that scandalised 1970s Britain.

  • Chris Harvey

The Melbourne duo blowing up ‘the rules’ of early parenting

Overwhelmed by the unwanted paraphernalia thrust at new mothers, Phoebe Simmonds and Kate Casey are shaking up the baby industry by removing the guilt and supporting women to do it their own way.

  • Melissa Singer
“When we converted the garage into our kitchen, Paul Bangay redesigned the garden by raising the level and planting a lawn where it was once a gravel drive.”

Step inside a grand Victorian home in the hills of Mount Macedon

Home interior designer Charlotte Coote describes her family’s 16-acre property as a “sensory overload”.

  • Heather Nette King
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Alan Carr: ‘The whole gay scene scares me’

The comedian opens up about being an old soul, coming out in the ’80s, and his insecurities around dating.

  • Jane Rocca

Don’t believe the myth it’s more difficult to satisfy women

Orgasms are a lot like oxygen – no big deal unless you’re not getting any. And yet the female orgasm remains more of a mystery than the continued career success of Donald Trump.

  • Kathy Lette

Sunday Life’s Christmas gift guide 2022

Looking for inspiration? Our gorgeous gift guide has it all.

  • Georgie Gordon

Elevate your make-up look this festive season

Channel your inner glamazon with Cara Delevigne-approved glam.

  • Stephanie Darling

The fashion photographer whose style is still ‘a work in progress’

“Earlier this year I realised I didn’t have a great relationship with clothes. How clothes fit my body was linked to my sense of self-worth.”

  • Georgie Gordon
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How embracing a beginner’s mindset leads to personal growth

Getting out of your comfort zone builds confidence and improves self-esteem. Why don’t more of us do it?

  • Evelyn Lewin

There is an art to getting lost in the Eternal City

Think Rome and you think big. Yet for many of us, Rome’s most enduring treasures are smaller in scale.

  • Ute Junker

What a scientist puts on her plate each day

For Rebecca Morris, dinner is preceded by an evening swim with her 18-month-old son.

  • Nicole Economos
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Your weekly horoscope: December 4-11

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

  • Hedy Damari

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