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The June 5 edition

In our cover story, Christine Holgate, whose dramatic exit from Australia Post made headline news, tells our writer Genevieve Quigley how she not only survived but thrived.

13 stories

The historic morning Anna Wintour let down her guard

In almost 34 years at the helm of US Vogue, Anna Wintour has seldom shown her emotions at work. But on one historic morning, she let down her guard.

  • Amy Odell
Christine wears Ginger & Smart jacket, Bianca Spender pants, and Saint Laurent shoes.

Christine Holgate: ‘I didn’t have to roll over. I had the chance to right the wrong’

Her dramatic exit from Australia Post made front page news for months on end, but Christine Holgate not only weathered the storm, she came out on top.

  • Genevieve Quigley

How to breathe new life into a faded friendship

Old friends can rekindle friendship, even after decades apart.

  • Evelyn Lewin
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It’s time we started properly valuing the women who care for us

Australia needs to start valuing care properly, says Jamila Rizvi.

  • Jamila Rizvi
When it comes to street violence, young, single, intoxicated males are in the highest risk category.

When sons become young men, a new threat enters their lives

There are no easy stages of parenting, as Julie Fison discovers. But young adulthood is where young men face a new threat.

  • Julie Fison

Olympian Cate Campbell on the one non-negotiable in her beauty routine

Stephanie Darling finds three easy-wearing lip oils and gets some health tips from Olympic swimming champion Cate Campbell.

  • Stephanie Darling
Centre photograph courtesy of Greg Natale.

No sharp edges: The curviest furniture and accessories for your home

Soft curvaceous furniture and playful sculptural accessories abound.

  • Georgie Gordon

What’s inside the ‘fashion library’ of creative director Victoria Alexander

The former Vogue editor talks about why the 80s was the most exciting era for fashion, her first fashion moment, and why she loves Audrey Hepburn.

  • Georgie Gordon
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My day on a plate: Actor Drew Weston

The Cruel Intentions: The ’90s Musical star shares what he eats in a day.

  • Nicole Economos

Art curator Alexie Glass-Kantor on the lasting gift from a mentor

The executive director of Artspace talks about what her dad taught her, losing a mentor, and living with her stepdaughter.

  • Jane Rocca
Horoscopes.

Your weekly horoscope for June 5-June 12

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

  • Hedy Damari
Lamb shoulder with rosemary and stout.

Adam Liaw's lamb shoulder with rosemary and stout

The stout gives the sauce for this lamb a Vegemite-y richness, and it's worth making the extra effort to make the gravy – the dish just isn't complete without it.

  • 2 hrs +
  • Adam Liaw
Kale, sweet potato and brown butter colcannon.
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Adam Liaw's kale, sweet potato and brown butter colcannon

Rather than mashing the potato and sweet potato together, I like to keep them a bit separate – it gives the dish more character. And just like mashed potato, the secret to top colcannon is lots of good-quality butter.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw

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