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The July 16 edition

Indigenous artist Sally Gabori: Celebrated in Paris, ripped off back home | The Millennials sparking a diamond revolution | Mindset coach Ben Crowe reveals all | Paralympian Paige Greco on her need to always win | The strangers who bonded over a tragic loss

14 stories

Celebrated in Paris and ripped off back home: an Indigenous art tale

While the late Indigenous artist Sally Gabori is being feted in the top echelons of Paris, a tragic subplot of theft and deception swirls in the background.

  • Gabriella Coslovich
Diamonds

‘A half-carat isn’t going to cut it’: The Millennials sparking a diamond revolution

Would you still covet a diamond if it had been grown in a lab? Welcome to the debate dividing the jewellery world and brides alike.

  • Sian Powell
Crowe has come to mentoring late in life: “It’s taken me 53 years, to work out what I want to do when I grow up.”

Good Weekend Talks: ‘We’ve lost the art of just being human’

Mindset coach to the stars Ben Crowe opens up on what motivates and drives his clients (and friends), who include Ash Barty, Dustin Martin and Dylan Alcott.

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Paralympian Paige Greco: ‘People don’t understand what the disabled are capable of’

The champion cyclist talks about her need to always win, navigating tricky conversations about sex, and why a manicure is a pre-competition must.

  • Benjamin Law
John Bale (left) and James Millis: “I could talk about the deployment with somebody who actually understood.”

‘Thanks, mate. You saved my life’: The strangers who bonded over a tragic loss

John Bale and James Millis didn’t know each other when their mutual friend died in Afghanistan. But a surfing trip cemented their friendship.

  • Jane Albert

A symbol of summer hedonism - no wonder I was seduced

New Englanders may have a “sceptical view of pleasure”, but those they do allow themselves – such as the famous lobster rolls – are hard to argue with.

  • Amelia Lester

How to wangle your way out of your work WhatsApp group

Our Modern Guru offers advice to a worker stuck in the cult-like nature of the office group chat.

  • Danny Katz

When something borrowed makes you blue

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: wardrobe appropriation.

  • Paul Connolly
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‘Who boiled this bloody kettle?’: How to avoid copping heat over power bills

Terry Durack proposes some simple cooking habits for an energy-efficient kitchen.

  • Terry Durack
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Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge.

Honey, soy and ginger drumettes.
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Karen Martini’s honey, soy and ginger drumettes

Sticky drumettes are a real crowd-pleaser, whether for finger food or as a substantial meal with rice and greens.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Karen Martini
Galician Almond Tart.

Helen Goh’s Galician almond tart

Tarta Santiago is eaten in Spain on July 25 to celebrate the day of St James the Apostle.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Grossi Florentino dining room in Melbourne.
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Melbourne: Grossi Florentino

Besha Rodell puts on her best dress and pays homage to the tried and true, to technique and to fine dining in its sincerest form at this almost century-old Italian.

  • Besha Rodell

Newcastle: Humbug

Engaged service and flavour-first cooking that treats produce with respect? Now that is worth driving two hours for, says Callan Boys.

  • Callan Boys

Other editions

The March 21 edition

Stephanie Alexander and The Cook’s Companion at 30 | Free-diver Ant Williams | Debra Adelaide and Gabrielle Carey | How to deliver a baby on a plane

  • 11 stories

The March 14 edition

The high-strung, low-key world champ who could become our most-capped swimmer | Ukraine’s world-leading robotics work | Filmmaking at -50C | Consoling a friend

  • 13 stories