Tigers at the dentist, chimp check-ups: Inside Taronga’s little-known vet hospitals
Penguins pooing plastic, turtles caught in fishing line, burnt koalas: Taronga Zoo’s vets work hard – and their behind-the-scenes status looks set to change.
- Amanda Hooton
‘I ain’t no Bambi’: How a paediatrician ended up in politics
When Monique Ryan defeated treasurer Josh Frydenberg to become the federal member for Kooyong, she shocked the political class – but not those who knew her well.
- Melissa Fyfe
The M17 atrocity and how Julie Bishop ‘shirtfronted’ Putin – diplomatically
A former head of Australia’s consular service recalls the role played by the former foreign minister following the shooting-down of Flight MH17.
- Ian Kemish
‘Her vision was blurry’: the mother-daughter duo who conquered Everest
In May, Gabby Kanizay became the youngest Australian to climb Mount Everest. Her exhausted but elated mum Jane was by her side.
- Susan Horsburgh
Entrepreneur Dick Smith on that moment he agreed with Pauline Hanson
The former Australian of the Year discusses how he started a business with $600, why he never entered the political arena – and the one thing better than sex.
- Benjamin Law
Good Weekend Talks: ‘Things that are baked in do change, but they don’t change quickly’ – MP Monique Ryan
In this episode of Good Weekend Talks, the new federal member for Kooyong discusses her shift from paediatrics to the “brutal blood sport” that is federal politics.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Why I’ve embraced 10,000 steps a day
Walking is never Herculean. It’s positively pedestrian, which is exactly why it works.
- Amelia Lester
Plate-licking at restaurants: it’s a compliment ... isn’t it?
Is it time to change what’s acceptable about clearing our plates? Modern Guru deals with an etiquette dilemma.
- Danny Katz
Of all the gin pricepoints in the world ... Why’s craft gin so expensive?
Why is craft gin so expensive when it’s sold immediately after it’s been distilled?
- Huon Hooke
Not such a pretty sight
Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: A closer look.
- Paul Connolly
Karen Martini’s Korean noodles with spicy broth
This is a dish that Martini often craves, especially late at night and sometimes even for breakfast, using the Korean equivalent of Japanese instant ramen noodles.
- < 30 mins
- Karen Martini
Julia Busuttil Nishimura’s warm apple, brown butter and almond cake
This gently spiced apple cake reminds Busuttil Nishimura of the apple and cinnamon teacake her mum would make when she was a child.
- 1-2 hrs
- Julia Busuttil Nishimura
- Review
- Sydney
Sydney: Bistro Fitz
New chef Toby Stansfield’s umami-seasoned chips indicate he wants people to cross suburbs to eat at the backstreet boozer that is the Old Fitz, writes Callan Boys.
- Callan Boys
- Review
- Japanese
Melbourne: Ototo
The room is cool, the food is tasty, but things will need to improve before I spend another fretted-over hour and a half in this basement bar, reviews Besha Rodell.
- Besha Rodell
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