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The September 30 edition

Kieren Perkins’ plans to fix Aussie sport | David Marr’s murderous family history | Miles Franklin winner Shankari Chandran on lawyering, writing and raising four kids | Sporting gift guide | The unlikely double act promoting the Voice | How to handle erotic dreams about others | Why some white wines are cloudy

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Perkins on his Ducati. “The uncomfortable bogan truth is that I’m a petrolhead.”

Superfish out of water: Kieren Perkins’ plans for changing Aussie sport

He’s best known for that incredible 1500-metre swim in Atlanta. Today, the former Olympic champ is grappling with another challenge: raising our sporting cred.

  • Konrad Marshall
The author’s great-great grandfather Reginald Uhr (centre), Queensland Native Police officer and “a professional killer of Aborigines”, with troopers, circa 1868.

‘My people had blood on their hands’: uncovering a shocking family secret

For decades, he’d railed against racism. Then David Marr discovered his own family was in the massacre business during Queensland’s frontier wars.

  • David Marr
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‘You can’t imagine the rejection’: The odd-couple friends pushing for a Yes vote

Advocate and Gomeroi woman Nicole Laupepa and educator Jacqui Parker give workshops on the Voice all over Australia.

  • Fenella Souter

Can I ask people I know if they have sexy dreams about me?

Probably not, writes our Modern Guru, unless you have an ulterior motive.

  • Danny Katz

Mindfulness

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: the mindful art of potato-peeling.

  • Paul Connolly

Martyr or murderer? The doco questioning the ethics of ‘white saviour’ aid workers

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • Frances Mocnik, Thomas Mitchell, Melanie Kembrey, Jill Dupleix, Damien Woolnough and Paul Connolly
“I told myself very clearly that I must accept that this novel wouldn’t get published.”

The award-winning author who used her prize money to feed her four kids

Lawyer and author Shankari Chandran tells of winning this year’s Miles Franklin award for a novel she was convinced wouldn’t get published.

  • Benjamin Law
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Give the gift of fitness with the latest sporting must-haves

Fresh gear to support the survival of the fittest.

  • Frances Mocnik
Spring crumble with pineapple, pecan and strawberry
EASY

Pineapple, pecan and strawberry crumble

The pairing of strawberry and pineapple is uncommonly good, the aroma made even headier with the ground cinnamon and aniseed.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Helen Goh
Chicken, prawn and garlic chive gyoza

Celebrate National Dumpling Day with these crispy chicken and prawn gyoza

These Japanese dumplings are juicy on the inside, crispy on the bottom and full of flavour.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Julia Busuttil Nishimura
The margherita pizza passes with flying colours.
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This stylish Richmond newcomer boasts Milan supermodel looks, but are its Naples-style pizzas the goods?

Da Bruno Pizzeria serves extremely good pizza in an unusually stylish space. Meet you on the rooftop for a margherita and martini.

  • Larissa Dubecki
The dining room is decked out in soft oak and steel-blue hues.
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Is swanky Sydney steakhouse Poetica the Rockpool Bar & Grill of the north?

Beef and bordeaux fans of the lower north shore, your new clubhouse has arrived.

  • Callan Boys

Why some winemakers think filtering removes the ‘goodness’ of the wine

Unfiltered white wines may appear cloudy, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they’re worse than clear wines.

  • Huon Hooke
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Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge.

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