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Penny for her thoughts? When an activist joins the establishment to ‘cause trouble’
Penny Sharpe’s political journey has taken her from street protests to Macquarie Street. Now she is responsible for climate change action and saving the koalas.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Is it too late to save an Aussie icon from extinction? I asked ‘Dr Koala’
Koalas are up against the formidable foes of logging and climate change, but solutions exist if we want to grasp them.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Republic debate
Are we a nation of secret royalists? ‘More than you can see’. (unfortunately!)
The national convenor of Australians for Constitutional Monarchy David Flint discusses the future of the royal family in Australia – and the radical days of his youth.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘I went hard. Because I always go hard’: The secret of Patricia Karvelas’ success
The daughter of Greek immigrants learnt early that nothing was going to be handed to her, and harnessed that knowledge to forge a decades-long career in journalism.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Sam Neill
Sam Neill on life, love, lymphoma and his brilliant career
Neill’s memoir, spurred by a cancer diagnosis, delves into the twists and turns of an unusual life.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Indigenous Voice
‘From the beginning I felt the power of this thing’: One man’s epic journey for recognition
A key advocate for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, author and union official Thomas Mayo has spent years travelling the country lobbying for constitutional change.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Film
The ‘awkward kiss-fixer’ ensuring sex scenes don’t end in heartbreak or horror
Chloe Dallimore ensures that while the actors are comfortable, have fully consented and all is within the law, the action still sizzles and doesn’t fizzle.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Ken Done: ‘Art ... is about the soul of the country and must be looked after’
One of our best known painters explains how his optimism and love of colour reflect the country of his birth. And how Australia needs to take better care of its great artworks.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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‘I don’t have penis envy’: The Sydney councillor putting more women on pedestals
There are dozens of statues honouring men in Sydney, but only a handful that celebrate women. Linda Scott is determined to redress a historical imbalance.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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I quizzed Tom Gleeson, HARD, on whether integrity has returned to the Logies
Did Gleeson winning the Gold Logie destroy the legitimacy of the way the whole voting system works?
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Camilla hits back at Harry for calling her a liar. No, not that Camilla
Prince Harry singled out UK journalist Camilla Tominey in his book Spare. But as she tells Fitzy, Harry and Meghan do not have a monopoly on the truth.
- by Peter FitzSimons