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The June 24 Edition

The key witness in the Ben Roberts-Smith trial | Turn it off! The battle against light pollution | The British institution shaping Australian life | ‘Bigorexia’: the body-image woes of today’s young men | Huon Hooke’s top six bottles right now

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The June 24 Edition
‘I’d never seen a courtroom so still’: The witness who rocked the Roberts-Smith trial
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‘I’d never seen a courtroom so still’: The witness who rocked the Roberts-Smith trial

In his forthcoming book Crossing the Line, an investigative journalist at the heart of the trial shares the moment that changed its course.

  • by Nick McKenzie
The prime minister factory: How a UK uni is shaping Australian life

The prime minister factory: How a UK uni is shaping Australian life

With six of our past 13 PMs holding a degree from Oxford University, the institution has had an outsize influence on Australia’s political and business elite.

  • by Nick Bryant
Turn it off! The fight to darken our night skies

Turn it off! The fight to darken our night skies

If you live in or near a city, you’re probably affected by light pollution.

  • by Tim Elliott
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‘He forces himself to eat more’: One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’

‘He forces himself to eat more’: One mum’s struggle with her son’s ‘bigorexia’

Worries about muscularity and body image are affecting more boys than ever before.

  • by Sally Leeds*
‘Our friendship started at the worst time in our lives’

‘Our friendship started at the worst time in our lives’

Sally and Imogen both lost their mothers. Since meeting, they’ve helped each other to higher, happier ground.

  • by Nicole Abadee
‘You know better than to look at my chest’: Trans actor Zoe Terakes on good manners

‘You know better than to look at my chest’: Trans actor Zoe Terakes on good manners

The Australian will be Marvel’s first transgender actor. They discuss trans joy, body image and being stared at in public.

  • by Benjamin Law
Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers

Grieving my friend, I began crashing the funerals of strangers

A premature death leaves a fellow mother searching for answers in burial rites.

  • by Cherie Gilmour
Black tie for canapés and cocktails? How uninviting

Black tie for canapés and cocktails? How uninviting

Translating the complicated world of event dress codes.

  • by Melissa Singer and Anna-Lisa Backlund
A friend asked for a $12k loan for breast implants. Would I be a boob to say yes?

A friend asked for a $12k loan for breast implants. Would I be a boob to say yes?

Twelve K? Our Modern Guru doubts he’d pay that as a ransom for his mum.

  • by Danny Katz
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‘Rich-Mom Energy’: The TikTok trend that doesn’t need kids

‘Rich-Mom Energy’: The TikTok trend that doesn’t need kids

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

  • by Amanda Hooton, Damien Woolnough, Sharon Bradley, Nicole Abadee and Frances Mocnik
Splashing out

Splashing out

Paul Connolly’s Kitchen Sink Drama is a slice of domestic life, captured masterfully in only 100 words. This week: “What would make you unbelievably happy?”

  • by Paul Connolly
Playing favourites: Wine critic Huon Hooke reveals his top six bottles of the moment

Playing favourites: Wine critic Huon Hooke reveals his top six bottles of the moment

Wine writers shouldn’t really have favourites, but okay, I’ll lay my cards on the table.

  • by Huon Hooke
Good Weekend Quiz

Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs: test your knowledge.

Zuppa frantoiana (Tuscan bean and vegetable soup)

Zuppa frantoiana (Tuscan bean and vegetable soup)

Seek out the most recently pressed local extra virgin olive oil you can find for this seasonal soup.

  • by Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Mandarin and yoghurt cake with cardamom syrup

Mandarin and yoghurt cake with cardamom syrup

Using both the peel and the juice of the mandarins maximises the fruit’s potential in this syrup-laced cake.

  • by Helen Goh
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Sydney: Bar Soul
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Sydney

Sydney: Bar Soul

After one bite of the croquette at Bar Soul, Callan Boys knew it was going to be his kind of Korean restaurant.

  • by Callan Boys
Melbourne: Pretty Little
Review
Melbourne

Melbourne: Pretty Little

Take a seat at the communal table – it all feels like a dinner party at a friend’s house.

  • by Dani Valent
Good Weekend letters to the editor: June 24

Good Weekend letters to the editor: June 24

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