The September 9 Edition
Danielle Laidley: From star AFL player to transgender role model | Training for bushfire season | Me time: Australia’s mania for memoirs | Split Enz co-founder Tim Finn on the art of songwriting | The welcome return of cocktail service
‘I’m just being me’: Danielle Laidley on life after transition
From star AFL player and top coach to transgender role model: Danielle Laidley on the childhood sweetheart and footy mates helping her come out the other side.
- by Konrad Marshall
Stranger than fiction: Why are we so mad for memoirs?
Australian sales of memoirs have more than doubled in 20 years. What’s behind our insatiable appetite for them?
- by Jane Cadzow
As volunteers prepare for bushfire season, there’s one signal they don’t want to hear
With life-and-death memories of Black Summer indelible and a heightened bushfire risk ahead, trainee firefighters are learning far more than they’d anticipated.
- by Maddison Connaughton
Two of Us
Two of Us
‘I love you’: Claire didn’t reply, but Ben wasn’t worried
The couple met more than two decades ago, drifted apart and then Ben almost died. Fast-forward to a lockdown romance …
- by Fenella Souter
Dicey Topics
For subscribers
‘Trust in mistakes and accidents’: Tim Finn’s commandments for songwriting
The singer-songwriter and founding member of Split Enz on the art of making music and managing money from it. Plus: the blissful side of being raised Catholic.
- by Benjamin Law
Tough day at the office for a wound-up under-one? Enter the baby day spa
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
- by Frances Mocnik, Jill Dupleix, Amanda Hooton, Damien Woolnough and Nicole Abadee
Modern Guru
Modern Guru
Modern Guru’s advice for an aspiring novelist with a tiny attention span
Books are hard to write when you can’t focus long, explains Danny Katz.
- by Danny Katz
Crumbed flake with roasted tomato, black barley and herb salad
Tomato aren’t their best in the cooler months. Roasting them intensifies the flavour, which pairs with this barley and herb salad served alongside crumbed fish.
- by Karen Martini
Chicken, chorizo and rice bake with dill and feta herb salad
This chicken, chorizo and rice is bright, spicy and salty and easily comes together in one pan.
- by Danielle Alvarez
Review
Victoria
This Yarra Valley winery restaurant has always been worth visiting. Now, it’s almost essential
The restaurant at TarraWarra Estate is only getting better under chef Joel Alderdice, writes Dani Valent. And this dish might just one of the prettiest in Victoria.
- by Dani Valent
Review
Accepts bookings
‘Addictive, comforting food’: Izakaya Tempura Kuon’s deep-fried seafood is a light and lovely surprise
The secret to great tempura has been revealed at this relaxed Japanese restaurant. Reviewer Callan Boys would like it injected into his atoms.
- by Callan Boys
Shake it up: Speciality cocktails are all the rage with Australian diners
From designer martini service to oyster shell infused gin, there are more trends in the cocktail world than you can shake a swizzle stick at.
- by Terry Durack
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