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Why the idea of ‘Queen Camilla’ may finally be accepted

It’s 50 years since Prince Charles first met Camilla Shand. They’ve weathered tragedy and scandal, but will the Duchess of Cornwall ever become queen?

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The fertility conversation we are missing in our teens and 20s

As infertility affects one in six Australian couples, experts say there is a problem with how we discuss and approach fertility, and it starts in our teenage years.

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Fittler cool over talk of Roosters-Souths blue

Queensland Origin figures have been telling NSW to look in the Blues’ backyard instead of focusing on the coaching car crash happening in Brisbane.

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The small miracle of vaccines in Utopia

In a modest medical clinic on the outskirts of Melbourne’s sprawling western suburbs, Dr Lester Mascarenhas is patiently explaining to asylum seeker Plehmeh the benefits of being inoculated with Pfizer.

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Spare a wee thought for those helping keep footy clean

There’s one group that always escapes attention and accolades during the excitement of September finals – and they hold the cup in their hands.

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‘It allows for a story to be told’: concept albums return in the streaming age

Pop stars such as Kacey Musgraves and Halsey are embracing the ‘concept album’, a format once the domain of indulgent prog-rockers and drug-addled studio obsessives.

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If the PM loses, the big winner may be this guy

Newly installed Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy may secretly be hoping Scott Morrison loses the next federal election.

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Liane Moriarty planned a ‘year of joy’, but all she wanted to do was write

Author Liane Moriarty planned to give herself a “year of joy” – spending extra time listening to music and reading poetry – but instead she wrote another sure-fire hit novel.

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My strange connection with the most infamous female SS guard

Named “the beautiful beast”, Irma Grese was perhaps the most infamous female SS guard. But Auschwitz survivor Magda Hellinger shares how she learnt to manage the woman who at any time could have killed her.

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The person who helps actor Georgina Haig land ‘half’ her roles

“I can always count on him for his honest feedback. He always helps me in the lead-up.”

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Stadium openings, Suaalii and selfies all part of Will Penisini’s rise

Will Penisini felt lonely when he first took up a scholarship at King’s, so he pushed for his best mate to join him at the prestigious school. His mate? Joseph Suaalii.

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‘Just a bit of bad luck’: Why Victoria’s last Delta outbreak was the one that got away

When Victoria’s final donut day was announced on August 4, the outbreak that would end the state’s “COVID zero” ambitions had already taken hold.

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Brown’s journey back to VFL ‘best thing that could have happened to me’

Ben Brown, the former North Melbourne goal-kicking machine, was dropped to the VFL this season. And he says it has made all the difference as he now looks ahead to a grand final.

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Three-week COVID-19 jab blitz to target Melbourne’s north and west

Melbourne’s hard-hit western and northern suburbs will get a major boost in the race to put vaccines in arms, with a blitz of Pfizer and Moderna jabs.

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What happens when cancel culture meets vaccination mandates? Just ask Guy Sebastian

It’s been a big week for cancellations, from Scott Morrison to Nadia Bartel to Guy Sebastian.

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Vaccination rates may have peaked: what Scott Morrison does next is critical

Supply will soon outstrip demand, but now we have to get those jabs into arms.

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‘One of my real regrets in politics’: Tanya Plibersek on misogyny, Kristina Keneally and Greg Hunt

The shadow minister for women wishes she’d acted differently in Julia Gillard’s day.

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Drop politics, stop deaths: Women’s safety advocates want action after summit

There were high hopes for this week’s women’s safety summit amid a national conversation about the treatment of women. Now the hard work begins on turning the talk into a plan for action.

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We’re on our L-plates when it comes to understanding the experiences kids have lost in lockdowns

We need to confront some hard truths: our children and teenagers have sacrificed much to keep our communities safe. Now we need to help them make the most of their post-lockdown lives.

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Merkel calls migrant push at EU’s border ‘unacceptable’

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday that she found it unacceptable that refugees were being used to apply pressure to Poland and other European Union members on the border with Belarus.

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‘We’ve got 80-year-olds driving trucks’: Farmers scramble to find harvest workers as border closures bite

Desperate farmers may be forced to call upon primary school aged children and the elderly to drive heavy machinery during the upcoming winter grain harvest.

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Faster rail the clincher for city slickers looking for a sea-change

The availability of faster rail will be the tipping point for city dwellers considering joining the droves of people migrating to the regions as a result of the pandemic, but most still will prefer to be able to walk to the station.

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Melbourne houses climb $457 a day amid fears of living standard hit

The average Victorian mortgage has climbed more than $157,000 in two years. But it may have come at a cost to the nation’s long-term living standards.

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Matthew Guy 2.0: Can a leopard change his spots?

The reinstated Opposition Leader and his deputy, David Southwick, used the word “hope” 17 times, and “positive” 12 times in their inaugural press conference.

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Sydney house values climb $850 a day amid fears of living standard hit

The average NSW mortgage has climbed more than $200,000 in two years. But it may have come at a cost to the nation’s long-term living standards.

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Neale drama not the Brownlow medallist’s finest moment

The Brisbane Lions star’s character stood out in the end, but the player and the manager blindsided the club.

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‘Love of mail-order’: How Australia’s earliest buildings came out of a box

Australia has the largest surviving collection of 19th century prefabricated and portable buildings in the world, including NSW’s Legislative Council. It may look like sandstone, like other buildings on Macquarie Street Sydney, but it is all a Victorian-era trick.

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Australian property: Delivering Walkmans in a smartphone world

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs helped lift productivity through computing. Australians think the way to wealth is through bricks and mortar.

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Holding my son tight, I must tell him the biggest lie of all

As parents, we wheel little falsehoods out regularly, and during the pandemic, I lie to my child, just as I lie to myself, making a promise that I have no capacity to keep.

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Why artist Gabrielle Penfold is living her childhood pyjama dreams

“I try to shop carefully and sustainably. When I buy something, I want it to be in my wardrobe for life.”

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Climate damage starting to hit us where it hurts - on the beach

Coastal councils are urging the state government for stronger climate action after experiencing significant erosion and storm damage.

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Why eco-anxiety is stopping people from having children

“I used to hear young men and women say, ’I’m on the fence about having children. Now it’s more likely to be, ‘There’s no way I want to bring children into this world.’,” says a Sydney psychologist.

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‘Inspirational’ cover girl fronts relaunch issue of Harper’s Bazaar Australia

Just as Indigenous playwright, podcaster, screenwriter, and activist Nakkiah Lui herself is known to do, Harper’s is making a bold statement about a new era, and doing it with a thoroughly new attitude.

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‘They all sting’: Motlop desperate to make it fifth time lucky

If forever being runner-up is traditionally likened to always being the bridesmaid, Steven Motlop keeps narrowly missing getting invited to the wedding at all.

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Roads to riches: Transurban, super funds vie for bigger slice of America’s pie

As Transurban tightens its grip over road networks in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, the $39 billion toll road giant and its Australian super fund backers are setting up the US as the next big growth opportunity.

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