Life & ARTS 
Docklands remembered: 'Last Light on Victoria Dock, 1999'

For 25 years, timeless images of Melbourne's historic maritime gateway have been stored in a draw ...  
When the lights went out on Victoria Dock

Photojournalist Bill McAuley made a pilgrimage to Docklands in the late '90s to catalogue what ...  
Crown and out: A user’s guide to the world’s most famous family business

From balcony waves to podcast beefs, the Windsors remain Britain’s most entertaining export.  
The boy who went bush

This timeless image of Matthew Naughton (pictured with a rabbit trap around his neck) made 'Th ...  
From Hiroshima to Trump: The power and peril of language

A single mistranslation helped trigger two atomic bombs — and its warning still matters today ...  
Remembering Col Joye, Australia’s first teen idol

The world recently lost a music icon, and few can boast of a legacy like Sydney's homegrown supe ...  
Bernie Bragg — "brickie" extraordinaire

Bernie Bragg was an artist, builder, horseman and father who made his mark in the mud-brick ...  
Why multiculturalism is saving, not sinking, the West

As conservative voices call for assimilation, the world’s most successful nations are thriving ...  
Write, drink, repeat: A pub tale of literary ambition

For Bella, storytelling is about control — even if the publishers aren’t buying it.  
Greenie guru: The Bend of Islands' bushie who broke boundaries

Greenie guru and artist Neil Douglas pictured in his studio at Melbourne's Bend of Islands.  ...  
Guitarist Sebastian Jorgensen: Classical Montsalvat

In 1978, while on assignment for 'The Valley Voice', I photographed late classical guitarist ...  
Postcard from the People’s Republic: Albo woos Uncle Xi

When Albo goes to China, Mick reads between the lines — with a schooner in hand and absolutely ...  
Bats, mayhem and immortality: The legend of Ozzy Osbourne

Wild, unfiltered, and utterly unforgettable, Ozzy Osbourne was a metal icon who turned madness ...  
Online overreaction: Digital hysteria erupts over Coldplaygate

A viral kiss cam clip exposing an alleged affair sparked global outrage, with Coldplay getting ...  
Andrew Lloyd Webber — the coolest cat

Godfather of musical theatre, Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'The Phantom of the Opera' enjoyed a len ...  
Why acts of kindness still matter

In a noisy world, small kindnesses still leave the biggest mark.  
Cleo Laine jazzes up the Sydney Opera House

This photo of the inimitable Cleo Laine belting out a jazz standard with the John Dankworth ...  
Photographer earns his stripes with zany zoo illusion

At a quick glance, one could mistake these curious zebras at Melbourne's Werribee Open Range Zoo ...  

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