The ex doctor, the near death experience, and the saint-in-waiting
After a near death experience, Kate Clinch became drawn into the astonishing, Gothic story of a young Australian woman named Eileen O'Connor, who is b...
Encore: Designing for the drag queens in 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'
Costume designer Tim Chappel on the chance discovery at a train station that led him into a life of designing for films and the stage. Tim can’t reme...
Australia’s ‘Bench Queen’ on her salvation — the gym
Growing up, para powerlifter, Hani Watson’s passion for lifting had been ignited by her dad and the pack of Arnold Schwarzenegger-types in their strin...
Encore: Jarvis Cocker and the Pulp masterplan
At just 15 years old, Jarvis Cocker wrote a manifesto that laid out his vision for a band he hoped would take over the music industry. Jarvis discove...
Hannah Richell: loving my husband Matt, and finding my way after his death
Hannah had a beautiful love story with her husband Matt. After he died in a surfing accident, grief broke her open and changed her life in unexpected ...
Jacinda Ardern on her life as the ex-Mormon girl who became New Zealand's Prime Minister
During her two terms as PM, Jacinda gained global attention for her response to the terror attack in Christchurch and for giving birth at the same tim...
Remembering Sam Neill, the shy boy from Dunedin who became a movie star
The much-loved actor Sam Neill had an unusual path into acting. Raised in New Zealand as a shy boy with a stutter named Nigel, he was 30 when he got h...
Everyday magic, witch hunts and fairies in medieval Scotland
Fairytale expert, Kate Forsyth travels back in time to the stories of her youth, to a dark, fantastical and eerie world where cruelty and mischief abo...
Encore: My year in Japan, in stillness and silence
Travel writer Pico Iyer was at the peak of his career when an accidental layover at Narita airport saw him begin to question everything. Pico began f...
How the Liberal Party lost its hold on Australia
Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large of The Australian, investigates how the country went from the great reform age under Hawke, Keating and Howard, into the t...