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Christmas recipes from some of Melbourne’s best restaurants
Capture the festive spirit with a spectacular celebratory Christmas menu from Lucas Restaurants’ top chefs, who know what people want to eat.
- Jill Dupleix
How new Melbourne Symphony boss wants to move on from Gaza furore
Richard Wigley, who came to the MSO’s top job via Belfast, cited Barack Obama’s “don’t do stupid stuff” motto as a phrase for how he will rebuild the organisation.
- Michael Bailey
- Drinks With Max Allen
Max Allen’s guide to stocking a bar trolley
This selection of nine ingredients – all from Australian makers – will have your cocktail cabinet ready for Christmas action.
- Max Allen
A $4000 apres-ski sweater for him and a $1100 pantsuit for her
Prepare for the big events coming up, from tableware to tasteful treats.
- Eugenie Kelly
The love affair between watches and cars is only just revving up
Lamborghini, Porsche, Tag Heuer and Bulgari are just some of the brands that drive the connection between fancy watches and fast cars.
- Luke Benedictus
Lunch with the AFR
Meet the Liberal who swears she can win back Wentworth
Ro Knox was a firsthand witness to the defining event of the 21st century, and it has shaped her campaign for the seat where antisemitism is a major issue.
- Jemima Whyte
‘India, not China, is the historic centre of the Asian world’
Scottish author William Dalrymple argues in his new book that Indian thinkers like Aryabhata and Brahmagupta should be as familiar to the West as Archimedes and Galileo.
- Michael Bleby
‘Sounds like a comedy sketch, lunch with a person on Ozempic’
After a lifetime of being overweight, best-selling author Johann Hari lost 20 kilograms on Ozempic, but he says it’s much more than a weight-loss drug.
- Fiona Buffini
More From Today
The five-day diet that cuts belly fat
Professor Valter Longo’s eating plan called “Pro-Lon” was awarded the first patent for “promoting longevity and health span”.
- Jessica Salter
- Opinion
- Opinion
Fashion should focus on its best customers – and they’re not 20-year-olds
Aussies over 40 are spending more on discretionary goods, so why aren’t more smart designers and retailers looking to leverage their older clientele?
- Lauren Sams
- Exclusive
- Fashion retail
Fashion Week might be over, but Australian designers have a new show
Growing a brand internationally is expensive and time-consuming, but Jenny Nakkan has a solution for that.
- Lauren Sams
Yesterday
Popular beauty brand Wrinkles Schminkles seeks strategic partner
The beauty brand has appointed global advisory firm ANKURA Consulting to find it an investment partner after a decade of private ownership.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Melbourne needs a good scrub down, says this well-travelled style guru
Monocle magazine’s Tyler Brûlé is sought for his opinions on matters of taste. He offers some thoughts on how Australia could boost its tourist appeal.
- Matthew Drummond
- Exclusive
- Watches
Here’s how succession planning works at Patek Philippe
The president of the Geneva-based family company, Thierry Stern, and his son Adrien chat exclusively with Life & Leisure.
- Bani McSpedden
Why this executive finds diving so addictive
Sharks, whales, submarines and shipwrecks – scuba diver Emma Burdett has encountered them all. It’s a sport that never gets boring.
- Life & Leisure
This year changed the watch world. What will 2025 bring?
One upside of the downturn in sales may be a new batch of striking timepieces on the horizon.
- Bani McSpedden and Luke Benedictus
How Sydney’s landmark Wentworth hotel rates after a $70m refurb
Adding four top-quality bars and restaurants to the mix will ensure the mid-century venue has a steady flow of patrons – guests and locals.
- Philippa Coates
A toast to the five best champagnes of 2024
The year may be nearly over, but there’s plenty left to celebrate. Pop a bottle of our drinks editor’s favourite bubbles to do it in style.
- Max Allen
This Month
‘She transcended age and time’: fashion icon remembered
Trailblazing model and designer Maggie Tabberer, who was known for her distinctive style and inclusive sense of fashion, has died at 87.
- Lauren Sams
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
The alcoholic drinks making you anxious – and what to have instead
There aren’t any tipples that benefit mental health, but when it comes to the post-booze jitters, some beverages appear to be better than others.
- Susanna Galton
A mystery bidder, Gina Rinehart and Brisbane’s missing public artwork
The Hopoate Fingers is Brisbane’s most beloved public artwork. Will it fall into moneyed hands?
- Mark Di Stefano
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- Gift guide
Make a fashionista’s dreams come true
Who doesn’t want to look good, smell good, feel good? Help them do it – from a $500 fragrance to a $2000 silk robe.
- Eugenie Kelly
Why you’ll be eating KFC for Christmas in Japan
A finger-lickin’ good bucket of fried chicken and strawberry shortcake were not what our former foreign correspondent was counting on.
- Michael Smith
- Christmas Gift Guide 2024
- eBooks
Books to treasure or give this holiday season
Elevate your mood and mind with our selection of new coffee table editions, ranging from spectacular photography to quirky knowledge.
- Stephen Clark
- Exclusive
- Style
What to wear on your trip into space? This watch CEO has a suggestion
As more countries – and tourists – head into space, Omega’s legacy with NASA could be imperiled. Omega CEO Raynald Aeschlimann instead sees opportunity.
- Matthew Drummond
Neil Finn and sons conjure The Beach Boys at Sydney show
The Crowded House statesman has installed his eldest on guitar and youngest on drums, and they harmonised like only family can at this return to the Opera House forecourt.
- Michael Bailey
Why is my teen talking about ‘ocean aliens’?
A rumour has been circulating online that recent US congressional hearings uncovered the existence of aliens living in our oceans. Could it be true?
- Rachael Bolton
