Features, explainers and long-form stories from across Australia.
Few NRL players choose to walk away mid-season, but for Marcelo Montoya, the decision came down to something deeper than form or fitness. The 30-year-old Fijian Australian winger announced his retirement on 17 June 2026, effective at the end of the season, after his body told him it was time to stop. Full name: Marcelo … Read more
There’s a reason golf fans keep asking about Hannah Green. The 27-year-old from Perth, Western Australia, already has a major championship title and five LPGA wins to her name, with career earnings surpassing $3.5 million. But beyond the trophies, curiosity about her personal life — marital status, relationships, and even skin condition rumors — has … Read more
Anyone who’s spent time around a Haim song has probably wondered about the letters “SKK” on Alana’s guitar. It’s a small detail that leads to a much bigger story — one about a childhood friend, a tragic loss, and the family dynamics that shaped one of music’s most discussed trios. Full Name: Alana Mychal Haim … Read more
When Lisa Marie Presley died in January 2023, she left behind more than a musical legacy—she set off a legal battle over Graceland, her children, and a fortune tied to the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, she was 54 when she suffered a medical emergency at her … Read more
Ho Chi Minh led Vietnam’s independence movement and later became the namesake of its largest city (Encyclopaedia Britannica, a leading reference work), but his legacy is a blend of revolutionary heroism and authoritarian rule. This article explores the duality of Ho Chi Minh as a revolutionary leader and a symbol, and what his legacy means … Read more
There’s a strange thing that happens when an artist becomes so successful under a stage name that the name starts to feel like its own person. Chet Faker — the smoky-voiced electronic musician who seemed to come out of nowhere with a viral cover in 2012 and then just kept growing — walked away from … Read more
Anyone who’s stood at a kitchen island balancing a coffee mug knows the feeling — too tall and your knees hit the underside, too short and you’re reaching up like a child at a grown-up table. Getting the bar stool height right is the difference between a breakfast bar you actually use and one that’s … Read more
There are writers whose lives become inseparable from their work, and Sylvia Plath is one of them. Her poetry and her novel, The Bell Jar, have drawn readers for decades — not just for their craft, but because they feel wired into lived experience. This article pieces together the verifiable facts of Plath’s life, her … Read more
Figuring out immigration rules for your partner can feel like a maze of paperwork and legal terms you’ve never heard before. If you’re a non-EEA national in a committed relationship with an Irish citizen, the phrase “de facto partner” is likely the key to your residence permission. This guide breaks down exactly what a de … Read more
Few things test a person’s character like the loss of a child, and Danny Abdallah faced that test on February 1, 2020, when a drunk driver killed three of his children and a niece in Sydney. In the years since, he and his wife Leila have turned unimaginable grief into a public movement for forgiveness … Read more