Features, explainers and long-form stories from across Australia.
Every city has a skyline, and somewhere in it there is usually a building that makes you stop mid-step — sharp angles melting into curves, concrete flowing like water. That is Zaha Hadid’s signature. Born in Baghdad in 1950 (Encyclopaedia Britannica (biographical reference)), she became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize in 2004 … Read more
Every architect knows the feeling: a design that never gets built. Zaha Hadid lived with that for more than a decade — then became the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004 and the first woman to receive the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in her own right in 2015. Born: 1950 · … Read more
Ask someone to name a woman who shaped modern architecture, and Zaha Hadid is usually the first reply — a surname that carries half a century of design. Born in Baghdad and trained in London, she spent years watching her radical drawings stay on paper, then became the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize … Read more
Ask most people to name a building by Zaha Hadid and they’ll hesitate, then picture a curve. The Iraqi-British architect spent decades making sure architecture was never flat again, and her name still carries weight — and confusion — long after her death; this profile separates the verified biography from the rumors about her wealth, … Read more
Ask most architects to name the designer who changed their profession’s rules, and Zaha Hadid’s name comes up faster than almost any other. In 2004, she became the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize, and she followed it with a string of buildings that looked like nothing else on earth — a career … Read more
If you’ve tried to follow Bruce Lehrmann’s legal saga from a distance, it can feel like one case keeps blending into the next. The latest defining moment came on 3 December 2025, when a Full Court of the Federal Court dismissed his appeal against a judgment finding, on the balance of probabilities, that he raped … Read more
One week he’s playing a sarcastic doctor on prime-time TV; the next he’s outside the West Wing with a guest badge. Kal Penn’s career has never been a straight line, and that’s exactly what makes him worth understanding. Full name: Kalpen Suresh Modi · Born: April 23, 1977 in Montclair, New Jersey · Known for: … Read more
Most people first met Joseph Baena through a headline that turned a famous household upside down: Arnold Schwarzenegger had a son with the family’s longtime housekeeper. Baena was 13 when the news broke in 2011, and ABC News (network reporting) confirmed that Schwarzenegger had publicly acknowledged paternity. What follows is how that teenager turned a … Read more
Ask any NBA fan to name the quietest star in the league, and Kawhi Leonard’s name comes up fast. The two-time Finals MVP built a Hall of Fame résumé without chasing headlines, yet a reported league investigation has stalled his trade back to Toronto (USA Today (sports desk)). This explainer sorts the verified basketball record … Read more
Most 13-year-olds are worrying about school exams, not auction paddles — but Vaibhav Suryavanshi landed with Rajasthan Royals at the 2025 IPL auction for ₹1.10 crore. That single bid turned a left-handed batter from Tajpur, Bihar, into a national talking point, and with it came age debates, net worth guesses, and a wave of internet … Read more