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We have a winner! This year’s Kids Cover Competition received a record number of entries, and our absolute fave was designed by 12-year-old Frankie Kelly from Newcastle: a sunny, funny vision of Santa’s summer holidays. “I thought it would be really cool to combine the Australian lifestyle with Christmas, to create a scene on the beach,” she says of her stunning artwork. “I’m really into pop art and really bright and colourful pieces, and I wanted to use a few different mediums.”
My earliest memories of the wonders of baking were in my grandmother’s kitchen. The aroma as you walked in the door spelled “Welcome. Sit down, have a chat and something nice to eat.” It was like you were enjoying a cuddle with food.
Read MoreWe revisit cricket legend Shane Warne’s Letter to My Younger Self, in which he revealed the importance of good manners, good friends and good scents.
Read MoreThis whole snapper recipe translates perfectly well to cooking on a firepit. It is simple to prepare, impressive and delicious.
Read More“Is it wrong to worship a place? In her book Beyond Climate Grief, science writer Jonica Newby calls them ‘heartplaces’ – places we fall in love with, in part so we might better protect them.”
Read More“Love happened when I least expected it. Trevor was like this beautiful bolt out of the blue. I have a clear vision of the first time we met – he was wearing a red zip-up jacket that he still has, his hair falling down over his eyes – he stood out to me from the city office workers and something just struck a chord immediately.”
Read More“On a winter’s day, I loved pikelets. We would get home from school, cold and hungry, where we’d be greeted with warm Milos and Mum making pikelets.”
Read MoreFormer films editior Annabel Brady-Brown shares her top films for 2021. Do you agree with her picks?
Read MoreWhile cheesecake may be seen as a little old school and daggy, you can’t argue with how much it reminds you of a good time. Go hard, Cheesecake, you weird and wonderful tidal wave of caloric density.
Read More“Every generation has to fight for equality. You have never won… But the kids today are the best generations ever about inclusion and they can make it happen. So that is my hope. They are going to nail it.”
Read MoreFrom a casual chat about good old rock’n’roll to COVID-19 bubble buddies, Big Issue vendor Jade and customer Hilary are dear friends.
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