Rose Byrne

Byrne, baby, Byrne! After earning a long-deserved Oscar nomination for her role in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, breakout Aussie star Rose Byrne takes us through the twists and turns of her decades-long acting career – rising from her Sydney hometown to the heights of Hollywood.

Byrne shares memories of working with Heath Ledger; her childhood love of horror movies; and how she’s been changed by giving one of the best “stressed-out mum” performances to ever hit the big screen. Where did Byrne find the inner flame to make this rise possible? “You just do it,” the actor says in this glam cover story: “you figure it out.”

More highlights in this edition:

• • Shaun Micallef wonders if we’ve created a monster by buddying up to AI
  • An investigation into the health and housing crisis of black mould – and how it’s affecting our most vulnerable neighbours.
  • Groundbreaking female pilot Deborah Lawrie looks back at battling discrimination, in an inspiring Letter to My Younger Self.
  • And for Easter, prepare to rock the choc with Kirsten Tibballs’ Decadent Six-Layer Chocolate Cake in Tastes Like Home Read the full recipe here.

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