Features, explainers and long-form stories from across Australia.
Katharine Ross walked away from Hollywood at the peak of her fame—a rare move that made her more intriguing than most stars who stayed. Best known for her iconic roles in The Graduate and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, she quietly traded the spotlight for a private life in Oregon with her husband Sam … Read more
Iran elects a president every four years, but that office operates under a system where one unelected figure — the supreme leader — holds the final say on nearly everything that matters. If you’ve ever wondered who actually runs Iran, or why the president’s power seems to come with so many asterisks, this explainer unpacks … Read more
For an NRL halfback who has worn three club jerseys and won a premiership, deciding when to walk away is never just about form. Chad Townsend made that decision public on 29 July 2025, announcing he will retire at the end of the 2025 NRL season. Born: 10 January 1991 · Position: Halfback · NRL … Read more
Few child actors walk away from a decade-long franchise with their friendships intact and a public reckoning with addiction to share. Tom Felton, the man behind Draco Malfoy, has done both — and his story reaches far beyond the Hogwarts hallways. Born: Epsom, Surrey, England · Acting since: age 8 · Memoir: Beyond the Wand … Read more
Jerry Lee Lewis’s opening piano riff in “Great Balls of Fire” captured a raw, untamed energy that made him a rock and roll icon, but his life was a constant collision between artistic brilliance and personal turmoil. Known as “The Killer,” he lived a life as explosive as his music — from marrying his 13-year-old … Read more
It’s rare to find a place where you can drive to the top of an alpine plateau, walk among plants found nowhere else on Earth, and do it all without paying an entry fee. At 1,723 m high, Mount Buffalo in the Victorian Alps is that kind of place — a granite fortress that doubles as … Read more
You’ve seen the videos — the train climbs slowly up a 61.6-metre tower, hangs for a split second, then drops at nearly 90 degrees into a twisting plunge. That’s the DC Rivals HyperCoaster at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast. Speed: 115 km/h · Height: 61.6 m · Track Length: 1.4 km · … Read more
There’s something about a celebrity giving away a fortune that makes you stop scrolling. Michael Sheen did exactly that—quietly buying up and wiping out nearly £1 million in debt for 900 people in Wales. But instead of a feel-good headline, the project landed in the middle of a plagiarism accusation that left everyone asking what … Read more
It’s not every day a prime minister gets fired by his own party not once, but twice. Kevin Rudd managed that—and sandwiched between those political implosions, he delivered an official apology to Indigenous Australians that changed the country. His career also included a stint as Foreign Minister, a reputation as a fluent Mandarin speaker, and … Read more
There aren’t many actors who bring their own tattoos, their own diagnoses, and their own hometown into every role the way Joe Gilgun does. The Brassic star has built a career on playing characters that feel lived-in precisely because they’re so close to his own life, and this profile pulls together what’s publicly known about … Read more