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‘I’m walking up hills!’ Maggie Beer on recovery, young fans and 20 years since the Cook and the Chef

Ahead of her talk at the Powerhouse Parramatta Opening festival, the 81-year-old cookbook author and presenter says she still has a lot on her plateGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt has been 20 years since the first episode of the Cook and the Chef aired in 2006, introducing Australian viewers to culinar…

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They have gone 10 weeks without answers. Will these families ever know what happened to loved ones missing after Nepal’s floods?

From Sydney to South Africa, they text loved ones with no reply and respond to questions they can’t answer. But some still hold hopeEvery day, Nikhila Agastya answers more questions from her two children: has she heard anything about their father? Is he with anyone? Is it snowing in Kathmandu? Is he cold, and does h…

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England have been backed into a corner – it should bring out their best against Australia | Ugo Monye

Maro Itoje must make sure his side’s emotions do not boil over and the breakdown battle will be pivotalEngland are riled up, they feel backed into a corner and if history shows us anything, it is that they tend to perform when their backs are against the wall. It’s a very English trait and Steve Borthwick’s tenure h…

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Chinese consulate in Melbourne demands justice after fatal stabbing of delivery worker

The Chinese consulate in Melbourne has urged local authorities to “severely punish” the person responsible for killing a Chinese delivery rider on Friday – a tragedy that has sparked mounting online outrage over delivery platform safety standards. The 47-year-old delivery worker from China’s northwestern Shaanxi pro…

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‘Hypocritical’: Hong Kong hits back at criticism of Joshua Wong’s sentence

Hong Kong has hit back at a joint statement from 10 countries over the latest sentencing of opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung, accusing them of distorting facts and smearing the city’s national security law. The rebuttal came after the US, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New…

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Former Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja claims entire team knew about ‘Sandpapergate’

Former opener Usman Khawaja claimed on Saturday that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 “Sandpapergate” scandal in Cape Town and said they also employed the tactic during the previous Test at Port Elizabeth. Captain Steve Smith, his deputy David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home in disgrace and …

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