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In a world where  fakes are legion, Bill Crews offers authentic compassion,

How Bill Crews turned a millionaire’s win at the track into genuine Loaves and Fishes to feed the poor

Compassion radiates from the crusading Uniting Church minister, who still has plenty on his plate even at the age of 81.

  • Nick Galvin

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Ryan “Brickman” McNaught.

The $140,000 Lego model, and other confessions of a blockhead

He’s the former IT guy who traded the corporate life for full-time play. But Ryan “Brickman” McNaught’s unlikely career change was kick-started by a “cease-and-desist” letter from Lego’s legal team.

  • Karl Quinn
The former politician was unmoored by the unexpected death of his wife.

Bob Carr on marriage, grief and finally learning how to do a load of laundry

Life became very dark for the former foreign minister after the sudden death of his beloved wife Helena.

  • Jacqueline Maley
Anne Schofield at lunch at the Centennial Hotel.

‘Overrated’: A surprising admission from Sydney’s antique jewellery queen

Cher, Liza, Cate were all clients, but now Anne Schofield is shutting up shop and speaking candidly.

  • Katrina Strickland
Launa Inman has led Target, Officeworks and Billabong and is now chair of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

‘You have to be famous for something’: The retail leader reshaping Melbourne’s fashion fest

Launa Inman, formerly chief of Target, Officeworks and Billabong, is bringing her business acumen to the festival.

  • Cara Waters
Anne Schofield on 55+ years in the trade - and the bittersweet decision to close.
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End of an era for Woollahra antique jewellery doyen

Anne Schofield on 55+ years in the trade - and the bittersweet decision to close.

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Brutally beaten as teen for being gay, Jesse Matheson got detention, his attackers nothing

The youngest ever Mardi Gras CEO is driven to make it a very visible festival where people like him can be themselves safely – even joyously.

  • Gary Nunn
Peter Jopling at Di Stasio Citta.

Top silk Peter Jopling on the thrill of the chase and ending a ‘ridiculous’ ban

The King’s Counsel and arts stalwart wants to throw open the Australia Club’s doors to women, and get people appreciating (and buying) art.

  • Cara Waters
An always animated Kathy Lette at lunch.

Kathy Lette on ageing fabulously … and giving cheek to the King

The 67-year-old author is encouraging women her age to go forth and be fabulous, “because if not now, when?”

  • Margot Saville
Olympic diver-turned-actor and addiction counsellor Matthew Mitcham at La Bottega in Leichhardt.

‘Nourishes my soul’: The side gig Matthew Mitcham swears by

The Olympic diver-turned-actor and addiction counsellor has achieved many firsts, but it was a four-legged solution that finally brought him balance.

  • Angus Dalton