Left to rot:The ‘ghost homes’ scourge in our big cities – amid a housing crisis

Tens of thousands of homes sit empty across our major cities,while luxury units replace old apartment blocks - all while debate rages about our home shortage.

  • Greg Callaghan
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Australians are becoming Camino converts in record numbers. Why?

More and more Australians are walking the Camino de Santiago,often as a pivotal reset in their lives – and returning transformed.

  • Helen Pitt

I hired a male sex worker for my 70th birthday. It didn’t go as planned

Mitch,in his 30s,seemed like a perfect gift to self. But then...

  • Gail Rice
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COMET. PENONG,2021. I came across the impressive sight of the biggest windmill in Australia – a Comet wind pump known as Big Bruce – in Penong,on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain in the state’s far west. The Comet occupies the foreground of this photo,towering over a clutch of other windmills in an outdoor museum the locals created to preserve an important part of our farming heritage (windmills have been increasingly superseded by solar pumps). I’d heard about the museum but stumbled across it by accident,the utilitarian beauty of the blades spiking my curiosity.
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‘I had to stop’:An Adelaide photographer on his home state’s striking landscapes

From the country’s biggest windmill and one of its loneliest roads to Henley Beach in high summer:a collection of Alex Frayne’s most-loved landscapes.

  • Alex Frayne

On an early date,Sammy introduced Rachael to his sport. Now,he’s her Olympic coach

Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn needs Samuel Free to be her husband some days,her coach others. The two aren’t always the same.

  • Kimberly Gillan
“Everyone’s naked in a Korean spa. And they don’t give you big towels.”

A pig,an alien and a staircase:The meaning of Aaron Chen’s tattoos

The comedian and actor on how he chooses work (and his tatts),being intimidated in a Korean spa – and eating 40 cheeseburgers with a mate.

  • Benjamin Law

She wants to roam the planet. He wants to stay put and save it. Which argument flies?

Let her scratch that travel itch,writes our Modern Guru.

  • Danny Katz
John Krasinski,Taika Waititi,Rami Malek and Cillian Murphy all sporting a brooch on the red carpet.

Men’s jewellery:Dare we brooch the topic?

Plus:get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • Deborah Cooke,Greg Callaghan,Melissa Singer,Katrina Strickland,Dani Valent andBarry Divola
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Helen Goh’s tartiflette galette.

Tartiflette galette (cheese and potato tart)

Two classic French recipes combine to create this open-faced,cheese-and-potato pie.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Helen Goh
Danielle Alvarez’s double lemon cake with vanilla sugar.
EASY

Double-lemon loaf cake with sugar crust

Danielle Alvarez’s lemon cake of dreams also happens to be dairy-free.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez

You might think you’re ‘helping’,but leave the plate-stacking to the professionals

When empty plates disappear without you even realising,you’re in good hands. However,we don’t always make it easy for waitstaff.

  • Terry Durack
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Good Weekend Quiz

Trivia buffs:test your knowledge.

Other editions

The April 11 edition

Artist Khaled Sabsabi:after the storm| Investigating an ‘unnatural’ death| Dog-park etiquette| The young ‘Elvis’ living his Pa’s dream| A quiet Aussie hero

  • 11stories

The April 4 edition

Older Aussies and the great tech war| Cynthia Banham’s Italian revelation| A love affair with manual cars| Wines to pair with fish and chips

  • 15stories