Australian tech entrepreneur Fred Schebesta’s main company was last valued at $650 million,but he still uses two-ply toilet paper and his go-to shoes are six years old.
People keep asking Violent Femmes’ Brian Ritchie why he moved from New York to Tasmania. The answer is simple:“Because I like it.”
The tunnel expert from Monbulk earned instant fame in India when he spearheaded the rescue of 41 workers trapped in a Himalayan mountain.
The son of Sri Lankan immigrants,Shaun Christie-David is a former banker and now an award-winning social entrepreneur.
The legalise cannabis MP on drug reform,class politics,the MeToo movement,and dead fish.
Just 18 months ago,she described herself as a childless divorcee with no job. Now the scholar and former political prisoner is a new mother on a mission to pressure our government to do better.
In a world of tribalism,Minchin’s principles are unpopular in the liberal echo chamber of today’s social media landscape – and he’s refusing to give in.
On stage,Kate Miller-Heidke’s self-deprecating sense of humour is clear – the audience laughs at her jokes about the high register of her voice.
The champagne aficionado has firm ideas about how to host the perfect New Year’s Eve party – and how to raise a daughter as a single parent.
Being Santa can be an exhausting gig – all that ho,ho,ho-ing and gift-giving. So sitting down for a bite to eat at a favourite local haunt,to discuss life in the big red suit,is a welcome respite.
Chris Barrie became the youngest person ever appointed to lead the Australian defence forces. Now he’s taken on an even tougher job.