‘You can’t teach most people to spot rips’: can AI stop Australia’s unpatrolled beach drownings?
Red and yellow flags are engrained in the nation’s beach lifestyle but some say it’s a ‘fantasy’ they can keep everyone safe, and we should be doing more
Donna Truscott uploaded her DNA in search of her grandfather. She ended up solving a different mystery
When the granddaughter of Donald Gordon Buckley tried to unravel his 1950s disappearance she had no idea it would help identify a woman buried in a wall a decade ago
A stranger crashed a first date to out the man as a cheat – and thousands of women seek the same online
On social media women post pictures of potential dates, seeking information from others who have met them. It’s a defence mechanism, but also a privacy and legal minefield
Atilla died alone, and seemed to have no family. But a sex shop told a surprisingly different story
Atilla Demirer swiped in to his Sydney building in July 2021. There are no records of him leaving again before his body was found four months later. Was this just another case of fatal loneliness?
I’m a suburban Melbourne renter. Here’s how I weaned my home off gas and saved money on energy bills
Nelli Stevenson
After ditching central heating and focusing on power efficiency, we’ve cut our gas usage by 83% and are well on the way to paying off our new appliances
What women want when they pay for sex: ‘Just kindness’
In his four years as a sex worker, Dan Moon saw women whose needs were more than physical. He brought a listening ear – and an open heart – which led to him ‘falling in care’ with his clients
This ‘bum-poo-fart author’ is Australia’s biggest writer: Andy Griffiths on ending the Treehouse books
The children’s author who has sold millions of funny (and disgusting) books talks about challenging nervous adults and being married to his editor Jill
