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‘Like a Meccano set’: how architects are reimagining Brisbane’s homes to survive future flooding
From pull-apart kitchens and open stairs to the return of the Queenslander, flood-resilient building doesn’t need to cost more
Maddie Thomas
04, Mar, 2023 @7:00 PM
Watermelons hit the sweet spot: Australia’s best value fruit and veg for March
Grapes, corn and melons are tasting good in a month that will also see the start of apple season
Maddie Thomas
01, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Ten years ago I won a trip to New York. If this happened today I’d delete the email | Maddie Thomas
Something so incredible had to be a scam. No one at school could believe it either
Maddie Thomas
24, Feb, 2023 @11:00 PM
The return of salad days: Australia’s best value fruit and veg for February
Pumpkin and peaches are in their prime this month, but say goodbye to cheap avocados
Maddie Thomas
01, Feb, 2023 @2:00 PM
I’m starting to get an itch to rent on my own – but is single living worth $17,000 a year? | Maddie Thomas
One day I hope to be able to shoulder the cost of an entire apartment, and with no boyfriend waiting in the wings to pay half, I won’t be happy about it, but I will be ready
Maddie Thomas
27, Jan, 2023 @12:39 AM
Mostly Martha is a feast of a film – and the US remake is a dog’s dinner
More people have probably seen No Reservations, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, but the original German film is charming and better in every way
Maddie Thomas
24, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Sensational lychees, pricey passionfruit: Australia’s best value fruit and veg for January
Despite some price and availability fluctuations, this is a brilliant season for tomatoes, mangoes and berries
Maddie Thomas
04, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
‘Here, people shake our hands in the street’: the architects redesigning rural Australia
The relationship to the land and climate requires a specific kind of design and architects like Phillip Nielsen and Katharina Hendel are pushing for a revolution
Maddie Thomas
04, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
My bad trip – my picture-perfect post-Covid reunion turned into an airport nightmare
As each pair of my undies was unpacked and swabbed for narcotics, I tried to explain that my hoarder’s collection of memorabilia was all Covid’s fault
As told to Maddie Thomas
03, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Eat, drink and be merry: a year-round calendar of Australia’s food festivals
Tiny samples and local produce are back on the menu for 2023. Here’s our guide to the best places to gorge yourself in Australia’s cities and regions
Maddie Thomas
02, Jan, 2023 @2:00 PM
Sunny, sexy and super-fun: our all-time favourite summer reads
From salacious and savage to escapist and evocative, here are the page-turners Guardian Australia writers are whipping through on break
Beejay Silcox, Paul Daley, Declan Fry, Viv Smythe, Walter Marsh, Janine Israel, Chris Womersley, Alyx Gorman, Yvonne C Lam, Caitlin Cassidy, Maddie Thomas, Antoun Issa and Michael Sun
29, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Being ‘one and done’ is certainly more common, so is it good or bad being an only child? | Maddie Thomas
While only children are still outliers, the number of single-child families has almost doubled in 40 years
Maddie Thomas
27, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
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