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Gemma O’Neill and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex spoke to a room of over 200 women, including high-profile guests such as Jackie ‘O’ Henderson and Carrie Bickmore.

‘We all had tears’: Inside Meghan’s talk at $3000 Sydney retreat

Meghan spoke about her career, family life and the trappings of fame – although questions about her former royal life seemed to be off the table. 

  • Courtney Thompson

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Sarah Macdonald: “I’m lucky my mum is still alive, and sometimes dancing herself, but most days there are appointments, organisation, bureaucracy and admin.”

Sarah Macdonald never asked to join this club. After 10 years, this is what she’s learnt

“It’s been decades since I’ve been squished between people celebrating youth and freedom. Now I’m sandwiched between layers of responsibility.”

  • Sarah Macdonald
Ben Roberts-Smith is Australia’s most-decorated living soldier. He was awarded the Victoria Cross in 2011.

Tapped phones, listening devices, secret raids: Nick McKenzie on the arrest of Ben Roberts-Smith

What is expected to follow the arrest of Australia’s most-decorated living soldier will be the most significant war crimes prosecution in the nation’s history. Here’s how we got here.

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
Jack Steele (left) and Matt “Falcon” Ford of The Inspired Unemployed Podcast at the Indoor Padel Australia in Alexandria.

Forget the manosphere: The Inspired Unemployed’s weakness is their greatest strength

Comedy duo Matt Ford and Jack Steele say they hope their hit podcast – which is returning after a two-year absence – is part of the movement pushing against toxic masculinity.

  • Kayla Olaya
Clavicular, whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, is the face of ‘looksmaxxing’, a movement promising young men ‘ascension’ to greater attractiveness that is also considered a pipeline to toxic incel ideology.

Who are ‘looksmaxxers’? And why are they calling other men ‘sub-human’?

Meet the men, and boys, who are smoking crystal meth and risking their fertility in a bid to become their most beautiful selves.

  • Samantha Selinger-Morris
Here and Nighy: “I’ve never listened to a podcast, so I don’t know what the appeal of the show is,” the actor says.

Bill Nighy didn’t want to make a podcast. But now it’s a surprise hit

He’s supposed to be dealing with listeners’ quandaries but on Ill-Advised by Bill Nighy we learn a lot about the English actor himself. 

  • Barry Divola
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Joy and Roger Membrey in 2005, with a picture of their daughter, Elisabeth, who was killed in 1994. There is a million-dollar reward for information on the Membrey murder.

A cold case, a new suspect, and fresh hope for a mother desperate for answers

For three decades, Joy has been hunting for answers over the murder of 22-year-old Elisabeth. There have been false dawns but she’s never given up.

  • John Silvester
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has returned to her influencer roots with her new curated online store.

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex confirmed to appear on Her Best Life podcast

The Duchess of Sussex will headline a three-day weekend retreat hosted by an Australian podcast – but those who want to attend will have to fork out at least $2699.

  • Michael Idato
“Songwriting helps me process thoughts and emotions and conversations I want to have with people. You’re writing letters to people that you’ll never send.”

Does this childhood experience guarantee success as an adult?

Australian singer Courtney Barnett on the importance of a good music teacher, turning mumbles into lyrics – and how writing songs helps her to process anxiety.

  • Konrad Marshall
Judy Moran’s last ride from freedom in 2009. In police car with Stuart Bateson

A shooting in front of children at a footy clinic shifted everything in the notorious Underbelly war

The gangland wars between Carl Williams and the Moran family dominated Melbourne for years. Now, John Silvester talks to one of the lead police investigators about what it took to put some of them behind bars.