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STEVEN SIEWERT

My Easter Showstopper: $23 for a thimbleful of gluey gnocchi

There is inflation; then there’s Clagflation. The ghosts of my Italian grandmothers are horrified.

  • Michelle Cazzulino

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Lola, 2, rests on her father Guy Power’s shoulders, happy with food and facepaint.

Keep calm and carry on cracking those eggs this Easter

Sydneysiders could be forgiven for feeling a bit subdued, and stretched budgets may make the Sunday morning egg hunt a little harder this year.

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Slowdown at the Showground as cost of living dents Good Friday crowds

As some families choose between the Easter Show and Easter eggs, farmers are forking out a small fortune to attend, and say it’s still worth it.

  • Ellie Busby
Where else can you both pat a snake and chase a dozen oysters with a Devonshire tea?

All hail the Easter Show, a gritty haven for milquetoast suburban kids

It’s that magical time of year when we get to judge cows and celebrate the art of quilling.

  • Nicole Elphick
From left, Olivia, Olive and watch the cattle lawns prepare for the Royal Easter Show at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday.

‘It’s chaos’: Weeks-long wait for refunds after Easter show app fail

The show’s app went down on its first day, leaving thousands of visitors unable to access prepaid credits. They’ll have to wait more than a week for refunds.

  • Ellie Busby, Max Maddison, Emily Kaine and Jack Gramenz
Junior woodchopper Kain Skarstrom.

The axe-wielding 13-year-old trying to ‘not freak out’ at the Wimbledon of woodchop

Kain Skarstrom has been honing his skills for half his life, and will be one of the youngest competitors to take a swing at the Royal Easter Show.

  • Jack Gramenz
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The F/A-18 Hornet under the Aperture in the Middle East Gallery, seen during a visit to view construction work of Anzac Hall at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra on Wednesday 2 July

From Black Hawks to $2 pool noodles: Inside the new Anzac Hall

Engineering and architectural nous is behind the controversial expansion of the Australian War Memorial, which will include helicopters, armoured vehicles and an F/A-18A Hornet.

  • Julie Power
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Getting schooled at the show

From blackboard to burlesque.

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Have you said thank you once, Paul?

Washington deploys the wet lettuce.

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Superman vs the ICEman

Protector puts a star-spangled spanner in the works.