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Andy McConnell has been the glass specialist for the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow for the better part of two decades

"A prolific writer and essayist”, Charmian Clift was a household name in the 1960s

Designing spaces with the end-of-life journey in mind facilitates connection and community for those in palliative care. Melbourne Design Week's 'Design + Death Symposium' explores how we can live a good life, right up until we die. 

To most, Lin Rui-siang appeared to be a hardworking early career programmer and cyber security expert working for the Taiwanese embassy in St Lucia. But on May 18th he was arrested at JFK by US homeland security. The 23-year-old is thought to be the mastermind king pin ‘Pharaoh’, the creator and operator of one of the dark web's most notorious online drug marketplaces. Over the past few years Lin is accused of overseeing the sale of millions of dollars’ worth of illicit substances and eventually even using the site to steal from and extort his clientele.  But who is this mysterious alleged cyber-criminal, and how was he able to present such a respectable face to the world? 

Rwandan  President Paul Kagame is determined to silence his critics, anywhere in the world.

Since it's debut in Sydney back in 2019, Suzie Miller's play Prima Facie has gone on to scoop Olivier and Tony awards alike after sold-out runs in the West End and on Broadway. But the impact of the piece hasn't stopped there, we spoke to Suzie about how her work is inspiring tangible changes in the ways that sexual assault cases are handled. 

How the Commonwealth Bank tried to stop a royal commission by using dirt files, intimidation, threats and surveillance against whistleblowers and journalists. Reporter Adele Ferguson investigates.

Can you guess this week's tweeter?

Australian trailblazer Rebecca Johnson is chief scientist at the Smithsonian Museum and before that she made history as the first female science director at the Australian Museum’s since it was founded in 1827.  But to find out about the year that made her, we go back to Johnson’s teenage years, and her dreams of being a dancer.

Digital rights non-profit Access Now have released their annual report on global internet shutdowns, reporting the worst year on record. Incidences of shutdowns combined with human rights abuses and violence are on the rise, we ask what can be done to curb this growing concern.