The Drawing Room

The martini a drink that never seems to go out of style. It’s tuxedos, sophistication, it’s the Great Gatsby … and of course James Bond. How has this drink managed to retain its iconic status after all this time?

Where arguing was once an art form, today it seems more like a free-for-all pub brawl. So is it time we go back to basics? Can ancient rhetoricians teach us how to get along again? Professor Robin Reams on 'The Ancient Art of Thinking for Yourself '

Did you know Dr Kerryn Phelps was an aerobics instructor? … or that such was her voracious appetite for learning, her favourite school holiday reading was the World Book Encyclopedia? Her new memoir Power of Balance reveals all.

Jess Ribeiro grew up in country Chinese restaurants where her father socialised and she uses memories of these times to inform her songwriting and music videos.

It used to be said that men were from Mars and women were from Venus. Well, in the digital age perhaps it’s more like men are from YouTube and women are from Instagram. So what do our different digital habits mean for feminism and sexism in the algorithm age? 

Identity labels are often a way for people to find community, but is there a downside to these otherwise good intentions? And how has identity politics been conflated with social justice?

How far would you go to get the shot? Would you … climb a rock face … learn to base jump … run towards the eye of a storm? Photographer Krystle Wright is willing to go to extremes for her art. 

Imagine cleaning out the house of a loved one after their death and finding a priceless famously stolen artwork amongst their things. This is how a 35 year old mystery was solved ... or was it?

Claire Anne Taylor’s voice grew out of the Tarkine region of Tasmania. It has a deep raspy, woody texture just like the Huon pine trees or myrtle beech trees that grow there.

The brutal calculations of the value of your life are happening all around you every day - from the cost of lifeboats to the cost of IVF. Jenny Kleeman has investigated how much we're worth.