This Month
This CEO loves soft sand running at an iconic beach
Entrepreneur and investor Gavin Basserabie gets up early three times a week to keep fit and revel in the beauty of Bondi.
- Life & Leisure
Here’s what it’s like to run in the annual New York City Marathon
On November 5, some 50,000 runners from around the globe will once again pound the streets of the Big Apple – those who manage to secure an entry, that is.
- Fiona Harper
This simple exercise burns 800 calories – and slashes your heart attack risk
A new study of more than 450,000 UK adults has found that simply climbing the stairs can burn calories and body fat, slashing the risk of a heart attack.
- Jessica Salter
How many boats are too many?
Urbis and Cistri managing partner James Tuma reckons he almost gets more joy from working on boats than he does using them. And he has six to choose from.
- Life & Leisure
Why cold water swimming might be doing you more harm than good
An inquest into a tragic death has highlighted the fact that such activities, while invigorating for many, may be hazardous for certain individuals.
- Boudicca Fox-Leonard
I walked off 35 kilos and beat my sugar cravings
Ten years ago, my belly was enormous but when I looked in the mirror, I’d pull in my stomach and think I still looked great. It took a health scare to change my ways.
- Ian Walker
CSL ‘never going to be a dividend stock’ says chairman amid pay outcry
“None of us like the share price dropping,” CSL chairman Brian McNamee has told the AGM.
- Patrick Durkin
Do self-help books really help?
Do-it-yourself resources are usually inexpensive, accessible and private – but there are downsides as well.
- Peter Quarry
Here’s why you should eat your veg first – but chips and bread last
Scientists have discovered the order in which you consume foods can improve blood sugar levels, make you feel fuller and may even help with weight loss.
- Anahad O'Connor
After working in the cloud, this CTO unwinds over curds and whey
HashiCorp boss Grant Orchard says cheese making is a magical process that “excites my inner child”.
Meet the law firm owner who loves to give people the chop
After a long day in court or a tough mediation, Paul D’Angelo likes nothing more than to put in a session of kung fu.
- Life & Leisure
September
You’ll sleep like a princess on a Hästens bed – if you can afford it
The Swedish company’s 455-kilogram, $900,000 Grand Vidius flagship product was conceived “just because”, CEO Jan Ryde tells Life & Leisure.
- Keith Austin
How Guide Dogs caters for all walks of life
The not-for-profit’s new Sydney flagship office is a template for the disability-inclusive future workplace.
- Sian Powell
Landing a punch is good for everyone, reckons this exec
Deel country leader Shannon Karaka is happiest when training hard and sparring with a fellow boxer.
- Life & Leisure
- Entrepreneurs
- Life & Leisure
WelleCo founder Andrea Horwood is back in business
Crypto’s collapsed. Tech’s troubled. But over in beauty, it’s booming. The Perth entrepreneur reflects on 30 years and her next bet.
- Eugenie Kelly
Why perfectly healthy people are paying $3900 for a full-body MRI
A younger, moneyed generation is funding a new wave of quantified health start-ups that promise elevated, individualised care powered by data and artificial intelligence.
- Elizabeth Dwoskin
Nothing cosmetic about this executive’s hobby
Monday to Friday he’s a mild-mannered executive. On weekends Rohan Widdison, of New Laboratories, is a BMX bandit.
- Life & Leisure
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- Australian Unity
Relationships will get you through
There is such thing as a mid-life slump for many Australians as we juggle the strains of a sometimes messy and unpredictable life, suggests the results of the Australian Unity Wellbeing Index (AUWI) survey — a 22-year study into the wellbeing of Australians, delivered in partnership with Deakin University.
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What is Nipah and why is the deadly virus flaring up again?
India is on high alert after a resurgence of the potentially lethal virus in southern Kerala state.
- Alex Millson
Former Goop exec says men can teach women a lesson
Despite decades of feminist action, women are still held back by the weight of expectations around their behaviour.
- Ingrid Fuary-Wagner
