Stephanie Wood
The Guardian
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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‘Our little $7,000 dog’: inside Australia’s oodle boom
The desire for designer dogs has come with unexpected, sometimes ugly, consequences. But teddybear fur and puppy-dog eyes remain irresistible → Read More
‘I don’t mind camping, but I won’t sleep in the car’: what happens when superannuation keeps failing women
Divorce. Motherhood. Care. The gender pay gap. A woman’s super balance can tell the story of her life. Usually it tells the story of inequality. Can it be fixed? → Read More
Staying cool: For the TikTok generation, it requires relentless commitment
Being up-to-date with the fast-changing trends, catchphrases and memes of the TikTok generation can be challenging – even for the under-25s themselves. → Read More
‘If I don’t end up in intensive care, it’s a bonus’: the beauty and pain of being the world’s best endurance swimmer
From jellyfish in the Caribbean to hypothermia in the English Channel, swimming hasn’t been easy for Chloë McCardel – but can feel ‘so wild and free’ → Read More
What Jason sees with his drone is taming our fear of sharks
Wally the Wobbegong, Homer the Hammerhead … Jason Iggleden names each of the creatures he sees on a morning routine that’s becoming an online phenomenon. → Read More
The unclaimed: the ashes left waiting in Sydney’s Wayside Chapel
In the charity’s storeroom sit the cremated remains of seven former visitors – unclaimed, contested or forgotten. This is the story of three of them → Read More
Stephanie Alexander on eating with pleasure: ‘My remit is to go on trying to convince people’
She may play companion to half a million Australian cooks, but Stephanie Alexander still fears for our culinary future → Read More
‘A lot of people are sleepwalking into it’: the expert raising concerns over AI
It’s one of the most profound innovations of our time - and Manhattan-based Australian Kate Crawford wants us to wake up to AI’s inherent risks. → Read More
The ethicist will see you now: unravelling dilemmas at a decision-making helpline
For 30-years, Ethi-call has fielded quandaries from parents, professionals and more – but the pandemic has ushered in a new raft of predicaments → Read More
Found Wolf Hall a struggle? Look beyond to this earlier work from Hilary Mantel
I could see the British writer’s genius lurking beneath every sentence in this brilliant, witty book. → Read More
New sensations: how artists are using ASMR
Off the back of one of the internet’s strangest phenomena, artists are now creating work specifically designed to induce “oddly satisfying” feelings of wellbeing. → Read More
Sea changes: ‘My 84-year-old mother knows architect-designed McMansions now’
After retiring to her little beachside holiday shack, Stephanie Wood’s mother watched a millionaires’ row spring up around her → Read More
‘How good were koalas?’: A national treasure in peril
Dwindling habitat. Climate change. Mega-bushfires. Koalas face dire threats, yet politicians continue to obfuscate. → Read More
Beach maximalism: a frenzy for cabanas and carts is taking over Australian shores
Australian beaches are beginning to resemble campgrounds, pushing aside the little old umbrella users → Read More
Pasta and cream may be an Australian classic – but it has no place in a proper carbonara
Perhaps Australia’s most hybridised pasta dish, the secret to a properly rich and glossy carbonara lies in really good eggs → Read More
Stories from the dog park: 'In this new world of tangled worries, my puppy keeps me sane'
Conversations amid canines reflect the loss and anxiety being felt in the pandemic. But there’s also connection and joy → Read More
The Australian book you should read next: The Secret River by Kate Grenville
We hold our breath as we read Grenville’s account of her convict ancestor, hoping for the harmonious ending we know cannot come → Read More
Streaming the flow: 'Next yoga class I'll turn my webcam on'
With studios closed due to coronavirus lockdowns, many teachers are leading classes online → Read More
'He broke me': the destructive trail left by romantic con men
Tall. Handsome. Fraudster. Fantasist. For a growing number of women, the man of their dreams has turned out to be anything but, as con artists congregate online to ensnare fresh victims. → Read More
Connecting communities: the gardens that offer more than plants and soil
As a reflection of the wider city, the community garden’s role as a point of connection between the haves and have-nots is more crucial than ever → Read More