Stephen Brook
The Sydney Morning Herald
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Past articles by Stephen:
‘More acceptable now’: Medicinal cannabis use rising, passes 1 million patients
Applications to use the drug are rising “exponentially” despite uncertainty among doctors over its use. → Read More
Restaurants are full. But why are so many struggling?
This Melbourne restaurateur estimates it would take him $500,000 to restart his business. → Read More
‘To open the door you need $1 million’: inside the Australian Open sponsorship game
Rival tournaments regard the Australian Open as the “jewel in the crown” of the tennis tour. Its biggest sponsors explain why. → Read More
‘Made an impression on Kanye’: Melbourne architect’s rise to instant global celeb
Before she became an overnight celebrity following reports of her “marriage” to rapper Kanye West, Bianca Censori was an impressive young designer making waves in Melbourne’s architecture community. → Read More
Global Citizen charity reduced to one Australian staff member
Global Citizen, famed for its all-star concerts and supported by figures from former prime minister Julia Gillard to Prince Harry and wife Meghan, has vowed to rebuild its Australian operations. → Read More
Shot in the arm or false dawn?: Albanese’s each-way bet on a republic
There was an echo of the 1999 referendum’s voting patterns in the 2022 election. Could we really be slowly moving towards a republic under Anthony Albanese? → Read More
Life in a post-teal world
Anthony Albanese is elected 31st prime minister of Australia, but Kristine Keneally stays on Scotland Island. → Read More
New mates: Anthony Albanese drops in on media mogul
On Monday, when the Albo campaign knocked off early, the Labor leader went for a one-on-one with Kerry Stokes. → Read More
Hunters Hill Hockey goes large for Zimmerman
The indefatigable former treasurer has a hole in his roof and the right Liberal-themed tarpaulin to fix it. But the neighbours aren’t happy. → Read More
We owe a debt of gratitude to politicians
It’s easy to sit on the couch sniping. It’s much harder to put your hat in the political ring. → Read More
Kimberley Kitching and I planned to have a drink. And then she died
Why I’m sticking up for politicians. → Read More
Family and friends farewell Shane Warne at a private funeral
Around 80 of Shane Warne’s family members and closest friends gathered to farewell the cricketing great on Sunday. → Read More
CBD Sydney: Kimmitt takes on Crown in new gig
Now the leading business executive is taking up reins as the chief executive of the troubled Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission → Read More
Can we still afford a home among the gum trees?
The Queensland town of Grantham was reborn on a hillside after severe flooding. Other settlements should consider relocation. → Read More
Watch out Rupert: Anti-Murdoch movement launches election fact check
The antics of CBD’s favourite gruesome twosome, KRudd and MBull are nothing compared to what proponents of the Murdoch Royal Commish have planned. → Read More
Love in the Canberra bubble for Hanson-Young and Oquist
Previously, the couple had a policy of keeping the romance under the radar. But some news is just too good to keep quiet. → Read More
Scott Morrison hits up north shore blue bloods in fundraising drive
The PM has turned out at a $10,000 a head money-raising bash in Mosman hosted by a former PwC managing partner in Sydney. → Read More
Mike Cannon-Brookes expands reach across Pittwater
The Atlassian founder has paid $4.65 million and picked up a sandstone home in Coasters Retreat on Pittwater in Sydney’s northern beaches. → Read More
Sarah Murdoch’s former executive gets top job at the Oz
Never worked in newspapers? No worries! → Read More
A political quandary sprouts for ABC and Costa Georgiadis
Gardening Australia’s beloved host Costa Georgiadis has landed in a place where ABC personalities fear to tread - in a glossy campaign brochure. → Read More