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Think you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

  • Ingrid Fuary-Wagner and Daniel Arbon
Evie Networks charging business head Bernhard Conoplia said owners should consider fully charging their cars before travelling.

About to go on an Easter drive in your electric car? Here’s a warning

The alert comes after green car sales more than doubled in Australia last year and as some experts say the nation’s charging network has yet to catch up.

  • Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson
Donald Trump has pitched himself as a protector of Christians, not a pious fellow traveller.

Why conservative Christians are tolerating vulgarity and lust

A raunchy, outsider, boobs-and-booze ethos has elbowed its way into the conservative power class, accelerated by the rise of Donald Trump.

  • Ruth Graham
  • Tech
Tiny RoboBees have a multitude of uses but could easily end up inside a cane toad or anything else that eats insects.

Smaller, faster, deadlier - how drones are changing our world

Unmanned flying machines from insect-sized swarms to car-sized transports are about to become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives.

  • Tony Davis

This week’s edits of lovely little luxuries: faded leather to champagne

From a reimagined Hermès work bag to a clever way to transport your French champagne, we have inspired suggestions for you.

  • Eugenie Kelly

Lunch with the AFR

Tanya Monro: “I’d always loved maths. From a very young age I saw it as patterns and beauty.”

This woman is using science to defend us – but she can’t talk about it

After a stellar career as an academic researcher, Professor Tanya Monro now heads Canberra’s top-secret Defence Science and Technology Group.

  • Julie Hare
Mike Vacy-Lyle

CBA’s business bank boss explains why ‘saffers’ can be good CEOs

Mike Vacy-Lyle says his South African upbringing has instilled a can-do attitude and the confidence to take on any competition.

  • James Eyers
  • Opinion
Peter Francopan

‘Asian countries feel their time has come’: why the West must adapt

The best-selling historian Peter Frankopan says that the rise of Asia and rising global temperatures will force the West to rethink its future and its history.

  • Kevin Chinnery
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There’s a startling rise in gum disease among the young.

The five factors behind rising rates of cancer in under 40s

Global cases in the under 50s are also rising rapidly, increasing by 79 per cent between 1990 and 2019 according to recent research.

  • David Cox

Princess Catherine and the power of a cancer diagnosis

This year began as an annus horribilis for the royal family, but compassion coupled with a respectful fear of cancer, changed the narrative.

  • Jill Margo
Kilic Ali Pasa Haman in Istanbul.

Why this is the best hamam in Istanbul

Forget the old stereotype of being whipped with towels. This lovingly restored hamam revives the gentle ancient art of communal bathing.

  • Ayesha de Kretser
Billy Bourchier play Tony and Nina Korbe is Maria in Opera Australia’s re-staging of West Side Story on Sydney Harbour.

Seven must-see shows in April

From West Side Story’s Tony and Maria on Sydney Harbour to Tom Gleeson’s return to stand-up in Melbourne, entertainment options are hot next month.

  • Michael Bailey

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Kylie Minogue was to have performed at this year’s Splendour in the Grass at Byron Bay.

‘Shock the industry needs’: Splendour in the Grass cancelled

Spiralling costs and an over-saturation will lead to a “correction” after the music festival’s shock 2024 demise, according to one promoter.

  • Michael Bailey
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Don Bradman (with foot on running board) was given a red Chevrolet with the number plate 1114 to mark Australia’s win in the 1930 Ashes Test.

Is Don Bradman’s number plate worth $200k?

NSW is selling more historic licence plates but the Don’s isn’t the most expensive one on offer.

  • Elizabeth Fortescue
Bolivians in La Paz show off their happiness vibe during a competition to elect three main carnival characters, who must be adept at spreading happiness and never tire of dancing.

The nine lessons for happiness everyone should know

Just like maintaining physical fitness, you have to keep working on your mental health if you want to keep feeling the benefits, research shows.

  • Gwyneth Rees
Koji Yakusho plays a 60-something toilet cleaner going through the orderly routines of his “perfect day”.

This movie may show you how to be happy in your job

Small events take on momentous significance in Perfect Days’ minimal narrative.

  • John McDonald
Maserati GranTurismo Trofeo

Maserati’s new coupe is a petrolhead’s trophy

The impressive new GranTurismo Trofeo internal combustion coupe is either highly collectable or yesterday’s news.

  • Tony Davis
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Move over Maldives, here comes Palau

With a luxury catamaran to lure cashed-up travellers, this Micronesian island nation has its sights set on being the next big thing for luxury lovers.

  • Ute Junker

20% off tickets to Mahler’s Song of the Earth

20% off tickets to The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s latest concert.

This Month

La Serata – an evening with Giovanni Pilu, presented by Maserati

20% off tickets to this exclusive event for Financial Review subscribers on May 9, 2024.

200km a week of riding? ‘My wife is very understanding’ says this exec

For winemaker Michael Garland, cycling is about so much more than physical fitness.

  • Life & Leisure
The first-floor dining room of AIR is lit by paper and recycled plastic lanterns and has views across the lawn and garden.

Singapore’s secret restaurant with two world’s best chefs

AIR, in the Dempsey district, shows what can happen when creative visions from different professional perspectives combine.

  • Stephen Todd
Prue & Stephen Henschke - Hill of Grace Vineyard.

Precious old vintages from the Barossa set for release

In Australia’s oldest wine region, well-cellared treasures, from wines to whiskies are being unearthed. Here’s a few to earmark.

  • Max Allen
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Gucci has had a significant drop in Chinese online sales in recent months – including from its official website and e-commerce platform on Tmall.

Gucci’s China shock reverberates across the luxury landscape

Some brands may be forced to find ways to reduce their reliance on China, where growth in luxury sales is forecast to slow to mid-single digits.

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  • Jennifer Creery, Shirley Zhao and Andy Hoffman
Porsche’s GT4 e-Performance prototype electric race car is put through its paces.

Porsche brings its all-electric race car to Australia

Porsche has shown off its prototype electric race car, the GT4 e-Performance, as it rolls on with plans for a parallel Cup series.

  • Tony Davis
Balgownie Estate stocks the full range of wine produced at its 17 acres of vineyards in the Yarra Valley and 70 acres in Bendigo, where the operation began back in 1969.

Yarra Valley winery unveils $7m refurb

Victoria’s Balgownie Estate has had a revamp after a major fire in 2020.

  • Gus McCubbing
Istanbul’s narrow, cobbled streets offer a peak into an ancient empire, far from the domed tourist attractions.

How to spend 48 hours in Istanbul

With new flights starting and a free stopover included, it’s time to tick Türkiye’s biggest city off your bucket list.

  • Ayesha de Kretser
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen led the field at the start of the Australian Grand Prix. Though not for long.

The bizoids learning to rev at the Grand Prix

Corporate types flocked bright and early to Albert Park’s Paddock Club, which by 2pm on Sunday was full to heaving for Melbourne’s Grand Prix.

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  • Myriam Robin