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A s I write this column, we in Victoria are none the wiser as to why Ted Baillieu felt he could no longer go on as premier and had to stand down from his position in sensational circumstances on Wednesday night last week.

Nor is it looking likely that we will hear much of an explanation directly from any of the protagonists by the time you read this. Political palace coups might be played out these days before the baleful TV eyes of the 24-hour news media, but for some reason the public is now expected to accept that the machinations are secret and frankly none of their business. Will these politicians never learn?

Theyve taken stupid pills, said Liberal Party operative Grahame Morris on Sky News on Wednesday night. And those who have watched the implosion of the federal government since the Rudd coup could only nod in agreement.

Theres no way to sell this: another leader chopped down in the twilight.

The failure of Ted Baillieus premiership will be a disappointment to some and a mystery to so many. He has always been, and will always be, a decent, intelligent, interesting man who seemed to have so much potential in this role when first elected. The opposition tried to make muck stick and they couldnt, because whatever his faults, a lack of decency is not one of them.

That he seemed not to fulfil his potential is part of that conundrum. He appeared reticent; reluctant, sometimes even downright uninterested, to press home advantages or put issues, or even people, to the sword in the way of the common political kill.

Maybe, as some say, he just wasnt cut out for that kind of ruthlessness. But Im not sure.

Full disclosure: I consider myself a friend of Baillieu outside the world of the media and politics. So you can take this as you want. But as someone who has always highly prized loyalty, I am starting to wonder if it has its limitations.

Its no secret that a determined rump of antagonists the religious right, as one insider calls them steadily undermined Baillieu from the beginning.

Of course, this just goes with the territory of leadership these days, but being who he is, Baillieu never called them out. You might wonder why not. Indeed, through a series of embarrassing and distracting revelations, Baillieu remained steadfastly supportive of a series of compromised individuals anybody else would have thrown under a bus at the very least in complete exasperation. Im not sure, in the end, if his loyalty has done him much credit.

His former chief-of-staff, Michael Kapel, deeply compromised Baillieus office when it was revealed it was in secret communication with ousted

police chief Simon Overlands great rival, Sir Ken Jones. Baillieus coalition partner, Peter Ryan, also has

questions to answer about his understanding of the plot to undermine Overland.

Baillieu has praised and stuck by both of them.His last chief-of-staff, Tony Nutt, was compromised

by revelations about the same issue made in the Herald Sun tapes last week. Yet despite referring the matter to the corruption commission, Baillieu did not sack him or stand him down.

Thats probably the way you have to run the shop when you hold power by a couple of seats through an awkward coalition with the Nationals and when you make a decision to trust people.

Trouble is, this never ran two ways. One senior Liberal, who has seen them come and go and is very close to the action, said the Baillieu antagonists could never stand it that he was there and just wanted him gone no matter how drastic the action required.

This source, who was as bewildered as he was furious on Thursday morning, said: Ted doesnt swim with the sharks, but he can swim a long way.

Thats true, but it doesnt help when misplaced loyalty drags you out to sea and leaves you to drown. \

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The LOral Melbourne Fashion Festival (LMFF) is arguably this nations premier consumer event. CEO Graeme Lewsey affectionately crowns it a happy marriage of fashion, beauty

and business.This year the festival is showcasing something

that has not been done properly here before a runway show celebrating the infinite beauty of bespoke design. In Australia this is often wrongly labelled as couture, which, for myriad reasons of legal, tradition, discipline and authenticity, is a term that cannot be used outside Paris.

The tradition of bespoke custom-made, made-to-order or whatever you want to label it is any designers gilded shield. It is their ticket to create without restrictions and, as Lewsey says, it is a magical lot of ingredients that gives birth to the end product.

Akira, Aurelio Costarella, Collette Dinnigan, Rachel Gilbert, Gwendolynne and Toni Maticevski are renowned masters of fabric and design. Their ready-to-wear or off-the-rack creations are quickly snapped up and coveted all over the world.

But little do people know that they have burgeoning bespoke business where their creations take on another life.

Lewsey states that when he first had the idea to include this often-overlooked and misunderstood niche area of bespoke bridal/formal wear, his aim was to showcase the pinnacle of Australian design and to celebrate bespoke business.

Why misunderstood, I ask, and he says there is a thin line between kitsch and taste. I wholeheartedly agree, especially when it comes to bridal wear.

The Red Carpet Runway is the weeks benchmark show. Lewsey is excited that this show will raise the bar by celebrating, highlighting and harnessing all that is good in the Australian fashion industry.

In an overcrowded market where everyone has an opinion on what is in and/or out, it is nice to allow the consumers to make up their own minds. LMFF caters to the fashion suave and novice alike; it is fashion democracy working at its best. \

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I m so glad my kids arent teenagers yet. Last week we spent a day at the local pool, which was swimming with teenagers who werent swimming, and I think I absorbed some of their anxiety.

They were just moving around too much. And none go in the water. Apparently Bieber fringes not only stop boys from seeing, they also stop them from swimming.

What I noticed most about our day at the pool is this: people of a certain age sit on towels, some even bring sun tents, and picnic rugs and healthy snacks, and their own fold-up chairs because of, you know, back pain from sustained periods of sitting, and every now and then, if the young ones are insistent enough or drowning, people of a certain age might take a dip with them.

But teenagers do not go to the pool to sit on anything nor, as it turns out, to swim. They go there to lean, slouch, huddle in groups and then walk in threes from one end of the pool to another. Absolutely always in threes. They are constantly busy with the business of moving from one spot to another, or one group to another. If someone leaves one group for a moment, maybe to say something utterly useful or hysterically funny to someone in another group, when they return they are usually rewarded with a hug. So spec. So epic.

And all that looking around to see who is looking at you must be so exhausting, not to mention the neck pain. Actually, it just pains me everywhere thinking about them thinking about themselves all day.

And I wonder if theyll be like us one day, and look back at their teenage years realising that what they were saying or

My View \ Teenagers are, like, so epically awkward, says kaTrina Halldoing or who they were hanging out with wasnt really that important or life-shattering or, as it turns out for most of us, enduring. Nor were they fat, or ugly, or clever or rad, and being quirky and outrageous isnt always a good way to get

attention. Oh, and Farrah Fawcett hair wasnt and still isnt, all that cool (sorry think that was just me).

Anyway, later that night at a party, a friend told me her teenage daughter had spent the afternoon sobbing

because shed gone up a bra size. Poor thing, she knew that once she reached an E-cup her childhood was officially behind her, and a lifetime of unwanted attention and angst about her body was right there in front. Like, literally.

Which then lead to that discussion. THE DISCUSSION. The one about whether parents should let their teenage kids do it at home. Some said its better to let them be safe and under your roof than in the back of a car or under a tree. Others said no way, make it hard for them, no one gave us a soft bed and a cuppa in the morning.

Me, well I found a lovely white picket fence and I sat on it, which doesnt give the best impact visually,

but you know what I mean. Im not keen to go anywhere near that hot little topic just yet.But one thing I know for sure: teenagers are awkward

enough, so I dont want any extras leaning around my house in bathrobes on a Sunday morning. Not spec, not

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The matte-black ceiling and constellation-style array of downlights suggests life on another planet, and a retro, spaceship-looking gloss-black espresso machine takes it a parsec further, but everything else at this understated caf is down to earth.

From rugged concrete floors, timber wall panelling and an open service counter, the decor extends to gumnuts in clear glass jugs atop a hotchpotch of timber table surfaces and rustic shelves holding potted plants and antique teacups and saucers.

High window benches look to the street, while on a rear wall a gaggle of hanging timber chairs appears rather lost in space. \

CaF Friends hooked up Sandra Powell, who had worked in retail, and chef Fletcher Zane, knowing their ambitions and skills would mesh.

The pair renovated the Glenferrie Road shopfront of Life on Mars 18 months ago achieving their desired homespun, earthy look and gave the caf its name because Powell had always been interested in the planets.

She takes care of the shop, the books and the staff, while Zane, whose resum lists Quay, Icebergs, Stokehouse and Giuseppe Arnaldo & Sons, reinvents classic breakfast and lunch dishes.

For the chef, daytime caf hours had high appeal after years working in fine-dining venues at night.

His breakfast dishes include french toast with confit peach, mango and macadamia crumble, topped with a white nest of Persian fairy floss.

My bircher muesli was a textural pleasure lightly soaked grains, grated green apple and plump blueberries, topped with aerated natural yoghurt, a ground LSA topping (liver-cleansing linseeds, sunflower seeds and almonds) and decorated with crimson rose petals.

Powell and Zane chose their Allpress coffee blend together, agreeing it would please the locals.

barista Matt Lawry was completing a double degree in commerce and media and communications at Melbourne University when he started as a kitchen hand and discovered his flair for hospitality. He began barista work, first at the former Marcellos Delicatessen in Hampton. Following some travelling, he took up his next (and still current two-day-a-week) role at Martin Street Caf and Providore in Brighton.

He juggles this with four days a week at Life on Mars yes, Im making coffee six days a week where he works wonders with the La Marzocco GB/5 espresso machine and Allpress coffee.

Lawry dabbles with latte art and confidently rattles off the origins and flavour profiles of the Supremo house blend and the rotating selection of popular single-origin brews.

Mine was Colombian Tolima espresso, full of milk chocolate and hazelnut flavours with a nip of dark cherries. It was so good I ordered a second.

I would love to keep progressing in the industry and learn more about brewing methods and techniques, Lawry says. Im making sure I have all the skills I need to open up my own place in the (near) future. \

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Cuisine \ International Chef \ Nick MahlookHip pocket \ A hearty lunch for $50 a head; drinks extra.Open \ Tuesday-Friday noon-midnight Saturday-Sunday 8.30am-midnight

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N o one likes to comes across as a difficult customer. I mean, you cant complain about everything the raw pizza, the missing horseradish, the spacey service, the inedible pasta. Unless you have a 900-word food column like this one. So, avid Stokehouse Caf fans, best look away now.

The shack, as regulars call it, has emerged from a designer makeover to shimmer anew on the St Kilda foreshore. The restyled interiors are polished but restrained a fishbone terrazzo floor (that could use a mop in spots), lashings of white weatherboard, caramel leather benches, grey tubular seating and a nice big bar area with glass walls onto the barefoot wonderland of St Kilda Beach. A stone chimney and fireplace indoors will warm up the space when winter sets in for real.

Those seated with backs to the beach can still soak up the vibe, thanks to Rennie Ellis vintage vignettes of seaside life. Just make sure you dont get the table beneath the dental-floss bikini bum. It could arouse the wrong appetite.

The drinks list is a party waiting to happen, with spirited slushies (margarita, pia colada) and 1.145-litre sharing cocktails aka buckets o booze. There are the usual beer and cider suspects and a wine list thats functional rather than flashy.

Head chef Nick Mahlooks menu is a catholic collection of chilli dogs, pizza, burgers and pasta, with a fair choice of fish to go with those bay views. Theres nothing too complicated here, and the headline Josper grill, the Catalonian king of charcoal-fuelled ovens, ensures meat offerings are a cut above. But still the kitchen cant get it consistently right.

Take the pizzette smeared with a creamy green pure of broccoli, roasted florets, ricotta and sliced chilli, and seasoned with some lemon and shaved Parmesan. The tastes are well matched and Im enjoying it very much until my mouth starts clagging up. Nyap nyap nyap. Then I realise the remaining slices have a translucent, doughy line through the base. No wonder the textures unpleasant. The pizzas raw.

Its such a disappointment I do something out of character and send it back. The waitress is apologetic and takes the charge off the bill, no questions asked. But I still have a question to ask. How is it that one of Melbournes best-known and loved restaurants cannot cook a simple pizza?

Then theres the ocean trout. Weve got no problem with the quality of the fish, all glistening fresh and eat-me pink, frotting against some avocado and slicked with extra virgin olive oil. But all those silky textures cry out for a little lemon, perhaps, and horseradish. Both of which

were promised on the menu but are absent on the plate. As my date remarks: The reason why it didnt taste like anything is because they didnt make it properly.

Things improve, youll be pleased to hear. Were not keen on paying $6 for bread so skip

instead to a curious-sounding dish of pickled mussels, cuttlefish, anchovies, toast and saffron aoli. Or aoili, according to the menu. (I know. Im an annoying pedant.)

I ask the waitress how the seafood is cooked. Um, its kind of mixed, she says. And its served all in a tin. Interesting. If shed said, Its sort of like a salad, with flat-leaf parsley and red onion and carrot and quite a bit of seafood, and its served in a cute round tin, she would have been closer to the mark. In fact, its scrumptious strips of white anchovy tumbled with tendrils of cuttlefish and tangy pink bits of pickled mussel.

Meanwhile, a surprisingly good side order of zucchini comes in long, oiled strips tossed with hazelnut chunks, chickpeas and brain-tingling fresh mint. Theres a terrific plate of charry, grill-marked olive toast with gorgeous figs and goats curd drizzled with truffled honey. And the short ribs turn out to be three sexy hunks of blackened cow, braised in stock, port and red wine and then blasted in the Josper at 300 degrees or so. The textures outstanding like meaty marshmallows, scattered with fried shallots and resting on roasted capsicum.

But disappointment returns in the form of spaghettini with clams, chilli, lemon and breadcrumbs. There must be two dozen vongole shells piled on slinky pasta thats riddled with sliced garlic. The sauce itself is less garlicky than briny a salt slurry with a mild chilli bang and plenty of shell-like grit. Unpleasant to eat, in other words. I cant finish it.

Desserts run to a chocolate, peanut butter and ice-cream jelly sandwich but we stick to a classic crme caramel. The taut, textured vanilla custard is drenched in caramel thats slightly burnt and utterly delicious. The pale strawberries and crumbly almond biscotti on the side are mere distractions.

Stokehouse Caf has 240 seats to fill (100 fewer when weather shuts the terrace), which is a lot of people to make happy every mealtime. Obviously I wasnt one of the happy ones. But that shouldnt put you off visiting Stokehouse Caf. In some ways its just like St Kilda Beach youre unlikely to be blown away, but theres always the chance of some sunny breaks. \

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W ine: we can get it any time of the day or night in bars, restaurants and bottleshops, but we often forget that wine is made only once a year. For Victorias winemakers, that time is right now.

Winery teams all around the state are about halfway through a two-month stint of long days and nights, going days without seeing their loved ones and often staying on-site at the winery for weeks.

A Yarra Valley cellar hand I spoke to last year was sleeping in a yurt in a paddock near the winery.

Its a bloody tough job being a vigneron and winemaker, and a load of hard work and vigilance goes into a the making of a bottle of wine, whether it costs $5 or $500.

Its also a potentially dangerous endeavour, which came as something of a surprise to me when I first started visiting wineries and chatting to winemakers.

Mind you, nearly every job Ive ever had has been at a desk in a newspaper office, where the sharp tongue of an editor or the pointy end of an HB pencil is as dangerous as it gets.

Winemakers and cellar hands are keenly aware of their surrounding dangers and build their wineries and work practices to safeguard against them.

There are three major dangers in making wine and snakes in the vineyard arent one of them, says Matt Steel of Medhurst Wines in the Yarra Valley.

Electricity is the main danger. At a commercial winery everything runs on 440-volt, three-phase electricity and if you get zapped, you stay zapped.

We have a safety switch on every circuit and check the cords every six months.

Its a danger that cant be seen that has the most potential for death at vintage time carbon dioxide.

Carbon-dioxide asphyxiation has the greatest potential, and is probably responsible for most winery deaths (around the world), Steel says.

A wine tank is a confined space and fermenting wine creates a truckload of CO, which displaces oxygen.

You cant see CO and, at any given time during vintage, we have 40 to 50 barrels full of

fermenting grapes and juice, which give out a load of gas.

Medhursts barrel room has a sensor that measures carbon-dioxide concentration and alerts winery workers when there are eight hours of oxygen left in the room, plus an audio-visual get out immediately alarm.

Its a far cry from Steels early days in the wine industry.

My first job at a winery was to clean out a 20,000-litre tank and all I had (for safety) was a fan. Weve come a very long way since I started in the mid-90s.

Aside from the winery-specific dangers theres a common threat to the safety of farm workers anywhere: motorised vehicles.

More people are killed on farms by tractors than anything else, says Steel, who adds: I cant think of an individual comparison to what we do. \

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Medhurst Shiraz 2010(Yarra Valley) $32; 12.8% My kind of shiraz, this. Its a wine of finesse and elegance. A rich bouquet of red and dark cherries, blueberry, blood plum, spice and vanilla oak are layered and have a bright lift. In the mouth, its just medium-bodied with bright citrus, red berries and a crisp cranberry juice-like flavour. Silky smooth, theres also a good tannic grip, some vibrant acidity and a perfume in the mouth that bursts out after every swallow.Food match \ Steak hach and chips

Fraser Gallop Parterre Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2011(Margaret River) $36; 13% A classic white Bordeaux blend of 58 per cent semillon and 42 per cent sauvignon blanc, which is wild-yeast fermented and aged for nine months in new oak barrels. Its a hell of a wine. Layered, floral aromas include lemon, thyme, lemongrass and spicy cinnamon oak. These characteristics are replicated on the palate with real intensity. Its seamless, too, with a great flow of refreshing, balanced acid and a powdery grip. The flavours carry on and on.Food match \ Prawn ravioli

Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz 2010(South Australia) $74.99; 14.5%Bin 389 has been cabernet-dominant throughout its 50-odd years of production, but this time around the cabernet is only just ahead. Its a 51/49 per cent blend and a dark, glass-staining wine, as are all of the new 2010 Penfolds red bin releases. Its layered, complex and lovely to smell, with blue and black fruits, spice, and vanilla oak. Its composed in the mouth, with a deep core of similar flavours and a good dose of nutty, coffee oak. Bright and tasty, its good drinking now, although its structure and keen, grippy tannins suggest it has a couple of decades ahead of itself.Food match \ Char siu pork

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interview \ PETER WILMOTH MEETs BELInda HaWkIns

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Belinda Hawkins home has journalism written all over it. The veteran television journalist has photographs and framed mementoes gracing her walls. Theres a Bill Henson (an uncontroversial photograph of Melbourne at

night), a painting by an elderly Eritrean man (Hawkins reported from Ethiopia) and a bark painting bought in Darwin when Hawkins was there on secondment for the ABCs The 7.30 Report.

Its not just her passion for art and photography that has inspired this, its more her love of stories and the chance she has had to tell them. The house is covered in stories, she says.

I sit down with the woman one interviewer described as the cool aunty everyone wishes they had. After a long career of reporting stories for television, Hawkins says she wanted and needed to do a project that she could immerse herself in.

In the edit suite one day working on a piece for Australian Story, Hawkins received a call from a young woman saying an old school friend was in prison in Bulgaria and needed help. She had found Hawkins name from a former defence officer. Jock Palfreeman had left Sydney aged 19 to go travelling and, at 21, was in a Bulgarian jail facing a murder charge.

Hawkins was intrigued by the story. Either you drop it or you start becoming fixated, she says. I hunted [the father] down, finally found him and he said I dont want to talk to reporters. It took ages before he would meet me ... much less speak to me.

That phone call was the beginning of a long journey. The result is the book Every Parents Nightmare, the story of Simon Palfreemans fight to save his son from life in a Bulgarian jail. I asked Hawkins what was different about this case. I ask myself that over and over, she says. My instinctive reaction was This is a father whos in a complete chaotic state trying to work out what to do with a child who is suddenly in a situation no one could have anticipated.

The child had been wandering the world in exactly the same manner that I had done and indeed that his father had done and indeed I suspect my children will do shortly. What was that father going through? The father was someone with a background I personally could relate to hes an educated professional and so on.

Between commitments in her job as a producer on the ABCs Australian Story Hawkins corresponded with the Palfreeman family and kept trying to write to people in Bulgaria for help with pulling together the story. She travelled seven times to Bulgaria, twice to make a documentary on the issue for Foreign Correspondent and for a two-part piece for Australian Story, and five times for the book.

In Bulgaria she found people were reserved about talking because they didnt want to upset the family of the dead. She relied on a bilingual assistant to break down some walls and went to various courthouses and just badgered and badgered to be able to see court files.

Hawkins worked hard to gain access to Jock in jail, and when she did get the many hours with him, she had to balance the reporter and the human being. Juggling the fragile and vulnerable state that anyone in prison is in with also not being able to say I think youre guilty or innocent. Im just here to ask you another round of questions. You have to retain your objectivity.

She took a year off to write the book. Unbelievably lonely, she says of writing as compared to being part of a television team. In TV you work as a team. You have a cameraman, a sound recordist, you work with an editor, a supervising producer

My family has been bored witless. If they hear the word Palfreeman again I think theyll scream.

Hawkins started as a schoolteacher but it didnt suit her. I taught for three years in Gisborne. I think

The terror when youre 25 of standing in front of a classroom has never been surpassed by any difficult part of the world Ive ever been

She tells a moving story about her life as an Australian Story producer. Hawkins was producing a piece about then foreign minister Alexander Downer and the journalists and public servants caught up in the tragic incident at Yogyakarta airport in 2007 in which a plane overshot the runway and burst into flames. Twenty-two people including five Australians died.

Hawkins had followed Downer to Washington, then around Adelaide and Canberra before going to Indonesia. She was with a group of journalists, among them Morgan Mellish from The Australian Financial Review, and some staffers from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Wed drink at night with each other, she says.

The next stop was Yogyakarta. I had come on the VIP flight with Downer so we could film him. People were all changing their flights around. The flight that left from Jakarta to Yogyakarta the next day crashed, a Garuda flight. Morgan Mellish died, Cynthia Banham (from The Sydney Morning Herald) was incredibly badly burnt. Some DFAT staff died.

Meanwhile, the story needed to be written. Hawkins says that in contrast to the time for reflection that documentary makers have, she greatly admires the way print journalists operate during crises. Mark Forbes (of The Age) covered that story, she says. He was beside himself. I admire print people. A print person has to hold back how theyre feeling and then turn it around into beautiful prose and get it out that night. The pressures immense and their talent is just extraordinary to be able to do that. Those reporters are fabulous. Mark had a friend who was dead and he was pumping out stories at the same time.

Hawkins was with a visibly shaken Downer at Jakarta airport as the tragedy unfolded. Everyone was shattered by what had happened.

In the middle of that my daughter rang, Hawkins says. She had no idea what was happening. She rang from here and she had every right to and said Mum, have you reorganised the time for my maths tutoring?

I said At the moment Im in the middle of this incredible catastrophe, could somebody else do that? Could we look at that later? No, you are the mother. She wasnt being heartless, she just had no idea, she needed to know a yes or no answer, and she needed to know it then, so I sorted out the maths tutoring. Parenting is your full-time job.

In our time together its clear Hawkins is not only extremely organised but calm and graceful. Cool aunt, sure, but great mother, too. She has juggled television production with parenthood well.

Its part of why I became so fascinated by the Palfreeman case, she says of having children. I have a

I was a very ordinary teacher. The terror when youre 25 of standing in front of a classroom has never been surpassed by any difficult part of the world Ive ever been Its the complete naivety that you have as a first- or second-year teacher, particularly if youre young and youve not had children of your own

In 1985 she joined the ABC as a cadet journalist. She worked on news before moving to The 7.30 Report. Later she moved to SBS, where she worked on Insight when it was doing half-hour documentaries rather than the current studio talk format.

Hawkins has been on Australian Story for 15 years. Its a credit to the woman who invented it, Deborah Fleming, she says. Its a credit to her that nobody wants to leave and nobody does leave. Shes built a team thats devoted to the program and to her.

She reflects on some of the most remarkable stories she produced, which included the program that managed to gain access inside Malcolm Turnbulls office during the Godwin Grech email crisis

Her story about police whistleblower Simon Illingworth in 2005 was an extraordinary and anxious experience. That was terrifying to work on, she says. He was under constant threat. Once it went to air I started getting very odd phone messages, which worried him as well. He was pursuing crooked police and the crooks who dealt with them. He was breaking the rules in speaking out.

Hawkins produced a program about Allan Fels and his family at the end of which Fels resigned on camera from the ACCC (the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission). The Fels daughter, Isabella, suffers from schizophrenia. The Fels are a wonderful diverse family, she says.

And then there was the powerful program about Samuel Symons, the son of ABC presenter Red Symons. Samuel developed a brain tumor when he was four. He is such a wise, calm, inspiring person, Hawkins says. Red and Elly went through unspeakable hell dealing with that.

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daughter whos 19 and a son whos 22. When I started on this case they were coming up to senior high school. One goes backwards and forwards has done since year 8 to China, hes completely fascinated with Mandarin, speaks it very well.

Every time a child goes overseas you get verklemmt its a German word meaning emotionally anxious, whether something bad will happen to them. It could have been my children. My mother went through hell when I was a backpacker and I was absolutely oblivious to it.

You have a self-absorption when youre young many young people, anyway, and I would have been a prime candidate for this dont care if their parents are anxious, theyre silly, they dont have to worry.

You want your child to explore the world. I think Simon Palfreeman would have thought that was a natural thing for his son [to do].

H awkins was an avid backpacker herself once, including a stint with a community of gypsies, an experience that in the research for this book would come in handy. I loved wandering around Europe and Britain at 19. I saw an advertisement on a van in a fair Staff wanted, and it was a group of gypsies and they needed someone to work in their ye olde worlde confectionery van. I said Id like to work for you and that was it for several months, travelling all over Britain, living on the floor of this van.

I started working with them in Bristol. They made a living out of taking a van with windows that come out you could sell things from and theyd take it to music festivals. I remember selling confectionery at a Led Zeppelin [show] somewhere in the north of England. And to fairs. England always had a huge number of country fairs. When there was downtime we would go back to this enclave of other Romany in Bristol.

Did these travels give her an insight into the racism they gypsies experience?

Absolutely. Theyre not liked anywhere. These were productive Romany in that they were selling things and making a living. But I felt they were stereotyped The hatred towards them by practically everyone I met is unapologetic. Its distrust and disdain and theres a sense You are bringing our country down. Jock had very good friends in Bulgaria and they argued with him about that issue all the time.

Hawkins work mainly at Dateline has sometimes taken her away from home. I have an incredibly patient husband he would be in charge for several weeks at a time. Later on, when there were two children, we had a nanny at home. I dont know how a single mother could do it.

The book has honoured her belief that a journalist should, at least once, work on a major project. Im 53, Ive been doing this career for pretty well 30 years. At some point in a journalists career if you think that a story is both intriguing as a story and as an issue the issue is what happens to a family when their child is killed unexpectedly, perhaps murdered and what happens when your child is the one doing it if you never hold on to a story, if you always pick it up, finish it and drop it off and move on, I think thats an unsatisfactory career ultimately. This one got under my skin.

We so often put the file in the cabinet, kick the door shut and say OK, next! I wasnt going to let it happen this time. \

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The lookNew York fashion style icon Patricia Field curates an exhibition of Sex and the City outfits on show for a month at Chadstone. See many of the iconic dresses and, yes, even the Vivienne Westwood wedding gown that Carrie Bradshaw wore in the SATC movie. Drink a cosmopolitan and toast the women who set you free.

S he was named one of Time magazines most influential fashion icons last year, yet 72-year-old Patricia Field, a native New Yorker who runs an eclectic boutique on the Bowery, didnt even know she had made the list until she opened the magazine herself.

My reaction was surprised of course and wow, you think that much of me, beams a husky-voiced Field, who has been in Melbourne for a week promoting a Sex and the City costume exhibition at Chadstone Shopping Centre that she helped curate.

You know, I just do my thing. I dont see myself as some kind of title.

The style queen has built a loyal following ever since she opened her first shop in Greenwich Village in 1966, but her fans have mostly been won thanks to her role as stylist on the popular TV series Sex and the City and its

subsequent big-screen movies. She was also the costume designer for The Devil Wears Prada and put her quirky touches to other shows such as Ugly Betty.

The New York City Style exhibition features 20 outfits from Sex and the City, in which she relied on big-name designers such as Chanel, Christian Dior, Versace, Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood to dress the larger-than-life stars of the show.

Many of these outfits make their way to Melbourne for this one-off show.

Putting this exhibition together was larger than life

because the clothes were everywhere and we had to find them, admits Field. It wasnt like we had a warehouse full of the clothes and went there and got them all. These dresses were loaned to us from designers and often returned to them, so we had to trace them all and it was a big job. It was about doing the research and reaching out to all these designers and organising their eventual arrival piece by piece.

Shes the doyenne of eclecticism and prefers fashion to speak for itself. Shes all about honing a style that fuses the old with the new, where couture and casual can mingle and high-end and lowbrow can sip cocktails together without being snobby about it.

The iconic pieces are all here from the Vivienne Westwood cream silk wedding dress in all its frou-frou glory to Charlottes Oscar de la Renta Mexico maxi.

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We didnt get to locate all of the three bridesmaid gowns, says Field. The designer found two and I had to re-create the third for this exhibition.

Its been seven years since I last visited Fields boutique in Manhattan, a sensual mix of that trashy club sleaze, sex-den kinky that is about as eclectic as you can imagine fishnet see-through tops, leopard print in everything from leggings to panties and affordable kitsch jewellery. And theres still an upstairs hairdresser. It is now two doors up from its previous location on the Bowery. Ive spent a lot of time there since we reopened it in May, says Field. It needs my presence, not that it doesnt work without me, but I definitely enjoy being there and taking care of it. My shop is an expression of myself and who I am, but it doesnt mean I cant reach my tentacles out to other areas like the Upper East Side of Manhattan.

Sex and the City was about high end, but it was really about mixing high

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These beauty looks are a testament to her keen eye, prowess and passion. To condense the fashion season into seven show-stopping but user-friendly looks is no easy feat but Morris has risen to the challenge yet again and delivered.

Opulence is the buzzword for 2013, she says. For autumn/winter, think beauty inspired by precious jewels and glamorous gems; beauty that indulges the senses and looks expensive.

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BOOKS \ IRISH WRITER EDNA OBRIENS VIVID MEMOIR IS A TRIUMPH, WRITES CORRIE PERKIN

I was an ugly child, writes Edna OBrien in her new memoir. So ugly that when Ger McNamara, the son of the couple who lived in our gate lodge and a captain in the Irish army, came to congratulate her, my mother said I was too unsightly to be shown and therefore kept me hidden under the red herringbone quilt.

And so the woman once described by Irelands former president Mary Robinson as one of the great creative writers of her generation begins her life story. Its a story OBrien, now in her 80s, vowed she would never write.

But, as she explained in a recent interview with The Independent, people have tended to trivialise me, my hair, my love affairs I said to Ed Victor [her agent], When Im dead, I dont want this misrepresentation. And he said, I think you have only one recourse, which is to write your memoir.

Country Girl: A Memoir begins with OBriens birth in 1930 in the village of Tuamgraney, in County Clare. The once-vast family fortune has vanished, thanks mainly to her fathers excessive gambling and drinking. A quiet and sensitive child, OBrien finds comfort among books and writing.

I would go out to the fields to write, she recalls. The words ran away with me. I would write imaginary stories, stories set in our bog and our kitchen garden

After finishing school, OBrien escapes to Dublin and finds a job in a pharmacy. But the literary world

continues to lure her, and when she meets the Irish writer Ernest Gebler, she tosses aside her pharmacy studies and, despite her parentss objections, marries the older man.

In 1958, Edna and Ernest, with their two young sons, move to London. It was in London that I would find both the freedom and the incentive to write, OBrien reflects, adding, the words tumbled out, like the oats on threshing day . In 1960 her first novel, the highly controversial The Country Girls, is published. More books follow. And as OBriens career flourishes, her marriage falls apart.

OBriens battle for custody of her children, her relationships, career highs and emotional lows including one day in a Singapore hotel when she considered seriously taking her own life and a parade of celebrity friends such as Robert Mitchum, Marlon Brando, Marianne Faithfull, Roger Vadim, Jane Fonda, Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal and Paul McCartney, allow OBrien to recall and reflect.

It assures the succes of Country Girls as a memoir of worth.

The quintessential 20th-century feminist package, OBrien was smart, sexy and ambitious. Her early novels in particular coincided with Britains postwar social and cultural awakening, and cemented her reputation as a courageous thinker who defied convention to state her case. \

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VIRGINIA WOOLFby Alexandra Harris $19.95 (Thames and Hudson)

In her foreword to this all-too-brief but engaging bio, award-winning author and cultural historian Alexandra Harris says her book is meant as a first port of call for those new to Woolf, and as an enticement to read more. Harris romps quickly through the events, people and literary triumphs of Virginia Woolfs world, but she does this respectfully and skilfully. Her readers are left with a vivid impression of one of the early 20th centurys greatest writers, and a keen desire to learn more. In its new paperback format, it is a must-read. \

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HELLO, MY NAME IS PABSTby Miek Bruno and Kerry Sparks $14.95 (Three Rivers Press)

We have classified this witty little treasure under the parenting banner because it is, after all, the task of mums and dads to choose a new babys name. Have a giggle while you undergo this torturous task and consult one of Bruno and Sparks chapters Names That Look Good Painted on a Food Truck or Names That Can Occupy Wall Street, for example and youre sure to find some candidates. Our favourites? Names You Can Drink at the Bar (Remy, Stella, Pimm), Names For Your Future Expat (Jaakko, Yuri, Iskra) and Names For Your Little Gardener (thank you, Peat/Yarrow/Espalier). \

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CAYLEY AND SON: THE LIFE AND ART OF NEVILLE HENRY CAYLEY AND NEVILLE WILLIAM CAYLEYby Penny Olsen $49.99 (National Library of Australia)

The National Library in Canberra has a stellar reputation for producing quality books that celebrate its vast collection. In this latest addition, natural-history expert Dr Penny Olsen recognises the contribution of this admired father-and-son team to the world of ornithology. The most-respected bird illustrators of their respective generations, Neville Henry, who died in 1903, and son Neville William encouraged curiosity and national pride in Australias bird life. With more than 100 colour plates, this book is a beautiful gift for nature lovers. \

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LIFT-THE-FLAP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERSby Usborne Books$24.99 (Usborne)

British publishing house Usborne is a world leader in the production of quality educational books for young children. We were not surprised, then, to discover this fabulous hardcover among our new-release Usborne book boxes. More than 60 sturdy hard-to-damage flaps reveal the answers to some of lifes most puzzling questions. Bright illustrations present a wide range of familiar topics (boats, rockets, sheep, apples, trains) to young readers and will provide hours of amusement. \


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Listening \ The Drones. I See Seaweed. Sprawling, scary and surprising, the Melbourne groups first album in four years is a brave and wonderful experiment in crafting worlds from noise and melody.Watching \ Searching for Sugar Man. This surprise-hit doco about forgotten muso Rodriguez has appeared on DVD just in time for this months Australian tour.attending \ Melbourne Queer Film Festival kicks off this week with cheeky comedy Gayby.

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NORTH BY NORTHWEST \ The Astor Theatre, March 14-16 www.astortheatre.net.au

Its rare to find a 50-year-old thriller whose peaks have not been blunted by over-familiarity. Hitchcocks North By Northwest revived this week in sparkling high-definition by the Astor Theatre is one such beast. When revisiting the classics, we usually feel an obligation to make allowances, in terms of pace, stunts and spectacle. Its tempting to say no such allowances are needed here. Even by modern standards, its a cracking tale and superb entertainment. The themes of shifting realities and twisting identities almost seem to pre-empt latter-day cerebral thrillers such as Christopher Nolans Memento and Inception. That said, some slack must be cut. Cary Grant is, frankly, a bit rubbish. His charisma ultimately wins over the viewer but its tempting to imagine how much better the film would have been with someone who could, well, act. (Theres an unintentionally hilarious scene in which James Mason chides Grants character for being a terrible actor.) Instead, the screen is stolen by Eva Marie Saint, who makes something bold and captivating out of a potentially slender role. \

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performanceTRYBE \ Chapel Off Chapel, March 14-24, Wednesday to Saturday 8pm, Sun 6.30pm, $30/$27 chapeloffchapel.com.au

Artists do like to make a mess. This opera in paint looks like being a jumble albeit a wonderful one in more ways than one. Blending dance, painting, music and film, this ground-up reinvention of a 2008 production sees a troubled artist escape his isolation into a world of his own imagination. He is greeted there by a tsunami of light and music and movement and is quickly splattered by colours of every shade and hue. As we watch, he becomes entranced and then ultimately enslaved by his own work. This wild mix of media is less surprising when you consider TRYBE is the work of Anthony Breslin, a prominent Melbourne-based Aussie painter, performer, poet and director. He is famed for inventive Jackson Pollock-esque work that tends towards the surrealistic. \

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MusicMELBOURNE SKA ORCHESTRA \ Melbourne Ska Orchestra (Universal) www.melbourneskaorchestra.com

The debut album from Melbournes own ska sensation is exactly the sort of late-night party

album youd expect, given their energetic live shows. Its approach to the genre is wide-ranging taking in skas Jamaican roots and a looser, fruitier take on the two-tone sound.

Dean Went to Mexico recalls Madness Night Boat to Cairo, trumpets blaring a lethargic salute on the banks of the Nile or the banks of the Ro Bravo, in this case. Elsewhere, Learn

to Love Again fuses a ska shuffle to a Burt Bacharach-style tune, slinky vocals sliding along ba melody for which Dionne Warwick would have hiked to San Jose.

Its all great fun, if familiar. The album kicks off with a tequilla-fuelled take on the

Get Smart theme: a ragged, wordless and sweaty tune destined to fill dance floors. The retro stays for Lygon Street Meltdown, a Batman-infused tale of gangsters and shoot-outs. Its here the album

gets closest to a sense of place and purpose, rather than snatching wildly at influences and genre tropes.

Certainly theres nothing particularly new here. The album is largely missing the socio-political impetus that shaped the best ska. Theres no Ghost Town or Simmer Down. In that sense, the record is a missed opportunity it isnt hard to imagine a Melbourne ska album engaging with our citys injustices and inequalities. As it is, this is an entertaining tour through a much-loved genre. Theres plenty here to move your feet, if not your conscience. \

CANBERRA CONFIDENTIAL \ ABC1, Thursday March 14, 8.30pm www.abc.net.au/tv/programs/ canberraconfidential.htm

Its slightly worrying that the best TV the ABC has produced this year has been cheaply made documentaries. Really, Id rather be immersed in a satisfying fictional world. But here we are, with Annabel Crabb offering a rather jolly tour of our capitals underbelly. Canberra is espionage heartland, were told, with one in 50 of its inhabitants somehow connected to the spy business.

Despite the film-noir stylings and the promise of saucy shenanigans, this is a pretty lightweight affair. Dressed as a 1940s lady detective, Crabb pores over a box of sleazy documents implicating Robert Menzies and Harold Holt in dubious debauchery, traces the rise of the ALPs faceless men and considers a scandal that helped topple the Whitlam government. Her style is that of a gossipy Play School presenter, so its not surprising that she never pokes too deeply into the dirt. As a refresher on Canberras frequently sordid history, this makes for an entertaining hour, but its a shame theres not something a little more salacious or controversial. \

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B ritish-based singer and songwriter Joan Armatrading has been making music for four decades; a journey that began as a young girl when she discovered the piano intended as nothing more than a piece of decorative furniture in their family home.

The 62-year-old singer, who was born in the West Indian island of St Kitts, moved to Birmingham, England, at the age seven four years after her parents migrated there with her brothers. She was sent to Antigua to live with her grandmother until she reunited with her family.

I took to the piano rather quickly, says Armatrading, speaking from her home in the Shetland Islands.

I recall my father would hide the guitar from me because he didnt want me to play it. What that did was in fact make me want to play it more. My interest in music began in the family home and I taught myself how to play the guitar. I only ever heard my dad play a jazz version of Blue Moon on it, but I think those two moments spurred my interest.

Best known for her 1980s hits Drop the Pilot and Love and Affection which she wrote in the mid-70s; the idea came to her while standing outside a shop on Kings Road, London. It became her first No. 1 hit from an album was that certified gold. The song is a stirring ballad that discusses the strains of love and relationships and was later covered by Sheena Easton and Cyndi Lauper. Armatrading shot to fame as a result and started touring the world; not much has changed since then. She describes what she does as her calling and recently completed a 54-date tour of Britain last year ahead of her tour of Australia this month and next.

Armatrading is softly spoken and intensely private. When she whispers down the phone line, for a moment I believe shes about to let me in on a secret. I have a private life and I dont talk about my private life, she says politely. Some of my songs are intensely personal

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and people dont need to know all the finer details. Why do I have to tell the rest of the world my business? Its a fair call she has never been one to spill the beans on her private life and has made that clear ever since she started writing music in the 70s. Why would she flip the coin now? If youve got 10 friends, would you tell each of those 10 friends exactly the same thing? So why should I be telling the world everything about me?

She doesnt drink, smoke or swear (she swears its true), grew up in a religious home, undertook a university degree while touring with her band in 2001 (doing it all via correspondence, posting her assignments by mail as online wasnt an option) and ran the New York marathon in 2008. Nothing gets done just dreaming about it, she says.

Armatrading became the first British female artist to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard blues charts six years ago and in 2011 married her long-time partner Maggie Butler (who designed the artwork for her 1979 live album, Steppin Out). She released a new album, Starlight in February a jazz-inspired album that ends a trilogy of releases. It follows the blues-influenced Into the Blues in 2007 and the rock and pop excursion on 2010s This Charming Life. It will be her 20th release since her 1972 Whatevers For Us.

People seem a little surprised that my new album is so jazz-based but it was always an ambition of mine to focus on different musical styles over three different albums, Armatrading says.

Songs shes happy to point out that are personal arent from the new album. They are Im Lucky taken from 1981s Walk Under Ladders and Blessed, from Lovers Speak in 2003. But to listen to Starlight, one cant help but feel all the songs are stemming from her world of inner pain, personal doubt, individual triumphs and intimate ponderings about life.

People spend their whole life wondering what their purpose is and why theyre here, she says. Blessed and Im Lucky are saying I really appreciate what I have got.

I dont take it for granted. I get to meet amazing people, go to incredible places. I am lucky and happy with the path that my life has taken. Its a nice thing. I have nothing to complain about at all.

I am blessed to be able to write and do what I do. Writing is what I have to do. I have no control over it. That is what makes me want to get up every day. I know why I am here.

Armatrading left school at 16 to follow a path in music (she famously played The Picnic at Blackbushe in 1978 with Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton), discovering rocknroll without succumbing to its evils. It wasnt until years later (early 2000s) that she attained a BA (honours) at the Open University, where she studied history and music. Im the kind of person that never likes to stop, she says.

I like to make things happen. Its not an easy thing to do undertaking a degree while being on the road. I wouldnt recommend anyone to study under those circumstances, but I had to do it for my piece of mind. To prove I could.

When she ran the New York marathon a month shy of turning 58, Armatrading raised 76,000 for the Women of the Year Foundation in Britain. Would she do it again? I have always wanted to run a marathon and get that medal, she says.

I would do it again if I had time to train more. Running the New York streets that way in the middle of the road was amazing. You dont ever see the city that way at all. Its a whole different experience. I didnt get to train as much as I could. I was on tour a lot. I had a dodgy knee and my timing could have been better, but I finished and got my medal. \

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Joan Armatrading plays the Forum Theatre on March 23. www.ticketmaster.com.au

She also plays Byron Bay Bluesfest over the Easter weekend. www.bluesfest.com.au


Infused115 Thompson Avenue, Cowes5952 2655www.infused.com.au

Phillip Island Winery414 Berrys Beach Road, Ventnor5956 8465www.phillipislandwines.com.au

When it comes to offering a fresh, seasonal menu for locals and tourists alike, Infused doesnt have to look far for its inspiration. Recently appointed head chef Alan Earle has used local produce as the basis for his innovative contemporary dishes complemented by a relaxed modern dcor. The list of mains combines deliciously light seafood dishes with heavier slow-cooked meats, while the desserts are to die for. \

Sprawled across more than 26 hectares of farmland and close to Phillip Islands major attractions, Ramada Resort is a base camp with all the extras. Its a virtual township of 211 villas ranging from the romantic studio spa to the spacious three-bedroom for families, all positioned within native gardens. Facilities include tennis courts, a health centre, swimming pool and several dining options, earning Ramada the four-star tag it most definitely deserves. \

Theres a decent drop behind most cellar doors, but the experience delivered here is outstanding. Phillip Island Winery owners Tim and Tricia OBrien ensure the hours spent at their cottage-style cellar door will be some of your best on the island. We were guided gently yet firmly through the estates eight wines before being led to a comfortable armchair. Tims live acoustic performance was the ideal backdrop to a ploughmans platter (with a trio of local cheeses) and our selection, a soft cabernet sauvignon with just the right amount of bite. \

Perched high above Smiths Beach, Clifftop began as a family home with a view to rival just about any on the island. With the building surrounded by rolling paddocks and steep cliffs weathering the blows of Bass Strait, it would be somewhat selfish not to share this view, so the house was converted to boutique accommodation in the early 1990s. But if the scenery is in danger of eclipsing the experience in one of eight immaculate guest rooms, owners Helen and Rachel Dafner restore balance with a warm welcome and plenty of local knowledge. \

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Phillip Island, at the mouth of Western Port, has long since claimed the title of one of Victorias most family-friendly getaways.Witnessing the nightly waddle of the islands most

famous (and flightless) birds is widely held as a childhood rite of passage. And, if nothing else, the 90-minute car trip from Melbourne can be pulled off with stomach contents relatively intact.

What is perhaps less apparent to the 3 million tourists who visit Phillip Island each year is that the abundance of wildlife plus first-class food and drink is the recipe for a romantic weekend for two. Just add babysitters.

Surfing and bushwalking are activities virtually on tap for lovebirds who like to break into a sweat. There are

26 beaches at your disposal for swimming, surfing and sun worshipping, so join the crowds at Smiths Beach or pick somewhere a little quieter along the 97-kilometre coastline.

Bushwalkers will delight in virtually untouched nature reserves at Conservation Hill in the north-east, Summerlands in the west, and Cape Woolamai at the southernmost point of the island.

From quaffing local wines to clocking koalas, theres something for every happy couple looking to take their romance on the road. \

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Koala Conservation Centre1810 Phillip Island Tourist Road, Cowes5951 2800 www.penguins.org.au

For those who like to stop and smell the eucalyptus, the Koala Conservation Centre is a chance to get up close and personal with these marsupials (not bears, as were told repeatedly) in their natural habitat. Meander through the woodland via treetop boardwalks for the best chance to catch sight of a furry friend or two. \

Phillip Island Grand Prix Go KartsRMB 500GP, Cowes5952 2710 www.phillipislandcircuit.com.au

If a change of pace is on the cards, a visit to the Phillip Island grand prix circuit will get hearts racing. The go-kart track is an exact scale replica of the world-famous circuit and provides the perfect opportunity to burn rubber with the best of them. Tandem go-karts will up the ante on a romantic drive. Or inject a healthy dose of competition into your relationship and race each other. A printout of your lap times will clear up any confusion over the winner but might make for a sulky trip home. \

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No, writes Loreto MaNdeviLLe HaLL co-scHooL captaiN MadeLeiNe teHaN; tHeir Lives are just differeNt

Back in my day this clichd phrase is associated with internal eye-rolling, the slumping of shoulders and an often over-exaggerated sigh. Sorry, nan! But the story just isnt the same when told for the 51st time.

At 88, she has an almost perfect recollection of Neil Armstrongs moon landing. Her awe is still apparent, 44 years later. It is easy to wonder whether similarly phenomenal achievements will occur in our generation. Or have they already happened? Is our generation simply immune to expressing any form of wonder or amazement? Are we taking similar events for granted?

Generation Y: synonymous with narcissism, a sense of entitlement and Y cant someone else do it? (pardon the pun). This stereotyping of teenagers tars us with the same brush, without considering the individuality of each person and the fact that, simply put, were not all like that! We have the ability to make the lives of others easier, as our current society has a strong focus on social justice. Our grandparents embraced this idea of selflessness on a local level, and young people have the opportunity to offer assistance on a global level.

Furthermore, the expectations of society have changed. As well as completing schoolwork, involvement in such activities as sport, music, drama and debating is encouraged. Achieving the perfect balance between school and co-curricular activities is one of the daily struggles for many teenagers.

Teenagers of any time are caught in a limbo where they are expected to act like an adult but are not yet afforded the responsibilities of being an adult. This frustration and inner confusion gives us a decade of tumultuous self-discovery. The truth of the matter is that teenagers dont have it easier or harder; simply, times and lives are different.

What will be the stories and events that I describe to my grandchildren? Will they roll their eyes at my humble descriptions of an iPhone? Slump their shoulders in boredom when I express my amazement of 3D televisions? Sigh loudly when I explain the variety of co-curricular activities on offer? Sooner or later, it will be us saying back in my day. Our lives wont necessarily have been easier or harder than those of our grandchildren, just poles apart. \

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Studying \ English, legal studies, politics and business management.

Favourite subject \ Currently its English, but last year it was biology 3 and 4.

Most inspirational teacher and why \ My year 5 teacher, Gary Thomas (aka Mr T) for his reliability, sense of humour and poor taste in football team.

Most memorable moment at school \ The total relief when I walked out of my final maths methods 3 and 4 exam last year (maths is not my fort).

Goals for 2013 \ Get my licence and see St Kilda win the premiership.

Role as school captain \ Representing the views of the students to the school and vice versa.

Most challenging aspect \ Balancing schoolwork, seeing my friends and captains responsibilities.

captains blog \ CHERYL CRITCHLEY MEETS MADELEINE TEHAN

Beyond the books \ Reading, cooking and listening to music.

Pets \ My pet lorikeet Daniel.

Role models \ A combination of all the members of my immediate family.

Favourite food \ Mums chicken schnitzel.

Sport \ Softball, netball, soccer and cricket.

Next year I will be finished!!

Where Ill be in 10 years \ Hopefully involved in the legal world preferably in Melbourne so I remain close to my family.

Will I have a leadership role? \ Being a leader is about having something to contribute. If I am recognised as having something to offer, I would love the opportunity to be in such a role.

Advice to future school captains \ Organisation is crucial. Give yourself some time to relax each day where you can forget everything on your mind. \

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