Blueprint For Living - Separate stories

Around the world consumers are standing up for their ‘right to repair’. The concept may conjure images of broken toasters and obsolete smartphones, but architects insist we should demand the right to repair our built environment.

Once nestled in dairy farmland, now bordered by suburbia, Cruden Farm remains a leafy delight on Melbourne’s fringe. Paul Bangay gives a short early autumn tour of the garden that was the living life’s work of Dame Elisabeth Murdoch.

Alternative proteins and plant based ‘meats’ are hailed as the future of food. But the animal agriculture industries have taken issue. The meat name game has just begun.

After relocating from the UK in the 2000s writer Dave Witty fell in love with the coastal Queensland town of Mackay. The author of What the Trees See: A Wander Through Millennia of Natural History in Australia shares his passion for the city’s Art Deco architecture as well as the enchanting landscapes of the region.

From ancient Roman aqueducts to futuristic vertical farms, how can we blend historical wisdom and cutting-edge technology to make our cities viable, vibrant and resilient places to live? We get some creative answers from, wait for it, an expert in parasites.

What would food writer Hetty Lui McKinnon eat if it was her last day on Earth? Join Hetty as she explores her memories of her mother's simple yet profound ginger fried rice.

In recent years, the trend of social media food influencers has significantly shaped what we eat and how we eat it.

Architects have a grand history of designing excessive and ostentatious structures, often as a display of power, wealth or technical prowess.

It's a line in the sand.

In Object of Desire, designers, makers, creators and aesthetes of all persuasions talk about a special object in their life.