ARTS + CULTURE
A brief (political) history of Australian picnics
Picnics and other Australian food traditions were once described as imported, banal and unappealing. But the practice of sharing food and eating ou...
MORESKETCHES
Sketches is our journal. Here we trace the lines of place and creative living through thoughtful storytelling, insights and inspiration. It’s an invitation to slow down, take notice and find connection in the natural world.
FOOD + DRINK
Make | Sophie Hansen’s Cinnamon & Fruit Scones
During a break between covid lockdowns, Sophie Hansen paid us a visit at the Shedquarters to shoot a lovely afternoon tea with daughter Alice and ...
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FOOD + DRINK
Make | Emiko Davies’ Pici all’aglione, Tuscany’s rustic pasta al pomodoro
Food writer, photographer and author of award-winning Italian cookbooks, Emiko Davies shares her recipe for a Tuscan classic.
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ARTS + CULTURE
Ten art exhibitions to see in 2023
There’s no greater feeling for the art obsessed than seeing a cherished, iconic artwork in person. Here’s our list of 10 exhibitions to see in 2023.
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STYLE + INSPIRATION
Post-Summer Blues Checklist
While the Southern Wild Co team is partial to autumn’s crispness and rich palette, we do feel the downtempo shift of the transitioning season. We b...
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WILD WOMEN
International Women’s Day 2023: Five Trailblazing Women
In honour of International Womens Day on 8 March, we have highlighted five trailblazers who inspire us. They represent a small selection of many wh...
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POETRY + LITERATURE
The Bush, My Lover
A love poem to the bush by Will Ogilvie, poet, horseman, jackaroo and drover.
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ARTS + CULTURE
Eight Artists to Watch and Buy in 2023
Art is everything to us, so we thought we’d take the time to introduce you to some more affordable artists… some starting out, others further along...
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POETRY + LITERATURE
A poet laureate for Australia
Australia is to have a poet laureate – how will the first appointment define us as a nation?
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ARTS + CULTURE
Hidden women of history: Isabel Letham, daring Australian surfing pioneer
Months before Australia’s so-called “baptism by fire” began at Anzac Cove, a more joyful baptism drew crowds to Sydney’s northern beaches. There, i...
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POETRY + LITERATURE
Ten books you need to read by First Nation’s writers
Everyone knows Tara June Winch’s The Yield and Bruce Pascoe’s Black Emu but we wanted to delve a little deeper to find some fabulous reads along th...
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STYLE + INSPIRATION
Our Top 7 for a Sunshine State of Mind
Is anyone else in a haze of summer blissfulness? A this time of year, we descend into calm, never quite sure of what day it is, letting the warm br...
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