Culture
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Pearson’s got his fair share of critics, but he remains one of the most visible and influential advocates for indigenous rights -
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The AFL czar revelling in a billion-dollar TV deal -
10
Sports minister leading the government charge against gambling, doping and match fixing -
10
This culinary clique is reshaping the city's dining culture -
10
The Australo-American bioethicist is a prolific commentator in support of women’s rights -
10
Government support helps the arts sector flourish; that's where Keele comes in -
10
This Melbourne chef is a big player on the global avant-garde food scene -
9
Eddie has fingers in a million powerful pies, particularly in AFL-mad Melbourne -
9
The man running the country's loudest -- and most right wing -- think tank -
9
A master at bringing Hollywood stars and studio dollars to our shores -
9
The gourmet importer obsessed with the (expensive) best -
8
Gambling goliath benefiting most from our love affair with the punt -
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The poster boy for those seething shock jocks still trying to whip up outrage over the carbon tax -
8
They’re the rudely talented, wildly contemporary young theatremakers dominating main stages -
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The bar tsar dreaming up Sydney's sexiest food and dining spots -
7
Former Packer and Murdoch man now negotiating top dollar TV rights deals -
7
His recent Quarterly Essay on relations with the US and China caused rumbles -
7
The MUP boss got Latham, Costello and Abbott's tomes on the shelves -
7
Food stylist turned divisive publishing queen -
6
Hoping to revitalise a game damaged by scandal, underperformance and disinterest -
6
There aren’t too many who divide scientists (and the media) quite like this Akubra-wearing palaeontologist -
6
The man with the cheque book at cashed up Opera Australia -
6
The kingpin of Australia's fruit and vegetable industry -
5
The bloke running Fox Sports, the pay giant buying up the rights to every sport -
5
Few figures on the Left are as game to fight the culture war as Bundoora Bob -
5
After turning Brisbane into an arts hot spot, Ellwood's returning to Melbourne for an even bigger gig -
5
A one-time burger flipper, now she's running Maccas Australia -
4
The billionaire businessman credited with helping save soccer -
4
Liz has a way of getting results on gender issues. And she wants more. -
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They've brought the glitz to the STC and made the company profitable -
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The boss of Australia's biggest foodie TV juggernaut -
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Our man helping run the greatest show on earth -
3
In sports-mad Melbourne, few can rival the AFL boss for influence -
3
Pearson’s got his fair share of critics, but he remains one of the most visible and influential advocates for indigenous rights
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3
Denton is a colossus in TV land -
3
Pony-tailed Perry cooks a mean steak, just ask Qantas and Crown -
2
Rugby league chief trying to keep a lid on a seemingly endless string of scandals -
2
He's brought mental health into the spotlight and won huge amounts of funding in the process -
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He crafts the playlist at triple j and can make or break Australian artists -
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The UK retail bigwig who reignited the supermarket war -
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The AFL czar revelling in a billion-dollar TV deal -
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Townsville's most famous former computer hacker is changing how the media and diplomats operate -
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The professional gambler's driving the tourists to Tasmania with his sex and death-themed attraction MONA -
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Her kitchen garden is revolutionising how kids view fresh produce
- Andrew Demetriou
- Andrew Demetriou
- Andrew Demetriou
- Andrew Denton
- Baz Luhrmann
- Ben Buckley
- Ben Shewry
- Brian Tap
- Cadel Evans
- Caroline Wilson
- Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton
- Catriona Noble
- Curtis Stone
- David Attenborough
- David Gallop
- David Walsh
- Donna Hay
- Eddie McGuire
- Elizabeth Broderick
- Frank Costa
- Frank Lowy
- George Calombaris
- Grant O'Brien
- Harry Kewell
- Hugh White
- Ian Frykberg
- Ian McLeod
- Ian Plimer
- James Erskine
- James Sutherland
- Jill Dupleix
- John Coates
- John Lethlean
- John O'Neill
- John Roskam
- Julian Assange
- Julie Gibbs
- Justin Hemmes
- Kathy Keele
- Kylie Kwong
- Leslie Cannold
- Lisa Hudson
- Louise Adler
- Lyndon Terracini
- Maggie Beer
- Margie Bashfield
- Mark Arbib
- Martin Jolly
- Matt Finnis
- Matt Preston
- Neil Perry
- Noel Pearson
- Noel Pearson
- Patrick Delany
- Patrick McGorry
- Peter Bartholomew
- Peter Gilmore
- Raph Rashid
- Richard Kingsmill
- Robert Manne
- Roy Masters
- Simon Johnson
- Stephanie Alexander
- Terry Durack
- The Food Mafia
- Theatre’s young turks
- Tim Flannery
- Tony Cochrane
- Tony Ellwood
Culture, no. No rank
Matt Preston
Monday, 06 August 2012
Food writer and MasterChef judge
Born in:
Home Town:
The debonair cravat-wearer burst into the Aussie psyche thanks to MasterChef, but his reviews and food writings have taken up column inches for years. Who else on Australian television talks about food in such ravishing sentences?
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