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Liam Phelan is deputy editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.

How to draw Taylor Swift

How to draw Taylor Swift

Our illustrator John Shakespeare has captured the pop star in watercolour. Watch how he does it.

  • by Tom McKendrick and Liam Phelan
What was the biggest news event of the past year?

What was the biggest news event of the past year?

In a year that gave us the Voice referendum and a new state government, Herald subscribers clicked most on a very human tragedy.

  • by Bevan Shields and Liam Phelan
The inside story on the biggest news break of the week

The inside story on the biggest news break of the week

The Alan Jones investigation was years in the making. But it all culminated in a tense meeting on a Wednesday afternoon.

  • by Liam Phelan
We’re doubling down on investigative journalism

We’re doubling down on investigative journalism

We’ve given our investigative team more firepower, more than doubling its size and making it a real force in Australian journalism.

  • by Liam Phelan
Wake-up calls, patriarchy and parking: hard questions at the Herald

Wake-up calls, patriarchy and parking: hard questions at the Herald

Reading a book about Eileen O’Shaughnessy, the “invisible” wife of George Orwell, has prompted an examination of what stories we cover, and what we might have missed.

  • by Liam Phelan
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How we’re planning coverage fit for a king

How we’re planning coverage fit for a king

King Charles will be crowned tomorrow, but just how much attention should the Herald give this historic event?

  • by Liam Phelan
A week of big ideas that will change our nation

A week of big ideas that will change our nation

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has unleashed a machine-gun volley of policies on housing, health and military spending.

  • by Liam Phelan
The ‘bingo’ moments that bring a story to life

The ‘bingo’ moments that bring a story to life

Two events this week highlighted the great work done by the Herald in the lead-up to publishing stories on difficult topics.

  • by Liam Phelan
Expert budget commentary from our most experienced commentators – and from our youngest

Expert budget commentary from our most experienced commentators – and from our youngest

The federal budget is one of the most important pieces of political theatre of the year, and we had it covered from every angle.

  • by Liam Phelan
Optus hack exposes metadata fault lines and privacy concerns

Optus hack exposes metadata fault lines and privacy concerns

The biggest story of the week raised some tough question in the Herald newsroom of what we should – and shouldn’t – publish.

  • by Liam Phelan