You go to the trouble of arranging the rapprochement of the century, and the clouds open up. Four years after an Instagram-fueled contretemps threatened to founder their 40-year relationship, Keith McNally and Graydon Carter met, ostensibly, for a hatchet-burying déjeuner on a street corner near their respective restaurants Morandi and the Waverly Inn. At the appointed time, it poured. But you'd be hard put to find two men the heavens are less likely to cow.
Led by facilitators from Belgium and the United Kingdom, the workshop began with the story of Little Red Riding Hood, which the participants were asked to reimagine from the perspective of the wolf. In the reimagined version, massive deforestation had left the wolf increasingly isolated, so when he met the girl in the red hood, he had not eaten in weeks. Driven by hunger and fear that he might die, the wolf ate the grandmother and the girl.
The state of Victoria on Thursday signed into law Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people and formalized as law. Hailed by advocates as a significant step towards reconciliation, the accord gives Indigenous people more oversight on decisions that concern them. The treaty, which will take effect on December 12, provides a formal apology to Australia's First Nations people and establishes a permanent representative group to offer advice to the Victorian government.
"Familial estrangement is becoming increasingly prevalent due to evolving views on neglect and abuse, creating complex emotional challenges for families today."