Yesterday was a big day in Australia. You may or may not have known that it was the Melbourne Cup and there's a specific link between King Charles and Bec Judd that has them not as worried about the interest rates rise as the rest of us.

On Monday, author Craig Silvey was sentenced to seven months in prison. The same day, he published a 9,000-word ‘apology’ on Substack. We unpack what's in it, what's missing from it and how he was even able to publish it.

Plus, last year we were all told to ‘Let Them’. Now, a character on Nobody Wants This says we should ‘Make Them’. We ask why men and women are given such different self-help advice.

Also, Kim Kardashian's authorised biography is out, and Holly has a question: if someone wrote the story of your life, what would you make them take out? 

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What to read: 

• Craig Silvey's behind some of Australia's favourite novels. He just pled guilty to child exploitation crimes.
• The 'let them' theory has changed more than 2 million people's lives.
• 2025 was dominated by the Let Them Theory. 2026 will be Let Them Be Petty.
• 5 non-judgy self-help books to read to kick off 2024.

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