You sure can tell a lot about a person by what they eat. Actor Marilyn Monroe once said that she was told her eating habits were “absolutely bizarre”, to which she replied, “I don’t think so.” (Her daily breakfast was a cup of hot milk with two raw eggs whisked in.)

Well, today, you can now judge the tastes of those across the nation. Because the results from the 2025 Good Food Guide Awards are in.

Today, Good Food head Sarah Norris, national restaurant editor Callan Boys and Melbourne restaurant editor Emma Breheny, on the restaurants you can’t miss. What this year’s dominant food trends say about what we value - and no longer care for. And the affordable must-order dish that our team says is the “undersell of the year”.

You sure can tell a lot about a person by what they eat. Actor Marilyn Monroe once said that she was told her eating habits were &ldquo;absolutely bizarre&rdquo;, to which she replied, &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think so.&rdquo; (Her daily breakfast was a cup of hot milk with two raw eggs whisked in.)
Well, today, you can now judge the tastes of those across the&nbsp;nation. Because the results from the 2025 Good Food Guide Awards are in.
Today, Good Food head Sarah Norris, national restaurant editor Callan Boys and Melbourne restaurant editor Emma Breheny, on the restaurants you can&rsquo;t miss. What this year&rsquo;s dominant food trends say about what we value - and no longer care for. And the affordable must-order dish that our team says is the &ldquo;undersell of the year&rdquo;.

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2025 Good Food Guide Awards: The revealing trends and best restaurants

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There was a significant judgment in a Victorian court last week, one that is causing a great deal of controversy in the medical community.

The case centres on what happened when a woman presented to a regional hospital to give birth.
The woman, Larissa Gawthrop, was in labour – but the hospital refused to admit her until she’d undergone a vaginal examination. For the hospital, this test is routine, but Gawthrop had been really clear in her birth plan – she’d only consent to an examination if there was an urgent medical reason.

What happened next, according to the court decision, was tantamount to assault, and the judge awarded Gawthrop $275,000 in damages.

Today, senior writer Wendy Tuohy discusses the landmark case and its implications for the medical community.

There was a significant judgment in a Victorian court last week, one that is causing a great deal of controversy in the medical community. The case centres on what happened when a woman presented to a regional hospital to give birth. The woman, Larissa Gawthrop, was in labour &ndash; but the hospital refused to admit her until she&rsquo;d undergone a vaginal examination. For the hospital, this test is routine, but Gawthrop had been really clear in her birth plan &ndash; she&rsquo;d only consent to an examination if there was an urgent medical reason. What happened next, according to the court decision, was tantamount to assault, and the judge awarded Gawthrop $275,000 in damages. Today, senior writer Wendy Tuohy discusses the landmark case and its implications for the medical community.

The court judgment that could change the treatment of Australian women giving birth

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Many of us probably have a hunch that vaping is bad for our health.

Questions about just how bad have been around for years.

So why, then, has there been a backlash by health researchers against a new study, that has now declared that the evidence is in, and e-cigarettes are likely to cause oral and lung cancer?

Today, science reporter Angus Dalton on the main warnings contained in this Australian study.

Many of us probably have a hunch that vaping is bad for our health. Questions about just how bad have been around for years. So why, then, has there been a backlash by health researchers against a new study, that has now declared that the evidence is in, and e-cigarettes are likely to cause oral and lung cancer? Today, science reporter Angus Dalton on the main warnings contained in this Australian study.

An Australian study linked vaping to cancer for the first time. Why all the backlash?

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This week we debate the merits of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s national address before getting stuck into what’s happening with the budget. With the world in a bit of a shambles, we found it interesting that the PM hasn’t totally killed off the idea of reforms in the budget to things such as capital gains tax and negative gearing.

But, as our guest and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright says, this is the most difficult budget to piece together since the response to the global financial crisis in 2008.

Finally, host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal talk about a fascinating interview Andrew Hastie gave recently.

This week we debate the merits of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese&rsquo;s national address before getting stuck into what&rsquo;s happening with the budget.&nbsp;With the world in a bit of a shambles, we found it interesting that the PM hasn&rsquo;t totally killed off the idea of reforms in the budget to things such as capital gains tax and negative gearing.
But, as our guest and senior economics correspondent Shane Wright says, this is the most difficult budget to piece together since the response to the global financial crisis in 2008.
Finally, host Jacqueline Maley and chief political correspondent Paul Sakkal talk about a fascinating interview Andrew Hastie gave recently.

A national address, nailing down the budget, and Hastie’s ‘striking’ interview

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2025 Good Food Guide Awards: The revealing trends and best restaurants

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