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Guardian Australia's summertime lolly bag of great writing selected by our lifestyle editor, Alyx Gorman

Good morning, happy morning tea and welcome to an upbeat edition of Five Great Reads, your summertime lolly bag of great writing, filled with love by me, Alyx Gorman, Guardian Australia's candy, crushes and couture editor.

If you'd rather be reading the news as it breaks, please head on over to our live blog, and if you just want to hear from Amy Remeikis after her absolutely scorching interview on The Project, I cannot blame you and here she is.