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‘A bit jealous’: When mum and daughter go to uni at the same time
Titania Henderson was a stay-at-home mum until she returned to study in her 50s. Her daughter Amy checked her essays; now they share a Melbourne studio.
- by Susan Horsburgh
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‘I don’t know why she’s stuck around’: Surviving the Dark Emu fallout
Bruce Pascoe and Lyn Harwood have built houses, battled bushfires, weathered a media storm, separated from each other and – finally – reunited.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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‘I’m so glad he ignored me’: Alan Kohler on the advice son Chris didn’t take
Despite working for rival TV networks as finance editors, there’s no competition between this father and son.
- by Melissa Fyfe
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For a long time, Alli didn’t ‘understand’ her mum. Now they’re running a bar together
At Catherine’s and Alli’s bar in Sydney’s inner west, family dynamics can be as challenging as new cocktail recipes.
- by Dani Valent
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‘I’m in awe’: Megan and Murray were both widowed with two kids – now they’re a family
Their partners died young. She had two little girls, he had two little boys.
- by Nicole Abadee
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Only our sister has ‘a real job’: Pollies Cameron and Milton Dick on family life
Queensland Deputy Premier Cameron Dick and brother Milton, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on their early years – and their dad’s take on their work.
- by Jane Cadzow
‘Unpatriotic’: Kate Holden’s cheeky claim about husband Tim Flannery’s saucy tastes
The writers met at a book awards night in 2006. Years later, she realised he fitted her “list”.
- by Tim Elliott
‘It was weird’: These days, Jade’s less sceptical about wife Jess’s psychic work
They got together as teenagers, and in the decades since, psychic medium Jess Lynne and orthodontic dental technician Jade Vigilante have shared many milestones - and odd pet names.
- by Amanda Hooton
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George Gittoes and Hellen Rose on making art and love in war zones
It’s in the world’s danger zones that the artist and filmmaker, 74, and his wife, a performance artist and singer, 60, feel most connected and in love.
- by Nicole Abadee
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On an early date, Sammy introduced Rachael to his sport. Now, he’s her Olympic coach
Olympic breaker Rachael Gunn needs Samuel Free to be her husband some days, her coach others. The two aren’t always the same.
- by Kimberly Gillan
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Dianne visited Joan’s New York apartment for bagels. That was just the start
Bronx-born Joan Nestle moved across the world to be with her new love, Dianne Otto.
- by Elizabeth Kulas