When Joey lost a leg,others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam

When Joey lost a leg,others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam

Plasterer Joey Fry’s bout of depression in 2019 led to a life-changing event. His mate,plastering business owner Adam Sorrenson,has helped him heal.

  • byLenny Ann Low

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I’m trying to evolve my relationship with my smartphone to ‘friends with benefits’

I’m trying to evolve my relationship with my smartphone to ‘friends with benefits’

A video of the New Year’s Eve countdown at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris shows a sea of phones. When midnight hits,no one hugs or kisses.

  • byGary Nunn
‘She had dreadlocks and a ghostly white face’:Meeting a childhood bestie again
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‘She had dreadlocks and a ghostly white face’:Meeting a childhood bestie again

In the 1970s,their writer dads brought them together. Now they’ve forged a friendship their kids also share.

  • bySusan Horsburgh
I’ve started giving compliments to strangers. And you should too
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I’ve started giving compliments to strangers. And you should too

It wasn’t until I left Australia for the US that I discovered the joy of public compliments.

  • byCameron Bayley
Before a girls’ night out,this is the cheat sheet I left for my husband

Before a girls’ night out,this is the cheat sheet I left for my husband

Although he has always been a hands-on dad,he works long hours and doesn’t get home until after the kids are in bed during the week. So,he needed help.

  • byAmy Gerard
She came for the cannoli and stayed for the friendship:An intergenerational tale
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She came for the cannoli and stayed for the friendship:An intergenerational tale

Sicilian-born chefs Giovanni Laiosa and Lorena Corso bonded over their homeland’s famous sweets,a bond that deepened with shared pain.

  • byDani Valent
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It’s easy to take a sense of community for granted,but this is why we all need it

It’s easy to take a sense of community for granted,but this is why we all need it

If you want to reap the rewards of the village,it requires effort in return.

  • byJamila Rizvi
Life for women after 50 – hit comic newcomers hold a mirror to it all

Life for women after 50 – hit comic newcomers hold a mirror to it all

Relatable stories providing a glimpse of what goes on in women’s lives are proving a hit for audiences – and the performers discovering standup comedy in midlife.

  • byWendy Tuohy
At 19,Tom was feeling ‘a bit fluey’. Within months,he’d lost limbs
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At 19,Tom was feeling ‘a bit fluey’. Within months,he’d lost limbs

When Tom Nash was in hospital,his best mate,Chris Hutchison,helped him through with daily visits and “glimpses of normalcy”.

  • byKatie Cunningham
My partner wants to celebrate his birthday by doing nothing and I’m appalled

My partner wants to celebrate his birthday by doing nothing and I’m appalled

How can he not want a party? Is it possible that he just hates fun?

  • byKerri Sackville
We were the closest of friends through our 20s. Then something changed

We were the closest of friends through our 20s. Then something changed

Once,we’d shared everything,but I knew there was an inherent difference between us now,as we began to solidify into the adult women we would become.

  • byZoya Patel