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They help the needy - then the challenging times hit home, literally

CEO of Sydney’s Wayside Chapel Jon Owen and his pastor wife, Lisa, help some of society’s most disadvantaged while also facing their own family issues.

  • Tim Elliott

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Stu and Janell Clarke with their three dogs (from left) Azra, Shadow and Weeti.

This couple set off to travel the world. Ten years and three rescue dogs later ...

Their motorbike trip was only supposed to last two years.

  • Jane Albert
Laura Jones: “He was born to write and interpret the world.”

A kidney stone made Laura realise Lech was special. Then she won the Archibald

Going out with another creative involves knowing when to offer support – and when to leave them alone.

  • Nicole Abadee

Best of Two of Us 2024

The couplings that gave readers all the feels this year.

Mum and daughter sailors were together 24/7 for two months – and had only ‘one tiff’

Sophie Snijders and her mum, Annette Hesselmans, spent two months on a boat together in 2018 - good training for their upcoming Sydney to Hobart yacht race.

  • Konrad Marshall

‘I was a mess’: How Margaret Pomeranz helped her son through the death of his twins

Film critic Margaret Pomeranz and her eldest son, Josh Pomeranz, on enduring the worst of times – and welcoming two blockbuster creations.

  • Fenella Souter
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‘I just lay in bed and hugged her all night’: When your bestie loses her life partner

Robyn and Sally met at school and both ended up in fashion. They’ve been there for each other through the sudden loss of partners - one via divorce, the other a scooter accident.

  • Katrina Strickland

Going into the male-escort business, Anna felt social backlash. But not from Alla

Male escort agency owner Anna Grosman and psychic medium Alla Kuzmis both contend with the judgment of others – and give each other unconditional support.

  • Susan Horsburgh

‘Let’s do one more year’: At 90, Nancy and Betty still teach teen boys athletics

Over 50 years, through tragedy and other hurdles, Nancy Atterton and Betty Moore’s friendship has stayed on track.

  • Tim Elliott

Midnight Oil rocker Jim had one quality Christabel had never seen in a man

Author Christabel Blackman and her partner, Midnight Oil co-founder Jim Moginie, met at an age they least expected to rediscover love.

  • Lenny Ann Low

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