Friendship
Small talk can help boost your career. Here’s how to do it well
Small talk can feel awkward, especially in an office. These experts have some advice.
- by Danielle Abril
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Two of Us
Good Weekend
These mates dreamt about retiring to Mexico – but found a little Aussie town instead
Peter Manwaring and Robert Carroll used to talk about retiring to a hacienda, but then they discovered Australian country town Molong.
- by Sheriden Rhodes
Opinion
Real life
I thought winning wasn’t everything. Then my netball team made it to the grand final
After a 30-year break, all I cared about was being back on the court. But against the Boyfriend Team, I found myself wanting to claim victory more than anything.
- by Carolyn Webb
Opinion
Opinion
Forget the wellness fads: Why a girls’ trip is the most restorative thing you can do
There is nothing as delicious as surrounding yourself with people who know the story of your first pash at a school dance or remember your emo phase.
- by Charlotte Mortlock
Your 50s and 60s don’t have to be lonely. How older women are making new friends
From ukulele clubs to op-shop volunteering, women over 50 are finding new ways to meet people.
- by Nell Geraets
Opinion
Parenting
I thought our friendship could survive anything. Then I fell pregnant
We tend to assume that it’s parents who ditch their child-free friends when a baby arrives. For me, though, it’s been the other way around.
- by Zoya Patel
Opinion
For subscribers
She’s the dear friend I’ve never met. Is she about to drain my savings?
Internet friendships come with their intimacy - and their risks.
- by Genevieve Novak
My friend’s big heart gave out. In the end, he still called the shots
We’d promised to catch up more often, but it wasn’t to be.
- by Anson Cameron
‘It gave me the ick’: When friendly surveillance crosses the line
Location sharing apps are changing the nature of friendships.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Modern Guru
Good Weekend
Walked a mate’s dog, but didn’t scoop the poop … Am I still a good friend?
Ask yourself the age-old philosophical question, suggests the Modern Guru: if a poop falls in an empty park and nobody is around to see it, did it really fall?
- by Danny Katz
Opinion
Sunday Life
Here’s what I learnt after attending my school reunion
A night at my 50-year school reunion reminds me what really matters in life.
- by Jane Caro
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