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Golf course, cat litter or cupboard? Our ashes end up in odd places

Scattering loved ones is more complicated than it sounds.

  • Anson Cameron

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Standing in queues can be annoying. This is how I’ve learned to embrace it

There is no greater proof that you’ve found your tribe than lining up in an orderly fashion to reach a common goal.

  • Jo Stanley
Sharman Palmer and Yung Starling:

‘It gives me goosebumps’: The graduation gift from the woman Yung calls ‘Mum’

In 2000, Vietnamese-born Yung was in Australia alone and living in a refuge. Then she met Sharman.

  • Fenella Souter
Tamsin Jowett (right) says he discovered who her true friends were when she divorced. Oenone Ritman (left) was there in her darkest hours.

Who gets the friends in a divorce? It depends on who you ask

By its very nature, divorce is about dividing assets – but sometimes hardest of all is realising your friendships are up for negotiation as well. Here’s how to truly find your people.

  • Sara Mulcahy

Got plans for the weekend? Why it feels so good

There are times in life when meeting friends seems effortless and unplanned. But making a conscious decision to schedule activities can have a surprisingly positive effect on our wellbeing.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
The White Lotus makes female friendship triangles look messy and toxic. Is it a fair depiction?

The White Lotus makes female friendship trios look toxic. Here’s what it gets wrong

Pop culture depictions of female friendship triangles paint a picture of power shifts, backstabbing and gossip. But there’s so much more to socialising in threes.

  • Nell Geraets
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Rawson faced horror as a teen; Hamish helped him feel safe. Then the roles reversed

Rawson Kirkhope and Hamish Young went to school together in Launceston. A shocking domestic-violence incident cemented their bond.

  • Tim Elliott
How do you help a neurodivergent kid make friends?

Some kids have never been invited to a party. Here’s why

Making and keeping friends can be challenging, but for neurodivergent children, these challenges become more complicated.

  • Felicity Caldwell
“You’ve lost so much weight, you must be so proud!” – why do people feel the need to tell me this?

The supposed ‘compliment’ I never want to hear again

So many of our common expressions mean the opposite of what they appear to say.

  • Richard Glover
Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan and Carrie Coon as three friends in season three of The White Lotus.

That trio of tricky girlfriends on The White Lotus is me. Sometimes you need to let go

The passive-aggressive judgments, piranha smile competitiveness about bodies and the underlying loyalty - every line nails female friendship.

  • Kate Halfpenny

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