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“Linda has always been really sure of herself professionally, which is a quality I admire,” says Jenny Kee (left) of Linda Jackson.

It was a summer morning and Jenny Kee was running late to visit fellow artist Linda Jackson. It saved her life

The fashion designers and artists have been collaborators for more than 50 years. Together, they introduced Australian fashion to the world.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

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Andrew lived apart from his mum for most of his childhood. When he left school, he found out why

Elizabeth Mamchak missed most of the childhood of her son, Andrew, but later, he helped her write the memoir that explained what had thrown her life off course.

  • Jane Cadzow
Adelle (left) and Claudia Frittitta: “They say people die twice: once when they die, and again when people stop talking about them,” Adelle says. “I want to keep Nonna and Nonno alive.”

‘She’s played a big role in shaping who I am’: How a 15-year age gap impacts a sibling relationship

Art teacher Adelle Frittitta was 15 when her sister, Claudia, now an illustrator, was born. Today, the pair are collaborators and best friends.

  • Dani Valent
“What do we fight about? Me being overprotective,” Bronwyn says. “…We’ll walk away from each other for five minutes, then come back and have a hug.”

‘She took my door off the hinges’: How one mother handled her teenage daughter

Artist Bronwyn Bancroft and daughter Rubyrose, also an artist, are very alike – but they haven’t always seen eye to eye.

  • Stephen Lacey

Tahlia was released from prison on a Friday night with nothing. She had two options

Tahlia Isaac said she had never felt enough, but prison counsellor Denise Eagleton helped her to do some “hard work on myself”.

  • Erin O'Dwyer
“I lost my father; she lost the person who, along with his team, saved her life,” says Vanessa Chang (left) of Fiona Coote (right). “We understand each other.”

‘I lost my father; she lost the person who … saved her life’: Fiona Coote and Vanessa Chang’s bond

In 1984, Fiona Coote became Australia’s youngest heart-transplant patient. She met Vanessa Chang through her surgeon – and Vanessa’s dad – Victor Chang.

  • Amanda Hooton
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“Even at 20, I knew I wanted more than a job and a marriage,” Kaitlin says. “I loved that Aaron had the same passion.”

As Kaitlin sweated through malaria in Africa, Aaron fell in love with her in a new way

Aaron and Kaitlin Tait met 22 years ago in Spain. He was a young naval officer, she a Californian college student, and they both dreamed of changing the world.

  • Louise Southerden
Jim Christie and his daughter, Julianne, in his workshop.

Julianne moved in with her ‘old-school’ father during the pandemic. She never left 

When she was a child, Julianne Christie, an economist turned gilder, found her dad reserved. Living together in the NSW Southern Highlands has changed all that.

  • Jane Cadzow

Peta and David share an office. They ring a bell when they need to speak to each other

Writers and colleagues Peta Murray and David Carlin are teaching each other how to grow old in style.

  • Susan Horsburgh
Identical twins Vikki (right) and Helena Moursellas.

‘Freaky’ 4am coincidence shows why these twins believe they have a psychic connection

Identical twins Vikki and Helena Moursellas, 37, were finalists on My Kitchen Rules in 2014, achieving fame with their clementine and clove semolina cake. They’ve since written three cookbooks together.

  • Lenny Ann Low