5 h. ago I married my ex at 25, but we shouldn’t have made a vow. We’re still friends

Country music star Nikki Lane also opens up on her friendship with Lana Del Rey.

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15 h. ago Surfers return to the water a week after northern beaches shark attack

Friends and family of Mercury Psillakis, 57, gathered at Dee Why beach on Saturday.

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29 h. ago I’m about to get married. Here’s what the movies have taught me about being a bride

From Father of the Bride to Ready or Not, I’ve been interpreting wedding movies very differently since becoming a bride-to-be.

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41 h. ago The unexpected friendship behind one of Australia’s most important albums

The album, Tabaran, brought PNG into our living rooms. Its long-awaited sequel reunites musical brothers David Bridie and George Telek.

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47 h. ago Instead of pashing my husband I’m watching Jennifer Aniston with a blowdryer. I’m a phubber

Maybe I’ve been married too long, but suddenly the phone has become inexplicably irresistible.

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47 h. ago The subtle but persistent form of partner neglect seeping into our homes

Maybe I’ve been married too long, but suddenly the phone has become inexplicably irresistible.

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2 d. ago Brisbane Festival review: The Platypus takes a marriage breakdown through the multiverse

Francis Greenslade’s witty play is a Brisbane-set domestic drama, with walk-ons by Cary Grant and Lady Bracknell.

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3 d. ago Mohammed asked Shamikh to save his family in Gaza. His friend went one better

After meeting on a Gaza beach as teenagers, Shamikh and Mohammed have been fighting for justice in Palestine – and for each other – ever since.

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3 d. ago Gamers used to phone a friend. Has the internet spoilt the fun?

Reddit and ChatGPT have replaced computer clubs and gaming guides, making it easier (and lonelier) to crack the code.

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3 d. ago Your friend keeps complaining. Here are five ways to help them – and yourself

Everyone has that friend – the one that won’t stop moaning. Before you give up on the relationship, try these techniques to shift their thinking.

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3 d. ago Brighton locals vow to protect their seaside suburb from ‘Gold Coast high

The reaction was swift and one-sided to a state government plan for 12-storey residential buildings in this famously particular Melbourne suburb.

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3 d. ago Jury finds Perth hills man guilty of deliberately setting his wife on fire

Peter Moiler claimed his now ex-wife set herself on fire days after she ended their marriage in 2023. On Wednesday, a jury decided he was lying.

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3 d. ago Andrew Vine is the jockey that racing forgot. He died before his day in court

A small funeral service has remembered Andrew Vine as a kind dad and loyal friend who was forever changed by his time as an apprentice jockey.

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5 d. ago ‘Wonderful’ best friends killed on freeway after stopping to help injured kangaroo

Sarala Khadka and Areeza Suwal who died after being hit by a car on the Hume Freeway last Thursday night had a special bond.

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5 d. ago Thousands farewell police officer who tackled life to the fullest

Neal Thomps­on has been remembered as a fanatical fisherman and hunter, a loyal friend and professional copper who will be missed by his “blue family”.

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5 d. ago Two lost, five sleeping rough: State care system’s missing kids

Of the almost 800 children and teens missing from residential care, most were found staying with family or friends, although two could not be located at all.

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5 d. ago Fancy getting married in Lady Mary’s Downton dress? With $14,000, you can

As the upstairs-downstairs blockbuster prepares for its big-screen finale, auction house Bonhams is selling off an array of screen-used props, including dozens of vintage-era outfits.

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6 d. ago ‘No one protects my family’: Devastated dad’s pleas after teen son’s stabbing death

Dau Akueng, 15, was walking home with friends after refereeing a basketball match. Then his life was cut short in a suspected youth gang attack in Melbourne’s west.

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6 d. ago ‘I need answers’: Father of Cobblebank victim pleads for police help

Dau Akueng, 15, was walking home with friends after refereeing a basketball match. Then his life was cut short in a suspected youth gang attack in Melbourne’s west.

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7 d. ago ‘He calls him my brother’: The special bond between owners and their dogs

They are our best friends, but what is it exactly that makes the bond between dog and owner so strong.

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