Family
‘You must tell no one’: The secret Brendan’s dad wanted kept for a lifetime
Brendan was nearly 30 when he finally tracked down his biological mother. Then came an even more stunning revelation.
- by Brendan Watkins
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Opinion
Opinion
A treasure rescued from a Victoria Park grandstand roof changed my life
When I was 13 my younger cousin Victor gave me a Ross Faulkner football that had been purloined from the roof of a grandstand at Victoria Park. It was my ticket into a culture I craved to be part of.
- by Jim Pavlidis
Surge in same-sex couples reporting living together since marriage equality, study says
The research also found more same-sex couples had children in 2021 than in 2016.
- by Wendy Tuohy
‘Where they should be’: Children orphaned in Christmas Day crash to stay in WA home town
The generosity of strangers has helped three children return to as normal a life as possible after one of Western Australia’s most horrific tragedies.
- by Daile Cross and Ashtyn Hiron
Perspective
Opinion
The simple change that could slash travel times during school terms
School travel makes up one in four car trips during Brisbane’s morning peak hour. Could reviving a trend from an earlier era make for a better experience?
- by Felicity Caldwell
Two sisters were saved from the Nazis and one was lost. Until now
My grandmother Sonja’s life story, particularly her escape from Nazi Germany, lies at the heart of my family’s collective identity. I had long accepted that the voices of her murdered family were permanently silenced. I was wrong.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘Lonely onlys’? No longer: How single-child families are busting myths
The proportion of Australian families with one child has doubled in the past 35 years – nuking stereotypes along the way.
- by Konrad Marshall and Melissa Singer
Magazine
Good Weekend
The July 22 Edition
The rise of one-child families | The world’s only father-son Elvis tribute act | How another ancient Pilbara cave was nearly destroyed
Growing up, Anthony was shy. At age 20, he realised something had to change…
Anthony Fenech and his dad Paul are thought to be the world’s only father-and-son Elvis tribute duo – but they’ve only sung the same song together once.
- by Tim Elliott
Strangers come out in force as Jinx the missing bitsa casts a spell
When a much-loved dog bolts, a community mobilises.
- by Mic Looby