Shari Sebbens and Megan Jacobson
Jacobson, a novelist, and Sebbens, an actor grew up together in Darwin and now live in Sydney.
Jacobson, a novelist, and Sebbens, an actor grew up together in Darwin and now live in Sydney.
Frid and Zlatkin have been best friends since arriving in Melbourne from Russia as five-year-olds.
Duncan Ransom, 35, is a virtual reality specialist, and was part of the Oscar-winning visual effects team on the 2013 film Gravity. His wife, Alison, 25, is a model. They met in London and live in New York.
Matthew Evans met Sadie Chrestman on a blind date in 2007. But shortly after, he moved to Tasmania to become television’s “gourmet farmer”.
When the tragedy of losing a child struck these two mothers, a suburban Greek church brought them together.
First cousins Lisa Darmanin and Jason Waterhouse will be sailing together in the Nacra 17 class at the Rio Olympics.
Claudia Luca, 31, was unable to conceive children naturally. Her mother, Antonietta Di Maggio, 54, volunteered as a surrogate.
Writer and poet Fiona Wright was battling anorexia when she made a new friend in university administrator Susan Wijngaarden.
Brothers Del Larkin, 43, and Aya Larkin, 49, have not always been around for each other. But nowhere is their relationship more solid than on stage as frontmen for reformed Australian alt-funk band Skunkhour.
Hans Post, 90, is a former SS soldier and his wife, Gina Behrens, 82, is a Jew who escaped Germany during World War II. Both have been peace activists.
When rock climber Steve Morris, 53, noticed his son, John, 23, was suffering from depression, he encouraged him to come rock climbing. The physical activity and conversation with his dad helped John find a way to carry on.
When fundraiser Karen Livingstone, 50, and her sister, former Olympic swimmer Nicole Livingstone, 45, lost their mother and aunt to ovarian cancer, they were determined to make a difference.
The constant competition between identical twins Elizabeth and Bernadette Dornom, 35, both physiotherapists, ramped up in 2009 when they took up triathlons and adventure racing.
Michael Forbes, 43, represented Australia in triathlons and cycling before he was hit by a truck and became a quadriplegic. His wife Monica, 42, and assistance dog Fizz have supported him every literal step of the way.
Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis have collaborated on two political thrillers, the basis for a new TV miniseries.
Best mates Lucas Patchett, 22 , and Nicholas Marchesi, 21, are co-founders of Orange Sky Laundry, Australia's first mobile laundry service for the homeless.
Amanda McMillan, 36, became a surrogate for her friend Michael Langtree, 39, and his partner Terry, in 2013.
Fourth-generation master tailor John Cutler, 67, has been named as one of the top 10 tailors in the world. His friend and client Craig Dyer, 49, is a radiologist with his own practice.
Adelaide businesswoman Deb Lavis, 64, first met marketing director Tom Merrett, 23, when he was a schoolboy.
American-born herpetologist and academic Dr Bryan Grieg Fry, 45, met communications specialist Kristina Formuzal, 28, in cyberspace. They holidayed in Siberia, married in Moldova and now live in Brisbane.
Self-help author Andrew Matthews, 58, met his wife-to-be, corporate etiquette trainer Julie, 58, in 1986 while working on his first book. A year later, Julie's teenage son suffered devastating injuries in a car accident.
Quentin Kenihan and DJ Filip Odzak share a wicked sense of humour - and a desire to raise money for good causes.
Six decades ago, 1960s pop superstar turned respected bluesman Russell Morris, 67, met Max Parker, 66, on the footpath near their Melbourne homes. They have been best friends ever since.
Tom Keneally, 80, and his daughter Meg, 49, are writing a series of novels together.
Stephanie Claire, 71, was a 15-year-old schoolgirl when she helped teach English to Les Atallah, 75, who had just migrated to Australia from Lebanon. They then lost contact, but 54 years later they resumed their friendship.
David Hughes had to kick his son Simon out of home to help him break his drug addiction.
When Sydney clothing designer Marilyn Ross, 62, met fashion buyer Conny Davis, 53, she liked her so much she "set her up" with her business partner and ex-husband, Warren.
Growing up enemies on the rugby league field and becoming mates off it, Aboriginal elder Tim Ella, 46, and whitefella Grant Hyde, 47, now conduct Indigenous culture and heritage tours at Sydney's La Perouse.
Melbourne 3AW weekend radio personalities Peter "Grubby" Stubbs, 62, and Diane "Dee Dee" Dunleavy, 53, form one of the longest-running radio partnerships in Australia, having first broadcast together in 1988.
Film director Fred Schepisi, 76, and his artist wife, Mary, 66, have spent much of the past three decades on location. Recently, Mary has been able to focus more on her work, and fund-raising for prostate cancer research.
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