‘He lives on in those kids’:Another heartbreaking day for the family of fallen jockey

‘He lives on in those kids’:Another heartbreaking day for the family of fallen jockey

This time last year,father-of-four Dean Holland was on top of the world. He had nailed a big group 1,was looking to move his family to Hong Kong and was making wedding plans. Then tragedy struck.

  • byDanny Russell

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She came for the cannoli and stayed for the friendship:An intergenerational tale
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She came for the cannoli and stayed for the friendship:An intergenerational tale

Sicilian-born chefs Giovanni Laiosa and Lorena Corso bonded over their homeland’s famous sweets,a bond that deepened with shared pain.

  • byDani Valent
When my mum died,an artwork provided unexpected comfort

When my mum died,an artwork provided unexpected comfort

Commissioned during Mum’s final weeks,the painting was a reminder of the power of art in times of grief.

  • bySue Williams
After their dad died,these brothers clashed. One letter changed that
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After their dad died,these brothers clashed. One letter changed that

Michael and Richard Unsworth used to fight. Now they’re running a garden centre,and their relationship’s in full bloom.

  • byLenny Ann Low
After my brother died,one of the most simple ‘death admin’ tasks was the hardest

After my brother died,one of the most simple ‘death admin’ tasks was the hardest

On my to-do list sits one job that’s been there for months and hasn’t been ticked off.

  • byBella Brennan
‘The hardest time of my life’:How grief and loss changed Pat Cummins

‘The hardest time of my life’:How grief and loss changed Pat Cummins

The Australian cricket captain has spoken frankly about the loss of his mother last year,and how the experience has shaped the way he leads the national team and raises his own family.

  • byDaniel Brettig
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Part of me hoped,many times,that my mum would die. Last week,she did

Part of me hoped,many times,that my mum would die. Last week,she did

Abusive,loving,cruel,warm … when an unpredictable mother suddenly departs,she leaves her daughter in a tangle of emotions.

  • byRosie Waterland
‘Surely a hoax’:The call no mother wants
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‘Surely a hoax’:The call no mother wants

In 2012,American journalist James Foley was seized by militia in Syria. His parents waited two agonising years to learn of his fate.

  • byColum McCann andDiane Foley
In her grief,she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it

In her grief,she forgot to collect her father’s ashes. So she made a film about it

Actor Georgina Haig was always late,and it drove her dad nuts. But he had the last laugh,and inspired her first film as director – and now it’s up for an award.

  • byKarl Quinn
Parental death,the joy of a blow-dry and other lessons from 2023

Parental death,the joy of a blow-dry and other lessons from 2023

“The one thing I realised with a thud …” Good Weekend writers and editors reflect on the year.

  • byJane Cadzow,Tim Elliott,Amanda Hooton,Melissa Fyfe,Konrad Marshall,Greg Callaghan andKatrina Strickland
Mastering the Sri Lankan Tamil kiss

Mastering the Sri Lankan Tamil kiss

Miles Franklin Award-winner Shankari Chandran on family and funerals.

  • byShankari Chandran