Fenella Souter

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Fenella Souter

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In 2000, Vietnamese-born Yung Starling, 49 and a dental hygienist, found herself in Australia alone and in trouble. Then she met ex-nurse Sharman Palmer, 76, who became the loving mother she’d longed for. Yung: I arrived here from Vietnam in 1999 as a student. I’m from a family of 10 and my sister was supposed to go but changed her mind. My parents said I had to go to help the family.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Fenella Souter

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. On the day they met in 2006, marketing and communications specialist Sarah Noye Davies, 38, and artist Paul Davies, 45, shared an instant attraction. They’ve been together ever since – experiencing new life as well as loss. Sarah: I was 19 when I met Paul. I’d just returned from living in London and a friend in Sydney said, “Come and stay.” Paul was his flatmate.

Dec 4, 2024 | smh.com.au | Fenella Souter

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Margaret Pomeranz, 80, became a household name as a feisty, shaggy-haired film critic on television. Her eldest son, Josh Pomeranz, 51, heads the post-production house founded by his Dutch father, Hans, 60 years ago. Josh: I was 12 when Dad moved out, but he only moved around the corner and came for dinner nearly every night. We stayed a functional and loving family unit.

Dec 4, 2024 | watoday.com.au | Fenella Souter

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May 8, 2024 | smh.com.au | Fenella Souter

Now that we're both working in the same media space, I think she understands why I've been upset at times over the years. On the night of the [Voice] referendum, I was working and Lowanna was at home. As soon as the result was clear, she rang and we were both in tears. It took us a while to comprehend that so many people had voted no. She said, "Mum, I don't know how I'm going to be able to present my program on Monday." I was the same: how to keep going?