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Australian actress Rachael Taylor has broken her silence on her domestic violence ordeal. Speaking for the first time in three-and-a-half years, Rachael, 29, explains she was a victim of domestic violence following the breakdown of her relationship with actor Matthew Newton. “One woman per week in Australia dies at the hands of her current or […]

Troubled former swim star Grant Hackett boarded a plane for the United States last night to seek professional treatment for his alleged addiction to the controversial prescription sleeping drug Stilnox. His decision to seek professional help follows the strange incident at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on the weekend when he was photographed in the […]

Margot Robbie’s role in The Wolf Of Wall Street not only brought her Hollywood fame. It helped to land her a new man! The Aussie star is said to be dating New Zealander Henry Aitken, who worked in the film’s art department. Margot, 23, is currently in New Zealand filming the movie Z For Zachariah […]

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, the so-called South African Blade Runner, is the subject of a social media campaign that promises to reveal “the hard truth” about the events that led to the shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at their home in Pretoria on Valentines’ Day last year. A Twitter account called @OscarHardTruth, allegedly […]

Prince Philip got more than he bargained for when he visited the 1st Battalion yesterday, when one soldier, unaware he was in the company of the Duke of Edinburgh, let rip with a string of expletives.

The side-effects of methamphetamine use generally make people cringe – scabs, paranoia, heart failure, hallucinations, skin crawling and tooth rot. But there’s one side-effect that makes the dangerous drug highly sought after – weight loss. Australians have been turning to the highly addictive drug to lose kilos as young as 12, Triple J’s Hack reported […]

Pippa Middleton speaks about the upside, downside and backside of fame

Olympic gold medalist Grant Hackett is on his way to a US rehab clinic for addiction to sleeping pill Stillnox after a family intervention, his spokesperson told media yesterday. Hackett’s manager Chris White yesterday told the Herald Sun the 33-year-old was “currently in transit to seek treatment for a dependency to Stilnox medication”. But Hackett […]

The first ever plus-size winner of America’s Next Top Model, Whitney Thompson, has become the new face of a lingerie line by UK brand Panache. The 26-year-old, who won the modelling show back in 2008, stars in the Sculptresse campaign with this fun photo shoot. Thompson has amassed a huge following since winning the show, […]

George Clooney has raised eyebrows by inviting Julian Assange’s lawyer Amal Alamuddin on a date to the White House. The 52-year-old notorious bachelor recently invited British barrister Amal Alamuddin – who represents the WikiLeaks founder – on a date to the White House to see a private screening of his latest movie, The Monuments Men. […]

Zac Young and his three mates – Lindsay Isaac, Shayden Schrader and Kurt Gillan – were expecting a day of great waves and good times

In eight short weeks a charming stranger made Kay Schubach leave her partner lose her job and fall pregnant sucking her into a violent relationship she almost died trying to escape.

Miranda Kerr's mother Therese has denied a rift with her supermodel daughter, insisting she has simply decided to "step out of Miranda's shadow".

Meet Floyd-Henry – he has enormous blue eyes and perfect pink skin. His young parents found out that he also had achondroplasia, otherwise known as dwarfism.

When a tiger shark rose from the ocean depths to attack surfer Zac Young, his three mates fought their own fears and a swirling sea to bring Zac – suffering fatal injuries – back to shore.

Avatar actor Sam Worthington has been arrested by police officers in New York after attacking a paparazzo who reportedly kicked his girlfriend, model Lara Bingle. The fight is believed to have started outside bar Cubbyhole, when photographer Sheng Li kicked Lara, 26, in the leg. Sam swiftly retaliated by punching Li in the face. The […]

Editor-in-chief Helen McCabe explains why The Australian Women's Weekly did not name Rachael Taylor's abuser in this month's cover story.

Charlotte Dawson’s former husband, Scott Miller, has said through a spokesman that he is “deeply shocked and saddened” by her death “even though they had not been in contact for some period of time”. The Olympic silver medallist recently appeared on 60 Minutes in what was his first public interview in more than a decade and […]

The 29-year-old Australian actress writes about her private nightmare in the March issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly on sale tomorrow. “One woman per week in Australia dies at the hands of her current or former partner,” Rachael writes. “I don’t think any woman thinks they will become an addition to these statistics. I didn’t. […]

One in 12 Australians will develop bowel cancer. It’s also one of the highest bowel cancer rates in the world.

He will become the Prefect for the Economy of the Holy See and will be responsible for preparing the Holy See and Vatican’s annual budget, as well as financial planning and administration of the Vatican Bank, which has been plagued by allegations of waste poor decision-making. Cardinal Pell, 72, served with Pope Francis, then Cardinal […]

Comedian Billy Connolly discovered he had Parkinson’s disease because a concerned Tasmanian surgeon approached him after watching him walk through a hotel lobby in Los Angeles.

Shane Warne posts selfie on Instagram revealing terrible paintball bruising

He's just four years old but Julius Panetta is already a modelling veteran, with four major fashion campaigns under his belt.

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall have introduced their adorable one-month-old daughter Mia to the world! Posing for Hello! magazine, the pair showed off their little one, who was born on January 17, revealing that their daughter was “pretty relaxed and happy so far”. The Queen’s fourth great grandchild who was pictured looking content on the […]

They say that 60 is the new 50, but for these stars it's more like the new 40.

Six US Today show personalities stripped off for the cameras on Monday, going sans makeup in order to start a conversation about body image. The hosts, including the men, discussed with celebrity physician Dr Mehmet Oz what it felt like to be on-air without their usual pre-show beauty treatments and how they felt about their […]

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall have introduced their baby daughter to the world on the cover of a magazine.

Raquel Welch in 2014 - 73 years old and still looks sensational

The “Captain” is a bit of a sore loser — which is unfortunate when you’re one of My Kitchen Rules’ lowest scoring contestants in the game. Ever. Queensland contestant David Kirk hung up on Nova FM hosts Fitzy and Wippa this morning after he and partner Corinne Wieland scored just 27 points out of 100 […]

She may be the future Queen of England, but Duchess Catherine proved just how down to earth she really is recently. While on a walk with her son Prince George and dog Lupo the princess proved she isn’t too posh to pick up after her pooch. When the dog she shares with husband Prince William, […]

The news of Leonardo DiCaprio being nominated for another Oscar has set the internet ablaze – after missing out on four previous Oscars, everyone is asking, will this be his year? With nominations for his leading roles in Blood Diamond, Aviator and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, everyone is scratching their heads wondering why he hasn’t […]

Australian model Rebecca Judd and her AFL player husband Chris Judd have raised eyebrows after revealing they are storing their daughter Billie Kate’s umbilical cord. The 31-year-old weather presenter elected for her obstetrician to collect the blood and tissue of her daughter’s umbilical cord after she gave birth, which will be stored in a cord […]

Maria von Trapp, the last surviving member of the von Trapp family singers who were immortalised in the stage musical and film The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 99. It was due to Maria’s ill health that Captain Georg von Trapp arranged for a governess to be seconded from a nearby […]

Charlotte Dawson's friends have launched a petition calling for the creation of "Charlotte's Law" to protect people from online bullying.

Troubled Olympian Grant Hackett had guests at Melbourne’s packed Crown Casino looking on in shock as he emerged from his room early on Saturday morning, with only a singlet wrapped around his nether regions, to search for his missing four-year-old-son, Jagger. The former swim champ was captured on film half-naked in the hotel’s foyer, asking […]

Judi Dench is suffering from macular degeneration, an age-related condition that causes blindness.

Australia's Governor-General elect Peter Cosgrove has unintentionally confirmed Prince George is headed Down Under.

Katie Holmes enrols daughter Suri Cruise in acting classes

Hackett, a 1500m gold medallist at both the Sydney and Athens Olympics, was caring for his four-year-old children, twins Jagger and Charlize, at Crown Casino when he awoke in the early hours of Saturday morning to discover his son missing from his room. Without either shoes or a shirt, the 33-year-old searched the corridors around […]

She spent the first 21 years of her life living in one of the world's most conservative communities – now Amish beauty Kate Stoltz has found freedom and a modelling contract.

Princess Estelle, the adorable baby daughter of Sweden's Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel, turned two years old yesterday.

A French photographer has captured the incredible beauty of the human form in a series of nude portraits of dancers.

A French photographer has captured the incredible beauty of the human form in a series of nude portraits of dancers.

Princess Madeleine of Sweden welcomes first child, a daughter, in a New York hospital

Australia’s queen of pop Kylie Minogue has opened up about her plans for motherhood, saying she’d consider adopting. The 45-year-old confessed to UK paper The Sun that her personal life hasn’t panned out the way she had hoped it would, with a family of her own remaining elusive thanks to her career success. “Life took […]

The birth of their daughter Jamie has brought pure joy into the lives of the comedian and her husband George Betsis. When Mary Coustas gave birth to her daughter Jamie three months ago, there was one thing she needed to hear before she would let herself truly celebrate – her baby’s cry. Having suffered the […]

Flaunting their relationship on national TV, the controversial My Kitchen Rules couple have a big secret. Dubbing her his “trophy wife” and bragging about their lavish lifestyle, it seems MKR baddie David, 53, and his younger love Corinne couldn’t be happier – but behind closed doors their romance is far from the fairytale they make […]

Tension has been brewing between Modern Family favourites Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen for years. And in Australia, it finally boiled over in a brutal clash of egos. In Sydney to film episodes of their hit show, the actresses refused to board the same Qantas flight from LA, with Julie landing two days later. On […]

On Saturday the life of beautiful TV presenter Charlotte Dawson ended far too soon. The 47-year-old Australia’s Next Top Model judge was found dead in her waterfront home in Woolloomooloo. The TV presenter masked her struggles with a happy and witty persona. She had previously revealed a tortured private life, having suffered from depression and […]

You may be outgoing and friendly in social situations, but those characteristics don’t always translate well in the workplace. Everyone has painful bouts of self-doubt — it’s simply human nature. Fortunately, there are a number of everyday tricks that can help to boost your confidence and land you that job or promotion. “A change in […]

Charlotte Dawson has been found dead in her Sydney home. Dawson, 47, is believed to have been found by a security guard at the Woolloomooloo Wharf apartment around 11.18am this morning. Police said there were no suspicious circumstances involved in her death. Charlotte has battled depression for many years and has been the victim of […]

Charlotte Dawson has tragically passed away but her effervescent sparkle will never be forgotten.

Charlotte Dawson has been found dead in her Sydney home.

“Yellow is the colour of sunflowers and daffodils,” the grade six student once wrote. “The colour of Sponge Bob, the Tour de France winner’s jersey, happy faces, post-it notes … it’s the colour of happiness and optimism, of enlightenment and creativity, sunshine and spring.” Luke’s grandmother, Josephine Batty, travelled from England and fought back tears […]

Royal hairdresser Denise McAdam says Kate Middleton is "overdone" and Princess Anne was "scary"

A group of brave women have bared their post-mastectomy bodies for the first annual BRCA Babes calendar.

Life was one big party for Bondi clothing store assistant Leeza Ormsby, reports JONATHAN MARSHALL Leeza’s close friends are shocked at her detainment in Bali and horrified she may be facing life imprisonment in an Indonesian Jail. “We read all about Corby and saw her on the television and couldn’t believe the horrible conditions she […]

What would stars like David Beckham, Tom Cruise and Nicholas Cage look like if they weren't famous?

A heart-warming and hilarious video made for her grandparents, showing a happy and healthy little girl who kept telling her dad that Mum was her favourite, went viral and was watched by almost than 9.5 million people. But in a cruel twist of fate for a family that brought so much joy, Maddie died suddenly […]

The revelation, made in documents obtained by a South African television station, undermines the prosecution’s argument that Pistorius’ fatal shooting of Steencamp at their Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day last year was a premeditated act. According to the document, the state’s ballistics expert believes Pistorius was “on his stumps” when he fired the shots that […]

However, their plea has been met with a stark refusal with authorities standing by the statement last week that any TV interview may be a breach of Corby’s parole conditions and result in her going back to jail. The letter was handed to parole board chief Ketut Artha earlier this week by Wayan Widyartha. “The […]

Robbie Williams begged Hugh Jackman to sing with him on latest album Swings Both Ways

Australia Post was given the go ahead for the price rise yesterday by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Consumers with a concession card will still be able to buy stamps for 60 cents until 2017. Australia Post blamed the price rise on the rapid decline in the number of people sending letters, telling […]

Two weeks after the tragic death of her half-sister, Julia Roberts has starred in a new anti-loneliness campaign.

Myer unveiled its autumn-winter collection at its Bourke Street store in Melbourne last night with Jennifer Hawkins starring on the catwalk.

Sarah Hyland is hot property right now, but what really caught our eye when the 23-year-old graced our shores this week was the man on her arm. Matt Prokop, also 23, has been an honourable member of the Modern Family, er, family for some time. The pair got together in June 2009, when Modern Family […]

Kylie and Dannii Minogue steal the spotlight at the 2014 BRIT Awards

Jerry Hall has spontaneously cut her hair after having the same haircut for 40 years

Fur at NY Fashion Week. Still Taboo? - FUR is tipped to make a comeback after featuring heavily on models strutting the runways at New York Fashion Week this month.

Bondi clothing store assistant Leeza Ormsby left Sydney for Bali unexpectedly, reports JONATHAN MARSHALL It was the trip that party girl Leeza Ormsby told no-one about. Planned in secret, the first time anyone knew she was headed for Bali was when Leeza’s flatmate arrived home from work to find a note from her left in […]

Jessica Biel to open family-friendly restaurant in Santa Monica called Au Fudge

Woman’s Day was invited into the home Leeza Ormsby left in such a rush when she went to Bali, reports JONATHAN MARSHALL. The Sydney home of the woman accused of possessing a huge quantity of drugs in Bali is far more modest than the luxury villa she was arrested in. Leeza’s flat is located in […]

Racing enthusiast father takes 3-year-old son on joy ride.. This little boy’s hilarious facial expressions say it all.

Teresa Palmer and Mark Webber have given their son Buddhist names, Bodhi Rain

A New Zealand woman living in Sydney’s east was arrested in Bali last week, accused of having cannabis and MDMA in her Kuta hotel room. Police allege they found a cigarette of hashish in her handbag, as well as 132g of MDMA and 27 grams of hashish inside the villa in North Kuta. Ms Ormby […]

A furious mother takes extreme measures to prevent children from seeing provocative imagery.

Prince Charles, dressed in the traditional Saudi garb of a robe and chequered keffiyeh, has joined members of Saudi Arabia's royal family in performing the "Ardah" sword dance.

After nine long years of silence, Katrina Richards recounts that fateful flight to Bali in her very first interview. Woman’s Day’s JAMES GRAHAM reports. After nine long years of silence, Katrina Richards recounts that fateful flight to Bali in her very first interview. Woman’s Day’s JAMES GRAHAM reports. Katrina Richards’ terrifying airport ordeal in Bali […]

Australia's governor-general, Peter Cosgrove, to host Prince William, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince George in Sydney

If they weren’t having such a darn good time we would have announced another Minogue family face-off at last night’s BRIT Awards in London. The sisters, who so rarely grace the red carpet together, turned up arm-in-arm wearing equally daring black dresses. Kylie, 45, was wearing a PVC number adorned with massive bows and Dannii, […]

An 11-year-old boy who has had cancer for more than half of his life has revealed he is refusing life-lengthening treatment. In a Facebook post titled “The Beginning of the End”, Reece Puddington told his friends and supporters that his mother is “letting him go.” “After careful consideration, my mum thought that if she was […]

Older actors are dominating Hollywood, at the moment.

Women Photoshopped to look like cover models have surprising reactions

For the first time in Saudi Arabia, a woman will hold the position of editor at a major newspaper. Somayya Jabarti has been appointed the editor-in-chief of the national English-language daily paper, the Saudi Gazette. Although other women have headed magazines, this is the first time a national daily newspaper has put a woman at the […]

John Travolta opens up about his shattering grief following death of son Jett

Australian actress Teresa Palmer has had her first child, a boy named Bodhi Rain Palmer Teresa and her husband, American actor Mark Webber, welcomed their son on Monday and the 27-year-old actress confirmed the news on Instagram. “Thank you God for blessing us with the most divine gift of our baby son,” the Warm Bodies […]

The unwritten rules of fashion have taken an unexpected turn with new research revealing that unconventional outfits make a better impression than simply fitting in. A Harvard Business School paper published in the Journal for Consumer Research says that a non-conformist approach to your wardrobe makes you come across as more powerful and accomplished. Dubbed “The […]

Christie Brinkley sizzles, showing off her bra, at the 50th anniversary of Sports Illustrated swimsuit party

It’s been a long weight-loss road for Jessica Simpson, but the mum of two couldn’t be happier with her new body! Showing off her slimmed-down figure in a new Weight Watchers ad, the 33-year-old yummy mummy says she’s proud of her new body, but isn’t about to deny how hard it was to get. “I […]

Cricket legend Shane Warne and British supermodel Elizabeth Hurley look like they’ve rekindled their romance. After they inadvertently confirmed their split on Twitter last month with a series of cryptic tweets, Shane, 44, and Liz, 48, have reunited in London – and on social media. Shane was seen unpacking a number of bags at Liz’s […]

Jee Heon A was in a North Korean detention centre where babies usually did not survive pregnancy and birth due to the extraordinarily harsh conditions. In this case, the baby was born alive. “The baby was crying as it was born; we were so curious, this was the first time we saw a baby being […]

The aerial skier has won a silver medal at Sochi – Australia’s first Olympic medal in the event. Australia regularly sees lesser known figures produce breakthrough results and surpass media darlings and medal hopefuls and Sochi is no different. Morris, a 29-year-old former gymnast from Melbourne, is the country’s only male aerial skier. He was […]

Move over Pandora, there’s a new charm trend in town. The Duchess of Cambridge has been snapped sporting an adorable gold charm necklace by UK jeweller Merci Maman to honour her new baby boy. According to US Weekly, the pendant was a gift from sister Pippa to mark the birth of Prince George in July […]

Britain's finest actors flocked to Buckingham Palace last night for an extraordinary event hosted by the Queen and the Duchess of Cambridge to celebrate the dramatic arts.

When Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates' daughter was named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily and orphaned at the age of four, grave concerns were held for the daughter of these famous and troubled stars.

When Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates' daughter was named Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily and orphaned at the age of four, grave concerns were held for the daughter of these famous and troubled stars.

Magistrate Charlie Rozencwajg ruled Thomson, 49, had dishonestly used his union credit card to pay for prostitutes on several occasions between 2002 and 2008 when he was the HSU’s national secretary. Thomson – who remained emotionless as the verdict was handed down – was also found guilty of making cash withdrawals from his union credit […]

Former Home and Away beauty Samara Weaving has starred in a new Bonds campaign alongside hunky surfer Owen Wright.

The father of the two boys, aged 11 and 14 years old, asked a UK family court to allow the boys to live with him, saying their mother was more like a “best friend” than a parent and lets her sons “do what they like”. He said that he was worried that his sons’ dental […]