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Australian couples are outlaying an average of over $50,000 for their wedding day, but with discount retailers like Target entering the bridal market, those budgets could be slashed. Earlier this year the US arm of the retail and fashion giant launched a wedding collection to mixed reactions. Offering designer knock-offs for as little as $99, […]

A fourth child has died in an outbreak of a dangerous strain of virus currently circulating on Australia’s east coast. NSW Health confirmed today that it had been notified of the child’s death, which is being linked to enterovirus 71 [EV71]. Of the three other children — all under the age of two — who […]

The number of children being hospitalised with the most severe symptoms of a dangerous virus, blamed for four deaths in a current NSW epidemic, has increased in latest weekly data. NSW Health surveillance data reveals eight children diagnosed with meningitis or encephalitis (brain swelling) — among neurological complications of enterovirus 71 (EV71) — were admitted […]

Children from Middle Eastern and Asian backgrounds are significantly more likely to be overweight or obese than those from English-speaking backgrounds, new research has found. A University of Sydney study of NSW primary school kids found that ethnicity was a significant predictor of obesity, physical activity and cardiovascular fitness. Researchers analysed data on 4898 kids […]

She might speak with a Danish accent, but Crown Princess Mary showed she’s still Australian at heart on the weekend, donning a gown by Aussie designer Collette Dinnigan. Mary attended the royal wedding of Sweden’s Princess Madeleine to US banker Christopher O’Neill in Stockholm. It was an event attended by the cream of European royalty […]

I am over pink. Nearly four years into parenthood, and with two daughters and no sons — it is the only colour of choice in my house. Even my own wardrobe seems to be getting pinker — Mother’s Day gifts of pyjamas are chosen by my eldest who can’t imagine anyone not sharing her favourite […]

Once conception has occurred, men don’t traditionally have a lot to do with pregnancy, other than rushing out in the middle of the night to buy ice cream, pickles and anything else his partner is craving, but that could be about to change. A revolutionary new belt has been developed that allows dads-to-be to feel […]

Jennifer Aniston and Justin Theroux have finally moved in to their Bel Air estate after renovations wrapped up last week. The engaged couple didn’t spare any expense on their new $21 million home, with even an old chicken coop getting a makeover! Public records filed with the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety state […]

The Voice coach Joel Madden was asked to leave his room at The Darling hotel in Sydney on the weekend after five grams of marijuana was found in his room. Police have confirmed that a substance “believed to be cannabis” was found in Joel’s room by a hotel cleaner who notified management. Police subsequently searched […]

They’re dubbed the iGeneration, constantly attached to computers and smartphones and more socially active online than in the playground, but a study of the after school habits of Aussie teens reveals they prefer spending time at home with mum and dad than Facebook friends. The in-depth study which looked at 200 Canberra teenagers between the […]