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Not all carbs are created equal
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The truth about carbs

Despite being branded as the evil villain in our food, carbohydrates are vital for a healthy functioning body. However, not all carbohydrates are created equal. Accredited nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid debunks four myths about carbohydrates. Myth one: All carbohydrates are bad All carbohydrates are not created equal, with some being better than others. […]
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Teens who use Facebook, Twitter more likely to use drugs
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Teens who use Facebook, Twitter more likely to use drugs

Parents have been warned of the dangers of social networking for years but now there is yet another reason to keep you kids offline — a new study has found that teenagers who use sites like Facebook and Twitter are more likely to abuse alcohol and drugs than those who abstain. Researchers from the National […]
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Women get a better night’s sleep than men

When it comes to getting a good night’s sleep, women have one up on men with studies showing woman sleep longer and fall asleep faster. About 30 percent of women said they sleep eight hours or more on weekdays, compared with 22 percent of men, according to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2005 Sleep in America […]
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Shane Warne and Liz Hurley
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Shane Warne and Liz Hurley engaged?

Shane Warne has reportedly asked Liz Hurley to marry him. London tabloid the Daily Star reports Shane got down on one knee during a recent Spanish cruise. As friends including media tycoon James Packer looked on, Shane proclaimed his love for Liz, who immediately accepted his proposal. In pictures: The changing face of Shane Warne […]
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Elizabeth Taylor voted most photogenic celebrity

Elizabeth Taylor has beaten Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Sophia Loren to be voted the most photogenic celebrity of all time. Elizabeth, who died in March, also pipped more recent beauties including Jennifer Aniston, Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox to the top spot in the poll conducted by photo book company mymemory.com. Survey respondents were […]
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Controversial children's 'diet' book aimed at children as young as four
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Controversial children’s ‘diet’ book aimed at children as young as four

The author of a controversial children’s diet book which targets children as young as four-years-old, is “amazed” by the outrage it has provoked. Paul Kramer, the author of Maggie Goes on a Diet, has defended his independently published book about a heavily overweight 14-year-old girl who becomes a school football star after losing weight. Kramer […]
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Mum throws sugar-addicted child elaborate candy fantasy preschool party
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Mum throws sugar-addicted child elaborate candy fantasy preschool party

The humble children’s party complete with party pies, sausage rolls and a home-made cake, just doesn’t seem to cut it these days, especially for the parents on the latest US reality TV show Outrageous Kids Parties to air on TLC. From an over-the-top six-year-old’s princess party costing more than $15,000 to a Willy Wonka-style candy-filled […]
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Rod Stewart reveals grandchild's name
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Rod Stewart reveals grandchild’s name

Rod Stewart has told of his joy at welcoming his grandchild after his daughter Kimberly Stewart gave birth to a baby girl in LA on Sunday, August 21. In a world exclusive, the singer revealed to Jono Coleman and Ian “Dano” Rogerson, who host the ‘The Jono & Dano Show’ on Sydney radio station WSFM […]
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Hilary Duff dropped from movie due to pregnancy
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Hilary Duff dropped from film due to pregnancy

Pregnant women spend months agonising over whether to return to work or stay at home once they have given birth but one Hollywood actress has had the decision made for her. Hilary Duff has reportedly been dropped from her latest movie because she is pregnant. Related: Should you tell your daughter she’s beautiful The 23-year-old […]
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Television is slowly killing us, study claims
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Television is slowly killing us, study claims

Most people love nothing more than flopping down in front of the TV at the end of a busy day, but a new study has shown our habit might be slowly killing us. Researchers at the University of Queensland found that every hour of TV watched by people over the age of 25 was associated […]
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Teenage boys at risk because brains lag behind bodies
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Teen boys at risk because brains lag behind bodies

Testosterone has been getting teenage boys in trouble for centuries, but modern teens are in more danger than those in the past. A new study has found that today’s young men reach sexual maturity at 18 years old, four years earlier than males of 1800. But while their bodies are all grown up, modern teens’ […]
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Fork it: the latest diet craze
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Fork it: the latest diet craze

We’ve heard of the Dukin diet thanks to Kate Middleton and the Five Hands diet thanks to Victoria Beckham, but what is the latest diet craze? It’s the Fork It diet. The basis of this new diet involves no spoons, knives or fingers after 6pm, so you can only eat dinner using a fork, meaning […]
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Top six tips to help you achieve success
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Fitting health into your life

Nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid reveals the tasks you should add to your to-do list today. With long working days, job-related stress, traffic delays and school drop-offs, it’s hard for many of us to spare even a thought for our health. Sure if we could exercise whenever we pleased and had a personal chef […]
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Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries
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Kim Kardashian’s lavish wedding and the party shut down by authorities

Kim Kardashian’s lavish wedding to professional basketball star Kris Humphries on Sunday was by all accounts an epic event. But the bride’s celebrity status couldn’t stop the raucous wedding after-party being shut down by authorities. The sunset wedding ceremony was held at an exclusive private estate in Montecito, California. The 440 guests included former Spice […]
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Time saving skin care

In our busy lives, finding the time to do any more than a few steps in a skin routine can be impossible. Thankfully, you only need a couple of minutes twice a day to help your skin glow. Cleanse twice a day It is easy to get confused when it comes to your daily skincare […]
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Hard luck Harry! Prince's former flame engaged
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Flirty Prince Harry dumped over ‘wandering eye’

Prince Harry is famous for his cheeky charm, but it seems his charisma was too much for his lingerie model girlfriend, who reportedly dumped him because he couldn’t stop flirting with other women. The third in line to the British throne raised royal eyebrows when he started dating Florence Brudenell-Bruce in June. In pictures: The […]
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Matthew Newton
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Matthew Newton: Rehab saved my life

Troubled actor Matthew Newton has credited rehab with saving his life. The 34-year-old star checked into the moods unit at Sydney’s Northside West mental health clinic in April after a court ordered him to seek psychiatric care or face criminal action after breaching his Apprehended Violence Order (AVO). Newton spoke to 104.1FM’s Kyle and Jackie […]
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I don't know who this is, but it shows a person with long brown hair and a serious expression against a starry backdrop.
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Posh’s extreme baby diet

With just three weeks until Victoria Beckham is due to officially unveil her post-baby body at New York Fashion Week, the former Spice Girl has gone into overdrive to ensure there’s no sign of the 9.5kgs she gained while pregnant with her daughter Harper Seven. Unable to resume her strenuous exercise routine due to the […]
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Lleyton's sister's sorrow: Hewitt family feud
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Lleyton’s sister’s sorrow: Hewitt family feud

Lleyton and Bec are the golden ones, but the tennis star’s sister Jaslyn has been left out in the cold, with her family not even turning up to see her marry the man she loves. It should have been the happiest day of her life when Jaslyn Hewitt married her soul mate in the lush […]
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Ita Buttorse: Love, life and secrets
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Ita Buttrose: Love, life and secrets

Susan Duncan, Ita’s friend and colleague and a former editor of The Australian Women’s Weekly, gives her unique insight into the magazine icon who’s suddenly back in the spotlight. Ita Buttrose was once the most famous and influential woman in Australia. With a lisp that did as much to set her apart from the pack […]
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Heather Locklear locks in wedding number three
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Heather Locklear locks in wedding number three

The former Melrose Place actress is heading down the aisle with her one-time co-star. A s two of the characters in 90s drama Melrose Place, Heather Locklear and Jack Wagner’s on-again, off-again TV romance kept fans captivated for years. They sizzled as Amanda Woodward and Peter Burns, a mega-manipulative duo who faked their own deaths […]
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Josh's surprise proposal: I was planning it all along
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Josh’s surprise proposal: I was planning it all along

The Block sweethearts take their relationship to the next step – and Josh takes Woman’s Day along to buy Jenna’s spectacular engagement ring. Before the hammer had even dropped on the final bid at The Block auction, one contestant was already a winner – in love. Josh Densten knew that win, lose or draw the […]
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After seven boys, we finally had a girl through IVF!
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After seven boys, we finally had a girl through IVF!

After having seven sons, Jodi and Andrew McMahon took matters into their own hands to conceive a little girl. You could be forgiven for thinking there must be something in the waters flowing by the lush Snowy Mountains property belonging to Jodi and Andrew McMahon. Some life-giving force that has seen this mum and dad […]
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Bizarre new William and Kate dolls released
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Bizarre new William and Kate dolls released

London’s iconic Hamley’s toy store released its own royal wedding dolls this week — but despite more than four months in production, the replicas have left shoppers scratching their heads. The tiny figurines of Prince William and Kate Middleton in all their wedding finery are priced at nearly $160, but appear to bear little resemblance […]
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How to wear pants and look sexier than ever
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How to wear pants and look sexier than ever

It has been 55 years since Yves Saint Laurent first sent pants down the runway, and while it has become de rigueur to see women wearing trousers to work, tuxedos out at night and jeans on the weekend, this season sees a new crop of pants take centre stage. Forget the usual classic straight legged […]
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Later classes better for learning
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School starts too early, study finds

Teenagers have been nearly impossible to drag out of bed on school mornings for decades — and now it appears there might be method in their madness. A new study conducted by the University of California has shown that students learn better if classes start later in the morning. Related: Parents fed up with breastfeeding […]
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Anne Hathaway praises Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge's style
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Anne Hathaway: Kate Middleton is my style icon

She hasn’t exactly got it right every time, but it seems that when it comes to Anne Hathaway’s favourite style icon, Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge can do no wrong. The actress has praised the princess for her “ladylike” dress sense, telling USA Today she was setting the standard for a new “anti-Hollywood” look. “Can […]
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Teens in romantic sexual relationships less likely to misbehave
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Teens in sexual relationships less likely to misbehave

Parents of teenagers spend most of their time trying to stop their kids having sex with their girlfriend or boyfriend — but a new study suggests parents might be better off just letting it happen. Researchers from the University of Texas have found that sexually active teens in committed relationships are less likely to engage […]
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Top six tips to help you achieve success
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How to succeed at anything

It doesn’t matter whether you are trying to succeed at work, in your relationship or with your wealth the principles are the same. Accredited nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid provides you with the top six tips that will help you succeed no matter what. 1. Know what you want You must have the desire […]
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Tom Hanks refunds disappointed fans their movie money
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Tom Hanks refunds disappointed fans their movie money

It seems Tom Hanks is Hollywood’s ultimate nice guy after he refunded fans their movie ticket money when they complained about his latest film. The 55-year-old actor recently gave a couple $25 after they told him that they disliked his latest film Larry Crowne, the US’s National Enquirer reported. Hanks, who stars alongside Julia Roberts […]
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Nice guys finish last, but women aren't in the race
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Nice guys finish last, but women aren’t in the race

The old saying “nice guys finish last” may still ring true when it comes to climbing the corporate ladder, but new research has found nice guys still finish ahead of women. A US study has found that men with disagreeable personalities out-earn men with agreeable personalities by about 18 percent where disagreeable women, on the […]
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Manners in the new digital era
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Manners in the new digital era

Twittering and texting are taking over our social lives. So what are the rules – and pitfalls – of this new digital era? June Dally-Watkins has been the high priestess of Australian etiquette and deportment for 50 years and, quite frankly, she’s appalled by the state of things. Sick of being knocked in the street […]
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Glenn McGrath's new wife on bonding with Jane's kids
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Glenn McGrath’s new wife on bonding with Jane’s kids

Glenn McGrath’s new wife Sara Leonardi has discussed the challenges of parenting step-kids in her new food blog. Sara — who married former cricketer Glenn last year — started ‘The McGrath’s Kitchen’ blog yesterday. Related: Glenn McGrath marries Sara Leonardi again In her first post, she talked about the difficulties of parenting and how cooking […]
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Young boy in a blue sweater with a backpack, holding an adult's hand, smiles and gestures with his finger.
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Princess Mary’s son’s first day of school

Starting school can be scary, but Princess Mary’s son Christian couldn’t stop smiling when he commenced his first term on Friday. The five-year-old prince started his education at Copenhagen’s Tranegaardsskolen last week. On the morning of his first day, Christian made a brief public appearance outside the palace with his parents Mary and Crown Prince […]
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Scott Cam: Meet my gorgeous wife
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Scott Cam: Meet my gorgeous wife

The loveable larrikin fell in love with Ann the first time he set eyes on her. They share their 22-year love story with Katherine Chatfield. As Scott Cam opens the door to his home, his dog Rosie stands in the doorway and gives the Woman’s Day team friendly licks all round. Satisfied that Scott has […]
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Jennifer Anniston's baby news
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Jennifer Aniston’s baby news

She’s found the perfect father, now a newly curvy Jennifer Aniston is preparing for her dream baby. It was just two short months into their relationship, in early June, that Jennifer Aniston sat her new boyfriend Justin Theroux down and tentatively broached the sensitive subject of babies. It was a risky move – and one […]
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Princess Charlene: secret, lies and royal scandal
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Princess Charlene: secrets, lies and royal scandal

The principality is buzzing about what’s really going on between Prince Albert and his new wife. They are calling her “The Silent Princess” – a pale, sad-eyed beauty who hasn’t said a word in public since murmuring “yes” to her husband on July 2. A month after the lavish wedding of Prince Albert of Monaco […]
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The secret to getting your kids to eat vegetables
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The secret to getting your kids to eat vegetables

A child that prefers broccoli to ice cream might seem like a biological impossibility but scientists think it could be as simple as getting pregnant women to eat more vegetables themselves. A new study published in Pediatrics found that babies can develop a taste for healthy foods in the womb. Researchers from Philadelphia’s Monell Chemical […]
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Linda Evangelista needs $43,000 a month to maintain her looks
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Linda Evangelista needs $43,000 a month to stay beautiful

Linda Evangelista has told a New York court she needs $43,000 every month to maintain her looks while being a single mother. The 46-year-old supermodel appeared at Manhattan’s Family Court this week to claim child support from French businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, the father of her four-year-old son Augustin. In pictures: Dresses that made people famous […]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger wears 'I survived Maria' shirt
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Arnold Schwarzenegger wears ‘I survived Maria’ shirt

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been photographed wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan ‘I survived Maria’ just three months after his wife left him after discovering he had fathered a love child with their housekeeper. Maria Shriver ended her 25-year marriage to Arnold in May when it emerged that he had cheated on her with their […]
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Skipping a Beat by Sarah Pekkanen
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Skipping a Beat

Life can change in a heartbeat Four minutes and eight seconds. That’s how long my husband, Michael Dunhill, was dead. Four minutes and eight seconds. That’s how long it took for my husband to become a complete stranger to me. To read the first chapter of Skipping a Beat click here. Win our Book of […]
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On Canaan's Side
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On Canaan’s Side

On Canaan’s Side, Faber and Faber, $29.99. Sebastian Barry woos with words. His lyrical prose carries you off on a warm and engrossing journey conjuring incredibly special characters, gently etched at first then skilfully coloured in as the story deepens. On Canaan’s Side is told through narrator 89-year-old Lilly Bere, who as the novel opens […]
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Bossypants
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Bossypants

Bossypants by Tina Fey, Sphere, $32.99. Before she perfected her Sarah Palin impersonation, Tina created and played the sparky, sharp-tongued Liz Lemon on TV’s 30 Rock. Before that, she was first female head writer in the legendary boys’ club of Saturday Night Live. Now she’s queen of American comedy and this memoir shows you why […]
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The Last Werewolf
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The Last Werewolf

The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan, Text, $32.95. You think I’m joking? A book on werewolves? Oh, but such an elegant, tongue-in-hairy-cheek take on the genre it makes you wonder why anyone wastes their time on those dreary and insipid vamps, eternal enemies of the lycanthrope tribe. Our hero (so to speak) is Jake Marlowe, […]
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The Roving Party
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The Roving Party

The Roving Party by Rohan Wilson, Allen & Unwin, $27.99. The Vogel literary award has been recognising and rewarding young writers for 30 years now, and this year’s winner is an absolute stand-out. Yes, it is dark and it tells a brutal story of a party of “rovers” (read thugs and killers) roaming the harsh […]
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Friends Like These
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Friends Like These

Friends Like These by Wendy Harmer, Allen & Unwin, $32.99. Write what you know, is the standard advice to authors. And as a top-rating and high-earning radio presenter, Wendy Harmer spent long enough on Sydney’s so-called A-list to know it inside out. Now she’s “ratting on it”, as she puts it, and a highly amusing […]
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Exposed
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Exposed

Exposed by Liza Marklund, Bantam Press, $32.95. Annika Bengtzon is a young journalist eager to leave her dead-end relationship and quiet hometown and earn a full-time job on Stockholm’s tabloid Evening Post. Josefin Liljeberg also wants to be a reporter, but she’s a stripper in a seedy club owned by her violent boyfriend and, before […]
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An Uncertain Place
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An Uncertain Place

An Uncertain Place by Fred Vargas, Harvill/Secker, $32.95. Commissaire Adamsberg, chief of Paris’ Serious Crimes Squad, will live to rue the day he discovers 17 severed feet outside London’s Highgate Cemetery. Like all good fictional detectives, he’s a bit of a loner, quietly rebellious and loved by all his (mostly) loyal officers. The feet will […]
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The Voyagers
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The Voyagers

The Voyagers by Mardi McConnochie, Viking, $29.95. Shore leave, Sydney, 1943, and quietly determined US sailor Stead heads straight for the home of the girl he met and fell in love with during three magical days in 1938. Back then, Marina was a sheltered girl on the verge of a career as a world-famous pianist. […]
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Madeleine
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Madeleine

Madeleineby Kate McCann, Bantam Press, $35. She loved Harry Potter,Dr Whoand her favourite toy Cuddle Cat, and when four-year-old Madeleine McCann was abducted on Thursday, May 3, 2007, in Portugal, the whole world knew who she was. Ever since that day, her British doctor parents Kate and Gerry have fought to find her and clear […]
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The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir by Alice Walker
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The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir by Alice Walker

The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir by Alice Walker, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, $35. Hatched as a blog and raised by her agent into a book, Alice Walker’s (of Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple fame) The Chicken Chronicles, is both a practical day-in-the-yard guide to caring for her “girls” — bullied Gertrude Stein, rebellious Hortensia and sensuous […]
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Never A Dull Moment
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Never A Dull Moment

Never A Dull Moment by Sarah Baker, Murdoch Books, $39.99. Do you remember the time when TVs, iPads, Facebook, Gameboys and all that jazz weren’t the only way to while away an evening? In fact, back in those days, families and friends would come together to play games and have fun. Take a journey back […]
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The Colour Of Tea
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The Colour Of Tea

The Colour Of Tea by Hannah Tunnicliffe, Pan Macmillan, $32.99. Grace’s life is unravelling. She feels lost in eclectic, buzzing Macau, where her husband Pete is managing the opening of a casino. Devastated that her dream to have children is cut short, her marriage becomes strained and their sadness remains unsaid, causing them to drift […]
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Disgrace
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Disgrace

Disgrace by J.M. Coetzee, Random House Australia, $24.95. My husband recommended this to me after he had read it when we were away travelling two years ago. It shattered me! The central character makes a massive error in judgement and is literally disgraced and cast out of his place of work, and goes away to […]
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To Be Sung Underwater
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To Be Sung Underwater

To Be Sung Underwater by Tom McNeal, Little, Brown, $29.99. Judith Whitman believes in the sort of love that “picks you up in Akron, Ohio, and sets you down in Rio de Janeiro”. Yet after finding just that kind of love as a teenager, she ended up marrying someone else instead. Now in her 40s, […]
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First glimpse of cheesy new William and Kate movie
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First look at cheesy new William and Kate movie

You were glued to the royal wedding coverage and couldn’t switch off the William and Kate Lifetime telemovie (even when ‘William’ started singing karaoke) — now you can relive the royal love story in another cheesy made-for-TV movie. Hallmark’s William & Kate: A Royal Love Story will air in the US later this month and […]
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Liz Hurley's 'evil' Shane Warne weight loss regime
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Liz Hurley’s ‘evil’ Shane Warne fitness regime

Liz Hurley has detailed the “secret evil regime” she used to whip Shane Warne into shape. Shane has undergone a dramatic makeover since he started getting serious with Liz earlier this year. In pictures: The changing face of Shane Warne He has lost a substantial amount of weight, unveiled a new wrinkle-free face and has […]
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Beckhams share intimate new baby photo
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Beckhams share intimate new baby photo

Victoria Beckham has tweeted another intimate photo of her husband David cuddling their new daughter Harper. “I took this beautiful picture and wanted to share it with you, baby Harper cuddling Daddy!” Victoria wrote on her Twitter feed. Related: Beckhams introduce baby Harper to the world Harper is David and Victoria’s fourth child and only […]
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Crown Princess Mary's family day out
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Crown Princess Mary’s family day out

Royal portrait shoots are usually a very stuffy affair, complete with stiff poses, starched collars and perfectly-coiffed hair. But the Danish royal family dispensed with formality last week, posing for a series on casual photographs in the grounds of their summer estate Grasten Castle. Related: Meet Princess Mary’s twins Crown Princess Mary, her husband Crown […]
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Braith Anasta finally admits engagement to Jodi Gordon
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Braith Anasta finally admits engagement to Jodi Gordon

Despite weeks of furious denials, rugby player Braith Anasta and actress Jodi Gordon are, in fact, engaged. And they’re not afraid to put a hefty price tag on the story. Braith and Jodi were reportedly paid $140,000 to share their engagement news in New Idea’s current issue. They discussed the proposal and their romance in […]
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Wine prevents sunburn
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Wine can prevent sunburn

Want to avoid painful and unsightly sunburn this summer? Drink more wine. A new Spanish study has found that white and red wine may protect skin cells from ultra-violet radiation. Related: Eight cancer-fighting vegetables to improve your health Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council reported that flavonoids found in […]
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MasterChef Kate's bombshell: I don't want to be a chef
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MasterChef Kate’s bombshell: I don’t want to be a chef

Kitchen whiz Kate Bracks is ditching the bright lights to spend time with her kids and live her B&B dream. Before setting foot in the MasterChef studio to compete in the show’s final episode, Kate Bracks knew she was already a winner, blessed with three beautiful children and a loving husband to cheer her on. […]
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Bondi vet Lisa: I couldn't marry without my boys
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Bondi vet Lisa: I couldn’t marry without my boys

With her two pooches beside her, Lisa Chimes marries her long-term boyfriend Brad Nissen. There was no way Bondi Vet star Dr Lisa Chimes was walking down the aisle on her wedding day without her two biggest fans – her cavalier-cross-poodles Nelson and Lucas. So it’s a good job they were suitably dressed for Mum’s […]
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Zara and Mike's fairy tale wedding
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Zara and Mike’s fairy tale wedding

Our veteran royal reporter Judy Wade was there to share in the happy day. Three months ago, as she was driven to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s grand royal wedding, Zara Phillips gazed in horror at the crowds and formal procession, and vowed, “I’m not having all this fuss!” And she got her wish on […]
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Lara Bingle warned: Your new guy can't be trusted!
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Lara Bingle warned: Your new guy can’t be trusted!

Rugby star Danny Cipriani will break your heart, warn bitter ex-girlfriends. Kissing and canoodling in clear blue waters and on pristine beaches, it looked like Lara Bingle and Danny Cipriani had found paradise. Not only were the lovebirds enjoying a romantic, hands-on holiday on the beautiful Tahitian island of Bora Bora, but it also appeared […]
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Salma VS Linda: It's war
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Salma VS Linda: It’s war

Two of the world’s most beautiful women are at each other’s throats in a Hollywood love triangle turned nasty. An Oscar-nominated movie star with an adorable young daughter and a billionaire husband, Salma Hayek thought she was living the dream. That is, until five weeks ago, when her marriage to fashion mogul Francois-Henri Pinault was […]
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Parents fed up with breastfeeding baby doll
Parenting

Parents fed up with breastfeeding baby doll

A toy that allows children to simulate breastfeeding is causing controversy ahead of its US launch this week. The Breast Milk Baby, manufactured by Spanish toy company Berjuan, was originally called Bebe Gloton which translates to “greedy baby.” Aimed at little girls, the baby doll is programmed to make sucking sounds and motions when it […]
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Marc Anthony is begging Jennifer to take him back
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Marc Anthony is begging Jennifer to take him back

After just three weeks Jennifer Lopez has seemingly moved on from her marriage to Marc Anthony, saying she loved herself enough “to walk away”… but things don’t seem to be that easy for Marc. Although the Latin singer joked about the couple’s split, a source says he is struggling to come to terms with the […]
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Feel energised with these simple tips
Health

How to avoid overindulgence

While we all like to indulge in life’s pleasures, it’s easy to overdo it. But, you don’t have to feel uncomfortable every time you eat your favourite foods, says accredited nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid. Here are here top tips for avoiding overindulgence. Easy access to large amounts of food combined with a culture […]
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Struggling to conceive? Your liver could be to blame
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Struggling to conceive? It could be your liver

If you’re thinking about having a baby, it’s not just your reproductive health and your partner’s sperm quality you have to take into account — it’s the state of your liver too. According to a study from the University of Milan, published in Cell Metabolism, oestrogen receptors in your liver are crucial for maintaining fertility. […]
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Kate Middleton makes world’s best dressed list

Kate Middleton has received yet another prestigious title, now recognised by Vanity Fair as one of the best dressed women in the world. The Duchess of Cambridge joined the magazine’s coveted International Best Dressed list following a succession of sartorial wins on her recent tour of North America with Prince William. The judging panel praised […]
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A woman in a light suit attends the David Jones event, posing on a red carpet with logos in the background.
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David Jones launch red carpet

There’s no doubt supermodel and new mum Miranda Kerr stole the show at the David Jones Spring/Summer 2011 Fashion Launch. But which Aussie celebrity stole the spotlight on the red carpet? Everyone from Lara Bingle to Tina Arena turned out to the fashion event, but who nailed their red carpet look? Flick through the red […]
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How to beat your cravings
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How to beat your cravings

Chocolate? Pizza? Hot chips? What’s your food obsession? Tara Diversi looks at the difference between normal and potentially dangerous food cravings and how to free yourself of them forever. Check in with the 97 per cent of women who experience food cravings and you will hear the following four foods mentioned over and over again […]
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Underbelly: Razor - When Kings Cross was ruled by women
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Underbelly: Razor – When Kings Cross was ruled by women

Tougher and more ruthless than any man, Tilly Devine and Kate Leigh ruled the mean streets of ’20s and ’30s Sydney with iron fists and trusty blades. Larry Writer visits their haunts, the inspiration for the latest Underbelly series. As long as she lived, Maggie Baker never forgot her initiation to Razorhurst. It was 1933 […]
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Secret super-fruits
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Secret super-fruits

Exotic-sounding fruits like mangosteen, acai and goji are the caped crusaders of the nutrition world. However, most ‘superfruits’ are more like Clark Kent than Superman — they’re so unassuming we don’t notice their healing powers. Red grapes: Red grapes — as opposed to green ones — contain resveratrol, a phytochemical which shows great promise in […]
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Kate, Zara or Charlene: Which royal bride wore it best?
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Kate, Zara or Charlene: Which royal bride wore it best?

To me, my mother had the perfect wedding dress. It was a dress I would have worn myself if I hadn’t grown-up to tower over her, and a dress that in my mind, no-one else could top, until Catherine Middleton wore a better version of it on her wedding day. When it comes to the […]
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Jack Vidgen: Australia's answer to Justin Bieber
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Jack Vidgen: Australia’s answer to Justin Bieber

Jack Vidgen stepped onto the stage of Australia’s Got Talent and emerged a YouTube sensation. Bryce Corbett talks to the determined 14-year-old who wants to be a bigger star than Justin Bieber. There’s arguably not enough room on Planet Pop for two Justin Biebers, but local boy Jack Vidgen is nevertheless ready to give superstardom […]
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JLo's younger beau says age doesn't matter
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Jennifer Lopez: “I love myself enough to walk away”

Singer Jennifer Lopez has spoken for the first time since her split with husband of seven years Marc Anthony. Talking to Vanity Fair magazine the 42-year-old mother-of-twins says she is eternally optimistic when it comes to love. “That was my biggest dream, and I really worked hard at it. We both did,” she said of […]
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Feel energised with these simple tips
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Easy ways to beat fatigue

Struggling to get out of bed in the morning? Can’t keep your eyes open and head off the desk at work? The good news is there are easy ways to boost your energy levels and beat fatigue, says nutritionist and exercise physiologist Caitlin Reid. Get eight hours of sleep Getting more sleep may seem like […]
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I kidnapped my friend’s cat

Years ago, after leaving my long-term partner, I moved in with a friend, Sarah. We had known each other for about 10 years but had never been very close. However she offered me a room, which I saw as an out so I took it. Mostly we got along well, but she had a cat […]
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Pippa Middleton's bottom tops plastic surgery wish list
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Pippa Middleton’s bottom tops surgery wish list

Pippa Middleton’s bottom has its own Facebook appreciation society and now it has earned another dubious honour — it is the most requested rear end in plastic surgeon’s offices. Celebrity plastic surgeon Constantion Mendieta says cosmetic surgeons across the US are being bombarded with requests for Pippa’s “naturally pert” derriere. In pictures: Love is in […]
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Secret men's business: Australian men at 60
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Secret men’s business: Australian men at 60

What really goes on inside the head of the average 60-year-old man? Malcolm Farr asks three friends from his schooldays how they feel about reaching the big 6-0. Some 43 years ago, I was involved in possibly the most embarrassing piece of schoolboy song writing in the history of that blighted musical genre. Our school […]
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Turn back the clock without surgery
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Turn back the clock without surgery

Thanks to a swag of effective new creams and treatments, anti-ageing without going under the knife is now more than a sales pitch — it’s achievable, writes Kelly Baker. Next time you’re out, take a look around and you’ll discover something life affirming. Women are retaining their beauty or becoming more beautiful as they age. […]
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Princess Mary and her family

Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik have stepped out at Grasten Castle for some family fun and happy snaps. Carefully cradling their seven-month-old twins, Mary and Frederik posed for photos while five-year-old Prince Christian and four-year-old Princess Isabella joined in the fun by playing with their younger brother and sister. The princesses both wore […]
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<i>MasterChef</i>'s Dani talks love, life and the future
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*MasterChef*’s Dani talks love, life and the future

Eliminated Masterchef contestant Dani Venn doesn’t just whip up exotic dishes in the kitchen, she manages to turn up the heat in exotic locations too. As she competed for the title of Masterchef, Dani, 25, won the hearts of Australian viewers with her trademark smile and bubbly personality. And it was these personality traits as […]
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Michelle Bridges' fitness tips for over 50s
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Michelle Bridges’ fitness tips for over 50s

The Biggest Loser personal trainer Michelle Bridges has been helping people fight the battle of the bulge since she was 14 years old. Here, she gives her top fitness tips for over 50s: 1. You’re not too old! Don’t kid yourself you’re too old to start exercising — it’s an excuse that we like to […]
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Maria Shriver: Betrayed but unbeaten
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Maria Shriver: Betrayed but unbeaten

She was always the good wife, standing by her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, despite the womanising rumours. Now, Maria Shriver faces a very public humiliation — infidelity in her own home and a love child, writes Sharon Krum. If you had to pick one word to describe Maria Shriver, “feisty” would work quite nicely. Then again, […]
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