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The announcement this morning that Julia Gillard has taken over the reigns as Australia’s new prime minister prompted us to take a look back on how she has changed over the years and taken centre stage as our leader. To be honest, while her leadership status and responsibilities may have risen to new heights, she […]

**I love chocolate and have heard it’s good for me — great news! I know I’ll be eating lots of chocolate anyway but can you help me make the best choice at least. Jacqui** That’s a great attitude. What’s the point in total sacrifice at the expense of a whole lot of pleasure when you […]

Victoria’s Secret model Miranda Kerr and Hollywood hunk Orlando Bloom have announced their engagement. The couple, who met backstage at a Victoria’s Secret show in 2006, spent time together in Europe recently before announcing their engagement. British-born Bloom and 27-year-old Kerr, who have both previously denied wedding plans, now say they are going to tie […]

Just when you think that scientists and doctors must be near to running-out of new health benefits to research and incredible discoveries to make, they unveil some more. One of the symptoms of a stroke — where the affected area of the brain is unable to function — is the inability to move one or […]

Question: What’s the best way to cool a cake? Stand the cake for up to 15 minutes before turning it only a wire rack to cool further. Turn the cake, upside-down, onto a wire rack, and then turn the cake top-side up immediately using a second rack (unless directed otherwise), Some wire racks can mark […]

US singer Alicia Key’s unborn child has received a traditional Zulu blessing in South Africa complete with tribal beads and a “healing tree”, the UK’s Daily Mail reported. The usually glamorous 29-year-old US singer toned it down for the event, wearing a blue sash and a beaded headband and sang traditional Zulu songs while dancing […]

Fathers can significantly improve their babies’ chances of survival by being involved during pregnancy, a new study has found. Babies whose fathers aren’t present are nearly four times as likely to die in their first year, according to researchers from the University of South Florida. These children were also found to be more likely to […]

Kind-hearted hubby Keith Urban gave up celebrating Father’s Day in the US on Sunday, June 20, because it fell on the same day as wife Nicole Kidman’s birthday this year. The country music star, who has a two-year-old daughter, Sunday Rose, with Nicole, said that rather than sharing the day with his wife, who turned […]

As tennis champ Lleyton Hewitt prepares to quit while he’s on top, his long-suffering wife Bec will finally see an end to the constant globe-trotting and the strain it’s placed on their family life. With Bec Hewitt sporting the glow of pregnancy and her tennis ace husband Lleyton in winning form, the one source of […]

Despite her time in maximum security, Pauline tells Warren Gibbs Aussie jails are too good for Schapelle. As former Prisoner C70079, Pauline Hanson knows all too well the harsh realities of life behind bars. Faced with the prospect of three years locked up in the Brisbane Women’s Correctional Centre’s Maximum Security Unit, Pauline admits she […]