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Exclusive extract from Still Life With Husband (Vintage) by Lauren Fox. “Nobody’s staring at me!” I say again. “What are you talking about?” But then I see him, the young, dark-haired man sitting alone across the room. He is unshaven in a sexy, can’t-be-bothered way (but also potentially in an unemployed way); he’s stuck a […]

Oats are very important for heart health — and not just because they taste great and fill and warm you up in winter. Eating oats as part of a healthy diet low in saturated fat can lower your cholesterol, one of the risk factors in heart disease. Oats are also a rich source of soluble […]

Tapping into the power of guided imagery can reduce blood pressure, ease anxiety and more. The theory is, in terms of brain activity, that there isn’t much difference between imagining something and actually experiencing it. Brain scans prove that visualising something — sucking on a lemon, for example — triggers activity in the visual cortex, […]

Question There are so many different spices available in supermarkets today — I’ve got no idea what some of them are! I would love to try a couple out — could you please tell me a bit about sumac and ras el hanout? Answer With a name that loosely translates as “top of the shop”, […]

If you’ve always wanted to know more about animals, Bindi Irwin is the little girl to ask. Each month, Bindi will write about a different animal and answer readers’ questions in the magazine. Bindi loves kangaroos and wallabies, and is worried that many of them are in danger, but she has advice in our June […]

Every week Dr Chris Brown answers your pet questions — submit your own or browse our archives.

In celebration of Deborah Thomas’ 20 years at Australian Consolidated Press, she talks to www.aww.com.au about the highlights of her stellar career. Q. Most memorable interview? A. Russell Crowe for Cleo magazine. He gave me such a hard time. **Q. Favourite celebrity of all time? A.** Nicole Kidman because she’s always so gracious and professional. […]

Follow our patterns to create the five gorgeous garments worn by TV host Karl Stefanovic and his family [pictured, left to right: Karl, Ava, Jackson, Cassandra, River]. Abbreviations alt = alternate; beg = begin, beginning; cm = centimetres; cont = continue; dec = decrease, decreasing; foll = follows, following; inc = increase, increasing; K = […]

You can probably recite the obvious habits for good health by heart — don’t smoke, cut down on alcohol and so on. But did you know that singing and cold showers also put time on your side? Try these fun and easy tips today. Be a clown Children are fearless, but as adults we can […]