Is my cockatiel a boy or a girl?
Every week Dr Chris Brown answers your pet questions — submit your own or browse our archives.
Deborah Thomas celebrates 20 years at ACP
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. […]
The Stefanovic family’s fabulous knits
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 = […]
Seven ways to feel younger — today!
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 […]
Why Sicily is your next travel destination
Known as Italy's deep south, Sicily is a charming island where fabulous beaches, delicious regional cuisine and fascinating ancient ruins make for a wonderful holiday.
Oprah’s shock breakdown
Oprah Winfrey has announced she is quitting her long-running television talk show, amid fears she’s in the grips of a breakdown. The most powerful woman on TV made the shock statement during an appearance on Larry King Live in the US. “When I’m done with my contract, I’m going to be done,” she revealed. “When […]
Butler slams ‘Mad Royals’
Princess Diana’s butler Paul Burrell has been caught on tape hitting out at the royal family. Almost every member is targeted, with the acid-tongued former servant labelling Prince Charles “mad”, Camilla “ugly” and Harry’s much trumpeted but now cancelled deployment to Iraq as a “PR exercise”. Currently living in the US, where he’s spruiking his […]
Reese takes Jake back
Just three weeks after they split, Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal have rekindled their relationship. Desperate to keep their romance under wraps this time, the couple have been engaging in secret trysts after Jake convinced Reese to give him a second chance, according to friends. “They are definitely still dating,” says a friend of Reese’s, […]
My bullying nightmare
‘I thought I was going to die’ After going through four years of terror Brodie Bunt was forced to change schools to escape. Most of us look back at our primary school days with memories of innocent fun. But Brodie Bunt, 12, feared that once she walked through the school gates she would become the […]
Princess Mary gets her body back
Princess Mary has shown off an enviably svelte and toned body less than two weeks after giving birth to her little princess. Radiant with health and vitality, Mary’s fast track to getting back in tip-top form has been put down to her complete devotion to a strict detox diet and regular exercise — both before […]