It’s official! The palace confirms our princess is expecting another baby! After weeks of speculation, Princess Mary has finally confirmed she is expecting a little brother or sister for Prince Christian. Chief of the Court Per Thornit announced last week, “It is expected that the birth will take place at Copenhagen University Hospital in the […]

Exclusive extract from The Valley by Di Morrisey (Pan Macmillan Australia). Dani was glad they were in Helen’s old station wagon as the back roads were dirt and gravel. She could hardly believe the beauty of the gullies and hills, and every so often a vista of green river. She took photos of old houses […]

For Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s legions of fans, her life has been an open book. We know about her cosmetic surgery, her recurrent bouts of skin cancer, that she’s not a good cook and loves a round of golf. Yet there’s one very personal element of the morning television matriarch’s life that we know nothing about — […]

To hide a dowdy fire surround, a frame, easily adapted to the desired size, is fitted around the fireplace. It is given the look of old wood with a white liming solution. Materials Structural steel equal angles 25mm x 25mm x 3mm thick (lengths depend on fireplace size) Spirit level Salvaged 100mm x 25mm thick […]

Terri Irwin is so beautiful, fragile, and strong. Despite the overwhelming sadness that prompted our meeting, I spent one of the most inspired, loving Sunday afternoons of my career. I came away completely shattered by Terri’s grief, overwhelmed by her immense strength and unshakeable faith, humbled by her generosity and big heart despite it being […]

Ray Martin tells Woman’s Day: “Terri is a broken woman who’s lost the love of her life.” Terri Irwin is tough, brave and courageous. She’s also brittle and feeble, like someone who has been in hospital for three months — one of the most harrowing interviews I’ve done. What struck me most is this is […]

Larrikin, conservationist, snake wrangler, croc hunter, TV star, husband and dad. Steve Irwin was all of these. He may have been born in the suburbs of Melbourne, but his heart was firmly in the wild. And the wilder and more dangerous the animals, the better he seemed to like it. Sadly, on September 4, Steve […]

To make flowers Make 10 flowers for throw, two for a headband or one for each belt square. Make a slip knot, leaving a tail of 6cm and slip loop onto a 4mm crochet hook. Start with 6 ch and ss to form into ring. Make 5 ch to start Round 1. Make 1 tr […]

Exclusive extract from Belly Dancing for Beginners by Liz Byrski (published by Pan Macmillan Australia). Gayle had cried so long and so hard that her face burned, her throat ached and her body felt drained by the intensity of her emotions. She had wept for the loss of her daughter, the yawning gap of the […]

There will never be another bloke like Steve Irwin. He was out-of-the-box. A unique Australian who turned croc hunting and conservation into fame and fortune as a TV star — and “Crikey!” into a national catchcry. In America, khaki-clad Steve was a super-hero. In Australia, he was a loveable larrikin who was able to gain […]