Each year, one in five Australians suffers from the influenza virus, with more than 2.5 million people taking time off work to overcome their symptoms. Although we are now heading towards warmer days, health professionals warn that this is not the time to let your guard down. Pharmacist Gerald Quigley says the change of season […]

Carmen Smith is the self-confessed funky soul sister who caught our attention with her super-cool singing style on hit TV show The Voice. After a memorable early exit from the competition – she was disqualified for her performance on Guy Sebastian’s video clip for his track Gold – Carmen is back on the scene with […]

Multiple characters and an interweaving, thrilling plot make this novel from one of Australia's most exciting writers a must-read.

She was the first housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house, but delightful Charne is loving life after her Big Brother experience. The fun-loving, sassy singer from the Gold Coast knew right from the word go, that her time on the show was going to be a challenge. Right from the start, the […]

Nigella Lawson has dropped two dress sizes going from a size 16 to a size 12. The celebrity chef was snapped while promoting her new Italian cook book, Nigellissima. The 52-year-old, who is said to be on the Bodyism Clean and Lean plan, doesn’t want to lose too much weight. “I love food and I […]

Marion Grasby got the best sort of surprise when her boyfriend Tim presented her with a diamond ring in a romantic sunset proposal. It comes as no surprise to learn that the quietly spoken man who won Marion Grasby’s heart charmed her after he cooked an incredible feast when they met in Adelaide six years […]

While yoyo dieting may not be the ideal way to lose weight, new US research has found that it doesn’t stop you losing the weight for good. While some researchers had feared that yoyo dieting was detrimental to our health, new research from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle has found that it […]

Fifty Shades of Grey fever is here and it looks like it is here to stay with the bestselling book being turned into a movie and brand. There is now an official merchandising deal for a ‘Fifty Shades’ brand which will offer Fifty Shades-themed lingerie, sleepwear and clothing. The book’s author E.L James, who makes […]

The trimmed down star turns her back on Hollywood fad diets as she drops 15kg on a spicy new eating plan. Oprah Winfrey has made no secret of her lifelong “war on wobble” with the scales fluctuating wildly throughout her career. But now the talk show queen has found a groundbreaking — and delicious — […]

One of Hollywood’s true gentlemen opens up about defying stereotypes, looking sexy at 60 and… Being an action star “I don’t know really where the action tag has come from. Just look at the success of the film Taken…I thought it was going to be a straight-to-video release. That is actually one of the reasons […]