Eight months after failing to find love on The Farmer Wants A Wife, Jenny Blake introduces her new fiancé to Katherine Chatfield. Jenny Blake flushes with excitement as she proudly shows off her engagement ring. Despite being together for only six months, Mark, 31, and Jenny, 34, are certain their future is together. But while […]

When Charmyne Palavi spoke out against Australia’s sexist football culture she knew there’d be a blacklash — but she never expected to be brutally attacked by another woman. Jo Knowsley reports. Charmyne Palavi was standing quietly at the bar with her fiancé Michael Browne when she felt the first chunk of ice smack against her […]

Rice is the staple food for roughly half the world’s population and it is eaten daily by more than 300 billion people. Like wheat and other grains, rice is a good source of carbohydrate, which supplies the body with energy. It is low in fat (less than 3g of fat per 100g uncooked rice) and […]

Denise Drysdale’s sudden exit from Hey Hey It’s Saturday sent shockwaves through Australia 20 years ago, her return is no less dramatic, Glen Williams and Steve Jackson report. Her name may be synonymous with the golden era of Hey Hey It’s Saturday, but Denise Drysdale reveals she endured an excruciating wait before receiving a last-minute […]

By Jackie Brygel She may have been the first of the top 12 to be eliminated from Australian Idol, but talented 18-year-old singer Ashleigh Toole promises we certainly haven’t seen the last of her. How are you feeling? You must be more than a little disappointed. Yes, I definitely am very upset, but these things […]

An impish black kitten called Cleo holds the key to happiness for a family, in this exclusive extract from a story by Helen Brown. Download your exclusive extract from Cleo: How An Uppity Cat Helped Heal A Family by Helen Brown here.

Download your exclusive extract from Pearl In A Cage by Joy Dettman here. About the author: “What we remember from childhood we remember forever – permanent ghosts, stamped, inked, imprinted, eternally seen,” observed prominent American short story writer and novelist Cynthia Ozick. Glimpses of the landscape of Joy Dettman’s early years reveal how her permanent […]

Do you always feel hungry, or do you feel as if you’re always eating? Hunger is a complex feeling which can be easily influenced by many factors. Read on for practical tips to help you curb your appetite without starving. Understanding when we are truly hungry is important not only if we want to lose […]

Once upon a time, it was only the famous and very rich who enlisted the help of personal trainers to help keep them in shape. But these days, personal trainers are popular with a wide variety of people. “Personal trainers are now very accessible and are considered to be effective,” says Lauretta Stace, Chief Executive […]

A sweet tooth can be harder to tame than a nicotine addiction, says Pamela Allardice. Here’s what you can do about it. The average Australian eats over 27 kilograms of sugar a year; and that’s without counting added sugar, courtesy of sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, which is found in many processed foods. This avalanche […]