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A week ago McKenzie Clark found out who her best buddy was lock in a life and death struggle with a huge tiger shark while surfing in Hawaii.

Among the crowd that gathered to mourn Gough Whitlam in Sydney today, The Weekly asked some of the attendees what the former PM meant to them.

Gough Whitlam, the Prime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975, has been farewelled in a state memorial service at Sydney's Town Hall.

You can be the Prime Minister's chief of staff, but if you're a woman, you still won't be immune to sexism.

The man who murdered 13-year-old Sunshine Coast boy Daniel Morcombe wants his conviction quashed despite a videotaped confession to the crime famously obtained in an elaborate sting by undercover police.

Ato Boldon, the former world and Olympic 200-metre sprinter, has hit back at claims that Senator Nova Peris, herself a former Olympic medallist, arranged a tax-payer funded affair for the couple, saying the accusations were “gross fabrications”. First published by The Northern Territory News, the claims – which were headlined “sleazy romps at public expense” […]

Tasmanian Senator Jacqui Lambie, of the Palmer United Party, has proposed a $34,000 fine and up to 12 months jail time if parents force their children to wear a burqa. Her draft legislation, which details prohibiting full face coverings in public places, was released via a media statement. Senator Lambie’s bill would see “any person […]

Australians have never needed to be more aware of child abuse and it traumatic effects than now, says Dr Cathy Kezelman, president of national support group, Adult Surviving Child Abuse (ASCA). “Childhood trauma directly affects an estimated five million adult Australians”, says Dr Kezelman. “It also affects their family, including their children and their communities. It’s like the […]

Rosie Batty, the mother of murdered 11-year-old Luke Batty, has been named Victorian of the Year.

Sunrise co-host Samantha Armytage has revealed her body image struggle as a teenager.