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An enormous number of happy-go-lucky Australians got up this morning and went to work, just as if it were any other day. It’s not just any other day. Today, we say goodbye to a giant. We say goodbye to Gough. Most Australians will know the name, and even very young Australians will know who he […]

HereWeGo indeed! Monica Lewinsky has opened up about her infamous affair with former US President Bill Clinton whilst giving a speech on Monday saying she was in love with him and the public fallout left her suicidal.

When Gough Whitlam was asked how he would meet his maker when that day came, he said: "I shall treat him as an equal." It’s an unsurprising response from a former prime minister whose flagship policies of universal health care and fee-free university education were exhibitions of egalitarianism.

Muslim women wearing the burqa and the niqab will not be forced to sit inside a glass security enclosure when they visit Parliament House, following a decision today to ditch the controversial anti-terrorist security measures that have dominated national debate in recent weeks.

A coroner’s inquest into the death of Victorian schoolboy Luke Batty, who died when he was stabbed by his mentally ill father in the rural town Tyabb in February, is examining ways the 11-year-old’s death might have been prevented. Luke’s father Greg Anderson, who was wanted by police in relation to four separate arrest warrants […]

The opposition spokewoman for Early Childhood and Education and her husband, high-profile columnist and radio announcer David Penberthy, are expecting a baby in early April, reports Adelaide Now. According to the newspaper, Ellis, 37, was reluctant to make a big announcement but said “it was going to be increasingly hard to hide.” After the accouncement […]

A baby in the US has died after being left in her father’s car at his work car park for six hours, police say.

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has not only taken the number one spot on The Weekly's first ever Power List, but she is also the most popular woman online, Google results have found.

He made headlines as Australia’s first convicted terrorist post-9/11, after travelling to Afghanistan and meeting Osama bin Laden. But today Jack Roche is urging young Australians to take a different road. Here, Jack – who has since changed his name to Khalid – shares his thoughts with The Weekly: What do you think about young […]

Technology giants Facebook and Apple have announced they will help pay for female employees to freeze their eggs.