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One of the new brigade of crossbenchers set to play a crucial role in deciding the fate of the Coalition’s legislative agenda from next week, the Senator took the Prime Minister to task on breakfast television for exploiting his daughters during the election campaign to help win office. Speaking this morning on Channel Nine’s Today program, […]

“An absolute joke” is how Kathy Kelly described Kieran Loveridge’s four-year jail sentence for the manslaughter of her son. Today the NSW Court of Criminal Appeal agreed it was “manifestly inadequate.” Loveridge, the Sydney youth who killed teenager Thomas Kelly with one punch in Kings Cross, will now serve a minimum jail sentence of seven years […]

With these words Donna Reeves announced to the world the cruel and heart-breaking news that the love of her life Caroline Roessler had died. The sadness that has ensued has engulfed The Weekly’s office especially. Caroline was a major player in Australian magazine journalism. She was Managing Editor here for eight years, taking the Editor’s […]

Speaking at the Melbourne launch of journalist and former Victorian state Labor minister Mary Delahunty’s latest book, Gravity: Inside the PM’s office during her last year and final days, Ms Plibersek said she thought that by responding to the sexist remarks she might be just be giving power to the “trolls”. “We thought that we […]

Jen Glantz, a 26-year-old professional writer from New York, has offered out her ceremonial services on the interweb after discovering she has a knack for dealing with brides to be. Jen Glantz is the 26-year-old New Yorker who has offered out her “professional bridesmaid” services. PHOTO: Craigslist.  On the cheeky Craigslist post Glantz wrote: “When […]

See the female athletes who will carry our Aussie medal hopes on their shoulders at the Glasgow games.

Nick Kyrgios has become Aussie tennis' next big hope after defeating number one seed Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon.

Chatting to Tracy Grimshaw, the mother-of-three reflected on her 11 year journey from a Big Brother contestant to a radio and television personality and the scrutiny that comes from living under the public microscope. In last night’s interview Chrissie talked about her weight and said she’s not ashamed of her voluptuous shape. “Obviously I’m a bigger […]

The 84-year-old, who was described as a “Jekyll and Hyde character” during his trial, now faces a maximum 24 years in jail. Justice Nigel Sweeney said he would sentence Harris on Friday after considering a report on his state of health. “Given the conviction on all 12 counts, it’s inevitable that the type of sentence uppermost in […]

Hosted by the effervescent Catriona Rowntree and sponsored by L’Oréal Paris, the guests at Melbourne’s Crown Towers heard from Elly Mayday, an inspiring woman and model who was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer. “Most women have scars,” Mayday told the audience. “Whether we wear them on the outside or the inside, we […]