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James Magnussen has told how intense competition in the pool led him to use the controversial sleeping drug Stilnox in the lead up to the London Olympics in 2012. Magnussen, 22, told a Sydney newspaper that he had difficulty becoming friends with his teammates when he had competed against them during the year and that […]

After weeks of will she or won’t she, can she or can’t she, the Seven Network has broadcast tantalising video footage of convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby in a promotional package for its Sunday Night current affairs program. Released last night, the footage shows Corby’s scrum-like release from jail along with what appear to be […]

Australia is the only one of 16 Commonwealth countries yet to pass legislation crucial to ending the current laws of royal succession that allow male heirs to ascend the British throne ahead of their elder sisters. All 16 Commonwealth countries – including Britain, Australia, Jamaica and New Zealand – must pass an identical law to […]

A hearing to give legal direction is scheduled at the Federal Court in Sydney this afternoon after Corby’s lawyers lodged an application against the AFP Commissioner earlier in the week. The move follows a similar application on Tuesday from Seven West Media, the company which owns the Seven Network, against the AFP. The network seeks […]

Adidas has succumbed to pressure from Brazil’s tourism ministry and pulled sexist T-shirts that were labelled “offensive” and “shocking” by the Brazilian government. The government said the T-shirts, which were on sale for the lead-up to the World Cup, associated Brazil with sexual tourism – an image the country has been desperately trying to shed. […]

Sports Illustrated magazine will feature a fully-clothed woman on its cover next month with teenage Sochi Games gold medalist Mikaela Shiffrin. The 18-year-old prodigious talent, who is the first American woman to win the slalom event in over four decades, has been dubbed by the magazine America’s “New Teen Idol.” The image of her wearing […]

Troubled former swim star Grant Hackett boarded a plane for the United States last night to seek professional treatment for his alleged addiction to the controversial prescription sleeping drug Stilnox. His decision to seek professional help follows the strange incident at the Crown Casino in Melbourne on the weekend when he was photographed in the […]

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius, the so-called South African Blade Runner, is the subject of a social media campaign that promises to reveal “the hard truth” about the events that led to the shooting death of his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at their home in Pretoria on Valentines’ Day last year. A Twitter account called @OscarHardTruth, allegedly […]

Charlotte Dawson’s former husband, Scott Miller, has said through a spokesman that he is “deeply shocked and saddened” by her death “even though they had not been in contact for some period of time”. The Olympic silver medallist recently appeared on 60 Minutes in what was his first public interview in more than a decade and […]

He will become the Prefect for the Economy of the Holy See and will be responsible for preparing the Holy See and Vatican’s annual budget, as well as financial planning and administration of the Vatican Bank, which has been plagued by allegations of waste poor decision-making. Cardinal Pell, 72, served with Pope Francis, then Cardinal […]