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Barack Obama has been re-elected to a second term as President of the United States. “Four more years” read the tweet that confirmed the count, as Obama’s official Twitter account announced victory while votes were still being counted. In pictures: Obama’s victory The social media announcement was accompanied by a picture of the President and […]

She’s the world’s richest woman and has dominated the headlines in the past year, but much of Gina Rinehart’s life remains a mystery. She rarely gives interviews, refuses to talk about her personal life, and fights for suppression orders to keep her court dealings secret. But a crack has appeared in the Rinehart mystique – […]

Gina Rinehart’s reclusive daughter Bianca has given a candid interview revealing she slept with a hammer under her pillow as a child because she felt so “exposed” by her late grandfather Lang Hancock’s high-profile marriage to his Filipina maid Rose. Bianca was seven years old when Lang scandalously wed Rose, turning the family home into […]

The world was thrilled when Barack Obama won another term as US President, but we were more excited to have another four years of his lovely wife Michelle. The office of First Lady has been held by some of the world’s most beautiful and stylish women, and Michelle is one of the best ever. To […]

When he came into office in 2009, Barack Obama was one of the youngest – and handsomest – presidents in American history. But fast-forward four years and the stress of the job has certainly taken its toll on Obama’s youthful looks. His jet black hair is now streaked with grey, while his face is thinner, […]

A Special Olympian with Down syndrome has penned a touching open letter protesting against the use of the word “retard” as an insult. US political commentator Ann Coulter provoked a barrage of criticism when she called Barack Obama a “retard” during the third presidential debate yesterday. “I highly approve of Romney’s decision to be kind […]

Comments from Tony Abbott accusing the Gillard Government of being “inexperienced” when it comes to having babies are the latest in a series of assumed sexist slurs and personal attacks that have clouded Canberra these past two weeks. The Opposition Leader has apologised over comments he made in response to the government’s plans to cut […]

Men are constantly grappling with the mystery of what women want. A new study could help them get to the bottom of it, and they might be pleasantly surprised. Aside from eight hours of uninterrupted sleep, a German and US survey of 900 women suggests that a woman’s top priority is a bit of romance, […]

Since the Prime Minister’s anti-sexism tirade last week, misogyny has become the biggest buzz word of the year. We’ve read and heard it more times than we’ve bothered to learn to spell it — and a lot of us probably don’t even really understand what it means. Related: Was the PM’s tirade at Abbott justified? […]

She’s used to taking a slip in the polls, now Julia Gillard has fallen on her face after tripping on her heels on her way to a press conference in Delhi. On the last day of her tour of India, the Prime Minister lost a shoe as her heel dug into the soft grass. After […]