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Conde Nast has sparked outrage by publishing an image of a male model choking supermodel Stephanie Seymour on the cover of Vogue Hommes International. Women’s rights groups have written a letter accusing the publisher of “glorifying domestic violence as an act of love” and demanding they withdraw the magazine from sale immediately. “Choking is not […]

The AFL community and its many loyal supporters are in shock following the untimely passing of Port Adelaide player John McCarthy. The team’s end-of-season trip, attended by 10 of Port’s finest players, ended in tragedy as McCarthy was found dead yesterday after an apparent fall from a Las Vegas hotel. Though circumstances of his death […]

Jacqueline Freney was eight years old when she watched Australian swimmer Siobhan Paton win six gold medals at the Sydney Paralympics and decided she wanted to do the same. Last night, she surpassed that goal, winning her seventh gold in London and becoming Australia’s most successful Paralympian at a single Games. Jacqueline, 20, blitzed the […]

ACP magazines, publisher of The Australian Women’s Weekly will come under new ownership as Nine Entertainment Co confirmed an agreement to sell Australia’s largest magazine publisher to leading European media group Bauer. ACP will break away from Nine Entertainment Co to join the German based international publishing house, a family-owned company publishing about 400 magazines […]

Michelle Obama has delivered a powerful speech to open her husband’s campaign for a second term in the November US Presidential elections. The First Lady of the United States addressed a crowd of 6000 delegates in what was billed as a major highlight of the three-day Democratic National Convention. Michelle Obama: In love with a […]

New wives who have already promised to honour and “submit” to their husbands could find their marriages are not legally viable. A proposal by the Anglican diocese in Sydney that a woman must pledge to “honour and submit to [her husband] as the church submits to Christ”, has sparked heated debate amongst social commentators and […]

Women traditionally promise to “obey” their husbands when undertaking marriage vows, but the Anglican diocese in Sydney has decided a woman must now pledge to “submit” when she gets married. The new wedding vows have been branded sexist by commentators, who say the change in wording is a step backwards for the church. Olympics outrage: […]

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has come out swinging against allegations that she was party to a union slush fund scandal in an attempt to put the claims of what she labelled a “very sexist smear campaign” to rest. Gillard has been mute on the 17-year-old issue since it was uncovered in 2007, but spoke out […]

Celebrity chef Matt Golinski who survived a house fire that claimed the lives of his wife and three daughters has spoken publicly for the first time since the Boxing Day tragedy. Eight months since the former Ready Steady Cook regular escaped the horrific accident with severe burns to 40 percent of his body, he is […]

Christmas at Doug Pitt’s place is pretty hectic. On a year the Pitt clan can all get together there will be 17 cousins, from babies to high school age, some adopted from Ethiopia, Cambodia, and Vietnam, the others born in Springfield, Missouri, all awaiting gifts from their favourite uncle. That’s Brad Pitt. He gives the […]