Knox, who was sharing a house with Miss Kercher in Italy at the time of the 2007 murder, was sentenced to 28 years and six months in jail. Her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, was also found guilty and sentenced to 25 years. In a statement, the American said she was “frightened and saddened by this unjust […]

The 31-year-old five-time Olympic gold medallist was admitted to a Sydney hospital on Wednesday night after injuring himself in a fall earlier in the week, the Daily Telegraph reported overnight. Friends told the paper Thorpe’s mental health had been in decline since his London Olympics comeback attempt failed in 2012. He has been living in […]

Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito have been found guilty at their retrial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher in 2007. The court sentenced Knox to 28 years and six months in prison while Sollecito was sentenced to 25 years. Knox, who now lives in Seattle, pleaded not guilty in […]

The mannequins at US bridal retailer David’s Bridal will soon be getting thicker waists, varied breasts and back fat to mimic the more realistic shapes of their shoppers. The traditional tall and svelte mannequin silhouette seems to no longer resonate with the public who want to see clothes modelled on relatable figures and many retailers […]

In 2008, heavily pregnant with her second child and with an 18-month-old son in tow, Jane Sale moved bush. Proper bush. Not some dainty weekend retreat in the country, but to the outback – a cattle station in remote north-western Australia. There was no running water. No electricity. No house. Jane and her husband Haydn […]

The highly decorated military officer succeeds Quentin Bryce as the Queen’s representative in Australia, and becomes the country’s 26th Governor-General. General Cosgrove, 66, said he was “truly humbled” by the appointment, and would do his best “to be a governor-general for every part of the community.” “My approach to this job will be, of course, […]

The superstar and his wife Deborra-Lee Furness hosted the star-studded Spirit of Australia bash at the city’s Refinery Hotel in conjunction with Qantas and the Australian Government. Hugh wowed the crowd with a cracking rendition of ‘I Still Call Australia Home’, before leading a spirited round of “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi”. Hugh, Deborra-Lee […]

The former Health Services Union (HSU) national secretary has pleaded not guilty to 145 charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception over the alleged misuse of more than $28,000 between 2002 and 2008. But witness statements tendered to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court claim Mr Thomson, who later became a Federal MP, spent union funds to […]

She's lost her hair to chemotherapy and her body is marked by surgery scars but Elly Mayday hasn't let cancer stop her modelling.

Mollie passed away aged 88 after suffering from Alzheimer’s for seven years. She was farewelled at St Mark’s in Darling Point on October 30. Mollie started her career as a 17-year-old copy girl at The Telegraph in 1942 before moving on to The Daily Mirror, where she made a name for herself writing a weekly […]