Paul McCarthy and Trent Kandler wanted a “traditional” wedding, but “historic” would more accurately describe their special day. Today as an amendment to the Marriage Act was enforced in New Zealand, the 15th country to legalise gay marriage, more than 30 same-sex couples tied the knot. The Newcastle couple who have been together for 11 […]

Decades after she sizzled in the Mello Yello ad, the bikini legend is back, as sexy as ever Ask dazzling TV model Alex Wileman how she feels about posing for our bikini shoot at 52 and she laughs. “I’ve spent my life in swimsuits, they’re like a second skin to me, so posing in a […]

Elizabeth and Michael Barber will never forget the moment, in March 1999, when police asked if they knew Caroline Reed Robertson. Their precious 15-year-old daughter Rachel had been missing from their Melbourne home for nearly two weeks, and they had feared the worst. But when detectives mentioned the name of their trusted family friend and […]

Conceived in a police cell and adopted as an orphan, this ugg-loving Westfield heiress is racing up the rich list! In the stuffy world of corporate Australia, this “rebellious” 54-year-old grandmother – whose family’s wealth has been estimated at $960 million – is more than just a breath of fresh air – she’s like a […]

Many women dream about finding a man who is reliable, secure and , if they’re a little older, well preserved. Experimental Sydney musician Jodi Rose now has a ‘husband’ who ticks all of these boxes… This month, with tongue firmly in cheek, Jodi wed the 600-year-old Pont du Diable, or “Devil’s Bridge”, in Ceret, southern […]

The mother of abused six-year-old Kiesha Weippeart has today been sentenced to a minimum of 16 years in jail for her murder, triggering outrage from the little girl’s supporters. Kristi Abrahams, 30, and her boyfriend Robert Smith took Kiesha’s body into the bush and buried her in a shallow grave three years and three days […]

The man who raped and killed Jill Meagher in a brutal attack that shocked the nation is appealing his life sentence for murder. Adrian Ernest Bayley, 41, was sentenced to life in jail, with a non-parole period of 35 years, for the attack on the popular ABC employee in Melbourne last year. Bayley admitted to […]

How would you cope if you were forced to leave your home, job and country with nothing more than the clothes on your back? Claire Seaward meets some Syrian refugees who have had to do just that.

As news breaks of another female journalist being gang-raped in Cairo's Tahrir Square, Egyptian writer Sonia Dridi tells the story of Yasmine El-Baramawy, who was sexually assaulted by a violent mob last November.

At some stage in our lives many of us ponder how we can take something we love and turn it into a career. Joey Toutounji has done just that, transforming her passion for health and fitness into an opportunity to make a difference. A sports advocate from a young age, Joey grew up playing hockey […]