Soldier Martin Vanzwol tells GLEN WILLIAMS why serving in Afghanistan couldn’t stop him from seeing the birth of his son. Cuddling his sleepy baby Jack, the look of rapture on Martin Vanzwol’s face tells of the special bond between father and son, one that stretches vast distances – more than 10,000 kilometres. Martin was serving […]

A suicide note left by the nurse who was tricked in 2DayFM’s royal prank call could shed some light on the circumstances surrounding her death. Jacintha Saldhana, a 46-year-old mother of two, was found dead in her apartment near the King Edward VII Hospital last week. ‘We expected to be hung up on’: Radio duo […]

Dedicating your life to the pursuit of Barbie perfection is not a common lifestyle choice, but real-life ‘living doll’ Valeria Lukyanova has managed to track down another girl who shares her ambition. Valeria, 21, has partnered with 24-year-old Domenica – real name Olga Oleynik – and the pair has big plans for the US public […]

2Day FM DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian have spoken for the first time about the prank call that was supposed to be simple and harmless, but ended in tragedy and controversy.

Australian actor John Jarratt has written a Christmas song dedicated to bringing Schapelle Corby home for Christmas. In the video, which has been posted on YouTube, John directs his plea to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, saying, “This could be your daughter, this could be your son.” He adds that regardless of her guilt or innocence, […]

A London nurse who took a prank phone call from Australian radio presenters has been found dead in her apartment, suspected to have committed suicide. Mother of two, 46-year-old Jacintha Saldhana, was found dead three days after the hoax in which the she was prompted to put two radio hosts pretending to be the Queen […]

Detective Inspector Bryson Anderson, who died yesterday after becoming embroiled in a violent neighbourhood dispute on the outskirts of Sydney, was the kind of police officer other cops try to emulate. I spoke to him several times last year while working on a story about Catherine Smith, a woman who endured 30 years of violent […]

After her near-death nightmare, Queensland’s Marina Collins feels like the luckiest new mum in the world.. There’s nothing like the birth of a baby to remind you of the miracle of life.But for first-time mum Marina Collins, it was a miracle that she survived the birth of her son Lincoln at all. After enjoying a […]

Nine years to the day since Daniel Morcombe went missing, his family has finally laid him to rest. Since the 13-year-old disappeared in 2003, Daniel’s parents Bruce and Denise Morcombe haven’t tired in their perseverance to find Daniel, and since an arrest was made over the matter in August last year, to find his remains […]

Dame Elisabeth Murdoch has died, aged 103. The celebrated philanthropist and media matriarch passed away peacefully at her home, Cruden Farm in Langwarrin, Victoria, in the company of her family. Dame Elisabeth was the wife of Sir Keith Murdoch and the mother to four children. She is survived by 77 living descendants including five great-great […]