Crimes that captured the nation

Like any five-year-old, Charlotte Garside is both excited and apprehensive about starting school. What makes her different from her new classmates is that at just 68cm, she’s approximately half the height of her classmates leading some in the media to call her “the world’s smallest girl”. Charlotte, who is no bigger than a newborn baby […]

UK waitress Heidi Agan has been mistaken for Catherine the Duchess of Cambridge so many times, she’s quit her job to become a full-time look-alike. The single mum of two says even her three-year-old daughter can’t tell the difference. “When my daughter sees her in a magazine she points and says ‘There you are Mummy’. […]

Prime Minister Julia Gillard choked back tears in parliament today in a heartfelt tribute to her late father John Gillard. In her first appearance in federal parliament since the passing of her 83-year-old father less than two weeks ago, the Prime Minister thanked members of parliament for their kind wishes and support since his death, […]

It took 40 hours, romantic placards and strangers delivering roses for each day Jayson Croom had spent with his girlfriend of four years Celeyse Drury, but it was all worth it when she said “yes”. Jayson, 33, says he needed to do something “a little over the top” to make his proposal to the mother […]

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 […]

Two years ago, Richelle Watson stood in front of a classroom of children, her heart racing and her palms sweating. She looked to her Community Action Support mentor for guidance, then plunged into her first day of teaching. This achievement would not have been possible without the Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation program which helped […]

She has been dubbed the ‘world’s ugliest woman’ by cruel cyber bullies, but in fact Lizzie Velazquez suffers from a condition so rare, only three other people in the world are known to have it. Lizzie was born without adipose tissue, meaning that she has no fat throughout her body. Despite eating high-kilojoule meals every […]

At the age of 22, Jael Strauss was set for a glamorous modelling career after taking out sixth spot on America’s Next Top Model. Now, almost six years later, her life is anything but glamorous. Since appearing on the show in 2007, the now 28-year-old has developed a methamphetamine habit and lives on the streets. […]

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 […]