Five medals weren’t all the swimmer won in London — she also brought home a fiancé. London will always hold a special place in Alicia Coutts’ heart – and not just for the swag of medals she picked up there. The shy swim star, who won a gold, three silvers and a bronze at the […]

The former reality TV star and pin-up has turned her life around and is set to wed her tradie beau. By her own admission, Krystal Forscutt never dreamed she could be so “ecstatically happy” as she is today. “When I think about it, I just don’t know how I deserve it,” says the former model, […]

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 […]

I met David three years ago at my local dog park. He had the cutest Jack Russell that ran straight over to my poodle. It was like a scene out of one of those rom-com movies. Our dogs started to play around, while we got talking. We both had an instant attraction to one another […]

It can be difficult enough for a 16-year-old to learn to drive, but for conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel, it’s just another daily task they share. The pair, who are now 22 and starring in TV reality show Abby & Brittany, recently demonstrated how they share the responsibility of driving. Each of the girls […]

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 […]

When Veronika Davie was still in the womb, she suffered a massive stroke that should have killed her. Miraculously, she survived but her birth a few days later brought more problems. She had Down syndrome and cerebral palsy – doctors said that if she lived, she would never walk. Four years later, Veronika has proved […]

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 […]

Models are often told they need to work hard if they want to make it in the industry. It’s something quadriplegic model Angela Rockwood is very familiar with. Angela began modelling when she was 17, but following a horrific car crash at the age of 26, which saw her lose the use of her legs […]