He touched the lives of so many, but most inspiring of all was the love he had for his family, which deepened as he fought the cancer that claimed him last week. Jim Stynes was feted by politicians and superstars alike, but the great man only had eyes for his devoted wife as he quietly […]

Adventurous toddler Noah Jeffrey found a novel way to get his hands on a new toy. Louise Jeffrey always knew her three-year-old son, Noah, was blessed with an inquisitive nature. But the Victorian mum could hardly believe her eyes when she saw her little boy peering out from inside a toy vending machine at their […]

On Boxing Day 2011, celebrity chef Matt Golinski lost his wife and three daughters when a fire devastated their family home. Matt survived the fire, but sustained third degree burns to 40 percent of his body. He was unconscious for weeks and only recently learned of his family’s fate. Now, Matt’s colleagues and friends — […]

True confession: The year of my 21st was the worst year of my life. I had been dealt a double blow six months earlier, when my beautiful dad passed away from stomach cancer and my long-time boyfriend broke up with me. Things were financially stretched as I struggled to get myself through my vet science […]

It has never been easy to be a teenage girl. But it has never been harder than it is today. Young women have always felt insecure about the way they look and their place in the world. But when you throw modern-day pressures into the mix — 10-year-olds pouting on the cover of Vogue, perverts […]

Australia’s first corgi SES tracking dog has earned praise from the Queen. With her ears rigidly vertical and her tail cocked to attention, there’s something about Manhon that says, “Every inch of me is ready for action.” “I purchased her sight unseen,” says SES volunteer Glenys Nottle, from Albany, WA, of the four-year-old dog that […]

Domestic violence kills an Australian woman almost every week but Jordan Baker doesn't think we take it seriously enough.

As part of International Women’s Day, charity Good Return is aiming to fully fund 200 women living in poverty in Asia Pacific countries through a campaign called Connecting Women, Building Better Futures. We spoke to Melbourne entrepreneur Gabby Cox who explained how supporting the organisation helped her to empower 26 women to start their own […]

It has been labelled “dangerous” by health experts but “baby yoga” instructor Lena Fokina says there is nothing wrong with the practice which sees newborn babies thrown in the air and flipped upside down by their wrists and ankles. Footage of a bizarre new baby fad sweeping Europe has been banned from a number of […]

Falling pregnant should have been the most fantastic thing that had ever happened to us. I was happily married and we had been planning this baby for two years, however I was still recovering emotionally from a devastating second trimester miscarriage, when we discovered that I was six weeks pregnant. Because I had only recently […]