Even after succumbing to two brain tumours, Paul Challis lives on in his family’s hearts and in cardboard, reports Lianne Ryan. Dad of two Paul Challis died from cancer at just 38, only weeks after being diagnosed with two brain tumours. His death devastated wife Maria, 36, and their two children Jack, 7, and Molly, […]

I am torn between following my responsibility and my heart. I grew up in Vietnam knowing I would always follow in my father’s footsteps by marrying the daughter of one of his associates and becoming a partner in his business within the next 10 years. For the first 24 years of my life this was […]

Spritely 95-year-old Allan Stewart, who’s swotting for his fourth degree, says an active mind keeps him young, writes Warren Gibbs. When it comes to studying, bookworm Allan Stewart is really in a class of his own. At 95 years of age, Allan is the world’s oldest university student – going back to college 74 years […]

Hollie Henderson made a big boob when she spent $140,000 on turning herself into UK glamour model Jordan. Ever since Jordan, aka Katie Price, split with her Aussie husband, singer Peter Andre, last May after three years of marriage, her popularity has slumped – and so has Hollie’s. Now the single mum-of-two is spending thousands […]

Western Australia’s Nicky Freeman may hold the secret to eternal youth, but his mum tells John Parrish the secret to happiness is just as important. He’s a 40-year-old who looks and acts like a 10-year-old, but man-child Nicky Freeman could help unlock the secrets of near-eternal youth. Nicky has a virtually unknown condition that sees […]

When I was 14 I turned from a good, if not naÏve, child, and into my parents’ worst nightmare. I think I’ve always been a bit of a loner and although I had friends in primary school, I was never the most popular and looking back I remember feeling different and lonely most of the […]

When Gilly Richardson and John Hughes took the big leap into marriage, it was but a simple hop for the couple’s bridesmaid – their pet kangaroo, Zoe. Gilly and John, who tied the knot on their farm in Victoria’s rural Deans Marsh earlier this year, adopted Zoe a year ago after finding her on a […]

I had an arranged marriage in 2004. It was a marriage where my mum chose my husband for me and I was just expected to turn up for the wedding. My mum had been very hard on me throughout my life and I wanted her to love me – I wanted her approval so badly. […]

Molly Conroy first learnt to drive in 1926, when she was 14. Needless to say, things were a little different back then. “When I turned 16, me and my dad just walked up to the local registration office. You just said you wanted a licence, filled out a form, handed over 10 shillings and the […]

My husband – James – and I have been married for nigh on a decade. My Mother In-Law – Jasmine – has had it in for me from day one and her feelings have barely softened in almost a decade. She made it pretty clear not long after meeting me for the first time that […]