When her three children were murdered by her husband last year, Karen Bell thought she would never survive the agony. Now she tells Glen Williams how love and joy are helping mend the sorrows of the past. Karen Bell sits by a sunny window singing to her precious nine-week-old baby boy. She drinks him in, […]

As the nation prays for Krishna and Trishna, JOSEPHINE AGOSTINO looks at the special bond understood by only a handful of people around the world. While the 32-hour operation to separate Krishna and Trishna in a Melbourne hospital made headlines around the world last week, another set of conjoined twins were embarking on a life-changing […]

It was a fairy tale beginning. I was a bridesmaid at my cousins wedding while Richard was my matching groomsman. We were instantly attracted, spending the day getting to know each other and the night in each other’s arms on the dance floor. I didn’t hesitate in giving him my number at the end of […]

I’d just been transferred for work to a small country town. I’d only ever grown up in the city and I was finding it really tough adjusting to the new surroundings and the change of lifestyle. It felt like I was being watched and judged 24/7 by the locals. I found it so hard to […]

Twilight isn’t just for teens. These Aussie mums are up to their necks in the vampire craze, writes Katherine Chatfield. Take a peak into any teenage girl’s bedroom and chances are there’ll be a Twilight poster on the wall. The hit vampire-romance movie, based on the book by Stephenie Meyer, has created mass hysteria among […]

At eight years old, Josie is on the path to having a complete sex change. Pretty Josie Romero adores the colour pink, braiding her hair and having her fingernails painted. Life has not always been easy for this sweet, charming eight-year-old, though. She was born in the body of a boy. The transgender youngster knew […]

My husband and I started living together in our teens and married young. Our lives were a struggle with me on a secretary’s wage and Steve earning next to nothing as an apprentice mechanic. We dreamed of having kids as soon as Steve qualified and was earning enough money to support us all. Life was […]

When this man’s daughter told him she was pregnant, they clung together and wept. Now he tells SANDRA WHITE of his fear that his little girl – who has never even played with dolls – is ill-equipped to cope with a baby of her own. Little more than a child herself, this 12-year-old Australian girl […]

Doggie snacks, walkies and vet bills take on new meaning with the world’s tallest dog. Natalee fuhrmann reports. Chief is a thumping freak of a Great Dane who runs his owner ragged with his bumbling, klutzy ways. But Francesca Hyde wouldn’t have it any other way. She says the advantages of owning the canine skyscraper […]

When I was in high school, I was mercilessly bullied by another girl in my class. Rene thought she was it and a bit, and I guess, as far as high school went, she did have it all: beauty, all the “right” friends, popularity, the best looking boyfriend. But her nastiness was relentless and I […]