He said the mysterious death of his two wives was just bad luck, but “evil husband” Tom Keir was finally brought to justice after 15 years, thanks to a tireless police officer and devoted mum. Here, they tell their story to Jordan Baker. She was marrying the man she loved, the man who had been […]

Abandoned as a toddler on the streets of Calcutta, Irani’s future was bleak until an Australian couple decided to adopt her. Jordan Baker charts the bureaucratic nightmare that almost destroyed a little girl’s chance of a new life. Irani Bate’s first years on earth will forever remain a mystery. No one knows anything of her […]

Weights and treadmills won’t be every octogenarian’s cup of tea, but Liz Deegan’s 83-year-old mother has found a new lease of life working out at the gym. It’s not often my mother surprises me. We talk most days and I like to think we’re pretty close. She knows what I’m doing, what I’m feeling, what […]

Doctors say it could be as deadly as nicotine – but Australians are still overdosing on salt without even realising it. Last night, A Current Affair revealed the alarming amount of salt in food items we eat every day. Here are some tips for reducing the amount of salt you eat every day: Read the […]

Feeling fat and frumpy? Celebrity stylist Gok Wan is here to help you banish those feelings forever with his top tips for looking fabulous no matter how old you are (or what those numbers on the scale say). AWW: What are the three biggest fashion mistakes women make? Gok: Not dressing for your body shape, […]

Since the first series of Big Brother Australia aired in 2001, the nation has been in the grips of reality TV fever — but are the constant arguments and vicious gossip captured on today’s hit shows making our kids mean? Parenting expert and psychotherapist Robi Ludwig is convinced the bad behaviour flaunted in popular programmes […]

The focus on fertility has created a worldwide panic — and that panic is being exploited by advertising companies, writes Jordan Baker. This month, New York Magazine features a naked, wrinkled, 60-plus pregnant woman on its cover, asking: is she just too old for this? The grey-haired woman stares at the camera, with an expression […]

Sperm donation is often seen as a gift to thousands of infertile couples, who find joy and completion in a child that might not otherwise exist. But their children sometimes find that joy bound with longing, loss and lifelong confusion about their true identity. Narelle Grech knows the details by heart: his code name is […]

In this post-GFC world, the art of frugal living is making a comeback. Ingrid Pyne meets a remarkable woman who has transformed her life and proved that Grandma was right. Rhonda Hetzel is far too down-to-earth to call it an epiphany as such, but in 2003, she came to a life-changing realisation. Her high-paying job, […]

The older woman and younger man relationship is no longer a fad, it’s a phenomenon. Canadian beauty Claudia Opdenkelder, CEO of wildly popular dating site CougarLife.com, was a 39-year-old confirmed bachelorette when she met the love of her life, a man 13 years her junior. A year later, they are engaged. “I have never been […]