Real life

A week ago McKenzie Clark found out who her best buddy was lock in a life and death struggle with a huge tiger shark while surfing in Hawaii.

A Sunshine Coast student has made headlines after her breastfeeding graduation photograph went viral. In the snap shared by the University of the Sunshine Coast on Monday, Jacci Sharkey can be seen breastfeeding her six-week-old baby while dressed in her formal graduation gown. The picture, which has since created debate on social media, shows the […]

It might seem improbable that a couple would have a baby together before even meeting, but for Aminah Hart and Scott Anderson, that’s exactly how it happened. In 2011, newly single advertising executive Aminah Hart was grieving two young sons she lost to a rare genetic disorder known as X-linked myotubular myopathy. The rare condition […]

The O’Neill family from the United States has been living in a self-imposed quarantine now for over five months to protect their five year old daughter Eliza. No, Eliza does not have Ebola or any other contagious disease, but her parents Glenn, 42, and Cara, 39, have gone to extreme lengths to protect her. Eliza […]

Meet the young Aussie mum who had no bump, no cravings, no morning sickness… but days later she had a son! Kate Hudson, a carefree 22-year-old uni student from Melbourne had been enjoying the trip of a lifetime in Europe, it never occurred to her that she could possibly be pregnant. After having recently missed […]

Thanks to the thrifty techniques developed by the financially savvy Castellas family, they’ve shown how by being frugal you can feel all the richer! On school days, Erin Castellas rinses out strawberry punnets to pop her children’s lunches inside, and their sandwiches are wrapped in plastic bags that once held rice or cereal. Rarely using commercial […]

After 10-year-old Jaxon Cooper received the shocking diagnosis that he had an aggressive brain tumour, he knew the one thing he wanted was to see his parents walk down the aisle. For Jaxon, the idea that his mum and dad weren’t married didn’t sit well – but for his parents Jodie and Rob, there simply […]

Crushed by guilt after radio’s royal prank ended in tragedy almost two years ago, Mel Greig is finally learning to live again. After almost two years battling a deep depression that left her unable to laugh, get out of bed or even be held by her supportive fiance, radio star Mel Greig is ready to […]

Neryl Joyce reveals her journey from suburban mum to high-security bodyguard in Iraq’s most dangerous 'red zone'.

How an ordinary suburban mum risked her life to become a high-security bodyguard in Iraq’s most dangerous ‘red zone’. When Neryl Joyce opens the door to her stylish home in Perth, you’d never guess that this smiling, suburban mum is just as comfortable wielding an M4 machine gun, as she is separating whites from colours […]