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Two women, wearing Lindt employee uniforms, have escaped the Lindt cafe in Martin Place taking the total of freed to five. It comes about an hour after three men were seen running free from the building to safety a short time earlier, after being held by a gunman since just before 10am this morning. Prime […]

Now they have their little angel Aleeia, these ?new parents can’t wait to celebrate! Jodi Anasta’s huge blue eyes light up like a sparkly tree bauble at the mere mention of Christmas.? The gorgeous young mum is brimming over with excitement at the prospect of her first yuletide with baby Aleeia. “I’ve been Christmas present shopping for […]

The body of missing WA toddler Sam Trott has been found in a lake in Landsdale. The two-and-a-half year-old was last seen at about 10.30am yesterday morning, when he wandered out the front door of the family home after it was left open by tradesmen who were at the residence installing mirrors. Police were quick […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and Santa Claus will soon be coming to town, but he won’t visiting the Wanoa family this year. Coomera mum Nicky Wanoa says her five young children, Alamein, 9, Tyler, 8, Willow-Lily, 5, Olive-Ada, 3 and Elora, 1, won’t be unwrapping any presents on Christmas Day and […]

As Australia gears up for the first Test against India, spectators will be asked to stand for 63 seconds before the game in memory the late Phillip Hughes. Hundreds of cricket lovers are expected to flock to Adelaide Oval today to watch Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke lead his team out onto the field in […]

Congratulations to Channel Nine presenter Ben Fordham and his wife Jodie Speers on the birth of their beautiful baby boy! The much-loved Aussie couple welcomed adorable Freddy Thomas Fordham to the world on Friday, and they’re completley in love. Thrilled new dad Ben made the exciting announcement via twitter, sharing a sweet photo of his […]

Congratulations are in order for Mel Grieg and her fiancé Steven Pollack, who recently tied the knot in beautiful Byron Bay. Hand-in-hand with her proud dad, the glowing former radio host couldn’t wipe the smile off her face as she said married the man who’s been with her through thick in a small and intimate […]

Adorable Ariana, 3, decided to donate her hair to charity after learning that some other children, like her, can lose their hair because of “medicine”.

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I want for Christmas’ has been given a medical makeover as the dancing Doctors of Pindara Private hospital on the Gold Coast use it to get their workplace into the festive spirit. Leading Gold Coast Oral Surgeon Dr Shannon Webber uploaded the clip to Youtube and amongst the dancing participants staff joining […]

An emotional Michael Clarke has broken down while remembering his team mate and close friend Phillip Hughes. The Australian cricket captain, who was visibly overcome with grief and sorrow, choked up as he addressed the media this morning, reading a deeply heartfelt statement on behalf of his team. “Words cannot express the loss we all feel as […]

The humble rescuers of the newborn baby found at the bottom of a Sydney stormwater drain have vowed to do all they can for their little miracle mate. Ex-military man, David Otte, has seen some horrific things in his time. But nothing prepared him, or his daughter Hayley, for their heartbreaking discovery of a newborn […]

Cricketer Phillip Hughes has died two days after suffering a severe head injury when he was struck in the back of the head by a bouncer during a Sheffield Shield match at the SCG. The family of the 25-year-old made the heartwrenching decision to switch off his life support this afternoon. A statement from team […]

The mother accused of dumping her baby boy down a storm water drain in Sydney’s North West just hours after he was born has been given the right to name him. While the baby’s name cannot be revealed for legal reasons, News Limited has reported that the Samoan woman, who has since been charged with […]

An application has been lodged to make 11-month-old baby Gammy, who was born to a Thai surrogate mother, an Australian Citizen. Peter Baines, the founder of the Hands Across The Water charity that helped find Gammy and his family a new home, revealed that an application had been lodged with the Australian embassy in Bangkok, […]

The mother accused of attempted murder after a newborn baby was found abandoned in a storm water drain in Sydney’s North West will remain behind bars after a court refused her bail. The 30-year-old from Quakers Hill was due to appear at Blacktown Local Court this morning but she was not present. In further developments, […]

Olympian Jana Pittman chose to undergo IVF to fulfill her dream of having a baby girl… just weeks before she fell in love. Jana, 32, is over the moon to be four months pregnant with a little sister to her son Cornelis, 7, conceived with an IVF donor, and also blissfully happy in a relationship with a fellow athlete. […]

Courageous Deanne Bridgland shares her painful story to help other Australian women break free from domestic violence. When Deanne first met Nick Pasinis at a Melbourne pub in 2006, she was on a break from work to further her studies – moving into criminology following a double degree in psychology and sociology. She came from a good family in WA, […]

Brave 11-year-old Isabelle and her parents Naomi and Andrew have revealed the struggles of growing up transgender. To the outside world Campbell looked like any other young boy. Inside though, her true identity was screaming to come out. In a moving edition of ABC’s Four Corners, Isabelle’s mum Naomi revealed how Isabelle first let her […]

Wow! We just can’t get enough of all the amazing snaps from The Block’s Dale and Sophie’s beautiful bohemian-inspired baby shower over the weekend.

Congratulations are in order for Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell, who have officially tied the knot after seven wonderful years together. Just three months after the star couple got engaged, Anthony, 31, and Tim, 39, said their ‘I do’s’ in a magical ceremony surrounded by their closest family and friends. The loved-up couple, who surprised […]

It was a meeting of epic proportions when the world’s tallest and shortest men caught up in London to mark the tenth annual Guinness World Records Day. Standing at a towering 2.51 metres, Turkey’s Sultan Kosen has shaken hands with Nepal’s Chandra Bahadue Dangi, who is just 55 centimetres tall! While Sultan, 31, is so […]

A six-year-old whiz kid has become the youngest qualified computer specialist on the planet after acing a Microsoft IT exam. Examiners at Birmingham City University in England were so surprised when British schoolboy Ayan Qureshi, who was just five at the time, showed up to sit the exam- which is usually taken by young and […]

Aminah Hart and her anonymous sperm donor, Scott Andersen have announced they are engaged! The couple and their two-year-old daughter Leila were holidaying in Thailand when Scott popped the question. The pair’s touching love story made international headlines after Aminah requested to make contact with Scott via the donor-recipient voluntary register and the pair fell […]

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 […]

An American woman who became a viral sensation after claiming she had a third breast implanted, has turned out to be a known internet fraudster. The woman known as ‘Jasmine Tridevil’ made international headlines after posting several selfies and videos of herself with a realistic-looking third breast, which she claims to have paid $20,000 to […]

A very thrifty DIY bride handmade her own wedding dress for under $30 by crocheting it on her daily commute on the bus to and from work.

American massage-therapist Jasmine Tridevil (not her real name) says she paid US$20,000 for cosmetic surgery to have a third breast added to her chest.

Police have made the tough decision to scale back their search for missing toddler William Tyrell, who vanished from his grandmother’s mid-north coast home in NSW ten days ago. On Sunday, authorities confirmed that emergency crews have stopped looking for the three-year-old in surrounding bushland, where it was believed he may have wandered, and will […]

Golfing great Greg Norman is out of hospital and recovering after a chainsaw accident which almost left him without the use of his left hand. The 59-year-old was cleaning up some tress in the backyard of his home on Jupiter Island, Florida when a large branch unexpectedly started to come down on him. As he […]

In the final hurdle to what has been a highly publicised and emotional trial, South African sprint star Oscar Pistorius has been found not guilty of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He has also been cleared of common law murder but still faces charges of culpable homicide (manslaughter). If convicted, the Olympian and double-amputee could […]

Journalist turned escort Amanda Goff has revealed why she went public about her scandalous career as a sex worker – and talked about the overwhelming support she’s received after coming clean. During a tell-all interview with the Seven Network’s Sunday Night, the 40-year-old former news editor made the shocking confession that men pay her up […]

A new Thai surrogacy scandal has emerged as an Australian man has been charged with the sexual abuse of twins he fathered with a Thai surrogate. The man, who cannot be identified, is to face trial on charges of committing acts of indecency against the children, both aged under 10. He also faces charges of […]

The Weekly has unearthed a story featuring a young Clive Palmer, 'one of the most travelled 12-year-olds in Australia', and his brush with death, published in the magazine in 1967.

Aussie woman has miracle baby, born three years after his father had died. Katie Elfar always wanted a big family. When she met Karim in 2007, Katie instantly knew he’d be the father of her children. “The first time was a breeze,” Katie, 30, tells Woman’s Day. “I got pregnant within a month and Karim […]

Schapelle Corby’s Indonesian boyfriend has been arrested on drugs charges. Ben Panangian was allegedly caught with marijuana in a busy Bali street last Wednesday. Police later searched the 32-year-old’s home in Kuta and allegedly uncovered more cannabis which he’d reportedly hidden in a wardrobe. Several witnesses to the arrest identified the Indonesian-born resident as “Corby’s […]

Childhood sweethearts Adam and Kate Osborne have finally returned to Australia with their twin girls after being caught up in a Thai surrogacy nightmare. The young couple from Kempsey in NSW couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces as they arrived at Port Macquarie Airport from Bangkok on Tuesday morning, carrying their precious cargo, daughters […]

Schapelle Corby has been spotted lounging by the pool, drinking, eating and soaking up the sun by the beach in Bali despite calls for her to get a job.

Jodhi Meares has escaped a severe sentence after pleaded guilty to charges of high-range drink driving. The Sydney-based fashion designer and former wife to billionaire James Packer, arrived at court dressed in a black pant suit and pleaded guilty to the charge of driving under the influence through her high-profile lawyer Chris Murphy at Waverley […]

A new interview has given a glimpse into the bizarre romance between Bali Nine member Scott Rush and high-flying London lawyer Nikki Butler as the pair prepare to get hitched. Scott Rush, 28, is one of the infamous group of nine young Australians known as the “Bali Nine” who were arrested and jailed for attempting […]

The adult daughter of baby Gammy’s Australian father has come out in support of her dad, saying he will be a wonderful father to Gammy’s twin sister Pipah. Jane Farnell’s move comes just days after the Western Australian couple at the centre of the surrogacy scandal, David and Wendy Farnell, told 60 Minutes they fled […]

The Australian parents of baby Gammy say they didn’t abandon their six-month-old Down syndrome son in Thailand. David and Wendy Farnell, of Western Australia told 60 Minutes they fled Thailand without their son because they were focused on saving their daughter Pipah, after their Thai surrogate Pattharamon Chanbua threatened to take her if they didn’t […]

Western Australian father David John Farnell caught up in the surrogacy scandal, was found guilty of more than 20 child sex charges against four girls, the youngest aged just five-years-old. The revelations come as West Australian child protective services attempt to locate David and his wife Wendy to discuss the child they obtained via a […]

Sophie Delezio continues to defy the odds. The brave burns survivor, who suffered third-degree burns to 85 per cent of her body after a car slammed into her Sydney childcare centre in 2003, only to be struck again in 2006 at a pedestrian crossing, is proving she’s a  force to be reckoned with. The inspirational […]

West Australian child protective services have launched an investigation into Gammy’s biological parents after it was discovered his biological father is a convicted child sex offender. David and Wendy Farnell of Bunbury released a statement via a family friend on Tuesday, following claims they abandoned one of their 7-month-old twins, Gammy, who was born with […]

One of our most loved sportswomen picked a battle that nearly cost her everything. She’s got a legion of fans like no other but Aussie wrestler Emma Dashwood almost had her professional dreams shattered last month when she was caught in a devastating US shoplifting scandal. The 25-year-old WWE Diva – or female wrestler – […]

Thai authorities are investigating whether Gammy’s surrogate mother Pattaramon Chanbua should be charged because commercial surrogacy is illegal in Thailand. Gammy’s 21-year-old surrogate mother was told she would receive about $16,000 by a Thai surrogacy agency to act as a surrogate for a West Australian couple David and Wendy Farnell of Bunbury last December. Receiving […]

It is almost 20 years since Revelle Balmain, disappeared on the streets of Sydney. Her family still don’t know what happened to the young model and dancer… It took Suellen Simpson eight years to realise that her sister, Revelle Balmain, was never coming home. Throughout that time she continued to live in hope. Their mother, […]

The mistress of convicted wife-killer Gerard Baden-Clay believed she would eventually build a life with him and his three young daughters. In an exclusive interview with The Australian Women’s Weekly, Toni McHugh has opened up about how she and the now convicted murderer had high hopes of setting up house together and getting shared custody […]

British mum Karen Steer can’t believe how lucky she is after she gave birth to a little miracle against odds of 100 to one. The 41 year old conceived a child using the sperm of her late husband who passed away from lung cancer in 2011. After numerous failed attempts, Karen welcomed a baby girl […]

Jacqui Kennedy wants to inspire older women to explore Australia saying you don't have to wait to be a grey nomad just get out there and do it.

Perth parents Anthony Maslin and Rin Norris, who lost their three children in the MH17 tragedy, have released a statement saying they ‘live in a hell beyond hell’. The pair lost their children – Mo, 12, Evie, 10 and Otis, 8 – and Mrs Norris’ father, Anthony, when the Malaysian Airlines jet carrying 298 people […]

Precious Cassie would’ve wanted her valiant mother to celebrate this big achievement Gloria Nascimento would have given anything for her daughter Cassie to be there when she was named 2014’s Barnardos Mother of the Year. It was a bittersweet occasion for the humble Wollongong mum and her family when she was awarded the national prize at a heart-rending ceremony in […]

For nine days straight inspirational burns victim Turia Pitt has been cycling for charity and she says life has never been better.

As the Queensland drought stretches on, Kent Morris writes about his daily battle to keep his farm afloat as his livestock drop dead in their thousands.

Police officers in Detroit have made a sick little boy's dreams come true, allowing him to become chief for a day.

While most 16-year-old girls are worrying about their weight and obsessing over boys, Jordyn Archer was saving children who had been trafficked for sex.

It's the simplest of daily tasks – packing a lunch box for your child. But for thousands of Sudanese refugees in Australia, this and many other routine parental chores are incomprehensible.

b>Three-year-old Grayson Clamp has heard his father’s voice for the first time following one-of-a-kind surgery. Grayson, who was born deaf, is now experiencing an entirely new world after undergoing the new surgery in the US. His parents Len and Nicole Clamp decided to take a chance on the “Auditory Brain Stem Implant” surgery performed at […]

Lucy Melo, the elephant keeper who was attacked by elephant Pathi Harn, aka Mr Shuffles, has opened up for the first time about the incident.

Thousands of people who have arrived in Australia by boat this year will now be allowed to live in the community, while their claims are processed. Under changes announced by the Gillard government yesterday, they will be paid around 90 percent of the NewStart allowance, or $428 a fortnight. They will also be entitled to […]

The NSW government has vowed to make adoption easier, for both parents who desperately want children, and children who desperately need safe, stable families. There were just 65 children adopted locally in 2011-12, a rise from 45 the year before. By contrast, there are more than 35,000 children living in “out-of-home” or foster care. Most […]

The world’s fattest man who weighs in at 369.09 kilos (812 pounds) has said winning the title has finally made him determined to lose weight. Keith Martin, 42, from London says that throughout his life he has been able to give up other addictions including smoking and alcohol, but hasn’t been able to give up […]

It may be hard to believe but this couple saved their first kiss for their wedding day! The pair is part of US channel TLC’s new show The Virgin Diaries which follows the lives of those who save themselves for marriage. In this case though, this couple not only save themselves for marriage, but save […]

We usually see US soldiers returning from Afghanistan to surprise their children, but in this case National Guardsman First Lt Charles Jacobs surprised his parents. The pair were being honoured with dropping the ceremonial opening puck at the Boston Bruins’ hockey game and didn’t know their son had just arrived home on leave. The Bruins […]

Two TV presenters were stunned when a live lottery worth the equivalent of $2.3 million was drawn — and one of their colleagues took out the major prize. Canadian anchors Sophie Lui and Squire Barnes were clearly shocked when the winner turned out to be their sports reporter Barry Deley. They immediately got him on […]

When Queensland was devastated by deadly floods, the Lockyer Valley community banded together. Woman’s Day talks to the pair behind the relief effort Derek and Chris Pingel who are being honoured for their efforts and are still helping their community find its feet. Derek Pingel still remembers the day his home town of 50 years […]

Peter Wojcik’s wife was 23 weeks pregnant when tragedy struck — she was diagnosed with cancer. Here, Peter shares his bittersweet story of finding love again and building a new family. Not a day goes past that I don’t think about Ellice. I’d never met anyone quite like her before. She would light up a […]

A Caloundra truck driver overdid his cleaning duties, and threw out his wife’s $80,000 jewellery collection. The couple kept the jewellery wrapped in garbage bags to fool thieves, but Geoff accidently throw it in the garbage. “My wife rang and said where have the jewellery bags gone and I got that sick feeling in my […]

The humble children’s party complete with party pies, sausage rolls and a home-made cake, just doesn’t seem to cut it these days, especially for the parents on the latest US reality TV show Outrageous Kids Parties to air on TLC. From an over-the-top six-year-old’s princess party costing more than $15,000 to a Willy Wonka-style candy-filled […]

The ultimate taboo? One woman reveals how her high school crush... became her husband!

Donna Simpson holds the Guinness World Records title as the fattest woman to give birth, but surprisingly, she is now working towards a new goal to put on even more weight. The 44-year-old from New Jersey broke her first Guinness World Record after she gave birth to a daughter, following a high-risk caesarean birth that […]

Nick and Heather Gleeson have both been blind since childhood, but that has not stopped them striking out on their own, travelling the world and raising two children. Here, they share their remarkable story. When I was seven, I was hit on the head by a door in the supermarket. It was a few days […]