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Hazel Hawke passes away aged 83.
The former first lady of Australian politics, Hazel Hawke has died at age 83. She was disagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2001 and has been in a high level care facility since 2009, when her family reluctantly decided they could no longer care for her at home. Hazel was formerly the [read more]
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This is not harmless childhood fun. This is sick.
By MARY WARD UPDATE, 3PM: As of this afternoon, Fairfax news are reporting that RGDance have ceased trading, effective immediately. Grant Davies will remain in custody until he faces court in July. “Yeah! Work it Milly*!” A Ke$ha song begins to play. A girl struts across the stage, hands on her [read more]
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Group Therapy: ‘I’ve been married 2 months. And feel no passion for my husband.’
By ANONYMOUS My husband and I hit it off from the first moment we met (at work). We were finishing each others sentences in a weird mind-reading way after knowing each other only one day. He was married but separated when we met and while that hasn’t caused a single problem [read more]
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Enough is enough. Will you sign our letter to the PM?
Dear Prime Minister Gillard, We’re writing to you because we want to see change when it comes to gambling and sport. We’re writing to you about live odds, about televised betting advertisements, and about punter’s updates. We’re writing to you because we don’t understand how gambling is allowed in TV programs that are rated PG [read more]
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Victoria’s Secret? You rarely impress us but this has got to take the cake. Ugh.
By NICKY CHAMP Argpphhfff. That’s the sound I made when I learned lingerie giant, Victoria’s Secret had rejected a Change.org appeal to manufacture a special line of bras for women who have undergone mastectomies. You may remember the petition went viral last month garnering 120,000 signatures in less than two weeks. [read more]
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MIA: Leather hotpants and cystitis. Behind the scenes of this shoot.
By MIA FREEDMAN “Hello Mia, nice to see you. If you’d like to step this way, you’ll see your comfort zone over there on that couch covered in rainbows. Yes, I know it’s far away isn’t it? Squint and stand on one leg and tip your head sideways and you might be able to make [read more]
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If you only watch one viral video today, you should really make it this one.
What you are about to watch, is a triumph for digital cinema. It is why Youtube was invented. Heck, it is why the internet was invented. But, you can never appreciate fine art at face value. So, to help you understand the intricacies of this complex cinematic construction, here is a brief synopsis: The piece [read more]
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Thursday’s news in just two minutes.
1. The Fairfax papers report today that the rising costs associated with school fees, and child care mean that raising kids is at least 50 per cent more expensive than it was five years ago. Hands up if you didn’t need a research study to tell you that, huh? 2. A [read more]
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Fluff: The best of the frocks from Sydney’s Great Gatsby premiere.
1. The Great Gatsby red carpet. You’re welcome. The Sydney premiere of The Great Gatsby (finally) took place last night, and we’ve got all the best pics from the red carpet. Carey Mulligan pulled off her usual ‘EnglishRose/perfect in every way/can’t help but make make you jealous’ look, and a whole bunch of Aussie stars [read more]
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A hospital birth would have saved Kate’s baby.
By MAMAMIA NEWS Kate* has three children, two of whom were born via caesarean section. When she became pregnant with her fourth child, she went to the Internet in search of more information about the possibility of having her baby at home. Convinced by endless data and statistics she found online, Kate made [read more]
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“The night Mum died was both surreal and yet, perfectly expected.”
By BERN MORLEY The night Mum died was both surreal and yet, perfectly expected. I’m not really sure that can make sense unless you’ve watched someone actually stop being right there in front of you. It’s both terrifying and also, an unbelievable privilege. My Mum died of cancer. It took hold of her suddenly, savagely and [read more]
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The gutsiest interview you’ll ever watch: “I’ll wear this veil for God but not for you.”
In this clip, television host Riham Said shows that she’s got serious guts. In an interview for Sabaya el-Kheir on Al-Nahar TV – an Egyptian television channel that has come into conflict with religious clerics in the past – Said clashes with Cleric Yousuf Badri. Before the interview, the two have had a discussion about [read more]
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Woman reunited with her dog after the Oklahoma tornado.
Now this you have to see. Barbara Garcia thought she lost everything when the Oklahoma tornado struck her home earlier this week – and that was including her precious dog. “I was sitting on my stool holding my dog. This was the game plan all through the years to go in that little bathroom,” she [read more]
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This story shows how one individual can change the course of history.
By MELISSA WELLHAM The Indonesian occupation of East Timor is a period of political history still fresh in the minds of many Australians. The brutal and violent invasion, which lasted from 1976 well into the 90s, was a divisive issue in Australia – and indeed, the world over – for many years. [read more]
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EXCLUSIVE: The brand new Jamie Cullum album
*this is a sponsored post from Universal Music Australia. It’s not often that we get to write the word Exclusive” in a headline – but today, we do. And that’s a little bit exciting. Today, we’ve got the brand new Jamie Cullum album, Momentum, for you. It’s not available anywhere else in Australia until Friday, [read more]
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Kaitlyn Hunt is 18 and facing 15 years in jail. All because she fell in love.
By LUCY ORMONDE So this is Kaitlyn Hunt. Kaitlyn – or ‘Kate’ as she’s known to her friends – doesn’t look like society’s stereotype of a sex offender. She doesn’t look like a person who could be about to spend 15 years in prison for child abuse. But that’s exactly what’s happening to 18-year-old [read more]
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Open Post: What’s happening in your world?
By JAMILA RIZVI So, I have a new boyfriend. Well not that new. He’s been around for a while now but I tend to be kind of slow off the mark with putting a name on these sorts of things. Anyhoo. Things are moving along nicely, although we do live in [read more]
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Wednesday’s news in just two minutes.
A Brisbane woman has claimed she was physically assaulted by South Sydney player Ben Te’o. In an interview with Channel 9 (which will air tonight) the woman alleges the assault happened on April 19 in the presence of former Brisbane Broncos player Corey Norman and Newcastle player Darius Boyd last. These images are being of [read more]
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Revealed: Brad Pitt’s ban on sex scenes with other women.
1.Brad Pitt’s ban on sex scenes with other women. Alright, Brad Pitt (and one of his friends) have revealed a couple of juicy tidbits about his relationship, family and how drugs affected his life during the period he was married to Jennifer Aniston. We’re going to take this one from the [read more]
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Apparently this is the new rite of passage for 12 year olds. Seriously?
By KATE HUNTER ‘Children these days generally move into a double bed once they hit double figures,’ said the saleslady at the bed shop. ‘Really? All of them?’ My friend Jules was shocked. ‘Well no,’ the saleslady paused. ‘A lot go straight to a queen size.’ I was shocked too. [read more]
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The Today Show team take revenge on Karl Stefanovic.
If there’s one thing Karl Stefanovic is best known for (drunk post-Logies performance aside) it’s his larrikin behaviour as co-host of The Today Show. Last week he tinkered with the autocue teleprompter so that Roz Kelly finished her sports report on British soccer team Chelsea’s win in Amsterdam by saying “How good are the cookies [read more]
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3 ways to layer in winter (without the bulk).
By NICKY CHAMP Brr it’s chilly outside and with electricity prices the way they are you’re probably piling on more clothes than ever to stay warm. And as cosy as it is to wear your snuggie/matching tracksuit/beanie/ugg boots ensemble inside the house, it’s probably not going to go down so well with [read more]
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Why do we talk about our kids ad nauseam on Facebook?
By GINGER GORMAN Facebook and I recently had an altercation. I logged on at the end of the day to idly flick through a few posts before bed. One day I’m going to have kids just so I can bore my friends to death on Facebook , a ‘friend’ of mine [read more]
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Ellen gets a boyfriend. Breaks the internet.
Ellen Degeneres has been known to bring the cute on occasion (or twenty), but this video takes it so far it may just break your brain. A four-year-old boy in the US, Kai, has decided that he wants Ellen to be his girlfriend. And, obviously, that means serenading her on a regular basis. This video [read more]
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Her show is ending, she’s single and she’s lost a friend. But Em Rusicano is keeping positive.
By EM RUSCIANO In its infinite wisdom, the universe has decided to clear my table. The table was set and covered in things that included being a wife, working full time, friends and family. Now I find myself single, my radio show ending and one best friend down (that is a whole [read more]
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Who needs an epidural when you can have an orgasm?
By MAMAMIA TEAM She’s been called the ‘mummy messiah’. A saviour and liberator of mothers everywhere. A (non-medical) expert on childbirth. And she wants YOU to have an ecstatic birth. What is an ecstatic birth you ask? Well, for a start, it involves a lot of pregnant shagging and sex toys [read more]
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Tuesday’s news in only two minutes.
1. A tornado has torn through Oklahoma, reportedly killing at least 51 people. The tornado has destroyed an elementary school, with teachers and pupils trapped inside. This story is still developing and we will bring you more updates later in the day. 2. A father of four has died after he was allegedly king [read more]
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A must-read for any mother with a son, and every girl who should know her rights.
By FINN WIGHTMAN Dear son, I’m writing this letter after watching the parents in the Steubenville Rape Trial crying over their son as he was found guilty of rape. I’ll be completely honest with you; I can’t say that I found much pity in my heart for their pain. Instead I found myself thinking, ‘yes, you should [read more]
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Fluff: Which former Neighbours’ star just had a baby?
X Factor judge and former Neighbours star Natalie Bassingthwaighte has just had a baby boy. And she’s named him ‘Hendrix’. This is Bassingthwaighte’s second baby. She already has a daughter, Harper, with husband Cameron McGlinchey. WHO Magazine broke the news. The magazine tweeted: Congrats to @thexfactor_au judge @nataliebassing on the birth of her baby boy, [read more]
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Onya Kevin: Rudd says he now supports gay marriage.
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has declared that he has changed his mind about gay marriage. Reported first by CLEO magazine online, Rudd wrote on his own website last night that: “I have come to the conclusion that church and state can have different positions and practices on the question of same sex marriage. I [read more]