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In the 2000s, Christie Hayes played Kirsty Sutherland on Home and Away. This is her life now.

The man who murdered Michaela Dunn in Sydney CBD attack has been sentenced to 44 years.

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Every little detail you may have missed in The Handmaid's Tale season 4 so far.

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"Towards a full-scale war": What you need to know about the deadly Israel/Palestine conflict.

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Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month

Robert says he didn’t know he was abusing his wife, until a counsellor handed him a piece of paper.

'My abusive husband of 40 years died. I discovered he had written my eulogy.'

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Family violence doesn't discriminate. But for Indigenous women, the support systems often do.

'For years, I've been physically and emotionally abused by my son. He's 13.'

Lifestyle

5 fertility myths a doctor wishes you would stop believing.

From minimal spaces to family havens: 30 women share how they style their living rooms.

From midi dresses to a "magic pantsuit": What we're wearing to weddings right now.

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"Towards a full-scale war": What you need to know about the deadly Israel/Palestine conflict.

The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Friday May 14.

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Chelsea McLaughlin

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In 2017, reporter Jonica Newby fell into a deep depression. She was suffering from climate grief.

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Family violence doesn't discriminate. But for Indigenous women, the support systems often do.

Relationships

"Is he your first?" The four little words that always make my heart sink.

'My husband says he's in love with someone else. My peace shatters.'

'I do not love you. I have to be with her.' How do you deal with this?

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Robert says he didn’t know he was abusing his wife, until a counsellor handed him a piece of paper.

'Edging' is the sex move that makes a good orgasm, great. Here's what's involved.

'A man I was dating suddenly disappeared. Then I learnt about the DENNIS dating strategy.'

An ode to 'Other Mothers', because for some of us, it wasn’t our mothers who raised us.

'Last Mother's Day, I was about to call my mum. Then my dad phoned.'

"It blew my mind": Voice notes completely changed how I date online.

Alisha Bhojwani

'My husband and I met in addiction recovery. After 8 years together, I realised he never stopped.'

Tara Blair Ball

Domestic abuse: Could you spot the signs?

The racist microaggressions I'm constantly experiencing on dating apps.

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"I told my best friend I was sexually assaulted. She said I 'cheated' on my boyfriend."

'I had to hide myself from her a little bit.' Breaking up with my best friend was self care.

"I wished for a 'normal' name." The unspoken toll of living with an Asian name in Australia.

'The moment I bought my bouquet is the moment I should have cancelled my wedding.'

"I just needed to apologise." After 25 years apart, my first boyfriend messaged me.

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Entertainment

Should I Watch It? Netflix's twisty new thriller, The Woman in the Window.

In the 2000s, Christie Hayes played Kirsty Sutherland on Home and Away. This is her life now.

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Chelsea McLaughlin

Chelsea McLaughlin

An awkward silence and 'misogyny': Everything that has happened since Ellen ended her talk show.

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Michelle Battersby was told her career would be over if she launched Sunroom. She did it anyway.

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Parents

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"It's exhausting and all-consuming." Laura Byrne and Matty J on the pressure to be perfect parents.

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