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'I would've loved to have been out there.' Matildas captain Sam Kerr pulls out of World Cup opener.

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'A 5cm step forward & a dozen stair tumbles back.' Barbie goodie bags are going viral, and not for a good reason.

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‘I was lonely, isolated and scared.’ Lily Allen on the abuse she endured from the British press.

Is 'green juice' skincare dead? Meet the new 'anti-wellness' beauty brands for party people.

JFK cheated on his wife Jackie for years. She was 'paid to keep it quiet'.

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Is 2023 the year of the breakup? Why everyone you know is splitting up.

If your kid is home sick from school, is unlimited screen time ok?

The Conversation

Are preventative injectables total BS? We asked an expert.

The unravelling of LGBTQIA+ rights is happening right across the globe at this very moment.

'My number one parenting hack: I wear noise cancelling headphones.'

‘I’m putting the breaks on.’ Why Sam Frost has cancelled her wedding.

'Everyone seems to be quitting drinking. Here's why I've decided to be sober-flexible.'

Charlotte Dallison

‘They’re here for it, haemorrhoids and all.’ An ode to mum friends.

Hannah Vanderheide

I spent 22 years not knowing how to style my hair. Then I tried the 'bowl method'.

How they got their name, and 4 other things you need to know about the Matildas.

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The internet just tried to call Margot Robbie a 'mid'. Here's what that actually means.

‘I asked a shop assistant to help me with foundation. Her response surprised me.'

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Jessie Stephens got married, pregnant and started her second book. She felt 'complete numbness'.

'I've spoken a lot about not loving work. Here's how I actually set my boundaries with it.'

‘He pays the mortgage, I pay for groceries.’ 6 women share exactly how they split their finances.

MIA FREEDMAN: My complicated feelings about And Just Like That.

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: A letter to my co-host, Jessie, about how to do maternity leave right.

Holly Wainwright

The rise of 'Wedding Therapy' speaks volumes about what weddings have become.

'Seeing people at home was a turn on.' Exactly what went down when I attended a Zoom orgy.

‘I was a total a**hole’. An open letter to the women who became mums before me.

'Why does it taste like a lolly?' Exactly what happened when I went to a sex workshop.

LEIGH CAMPBELL: My husband is not my true soulmate, my girlfriends are. Here’s why.

'The seance begins in the basement': What it's really like to spend the night with ghost hunters.

'I found a condom… inside her.' 11 women share their most embarrassing sex mishaps.

'I got married at 6 months pregnant. Here's what I wish someone told me.'

Jessie Stephens

You're not imagining it, midwives really are disappearing and it has dangerous consequences.

'I’m teaching my daughter to love her body. But I hate my own.'

'I went to a high-class Sydney sex party. Here are all the things I didn't expect to see.'

Ever wondered what it’s like to work for the rich and famous? Their assistants told us everything.

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'I went to Fiji with 60 women I'd never met. Here's exactly what happened.'

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Why so many Indigenous Australians won't be allowed to vote on the Voice to Parliament.

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Entertainment

'A 5cm step forward & a dozen stair tumbles back.' Barbie goodie bags are going viral, and not for a good reason.

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‘I was lonely, isolated and scared.’ Lily Allen on the abuse she endured from the British press.

JFK cheated on his wife Jackie for years. She was 'paid to keep it quiet'.

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‘I’m putting the breaks on.’ Why Sam Frost has cancelled her wedding.

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"Blood went everywhere and he fainted." 13 women confess their most embarrassing sex stories.

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"I'm a 32-year-old woman who's never had sex, or even been kissed."

'I will always regret how I reacted when I found my wife having sex with another man.'

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"I got an erotic yoni massage, and had the best orgasm of my life."

We know having sex with a family member is wrong. So why is consensual incest on the rise?

50 per cent of women have an "outie" vagina, so stop pretending that it’s anything other than normal.

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These photographs of naked women are not what you think.

'I entered my erotic massage ready for a happy ending, but I left in tears.'

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There's a website showing people having sex, but it's not porn.

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The tragic story of Judith Barsi, the young girl who voiced Ducky in The Land Before Time.

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Family

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'My husband is a stay-at-home dad so I can work. Stop telling me I'm 'lucky'.'

'It's such a shift in dynamics.' The complex emotions of caring for your parents.

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'Who else should we involve in these decisions?' 5 tips for starting the conversation about care with an ageing parent.

'It's not about them. It's about me.' What people don't realise about being transgender.

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'How queer love was normalised meant a lot to me.' The behind-the-scenes on the biggest era in The Matildas' history.

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A 5 minute DIY blowout and 6 other beauty hacks that'll boost your serotonin immediately.

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6 money-saving ideas during the cost-of-living crisis, according to a money expert.

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‘Protect yourself during winter.’ Exactly what you need to know about COVID boosters in 2023.

'They were having problems.' Ariana Grande and her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez, have split.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Brent Draper just won $250,000 on MasterChef Australia. Here's what he plans to do with it.

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Ada Nicodemou accidentally sent a racy pic to a parents' group chat. The mums 'hated' her for it.

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After an 8-year feud with the Kardashians, Blac Chyna has cleared the air with one interview.

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Ashley Madison, the dating app that helps people cheat, is more popular than ever. Here's why.

JESSIE STEPHENS: 'I had a full blown fear of childbirth and two weeks ago, I did it. Here’s what I know now.'

Jessie Stephens

Is there really an age cut-off for injectables? We asked an expert.

'You are more than your anxiety. Here are 10 things you can do about it right now.'

Stephanie Dowrick

A US woman listed every salary she's made on LinkedIn. It's divided the internet.

'We won't tolerate it.' Nearly 600 people have been charged in a domestic violence operation.

A very serious investigation into why Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods are hanging out again.

‘I asked a shop assistant to help me with foundation. Her response surprised me.'

Everything we know about 'Blue Team' Gian and Steph from The Block.

Isabelle Dolphin

'I was sexually assaulted while intoxicated. WA's consent laws don't acknowledge my experience.'

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Keir Johnston was behind that viral dress. He's now been charged with attempted murder.

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Caroline Calloway was once the internet's biggest scammer. Here's what her life looks like now.

Aleksandra and her daughter were allegedly shot on Saturday. Her husband has been charged with murder.

Actor, singer and style icon Jane Birkin has died aged 76.

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'We cried so much.' I asked Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig about Barbie's biggest scandals.

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'This is not the end of the line.' Jock Zonfrillo's wife shares tearful message to MasterChef fans.

Say hello to the winner of MasterChef Australia 2023.

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George Michael wanted to come out when he was in Wham. He was persuaded not to.

The Delphi murders were shrouded in mystery. A podcast has now helped reveal the truth behind the case.

Penelope Clifton

Tonight is the MasterChef finale. Saying goodbye to Jock Zonfrillo on our TVs still feels very raw.

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'What if I've killed someone and forgotten about it?' What it's like living with Harm OCD.

'You're not needy, you just have needs.' 20 women on the best advice therapists have given them.

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