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80 children, 20 families, 298 people: Everything that was lost when MH17 was shot from the sky.

by Chelsea McLaughlin

"When my period was late." 28 women on the moment they decided whether or not to have kids.

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'Growing up, I hated my skin so much I tried to bleach it.'

GET OUT YOUR ROSES. The Bachelor will be on our TV screens in two weeks.

In 2016, the Tromp family fled their home and drove 800km north. We still don't know why.

"It broke my heart." Sadam has no idea what's happened to his wife and two-year-old son.

Billi Fitzsimons

In the Pacific Ocean sits an island nation with higher radiation levels than Chernobyl.

Chelsea McLaughlin

"My heart is f**king broken." Tully Smyth on losing her mother to early onset dementia.

1 in 8 men reckon they could win a point against Serena Williams. Bill is one of them.

Jessie Stephens

5 things we completely forgot about the first season of The Project.

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A temple and a secret underground bunker: Inside Jeffrey Epstein's private 'Paedophile Island', & more in News in 5.

Chelsea McLaughlin

The Glitch in the Matrix: People are sharing eerie experiences where time simply... disappeared.

Four months after the Christchurch attack, another murder has been broadcast online.

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Lifestyle

"My fiancé is refusing to get a second job." A bride quit her job to plan her $80k wedding.

Chelsea McLaughlin

Balayage vs ombre hair: Which is the best alternative to highlights? We ask two hairdressers.

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Naked parties and massages: Inside Prince Andrew's close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein.

Chelsea McLaughlin

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Kick-arse woman Belinda Sharpe just became the NRL's first female referee in 111 years.

"There was hope we would find him." Body of missing student discovered in Victorian bushland, & more in News in 5.

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Pauline Hanson just compared Uluru to Bondi Beach and sweetie... no.

Mia's parents thought she just had the flu. Weeks later, her arms and legs were amputated.

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John Jarratt was raped by an older student at boarding school. He was just 13 at the time.

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"It’s a sad situation.” The unravelling of Hayden Panettiere's complicated family life.

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Work & Money

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What My Salary Gets Me: A 23-year-old student pharmacist who earns $51,000 a year.

Signs of financial violence: If he says, "I'll take care of the money", you could be about to lose yourself.

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Parents

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'My expectations of Netflix's Wine Country were very high. I'm sad to say it just kind of, flopped.'

Why actress Alyssa Milano is telling women not to have sex.

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As a university student, Ted Bundy worked at a suicide hotline. It made him a 'better' killer.

When a Melbourne mum found her baby was breech at 32 weeks, she 'turned' him herself.

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Everything you need to know about Tati Westbrook, the woman who 'cancelled' James Charles.

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Netflix's Wine Country hilariously demolishes the idea of the mythical 'perfect girl's trip'.

James Charles lost 2 million followers overnight. He's not the first influencer to fall from grace.

"I tried wearing bright colours and bold clashing prints to see if it would make me happier at work."

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