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Today, Jarrad McVeigh plays his last AFL match. It's also the anniversary of the day his daughter died.

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The Spill: Saturday's best entertainment and gossip news.

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The woman who dared to prioritise her business: Cass' troubling storyline on The Bachelor.

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The 5 most dramatic things that have ever happened on The Bachelor US.

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Lara Spencer, Prince George, and why we need to stop laughing at boys who do ballet.

The Khachaturyan sisters killed their father. But thousands say they shouldn't go to prison.

ASK SEAN: 'I have a funny relationship with a guy at work. I think he's more than a work husband.'

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'I was on a first date when he said the words: “I don’t have…feelings”. My stomach lurched.'

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12 people have been prosecuted under New South Wales' abortion laws. This is one of their stories.

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Reality star Jade Goody was told she had cancer on TV. She didn't know cameras were rolling.

'The kitchen had mouldy dishes.' Three cleaners on what people don't know about their job.

Lifestyle

'Period skincare': Yes, you can hack your skincare to match your menstrual cycle.

What's In Her Bag? A 53-year-old midwife who uses a $1,653 skincare routine.

Mermade Hair Waver review: The $89 hair tool that promises Kim K 'mermaid hair'.

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The stories behind the biggest cons and crimes pulled off by women.

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Edith married the man convicted of killing her identical twin, Johana. He was in prison at the time.

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