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MARCH 2024

'After 20 years of marriage, my husband told me he "needed some space". He never came back.'
'I couldn't stand up, I was in that much pain.' Brittany Hockley shares her IVF journey.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard married the man who sent her letters while she was in prison. Now they've split.
'I'm a completely different person.' Lisa had to lose everything to find freedom.
PARENTING CONFESSION: 'I feel so guilty about my close relationship with my stepdaughter.'
'I tried to reconnect with my birth mum. After one phone call, I knew it was a mistake.'
'I had a husband and four kids when I realised I was a lesbian. My family fell apart.'
A combined 100 years in the sex trade: Meet the world's oldest prostitutes.
'My husband turned into a monster while drinking. One night I recorded the abuse.'
'I work in protection for the Australian Federal Police. Here's everything I do in a day.'
Meet the divorced single mums who were once 'tradwives'.
'I accidentally had a foursome with my best friend.'
'I made a confession about my childhood to my friend. It blew her entire family apart.'
Just after her honeymoon, Emma had blurred vision. It changed the course of her life.
'One day you wake up and it hits you.' Kayla Itsines on knowing he's not your person.
It's been 10 years since Rosie Batty's son Luke was murdered. She still lights a candle every day.
Jean Huang died following a botched breast augmentation procedure. Now the 'doctor' has been jailed.
Lilly's partner died in a freak accident at their engagement party. She's pregnant with their child.
'I got a text from a woman I hadn't met saying, "What should I wear on my date with your husband?"'
Maddy thought insurance would give her protection from her abusive partner. It made it worse.
A judge asked Nicho Hynes if he’d look after his mum for 2 years. He said he'd do it his whole life.
'I thought my son was smoking weed. He was hiding a much darker secret.'
'I met someone on a dating app. A week later, we decided to try for a baby.'
'At 32 I had a hubby, baby and high flying career. Then I blew it all up.'
These 5 Indigenous women are trailblazers. Here's what they want you to know.
'I forgave my husband for his affair. 2 years later, he was at it again.'
'For 20 years, I've tried to get police to investigate my sexual assaults. I'm still waiting for justice.'
Neither Tenille nor her husband want kids. She's constantly having to justify their decision.
From an absent friend, to a complex mother-daughter situation: How to repair any relationship.
'I write about crime for a living. Here's the problem with our true crime obsession.'