Why do we only care about Australian children being abused?
Imagine your daughter suddenly refuses to go to primary school. You ask her why, but she is evasive, scared. Eventually she tells you the boys have been touching her without her consent. Feeling her...
View ArticlePlanning to have a baby in the next few years? We might have good news.
Paid Parental Leave is one of the more confusing but important issues on the political agenda, and looming cuts to the current scheme have been a continuous, niggling worry for many working Australians...
View ArticleCCTV footage shows shocking moment woman drinks cyanide-laced coffee.
CCTV video has emerged of the moment a former Australian student drank the cyanide-laced coffee which allegedly led to her painful death. The footage aired on ABC’s 7.30 program shows Mirna Salihan...
View ArticleWe can all learn a few things from The Bachelor’s Eliza.
It’s not often a contestant leaves a reality show, watches it back and says, “Yep, that’s me”. But that’s exactly what The Bachelor‘s self-confessed “weirdo” Eliza St. John did. “They portrayed me...
View ArticleOlympic gymnast Alexa Moreno has been called a “pig” by body shamers.
Despite weighing a sprightly 45kg, being capable of aerial splits and competing in the OLYMPICS, a Mexican gymnast has been compared to a “pig” for absolutely no reason. After competing for her country...
View ArticleTonga’s Olympic flag bearer is actually the perfect man.
There may have been 207 flag bearers in the Rio Olympics opening ceremony, but only one truly captured our imaginations hearts. The well-oiled, shirtless Tongan one. This is him. Tonga's flag bearer...
View ArticleSydney man posts ominous Facebook status before murdering his wife.
Trigger warning: This post contains an account of domestic abuse which may be triggering for some readers. A Sydney man called on family and friends to care for his soon-to-be orphaned children in a...
View ArticleShock result for Aussie sisters Cate and Bronte Campbell in freestyle final.
The Campbell sisters, Cate and Bronte, have shared the same Olympic dream for more than a decade but today became rivals, both vying for gold in the women’s 100m freestyle final at Rio. Now they’re...
View ArticleEverything you need to know about being an Airbnb host, from someone who’s...
Family holidays are expensive. There’s no way around it. First of all, you have to pay to get wherever it is you’re going. You’ve also got to find somewhere to stay, feed the family, and then comes...
View ArticleThis Aussie MP is absolutely destroying Facebook trolls with her DIY memes.
There’s few things more cringe-worthy than a politician trying to prove they’re down with the kids by filling our Facebook feeds with bad memes and jumbled internet speak. That said – and seemingly...
View ArticleA terrified mother has found an online live-stream of her twin daughters’...
A Houston mother-of-three was horrified to discovered footage from a camera in her children’s bedroom was being live-streamed to strangers online. The mother – who chose to remain unnamed – said she...
View ArticleThis risky surgery is transforming the lives of some very sick Australian kids.
Three-year-old Gary Mulhall was having up to 200 seizures a day before undergoing a risky surgery that left him with only half a working brain. The toddler was born with a severe, drug-resistant form...
View ArticleCycling legend Anna Meares’ powerful message as she bows out of the Olympics.
Australian cyclist and flag bearer Anna Meares has missed out on a place in the women’s sprint at Rio, finishing 10th. It was an emotional end to the veteran’s fourth games, with hopes high after...
View ArticleThis is the moment these two runners just proved the Olympic Spirit is real.
It’s moments like these that make you stop and go, “Yeah, this is what the Olympics is all about”. When New Zealand runner Nikki Hamblin tripped and fell during the 5,000m heats on Tuesday, she...
View ArticleSamuel Johnson has revealed fascinating details about his family life in an...
Five years ago, Aussie actor Samuel Johnson and his sister Connie made the decision to go public with Connie’s cancer diagnosis. It led them to raise millions of dollars for breast cancer research,...
View ArticleAustralian police warn women to protect themselves from nude photo website.
As public outrage grows over a “vile” internet forum where men are trading intimate photos of Australian women without their consent, the Australian Federal Police have vowed to investigate. The...
View ArticleYes, the ‘introvert hangover’ really does exist. And there is only one cure.
There are certain non-negotiables for introverts that their extroverted counterparts will just never understand. Like a lizard on a sun-drenched rock, an extrovert gets a buzz from a chockers social...
View ArticleA “horrific” pool fault in Rio may have cost some Aussie swimmers Olympic gold.
We thought we’d reached peak pool disaster at Rio when the Olympic diving pool turned suddenly and inexplicably bright green. But while the gross-out factor of green water is high, we’d wager many...
View ArticleHeartbreaking end to Rio Olympics for Aussie high jumper Eleanor Patterson.
The heartbreak was palpable for Aussie high jump star Eleanor Patterson as she fronted reporters after her shocking elimination from the women’s high jump at the Rio Olympics. Wearing sunglasses to...
View ArticleAmber Heard just delivered Johnny Depp the biggest ‘F**K YOU’ of all time.
Days after agreeing to a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Johnny Depp, actress Amber Heard has delivered one of the great ‘”Fuck You’s” of the last decade. It’s been months since news of the...
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