From her powerhouse vocals and rise to popularity as a black female solo artist, she also became a symbol of resilience after leaving her abusive ex-husband Ike and clawing her way back to the top to becoming one of the best-selling artists of all time. 
 
A heritage building in Sydney’s CBD has gone up in flames and dramatically collapsed, firefighters have dodged falling debris and a car was set alight in one of the biggest building fires in recent memory. 

Victorian households on basic energy deals will see their bills soar by an average of $352 – or 25 per cent – next financial year. 

A world-leading medical expert believes 80 per cent of cancers will be able to be cured within 30 years but Australians may needlessly die because the federal government “has its head in the sand”.