‘A married, foul-mouthed mistress’
With London’s scandal-prone society obsessed by the king’s newest pet project, it fell to a man famed for his work with Australian wildlife when tragedy struck.
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Why horror is a force for good right now – and the Aussie film that paved the way for heart-stoppers like The Substance and Sorrow Spring.
‘Rows of cardboard cartons, in each one a small baby’
How nurse Vivian Bullwinkel survived one of World War II’s most horrific events is a remarkable Australian story. Less well-known is that she headed back into a war zone three decades later, as Grantlee Kieza relates in this extract from Sister Viv.
How Dr Karl’s Christmas trip became a cautionary tale
Beloved celebrity scientist Dr Karl shared his extraordinary life story in recent memoirA Periodic Tale. In this extract, he tells how a trip home for Christmas almost ended in disaster – and offers a timely warning for those partying too hard this season.
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Aus rock legend’s sister dies in tragic incident
An award-winning author and sister of a Cold Chisel member has been killed in a horrific incident at Kings Park in Perth.
‘Casual cruelty’: Social media FOMO spawns murder mystery
Social media throws up horrors, lifelines and FOMO, says a former journalist who has seen the worst of it up close. Her experience is at the heart of a new murder-mystery.
Meet the cutest dogs in Australia
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Cher learns real name on birth certificate
Cher details her shock after discovering the name her mother gave her as a baby is not the same one listed on her birth certificate.
‘Queen’: Tragedy as best-selling author dies
The author of one of the best-selling novels of all time has died after a short illness.
‘Dark underbelly isn’t what you see on TV’
It’s a byword for fame and bright lights, but there’s a much darker side to Los Angeles, warns Australia’s Pip Drysdale as she unveils her new stalker thriller.
Elle’s shock reason for split from billionaire
Supermodel Elle Macpherson says a controversial decision she made in her life marked the end of her marriage to billionaire Jeffrey Soffer.
‘Don’t do it’: Fans fume over star’s new role
Anne Hathaway has been cast in the film adaptation of a best-selling book by a controversial author, leaving her fanbase scratching their heads.
Cher despair: Pill-popping Sonny’s drugs stand blew up in our faces
Sonny and Cher were on top of the world – until his drug culture move backfired and blew up their career. And all the time, Sonny was hiding his own drug secret.
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