She is one of Australia’s funniest women, known for her viral Instagram shoots. Now, Celeste Barber has raised more than $44 million for bushfire relief. Find out more about her hilarious romantic past in her new book.
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COMEDIAN Greg Fleet obliterated his heckler with a torrent of abuse. His vile words hid something even more sinister.
A NEW biography has revealed Queen Elizabeth II’s startling reaction when she heard that Princess Diana had been involved in a serious crash.
POSING nude for Harper’s Bazaar’s September issue, the Basic Instinct alumna says despite her brazen flirting she still can’t get a date.
IT’S the end of an era for a ramshackle Brisbane house enriched in one of Australia’s favourite novels and films.
THINK Kim’s the only girl in the family who can make headlines with her booty? Wrong. Khloe Kardashian flaunts her fabulous body in Complex magazine.
THIS is a line-up like we’ve never seen before. Thirty-five women have bravely come forward to tell their stories of alleged sex abuse by Bill Cosby.
THE 10-hour operation is called ‘the mother of all surgeries’. It saved Richard Bandy’s body, but he woke up a completely different person.
IT was the most audacious heist in US history, recreated in the movie GoodFellas. Now a book reveals how mafia boss John Gotti turned on his own mobsters.
HARPER Lee’s new novel offers an unexpected take on an American literary saint, Atticus Finch, made famous by her first book, To Kill A Mockingbird.
MARK Peterson felt a huge tug on his fishing net, but what he reeled in was no monster. It was the body of a man tied to a metal cross.
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