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Aussie mum’s shock watching funeral of Prince Philip

Celebrity A mum was taken by surprise while watching Prince Philip’s funeral service on television, when a very familiar face came into view.

Plan to reschedule Bluesfest ‘well advanced’

News Pollie reveals plan to save the event, while readers debate the possibility of...

Inside Troye Sivan’s ‘surreal’ $3m factory conversion

Celebrity Troye Sivan takes fans inside his renovated Carlton pad

Kyle reveals why Zac and Vanessa split

Celebrity Kyle Sandilands reveals why Zac Efron and Vanessa Valladares split

TV host Sonia Kruger’s motherhood confessions

Celebrity Big Brother’s Sonia Kruger reveals what makes her worry the most

‘You don’t know?’: Melissa grills contestant

TV MasterChef E2: Connor refuses to be hurried by chaotic cooking challenge

‘Devastated’: Music legend dead at 73

Music Music legend and songwriter Jim Steinman dead at 73

Health

Sick NZ worker cleaned planes to Australia

Health The New Zealand cleaner who tested positive for COVID-19 this week also worked on planes bound for Australia, it’s been revealed.

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Brett Sutton flashes tattoos as Victorians flock to jab hubs

Health Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton gets jab

GPs failing to diagnose eating disorders

Health GPs not supported or trained to detect eating disorders, study finds

Doctor forced to ‘shop’ around dying teen

Health Traumatised doctor forced to ‘shop’ around dying teen, inquest hears

Brisbane man develops clots after Pfizer jab

Health Man hospitalised for clots days after receiving Pfizer vaccine

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Big W slashes Dyson price in flash sale

Smarter Shopping Big W selling Dyson V7 for $449 in two-day flash sale

Aldi mocks supermarket’s expensive item

Food & Entertainment Aldi at war with Marks & Spencer over Colin the Caterpillar cake

Urgent recall on popular Aldi chair

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Coles and Woolies bring back $20 sell-out deal

Food & Entertainment Coles and Woolworths bring back $20 lobster prices for Easter

Kmart item leaves mum with horror injury

Smarter Shopping Kmart shopper claims she nearly severed thumb with $5 spoons

ALDI’s online shopping plan, new stores and ski sale

Business : Special Buys, alcohol to be sold online, new stores coming to NSW, Vic, SA, WA

Parenting

‘Scary’: Girl, 10, finds needle in strawberry from CQ store

News “I immediately panicked”: Mum was gobsmacked to find the sharp item inside the fruit her daughter just ate.

Mum urges empathy for ice addicts after daughter’s death

Parenting "She had no police record. She was clean and tidy..."

Why your kids are addicted to TV subtitles

Parenting In a sign of just how much ‘info-besity’ is reshaping our lives, young people have...

Phoebe Burgess: ‘Being trapped in motherhood saved my life’

Parenting 18 months since her messy public split from former NRL player Sam Burgess, Phoebe...

Smacking trauma akin to severe violent abuse

Parenting Smacking linked to long-term trauma

Kmart T-shirts spark outrage from mum

Parenting Aussie mum says Kmart T-shirts send wrong message to kids

Baby born on path, 200m from hospital

Parenting Brisbane couple welcome child on bike path, just 200m from hospital

Home & Style

Woman’s ‘incredible’ $49 Bunnings hack

Home & Decorating A woman has managed to give this 20-year-old coffee table a new lease on life, leaving Facebook users stunned by the end result.

Government throws a lifeline to HomeBuilder hopefuls

Home & Decorating Government announces 12-month extension on HomeBuilder start date

Second-hand trend restyling our homes

Home & Decorating Second hand trends transforming our loungerooms, kitchens and garages

Builders explain what went wrong in half-house disaster

Home & Decorating Builders of $700k ‘half-house’ explain what went wrong

Easy Eating

Mum’s snack hack sees her drop 54 kgs

Health The woman who was told she would never lose weight ended up dropping a staggering amount after implementing one rule in her fridge.

Simple mistake most home cooks make

Food & Entertainment Adam Liaw’s advice for home cooks: ‘We need to get out of our heads’

KFC reveals how it makes gravy

Food & Entertainment KFC reveals how it makes its famous gravy

Major rule change for Australia Post

Food & Entertainment The move is set to have a devastating impact on farmers, producers

‘Gut-wrenching’ breakdown on new MasterChef

TV ‘Gut-wrenching’ moment a contestant says they can’t cook

Cult Hungry Jack’s burger makes comeback

Food & Entertainment Hungry Jacks revives ’70s Yumbo burger for 50th birthday

How the cocktail revival is reshaping our backyards

Food & Entertainment Grow the right fruit for the perfect drink

Gardening

Why every garden is going ‘the full native’

Gardening Our gardens have come a long way since the 1970s and 80s, when ‘scrappy native gardens’ defied belief.

Pretty but dangerous: 5 plants you don’t want in your yard

News An expert listed weeds that look great but should be avoided

Valentine DV offender isn’t getting the message

Crime Man breaches court orders on Valentine's Day.

Cheat your way to a healthy vegie garden

Gardening Gardening advice: How to grow your own vegie patch

$9000 fine handed out for chopping down trees

Gardening Council warns trees may not be removed without checking for wildlife

Alien-like tentacles burst from dead mantis

Gardening Praying mantis horror video: Horsehair worms burst out of corpse

Chore of lawn care grows into love for Bundy bloke

News A cut above: Lawn lover has turned his hobby into great business

Travel

Best historic pubs to raise a glass on Anzac Day

Travel With their wide verandas and old-school hospitality, these historic hotels in Sydney and regional NSW are the ideal spot to raise a glass to our veterans.

Travel bubble sparks hunt for essential lost item

Travel Australians hunt for passports as trans-Tasman bubble launches

The clever Bunnings car hire hack

Travel The Bunnings car rental hack coming to holidaymakers’ rescue

Overseas ‘loophole’ in new travel bubble

Travel Loophole means NZ could be Australians’ back door to global travel

‘Momentous occasion’ not seen in 400 days

Travel Two-way travel bubble between Australia and New Zealand starts

Aus-NZ travel bubble opens: What you need to know

News Australia-NZ travel bubble explained: Everything you need to know

Travel bargains revealed: Best New Zealand deals

Travel Click Frenzy Travel: Australia-NZ Bubble flights, full list of deals

Fashion

Kim’s sexy bikini that’s fuelling Australian fashion

Fashion & Beauty From swimwear to sunnies, Kim Kardashian and Beyonce are putting young Australian designers on the world’s fashion radar.

Aussie company loses battle with US brand

Fashion & Beauty Aboriginal business loses legal battle with The Gap

‘Inappropriate’ kids clothing ad slammed

Fashion & Beauty Zara kids campaign ad slammed by mums as ‘inappropriate’

Naked balcony models ‘remain locked up’

Fashion & Beauty And the photographer faces 18 months inside

Truth about Janet Jackson’s ‘malfunction’

Fashion & Beauty “I wouldn’t call it a wardrobe ‘malfunction’ in a million years."

Gross ‘holes’ freaking everyone out

Fashion & Beauty Sales for a $46 “vacuum for your face” have soared after a video went viral showing...

Daring take on tiny bike short trend

Fashion & Beauty Shoppers rush to buy $79 bike shorts in winter

Dating

Wife’s bombshell cheating vid rocks MAFS

TV A MAFS wife has been exposed in an insane gotcha moment during the MAFS finale — with footage of her engaging in an affair put to air.

'These are the most toxic traits in marriages'

Dating Watching toxic behaviour on MAFS could be damaging: Bek Day

'New type of man every woman wants'

Dating Jana Hocking: 'Bad boys are out and good guys are in'

New consent classes starting from kindy

Education Consent lessons: Federal classes starting from kindergarten revealed

The fridge rule that could save you big bucks

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Terri Irwin’s sweet moment with baby Grace

Woman jailed over naked snap with son

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