Category Archives: Australia

Australia’s Next Top Model catwalk

THERE were more spills than thrills when Alex Perry closed the Rosemount Sydney Fashion Festival on Saturday. As well as the beautiful Annalise Seubert tripping on the tulle train of her finale frock, there was a catwalk collision between Amanda … Continue reading

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Australia’s Biggest Loser contestant, Meaghan Trattles

AFTER losing 45kg on the Australia’s Biggest Loser contestant, Meaghan Trattles has put a little bit back on, but it’s not what you think. The Gold Coast beauty will return from a month-long holiday in Phuket this week with some … Continue reading

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colleague’s hangover has become commonplace in Australian

COVERING for a colleague’s hangover has become commonplace in Australian workplaces, costing an estimated $453 million in overtime every year, a new study has found. A survey of 1677 adult workers in 2008 found that one third knew a co-worker … Continue reading

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Australia’s MasterChef most-watched Australian television

A 31-year-old media lawyer of Malaysian heritage Sunday night won the finale of Australia’s MasterChef to cook up massive ratings, making the reality show the most-watched, non-sporting event ever shown on Australian television. A peak of 4.348 million viewers across … Continue reading

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Australian Fashion Front row access for fashion bloggers

The front row at Australian Fashion Week will take on a very different look this year with the nation’s most celebrated fashion editors sharing the spotlight with some of the world’s most powerful fashion bloggers. Organisers of Fashion Week say … Continue reading

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Cat Stevens, will tour Australia

Yusuf Islam, the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, will tour Australia for the first time in 36 years this June. The singer-songwriter, who changed his name after converting to Islam in 1977, is set to play shows in Perth, … Continue reading

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f—ing terrorist Simon Fuller

CHANNEL Nine cameraman Simon Fuller has been sacked after calling the father of a Melbourne riot suspect a “f—ing terrorist” outside the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court. Nine announced the decision on its news bulletin last night. ”Following an investigation, his employment … Continue reading

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Sophie Monk: I have big boobs which I hate

GET out the violins, people – Sophie Monk can’t stand her breasts. “I have big boobs which I hate. They are so annoying. I wish they were smaller,” the ex-Goldy girl tells Grazia magazine. Monk tells the mag about her … Continue reading

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Gabriella Cilmi says she won’t pose for men’s mags after FHM shoot

GABRIELLA Cilmi says she won’t pose for another men’s magazine after her breasts were digitally enhanced in a recent sexy shoot. The 18-year-old Sweet About Me singer posed for a series of lingerie and topless shots for UK FHM magazine’s … Continue reading

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Melbourne Fashion Festival

FOLLOWING last year’s torrential rains, Victoria’s weather gods turn on sunny skies and searing heat for the opening of this year’s Melbourne Fashion Festival. The problem is that most of the 700 guests at Government House appear to have dressed … Continue reading

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Fashion photographer ‘exploiting young girls’

The fashion world is reeling after one of its most renowned photographers, Terry Richardson, has become the target of sexual misconduct claims. The claims, which surfaced earlier this month after accusations by Danish supermodel Rie Rasmussen, have been supported by … Continue reading

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Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen tie the knot

Isla Fisher and Sacha Baron Cohen have tied the knot in Paris. The couple, who have a daughter named Olive, got engaged in 2004 and took years to find the right time for the ceremony. They got married in Paris … Continue reading

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INDONESIA is seeking the extradition of five men from Australia, two of them Australians

The extradition request was delivered during last week’s visit by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. It’s understood Dr Yudhoyono also raised the fate of 173 Indonesians held in Australian jails, accused of people-smuggling. The five sought by Jakarta include three Indonesians … Continue reading

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Nadia Petrova continue all or nothing attitude

MELBOURNE: Nadia Petrova continued with her “all or nothing attitude” to extend her giant-killing run through the Australian Open on Sunday, beating French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova to reach the quarter-finals. Petrova, who had dismantled US Open champion Kim Clijsters … Continue reading

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film Bran Nue Dae walked the red carpet at Mrs Macquariesfilm Bran Nue Dae walked the red carpet at Mrs Macquaries

IT WAS a world away from where they had filmed in Broome, but last night stars of the film Bran Nue Dae walked the red carpet at Mrs Macquaries Point for the opening of the St George Open Air Cinema’s … Continue reading

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Racially motivated attacks against international students

AUSTRALIA is in denial on racially motivated attacks against international students and has failed to take action, a leading academic claims. The internationally respected Australian academic made the claim at a major conference in Switzerland, The Australian reports. Melbourne University … Continue reading

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Jennifer Hawkins marie claire magazine cover

IT HAS been a pretty heavy week for Jennifer Hawkins following that nude marie claire magazine cover but she found a little happiness along the way when shopping at Bondi Junction on Tuesday. She and partner Jake Wall were walking … Continue reading

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Australian line-up

THERE was a time yesterday when Australia looked capable of winning the second Test. By stumps, however, all the Australians could do was pray for miracles – or for rain, a distinct possibility with a forecast of thunderstorms for today. … Continue reading

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The party spirit was alive and well in Sydney

Revellers across the globe began ringing in the New Year but a Bali terror warning and a deadly shooting in Finland stoked security jitters, already high after a failed US bomb plot. Police were on alert in many world cities … Continue reading

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Hand-picked by God

A SYDNEY couple believes their son – “hand-picked by God” – could be Australia’s first male saint. Mike Tannous died three years ago but a mysterious oil that weeps from the walls of his bedroom has been hailed by his … Continue reading

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