Till death do us part

Nikki Barrowclough 1:58 PM   A lifetime together is brought to an end when an elderly man kills his beloved wife. Can Pamela Parker forgive her dad?

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Wild child

Margaret Trudeau today at 67.

Will Pavia   Margaret Trudeau – Canada's scandalous first lady of the 1970s – is back in the limelight.

Will you scrap your skinnies?

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After years in the spotlight, sales of super-slim jeans are finally plummeting. Will you be ditching yours?

Mr Persistence

"There are Senate colleagues who still call me 'leader' ": Senator Eric Abetz.

Jane Cadzow   Malcolm Turnbull booted Eric Abetz to the backbench. Big mistake, says Tasmania's arch-conservative Liberal senator.

The spy who loved me

Mystery male: Helen Steel with the man she knew as John Barker, a police officer who infiltrated London Greenpeace, a ...

Jane Wheatley   Imagine spending years of your life with a man you saw as your soulmate, only to find he was an undercover policeman sent to spy on you.

Animal instincts

“People were putting signs up in the windows saying, ‘Yes, my pets are okay but come and knock on the door anyway.’ ...

Fenella Souter   When a stroke felled an elderly Sydney man, it sparked an extraordinary community search … to find a cat and a dog.

The battle for Indi

The challenger: Sophie Mirabella.

Melissa Fyfe   Liberal hardliner Sophie Mirabella wants her seat back – but how to crash-tackle the queen of nice?

Hard times

A Brisbane court has heard that a tradie has more than $590m in his bank but isn't "at liberty" to say how he got ...

Peter-Munro   Tough, physical work, poor job security and a macho culture that condemns the vulnerable. No wonder Australia's tradies are at high risk of breakdown and suicide.

The day Everest turned to hell

Jennifer Peedom at home in Sydney.

Garry-Maddox   In 2014, Jennifer Peedom went to Nepal to make a documentary about the Sherpas who act as mountain guides. Then a devastating avalanche forced her to change focus.

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Bare-breasted book club

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Rosie Kinchen   It's nippy outside, but these topless activists won't be deterred. Welcome to boobtopia.

Under the gun

Female-friendly weapons at SHOT.

By Tom Rowley   Visiting the world's biggest gun show in Las Vegas, Tom Rowley runs into Donald Trump.

Brain snap

Emma Gee.

Emma Gee   Emma Gee recounts her journey back to life after a devastating stroke at the age of 24.

As the wheel turns

Stephen Hodge as he is today.

Scott Hannaford   Some would say former pro cyclist Stephen Hodge, a self-confessed drug cheat, has suffered enough for his sins - but not everyone agrees.

Only way is up

Gold Coast  mayor Tom Tate on the observation deck of Q1.

Frank Robson   Even in a city known for its towering egos, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate stands out. 

Under cover

Muslims are enthusiastic consumers.

Harriet Walker   When Dolce & Gabbana showcases modestwear, you know something is changing.

Casualties of war

Ruth Clare with her father Doug and brother David at Emu Park Beach, Queensland in 1986.

Ruth Clare   Ruth Clare wishes she had known her father before he went to Vietnam.

Delaying tactics

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Amanda Hooton   Procrastination is bad for our health, yet it's possibly a result of evolution. 

The savage descent of Mustang Sallie

"I was always Daddy's girl": Sallie Belling as a child.

Stephanie-Wood-   A rebellious country girl studying high-level maths and science becomes a hooker and junkie roaming Kings Cross. How does this happen?

Two Of Us

Tom and Meg Keneally

Tom Keneally, 80, and his daughter Meg, 49, are writing a series of novels together.

Modern Guru

Nitty gritty

A sensible lovemaker knows to keep their mouth shut in a situation like this.

Amanda Hooton

Crash tackle

A cheese dream, a grateful preschooler and a trip to New York. Things are looking ominous.

Benjamin Law

Face off

No one seems to be saying the obvious: that Australia has a racist history of blackface.

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Cool threads

Even in a continent notable for sartorial flamboyance, the sapeurs of the Congo stand out.

School of pop

With a focus on music, fashion and photos, Australia's first newspaper for young people, Go-Set, was born 50 years ago this month. 

Locked up for life

Bronson Blessington was just 14 when he committed one of Australia's most shocking crimes. But is it right to put a child behind bars indefinitely?

Standing tall

Eight-year-old Koko Makura will soon be able to walk with ease, thanks to an Australian children's charity and the doctors and specialists who have donated time to his care.