Till death do us part
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Wild child
![Margaret Trudeau today at 67.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/q/0/f/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gni3vb.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
Will Pavia Margaret Trudeau – Canada's scandalous first lady of the 1970s – is back in the limelight.
Will you scrap your skinnies?
![<i>Illustration: Simon Letch</i>](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/q/0/f/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmluy9.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/q/0/d/n/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gngg6e.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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 ...](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/l/u/l/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnltdv.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.’ ...](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/l/u/5/b/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gnlyev.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/e/3/6/k/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn4r0s.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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 ...](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/8/1/8/h/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmxtcx.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/e/3/d/8/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn4xrl.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.
Bare-breasted book club
![<i>Illustration: Simon Letch</i>](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/e/3/p/g/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gne2gc.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/e/3/c/1/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn3uu9.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
By Tom Rowley Visiting the world's biggest gun show in Las Vegas, Tom Rowley runs into Donald Trump.
Brain snap
![Emma Gee.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/e/3/9/a/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn3gtf.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/g/o/b/5/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn6onp.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/8/1/c/9/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmwezo.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
Frank Robson Even in a city known for its towering egos, Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate stands out.
Under cover
![Muslims are enthusiastic consumers.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/8/1/9/s/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmjdno.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
Harriet Walker When Dolce & Gabbana showcases modestwear, you know something is changing.
Delaying tactics
![<i>Illustration: Sam Bennett</i>](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/8/1/8/p/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gn7y6h.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
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.](/web/20160401060312im_/http://www.smh.com.au/content/dam/images/g/n/1/w/m/q/image.related.thumbnail.90x60.gmrfpg.10g7zu.png/1459478219905.jpg)
Stephanie-Wood- A rebellious country girl studying high-level maths and science becomes a hooker and junkie roaming Kings Cross. How does this happen?