12 h. ago Thousands flock to Italy to write love letters to Juliet. They all ask the same question

For decades, the world’s lovelorn have confessed their biggest secrets to a fictional 13-year-old. But they’re not screaming into a void. She writes back – and has lots to say.

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16 h. ago Stephen King has penned bestsellers for 50 years. Now, a guide to his TV universe

The small screen has long been obsessed with horror’s most successful author. Here are 11 shows you can stream this week.

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20 h. ago Trump would ‘love’ a third term as president. Here’s how his backers reckon it could happen

The US president has declined to definitively say he would not seek a third term, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office.

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20 h. ago Valetini showed the Lions his might. Now for a Twickenham encore against England

Rob Valetini’s ready to return to his best form against England after fighting back from a calf niggle that has frustrated him since the British and Irish Lions series.

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24 h. ago Trump rules out 2028 vice president bid – but says he’d ‘love’ a third term

The president declined to rule out staying on, keeping alive speculation about how he might seek to extend his time in office beyond what the US Constitution mandates.

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27 h. ago The north shore kitchen where a love triangle ended in terror

The on-and-off relationships between a woman and two men culminated in her ex-partner stabbing her other romantic interest.

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39 h. ago WA news LIVE: ‘Where are the parents?’: Frustration grows over Kununurra youth crime

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39 h. ago My new obsession is tedious and frustrating. I couldn’t love it more

After trying everything from learning the cello to printmaking and gardening, I finally found a hobby that has taught me patience and how to live with imperfection. And now I’m hooked.

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3 d. ago Where croissant queen Kate Reid gets her $15 ‘perfect plane shoes’

The Lune founder also shares where she buys her T-shirts, and how a surprise appointment ignited her love of fashion.

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3 d. ago Before we married, my wife joined my band. Then, one day, Courtney Love called

Something for Kate’s Paul Dempsey also shares memories of losing his dad when he was a baby, and how his sisters helped raise him.

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3 d. ago 1200 guests, 580 bottles of champagne, 62 years: The story of Brisbane’s first big, fat Greek wedding 

Stella and Peter Samios’s 1963 wedding was a watershed moment for the city’s Greek community – and a lesson in how enduring love can be found in surprising places.

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3 d. ago ‘Like a doll’s house’: World’s skyscrapers come to Sydney in miniature

Ninety-year-old Lord Norman Foster has been called the architect who changed the world, with his love of glass and steel designing London’s Gherkin and Hong Kong’s HSBC building.

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4 d. ago ‘I hate it so much’: The thing that makes Sophie Monk squirm on screen

She is a reality TV veteran, but the Love Island Australia host says she is still hesitant about exposing her true self.

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4 d. ago Zach Merrett earned the right to want out. These numbers show why

The frustration of the Essendon skipper at the lack of success at his club was clear. But the records show he was entitled to feel that way.

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4 d. ago ‘I love beating the boys’: Inside Australia’s quest to produce the next female Formula 1 driver

It’s been half a century since a woman started and raced in an F1 grand prix. Meet the Aussie drivers seeking to end that drought.

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5 d. ago This circus performer was once a vegetarian – then he came to Sydney

For Ukrainian aerialist Sergiy Mishchurenko the lure of our abundant seafood is just the beginning of his love for Australia.

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5 d. ago Sofie Laguna takes a trip into the underworld. No, not that one

The Miles Franklin winner’s fifth novel, about an unhappy teenage girl at a boarding school, is imbued with her love of the myths of ancient Rome and Greece.

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6 d. ago We all love mining now, but there is still a big ‘elephant in the room’

It’s hard to believe it has already been 15 years since then-prime minister Kevin Rudd lobbed the “mining tax” into the national discourse. He struck a different tone in Washington on Tuesday.

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8 d. ago Why this magical, miraculous Middle Eastern restaurant is more than the sum of its parts

Chef Tom Sarafian’s debut restaurant Zareh is so obviously built on love – love of culture, of music, of community.

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9 d. ago ‘I had to look in the mirror’: How Simonsson healed Ryles rift

When Dylan Brown was picked ahead of him in the centres, a frustrated Bailey Simonsson wanted to walk out on the Eels.

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