Perth animal shelter gives family their forever dog … then takes it back

Perth animal shelter gives family their forever dog … then takes it back

A Baldivis family was overjoyed to have Oakley,showering him with love and toys and giving him the best seat on the couch. Then it all fell apart. Here’s why.

  • bySarah Brookes

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The April 14 Edition

In a rare interview,Zoë Foster Blake shares her success story – how she went from magazine beauty writer,to author,to entrepreneur in a decade.

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The April 13 Edition

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‘We all suffered’:Louise and David Helfgott’s complicated upbringing
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‘We all suffered’:Louise and David Helfgott’s complicated upbringing

Pianist David Helfgott and his younger sister,writer Louise,are still close after a tumultuous early life that was detailed in the 1996 film,Shine.

  • byDani Valent
Forget siblings,the best family relationship is cousins
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Forget siblings,the best family relationship is cousins

Your cousin is you but also not you,like yourself in a misty mirror.

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These helpers need help

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‘Nobody noticed me until puberty’:This musician’s memorable summer

‘Nobody noticed me until puberty’:This musician’s memorable summer

Bruno Major grew a foot taller over the break,his voice broke and suddenly,girls started talking to him.

  • byJane Rocca
It’s easy to take a sense of community for granted,but this is why we all need it

It’s easy to take a sense of community for granted,but this is why we all need it

If you want to reap the rewards of the village,it requires effort in return.

  • byJamila Rizvi
He knew too much about Putin’s apparatchiks – so his family ended up hiding out here

He knew too much about Putin’s apparatchiks – so his family ended up hiding out here

When a job with an oligarch in Russia turned dangerous,Nick Stride grabbed his family and fled as far as they could go:Australia.

  • bySue Williams
‘Nathan is level-headed’:Tayla Broad on what drew her to her Richmond star husband

‘Nathan is level-headed’:Tayla Broad on what drew her to her Richmond star husband

“He is mentally grounded and a happy person who always sees the positives in life,” the Love Island alum says of her AFL player partner.

  • byJane Rocca
I’m a twin. Why do people think we’re so creepy?

I’m a twin. Why do people think we’re so creepy?

As far as my sister and I are concerned,it’s the photos of single children that are disturbing.

  • byHelena de Bres