A former meth addict who used it to “take away problems” has detailed her stunning transformation after beating the drug and becoming a social media sensation. Emma Corlett from Auckland, New Zealand, was addicted to the illegal substance for five years, stating she used the drug to cope with aContinue Reading
A Christmas tragedy has ripped a family apart after a mother died unexpectedly while her four children were unwrapping presents in the next room. Queensland’s Ashley Stanik woke on Christmas Day feeling ill, with the entire family of six going through the flu just days before. Her husband Kane StanikContinue Reading
A 12-year-old girl had been missing from state care for over two weeks before allegedly stabbing a woman to death in Footscray. The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing initially sought to keep details of the girl’s history secret but a Supreme Court judge ruled against a gagging order. TheContinue Reading
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wanted to be many things when she was a child – a concert violinist, a police officer, a lawyer. It was only after decades of witnessing – and sometimes experiencing – abuse and poor outcomes in Indigenous communities, and living under “political incompetence” for decades, that sheContinue Reading
A woman who left her sick and starving ex-husband to die while covered in faeces and lice has failed to overturn her conviction. Libby Jade Baker, 44, was sentenced to at least three years in prison in the NSW District Court in December for the manslaughter of her husband, JohnathanContinue Reading
Behind the smiling face of Jessica Kennedy was a dark secret she hid for years while climbing her way up the corporate finance ladder. Unbeknown to her boss or colleagues, her high performance was, in part, the result of her increasing reliance on illicit substances to get through each day.Continue Reading
The drug and alcohol addled past of a young multi-millionaire has been revealed as he awaits sentencing for domestic violence offences. Andrew Spira appeared via audiovisual link in Waverley Local Court on Friday to make an application to dismiss the charges on mental health grounds. The 24-year-old has admitted toContinue Reading
A US woman charged with drunkenly crashing into a golf cart and killing a just-married South Carolina bride sobbed in court Tuesday as a judge refused to release her from jail. Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, who appeared in Charleston County Detention Centre via video, burst into tears when Judge MichaelContinue Reading
Sarah Jessica Parker is reflecting on her seven-year relationship with Robert Downey Jr. The And Just Like That star admitted in a New Yorker profile that she was “angry and embarrassed” during their romance, which took place amid his struggles with substance abuse. “People around him would be dismissive ofContinue Reading
Britney Spears’ family fears she is heading down the same tragic road as Amy Winehouse. Spears’ ex-husband Kevin Federline and her estranged father, Jamie Spears, said in a new interview that they suspect the singer is on drugs and could die as a result. “I fear she’s on meth —Continue Reading