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Kate Halfpenny

Brisbane Times

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Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford this week fled to the Gold Coast because he said crime in Melbourne has gotten so bad. I have some news for...

friday 10

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford this week fled to the Gold Coast because he said crime in Melbourne has gotten so bad. I have some news for...

friday 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford this week fled to the Gold Coast because he said crime in Melbourne has gotten so bad. I have some news for...

friday 10

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Maybe I’m both too old and too young to ‘get’ Queensland. But even the stats show Melbourne is the place to be

Veteran entertainment reporter Peter Ford this week fled to the Gold Coast because he said crime in Melbourne has gotten so bad. I have some news for...

friday 10

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

A new book from a former Vogue insider reveals the woman who inspired The Devil Wears Prada sees people and things as “useful” or “noise”.

24.04.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

A new book from a former Vogue insider reveals the woman who inspired The Devil Wears Prada sees people and things as “useful” or “noise”.

24.04.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

A new book from a former Vogue insider reveals the woman who inspired The Devil Wears Prada sees people and things as “useful” or “noise”.

24.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

Anna Wintour’s wardrobe hack is a bombshell that puts most of us to shame

A new book from a former Vogue insider reveals the woman who inspired The Devil Wears Prada sees people and things as “useful” or “noise”.

24.04.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

I was sceptical about Prince Harry, but after seeing him speak I ended up kind of liking him

The duke’s speech was full of platitudes, but I was charmed all the same. I could still see a 12-year-old boy walking through London’s streets on...

17.04.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

I was sceptical about Prince Harry, but after seeing him speak I ended up kind of liking him

The Duke’s speech was full of platitudes, but I was charmed all the same. I could still see a 12-year-old boy walking through London’s streets on...

17.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

I was sceptical about Prince Harry, but after seeing him speak I ended up kind of liking him

The Duke’s speech was full of platitudes, but I was charmed all the same. I could still see a 12-year-old boy walking through London’s streets on...

17.04.2026 10

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

I was sceptical about Prince Harry, but after seeing him speak I ended up kind of liking him

The Duke’s speech was full of platitudes, but I was charmed all the same. I could still see a 12-year-old boy walking through London’s streets on...

17.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

The only person I’ve experienced in real life who had similar unselfconscious ease was Socceroo hottie Lucas Neill.

10.04.2026 10

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

The only person I’ve experienced in real life who had similar unselfconscious ease was Socceroo hottie Lucas Neill.

10.04.2026 10

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

The only person I’ve experienced in real life who had similar unselfconscious ease was Socceroo hottie Lucas Neill.

10.04.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

The only person I’ve experienced in real life who had similar unselfconscious ease was Socceroo hottie Lucas Neill.

10.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Prince Harry’s lost messages from his 20s hit hard, but not due to his court case

The flirty messages from the estranged royal to a journalist were disclosed this week in the UK High Court. They have weirdly hit home.

03.04.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Prince Harry’s lost messages from his 20s hit hard, but not due to his court case

The flirty messages from the estranged royal to a journalist were disclosed this week in the UK High Court. They have weirdly hit home.

03.04.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Prince Harry’s lost messages from his 20s hit hard, but not due to his court case

The flirty messages from the estranged royal to a journalist were disclosed this week in the UK High Court. They have weirdly hit home.

03.04.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Prince Harry’s lost messages from his 20s hit hard, but not due to his court case

The flirty messages from the estranged royal to a journalist were disclosed this week in the UK High Court. They have weirdly hit home.

03.04.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky...

13.03.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky...

13.03.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky...

13.03.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Why women are obsessed with Nadia Bartel, and men will never get it

When news broke this week that the influencer has listed her Windsor home for sale, the story went nuts. Everyone raced to have a good old sticky...

13.03.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Kyle and Jackie O’s demise is proof that Melbourne is culturally superior to Sydney

Melburnians’ discerning taste has brought down a Sydney rating juggernaut, and the rest of the country should be grateful.

06.03.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Kyle and Jackie O’s demise is proof that Melbourne is culturally superior to Sydney

Melburnians’ discerning taste has brought down a Sydney rating juggernaut, and the rest of the country should be grateful.

06.03.2026 30

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Kyle and Jackie O’s demise is proof that Melbourne is culturally superior to Sydney

Melburnians’ discerning taste has brought down a Sydney rating juggernaut, and the rest of the country should be grateful.

06.03.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Kyle and Jackie O’s demise is proof that Melbourne is culturally superior to Sydney

Melburnians’ discerning taste has brought down a Sydney rating juggernaut, and the rest of the country should be grateful.

06.03.2026 60

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Fergie’s the loose cannon the royal family should really fear

She has an untold “access-all-areas” story, no shame, nothing to lose and she’s broke. Is Sarah Ferguson now more dangerous than Andrew to the...

27.02.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Fergie’s the loose cannon the royal family should really fear

She has an untold “access-all-areas” story, no shame, nothing to lose and she’s broke. Is Sarah Ferguson now more dangerous than Andrew to the...

27.02.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Fergie’s the loose cannon the royal family should really fear

She has an untold “access-all-areas” story, no shame, nothing to lose and she’s broke. Is Sarah Ferguson now more dangerous than Andrew to the...

27.02.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Fergie’s the loose cannon the royal family should really fear

She has an untold “access-all-areas” story, no shame, nothing to lose and she’s broke. Is Sarah Ferguson now more dangerous than Andrew to the...

27.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

From his wild eyes to his tented hands, you can see the penny has finally dropped for Andrew

Culturally the royals still do something nothing else can: give us a rolling global soap opera about power, family, betrayal and survival that cuts...

20.02.2026 150

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

From his wild eyes to his tented hands, you can see the penny has finally dropped for Andrew

Culturally the royals still do something nothing else can: give us a rolling global soap opera about power, family, betrayal and survival that cuts...

20.02.2026 70

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

From his wild eyes to his tented hands, you can see the penny has finally dropped for Andrew

Culturally the royals still do something nothing else can: give us a rolling global soap opera about power, family, betrayal and survival that cuts...

20.02.2026 100

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

From his wild eyes to his tented hands, you can see the penny has finally dropped for Andrew

Culturally the royals still do something nothing else can: give us a rolling global soap opera about power, family, betrayal and survival that cuts...

20.02.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Grand romantic gesture or the act of a massive goose? This love rat got it wrong

Imagine medalling at the Olympics and using your victory lap to hash over your messy sex life. Time and place, I would have thought.

13.02.2026 10

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Grand romantic gesture or the act of a massive goose? This love rat got it wrong

Imagine medalling at the Olympics and using your victory lap to hash over your messy sex life. Time and place, I would have thought.

13.02.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Grand romantic gesture or the act of a massive goose? This love rat got it wrong

Imagine medalling at the Olympics and using your victory lap to hash over your messy sex life. Time and place, I would have thought.

13.02.2026 50

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Grand romantic gesture or the act of a massive goose? This love rat got it wrong

Imagine medalling at the Olympics and using your victory lap to hash over your messy sex life. Time and place, I would have thought.

13.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

Andrew was entertaining because he never pretended to be interesting. While in his pomp he was at the heart of the party, he decided in midlife that...

06.02.2026 10

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

Andrew was entertaining because he never pretended to be interesting. While in his pomp he was at the heart of the party, he decided in midlife that...

06.02.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

Andrew was entertaining because he never pretended to be interesting. While in his pomp he was at the heart of the party, he decided in midlife that...

06.02.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

After days of trying to call and text my brother-in-law, we rang the local police

Andrew was entertaining because he never pretended to be interesting. While in his pomp he was at the heart of the party, he decided in midlife that...

06.02.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Five years ago I left my life behind for a beach dream. Here’s my verdict

Not having the Moving Somewhere Else fantasy is possibly illegal in Australia right now. There are tons of things I wish we’d known before we...

30.01.2026 10

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Five years ago I left my life behind for a beach dream. Here’s my verdict

Not having the Moving Somewhere Else fantasy is possibly illegal in Australia right now. There are tons of things I wish we’d known before we...

30.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Five years ago I left my life behind for a beach dream. Here’s my verdict

Not having the Moving Somewhere Else fantasy is possibly illegal in Australia right now. There are tons of things I wish we’d known before we...

30.01.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Five years ago I left my life behind for a beach dream. Here’s my verdict

Not having the Moving Somewhere Else fantasy is possibly illegal in Australia right now. There are tons of things I wish we’d known before we...

30.01.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

We mock Victoria Beckham and the dance, but this slapdown of a mother is too cruel

Brooklyn is suggesting his mum’s a creep who “humiliated” him via dance. This is the same fella who got a “mama’s boy” tatt on his chest.

23.01.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

We mock Victoria Beckham and the dance, but this slapdown of a mother is too cruel

Brooklyn is suggesting his mum’s a creep who “humiliated” him via dance. This is the same fella who got a “mama’s boy” tatt on his chest.

23.01.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny