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Brisbane Times

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Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

From one Kate to another, parenting a teenager isn’t about perfection but connection – even if he is a prince.

24.07.2026 10

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

From one Kate to another, parenting a teenager isn’t about perfection but connection – even if he is a prince.

24.07.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

From one Kate to another, parenting a teenager isn’t about perfection but connection – even if he is a prince.

24.07.2026 10

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

Prince George entering his terrible teens reminds me of my mistakes as a parent

From one Kate to another, parenting a teenager isn’t about perfection but connection – even if he is a prince.

24.07.2026 10

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

A girls’ getaway is a priceless thing, but it’s wasted on Gina and Pauline

Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart could learn a thing or three about girls’ trips from the way we used to do them. It’s not the price tag that matters.

17.07.2026 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

A girls’ getaway is a priceless thing, but it’s wasted on Gina and Pauline

Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart could learn a thing or three about girls’ trips from the way we used to do them. It’s not the price tag that matters.

17.07.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

A girls’ getaway is a priceless thing, but it’s wasted on Gina and Pauline

Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart could learn a thing or three about girls’ trips from the way we used to do them. It’s not the price tag that matters.

17.07.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

A girls’ getaway is a priceless thing, but it’s wasted on Gina and Pauline

Pauline Hanson and Gina Rinehart could learn a thing or three about girls’ trips from the way we used to do them. It’s not the price tag that matters.

17.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Is Botox bogan? I thought I wanted an ‘old-money face’, but the real me needs a little help

I wanted to see my wrinkles as road maps to a life well lived, until I stopped recognising the face in the mirror.

10.07.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Is Botox bogan? I thought I wanted an ‘old-money face’, but the real me needs a little help

I wanted to see my wrinkles as road maps to a life well lived, until I stopped recognising the face in the mirror.

10.07.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Is Botox bogan? I thought I wanted an ‘old-money face’, but the real me needs a little help

I wanted to see my wrinkles as road maps to a life well lived, until I stopped recognising the face in the mirror.

10.07.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Is Botox bogan? I thought I wanted an ‘old-money face’, but the real me needs a little help

I wanted to see my wrinkles as road maps to a life well lived, until I stopped recognising the face in the mirror.

10.07.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Think you’re ready for marriage, Taylor? Here’s how to survive the first decade

Lesson one: Don’t slowly morph into the same person. Keep your own ideas, friends, idiosyncrasies. Your husband isn’t you.

03.07.2026 30

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Think you’re ready for marriage, Taylor? Here’s how to survive the first decade

Lesson one: Don’t slowly morph into the same person. Keep your own ideas, friends, idiosyncrasies. Your husband isn’t you.

03.07.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Think you’re ready for marriage, Taylor? Here’s how to survive the first decade

Lesson one: Don’t slowly morph into the same person. Keep your own ideas, friends, idiosyncrasies. Your husband isn’t you.

03.07.2026 20

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Think you’re ready for marriage, Taylor? Here’s how to survive the first decade

Lesson one: Don’t slowly morph into the same person. Keep your own ideas, friends, idiosyncrasies. Your husband isn’t you.

03.07.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Karl, I’m so disappointed in you. This Darth Vader plot twist doesn’t suit you at all

Karl’s always understood the compact with his audience. Warmth, not friction. Curiosity, not grievance. So what’s changed?

26.06.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Karl, I’m so disappointed in you. This Darth Vader plot twist doesn’t suit you at all

Karl’s always understood the compact with his audience. Warmth, not friction. Curiosity, not grievance. So what’s changed?

26.06.2026 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Karl, I’m so disappointed in you. This Darth Vader plot twist doesn’t suit you at all

Karl’s always understood the compact with his audience. Warmth, not friction. Curiosity, not grievance. So what’s changed?

26.06.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Karl, I’m so disappointed in you. This Darth Vader plot twist doesn’t suit you at all

Karl’s always understood the compact with his audience. Warmth, not friction. Curiosity, not grievance. So what’s changed?

26.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Hughesy, why so angry? I’m worried your head’s going to explode

A long marriage to a smart woman. Kids he’s close to. A career that would have made him millions. Dogs. Good health. Why is Dave Hughes so angry?

19.06.2026 20

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Hughesy, why so angry? I’m worried your head’s going to explode

A long marriage to a smart woman. Kids he’s close to. A career that would have made him millions. Dogs. Good health. Why is Dave Hughes so angry?

19.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Hughesy, why so angry? I’m worried your head’s going to explode

A long marriage to a smart woman. Kids he’s close to. A career that would have made him millions. Dogs. Good health. Why is Dave Hughes so angry?

19.06.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Hughesy, why so angry? I’m worried your head’s going to explode

A long marriage to a smart woman. Kids he’s close to. A career that would have made him millions. Dogs. Good health. Why is Dave Hughes so angry?

19.06.2026 20

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

05.06.2026 30

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

05.06.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

05.06.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Can you bring a plus-one to a wedding? Taylor Swift appears to have resolved the debate

Building a wedding list is a task with more inbuilt booby traps than Home Alone. Invite kids but not dates? Problem. Dates but not kids? Problem....

05.06.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Women were wondering if Luke Sayers was a massive grub. Then the text messages to his wife dropped

The strained text messages between the former Carlton president and his now estranged wife Cate have gripped the nation this week.

29.05.2026 40

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Women were wondering if Luke Sayers was a massive grub. Then the text messages to his wife dropped

The strained text messages between the former Carlton president and his now estranged wife Cate have gripped the nation this week.

29.05.2026 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Women were wondering if Luke Sayers was a massive grub. Then the text messages to his wife dropped

The strained text messages between the former Carlton president and his now estranged wife Cate have gripped the nation this week.

29.05.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Women were wondering if Luke Sayers was a massive grub. Then the text messages to his wife dropped

The strained text messages between the former Carlton president and his now estranged wife Cate have gripped the nation this week.

29.05.2026 40

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

She’s a legit national icon. But is it wrong to want Kylie to be a bit more...interesting?

There’s so much pop culture gold in the new Kylie documentary. But the standout star is her old boyfriend and Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan.

22.05.2026 30

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

She’s a legit national icon. But is it wrong to want Kylie to be a bit more...interesting?

There’s so much pop culture gold in the new Kylie documentary. But the standout star is her old boyfriend and Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan.

22.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

She’s a legit national icon. But is it wrong to want Kylie to be a bit more...interesting?

There’s so much pop culture gold in the new Kylie documentary. But the standout star is her old boyfriend and Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan.

22.05.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

She’s a legit national icon. But is it wrong to want Kylie to be a bit more ... interesting?

There’s so much pop culture gold in the new Kylie documentary. But the standout star is her old boyfriend and Neighbours co-star Jason Donovan.

22.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

An unexpected windfall changed my life this week. Many Gen Xers are not so lucky

There are millions of us, ordinary, work-our-whole-lives, one-modest-home people, staring at ceilings at 3am worrying about carrying mortgages into...

15.05.2026 30

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

An unexpected windfall changed my life this week. Many Gen Xers are not so lucky

There are millions of us, ordinary, work-our-whole-lives, one-modest-home people, staring at ceilings at 3am worrying about carrying mortgages into...

15.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

An unexpected windfall changed my life this week. Many Gen Xers are not so lucky

There are millions of us, ordinary, work-our-whole-lives, one-modest-home people, staring at ceilings at 3am worrying about carrying mortgages into...

15.05.2026 40

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

An unexpected windfall changed my life this week. Many Gen Xers are not so lucky

There are millions of us, ordinary, work-our-whole-lives, one-modest-home people, staring at ceilings at 3am worrying about carrying mortgages into...

15.05.2026 30

Brisbane Times

Kate Halfpenny

Lauren Sanchez Bezos can afford to buy the world. But she can’t get what she really wants

The wife of the world’s fourth-richest man wants the world to know her coffee cup says, “Woke Up Sexy as Hell Again” and that – at 56 –...

08.05.2026 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

Lauren Sanchez Bezos can afford to buy the world. But she can’t get what she really wants

The wife of the world’s fourth-richest man wants the world to know her coffee cup says, “Woke Up Sexy as Hell Again” and that – at 56 –...

08.05.2026 30

WA Today

Kate Halfpenny

Lauren Sanchez Bezos can afford to buy the world. But she can’t get what she really wants

The wife of the world’s fourth-richest man wants the world to know her coffee cup says, “Woke Up Sexy as Hell Again” and that – at 56 –...

08.05.2026 30

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

Lauren Sanchez Bezos can afford to buy the world. But she can’t get what she really wants

The wife of the world’s fourth-richest man wants the world to know her coffee cup says, “Woke Up Sexy as Hell Again” and that – at 56 –...

08.05.2026 30

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

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...

01.05.2026 50

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

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...

01.05.2026 30

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

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...

01.05.2026 30

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

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...

01.05.2026 40

The Age

Kate Halfpenny

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 50

The Sydney Morning Herald

Kate Halfpenny

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 50

The Age

Kate Halfpenny