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Council mud slinging over donations saga

Mud is flying thick and fast between Mayor Tom Tate and senior councillors as the Gold Coast City Council donations saga turns nasty. Cr Tate said he had reported fellow councillor Peter Young to the Queensland Integrity Commissioner. Cr Young said he had nothing to hide and said the Mayor had a “glass jaw”.

Sisters feud over copycat naming

A mum has been left raging after her pregnant sister announced she would be naming her baby the same as her sibling’s twomonth-old son – after already copying her first child’s name. Taking to parenting forum Mumsnet, the woman was livid after her sister made the announcement — and asked other users whether she was being “unreasonable” to think her sister’s choice was “unfair”.

Incredible results by taking up weights

A fitness instructor has posted a transformation on Instagram, showing her 44,000 followers that lifting weights won’t make women “manly”. Rebecca Catherine Smith shared a side-byside comparison. She revealed how swapping her long runs and restrictive diet for some weights had dramatically changed her body shape.

Muslim woman reveals her secret life

A 25-year-old Muslim woman says she used to love her religion and once believed her faith was unshakeable. Born into a conservative Muslim family in Australia, she now lives a secret double life and no longer calls herself a believer. However, as her experience shows, leaving the life she has known for so long remains far from easy. The woman’s “sin list” of everything she’s never done are things most Australians don’t even think about like listening to music, dating and dancing.