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Megan Gale shines on Cannes red carpetShe's walked kilometres of red carpet in her time, but Megan Gale says nothing is quite as overwhelming as fronting the cameras at the Cannes Film Festival. The poster for obscene film <i>Juene et Jolie</i>.It wouldn't be Cannes without a spot of French soft-pornThe posters stare down at you wherever you wander along the Croisette. A teenage girl, her long hair tousled, her naked form covered by white bed sheets, her lips pouting as a naked man stands before... Emma Watson was walking <i>The Bling Ring</i> red carpet when the heist occurred.Jewel heist leaves celeb necks bare at CannesJewellery worth one million dollars has been stolen from a hotel safe on the third day of the Cannes Film Festival, in the South of France. The secret life of the Cannes Film FestivalIn the exclusive bar outside Cannes two women sit discreetly eyeing my male companion. Yes, young women still read magazines, but they might not be reading the titles you think.What young Australian women are readingAustralians have always loved their magazines. In fact, we have one of the highest levels of magazine consumption in the world, spending $850 million last year on our favourite glossies. Image courtesy of World Vision.The dark side of seafoodAustralians love their seafood, but more than 75 per cent of our fish and prawns come from Asia, caught by boys and men who are often held captive and kept in appalling conditions. Tony Abbott gives his best 'blue steel' in a fitting blue tie. Julie Bishop and Joe Hockey also got the memo.Budget: Pressure off PM as parliamentary fashion focus shifts to menswearThe Prime Minister is used to having her wardrobe picked apart and her style choices analysed under a microscope — the Opposition Leader, not so much. Baz Luhrmann with The Great Gatsby cast at the Cannes premiere. Showstopper Joel Edgerton centre.Joel Edgerton steals the show in Baz Luhrmann's The Great GatsbyBaz Luhrmann's production of The Great Gatsby is being slammed in reviews but it's already a runaway box office hit. After attending the film's lavish premiere at Cannes Film Festival The Weekly's... Wayne SwanBudget: What does it mean for your family?Zoe Arnold lets you know exactly what last night's federal budget means for you and your family. Labor's 2013-14 budget includes a $55.7 million investment in the detection of breast cancer.Budget: Women welcome breast screen boostYou wouldn't know it from today's headlines, but hidden among the spending cuts and tax hikes in Wayne Swan's sixth federal budget is something for Australian women to smile about. Wayne SwanBudget: Treasurer Wayne Swan's budget speechWayne Swan announces the 2013-14 federal budget. Why no amount of shopping will make you happyNo matter how much you pine for it, the new iPhone isn't going to change your life. Triana O'Keefe asks why Australians think material goods will make them happy. Wayne SwanBudget: Caroline Overington on the good, the bad and the laughableCaroline Overington gives her take on the new Federal Budget. Image: World VisionBudget: Foreign aid savings will cost livesThe Government has announced it will delay its goal of increasing foreign aid as it prepares to deliver the federal budget tonight. While the move saves $2.9 billion, World Vision's head of policy... The expecting Duchess of CambridgeTeen with autism tipped to win Nobel prizeJacob Barnett was told he would never be able to read or tie his shoes, but the 14-year-old who was diagnosed with autism at age two has now been tipped as a future Nobel prize winner.
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