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Jeff Banks, 79, was appointed the role of director of Vivienne Westwood's fashion empire after she passed away on December 29. The fashion designer was a 'dear friend' of Vivienne and thanked her for her 'everlasting service'

The late designer’s husband, Andreas Kronthaler, was also made a director and secretary of her property business.

The first pages of Gail Jones’ beautiful new novel, Salonika Burning, offer a vision. The image is of a city on fire, watched by soldiers at a distance who despite, or perhaps because of, their familiarity with devastation, are transfixed “with indecent pleasure” by the sight.

The ABC has spoken to three women who say Victoria Police officers accessed the LEAP database to stalk, harass or pursue relationships with them. Lawyers fear these are not isolated incidents.

Andreas Seidl is to leave the McLaren F1 team to become CEO of the Sauber Group in January, the Swiss company has confirmed, with Andrea Stella replacing him.

A federal judge rejected Mack’s request to be released pending trial. It would have been Mack’s first taste of freedom since her mother’s body was discovered in a bloody suitcase left outside a posh Indonesian resort in 2014.

Jewellery and designer clothes previously owned by Sydney con artist Melissa Caddick have gone under the hammer, selling for more than $800,000.

Stella-Lilly was just five when she died from Strep A

Stella-Lily McCorkindale became the ninth child in the UK to pass away from the bacterial infection outbreak