Real Life

A mysterious femme fatale, eye-watering bills from Italy’s top designer boutiques, links to international spies and shady underworld figures – all this has featured in the Vatican’s “trial of the century”.

''I've been sexually assaulted three times when I was sleeping rough.''

We also meet the country town that fought the biggest battle to get them home.

As missiles fall on Ukraine and Russia makes nuclear threats, the world seems on the verge of global peril. And at the centre of it all are two unlikely adversaries.

The disgraced one-time tech billionaire has been found guilty of fraud thanks to this whistle-blower.

''Some small part of me must see a future and therefore want to exist.''

What would you do if a court said your baby wasn’t yours, and took him from your arms? As Genevieve Gannon discovers, this has been the devastating reality for couples caught up in IVF embryo mix-ups.

The resilient people of Nymboida in NSW are intent on rebuilding the community they love.

In the midst of an unprecedented bushfire season, possibly the worst Australian has ever seen, Susan Chenery pays tribute to the women firefighters who risk their lives to keep us safe.

When Lezlie left her husband Greg at the airport, his family lost everything. Then his brother Ollie began to investigate, and found a trail of deception all around the world.