The widow of AFL legend Jim Stynes (pictured together) has revealed that she faced a backlash from her friends after announcing her engagement to a property developer - three years after her ex-husband's death. Sam Ludbey said she 'lost her temper' and 'screamed down the phone' at some of the couple's friends when they turned on her just before she tried on her wedding dress. She confirmed on 3AW this morning that she married property developer and 'huge Melbourne supporter' Geoff Porz in April.

Temperatures across Australia are set to soar as a new climate outlook (left) put out by the Bureau of Meteorology predicts the mercury to reach stifling heights in the next three months. Off the back of September experiencing the third lowest rainfall on record, BoM predicts warmer days and nights for a majority of country. A graphic shows about half of Australia has more than a 60 per cent chance of exceeding the median maximum temperatures recorded previously. It comes after a hot long weekend in Sydney (right) for the Labor Day public holiday where temperatures skyrocketed to the high-30s.

She lives in the lap of luxury and is adored and pampered by her controversial husband who sparked backlash from their so-called 'wedding of the century'. But the wife of deputy mayor Salim Mehajer has defended herself against critics, saying 'money is not important to me' despite leading a lavish lifestyle inside their extravagant mansion in Sydney. Aysha Mehajer - who changed her name from April Learmonth - went from a fair-skinned schoolgirl with strawberry-blonde hair to a glamorous bride at one of Australia's glitziest suburban weddings.

A father has recounted his family's terrifying experience of a man stealing their car - with their 10-month-old son inside - as he dove on it's bonnet as the thief drove away. Perth man David Donnelly, 29, and his wife Erin were inspecting their under-construction home on Sunday night when an unknown man climbed into their parked vehicle and drove off. Police are searching for the man and a female accomplice following the which happened about 6.30pm, West Australia time.

He's back in Parliament - but far, far away from all the action. Former prime minister Tony Abbott (pictured main; on right in inset) has taken his seat in the House of Representatives for the first time since he was ousted from his office by Malcolm Turnbull in mid-September. During Question Time on Monday afternoon, Mr Abbott found himself placed among a clump of former supporters three rows from the back of the room. Mr Abbott, who has hinted he may stay in politics, was seated between former treasurer Joe Hockey (pictured left on inset) and the previous defence minister, Kevin Andrews.

NEW Dashcam footage has emerged showing the moment an impatient driver is caught by the police driving up on a pedestrian refuge island at Greenslopes, near Brisbane, Queensland. The driver and passenger of the vehicle recording the incident can be heard chatting as the red ute pulls up to the adjacent traffic lights.

The daughter of Kelly Ventigadoo (right), 45, who stabbed in the early hours of Sunday outside of his Sydney home, has paid tribute to her father. Sateki Siale, 24, has been charged with murder over the father-of-two's death but he did not appear or apply for bail at Burwood Local Court, despite being led into the courthouse in handcuffs on Monday (left). It is alleged Siale stabbed Mr Ventigadoo in the neck with a broken bottle.

NEW Ji Yeo, 29, from Seoul in South Korea, now based in New York, cared for the ten women post-op in exchange for taking their photograph in a project entitled Beauty Recovery Room. South Korea has the world's highest per capita rate of cosmetic surgery. Ji Yeo said: 'It is a culture where men are judged on their financial balance sheet and women by their beauty.'

Two brilliant runs by Jarryd Hayne set up a touchdown for the  San Francisco 49ers in the second half of their NFL game with the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. After not appearing at all in the first half Hayne was taken down just two yards from the line after evading two tacklers on the second of his carries from running back to help level the game at 13-13. Hayne then returned a punt to the 34 yard line minutes later in what was becoming a stellar display.

Colleen Costante (left and inset), 35, from Melbourne, gave birth to her third son Lucas (left and right) on her bathroom floor alone after experiencing labour suddenly at 25 weeks. Lucas, now 18 months, spent 108 days in intensive care and weighed just 878 grams when he was born. He is now a healthy and happy little boy (inset) despite the unforgettable way he entered the world.

Angelina d'Auguste, a student at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, created the photo project for her final thesis with the goal of showing the features of people with albinism in 'a positive way'. The results, featuring subjects in soft pastel-colored clothes and backdrops, is simply beautiful.

Lara Bingle has revealed intimate details about her wedding day with husband Sam Worthington. The 28-year-old told Kyle and Jackie O that she and Sam tied the knot on December 28 last year when she was pregnant with their son Rocket Zot in a private house in Melbourne.

Long sticks, ice cream containers with cable ties and cardboard boxes with streamers are some of the more creative ways Australians are trying to deter swooping magpies this breeding season. While adding spikes to a cyclist's helmet is a well known way to stop being swooped, others are turning to home-made armour to help get them through. It comes after footage has emerged showing the frightening moment a kid riding his push bike was attacked by a territorial magpie.

A rogue possum showed that he was far from past his sell-by date after he was in found making a nuisance of himself in the shelves of a supermarket in New South Wales. The incident was captured by a customer at the Woolworths store in Newcastle in September and shows the marsupial burrowing its way into the dairy section and growling as a staff member moves in to get it (left). But after a brief standoff the pesky possum gets grabbed (right).

Following the success of the KFC cake in September, more incredible baking videos have emerged revealing how to replicate common savoury foods with sweets - from pizza (right inset) and sushi (left inset) made from Oreo cookies, to a giant Vegemite jar cake (right) and cakes that look exactly like boxes of Chinese take away (left).

Scott and Clare Crew have declared their Adelaide home a homework free zone and allow their three young children - Neve, 7, Dean, 6, and three-year-old Jade - to create their own free time after school. Mrs Crew, who is a former teacher, believes it is the best decision they have made and allows their children to grow a strong brain through life experience. Research shows Australian children spend about seven hours a week doing homework, which is 1.7 hours more than five years ago.

Only a few hundred people in the world are known to suffer from Emanuel Syndrome and there is little information on the condition. Sydney parent's Meleneite (left) and Myles (right) were told their baby (pictured) will not live and were given the option of termination. Three months later baby Miguel has put on weight, moved his arms and legs and connected with his parents - actions all deemed impossible by his doctors.

When one woman (left) showed up for an anti-Muslim protest at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Michigan she never expected that she'd be hugging (right) the group she was demonstrating against. However, some kind words were enough to break down her angry stance as Muslim worshipers invited her into the mosque for breakfast and explained why they consider their religion to be peaceful. The protest was just one of several anti-Muslim protests planned in at least 20 cities across the United States over the weekend - organized by a group called the Global Rally for Humanity. Protesters were asked to bring their legal guns with them for an 'open carry, anti-mosque, pro-America rally,' causing fears of violence.

Author Zach Klein, who co-founded Vimeo, has now written a new book - Cabin Porn: Inspiration for Your Quiet Place Somewhere. The book has photos and features 'how-to advice for setting up a quiet place somewhere'. He also created a Cabin Porn blog that ended up with more than ten million unique visitors and 350,000 followers on Tumblr. The book has photos from around the globe including remote locations in Texas (bottom left), upstate New York (bottom right), Germany (top left) and Washington state (top right).

Alisa Kefford Parker was on her way home from an elephant sanctuary in Nairobi, Kenya on January 16 last year when a speeding motorcyclist slammed into her Subaru Forester and died. The Australian mother was in Kenya for a two week holiday with her daughter Darcy to visit her partner Alisdair Baker. Ms Kefford Parker was charged with manslaughter and thrown in jail without an investigation, despite courts finding the motorcycle was un-roadworthy. She spent 14 days in jail during the 20 months she was detained in Kenya before a change in bail conditions meant she was able to return to Sydney with the help of the Australian High Commission. Ms Kefford Parker has since has missed a court date in Kenya resulting in a warrant for her arrest on September 25.

Footage shows the terrifying moment a boy is attacked by a territorial magpie at the Bathurst Showground, in NSW. The magpie swooped twice on the boy causing him to scream in panic and pedal faster. Luckily for the kid he is seen riding away from the magpie and the trees.

John 'Sparrow' Dowse is an 80-year-old proving age is no barrier, as the octogenarian personal trainer and former Wallaby teaches 'wildly popular' fitness classes in Sydney. It may be more than 50 years since the The former Wallabies player appeared for Australia as a fly-half but he still fits the bill as 'fit as a fiddle'. Mr Dowse has been running his fitness classes for almost a decade and has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for his services to elderly welfare.

After the Second World War ended, members of the SAS stayed in Europe to hunt down escaped Gestapo officers who had murdered their comrades in cold blood during the war instead of taking them prisoner (pictured left are Nazi officers executing captives) after they parachuted (right) behind enemy lines. Colonel Brian Franks led the determined - and sometimes less than official - hunt for men, which brought some to justice but saw other war criminals slip away.

Jared Politte from Festus, Missouri, is 26 and has the mental capacity of a five-year-old due to his autism. In 2014 after his father died, his family went on a mission to 'bring a ray of sunshine back into his life' by setting up a page dedicated to encourages others to send him mail.