Celebrity tabloid journalist and Lowdown columnist Alex Burchill scores a highly coveted interview with the environmentalsit, Tantra-loving, Buddhist rock god, Wasp Warneke on one condition... he doesn't ask about Tantra.
Publicist to the starts, Hope van der Boom, briefs Alex before he interviews actor, sex-symbol and family man Oliver Barry. The interview is awkward and uncomfortable, despite the fact that Alex and Oliver share a birthday.
When plagiarising popstar Sofia Corelli is assaulted on the eve of her Melbourne tour, Alex suspects that the renowned torch singer Abi Hart has something to do with it. After all, Sofia has totally ripped-off Abi's sound and look.
It's late Friday night, and the editor is thrilled to hear via the police scanner that prominent businessman Jack Cooper has been busted drink driving.
Armed with video evidence of Lavish taking an alleged air-swing at the Australian Masters, Alex confronts Lavish at a press conference and is quickly ejected by a 'hormonal' Hope.
Alex is heavied into writing a puff piece on underworld crime boss Tony Marino and drags Bob along to take the pics. Blindfolded, they are taken to meet Tony at a seedy hotel.
Jess and Josh have a new rental house but no furniture, no job and no money. Josh's older brother Nick proposes a temporary solution - running Uncle Phil's cleaning business while he is overseas.
Jess and Josh are best friends, housemates and twentysomething. While their friends finish uni degrees, climb the corporate ladder and settle down, Jess and Josh live for the weekend.
With nowhere to live and too proud to tell their family that they're 'technically' homeless, Jess and Josh find temporary living arrangements in a local backpackers, taking a holiday in their home town.
In the aftermath of the morally challenging and exposing business venture as an erotic house cleaner, Josh begins to realise (with the help of his counsellor) that Jess will always push her own agenda.
The news that Fiona and Nick are expecting a baby inspires Jess and Josh to take babysitting to a profitable new high. Meanwhile, Jess and Billy question whether they are 'together' or not?
Alex hits pay dirt when a disgruntled boyfriend of a now, high-ranking government minister slips the scoop of the year under Alex's door; sexually explicit photos of the minister in her younger years.
Newly reinstated editor Howard Evans sends Alex to interview big time director Gordon Lynch about his new Ned Kelly film. While he's with Gordon, the editor would also like Alex to expose Gordon's rumoured unsavoury auditioning practices.
Sam and Bob's relationship is heating up and Sam is pressuring Alex to move out. With Rita's mum Gay staying with Rita, Alex's options are limited and he finds himself on Dr James' doorstep.
Publicist Hope Van Der Boom organises for Alex to do a puff piece on highly volatile actor Lachlan Reid after an audio of Reid berating the sound recordist was secretly leaked online.
When the editor buys salacious text messages between married Australian cricket captain Mark Hardy and Indian national Chandrika Patel, he puts Alex on the case to find Chandrika and get an exclusive for the paper.
When hot-tempered celebrity chef Brad Gordon publicly humiliates Alex's new girlfriend, fellow journalist Marion Jackson, Alex wants to take him down. Gordon, a married man, is rumoured to be a serial philanderer.
