Womens-interest
The Australian Women's Weekly
A Very Special Bond
The speed of the evolution of actress Meghan Markle into royal Duchess of Sussex is dazzling to watch, and in many ways is thanks to the Queen – her joyful supporter.
3 min |
August 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Do You Know Your Heart Risk? Attack
Women have different heart attack symptoms to men so it’s important to know your risk factors.
2 min |
December 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Half A Century & Not Out
Forget the razzmatazz – turning 50 is going to be a date with the couch and a crochet needle.
3 min |
December 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Finding Hope In The Ashes
A decade ago, author Ella Holcombe lost her parents and childhood home in the Black Saturday bushfires. Despite the unimaginable tragedy, Susan Horsburgh finds it has inspired healing and hope.
8 min |
February 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Brave Heart
When her husband committed suicide, Gurjit Sondhu had three choices. She could return to India, she could buckle beneath the grief or she could manage the farm herself. In the end, the choice was easy. Gurjit revs up the ute and takes Heather Ewart and Karen Michelmore on a tour of her farm.
10+ min |
February 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Love, Luck & Impossible Sadness
At 84, chat show king Sir Michael Parkinson is flying back to his second home, Australia, for a stage show in which his son, Mike, turns the tables to interview him. Here both Michaels open up to Juliet Rieden about the towering highs and dark lows of a very lucky life.
10+ min |
August 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
It's What's Inside That Counts
Osteoporosis is inevitable bone thinning and there’s little we can do about it, right? Wrong. Doctors want us to know that knowledge is power, you can make a difference and there are treatments that work.
2 min |
August 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Miss You More
When Loren O’Keeffe’s brother went missing, she dedicated years of her life to finding him. Sue Smethurst meets the tireless advocate for those whose loved ones have vanished.
9 min |
August 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Archie's Day Of Joy
Prince Harry and Meghan looked totally smitten with baby son Archie following his private and intimate christening, writes Juliet Rieden.
3 min |
August 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
I Wouldn't Let Them Break Me
Debbie Kilroy’s journey from criminal to lawyer has earned her an Order of Australia. But Susan Chenery finds this feisty advocate will never forget her sisters inside.
10 min |
March 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Long Live Love
Australia’s oldest married couple first met as teenagers on the Adelaide streets. After 80 years together, centenarians Ron and Esther Collings tell Bronwyn Phillips that a healthy sense of individuality is the key to a successful marriage.
5 min |
March 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Crime And Punishment
Forget running in heels – the unfashionable curse of middle age has left many flat-footed.
3 min |
March 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
'I'm Still Proving Myself'
She is one of the world’s greatest actresses, yet Judi Dench is still striving to be better. In an extraordinary exclusive interview, the “naughty” 82-year-old talks to Louise Gannon about finding love again, her famous friends and the joy of playing Queen Victoria.
10+ min |
October 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Many Happier Returns
If you want to prosper in a time of historic low interest rates, don’t tie up your funds in a bank account, writes Money magazine founding.
2 min |
October 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
To Our Girls, He's Just Daddy
When Michael Bellert suffered an aneurysm at 30, the prognosis was bleak. His only option was aged care, but wife Lauren had other ideas. She tells Susan Horsburgh why the young need to be kept out of nursing homes.
8 min |
October 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Reasons To Be Glad
For a riot of blooming colour in your garden this summer, you can’t go past the hardy gladioli.
2 min |
November 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Maggie's Good Medicine
Maggie Beer fiercely believes that good food can dramatically improve our quality of life – particularly as we age. Now, writes Genevieve Gannon, TV’s favourite cook is teaming up with a leading expert to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
4 min |
November 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Madam President?
The 2020 US election will mark 100 years since women won the vote in America and waiting in the wings to fight Trump are three incredible female Democrats, hoping to celebrate the anniversary with a woman in the White House. Nick Bryant investigates.
7 min |
May 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
It's A Figging Nightmare
Coming from a long line of green thumbs is no guarantee that caring for an indoor plant will be easy.
3 min |
May 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Natalie Joyce Invincible
In this exclusive interview, the former second lady, Natalie Joyce, breaks her silence, opening up to Lizzie Wilson about the worst two years of her life, the moment she confronted her husband’s mistress and how the love and support of the greater rural community ultimately saved her.
10+ min |
July 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Everything To Live For
More Australian children and young people die from suicide than any other cause. Genevieve Gannon meets a courageous young woman, Molly Koning, who has battled mental health issues all her life and tried to take her own life more than once. For the first time in a long while, she is looking to the future and wants to give others a sense of hope.
10 min |
July 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Take Me Back To The Country
In the aftermath of a personal “year from hell”, ABC presenter Heather Ewart re urns to the country to revive and unwind. She takes Wendy Squires on a tour of the back roads of Murchison, her childhood home town.
6 min |
July 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Nicole Kidman Love, Laughter & Lies
The Aussie star opens up to Jenny Cooney about her career renaissance, the power of female friendships and the joy of finding true love later in life.
10+ min |
April 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
When Sally Met Sally
World-champion hurdler Sally Pearson, perhaps Australia’s greatest track-and-field athlete, talks to Lizzie Wilson about the father she refuses to acknowledge, her battle with anxiety and why she handed over the coaching reins to the person she trusts most – herself.
10+ min |
April 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
The Wedding Singers
Beccy Cole and Libby O’Donovan’s romance featured all the joy of a country music love song, and on their wedding day, they invited Samantha Trenoweth along to celebrate.
7 min |
April 2018
The Australian Women's Weekly
Why? The Senseless Killing Of Justine Damond
The Aussie meditation coach was inexplicably shot by a US cop weeks before her wedding. Nick Bryant looks into what happened that night in Minneapolis and asks why US police shootings are so routine.
3 min |
September 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Credit Card Smarts
Do you always max out your credit cards? Money magazine founding editor Pam Walkley shows how to avoid spiralling debt by using your plastic wisely.
2 min |
September 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Jennifer Byrne's Voyage To The Ice
Wild, silent, awe-inspiring ... Antarctica entrances Jennifer Byrne, even though it’s her fifth trip to this end of the world.
3 min |
September 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
In Season Citrus Fruit
Our food experts, Fran Abdallaoui and Pamela Clark, make the most of citrus, in abundance now.
1 min |
September 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Back-Seat Muncher
The family Tarago may be a dumping ground for her kids’ leftover everything, but Amanda Blair is grateful to a stowaway who nibbles without quibbles.
3 min |