Womens-interest
The Australian Women's Weekly
The loves of my life
In a revealing interview, legendary star Julie Andrews opens up to Juliet Rieden about the complex husband she adored, motherhood, her Hollywood years and the heartbreak of losing her voice.
10 min |
December 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Olivia-“Every moment is precious
Newton-John, and her daughter, Chloe, treasure every moment together. In a Weekly exclusive, Samantha Trenoweth shares their mother daughter time at their rural northern NSW retreat.
10+ min |
December 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
The Crown returns-A behind the scenes look
As Oscar-winner Olivia Colman leads a whole new cast in the third season of the TV hit, Juliet Rieden investigates its clever fictionalisation of a monarchy still reigning.
4 min |
December 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Promised brides
In the devastating aftermath of World War II, Greek girls exchanged family and village life for a matchmaker’s promise and a one-way ticket to Australia. Their stories didn’t always end happily but Erin O’Dwyer meets three women who risked it all and found love.
9 min |
December 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
NEALE DANIHER-Play on
Neale Daniher made his name as an AFL player and coach, but since his diagnosis with motor neurone disease six years ago, he has created a legacy. Still leading the fight to find a cure, Neale shares some hard-won wisdom with Susan Horsburgh.
10 min |
December 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Kerri-Anne: “Mornings Are The Hardest”
In her first sit-down interview since the passing of her beloved husband, John, in February, Kerri-Anne Kennerley reveals the incredible pain of those final days and how she’s managing to move on.
10+ min |
November 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
HRH Prince Edward 2019 Australian Tour: In My Father's Footsteps
On a frenetic visit to Australia, Prince Edward talks exclusively to Juliet Rieden about why his father’s famous awards still matter, his gap year in New Zealand and the one question his children keep asking.
6 min |
November 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Retirement Living Reboot!
For the baby boomer generation, traditional aged care leaves a lot to be desired. Genevieve Gannon looks at some of the innovations making to later-life living.
9 min |
November 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
”I Indulged In Forgiveness”
At 76, Billy Connolly has made peace with his tough Glasgow childhood and found happiness and a suntan on a Florida beach. William Langley catches up with the Scottish funnyman and finds Parkinson’s has not even begun to quench his spirit.
8 min |
November 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Early Bird Or Night Owl?
What your sleep patterns say about you
10+ min |
November 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
All Smiles In The The Top End
Beverley Hadgraft takes a shine to the humour and traditions of the Tiwi Islanders, and enjoys the diverse experiences that Darwin has to offer.
3 min |
November 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
The Making Of A Future Queen
Eighteen years after Catherine Middleton met her prince, the37-year-old mother-of-three is riding a tidal wave of popularity. Juliet Rieden investigates the cygnet to swan transformation of the woman who will be Queen consort one day.
10+ min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Dynasty Of Grief And Greatness
The tragic death of Saoirse Kennedy Hill has once again raised the spectre of a Kennedy curse. William Langley examines the lives and deaths of a family whose heartbreaks and triumphs have become legend around the world.
8 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Anxious? Exhausted? Irritable?
It might be perimenopause Baffling, debilitating symptoms in our 40s could signal “the change before the change”, reports Vicki Bramley.
2 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Valerie TAYLOR “I've been blessed”
At 83, Valerie Taylor has survived close encounters with the most dangerous sharks on the planet but she brushes them off as mere trifles. Valerie’s most terrifying encounter, she reveals exclusively to Jenny Brown, was with breast cancer.
9 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Tomorrow Will Be Wonderful
Rock poet Patti Smith and her daughter, Jesse, chat with Samantha Trenoweth about love, family, and riding the storms of life.
9 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
The Odd Couple
He’s the flamboyant, best-selling novelist and former politician who famously spent two years in jail. She’s the cool chemistry don who miraculously stood by his side. William Langley meets Jeffrey and Mary Archer in their stunning London home.
8 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
The Cult Of Community
They raised eyebrows with their old-fashioned dress, strict vows and radical lifestyle. But, as Jenny Brown reports, the Bruderhof sect in rural NSW has not only flourished, it’s won the hearts and minds of the local community.
10 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Little Town, Big Hearts
A Queensland community promises unwavering support for the family of Tamil asylum seekers.
1 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
She Was My Angel
Shelly Braieoux grew up a Jehovah’s Witness, where elders were to be trusted, obeyed, even feared. Yet somehow she summoned the courage to call the police and report her father’s abuse. Genevieve Gannon meets Shelly and the now lifelong friend who returned that call.
10+ min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Separated At Birth
Carol Maney was drugged and her child was taken from her at birth, and that was just one incident in generations of family trauma. Now she speaks with Susan Chenery about family secrets and lies, and her quest to find her lost brothers.
10 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
My Journey To The Light
Elly Symons lost her 27-year-old son, Samuel, to brain cancer last year. She talks exclusively with Michael Sheather about Samuel’s resilience in the face of death and her path through grief to healing.
7 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
In Living colour
When Jenny Kee and Linda Jackson met, the connection was instant. They’ve stood by each other through weddings, funerals, fires and near-fatal disasters. And on the way, writes Samantha Trenoweth, they’ve changed Australian fashion, and each other.
10 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Escape From The Hermit Kingdom
Four women who risked everything to escape the brutality and secrecy of Kim Jong-Un’s North Korea speak exclusively with Paola Totaro in London.
10+ min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Against All Odds
At 36, a health crisis saw Jolene Anderson given the news that she may never have children of her own. But, three years on, the popular Australian actress exclusively tells Tiffany Dunk she’s proved the experts wrong.
9 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
A Place To Call Home
Growing up she changed schools 16 times in fewer years as her father pursued a career in the Australian Army. Now, Erin Molan tells Tiffany Dunk she’s finally found the stability she’s always longed for.
9 min |
October 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
My Spiritual Home
Di Morrissey returns to WA’s Kimberley coast, the scene of some of her finest fiction and a place that still lives in her heart
3 min |
December 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
How To Manage Menopause
Professor Kerryn Phelps reveals her menopause journey and the latest advice on HRT, herbal medicines and other medications for relieving symptoms.
4 min |
December 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Fertility Miracle "I thought I'd Never Be A Mum"
The drugs used to treat breast cancer can be life-savers, but they have devastating effects on women’s ovaries. Yet there is a drug which is giving hope to women who want a baby after chemo.
3 min |
December 2017
The Australian Women's Weekly
Portrait Of A Marriage
She was a smitten 21-year-old Princess, he was a dashing 26-year-old naval lieutenant and, 70 years on, their love is stronger than ever.
1 min |