Womens-interest
The Australian Women's Weekly
WHO KILLED BRENDA HEAN?
On a cold morning in 1972, Tasmanian society matron, environmentalist and adventurer Brenda Hean took off in a Tiger Moth en route to Canberra. Minutes later, her plane vanished. As Ingrid Pyne discovers, many Tasmanians still wonder who wanted this “troublesome” woman dead?
10 min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
State of GRACE
It was once a fairytale principality, replete with its own movie star princess, but in recent years Monaco’s air of shiny, untroubled glamour has begun to tarnish. William Langley travels to the ’Pink Palace’ to find a surprising new generation of royals who just might hold the key to Monaco’s reinvention.
10 min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
There's something about MAGDA
The comedienne extraordinaire, award-winning memoirist, equality activist, and now children’s book author, Magda Szubanski, never stops evolving and as she contemplates 60, she couldn’t be happier, she tells Juliet Rieden.
10+ min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Keeping it in the family
As a starry-eyed teen, Jason Donovan became famous for his role on Neighbours. Now history appears to be repeating itself for his daughter Jemma. The pair tell Tiffany Dunk why the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.
9 min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
The lost art of handwriting
It’s not just that the art, skill and romance of a handwritten letter may be slipping away. Research suggests putting pen to paper also has far-reaching health benefits for the brain
5 min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Floor plan
Does the thought of jumping, running or even sneezing fill you with dread? Professor Kerryn Phelps tells how all of us can (and should) make pelvic care a daily health habit.
2 min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Princess Beatrice & Edo We're going to the chapel
History, romance and the glamour of Buckingham Palace gardens are in store when The Queen hosts her granddaughter for an exclusive family wedding in May
3 min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Dreams are made of this...
Michael Rowland has the best job in the world, he’s head over heels in love, and, adds wife Nicki, is the daggiest of dads. But a freak accident at 19 cast a pall of insecurity over the breakfast TV host, he tells Juliet Rieden.
10+ min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Dolly Parton BEYOND COMPARE
She’s the dirt-poor Tennessee girl with big dreams who became a global sensation. As Dolly Parton brings 9 to 5 The Musical to Australia, she talks to Juliet Rieden about love, ambition and not having children.
10+ min |
March 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Turning 60 is rather fabulous
Dame Kristin Scott Thomas is known for playing frosty, posh Brits but behind the aristocratic cheekbones, Louise Gannon meets the real KST who learned her craft in France, loves babies and laughing, and refuses to reveal the name of the lady who keeps her skin so radiant.
10 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Playing for keeps
Footballer Mat Rogers has triumphed over loss and heartbreak. When he returns to TV for Australian Survivor, he tells Tiffany Dunk, he’ll be doing it for the most important people in his life: his family.
10 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Shooting for the stars
As she takes super sleuth Phryne Fisher to the big screen, Essie Davis talks to Susan Horsburgh about childhood bullying, the magic of Tasmania, and the fraught choice between career and family.
9 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
It takes a village
A bold experiment in inter-generational living is underway at a retirement village in suburban Sydney. And Jenny Brown finds it’s enriching the lives of young and old alike.
8 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
MAHA the KING OF CHAOS
He was once a petulant playboy prince, now he’s one of the world’s richest and most unpredictable rulers. William Langley investigates the eccentric world of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn.
8 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Love your lungs
From asthma to bronchitis, almost one in three Australians lives with a lung disease. So how can you protect your lungs, especially in bushfire and storm season? What can you do to make them stronger and healthier?
3 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Harry's leap of faith
After months of talks, neither Prince Harry nor Her Majesty got what they wanted. Inspired by his mother, Harry followed his heart, but where does this leave the monarchy? Juliet Rieden unpicks an unprecedented royal split.
10+ min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
I finally feel that I'm free
In a candid interview, Mastermind host Jennifer Byrne talks to Juliet Rieden about the society scandal that rocked her childhood, her royal and rebel ancestors and the sunshine son who convinced his parents to wed.
10+ min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
From heart break to hope
Four months after fire tore through the Clarence Valley in northern NSW, Susan Chenery finds a community offering each other hope and slowly healing and rebuilding together.
8 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Beach buddies
The Albatross Nippers are flying high. Lizzie Wilson meets a team of junior surf lifesavers with special needs who are as fearless and resilient as their namesake.
7 min |
February 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
They'll bury me in my yellows
In a tinder-dry continent during one of the most dangerous fire seasons on record, Sue Smethurst meets the all-women, all-Indigenous fire crew that’s protecting family, community and sacred land.
7 min |
January 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
Zara & Mike A perfect match
Zara and Mike Tindall’s daughters are already horseriding and now the royal family’s most down-to-earth couple is bringing them Down Under for surf, barbies and a sizzling polo match, they tell Juliet Rieden.
10+ min |
January 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
COURAGE UNDER FIRE
In the midst of an unprecedented bushfire season, Susan Chenery pays tribute to the women firefighters who risk their lives to keep us safe.
10+ min |
January 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly
“Our Last Days Together Were The Sweetest”
Losing the love of her life, Bob Hawke, is still very raw for Blanche d’Alpuget but even though his last months were hampered by pain and suffering, they were also his happiest, she tells Juliet Rieden.
10+ min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
The Greatest Gift Of All
Amanda learns it’s never wise to look a gift horse in the mouth, especially at Christmas time.
2 min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Small Town Big Hearts
Old timers say it’s the worst drought they’ve seen and it’s devastating small towns across NSW and Queensland. Samantha Trenoweth visits Thallon and meets a community that won’t be beaten.
10+ min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Louisa Hope-From Hostage To Hero
Five years after the terrifying Lindt Cafe siege, one of its survivors has embarked on a mission to turn evil into pure, unadulterated goodness. Louisa Hope shares her journey of healing with Genevieve Gannon.
10+ min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Not-So Rich & Famous
She has over six million Instagram followers and Reese Witherspoon on speed dial. But who is Celeste Barber? Tiffany Dunk meets the social media star to find out.
9 min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Megan Gale-The Healing Power Of Family
Model, actress and businesswoman Megan Gale tells Nicole Byers how her adorable children, along with fiancė Shaun Hampson, have sparked a new passion and taught her to enjoy life’s simple pleasures.
10+ min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Harry & Meghan-Inside Their Struggle
As the Duke and Duchess of Sussex take time out away from the spotlight, Juliet Rieden investigates why this royal duo is clearly not okay and talks to experts about what their future holds.
10+ min |
Christmas 2019
The Australian Women's Weekly
Christmas For The Animals
At Taronga Zoo, beside Sydney Harbour, Christmas is celebrated by creatures great and small. Bronwyn Phillips spends a very special day with the animals and meets the keepers who make their lives richer and more rewarding.
1 min |