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On the rails

The Australian Women's Weekly

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November 2025

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On the rails

GLOBAL DREAMING

Bookings for Intrepid Travel’s train adventures have risen by 24 per cent this year. In response to the growing demand, it's added six more trips to its rail range. Spanning four continents and ranging from nine to 11 days, they include memorable journeys on iconic public rail networks in Sweden, Canada, Vietnam, China, Laos, Malaysia and Kenya. Intrepid now offers 51 rail trips globally. intrepidtravel.com/au/rail

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SUSIE MARONEY 'We had an unbreakable bond'

After her mother died, Susie Maroney found her diaries. Five years later, the champion marathon swimmer shares what she read there, and the impact it's had on her life.

time to read

6 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

GO YOUR OWN WAY

Jeanne Socrates is the oldest woman to sail solo around the world, and her message to The Weekly's readers is to up anchor and follow your dreams.

time to read

6 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

SONGS of JOY

The Weekly visits a choir in Dubbo that is bringing hope to people living with dementia, their family and friends.

time to read

9 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

The path to peace in the palace

There was a 50-minute meeting and it looked as though King Charles and Prince Harry had found a path towards reconciliation. But they hadn't. The Weekly investigates what it would take to bring this beleaguered father and son back together.

time to read

9 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

Let's talk about sex

At 83, Ita Buttrose believes it's more important to talk about - and enjoy - sex than ever before.

time to read

6 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

How Turia finally put herself first

Turia Pitt is many things to many people. She's a mum, a partner, a hero, an author, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. But there's one thing you wouldn't ever describe her as, and that's selfish. Yet that is the title of her defiant new book.

time to read

9 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS

The Perkins women are the doyennes of the Australian arts and Aboriginal rights communities. Now they've come together for the first time with The Weekly to share a very personal, multi-generational family story.

time to read

10 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

Chrissie Swan "'I CAN'T SAY NO TO FUN!"

Earlier this year, Chrissie Swan set herself a personal challenge: To start clearing her plate and saying no to things that take up too much time. But when a special new project came her way in the form of her first cookbook, she broke her own rules to embrace it with abandon.

time to read

8 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

AUSTRALIA'S FIRST Judy Barraclough SUPERMODEL

In 1940s and '50s Australia, model Judy Barraclough helped change the face of fashion. Her son, photographer Tony Potts, remembers the real Judy, a natural beauty who danced in the lounge room, swore like a trooper and taught him that a picture is worth 1000 words.

time to read

5 mins

December 2025

The Australian Women's Weekly

The Australian Women's Weekly

Goodwill hunting

Meet Tasmania's Northern Hunt Club, where no animals are harmed, women lead the field and a glass of port (or local sparkling) warms the heart, even on the frostiest morning.

time to read

4 mins

December 2025

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