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Talking to strangers
The Australian Women's Weekly

Talking to strangers

In a world of increasing social isolation and staggering rates of loneliness, Genevieve Gannon finds the cure may be the simple art of small talk.

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April 2020
Osher GÜNSBERG: The pursuit of happiness
The Australian Women's Weekly

Osher GÜNSBERG: The pursuit of happiness

He’s the king of reality romance, helping lovelorn singles on their path to find true love. But, Osher Günsberg tells Tiffany Dunk, his own happily ever after didn’t come without a price.

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April 2020
'Adversity can be your friend'
The Australian Women's Weekly

'Adversity can be your friend'

After a tough six months Sarah, Duchess of York talks to Juliet Rieden about courage, loneliness, her compassionate daughters and the childhood dreaming that inspired her magical new children’s books.

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9 mins  |
April 2020
The Australian Women's Weekly

Tayla Harris

To mark International Women’s Day this month, we are launching our Women to Watch in 2020 series. And what better way to kick it off than with the AFLW superstar and campaigner for women and girls who is now an Our Watch Ambassador.

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March 2020
WHO KILLED BRENDA HEAN?
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?

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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.

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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.

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March 2020
Keeping it in the family
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.

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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

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March 2020
Floor plan
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.

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March 2020
Princess Beatrice & Edo We're going to the chapel
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

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March 2020
Dreams are made of this...
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.

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March 2020
Dolly Parton BEYOND COMPARE
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.

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March 2020
Turning 60 is rather fabulous
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.

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February 2020
Playing for keeps
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.

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February 2020
Shooting for the stars
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.

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February 2020
It takes a village
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.

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8 mins  |
February 2020
MAHA the KING OF CHAOS
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.

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8 mins  |
February 2020
Love your lungs
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?

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February 2020
Harry's leap of faith
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.

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February 2020
I finally feel that I'm free
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.

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February 2020
From heart break to hope
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.

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February 2020
Beach buddies
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.

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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.

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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.

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January 2020
COURAGE UNDER FIRE
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.

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January 2020
“Our Last Days Together Were The Sweetest”
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.

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Christmas 2019
The Greatest Gift Of All
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.

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Christmas 2019
Small Town Big Hearts
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.

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Christmas 2019
Louisa Hope-From Hostage To Hero
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.

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Christmas 2019