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Sun seeker
The Australian Women's Weekly

Sun seeker

Keep your cool this summer by choosing flowing silhouettes in natural fibres. Just add a sun hat and swimsuit for extra ease in and out of the water.

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1 min  |
January 2022
Good intentions
The Australian Women's Weekly

Good intentions

Resolutions rarely become reality, and yet we continue to make them. The good news, however, is that there’s another way – and it makes them far more likely to stick.

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5 mins  |
January 2022
Our heroes of 2021
The Australian Women's Weekly

Our heroes of 2021

This year has tested us beyond measure, but we’ve seen everyday Australians rise to its challenges in courageous, heartfelt and inspiring ways. The Weekly pays tribute to some of those everyday heroes.

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5 mins  |
Christmas 2021
Remembering Bert Newton
The Australian Women's Weekly

Remembering Bert Newton

July 23, 1938 – October 30, 2021

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Christmas 2021
AUSSIE SPORTSWOMEN MAKE A SPLASH!
The Australian Women's Weekly

AUSSIE SPORTSWOMEN MAKE A SPLASH!

2021 has been a golden year for Aussie sportswomen and their victories have lifted our spirits. For that, The Weekly says thank you!

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8 mins  |
Christmas 2021
Delivering hope
The Australian Women's Weekly

Delivering hope

A group of volunteers is helping the vulnerable in the community through food and friendship.

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4 mins  |
Christmas 2021
I wish I may, I wish I might ...
The Australian Women's Weekly

I wish I may, I wish I might ...

The world changed irrevocably over the past two years, but for critically ill children and their families, the pandemic was just another challenge. Fortunately, those who bring happiness and hope didn’t change; they worked even harder.

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8 mins  |
Christmas 2021
The Greensborough pool miracle
The Australian Women's Weekly

The Greensborough pool miracle

Nothing evokes a Christmas epiphany like a new public pool and a packet of Alpines.

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5 mins  |
Christmas 2021
Saving lives in the Red Centre
The Australian Women's Weekly

Saving lives in the Red Centre

“I had this intuitive feeling that if the virus came to Central Australia, it would cause absolute devastation ... ”

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Christmas 2021
Light after darkness
The Australian Women's Weekly

Light after darkness

For close to five decades, Trudy McCullagh searched high and low for a way to care for her son. Three years ago, she was finally introduced to an organisation that would give her family a sense of hope again.

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4 mins  |
Christmas 2021
The power of people & science
The Australian Women's Weekly

The power of people & science

“I kept thinking to myself, as hard as it is, this is a very special time in our history.”

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Christmas 2021
Together we're powerful
The Australian Women's Weekly

Together we're powerful

After enduring a traumatic and very public ordeal, former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins has become a catalyst for change.

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5 mins  |
Christmas 2021
How are you feeling?
The Australian Women's Weekly

How are you feeling?

To say the last year has been tough on many is an understatement. We talk to psychiatrist Dr Ruth Vine, Australia’s first Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health, about the importance of checking in with our mental health.

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December 2021
WILD AT HEART
The Australian Women's Weekly

WILD AT HEART

She’s been a daredevil kid, fearless international reporter, co-host with breakfast TV’s enfant terrible and mischievous mum. Allison Langdon shares her world, and sheds a few tears, in a heartfelt chat with The Weekly.

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10+ mins  |
December 2021
The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington, HarperCollins
The Australian Women's Weekly

The Cuckoo's Cry by Caroline Overington, HarperCollins

Psychological THRILLER

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1 min  |
December 2021
THIS IS ME
The Australian Women's Weekly

THIS IS ME

He’s best known as drag diva Courtney Act, but beneath the wig, eyelashes and fabulous frocks is Shane Jenek, the boy from Brisbane. As revealed in his explosive memoir, he conquered shame, bullying and social conventions to show the world who he really is.

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10+ mins  |
December 2021
Royal insider
The Australian Women's Weekly

Royal insider

Behind Palace gates with Juliet Rieden

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4 mins  |
December 2021
The bookshelf Prepare to be hooked ...
The Australian Women's Weekly

The bookshelf Prepare to be hooked ...

The Night She Disappeared by Lisa Jewell, Century

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1 min  |
December 2021
The Last Exiles by Ann Shin, HarperCollins
The Australian Women's Weekly

The Last Exiles by Ann Shin, HarperCollins

Leaving HOME

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1 min  |
December 2021
We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza, HQ
The Australian Women's Weekly

We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride & Jo Piazza, HQ

Love and LOSS

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December 2021
My story My impossible choice
The Australian Women's Weekly

My story My impossible choice

Kristine Rawlinson had a successful career as an NDIS community engagement officer, but when her husband, Neal, was left disabled by a catastrophic infection, she was shocked by how hard it was to get the support they needed.

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8 mins  |
December 2021
 Ready for a festive battle
The Australian Women's Weekly

Ready for a festive battle

When it comes to getting prepped for the Christmas season, the early bird gets the tinsel.

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3 mins  |
December 2021
Storytime
The Australian Women's Weekly

Storytime

The Raffles Affair by Vicki Virtue, Penguin

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2 mins  |
December 2021
Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser, Allen & Unwin
The Australian Women's Weekly

Scary Monsters by Michelle de Kretser, Allen & Unwin

CONTEMPORARY FICTION

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December 2021
OUT OF AFRICA
The Australian Women's Weekly

OUT OF AFRICA

In a quest to save wild African lions from extinction, filmmaker Rogue Rubin went undercover, posing as a big game trophy-hunt photographer and putting her own life at risk. She reveals her terrifying journey.

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10 mins  |
December 2021
Muddy People by Sara El Sayed, Black Inc
The Australian Women's Weekly

Muddy People by Sara El Sayed, Black Inc

Memoir

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1 min  |
December 2021
Gin by Shonna Milliken Humphrey, Bloomsbury
The Australian Women's Weekly

Gin by Shonna Milliken Humphrey, Bloomsbury

Pocket BOOK

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1 min  |
December 2021
Devotion by Hannah Kent, Picador
The Australian Women's Weekly

Devotion by Hannah Kent, Picador

Historic ROMANCE

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1 min  |
December 2021
The birth of hope
The Australian Women's Weekly

The birth of hope

In 2020, the number of children in foster care rose to 46,000, and almost half of those are in NSW. With many moving from place to place with no solution in sight, one inspiring young woman is determined to end the cycle.

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5 mins  |
November 2021
Murder in Larrimah
The Australian Women's Weekly

Murder in Larrimah

The curious investigation into the disappearance of Paddy Moriarty and his kelpie Kellie in a tiny Northern Territory 12-person community.

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9 mins  |
November 2021