CATEGORIES
Finding Hope In The Ashes
A decade ago, author Ella Holcombe lost her parents and childhood home in the Black Saturday bushfires. Despite the unimaginable tragedy, Susan Horsburgh finds it has inspired healing and hope.
Brave Heart
When her husband committed suicide, Gurjit Sondhu had three choices. She could return to India, she could buckle beneath the grief or she could manage the farm herself. In the end, the choice was easy. Gurjit revs up the ute and takes Heather Ewart and Karen Michelmore on a tour of her farm.
Love, Luck & Impossible Sadness
At 84, chat show king Sir Michael Parkinson is flying back to his second home, Australia, for a stage show in which his son, Mike, turns the tables to interview him. Here both Michaels open up to Juliet Rieden about the towering highs and dark lows of a very lucky life.
It's What's Inside That Counts
Osteoporosis is inevitable bone thinning and there’s little we can do about it, right? Wrong. Doctors want us to know that knowledge is power, you can make a difference and there are treatments that work.
Miss You More
When Loren O’Keeffe’s brother went missing, she dedicated years of her life to finding him. Sue Smethurst meets the tireless advocate for those whose loved ones have vanished.
Archie's Day Of Joy
Prince Harry and Meghan looked totally smitten with baby son Archie following his private and intimate christening, writes Juliet Rieden.
I Wouldn't Let Them Break Me
Debbie Kilroy’s journey from criminal to lawyer has earned her an Order of Australia. But Susan Chenery finds this feisty advocate will never forget her sisters inside.
Long Live Love
Australia’s oldest married couple first met as teenagers on the Adelaide streets. After 80 years together, centenarians Ron and Esther Collings tell Bronwyn Phillips that a healthy sense of individuality is the key to a successful marriage.
Crime And Punishment
Forget running in heels – the unfashionable curse of middle age has left many flat-footed.
'I'm Still Proving Myself'
She is one of the world’s greatest actresses, yet Judi Dench is still striving to be better. In an extraordinary exclusive interview, the “naughty” 82-year-old talks to Louise Gannon about finding love again, her famous friends and the joy of playing Queen Victoria.
Many Happier Returns
If you want to prosper in a time of historic low interest rates, don’t tie up your funds in a bank account, writes Money magazine founding.
To Our Girls, He's Just Daddy
When Michael Bellert suffered an aneurysm at 30, the prognosis was bleak. His only option was aged care, but wife Lauren had other ideas. She tells Susan Horsburgh why the young need to be kept out of nursing homes.
Reasons To Be Glad
For a riot of blooming colour in your garden this summer, you can’t go past the hardy gladioli.
Maggie's Good Medicine
Maggie Beer fiercely believes that good food can dramatically improve our quality of life – particularly as we age. Now, writes Genevieve Gannon, TV’s favourite cook is teaming up with a leading expert to combat Alzheimer’s disease.
Madam President?
The 2020 US election will mark 100 years since women won the vote in America and waiting in the wings to fight Trump are three incredible female Democrats, hoping to celebrate the anniversary with a woman in the White House. Nick Bryant investigates.
It's A Figging Nightmare
Coming from a long line of green thumbs is no guarantee that caring for an indoor plant will be easy.
Natalie Joyce Invincible
In this exclusive interview, the former second lady, Natalie Joyce, breaks her silence, opening up to Lizzie Wilson about the worst two years of her life, the moment she confronted her husband’s mistress and how the love and support of the greater rural community ultimately saved her.
Everything To Live For
More Australian children and young people die from suicide than any other cause. Genevieve Gannon meets a courageous young woman, Molly Koning, who has battled mental health issues all her life and tried to take her own life more than once. For the first time in a long while, she is looking to the future and wants to give others a sense of hope.
Take Me Back To The Country
In the aftermath of a personal “year from hell”, ABC presenter Heather Ewart re urns to the country to revive and unwind. She takes Wendy Squires on a tour of the back roads of Murchison, her childhood home town.
Nicole Kidman Love, Laughter & Lies
The Aussie star opens up to Jenny Cooney about her career renaissance, the power of female friendships and the joy of finding true love later in life.
When Sally Met Sally
World-champion hurdler Sally Pearson, perhaps Australia’s greatest track-and-field athlete, talks to Lizzie Wilson about the father she refuses to acknowledge, her battle with anxiety and why she handed over the coaching reins to the person she trusts most – herself.
The Wedding Singers
Beccy Cole and Libby O’Donovan’s romance featured all the joy of a country music love song, and on their wedding day, they invited Samantha Trenoweth along to celebrate.
Why? The Senseless Killing Of Justine Damond
The Aussie meditation coach was inexplicably shot by a US cop weeks before her wedding. Nick Bryant looks into what happened that night in Minneapolis and asks why US police shootings are so routine.
Credit Card Smarts
Do you always max out your credit cards? Money magazine founding editor Pam Walkley shows how to avoid spiralling debt by using your plastic wisely.
Jennifer Byrne's Voyage To The Ice
Wild, silent, awe-inspiring ... Antarctica entrances Jennifer Byrne, even though it’s her fifth trip to this end of the world.
In Season Citrus Fruit
Our food experts, Fran Abdallaoui and Pamela Clark, make the most of citrus, in abundance now.
Back-Seat Muncher
The family Tarago may be a dumping ground for her kids’ leftover everything, but Amanda Blair is grateful to a stowaway who nibbles without quibbles.
Rebecca Gibney - I've Got A New Lease On Life
She’s been one of our best-loved stars for more than three decades. Yet as a young actor Rebecca Gibney was consumed by self-doubt and insecurities. Now in the best form of her life, she tells Susan Horsburgh about friendship, love and surviving in TV.
The Real Camilla
As she approaches her 70th birthday, the Duchess of Cornwall invited The Weekly to spend two weeks criss-crossing Britain with her. In a candid profile, Juliet Rieden discovers the royal’s private under-the-radar missions, her uncompromising fervour for women’s rights and her wicked sense of fun. Friends also tell of Camilla’s pain following the tragic death of her brother, and the deep, deep love at the heart of her marriage to Prince Charles.
Mary Coustas - The Miracle Was That I Didn't Give Up Trying
Mary Coustas’ daughter, Jamie, just might have been the most longed-for little girl in the world, and now she’s one of the most loved. Mary talks to Samantha Trenoweth about the taboos she confronted on her heartbreaking IVF journey, and about the surprises that motherhood brings.