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To Hell And Back
The Australian Women's Weekly

To Hell And Back

Margaret Harrod and her twin brother were inseparable as children and together they took vows and gave their lives to the Catholic Church. Then Margaret discovered her brother’s terrible secret, and her honesty and courage helped put him behind bars. Sue Smethurst reports.

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February 2019
The Irwins
The Australian Women's Weekly

The Irwins

The Irwin family invites The Weekly to spend three sun-soaked days with them on Lady Elliot Island. There, in a rare and revealing interview, they tell Michael Sheather how the tragic loss of husband and father Steve still inspires their passions.

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February 2019
100 Years Of Dirt
The Australian Women's Weekly

100 Years Of Dirt

In the garden, Costa Georgiadis believes in harmony and balance, and the interconnectedness of all life. As he tells Genevieve Gannon, the same is true of human relationships.

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February 2019
All You Need Is Love
The Australian Women's Weekly

All You Need Is Love

Emma Watkins, the Yellow Wiggle, speaks with Ruth Hessey about the secret weapon in her recovery from acute endometriosis – her mother, Kathryn.

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August 2018
All Aboard The Royal Love Train
The Australian Women's Weekly

All Aboard The Royal Love Train

On her royal tour debut the elegant, gentle Duchess of Sussex touched down with a wonderful surprise and left having revolutionised the monarchy. Juliet Rieden gives the inside story on Meghan and Harry’s dramatic group hug.

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December 2018
People In Long, Happy Marriages Tell A Lot Of BS
The Australian Women's Weekly

People In Long, Happy Marriages Tell A Lot Of BS

As an actress she often plays posh ladies in frocks, but privately Emma Thompson is loud, angry and radical. William Langley talks to the British Dame about the secret to a happy marriage and her heartbreaking new role.

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December 2018
I Found A Secret Window Into Happiness
The Australian Women's Weekly

I Found A Secret Window Into Happiness

Australia’s favourite funny lady, Julia Morris, has a revealing chat with Jenny Brown about the freedom she’s found at 50, the importance of raising two strong girls, and the personal encounter with sexual harassment that left her speechless.

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December 2018
Love, Loss And Diamonds
The Australian Women's Weekly

Love, Loss And Diamonds

She lost first her homeland, then her husband and finally her son, but Frauke Bolten-Boshammer rebuilt her life from a patch of barren red earth. Sue Smethurst meets the inspiring diamond queen of Kununurra.

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December 2018
Malala Turns 21
The Australian Women's Weekly

Malala Turns 21

She’s a global icon and an Oxford student who still takes her washing home. In the lead-up to Malala’s first trip Down Under, Christina Lamb joins her humanitarian mission, and 21st birthday celebrations, in Brazil.

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December 2018
Don't Be One Of The Boys
The Australian Women's Weekly

Don't Be One Of The Boys

Hunter Johnson is on a mission to turn confused young blokes into healthy men and his fans include Prince Harry and Meghan.

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December 2018
Rivers Of Life
The Australian Women's Weekly

Rivers Of Life

Samantha Trenoweth explores life along Vietnam’s rivers, taking in the buzz of Ho Chi Minh City and the historic charms of Hue along the way.

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December 2018
The Reading Room
The Australian Women's Weekly

The Reading Room

A Well-Behaved Woman By Therese Anne Fowler, Hachette.

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December 2018
Christine's Indian Feasting
The Australian Women's Weekly

Christine's Indian Feasting

Christine Manfield is using a fork to dig around in a plate of green bean poriyal – a dry curry laden with freshly grated coconut and seasoned with turmeric.

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January 2019
Chariot Of Fire
The Australian Women's Weekly

Chariot Of Fire

It’s a win-win situation when the kids reject the eightseated monster and “Mum’s taxi” gets a divine makeover.

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January 2019
How Would You Feel if Daddy Ran For President?
The Australian Women's Weekly

How Would You Feel if Daddy Ran For President?

So much of the last decade had been about trying to strike a balance between my family and my work,figuring out how to be loving and present for Malia and Sasha while also trying to be decent at my job.

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January 2019
My Sister Jackie
The Australian Women's Weekly

My Sister Jackie

This year marks 25 years since Jackie Kennedy Onassis died, and had she lived she would she would have been 90 in July. A fascinating extract from a new biography about Jackie and her only sister Lee Radziwell unties the tangled relationship between the siblings who were alike in so many ways, even loving the same men.

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January 2019
Party, Party, Party
The Australian Women's Weekly

Party, Party, Party

C’mon everybody, all feel the noise!

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January 2019
Stand By Me
The Australian Women's Weekly

Stand By Me

There were tears, laughter and a fabulous gospel choir as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot in a beautiful and poignant ceremony.

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June 2018
The Wedding's Littlest Stars
The Australian Women's Weekly

The Wedding's Littlest Stars

The 10 tiny members of the bridal party honoured Harry and Meghan’s dearest friendships.

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June 2018
Let's Party!
The Australian Women's Weekly

Let's Party!

Like their wedding, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s departure for their intimate evening reception at Frogmore House was a seamless blend of tradition and style with a refreshing, modern spin.

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June 2018
Who Is Doria Ragland?
The Australian Women's Weekly

Who Is Doria Ragland?

She loves yoga, dancing to soul music and has strong humanitarian values. William Langley says Prince Harry’s mother-in-law will be a breath of fresh air in the sometimes-stuffy House of Windsor.

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June 2018
A Day Of Splendour And Romance
The Australian Women's Weekly

A Day Of Splendour And Romance

When Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles the whole world stopped to watch. The Weekly’s trusted court correspondent Anne Matheson was there to witness the historic occasion. As Charles and Diana’s youngest son enters into married life, we take a look back at her beautiful and evocative report.

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June 2018
“We Paid Price” The Ultimate Candice Warner
The Australian Women's Weekly

“We Paid Price” The Ultimate Candice Warner

She was a champion ironwoman who married Australia’s most divisive cricketer, now branded a cheat. Candice Warner tells Lizzie Wilson about past mistakes and how, just when she thought she’d hit rock bottom, life sent another blow.

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June 2018
Harry & Meghan Smitten From The Start
The Australian Women's Weekly

Harry & Meghan Smitten From The Start

When Prince Harry met Meghan Markle he was in no doubt he had met the one. Following their engagement, Roya Nikkhah looks at how US TV star Meghan is evolving as the new one to watch in the House of Windsor.

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March 2018
Granny Is Very Happy
The Australian Women's Weekly

Granny Is Very Happy

After seven years together, no one was surprised when lovebirds Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank announced they’d be tying the knot, least of all the Queen who was told first.

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March 2018
Love At First Sight
The Australian Women's Weekly

Love At First Sight

They met online, the attraction was instant. And in real life, he turned out to be the perfect companion.

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March 2018
“Let's Embrace As Sisters”
The Australian Women's Weekly

“Let's Embrace As Sisters”

For June Oscar, reconciliation is not just a matter of politics, it’s about family. She tells Samantha Trenoweth about her very surprising family reunion and the personal tragedy that propelled her journey from the Kimberley to the corridors of power.

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June 2019
DAME QUENTIN BRYCE - Fighting for Lockhart's children
The Australian Women's Weekly

DAME QUENTIN BRYCE - Fighting for Lockhart's children

For 15 years Dame Quentin Bryce has been visiting Lockhart River. It’s here she has forged her most treasured friendships and on a poignant trip with The Weekly, she introduces Juliet Rieden to the women Elders now fighting for a future for their children.

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September 2019
“Women Don't Just Curl Up And Die After 40”
The Australian Women's Weekly

“Women Don't Just Curl Up And Die After 40”

Elizabeth McGovern is in her prime. She’s Downton’s lady of the manor, an accidental rock singer, mother of two and now the star of a movie she made happen. But it hasn’t all been plain sailing, she tells Juliet Rieden.

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May 2019
Now I'm In The Driver's Seat
The Australian Women's Weekly

Now I'm In The Driver's Seat

She could have been knocked off course by depression, self-doubt and alcohol addiction. But Susie Porter tells Jenny Brown she took the wheel to ensure life in her 40s and beyond were her most successful – and happiest – yet.

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June 2019