Genevieve Gannon

Senior Writer

Genevieve Gannon is a senior journalist at The Australian Women’s Weekly. With a career spanning 15 years, she focuses on investigative reporting, crime, social affairs and the occasional celebrity interview. She moonlights as an author and shares her Sydney home with her partner, a very naughty grey cat named Cricket and far too many novels (if there is such a thing). She shares stories and book recommendations on Instagram @gen_gannon

Instagram

The Bacon family with son Tommy who received a stem cell transplant from his baby sister Aria.

Real Life

Miracle baby Aria gave her brother the gift of life

All babies are miracles, but when Aria Bacon came bouncing into this world, she brought something incredibly precious with her, a life-saving cure for her gravely-ill big brother Tommy’s leukaemia.

Books

Jodi Picoult discusses her book, By Any Other Name, with The Weekly

The famed author asks what if Shakespeare was a woman...

Collage of a military officer in uniform with fellow soldiers, a helicopter, and a United Nations background.

Real Life

Meet the Aussie woman who holds one of the most senior positions in United Nations’ Peacekeeping

When Cheryl Pearce entered the Australian military in 1985, she and other women were seen as “diluting” the Army.

Celebrity

Larry and Sylvie Emdur on love, legacy and a surprise they didn’t see coming

This year, Larry Emdur celebrates 40 years on TV, 30 years of marriage and a milestone birthday too.

Two women smile, standing closely, with one holding a baby. A colorful abstract painting is in the background.

Real Life

Australia’s first uterus transplant recipient’s baby survives spider bite

In December 2023, Australia’s first uterus transplant recipient, Kirsty Bryant, gave birth to Henry, a happy, healthy baby boy. And the uterus that had made this little miracle possible had been donated by her mother, Michelle.