Samantha Trenoweth

News and Features Editor

Samantha Trenoweth is the News & Features Editor at The Australian Women’s Weekly. For more than 30 years, she has written books and contributed to newspapers, magazines and anthologies on everything from politics, food and feminism to rock & roll. At The Weekly, she’s walked dusty backroads and the corridors of power to share the stories of the most inspiring women in Australia and the issues that affect their lives. You can follow her on Instagram @samanthatrenoweth

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Real Life

The co-education debate

Co-education could be an answer to toxic behaviour in private boys’ schools, but can the switch happen without girls paying a price?

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News

Ariarne Titmus is on top of the world

The Aussie golden girl is swimming "for the joy of it" in the lead-up to the Paris Olympics

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Real Life

Cost of caring: The true cost of being a carer

Debby Fraumano has cared for her son, Michael, for 26 years. It’s a labour  of love, but it has been costly, too. And Debby is not alone in facing a financially fraught future. With 2.65 million carers – seven out of 10 of those women – unable to work full-time, it’s time to rectify the superannuation imbalance.

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Travel

Why you need to try Currarong for your next Aussie holiday

This foodie hotspot near Jervis Bay also serves up Aussie coastal scenery at its best.

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Celebrity

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy Grimshaw on her gap year and return to TV

In her first interview back in the spotlight since leaving A Current Affair, Tracy Grimshaw opens up about the sheer delight of taking a year off to finally put herself first.

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Books

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Stella Prize winner Alexis Wright talks life, memories & writing

And could she be the great Australian novelist?

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News

Electric Fields brings the love to Eurovision

The Australian duo taking Sweden by storm

Real Life

EXCLUSIVE: Jacqui Lambie talks family, politics and a life of service

When Jacqui Lambie strolled into Parliament in July 2014, dressed by St Vincent de Paul and prone to saying exactly what was on her mind, she was a curiosity – and sometimes a laughing stock. But 10 years later, this one-time soldier and mother of two is still standing.

Real Life

Sam Bloom returns to Africa

Sam Bloom had always wanted to share her love of Africa with her three boys and last Christmas, 10 years after the accident that left her in a wheelchair, that dream finally came true.

Real Life

The women behind the Sydney Royal Easter Show

For more than 200 years, the Sydney Royal Easter Show – the largest Royal show in Australia – has brought country women to the city as farmers, fierce competitors and friends. The Weekly meets some of the women who have their hopes pinned on this year’s show.