Susan Chenery

Susan Chenery is a journalist who has lived and worked in Sydney, London, New York, Italy, and now the Northern Rivers of NSW. She’s as happy following the threads of a complex crime story as investigating the real-life issues that affect Australian women’s lives. And she has interviewed some of the most significant players (from politicians to film stars) of the past 30 years.

News

EXCLUSIVE: Author Geraldine Brooks on learning to live vividly

In 2019, Geraldine Brooks’ husband passed away, suddenly, shockingly. Now, the much-loved and award-winning author bares her soul in a new memoir, and in this exclusive interview with The Weekly.

Real Life

Growing Happiness: The inspiring story behind Kalbar’s Sunflower Festival

Through drought, flood and heartbreak, Jenny Jenner's sunflowers bloom with hope, sunshine and joy.

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Real Life

EXCLUSIVE: Lynda Holden had her 15-day-old baby taken from her

Forty years later, Lynda sued the Catholic Church for both mother and son’s heartbreak.

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News

Jenny Liddle-Bob. Lucy McDonald. Sasha Green. Why don’t you know their names?

Indigenous women are being murdered at frightening rates, their deaths often left uninvestigated and widely unreported. Here The Weekly meets families who are battling grief and desperate for solutions.

Anne-Marie Curry who has become a pet detective.

Real Life

The pet detective agency helping owners find their missing animals

Anne-Marie Curry has tracked down thousands of furry friends who have been lost, stolen and sometimes held for ransom.

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Real Life

This police horse had a second chance at life

When Tiffany rescued a desperately thin and neglected horse from a lonely paddock, she had no idea he would change her life.

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Real Life

Suzie Ratcliffe wont rest until she finds her sister

Fourteen months before Suzie Ratcliffe was born, her sister, Joanne, was abducted by a stranger at Adelaide Oval.

News

What really happened to Marion Barter?

How the clues to Australia’s most mysterious missing persons case were untangled by a devoted daughter and a team of amateur sleuths.

News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’ Li Cunxin and his wife Mary are embarking on a new chapter

The couple were forced to retire after they both faced health scares…

News

EXCLUSIVE: ‘The Teacher’s Daughter’ Shanelle Dawson tells her own story

Her mother's murder has been the subject of court cases, tabloid headlines and a seminal podcast. Today, she speaks her truth.

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Real Life

What’s it really like to live alone as a woman?

We hear from a few women who have made the choice. The verdict? It can be empowering.

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Royals

What India Hicks – King Charles’ god daughter – has achieved since her infamous role as bridesmaid

The King is her godfather, her grandmother was the last vicereine of India, and her father was arguably England’s greatest 20th century designer. But India Hicks is very much her own woman.

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Real Life

How residents in this bushfire-ravaged town have banded together to rebuild

The resilient people of Nymboida in NSW are intent on rebuilding the community they love.

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Real Life

EXCLUSIVE: Meet the heroic Aussie female firefighters risking their lives to battle the horrific bushfires

In the midst of an unprecedented bushfire season, possibly the worst Australian has ever seen, Susan Chenery pays tribute to the women firefighters who risk their lives to keep us safe.

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Real Life

Allison Baden-Clay’s sister: “We never dreamed that he would have it in him to actually murder her”

When Allison Baden-Clay was murdered, her family was shocked. They had no idea she was in an abusive relationship. Now in an exclusive interview with The Weekly, her sister Vanessa Fowler shares Allison’s story in the hope it will help save lives.