At 7am one morning in Paris back in 1911, a man called Vincento Peruggia snuck into the Lourve disguised as a work man, took the Mona Lisa off the wall and absconded with the canvas underneath his cloak. It would remain missing for two years, sparking a worldwide hunt. So begins Marc Fennell’s new podcast, […]
Misogynistic influencers are at the heart of the new Netflix drama Adolescence. The Weekly examined the dangers and the antidote to this insidious threat.
After revolutionising the treatment for skin cancer, Professor Richard Scolyer was given experimental treatment to fight his own deadly brain cancer. A recent operation revealed the cancer has returned.
The disgraced one-time tech billionaire has been found guilty of fraud thanks to this whistle-blower. And in February 2025, the court upheld her conviction.
The 38-year-old handed her son over to strangers after a DNA test revealed the IVF mix-up. This is far from the first time an error like this has occurred.
As the Murdoch family and their lawyers jostle in and out of a Reno courtroom, The Weekly asks those close to the throne whether this hotly contested trial will kill or crashproof one of the world’s most powerful media empires.
Australia’s corridors of power have long been the domain of powerful men. Now, two friends want to re-shape politics to make it more accessible to everyone.
As the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, looks set to take the world (and possibly the Oscars) by storm, The Weekly uncovers the tumultuous true story of the freewheeling folk singer’s love affair with his lifelong muse, Suze Rotolo.
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.
One of the highlights for many Australians at the start of the year is crowning The Australian of the Year winner. There was a slew of incredible individuals nominated — find the full list of nominees here — but there can only be one winner. So who won the national title? Read on to find […]
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.
When nurse Grace Larson moved to rural Australia, she realised she was a long way from medical help. Now she brings first aid training to those who would otherwise not have access to these skills.
Three generations of the Wolf-Tasker family celebrate the joy, the grief, the labour and love behind 40 trailblazing years at Lake House in Daylesford.
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.
At the local pub in the small town of Bothwell, Tasmania, there’s a commotion going on. A visiting star has dropped by and is sitting on the bar, greeting her adoring audience. Former ABC News Breakfast co-host Lisa Millar is one of those queuing up, eager for a moment with Molly. She is a cute […]
An alliance of Texan geneticists, an Aussie biologist and celebrity investors claims it can bring back mammoths, dodos and Tasmanian Tigers within the decade. But will the world be better for it?
She was the muse of surrealist artist Man Ray, and took some of the most iconic images of the war. Yet despite a prodigious talent, her legacy and achievements were almost lost to history.
It's the heart breaking Hollywood tale that’s captivated audiences for close to a century. Now, discover the tragic real-life romance said to have inspired the hit movie.
In the late 1960s, Americans descended on Alice Springs, erecting a mysterious facility named Pine Gap, and even today its locked gates and white domes are shrouded in a cloak of silence. A new podcast seeks to uncover the truth.
The beautiful coastal haven of Wreck Bay has been polluted by ‘forever chemicals’. The government insists they’re not dangerous to humans, but a suspected cancer cluster has the local community worried.
In a tinder-dry continent, during the most dangerous fire season on record, The Weekly meets the all-female Indigenous fire crew fighting to protect family, community and sacred land.
In 1993 Elaine George made history as Australia’s first Indigenous cover star. Thirty years later she’s back in front of the camera with her daughter, Taylor, to showcase First Nations designers and artists.
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.
To the British press, Jennifer Robinson is ‘the A-list’s go-to lawyer’, who has fronted high profile cases including Amber Heard and Julian Assange. Those close to her know her for as the girl from Berry who is now fighting for justice in the highest courts in the world. Genevieve Gannon meets the renowned Australian human rights lawyer.
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.