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This quintessentially Australian true crime story has captured the world's attention with hit documentary, Last Stop Larrimah. We speak to the two women who kickstarted it all.

"I was looking at the woman who would one day be the mother of my children"

Meet Jill Biden: the first President's wife to keep her day job and the force that has held her family together through heartbreaking grief.

The former US President has been diagnosed with cancer.

The party hasn’t had a female leader in its 80-year history.

As goverments legislate protection, The Weekly speaks with those on the frontline of this crisis.

“Something to look forward to”

Find out more about the leader of the Opposition and his family.

We celebrate the four-legged heroes who have given their lives in active service.

At 98, Jessie Flanders finally told her family that, in World War II, she was a code cracker and a spy who saved hundreds of Australian soldiers’ lives.

Home is where the heart is.

Discover the science of memory and get tips for keeping your memories strong from an Australian Memory Champion.

Would you pull your children out of school to travel the world with them? Meet three Aussie families who did just that.

The news reporter was with Nine for 44 years...

From how much tickets are to what the purpose of the show is…

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, […]

We also meet the country town that fought the biggest battle to get them home.

Katie Page, Harvey Norman CEO, chats about her passion for supporting women in sport, mentoring, and one of her biggest loves: horses.

Five years ago, Australia plunged into the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weekly remembers the challenges and honours the heroes.

When COVID-19 hit the world was unprepared, researchers and scientists explain we won't be caught off guard again.

A government inquiry into supermarket prices has found prices have increased rapidly.

The director of Mommy Dead Dearest details Gypsy’s abusive childhood as well as how she orchestrated the murder of her mother.

Neither a roomful of Whitlam’s henchmen nor the death of her much-loved husband stopped Elizabeth Reid from changing the lives of millions of women.

In honour of International Women’s Day…

“Shame must change sides.”

And no, it's not Diego Rivera...

The Archibald Prize winner portrait artist has been married to Asher Keddie for over ten years.

The former foreign minister chats with The Weekly about life after politics, privacy, paparazzi and why fashion diplomacy is still a top priority.

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.

Who is dictator billionaire Vladimir Putin and actor turned anti-corruption crusader Volodymyr Zelensky?

Celebrate right on March 8…

‘Menopause is not the end… find a way to have fun with it!’

Dame Edna Everage's "face furniture" is up for auction.

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.

The Weekly revisits an intriguing 1954 court case that once gripped our nation.

Everyone reckons they know the story of Belle Gibson...

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.

Three days late, but just as smelly...

Cyclone Tracy devastated Darwin in December 1974. Now, 50 years later, The Weekly revisits stories of those who lived through Cyclone Tracy.

From true crime to comedy, we've got you covered...

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.

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

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

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.

"Suddenly the whole world felt dangerous and unpredictable. My life narrowed around me."

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.

We look back on Maggie's covers at The Australian Women's Weekly...

Growing up with a disability in a world where she couldn’t see anyone else like her was lonely for Hannah.

"I’m hoping I’ll go the nice way."

Her murder remains a cold case…

A new Netflix series has thrusted Belle back into the spotlight...

We speak with five unpaid carers, who share stories of caring for the ones they love as part of The Weekly's Cost of Caring campaign.

Eileen blazed a trail for women, creativity and contemporary dance

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?

A previously unaffordable medication has been added to the PBS, and the miracle drug gives young sufferers a new lease on life.

“My ectopic pregnancy ruptured moments before I went live on air ... ”

The Weekly sat down with the trailblazing soprano and composer.

Intrepid adventurer, author, filmmaker and one-time Getaway star Sorrel Wilby has reinvented herself on remote and beautiful Norfolk Island.

The rugged Snowy Mountains have become an ideological and bloody battleground.

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.

“I was put on this world with a mission, so I just have to carry on.”

Anna's former friend Rachel DeLoache Williams spoke to The Weekly - this is her story.

Palliative Care Victoria’s free DARD resources makes caring collaboratively as your family member’s substitute decision-maker a lot easier.

4.037 tonnes - the amount of cocaine consumed by Australians in the year to August 2023.

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.

Yasmine and Jason share the story of their little girl's loss to help others on Red Nose Day

Cozie the black labrador has given SJ more than just independence and companionship, he has given her a new lease on life.

As a film depicting their romance prepares for release, they share their incredible love story.

An unexpected meeting at the Melbourne Games sparked a dream for Rosemary Mula – although it would take decades to make it a reality.

As it turns out, you are not alone...

Three days driving the Subaru Symmetrical AWD model range to Falls Creek Alpine Resort and a wheely happy ending for journalist Clare Catt.

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.

Like a good book, every life is filled with meaning. And sharing our stories can bring us joy, help us heal and draw us closer to those we love.

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

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.

On Boxing Day 2004, Lizz Hills was enjoying a scuba dive in Thailand alongside her father, Dan Martin. Then, the sea started boiling...

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

After healing from the trauma of adoption, this woman felt empowered to help others.

They are changing women's lives for the better.

Together the best friends have been through diagnosis, treatment, surgeries and motherhood.

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.

Somehow she found the will to go on living.

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

She found her true colours in flowers, fashion and the community...

No longer held back by a Puberty Blues-era surf culture, these women in their 50s, 60s and beyond are among the most eager grommets in the water.

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

The Weekly meet four remarkable women who prove it’s never too late to follow your dreams.

These five tough and dedicated professionals are battling the female doctor shortage in regional and remote Australia.

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

“It’s not just for young people, love, you know?”

How a pioneering Australian medical treatment gave Katrina a chance at motherhood.

In regional and remote Australia, getting an education isn’t as easy as A, B, C. The Weekly goes bush to meet the women battling to close the outback education gap.

Through a raft of terrifying health issues, Carly-Jay Metcalfe has remained upbeat, cheerful and bursting with humour. Here she explains why hope and faith are the only path forward.

When Tracy Hall fell for Max Tavita, she didn't realise she was the latest in a long line of women whose life savings he’d stolen.

Since 1999, Johnson & Johnson has been fighting lawsuits in the US that allege its baby powder causes cancer.