A murder at Sydney's Scientology centre has thrown the shadowy organisation back into the spotlight. A former members tells The Weekly how the church almost destroyed her life.
There's no place like home, but what happens when it's the most dangerous place you can be? Genevieve Gannon visits a refuge offering hope to the growing number of women being forced to flee for their lives.
The Australian Women’s Weekly Veeda Women of the Future Awards celebrate bright, bold young women tackling big issues and changing lives. From climate change solutions to supporting domestic violence survivors, our finalists are an inspiration.
Coercive abuse is common, can escalate to violence in a heartbeat, and can be lethal. One survivor shares her story in the hope it will shed light on warning signs and increase understanding.
Meet the esteemed Aussie women judging this year's Women of the Future Awards - together they will select a worthy winner of over $72,000 in cash and prizes.
They say a crisis brings out the best and the worst in humanity. The Australian Women's Weekly meets seven extraordinary Australians whose courage and kindness inspires us all in this time of isolation and uncertainty.
When Renae Marsden was introduced to "Brayden" she thought she'd met the man of her dreams. As Genevieve Gannon found, what unfolded was an unimaginable nightmare.
I first met Jill Emerson late last year in a room behind an old heritage-listed art gallery in the NSW port town of Newcastle. Dozens of women were gathered around a long table, chattering brightly as they sewed silk and cotton flowers. Only two colours were used in their creations: the pink of the breast […]
Sleep is the first thing we sacrifice when our lives get busy, but it's as important to our health as the food we eat and the air we breathe. Genevieve Gannon uncovers links between sleeplessness and chronic disease and shares expert tips on catching more zzzzzs.
Life has only gotten better with age for Joanna Lumley, but in a revealing conversation with The Australian Women’s Weekly, she confides that she still has one regret that burns her to this day.
On a cold Canberra day in 1984, a teenage girl vanished from outside a shopping centre, presumed murdered. Now, Genevieve Gannon finds, police are close to solving the baffling disappearance of Megan Mulquiney.
When a Sydney mother was murdered in her luxury home, she knew the killer was coming, so she left a clue. Thirty years later, police have finally got their man. Genevieve Gannon reports.
Books with strong female protagonists shone brightly at the 2018 ABIA Awards with a cursed girl tale being compared to the Harry Potter series after winning three awards, including Book of the Year.