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Six days, five states, one territory, more than 30 events plus additional meet and greets, more than a thousand handshakes-a-piece shaken and hundreds of personal conversations; such is the stuff of this incredible royal tour. The Weekly has followed the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall every step of their Australian journey and […]

Sydney cleaner, Belma Wilson has lost everything in a fire that destroyed her home and left her husband with burns to 30 per cent of his body. Ms Wilson, 49, told The Australian Women’s Weekly she was distraught but very lucky to be staying in a friend’s tiny studio apartment with her three children. “We […]

Beyoncé made it famous, but her hit song will be forever linked with President Barack Obama because it was the single ladies of America who cemented his role at the White House for another four years. For months political commentators have predicted that the 2012 US Election would be won on the economy, but it […]

They were fashionably late but the crowd didn’t seem to care. In fact as the minutes ticked by more and more locals and blow-ins lined Bridge Street in the historic town of Richmond in Tasmania until the crowd was several deep. The town only has a population of around 1600 but it looked like more […]

She was just 10 years old when her father was first elected President of the United States, but last night Malia Obama showed the world she’s not a little girl anymore. Malia, now 14, looked every inch the grown-up lady – and the spitting image of her mother – as she took to the stage […]

As I come to the end of day two on the royal tour there’s one man I can’t keep my eyes off. Always near and looking proprietorial is a dashing figure in a crisp white uniform with gold braid and all the trimmings. No republic please! Australia loves Charles and Camilla It’s as if I’ve […]

After the frenetic frocks and fillies of Flemington, a sedate afternoon in Adelaide is on the cards for Prince Charles and Camilla and it’s all about championing great South Australian food. It’s actually a perfectly pitched program with the royal couple being introduced to local initiatives that seem to mirror their own interests back in […]

President Obama captivated a crowd of supporters at his Chicago headquarters, and millions of viewers around the world, as he delivered a powerful and impassioned victory speech praising his family and supporters after securing the US presidency for a second term. First Lady Michelle and the couple’s daughters Sasha and Malia joined the president on […]

The arrival of a new baby is always a reason to celebrate, but for iconic Australian fashion designer Collette Dinnigan, the birth of her baby boy has brought a joyous end to a long journey. The 47-year-old gave birth to a much longed for healthy baby boy, Hunter Desmond David Dinnigan Cocks, and the Royal […]

It was billed as a nail-biter that would go down to the wire but just four hours after polls closed, Barack Obama took to Twitter to claim victory in the 2012 Presidential Election. Obama tweeted the words “Four more years” with a picture of him and wife Michelle embracing. Experts had predicted the outcome might […]