This modest Perth couple are still renting, and have yet to dent the bank balance. With failing family businesses and mounting debt, Vicki Edwards used to fantasise about how she’d spend the money if she ever won Lotto. “It was easier dreaming about it than actually doing it,” laughs the 49-year-old, who won $4 million […]

Bronwyn and Scott McNamara, a Sunshine Coast couple were all set to become Mum and Dad to an adopted Ethiopian child, but in June it was announced that the Ethiopia Program, which has facilitated the adoption of more than 600 Ethiopian children over 20 years, would close. “This has been a tough decision, but a […]

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 […]

At 23 years of age, the last thing Chelsea Farry expected was to be diagnosed with cervical cancer. One year on, she considers herself very lucky and hopes her story will help educate other Australian women. At the time Chelsea was diagnosed she was about to complete her law degree and was looking forward to […]

Parents post a lot of cute kid pictures on the internet that capture the world’s attention… but Joey Powling Jr. is different. While he’s adorable to look at, it’s this three-month-old’s bravery that has everyone enthralled. This photo of a smiling Joey was taken just five days after he underwent open heart surgery. During her […]

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 […]