The Olympic legend has finally learned what’s behind her debilitating dizzy spells. She’s taken the concept of “tree-hugger” to dizzying new heights – and unwittingly found herself in the record books. Miranda Gibson is keen to keep Tasmania’s old-growth forests safe from logging. So much so, by July 30, she will have spent 229 days […]

Basketball star Lauren Jackson will carry the Australian flag into the Olympic opening ceremony tonight, the first woman to do so in two decades. Lauren, 31, said she is “blown away” by the honour, and was surprised to win it over the likes of swimmer Leisel Jones, beach volleyballer Natalie Cook and cyclists Anna Meares […]

We’re all guilty of flicking through our friends’ holiday snaps on Facebook, but how much do we let it affect us? Have you felt little pangs of jealousy when you saw how much better a Facebook friend’s vacation looked than yours? How their clothes looked more expensive and their hair more glamorous? Their children seemed […]

She’s only 10 months old, but Valentina Guerrero is already a superstar. The gorgeous little girl shot to fame over the weekend when she became the first person with Down syndrome to front a major fashion campaign. Valentina is the face of Spanish swimwear designer Dolores Cortes’ new children’s collection, modelling a range of cute […]

Here at The Weekly, we love the British. Our love is on show every month, in our coverage of the Royal family, our nod to their stews and pies in our food pages, and in our frequent tributes to the likes of Dame Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Colin Firth. We even have a British […]

She rose to incredible power from the typing pool, but now Rupert Murdoch’s former right-hand woman, Rebekah Brooks, is facing jail over Britain’s tabloid phone-hacking scandal. Journalist William Langley once worked for Rebekah — now he investigates her spectacular fall from grace. The hottest ticket in London these days is not for a blockbuster West […]

A six-year-old pit bull is being hailed as a hero for not just saving his owner’s life once — but twice. John and Gloria Benton of Lawrenceville in the US have owned the pooch, named Titan, since he was a puppy. This week Titan was honored by The Humane Society of the United States for […]

After being tormented and bullied about her weight for most of her life, 18-year-old Kirstie Mouncey has finally decided to show her critics exactly what she is made of. The UK teen, who weighs 165 kg, has decided to enter a beauty pageant for larger women because she says she feels beautiful in her own […]

The debate over who will lead the Australian team in the Olympic opening ceremony in London this Friday is heating up as athletes and flag bearing hopefuls demand a female be given the honour. The last time our Olympians followed a woman into the opening ceremony stadium was in 1992 when four-time Olympian diver Jenny […]

Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has opened up to The Australian Women’s Weekly about his desire to shape the nation’s future. In an interview with the Rudd family in the August issue of The Weekly, he said that keeping a level of public service and being involved directly in shaping Australia’s future is “just who […]