James Magnussen was devastated when the 100m men’s freestyle Olympic gold medal was snatched away by his American rival Nathan Adrian, but some of his Australian teammates were so thrilled they stood up and cheered. That such a thing could happen at an Olympic Games and to an Australian swimming team is almost incomprehensible, but […]

Charlotte Dawson has revealed she aborted her child with swimmer Scott Miller because he didn’t want any distractions in the lead-up to the Sydney Olympics. The TV presenter opened up about the termination of her pregnancy in her new book, Air Kiss And Tell, which is exclusively extracted in the October issue of The Australian […]

Each year The Weekly pays tribute to our most impressive women, as nominated by our readers. At the top of their field, these powerful and admired Australian women share their words of wisdom, fascinating insights and secrets for success in the October issue of the magazine. Here three of our Women of Influence tell us […]

If you’re one of those people who shoots dirty looks at women who breastfeed in public, stay away from rocker Pink. The singer is in Sydney for a month and won’t tolerate any criticism of her decision to breastfeed baby Willow, 15 months, in restaurants, cafes or anywhere else she chooses. Related: Bottle feeding ‘like […]

Australia has been gripped by the disappearance and murder of Jill Meagher. We look at some other crimes that captivated the nation.

Crimes that captured the nation

The “Sex and the City” generation constantly has the finger pointed at them for glamorising promiscuity, and women are having sex younger than ever, but it’s over 50s who are most likely to have a one night stand. A recent survey of 3300 Australians by dating website RSVP found that while two to four dates […]

Andy Warhol once said “I want to be as famous as the Queen of England,” but he may never have imagined he would count Her Majesty among his customers. Queen Elizabeth II is known to be a lover of the arts, though her taste is usually more classic than Pop art. She’s made an exception, […]

We take a look at the fashion triumphs and fails of the 2012 Emmy Awards red carpet.

Megan Gale copped a hailstorm of criticism when she broke up with comedian Andy Lee in 2010, so she can be forgiven for keeping her new romance quiet. Now 18 months into her relationship with 24-year-old AFL player Shaun Hampson — a man 13 years her junior — Megan has spoken about her new love […]