When Simon realised two years ago he didn’t have any close male friends in his life, it hit him like a hammer blow. “I was in my office at home one Friday night and out of the blue it struck me that I’d really love to have a beer with a mate, just a chat […]

Why is the number of children with autism doubling every five years? For Louise Milligan, the quest for an answer is deeply personal. There is no other way to describe the feeling, except to say I felt I had been shot. We were sitting in a psychologist’s office, being told that our son, our delicious […]

Zara Phillips is one of the most private royals but last month, she granted an exclusive interview to The Weekly’s deputy editor Juliet Rieden. Here, Juliet describes her meeting with the Queen’s oldest granddaughter. In the days leading up to my interview with Zara Phillips I had lived through every cross country scramble and perilous […]

In an exclusive interview at her Gatcombe stables just days after her Olympic silver-medal performance, Zara Phillips spoke to The Weekly about wanting babies, life at home with Mike, and coming to Australia. The Queen’s eldest granddaughter will visit Australia in January as an ambassador for the Magic Millions racing carnival on the Gold Coast. […]

Since she was a shy six-year-old, teased for her weight at school in Mount Isa, Deborah Mailman has struggled to learn to love herself. Australia started falling in love with Deborah when she began her acting career 20 years ago, and she has finally fallen in line, accepting herself as well. Related: Georgie Gardner’s traumatic […]

Multiple characters and an interweaving, thrilling plot make this novel from one of Australia's most exciting writers a must-read.

Everyone knows breast milk is best for babies, and a new study has found yet another reason mother’s should try to use their own milk instead of formula. Researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that breastfed newborns developed a healthier gut than those bottle-fed baby formula. The study — published in the August issue […]

In this month’s magazine we introduce the new breed of young royals shaping the monarchy, devoting our cover to one of the royal family’s newest additions, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. But The Weekly has been monitoring the royals for decades. From Queen Elizabeth’s first cover at only 11 years old in the days of illustration […]

Circumcision has fallen from favour in Australia recent years but a new study suggests it could help protect baby boys from an array of diseases and infections. The surgical removal of the foreskin of newborn boys has been fiercely debated among parents and medical professionals for decades. Until recently, popular opinion deemed circumcision at best […]

Fashion designer Collette Dinnigan considers herself “very very lucky” to be expecting her second child at age 46, but wants to warn other women not to leave pregnancy so late. Dinnigan, who will be 47 when her son is due in November, underwent years of IVF treatments with her husband Bradley Cocks, 36, before falling […]