We’re constantly reminded about the perils of the sun. Although crops wouldn’t grow, solar panels would be wasted and vitamin D in our skin would be deficient without it, the sun is often given a bad wrap. Yet when we look at the irreversible damage it causes to our skin, we do need to make […]

Summer is the time for kids in the garden — school holidays, and hopefully fun and fresh air instead of square eyes from watching too much TV. Today’s gardens though often don’t tempt kids outside. They’re neat designer gardens, created to impress onlookers, rather than with spots for cubbies, and trees with handy branches to […]

While swimming is an important part of Australian culture, drowning remains one of the highest causes of accidental death in children. The recent National Drowning Report compiled by Royal Life Saving shows child drowning deaths in Australia have again risen. Between July 1 2009 and June 30 2010, 48 children aged 0-14 years drowned. The […]

Resuscitation is a skill every Australian should have — the life you save with this knowledge may be a loved one, and should an emergency situation arise, the precious minutes wasted before response can be a matter of life and death. These essential facts come from Royal Life Saving Society — Australia. What is resuscitation? […]

For most people, home movies are nothing more than a way to embarrass your children at their 21st birthday parties — but for one British family, a short clip of their two sons has earned them a cool $155,000. Howard Davies-Carr uploaded a short clip of his sons Charlie and Harry onto Youtube so the […]

Meryl Streep has received more Oscar nominations than any other star and looks likely to get another one for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in a new film. The 62-year-old actress plays Britain’s legendary prime minister in The Iron Lady, which is scheduled for release in January, just in time for the awards season. In […]

Brad Pitt has announced he is quitting Hollywood on his 50th birthday. In a candid interview that aired on 60 Minutes last night, the actor vowed he would not appear in another film after December 2013. But while Brad is certain his acting career has a use-by date, he’s not entirely sure what he will […]

Camilla Parker Bowles might not be everyone’s favourite royal, but Kate Middleton made her affection for William’s step-mother clear yesterday. The Duchess of the Cambridge joined the Duchess of Cornwall at London’s Cenotaph for the country’s Remembrance Day ceremony. Kate and Camilla — both dressed in sombre black — made their affection for each other […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton will be forced to spend six weeks apart next year when William is posted to the Falkland Islands. The Duke of Cambridge will complete a six-week tour of duty in the South Atlantic region in February 2012. It will be the longest time William and Kate have spent apart since […]

The Australian Women’s Weekly is not only the country’s most-read magazine — it’s also the fastest-growing. The Weekly has had an incredible year, growing 5.9 percent to 2.34 million readers per month — up 131,000 from the same time year according to the latest Roy Morgan Readership Survey. This amazing result is the biggest year-on-year […]