With currently 61,000 people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Australia, there is work being done to raise public awareness around the issues people with IBD courageously cope with every day of their lives. So what is IBD? IBD is a collective term used to describe autoimmune conditions such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative […]

Question: What is the best way to make a caramel for crème caramel? Either of the following methods will make a lovely toffee. The sugar-and-water method is easier if you’re a beginner. Sugar-only method Spread sugar fairly evenly over the base of a heavy-based frying pan and place over medium to high heat. Do not […]

The originalShrekwas a great movie, with funny fairytale references, hilarious support characters and a wit that appealed to adults, with animation that left the children starry eyed. The second was a great sequel, and the third … well, it was forgettable. So forgettable, we didn’t call for a fourth. But they made one anyway. Shrek […]

A great suit is a versatile addition to any wardrobe. Choose your look from suave pinstripe to softly draped lines. Take a look at some great suiting options here. Your say: Do you wear a suit to work? What is your preferred suiting style? Share with us below.

On a two-day walking safari through South Africa’s Kruger National Park, Mike Dolan can’t rid himself of the thought that he could end up as a tasty snack for a lion.

Alexander McCall Smith's book "No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency" has put small Botswana towns on the map. McCall Smith shows us around 'his' Botswana.

Read our review of Elizabeth Speller’s The Return Of Captain John Emmett then tell us what you think on the form below for a chance to win a copy of the AWW Cooking School cook book and have your critique printed in The Australian Women’s Weekly books pages. When a young English soldier unexpectedly commits […]

TIGER HILLS BY SARITA MANDANNA, WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON, $32.95. From the moment of her birth in a village in southern India, Devi is marked out as special. She becomes a beautiful, innocent girl with the heart of a tigress, who battles with betrayal, loss and poverty. Set in the early 20th century, Devi’s story develops […]

THE GRAND HOTEL BY GREGORY DAY, RANDOM HOUSE, $32.95. The Grand Hotel is the kind of place – and book – which answers our need for the things that can be lacking in our lives: community, eccentricity, fun, freedom, history and magic. Like many Australian towns, Mangowak is under siege by officiousness, regulations and political […]

HEAVEN HELL & MADEMOISELLE BY HAROLD CARLTON, ORION, $32.99. If you’d like to take a mental break from your world in Australia 2010, take a visit to the fashion world of Paris in turbulent 1968. Heaven Hell & Mademoiselle markets itself as “the love child of Sex And The City and The Devil Wears Prada” […]