The former Governor-General is very proud of her bush childhood and this month she took The Weekly to the wonderful town of Winton, birthplace of the people’s anthem Waltzing Matilda and of Qantas, and the place her parents met, writes Juliet Rieden.
The life and times of the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch were characterised by her generosity. Inspired by her philanthropy, five notable women tell how they are determined to continue her work.
The highly decorated military officer succeeds Quentin Bryce as the Queen’s representative in Australia, and becomes the country’s 26th Governor-General. General Cosgrove, 66, said he was “truly humbled” by the appointment, and would do his best “to be a governor-general for every part of the community.” “My approach to this job will be, of course, […]
The Humane Society has stripped a man of his bravery award after The Australian Women’s Weekly revealed he had been jailed for beating his wife. During a series of attacks, Paul Francis McCuskey kicked his partner Jeannie Blackburn in the head so hard he snapped her optic nerve and left her blinded in one eye. […]