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Colours of the land • Kuku Yalanji and Hungarian painter Tiarna Herczeg is one of Australia’s most exciting new artists.

Home is where the heart is • WORDS by GENEVIEVE GANNON

Robert Irwin • As the son of Steve Irwin, he’s spent his entire life in the public domain, continuing to spread his father’s message. Now, aged 20, Robert has found love, and is striking out in a new direction.

The Powder Keg • Since 1999, Johnson & Johnson has been fighting lawsuits in the US that allege its baby powder causes cancer. Now, Australian women are bringing that battle here.

Michelle Bridges ‘I’m proud to have come out the other side’ • She’s one of the most educated, connected health professionals in Australia, but when it came to her own menopause journey, Michelle Bridges was floundering. She reveals her struggle – and shares the lessons learned a result.

Inside the Outback Education Crisis • In regional and remote Australia, getting an education isn’t as easy as A, B, C. The Weekly goes bush to meet the women battling to close the outback education gap.

Royal insider • Behind Palace gates with Juliet Rieden

King Charles III Royal tears & missing Mummy • In an old-fashioned world of restraint and formality, young King Charles craved his mother’s affection and suffered at school, reveals Ingrid Seward in her new biography, My Mother and I.

“I would have loved to have children” Carlotta • In a deeply personal interview, the cabaret star and TV celebrity talks about her tough upbringing, her battle to be herself, her final(ish) show and her wonderful life at a spritely 80.

Happy Birthday, Elsie • Fifty years ago, a group of students, academics, seniors and housewives broke into a Sydney house, creating Australia’s first women’s refuge. Named Elsie, it changed attitudes to family violence forever.

Unseen Abba • Swedish foursome ABBA have released a book of joyful photos from their glorious career, including some even they hadn’t seen before.

How to Make An Australian Quilt • From convicts on the high seas to the CWA ladies of Scone, we celebrate the stories of hope, love and courage behind the families and communities who have sewn some of Australia’s most exquisite quilts.

How Jennifer Lopez became the new Elizabeth Taylor • At 54, Jennifer Lopez is riding high, launching her new “musical experience” This Is Me ... Now and basking in her marriage to Ben Affleck. But who is the woman behind the glamour?

Inside the Billionaire Bohemian Club • Welcome to the most secretive club on Earth, where world leaders, movie stars and business tycoons kick up their heels behind locked gates in the bucolic Californian countryside.

Sisters Of Maya • In the Yucatán jungles of Mexico, lives are changing for the better, thanks to a trai lblazing farm where women dare to dream.

Back To The Future • When three small chi ldren descend upon a teenagerladen household, it stirs memories of times past … and some harsh truths about what lies ahead.

My Story “I Planned My Own Funeral” • Through a raft of terrifying health issues, Carly-Jay Metcalfe has remained upbeat, cheerful and bursting with humour. Here she explains why hope and faith are the only path forward.

Terms Of Endearment • While the phrases our mums once used don’t date so well, other life lessons stay the distance.

The Good Life • The Weekly’s March guide to fashion, food, beauty, homes and good health

New threads • In 1993 Elaine George made history as Australia’s first Indigenous cover star. Thirty...