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Carol Burnett at 90 • As she approaches her 91st birthday, Carol Burnett is having more fun than ever. Ahead of a new TV project, the icon chats to The Weekly about making new friends, the importance of giving back and missing her friend and mentor, Lucille Ball.

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“So Long As I’m Alive, I’m Grateful” -Elly-may Barnes • Having faced her own near-death experience, lived with chronic pain through cerebral palsy, and watched her rocker father, Jimmy, confront his mortality more than once, Elly-May Barnes is no longer hiding her light. At 34, she’s releasing her first album and shining bright.

Meryl Streep’s Life Lessons • Turning 75, single for the first time in 45 years and celebrating several professional milestones, Meryl Streep is having a moment in 2024. The Weekly pays tribute to an icon.

Divorced & Loving It! • Later life divorce is trending and for many women, it’s providing the opportunity to rebuild their lives on their own terms.

Sam Bloom Return to Africa • Sam Bloom had always wanted to share her love of Africa with her three boys and last Christmas, 10 years after the accident that left her in a wheelchair, that dream finally came true. 

The Truth About Sharks • Are they keepers of a healthy ocean or killers from the deep? Following an attack in Sydney Harbour last summer, The Weekly asks the experts if the shark is friend or foe. And if we follow some simple rules, can swimmers stay shark-safe, or at least shark-safer.

A Law Unto Herself • To the British press, Jennifer Robinson is “the A-list’s go-to lawyer”, whose cases include Amber Heard and Julian Assange. Those close to her know her as the girl from Berry who fights for justice in the world’s highest courts. The Weekly meets the renowned Australian human rights lawyer.

‘I won’t rest until I find my sister’ • Fourteen months before Suzie Ratcliffe was born, her sister, Joanne, was abducted by a stranger from Adelaide Oval. Suzie has lived with the loss all her life, but now she no longer wants revenge – she wants to make a difference.

No women like Show women • For more than 200 years, the Sydney Royal Easter Show – the largest Royal show in Australia – has brought country women to the city as farmers, fierce competitors and friends. The Weekly meets some of the women who have their hopes pinned on this year’s show.

The People’s Pope • He claims he is just an “old priest” of humble origins, but at 87, Pope Francis could yet become one of the great Catholic reformers. And that’s what his enemies in the Vatican fear.

Sarah Brightman My Amazing Life • As she returns to Australia to star in Sunset Boulevard, soprano superstar Sarah Brightman talks about being a child performer, marrying too young, training to go into space and finding love again.

The Original Ufo Hunters • NASA has admitted we may not be alone in the universe, but two Australian women who’ve been investigating strange lights in the sky for decades knew that. They share their close encounters with The Weekly.

She’d only just begun • Her voice defined a generation and she had everything to live for. But behind closed doors, Karen Carpenter waged a battle that would leave her dead at just 32. As a new musical celebrates her songs, we revisit the life and legend of the gone-too-soon singer.

A smooth transition • There’s no shades of grey when it comes to the effectiveness of our columnist’s latest eyewear purchase.

“How I learnt to love my lying, dying husband” • After a runaway wedding, Kerstin Pilz’s delirious romantic bliss was...