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Reaching out in the country • Young people in rural communities face significant mental health challenges but have fewer services than their peers in the cities. One health program seeks to address that.

Katrina Gorry My Dream Team • With a newborn son plus the imminent Paris Olympics, Matildas midfielder Katrina Gorry reflects on the tough times that have given her the resilience to tackle life.

The fast and the fabulous • The Weekly celebrates inspiring athletes who are set to do Australia proud at the Paris Olympics and Paralympics.

650 hands shaken. 1280km travelled. 0 cups of tea drunk. • No fuss, no frill. Phenomenal recall of names. A secret penchant for Chelsea buns. A trick for putting nervous guests at ease. And a rigorous diary system that would put a sergeant major to shame. Welcome to a week on the road with the inexhaustible Princess Anne.

Gwyneth Paltrow ‘I don’t care what anybody else thinks’ • She first brought wellness to the masses with Goop. Next up? A meditation app. In a rare interview, Gwyneth Paltrow talks about motherhood, grief and taking on the critics.

Welcome to Mushroom Town • Korumburra was a quiet, picturesque little place, best known for its pub’s unrivalled ‘parma’, until three members of the tight-knit community died from suspected Death Cap mushroom poisoning. As the alleged ‘mushroom murder’ goes to trial, The Weekly meets the locals and investigates the effect of sudden notoriety on this much-loved Gippsland town.

The power of love • They met as teenagers, but it would take two decades, a tragedy and a battle with MS to finally bring Claire Jensz and John Raftopoulos their happy ever after. As a film depicting their romance prepares for release, they share their incredible love story.

Secrets and Spies • In the late 1960s, Americans descended on Alice Springs, erecting a mysterious facility named Pine Gap, and even today its locked gates and white domes are shrouded in a cloak of silence. A new podcast seeks to uncover the truth.

Saving lives in the country • When nurse Grace Larson moved to rural Australia, she realised she was a long way from medical help. Now she brings first aid training to those who would otherwise not have access to these skills.

Romance For The Ages • As Mills & Boon celebrates 50 years in Australia, we look back at the role the iconic publisher has played in the world of romance – and find out why the genre’s never been bigger.

Simone Callahan on growing with grace • In a new book, the mum-of-three and dedicated yoga enthusiast details how practising acceptance has seen her grow, even in times of adversity.

“The Olympic Games changed my life” • An unexpected meeting at the Melbourne Games sparked a dream for Rosemary Mula – although it would take decades to make it a reality.

Gone to the dogs • It’s the break our columnist dreams of. But can she get a rebate? Or is she barking up the wrong tree?

Secrets from the happiest place on Earth • For the seventh time in a row, Finland has topped the World Happiness Report, with Denmark a close second. The Weekly meets locals and asks what we can learn from these lands of ice, snow and subsidised childcare.

Frances O’Connor Noplacelikehome • When Frances O’Connor made her film debut in the ’90s she was declared the “next big thing” and whisked off overseas. Now she’s taking everything she’s learnt over 30 years of filmmaking, and telling her own stories – some of them set back here in Australia.

What nobody tells you about retirement • This year, 100,000 Australians are...