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March 2025 In brief

In brief Around the world • Monkeys at Chongqing Zoo in China received red envelopes containing delicious food to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Rachel Griffiths • Prepare to see the Aussie star in a whole new light! As her new series, Madam, hits screens, the actress opens up about the importance of talking about sex – and why she’s proud to be part of a new wave of stars putting the conversation on the map.

Out & about

They said what?

Marianne Faithfull

What I’ve Learnt About … Decluttering

Naomi Watts ‘Menopause is not the end … find a way to have fun with it!’

The Gift Of Life • Aussie Opals’ star player Cayla George has a successful sporting career, marriage to her soulmate – and an adorable baby girl, gifted to her in an “island adoption” with incredible generosity and love by her sister-in-law.

Secrets From Hanging Rock • On the 50th anniversary of Picnic at Hanging Rock director Peter Weir, actress Anne Lambert and others reveal hitherto unshared memories of this trailblazing – and mystery-laden – moment in Australian cinema.

Jodie Haydon ‘Why I’m getting married to the PM’ • In an intimate chat at The Lodge, The Weekly gets to know the woman who captured the heart of the Prime Minister – and learns what the couple has planned for their wedding.

You can’t keep a good woman down • Neither a roomful of Whitlam’s henchmen nor the death of her much-loved husband stopped Elizabeth Reid from changing the lives of millions of women.

“Shame must change sides” • This past year, 72-year-old Gisèle Pelicot gave courage to women all over the world as she stood up to the perpetrators of a heinous crime and forged an inspiring legacy.

Welcome to The House of Spencer • The noble Spencer family is closely connected to the House of Windsor, not only through the marriage of its famous daughter, Diana. Both families also share histories of intrigue and scrutiny, which their new generations battle to leave behind.

The Day The World Stopped • March 11 marks five years since Australia plunged into the COVID-19 pandemic. The Weekly remembers the challenges, honours the heroes and looks to the lessons learned from two years that felt like a terrible dream.

Frida Kahlo “I Will Never Forget You” • Frida Kahlo’s artwork is instantly recognisable, her images as powerful today as the day she painted them. But equally as famous are the photographs one man – Nickolas Muray – took of the Mexican artist. Now, a new exhibition of Frida’s personal belongings reveals secrets about a love affair which, until now, has largely lain hidden in the shadows.

Julie Bishop Steps out for fashion • The former foreign minister chats with The Weekly about life after politics, privacy, paparazzi and why fashion diplomacy is still a top priority.

Bin night delight • Bin-go! Our award-winning columnist is watching her waste – and her neighbours’ too.

The women bringing fitness to the bush • Far from crowded city gyms and busy suburban studios, these female trainers are helping rural and remote Australians to get moving – and live a longer, happier life.

‘I homeschooled my daughter all the way to Oxford’ • Single mother Antonella Gambotto-Burke chose a less-trodden route which ensured her daughter was accepted into the world’s top university.

Where are we at with criminalising coercive control? • In 2020, The Weekly campaigned for governments to criminalise coercive control. Now, as new laws come into force in Queensland, we meet families who lost loved ones to the insidious form of abuse and have been working...