The Australian Women's Weekly

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Editor’s Letter

Open line • “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.”

In brief

BARRY HUMPHRIES 1934-2023 The man behind Edna • Wise, warm and witty, Barry brought us the venomous and caustic, yet wonderful, Dame Edna Everage. Barry’s best friend Kathy Lette talks about his legacy and her own close friendship with the comic genius.

“I couldn’t have done it without help”- Maggie Beer • The past three years have not been easy ones for Maggie, but family, community, her husband of 53 years, Colin, and of course food – always good food – have seen her through.

THE CORONATION of KING CHARLES III and QUEEN CAMILLA LONG LIVE THE KING! • The historic crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla combined ancient medieval tradition and contemporary firsts in a moving display of ceremony, family and celebration.

STAYING POWER Kate Ceberano • After four decades in the music industry, Kate Ceberano’s still going strong. The singer talks about career highs and lows, and making peace with what might have been.

A helping hand • Australia is currently in the midst of a volunteering crisis. The Weekly chats with six community champions about the challenge charities around the country are facing and the joy they find in giving up their time for others.

JAMIE OLIVER “I’ve realised I’m a massive feminist!” • At school he struggled with dyslexia, so writing a kids’ book is a dream come true for Jamie Oliver. In an emotional interview, the TV chef reveals how he conquered his demons, why women rock his world and the thrill of marrying wife Jools all over again.

STALKED BY A STRANGER • Journalist and mother Nicole Madigan was minding her own business at a school cricket match when a perfect stranger set out to ruin her life.

“BEING A WOMAN HERE IS A CRIME” • On a dangerous and shocking trip back to Afghanistan, investigative reporter Yalda Hakim discovers the terrifying realities of life as a woman under the new Taliban rule, and meets some brave schoolgirls who are fighting back.

THE NEW EXORCISTS • Exorcism is on the rise, and not just on the religious fringe. Psychiatry remains sceptical, but priests are flocking to upskill in the Catholic Church’s 370-year-old ritual, and the Pope himself has declared that “the battle against evil is an emergency”.

Paddling free • These egg-laying aquatic mammals are among the world’s most intriguing animals, a mystery to even the scientists who study them. The Weekly meets one man whose accidental discovery of an urban platypus led to a battle to save its home.

MARY QUANT The woman who made the sixties swing • She invented the miniskirt, enraged businessmen and would liberate a generation. Now a new documentary explores how revolutionary designer Dame Mary Quant created a legacy that changed the way the world dressed.

The HEALING POWER OF HOLD MUSIC • When Mark Green lost the love of his life and the mother of his children, the devastation was crushing and total. But an unexpected kindness and the power of music has brought joy back into his life, and the lives of others.

House arrest • Locking things up and throwing away the key may be the solution to this common family crime.

“My dad, Jimmy Little’’ • He was a gentleman and musician, and in his own quiet way, Jimmy Little encouraged Australia to become a more tolerant place. Frances Peters-Little shares her fondest memories of her dad.

Precious memories • Mourning the loss of a family heirloom, Pat remembers why there should be no crying over shattered china.

Golden hour • Natural fibres, including organic cotton, silk and Merino wool, and reclaimed fabrics in a mix of...