Retro read: Take a look at the Australian Women’s Weekly covers from the 1930s through to today
Take a walk through history with The Weekly's favourite retro covers.
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“The most beautiful member of the royal family” Lady Amelia Windsor steps out in daring sheer dress
Meet 22-year-old Lady Amelia Windsor, the “most beautiful” royal you’ve never heard of.
Ruby Rose tops Maxim Hot 100 list 2017 ahead of Schapelle Corby and Pauline Hanson
It's an eclectic mix.
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Say hello to your new favourite website; NowToLove.com.au
The Weekly is headed to a brand new online home.
Say hello to your new favourite website; NowToLove.com.au
Woman’s Day is headed to a brand new online home.
Tracks of our tears: 40th anniversary of the Granville train disaster
“Forty years have gone by, but I still get flashbacks.”
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EXCLUSIVE: Jessica Mauboy opens up about taking the next step with the love of her life
Christmas can be an emotional an emotional time in the Mauboy family’s Darwin home. “Christmas can be intense at our place,” Jess tells the Christmas edition of The Australian Women’s Weekly. “Sometimes it’s so intense we end up having a fight.” In an exclusive interview with The Weekly, out now, the 27-year-old songstress and TV […]
Farewell Cleo: Aussie ‘it girls’ who once graced the cover
Cleo magazine recreates first ever cover with Jesinta Campbell as the magazine comes to a close.
Keli Lane’s life behind bars: What happened to baby Tegan?
On the 20-year anniversary of her daughter’s disappearance, convicted child killer Keli Lane has launched a new bid to get out of jail.
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Oprah Winfrey tells of the son she never held
Had I been born in a family where I felt nurtured, supported or loved, I would not be where I am today...
Chancellor Angela Merkel named TIME’s first female Person of the Year since 1986
German chancellor Angela Merkel has been honoured with TIME's Person Of The Year Award.
Miranda Kerr bares all on Bazaar cover
What we captured between outfit changes was a woman who is incredibly comfortable in her own skin (and why wouldn't you be?).
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The truth about THAT Peta Credlin shoot
Rumours that the cover of the October issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly declares Peta Credlin the most powerful woman in the country are swirling – but are they true?
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Neil Perry’s ‘Rockpool’ wins Gourmet Traveller’s Restaurant of the Year
Sydney chef Neil Perry's restaurant, Rockpool, has been named the 2015 Gourmet Traveller's Restaurant of the Year.
Fat can be fit: Running magazine features curvy model
Larger ladies across the land are cheering Women’s Running magazine for putting a curvy model running on the cover.
The Australian Women’s Weekly turns 82!
The first issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly went on sale on June 10 1933 – which makes today our 82nd birthday. Hoorah!
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Elle MacPherson stuns on Harper’s Bazaar cover
Aussie icon Elle MacPherson is the latest Harper's Bazaar cover star.
Robin Wright talks divorce from Sean Penn and orgasms with beau Ben Foster
Robin Wright shares intimate details of her relationship with beau Ben Foster and tells Vanity Fair she has "never been happier".
Danish fashion magazine apologises for using too thin model
[Warning, this image may be triggering for those recovering from an eating disorder].
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Vanity Fair magazine criticised for lack of people of colour on Hollywood issue cover
Anticipated Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue 2015 labelled racist.
Time Magazine awards person of the year to Ebola medics
Time magazine has awarded its "person of the year" accolade to medical staff treating patients afflicted with the deadly Ebola virus.
Princess Mary’s Women’s Weekly cover wins at The Maggies
An intimate portrait of Princess Mary at home in the royal palace in Copenhagen has helped The Australian Women’s Weekly take home a top magazine award.
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Penelope Cruz named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive
Spanish actress and mum-of-two Penelope Cruz has been crowned Esquire magazine's Sexiest Woman Alive for 2014.
Audrey Hepburn’s granddaughter lands fashion cover
Audrey Hepburn's granddaughter Emma Ferrer steps into the spotlight on the cover of Harper's Bazaar.
Australian model Robyn Lawley scores another cover
Curvaceous Aussie model Robyn Lawley has landed the cover of US Cosmo in her first ever full beauty spread.
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How ‘sexy’ has changed: 50 years of Sports Illustrated
When Sports Illustrated's famous swimsuit edition launched in 1964, there was nothing sexier than a woman in a demure white two-piece – breasts fully covered, of course.
Lady Gaga topless on magazine cover
We're used to being shocked by Lady Gaga but the singer's latest magazine shoot is out-there even for her.
Robyn Lawley poses for sexy topless shoot
Australia's size 16 supermodel Robyn Lawley has posed for a saucy topless shoot proving just how sexy curves can be.
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Crown Princess Mary: Our October cover girl
In the company of one of Australia’s most prominent women, Her Excellency, the Governor General of the Commonwealth of Australia, the honourable Quentin Bryce, and some of the inspiring Australian women who have graced the cover of The Weekly, the magazine’s 80th birthday collector’s edition cover has been revealed. Australia’s own royal, Crown Princess Mary […]
Sandra Bullock: Why I don’t look back
Sandra Bullock has endured a painful divorce, a huge life changes to get where she is today, but in an interview the actress has revealed why she doesn't look back, and wouldn't have it any other way.
The Weekly’s royal baby souvenir edition
The image of a mother and baby is special at any time, but the one you see on the cover of this month’s souvenir edition of The Australian Women’s Weekly is historic. When the Duchess of Cambridge appeared on the steps of St Mary’s Hospital in London with newborn Prince George in her arms, the […]
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The body at 50: Elle Macpherson poses nude
Elle Macpherson has posed naked for a magazine cover as she approaches her 50th birthday. The supermodel recreated her famous 1994 Playboy cover for the Australian edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine. Elle looks stunning in the cover shot, but she’s far from the first big star to strip off for the cover of a magazine. […]
Knitting, feather boas and more Weekly moments
The Prime Minister’s decision to pose with her dog Reuben as she knits a gift for the royal baby has made headlines around the nation with the image splashed across the newspapers’ front pages and footage playing over and over on news bulletins. It’s not the first time a Women’s Weekly story has made a […]
Magazine Wars: The real Nene King
In the battle for readership in the magazine wars of the 1990s, Nene King stood out for her instinct, ambition and ruthless energy ... then everything changed, as Michael Sheather reports.
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Magazine Wars: Dulcie Boling on her feud with Nene King
As the war between former magazine mavens is about to fire up again with the launch of TV series Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, former New idea editor Dulcie Boling launches a pre-emptive strike in The Weekly, revealing for the first time how she orchestrated the resignation of her rival Nene King, setting the scene for […]
What young Australian women are reading
Australians have always loved their magazines. In fact, we have one of the highest levels of magazine consumption in the world, spending $850 million last year on our favourite glossies. But would you know exactly what it is certain age groups are reading? The results might just surprise you. Swear you’ve left your latest copy […]
Celebrate The Australian Women’s Weekly’s 80th birthday
This year marks a significant milestone for The Australian Women’s Weekly. It was 1933 when the nation’s first newspaper for women was born, and to start celebrations The Weekly has put together a souvenir edition celebrating 80 memorable years. The magazine was an overnight success and became a trailblazer in the world of Australian publishing […]
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Isla Fisher: My marriage is not normal
She's one of the most private actresses in Hollywood, but Isla Fisher has broken her silence and opened up about her marriage to Sacha Baron Cohen.
Tina Turner on the cover of Vogue at 73
The cover of Vogue is usually reserved for the latest teen model but this month, the nubile It Girls have been replaced by 73-year-old siren Tina Turner.
Michelle Williams on work, life and Matilda
Michelle Williams has given a candid interview about life, work and her daughter Matilda.
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Kate Winslet dazzles in classic photoshoot for Harper’s Bazaar
Kate Winslet has given a revealing interview in the UK edition of Harper's Bazaar magazine, describing how much she's changed since she split from her second husband Sam Mendes.
Miranda Kerr strips off for sexy fashion shoot
Nicole Kidman has posed nearly naked for V magazine. Here are our favourite nude magazine covers.
Photoshop fail: Magazine slammed for adding weight to skinny model
Fashion magazines are constantly criticised for altering images to make models appear thinner, but in the latest Photoshop fail, an international fashion magazine has been attacked for airbrushing skinny supermodel Karlie Kloss to make her appear more full-figured. Posing in Numero magazine, the 20-year-old model is pictured topless with her hands raised above her head […]
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Caroline Overington joins The Weekly
Award-winning journalist Caroline Overington will join The Australian Women’s Weekly as Associate Editor. Caroline joins Australia’s number one magazine after stints as a foreign correspondent for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and was most recently a journalist and columnist for The Australian. One of the country’s most recognised journalists, Caroline is a two-time […]
New ownership for ACP Magazines
ACP magazines, publisher of The Australian Women’s Weekly will come under new ownership as Nine Entertainment Co confirmed an agreement to sell Australia’s largest magazine publisher to leading European media group Bauer. ACP will break away from Nine Entertainment Co to join the German based international publishing house, a family-owned company publishing about 400 magazines […]
Women’s Weekly grows readership
Despite the tough times in media at the moment, The Australian Women’s Weekly has won another 245,000 readers in the past 12 months. This figure takes our total readership up to more than 2.4 million, an 11.3 percent year-on-year rise, according to Roy Morgan’s June 2012 survey. The Weekly has experience the highest growth of […]
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Outrage as Kate’s head pasted on model’s body
Most fashion editors would swap their first-borns for a cover shoot with the Duchess of Cambridge — so how did South African Marie Claire beat the world to score an exclusive shot of Catherine? They didn’t. Instead, the publication took Catherine’s head — complete with her trademark glossy locks — and plonked in onto a […]
Deborah Hutton on the nude cover scandal
My decision to appear naked on the cover of The Australian Women’s Weekly was not one I took lightly. The proposal was put to me 12 months ago, to highlight that women should be proud of their bodies, regardless of their age. That is certainly something I agree with. But having your naked body on […]
Deborah Hutton: Why I posed nude at 50
At 50 years old, Deborah Hutton decided to pose naked for the cover of Australia’s most popular magazine. Here, she explains why she decided to strip off. I can’t escape the fact I’m getting older, but it doesn’t make me sad, not at all. It’s a gradual process of gravity taking over, there’s nothing you […]
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The Weekly is Australia’s fastest-growing magazine
The Australian Women’s Weekly is not only the country’s most-read magazine — it’s also the fastest-growing. The Weekly has had an incredible year, growing 5.9 percent to 2.34 million readers per month — up 131,000 from the same time year according to the latest Roy Morgan Readership Survey. This amazing result is the biggest year-on-year […]
Retro Australian Women’s Weekly covers
In recent years, the cover of The Australian Women’s Weekly has been the territory of beautiful and glamorous celebrities – but in the 1970s puppies, kittens, Kermit the Frog and even a bizarre-looking robot were cover stars. The National Library of Australia recently digitised the first 50 years of The Weekly, and entire issues from […]
Ita Buttrose on life, love and family
Forty years after she opened women’s eyes to sex, careers and a naked Jack Thompson, a television drama has made Ita Buttrose famous for a new generation. Jordan Baker talks to Ita about love, motherhood and her amazing career. Australia’s queen of etiquette faced a quandary of her own one morning many years ago, when […]
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Ita Buttrose talks to herself at 16
Magazine queen Ita Buttrose writes a letter to her 16-year-old self and offers her a road map for life. Dear Ita, Well, look at you! Just 16 and already a cadet journalist! That’s one in the eye for all those doomsday merchants who kept telling you that journalism cadetships were never given to anyone under […]