EXCLUSIVE: In a deeply personal interview Dame Quentin Bryce speaks about the isolating grief of losing her late husband Michael
The former Governor-General reveals to The Weekly the special project she and Michael were working on together.
Women of the Future Awards 2018: Dame Quentin Bryce shares inspiring message for females
The Honourable Dame is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to female empowerment.
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Women of the Future 2018: All the looks from the red carpet
The future is looking bright as Australia's most inspiring women gather.
EXCLUSIVE: Watch Dame Quentin Bryce proudly sing Waltzing Matilda
The former Governor-General is very proud of her bush childhood and this month she took The Weekly to the wonderful town of Winton, birthplace of the people’s anthem Waltzing Matilda and of Qantas, and the place her parents met, writes Juliet Rieden.
My mother, my inspiration
The life and times of the late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch were characterised by her generosity. Inspired by her philanthropy, five notable women tell how they are determined to continue her work.
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Dame Quentin Bryce announces this year’s Women of the Future awards
Dame Quentin Bryce joins our panel of judges for The Australian Women's Weekly and Qantas Women of the Future awards in 2015.
Dame Quentin Bryce speaks out about domestic violence
Former Governor-General and Queensland domestic violence taskforce chair Dame Quentin Bryce has urged everyone to take action on domestic violence.
Quentin Bryce: Australia’s glamorous Governor-General
Australia’s first female Governor-General has taken the prestigious post as the Queen’s representative to colourful and bold new heights.
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Peter Cosgrove named Australia’s next Governor-General
The highly decorated military officer succeeds Quentin Bryce as the Queen’s representative in Australia, and becomes the country’s 26th Governor-General. General Cosgrove, 66, said he was “truly humbled” by the appointment, and would do his best “to be a governor-general for every part of the community.” “My approach to this job will be, of course, […]
Wife beater not brave after all: Humane Society rescinds award
The Humane Society has stripped a man of his bravery award after The Australian Women’s Weekly revealed he had been jailed for beating his wife. During a series of attacks, Paul Francis McCuskey kicked his partner Jeannie Blackburn in the head so hard he snapped her optic nerve and left her blinded in one eye. […]
Words of wisdom from women of influence
Some of Australia’s most admired women share the secrets of their success. Quentin Bryce, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Take care of yourself. When a woman is fit and healthy, everything else falls into place. We are conditioned to put others first, that “burnt chop syndrome” we observed in our own mothers. It takes […]
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Prince Philip’s infamous wit surfaces again
Prince Philip might be 90 years old but his famous sense of humour is as sharp as ever, as he proved at a function in Canberra last night. The Duke of Edinburgh addressed a group of Commonwealth Study Conferences alumni at Government House. Philip founded the conferences more than 50 years ago and they quickly […]