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We Are…
Editor-at-Large Sarah Henry Editor Sebastian van der Zwan Art Director Mirella Monteiro Designers Anna Pétursdóttir, Béla Trussell-Cullen, Debby Wei Chief Sub-Editor Denise Bowden Photo & Editorial Coordinator Kellie Blizard ADVERTISING Sales Directo
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Editor’s Letter
Welcome to a new year –the traditional time when slates are cleaned, dreams are imagined and personal pledges are made. But there’s a wonderful quote on page 77 from English novelist Mary Shelley –“The beginning is always today”– and I was taken by w
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In Brief
“It was like an actual fairytale,” Taylor Swift said when Beyoncé came to the premiere of her concert movie Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. So when Beyoncé launched her own flick, Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, in London, Taylor was only too happy to r
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Around The World
Finland: Lapland’s skies were illuminated as strong solar activity created dazzling displays of the northern lights. Researchers are trying to figure out how to remove paint from ancient statues after villagers decorated them to thank the gods. The
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The Very Real Story of Heartbreak
As far as break-up stories go, most are told long after the storm has passed. With the fullness of time come tales of hope, nuggets of wisdom and lessons learned, perhaps even a new partner to debut. But for Samantha Hayes, who went through a heartbr
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Rebecca Gibney
Rebecca Gibney had never called a family meeting to discuss her career before – that is, until she was offered the role of Abi Quinn in the hot-button new Aussie series Prosper. “I was raised in a Christian family,” she explains to The Weekly. The
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Royal Insider
“In2050, our grandchildren won’t be asking what we said; they will be living with the consequences of what we did or didn’t do.” These were the urgent words in a powerful speech made by King Charles III at the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai in Decembe
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Trump’s Women
Even by the standards of the Trump years, the past 12 months have been spectacularly wacky – a political soap opera where the scriptwriters have jumped the shark. In America’s almost 250-year political history, no sitting or former US president has e
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Being Brooke The Accidental Politician
Ask Act Party deputy leader Brooke van Velden if she’s allowed herself a moment to pause and reflect on her meteoric rise through Parliament and she laughs. “I don’t think I’ve really stopped,” she says on a Zoom call from Wellington. After her satis
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An Uncaged Heart
It’s not a spoiler to reveal that Kylie Moore-Gilbert’s remarkable memoir of the 804 days she spent wrongfully imprisoned in Iran ends with her boarding a plane and flying home to Melbourne. The academic’s harrowing time in filthy, dangerous Qarchak
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Mohamed Al Fayed A Crook Or A Gentleman?
Over many years, millions of dollars, mountains of headlines and much personal heartache, Mohamed Al Fayed tried to persuade the world that it had him all wrong. “They call me a crook,” he complained. “They say I’m not a gentleman. They don’t want to
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Falling In Love, Again
The story sounds like a classic rom-com. Boy meets girl at a party. There are awkward laughs and giddy butterflies. Then, a discovery. It turns out they live on the same street and they’ve grown up mere metres from each other. She is the girl next do
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The King
In1956, 11-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu was given a record she had little reason to suspect would reshape her world: Blue Suede Shoes. “I liked Elvis but not as fanatically as many of my girlfriends,” she would later write in her 1985 biography Elvis
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True Tales On Film
In the summer of 1957, ex-race car driver Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) is in crisis. Bankruptcy is threatening the company he and his wife, Laura (Penélope Cruz, below), built from nothing 10 years earlier. And their tempestuous marriage is struggling
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Can You Buy A Good Night’s Sleep?
Last spring, wellness mogul Gwyneth Paltrow took to Instagram to announce she’d discovered that the secret to optimum sleep was taping her mouth shut before bed. “Breathing through your nose at night apparently creates alkalinity in the body and prom
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A Curly Question
Who remembers the Peanuts TV show and the amazing Frieda? She was my favourite – so proud of her naturally curly hair – and my hero through primary and high school, because I too was born with a mass of uncontrollable curly hair. It looked like I had
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Your Stars for 2024
Jupiter and Pluto, the largest and smallest planets, influence this year’s terrestrial rhythms. Slow-moving Pluto’s changes are generational, and in January the dwarf planet makes its first sign shift since 2008 into Aquarius, zodiac zone of electric
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Sunny Corner
All prices are approximate. STYLING ASSISTANT: LILLY VEITCH. HAIR AND MAKE-UP: KELLY TAPP. MODEL: ALEX DEDICH AT SCOOP MANAGEMENT. FLOWERS BY FLOWER PLAY. SHOT ON LOCATION AT SUNNY CORNER COTTAGE, BEROWRA WATERS NSW. ■
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Bare Essentials
When a middle-aged celebrity turns up to Paris Fashion Week without any make-up, you know a revolution is afoot. Pamela Anderson’s bold move set tongues wagging about her bravery, but it signals a cultural shift gaining momentum: We’re finally embrac
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The Burnout Gap
I can’t quite pinpoint a specific moment. It crept up on me post-COVID lockdowns and restrictions, like an insidious bug that doesn’t knock you fully flat but slowly, persistently, robs you of your vitals. It was small things at first – a choking pan
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Is Your Bra Harming Your Health?
Let’s be honest, bra shopping is frustrating. Different brand sizings are inconsistent so it feels like a needle-in the-haystack type hunt to find something that offers enough hold without pesky side spillage, gaping on the cup or chest pinching. Bes
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How To Unleash Your Creativity
All of us are original, creative beings at birth. ‘Creative’ is not something we have to become, it is something we already are. Some of us simply lack faith in ourselves, dismiss our inherent creativity, or even stand in our own way, stifled by self
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A Seat At My Table
My love for halloumi runs deep, here are some tips to get the imagination going. Try filling little puff pastry cigars with halloumi and deep frying them. Or simply try frying large, thick slices of halloumi and finish with lemon, olive oil, mint and
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Summer Barbecue
Seasoning the meat earlier helps tenderise the meat, which is helpful in cheaper, tougher cuts. It also allows the seasoning to diffuse evenly throughout the meat. Leaving the steak uncovered in the fridge allows the outside to dry out slightly, whi
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Home Sweet Home
With our beach-loving lifestyle and relaxed approach to decorating, we have long had a love affair with simple coastal style. It’s a look equally inspired by simple weatherboard beach shacks as crisp Hamptons estates, but the ingredients are always t
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Home News
A must-have for a beach day, you can’t go wrong with a lightweight umbrella. And for gentle snoozes in the sun, think about a pop-up shelter. No one likes sitting on the sand all day, so you’ll need a decentsized mat. Look for one that has a waterpro
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Where To Go In 2024
Countries worth a deep dive Bad Ischl in Austria’s alpine lake-filled Salzkammergut region is a European capital of culture in 2024, but never mind the culture, check out the gorgeous scenery! The favourite spa and holiday resort of Emperor Franz Jo
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Summer Reading Special
The distinctive depth of characterisation shines in this tightly knitted story of therapist Nick and retired solicitor wife Zoe, as they decide to view a deconsecrated Victorian church which is for sale. It’s “even more picturesque than it looked onl
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5-minute Philosopher
Limoncello and a block of chocolate while watching Grey’s Anatomy. Saying no. I struggle with saying no and feeling like I’m letting people down. This is something I’m still working on and will probablybly forever be my lesson to learn, but I have g

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