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The singer’s mum says ‘Get clean or I’ll take the kids.’ Britney Spears’ mother Lynne has issued her daughter with an ultimatum: stop the partying or say goodbye to your children. Lynne’s furious that Britney’s been on a non-stop bender since she split with her husband Kevin Federline last year. A source claims the distressed […]

Jessica Rowe is settling into motherhood after the birth of her daughter Allegra Penelope on Thursday night in Sydney. The Today host and her husband Peter Overton are delighted with their long-awaited first child who was conceived after four IVF attempts. “Each day brings new discoveries about our precious little daughter,” says new mum Jessica. […]

The Launch A roll-call of country stars visited the truck throughout the day, including James Blundell, Felicity Urquhart, Dianna Corcoran, Anne Kirkpatrick, Nick Kingswell, Melinda Schneider, The Sunny Cowgirls, The McClymonts and Troy Cassar-Daley. For a taste of what you can look forward to this year on the Road Train, check out these video highlights […]

Hot shots: Golden Globes glamour Kiefer Sutherland almost missed out on all the Golden Globes action on Monday night ? the star of 24 was without a ticket or a limo pass right up until the last minute. Apparently the same strict rules apply for everyone ? even if you’re Kiefer ? no ticket, no […]

They’ve been behaving like love-struck teenagers … it’s clear Simone has taken Shane back — and he’s not ruling out a re-marriage. Shane Warne has achieved the near-impossible by winning back the heart of ex-wife Simone. Friends confirm the two have become “romantic” again, much to the amazement of all who’ve witnessed their soap-opera-style relationship. […]

Brooke Satchwell is facing her fears and loving it. After over a decade in the acting business, the 26-year-old has just come out of a two-year work drought and scored a role in the new series Dangerous on Fox8. To read the full interview with Brooke, see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day. Dangerous is […]

The actress stuns the world with her controversial comments about her biological daughter. Brad Pitt is devastated by Angelina Jolie’s shock new claims that she hasn’t bonded with their baby daughter Shiloh. Referring to her only biological child as a “blob”, the actress admits she doesn’t “feel” for Shiloh as much as she does for […]

Reese Witherspoon has decided to give estranged husband Ryan Phillippe one more chance after they reunited over Christmas. Insiders say the intimate holiday with her ex left Reese thinking she was too hasty in filing for divorce after their October split. Now she’s asked her lawyers to put divorce proceedings on hold for another six […]

One of eight children who grew up outside Cincinnati, Sarah Jessica Parker began acting at age eight in local productions and eventually found her way to Broadway. By age 12, she was starring in Annie as everyone’s favorite orphan. She then found steady work as a character actress in films while appearing on Broadway in […]

The champion athlete and new mum says her baby son means more than all her gold medals. “I have wanted a baby for ever, and now he’s here,” croons 24-year-old Jana Rawlinson, tenderly cradling her newborn son. “This exceeds anything I have ever experienced in my life. By far! Cornelis is worth a thousand Olympic […]

Bindi Irwin launches her first Bindi, Jungle Girl column in the January issue with fun facts and interesting information about the Asian elephant. Each month, Bindi will write about a different animal and answer readers’ questions in the magazine. Pick up a copy of the January issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly to read more […]

Surrounded by his family, new Labor leader Kevin Rudd talks to Michael Sheather about what makes him tick — and gives us his prize-winning chocolate cake recipe. Kevin Rudd, the son of a dairy farmer, has only been the leader of the Opposition for a few days, an intense and dramatic few days in which […]

Exclusive extract from Blind Submission (Allen and Unwin) by Debra Ginsberg. “Well, why don’t we sit down and get started?” Lucy said, gesturing for me to sit on the couch. Craig positioned himself on a chair next to me, holding a legal pad on his lap. Lucy sat down next to me, so close our […]

Exclusive extract from From Baghdad, With Love (Pan Macmillan Australia) by Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman. I don’t remember exactly when I got to the house that served as our command post in the north-west sector of Fallujah, and I don’t remember exactly how I got there. I remember being exhausted, the tiredness weighing more heavily […]

Made a new year resolution about losing weight? Here, four well-known Australians — Libbi Gorr, Hugh Jackman, Ajay Rochester and Megan Gale — share their diet and fitness secrets, with meal plans to help you achieve your goals. To prove there is some justice in the world, Megan Gale, like most women, has to work […]

Oprah Winfrey has agreed at last to make her relationship with long-time partner Stedman Graham official. She’s shocked even her closest friends by confiding she plans to tie the knot with Stedman after accepting his proposal on a recent holiday in Hawaii. The couple have been together for two decades, and it’s 14 years since […]

Bindi Irwin chats about her new Kidfitness video and how she’s coping without her exceptional dad. Was the video fun to make? A lot of fun. Especially fun because I got to get up and dance. That was really cool. I had some dance lessons so I could do all the moves with the Crocmen. […]

by Glen Williams I went down to Tassie aiming to report on Princess Mary’s Aussie homecoming. This was going to be a happy family reunion, as it was the first time most of Mary’s rellies had come face to face with her very cute baby boy, Prince Christian. I was told we might not be […]

by Glen Williams There’s something about Mary, and there’s certainly something about her beautiful look-alike sisters Jane Stephens and Patricia Bailey. Warm, friendly, poised and with an overwhelming sense of the importance of family – its little wonder Princess Mary is so grounded. When I first spotted Jane and Patricia I was convinced it was […]

True blue singer John Williamson fought back tears when he sang to a worldwide audience of millions at his mate Steve Irwin’s memorial service. Flying home after the service, the bush balladeer realised how easily his friend’s precious legacy could be lost … unless like-minded people stepped forward to help fulfil Steve’s conservation dream. Within […]

Steve Irwin often spoke with his hands. Every “Crikey” or “Get a look at this little beauty” that tumbled from his mouth was punctuated with a flourish. It was with these hands — “as big as an orangutan’s,” says his widow, Terri — that Steve grappled with the crocs that made him an international star. […]

Not long ago, he was on top of the world, newly married to movie star Nicole Kidman. Now, singer Keith Urban is locked up in rehab and everyone wants to know why. J Randy Taraborrelli investigates. The scene unfolds in West Hollywood, California. A woman parks her Mercedes in front of a gym, gets out […]

Exclusive extract from The Consequences of Marriage by Isla Dewar (Headline). These days, the allotment, with its winding brick paths, small white picket fences and vibrant flowerbeds, was a little neglected. Weeds had pushed up through the cracks in the path, and the small shed where the tools were kept, and where Bibi sat by […]

[Photographed by Rob Palmer.] Materials 1 bundle of 2mm round rattan core cane tape measure scissors kitchen string 2 x bundles of raffia 2.5m thin coloured ribbon flowers/foliage (either fresh or artificial) Method Measure and cut the cane into 1m lengths. Arrange the cut lengths into a circular form, about 3cm thick, ensuring the cut […]

Surrounded by her family and friends, actress and singer Belinda Emmett, 32, lost her eight-year battle with cancer at Sydney’s St Vincent’s Hospital at dawn on Saturday, November 11. Belinda, a popular actress in the TV series Home and Away and All Saints and wife of comedian Rove McManus, the host of Network Ten’s Rove […]

For the first time, and in her own words, Schapelle Corby reveals the daily hell of living inside Bali’s notorious Kerobokan prison. Schapelle, who is serving a 20-year sentence for smuggling 4.1kg of cannabis into Indonesia, tells of rats giving birth in her shoes, of sanitary towels being left on her toothbrush and of how […]

It’s official! The palace confirms our princess is expecting another baby! After weeks of speculation, Princess Mary has finally confirmed she is expecting a little brother or sister for Prince Christian. Chief of the Court Per Thornit announced last week, “It is expected that the birth will take place at Copenhagen University Hospital in the […]

Exclusive extract from The Valley by Di Morrisey (Pan Macmillan Australia). Dani was glad they were in Helen’s old station wagon as the back roads were dirt and gravel. She could hardly believe the beauty of the gullies and hills, and every so often a vista of green river. She took photos of old houses […]

For Kerri-Anne Kennerley’s legions of fans, her life has been an open book. We know about her cosmetic surgery, her recurrent bouts of skin cancer, that she’s not a good cook and loves a round of golf. Yet there’s one very personal element of the morning television matriarch’s life that we know nothing about — […]

To hide a dowdy fire surround, a frame, easily adapted to the desired size, is fitted around the fireplace. It is given the look of old wood with a white liming solution. Materials Structural steel equal angles 25mm x 25mm x 3mm thick (lengths depend on fireplace size) Spirit level Salvaged 100mm x 25mm thick […]

Terri Irwin is so beautiful, fragile, and strong. Despite the overwhelming sadness that prompted our meeting, I spent one of the most inspired, loving Sunday afternoons of my career. I came away completely shattered by Terri’s grief, overwhelmed by her immense strength and unshakeable faith, humbled by her generosity and big heart despite it being […]

Ray Martin tells Woman’s Day: “Terri is a broken woman who’s lost the love of her life.” Terri Irwin is tough, brave and courageous. She’s also brittle and feeble, like someone who has been in hospital for three months — one of the most harrowing interviews I’ve done. What struck me most is this is […]

Larrikin, conservationist, snake wrangler, croc hunter, TV star, husband and dad. Steve Irwin was all of these. He may have been born in the suburbs of Melbourne, but his heart was firmly in the wild. And the wilder and more dangerous the animals, the better he seemed to like it. Sadly, on September 4, Steve […]

To make flowers Make 10 flowers for throw, two for a headband or one for each belt square. Make a slip knot, leaving a tail of 6cm and slip loop onto a 4mm crochet hook. Start with 6 ch and ss to form into ring. Make 5 ch to start Round 1. Make 1 tr […]

Exclusive extract from Belly Dancing for Beginners by Liz Byrski (published by Pan Macmillan Australia). Gayle had cried so long and so hard that her face burned, her throat ached and her body felt drained by the intensity of her emotions. She had wept for the loss of her daughter, the yawning gap of the […]

There will never be another bloke like Steve Irwin. He was out-of-the-box. A unique Australian who turned croc hunting and conservation into fame and fortune as a TV star — and “Crikey!” into a national catchcry. In America, khaki-clad Steve was a super-hero. In Australia, he was a loveable larrikin who was able to gain […]

Denmark’s long, lazy days of summer will soon be drawing to a close, and for Crown Princess Mary, wife of one future king and mother of another, the first whiff of a sterner reality hangs in the air. At Grasten Palace, the royal family’s favourite summer residence, the Australian-born princess has recently enjoyed an idyllic […]

Exclusive extract from Listen by Kate Veitch (published by Viking/Penguin). They were plump, meaty birds, Rosemarie admitted grudgingly as she shoved in handfuls of stuffing. The rich creamy-yellow colour of the plucked skin was testament to their short but happy lives, in a generous yard with good food and plenty of it, and they would […]

They’ve been together for 20 years and now they reveal the reasons they’ve never tied the knot Survivor’s motto is ‘Outwit, Outplay, Outlast’ and for PR executive Mel Bell, 48, that’s exactly what life has been like with the man Australia loves to hate, Ian ‘Dicko’ Dickson. Their long-term partnership has seen its fair share […]

Princess Mary’s brave, radiant smile hides a secret heartbreak. Desperately longing for a second child, she has reached crisis point, with the much-loved royal confiding to friends, “I need a miracle.” Mary has been desperately trying for baby number two, but despite a series of hopeful false alarms, she has failed to conceive. Those close […]

For some, turning 50 is a sobering milestone, but respected 60 Minutes journalist Liz Hayes tells The Australian Women’s Weekly she’s unfazed by it—and comfortable with who she is. Liz Hayes is so much at ease in front of the television camera you might say she was born to it. And, in many ways, you […]

An exclusive extract from Three Bags Full(Doubleday) by Leonie Swann. ‘He was healthy yesterday,’ said Maude. Her ears twitched nervously. ‘That doesn’t mean anything,’ pointed out Sir Ritchfield, the oldest ram in the flock. ‘He didn’t die of an illness. Spades are not an illness.’ The shepherd was lying in the green Irish grass beside […]

Exclusive extract from The Shifting Fog (Allen & Unwin) by Kate Morton. The week passed quickly. With so many extra people in the house I was kept busy making up rooms, carrying tea trays, laying out luncheons. This pleased me well as I was not shy of hard work — Mother had made sure of […]

**Dr Jane Goodall is touring Australia from July 12 to 24 to promote the projects of the Jane Goodall Institute, in particular her environment youth venture, Roots and Shoots. ** For additional national tour info, see www.janegoodall.org and www.rootsandshoots.org, or contact Dr Alicia Kennedy at aliciakennedy@mac.com or 0439 094 379. Public events schedule Wednesday, July […]

Sometimes, the difference between joy and sorrow is only a slender thread. For Tracy Grimshaw, seeing Tasmanian miners Todd Russell and Brant Webb emerge from the Beaconsfield gold mine after 14 days entombed a kilometre beneath the surface was almost too much. Standing beside Australian Worker’s Union (AWU) boss Bill Shorten, she watched, mesmerised, as […]

Exclusive extract from Once upon a day (Allen & Unwin) by Lisa Tucker, the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly. Stephen Spaulding was very happy, and you can’t say that about most people. He hadn’t sought happiness, but he recognized it. This was his gift: to know what he had. […]

Melissa Doyle always knew it would be the children who’d touch her heart. Earlier this month, the devoted mother of two made a six-day dash away from her job as co-host of the Seven Network’s Sunrise program, to the icy steppes of Mongolia where — as World Vision’s Guardian Angel — she distributed handmade Aussie […]

Exclusive extract from Sparkles (Headline/Review) by Louise Bagshawe. ‘So,’ the lady said. ‘You have come at last.’ ‘Just so, madame,’ said Sophie, nervously. Her mother in law shook her head and made a little moue of annoyance with her thin lips. ‘Speak English, girl, for heaven’s sake,’ she snapped. ‘You were never any good at […]

1. Go on a reading course. Nobody wants to hear this, everybody ignores it. It’s not sexy advice. But it matters. To write in a given style you must steep yourself in that style. Say you want to write a chick lit book. Before you start, pop down to your bookstore. Get the Shopaholic books, […]

Exclusive extract from The Stone Angel (Macmillan) by Katherine Scloles. Stella’s hand looked large and pale in the undersea light. Strands of hair drifted in front of her mask. She held onto a rock as a swell came through, swirling the weeds. When the sea became still again she pulled her knife from the sheath […]

Loss and tragedy have tainted many of her relationships but Olivia Newton-John still believes in the power of love. Olivia Newton-John dropped a bombshell on the world on August 22 last year. In a carefully worded statement, the multimillionaire singer revealed that her lover of nine years, Patrick McDermott, 48, had vanished nearly two months […]

Seven successful Australian women aged from their 30s to their 60s share their style and beauty secrets, and reveal what makes a woman fabulous. What makes a woman fabulous? If you knew the answer and could bottle it, you’d make a mint. Some women seem to have an intrinsic supply of it and yet, if […]

Exclusive extract from Anybody out there? By Marian Keyes. I used to dream of a white wedding. The kind of dream where you jerk awake in the middle of the night, drenched in sweat, your head pounding. A dream in the worst nightmare kind of way. I could see it all. The months of bickering […]

America’s richest woman can’t stop giving away her fortune. We look at the demons driving TV queen Oprah Winfrey. On Boxing Day, 2005, Oprah and her longtime boyfriend, Stedman Graham, had just taken off in her private Gulfstream jet from the airport in Santa Barbara, California, near her 17-hectare estate in Montecito, when something went […]

Exclusive extract from Left Bank by Kate Muir. Olivier was in Barthélémy’s cheese shop on the Rue de Grenelle, his nostrils flaring on delight at the loamy, buttery smell. You could leave the cooking up to the maid, but not the selection of cheeses for a dinner party. Was it not Olivier’s favourite foodie, Anthelme […]

A health scare prompted TV host Kerri-Anne Kennerley to improve her eating and exercise habits, with remarkable results. Now she reveals her weight-loss tips so you can follow her lead and get healthy at home. Last summer, the usually unsinkable Kerri-Anne Kennerley had lurched to the end of an exhausting year, when she and her […]

Here are author Sue Williams’ top four writing tips: 1. Start The hardest thing is getting started. I’m a great believer in just picking up a pen, or firing up the computer, and making a start. Get yourself going, and write a couple of thousand words quickly to warm up. You can always go back […]

Exclusive extract from Love and Other Impossible Pursuits by Ayelet Waldman. In the Olivia books, it still doesn’t matter if the little white pig is not at all sleepy. She still has to take a nap. William, however, is under no such compulsion. His mother has decreed that since William’s imagination is so “activated,” since […]

She appears fragile, yet Naomi Watts has the grit to overcome the pain of her father’s death, the will to be known as more than “Nicole Kidman’s best friend” and the talent to be a star. In this candid interview, she talks to Ginny Dougary about her life, her career challenges and the devastation of […]

You can’t just tell the reader the emotion your character is experiencing, you have to show them. You do this by creating images using bricks of significant detail. God and the devil are in the detail. As Strunk and White wrote in The Elements Of Style, “if those who have studied the art of writing […]

Today we are going to explore one of the x factors in writing fiction, faith. Writing, like any creative endeavour, involves uncertainty and requires an act of faith. Faith in our imagination, faith in ourselves, faith in the creative process and faith in the stories we want to tell. When you sit down in front […]

Exclusive extract from Social Crimes (Allen and Unwin) written by Jane Stanton Hitchcock. Murder was never my goal in life. I’m a very sentimental person at heart. I cry in old movies. I love animals and children. I’m a pushover for a beggar in the street. So if anyone had told me five years ago […]

IN THE CHILLY, early hours of October 15, Crown Princess Mary of Denmark and her husband, Crown Prince Frederik, offered their joyous country not only a new heir to the throne, but the promise of a fresh approach to royal baby raising. The couple’s intention to be hands-on parents was underlined within seconds of their […]

From migrants’ child to leading television journalist, Jana Wendt surveys her career and speculates for Michael Sheather on what lies ahead. JANA WENDT HAS a gift for understatement. What she finds “uncomfortable”, most people would find terrifying. What she defines as “a moment”, others might describe as heart-stopping. During a career spanning more than 26 […]

If you’ve always thought that fancy folds in napery were too difficult to attempt, think again. Start off with the simple and elegant pocket design. Step 1 Fold the napkin in half and in half again, to form a square a quarter the size of the original. Fold the top right corner (A) down so […]

Exclusive extract from One Sunday (Macmillan), written by Joy Dettman. Tom heard that hammering and he didn’t want to wake up and hear it took it into his dream. It was the young Ronnie, in uniform. In his dream, he reached for his oldest boy, then he saw he had no face, no arms, and […]

One of the biggest mistakes writers make is trying to do everything perfectly, immediately. Anne Lamott, author of Bird by Bird, writes, “Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. Perfectionism will ruin your writing, blocking inventiveness, playfulness and life force.” Most people discover that when they learn to turn off […]

Writing fiction is not an intellectual exercise. One of the keys to creating powerful fiction is to evoke emotion in your writing. You want your writing to create an emotional response in the reader. It is the emotion that will connect the writer and the reader to your characters and your story. So when you […]

Author Gabrielle Lord shares her top four writing tips: Read books about writing, especially screenplay writing, or better still, do some courses in this area. To develop good knowledge of structure, pace and narrative, there’s nothing better than understanding how a story works and that’s what happens with screenplay writing. Storyline your story – that […]

She may look every inch the glamorous supermum with smoky eyes and spiked heels, but TV personality Nicky Buckley wants every mother in Australia to know that behind the diamante and plunging décolletage she wears on Seven’s hit show, Dancing with the Stars, there’s an ordinary mum who still does the shopping and the bedtime […]

Exclusive extract from The Last Anniversary (Macmillan), written by Liane Moriarty. Sophie had been going out with Thomas for nearly a year when she decided to break up with him. The decision was the result of weeks of agonised self-analysis. Yes, she loved him, but did she love him for the right reasons? She knew, […]

Many people have a lot of misconceptions about writers and the process of writing. One of them is that in order to write, you have to be in the mood and that successful writers feel wildly enthusiastic and inspired every time they sit down to write. In fact, just the opposite is true for most […]

If you want to write fiction, whether it be short stories, novels or filmscripts or plays, we recommend you start writing by following these three basic rules from Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Keep your pen moving Capture first thoughts Let yourself write junk These deceptively simple rules are designed to help you access […]

Monica McInerney’s latest and fifth book Family Baggage (Penguin Books) was selected as the Great Read by The Australian Women’s Weekly and was a bestseller. To all aspiring writers, Monica highly recommends Stephen King’s On Writing. Here are Monica’s four top writing tips: 1. Space Set aside a writing area in your house that won’t […]

Neil Perry is one of Australia’s leading and most influential chefs. He has managed several quality restaurants in Sydney and today concentrates on his flagship brand, Rockpool restaurant in Sydney, XO restaurant in Surry Hills and Rockpool Consulting. Neil heads a team of six consultants to Qantas Airways. Menus are developed quarterly for International First […]

She’s the girl who has it all – soaring career, sexy new man, beauty, brains and a newfound appreciation for who she is and where she’s come from. Megan Gale tells Michael Sheather she’s delved into her past and likes what she sees. Megan Gale breaks all the rules. She is smart, sexy and seductively […]

MATERIALS Nundle Woollen Mill Pure New Wool 8-ply yarn (50g balls) in the folowing colours: 4 balls Donkey (brown); 2 balls Cerise (dark pink); 1 ball Tangerine (light orange); 1 ball Orange (darker orange); 2 balls Red; 2 balls Amethyst (purple); 1 ball Hot Pink (light pink). 1 pair of 4.00mm needles Spare needles or […]

Exclusive extract from Plan B (Review), written by Emily Barr. It was a terrible day to emigrate. The sun was shining. The sky was a deep spring blue. My breath came in clouds all around me. Clifton Street was beautiful. The tall white houses opposite were bleached by the light. I could smell the sea […]

She may have a job as a high-profile TV star, but Melissa Doyle believes she’s just like every other stressed-out mum, juggling children, work and a relationship – and the occasional meltdown. Most people think that the taxing part of Melissa Doyle’s job as co-host of the Seven Network’s popular Sunrise program is dragging herself, […]

These gorgeous bunny pants are suitable for a two-year-old. Download the pattern. Pattern pieces are shown at 25 percent of original size, so please enlarge by 400 percent. MATERIALS 60cm x 150cm-wide polar fleece in cinnamon, for pants 40cm x 150cm-wide lightweight polar fleece in cream, for bunny Matching machine threads DMC Perle thread #8 […]

Exclusive extract from Gone With The Windsors (HarperCollins) by Laurie Graham. Gone With The Windsors is the story of the affair between American widow Wallis Simpson and the Prince of Wales and the crisis that followed when Edward chose love over duty and abducted from the throne. Based loosely on historical fact and set in […]

Exclusive extract from Those Garrison Women by Louise Shaffer, published by Bantam. The newspaper could have been hers. Hank had been toying with the idea of selling it for a couple of years, and Peggy had offered to buy it for her. Peggy Garrison had been her friend, as were the two other members of […]

It’s dusk over the beach at the beautiful Four Seasons Resort at Jimbaran Bay, Bali, and a couple cuddle in a hammock against the setting sun. With its gorgeous tropical gardens and private villas hidden behind high stone walls, the resort is a favoured location for honeymooners and this couple are clearly besotted with each […]

MATERIALS Kunin rainbow shaggy plush felt in antique white Kunin rainbow plush felt in smoky brown 25cm x 20mm ribbon Small quantity polyester wadding Sewing cotton to match felt colours, plus basic sewing patterns Anchor stranded cotton colour 905 – Very dark brown INSTRUCTIONS Pre-wash felt following manufacturer’s instructions before cutting. Download and print pattern […]

As well as weekly coverage in Woman’s Day magazine, there will also be regular Mary updates on our website throughout the week, so check back regularly for the latest on all things Mary!

Exclusive extract from the Great Read in the June issue of The Australian Women’s Weekly: Family Baggage by Monica McInerney, published by Penguin/Viking. It was all coming back to her, Harriet Turner realised. The key to being a successful tour guide was to think of herself as a duck. A mother duck, to be precise. […]

Call Me Elizabeth, Wife, Mother, Escort – A True Story by Dawn Annandale (Time Warner $29.95) When Dawn Annandale’s marriage falls apart she is confronted with a pile of debts and a burning desire for her children to stay at their posh schools. Needing to make a lot of money very quickly, she decides to […]

Walking into a cosy Manhattan cafe, Brooke Shields pulls off a huge hooded coat to reveal a dramatic new look. Wearing absolutely no make-up, she nonetheless is striking – particularly because it appears that she has recently been struck. A large bruise, swollen and dark, covers the right side of her face. Yet there is […]

Throw combining crocheted and knitted squares Download the pattern for the individual squares and the complete rug. MEASUREMENTS Throw measures (approx) 170cm x 140cm MATERIALS Cleckheaton Country 8 ply (50g balls) Main Colour (MC) – 27 balls 1st Contrast (C1) – 2 balls 2nd Contrast (C2) – 3 balls 3rd Contrast (C3) – 14 balls […]

She has played a murderous mum, a witch, a mobster’s wife, a French aristocrat and a steamy chanteuse, but perhaps Michelle Pfeiffer’s most enduring and favourite role – aside from being a mother – is as muse and glamorous clotheshorse for fashion icon Giorgio Armani. Theirs is a mutually rewarding relationship: he makes her look […]

The Australian Women’s Weekly is delighted to announce that publishing giant, Penguin Australia, have become our partners in what has become one of the biggest and most popular writing contests in Australia. The 2005 short story competition will be launched in August at the Byron Bay Writers Festival by the Editorial Director of The Australian […]

MEASUREMENTS These garments are designed to be a generous fit. **MATERIALS ** **BOY’S OR GIRL’S SWEATER BACK** Using 4.00mm Needles, cast on 82 (90-98) sts. Knit 5 rows garter st (1st row is wrong side). ** Work in stocking st until work measures 27 (30-32) cm from beg, ending with a purl row. SHAPE RAGLAN […]

Exclusive Extract from The Italian Romance by Joanne Carroll. One thing I know for sure is that whoever she is, this woman who knows my family, I do not want to meet her in full view of a voracious pack of strangers. I get up. I must have lost my balance, for whatever-his-name-is has grabbed […]

Get the latest celebrity gossip from around the world with the Woman’s Day hot gossip column. Brought to you daily, you can read up-to-date news on celebrities of the moment and what they are up to or not up to! We’ve already featured Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston, Hugh Grant […]

MEASUREMENTS MATERIALS: 7 x 50g balls Panda Regal 4ply; 4.00mm crochet hook or size required to give correct tension; knitter’s needle for finishing ends. TENSION: This poncho has been designed at a tension of 3 patts to 8cm and 6 rows to 10cm over patt, using 4.00mm hook. ABBREVIATIONS: alt = alternate; approx = approximately; […]

The past, for many, is a place viewed with misty-eyed romanticism, a place where memories are happily tinted by warmth, love and respect. For Today show co-host Tracy Grimshaw, 44, the past is all of that, but it is also a place that resonates with pain, sadness and the lingering torment of opportunities lost. Like […]

When she turned off the ignition that evening, Barbara Havers remained inside the Mini, once again listening disconsolately to its sputtering engine. She rested her head on the steering wheel. She was knackered. Odd to think that spending hours upon hours on computers and telephones was more exhausting than hoofing round London to track down […]