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Editor’s Letter

THE AUSTRALIAN Woman's Weekly

Letter of the month

In brief

Couture carnival

Around the world • KENYA Rescued by Kenya Wildlife Service after his mum was killed in a territorial dispute, tiny hippo Bumpy is now with Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, which will nurse him until he can return to the wild.

A heart like a lion

The world in focus

Royal field trip

Sam’s healthy outlook

A sporting chance

Making magic • The original production of Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie is coming home.

Laura Sharrad joins T h e Weekly • Having triumphed on MasterChef Australia: Back to Win, Laura Sharrad joins the Test Kitchen team! She talks about her journey and reveals The Australian Women’s Weekly recipe she still cooks every Sunday.

WHAT I’VE LEARNT ABOUT …

“You can shapeshift at 50” • As cameras roll on a new season of MasterChef Australia, Poh Ling Yeow reflects on the lessons she’s learnt – and how she’s preparing to take them into a new chapter of her life.

JAMES VALENTINE 1961-2026 • Last month, ABC radio broadcaster and musician James Valentine passed away amidst an outpouring of public affection. He and his family shared a final photo shoot and farewell with The Weekly.

MEET THE ELUSIVE Lady Louise • For most of her 22 years, she has avoided the spotlight. But as the time nears when younger royals will be expected to ‘step up’, The Weekly gets to know the unpretentious, surprising Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor.

Sisters blaze a trail • In days gone by, the eldest son inherited the farm, but times are changing. Meet four sisters who have reimagined traditional farming to create a place where all their families can thrive.

“AGE IS ABOUT LIVING” • When Liz Hayes began her television career, as a woman she assumed she wouldn’t work past 40. Now celebrating her 70th birthday, she reflects on the challenges that have shaped her, telling The Weekly she is only growing stronger.

Opportunity knocks • Ten years ago, a group of NT women had a dream to fund an arts centre and help their community. That dream went on to spark a network of op shops which now supports 45 communities in remote Australia.

WITHOUT A TRACE • One day in 2007, a farewell note was found tacked to a farmhouse door on the outskirts of Nannup, WA. Inside, the belongings of the four people who lived there were left undisturbed, leading to a mystery – was it a voluntary departure, or was something more sinister at play? Now, a new podcast might have answers.

Written by the stars • If she’d followed the path she had set for herself, Ana Thu Nguyen wouldn’t be the latest young Aussie taking on Hollywood. The rising star tells us about her struggle to resist the lure of acting – but why, in the end, it was destiny at play.

LET’S PARTY LIKE IT’S 1999! • The ’90s are having a moment. Is it the fashion, the music or the movies we long for most? Or is it a sense of freedom to be unapologetically ourselves – and laugh out loud about it.

‘Our secret world of corals’ • A Queensland mother and daughter were exploring their shared love of diving when they accidentally discovered the largest coral colony ever measured on the Great Barrier Reef.

The most powerful Artemis II thing about wasn’t the rocket ... • Australian of the Year and astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg writes exclusively for The Weekly about how women – and Australia – are shaping the world’s next giant leap into space.

Is my phone spying on me? • Ever get the feeling your phone knows what you want before you do? The Weekly investigates just what our phones know about us, who...