The Australian Women's Weekly October 2023

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A lifelong fan Oh Maggie Tabberer, how I adore you! (Do Something You Love, AWW, September.) In the 1960s you were everywhere, with your own TV show, Maggie, which I loved to watch in the afternoons while my babies had their naps. I too had a baby son and grieved for you when you had to go home without yours. Your style, your interviews, everything you did kept us young mums up to date with what was going on around us. Absolutely thrilled to see you still looking so fabulous. Hopefully I will see you in The Weekly for years to come. S. Buckton, North Balgowlah, NSW. National treasure Denise Scott, you are a national treasure (I Want To Live, AWW, September). I’m wishing you all the best with your…

World CUP Heart of gold When the Matildas huddled in a heart-shaped embrace after their loss to England, their own hearts would have been broken, but they had achieved something momentous. Almost one in two Australians watched the World Cup showdown, which changed women’s soccer in this country forever. Women we love Vale professor NSW is mourning the loss of epidemiologist Professor Mary-Louise McLaws at 70, who communicated clearly and calmly during the everchanging COVID pandemic. Fair pay for play Former Women of the Future finalist Holly Rankin (right, aka Jack River) and Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young are lobbying for Aussie musicians to be paid more for songs played on radio. Victory shared Aussie Nina Kennedy (above) and US jumper Katie Moon have agreed to share the gold medal for…

INDONESIA Artist on holiday US street artist Kaws (aka Brian Donnelly) has installed giant inflatable figures in Hong Kong, Seoul and Taipei as part of his 10-stop Kaws: Holiday series. This pink character, Accomplice, was recently unveiled at the Prambanan Temple in Indonesia, one of the largest temples in Southeast Asia. THE UK Windmill up for sale The windmill from the classic film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is on the market. The distinctive building is the home to professor Caractacus Potts in the 1968 film. The Cobstone Mill, in Buckinghamshire, England, could be yours for about $17.85 million. Kenya Books on board A floating library has opened off the coast of Kenya, enabling book lovers to browse more than 5000 titles which they can either read on-board, or take home…

When you are the child of Gina Riley and Kath & Kim’s executive producer Rick McKenna, chances are creativity is in your blood. For Max – who uses they/them pronouns – it seemed like a career in the arts was inevitable. “It’s that funny thing,” they say with a laugh. “I came out of my mother, and I immediately wanted to be a performer. That is just all I have ever wanted to do.” At 13, Max had declared they would study acting in Los Angeles, determined to make a name for themselves away from the shadow of their parents’ fame. And at 18, Max did just that, having been accepted into LA’s American Musical and Dramatic Academy. “Nepotism was always going to come up and I want to see…

It is a beautiful afternoon at Little Bay in Sydney’s south east as Narelda Jacobs hoists metres of burgundy chiffon above her knees and wades into a cold, steely blue-green sea. Looking back into the setting sun, she radiates calm, dignity, confidence and happiness, which have all been hard won this last year, and which suit her. It’s been a year in which the Network Ten and NITV presenter has grieved, battled, celebrated and fallen in love. She has also found her voice. Narelda was hit hard, almost a year ago, by the death of her cousin, Cassius Turvey. The 15-year-old Indigenous boy died in hospital after allegedly being set upon by strangers and attacked with a metal pole on his way home from school in suburban Perth. Four people…