2019-05-01+The+Australian+Womens+Weekly

In

Brief

14 The Australian Women’s Weekly|MAY 2019

Brave

leading

lady

Women

we love

HIGHAND

STRIPEY

AtSydney’sTaronga

Zoo,Aprilthegiraffe’s

birthwasstreamedlive

onYouTube,whilethezoo’s

boisterousSumatrantiger

cubsarenowweighing

in ata healthy

7kg each.

NEWS

BITES

MANOFTHE

MOMENT

Thaicaverescuehero

andjoint 2019

AustralianoftheYear,

DrCraigChallen,is the

newambassadorfor

children’scharity

The Smith Family.

TESTYOURBREASTS

Wa nte dstarRebecca

Gibneyturneda chore

intoanimportant

message,postingabout

hermammogram.“Ifyou

haven’tbeenchecked

out,pleasedo.It could

save your life!” she wrote.

ITWASA ROLEsheneverwantedtoplay,
but,in thewakeofNewZealand’sdarkest
day,PrimeMinisterJacindaArdernhas
beenthevoiceofa nation’sgrief,andthe
faceofitsresolve.Sherefusedtoname
themanwhounleasheda savageattack
onMuslimworshippers,saying,“Speak
thenamesofthosewhowerelost,rather
thanthenameofthemanwhotookthem.”
Shepraisedthosewhoactedwithbravery,
singlingoutNaeemRashid,whodiedafter
rushingat theterrorist,andAbdulAziz, who
risked his life to stop the attack.

Jacindagainedworldwideacclaim,and

herhighest-everapprovalratingforher

compassionandstrength.“I’veneverseen

suchleadership,”saidOprahWinfrey.

Withgraceandhumanity,shemourned

andled.Within72-hoursoftheattack,

agreementsweremadeonchangestoNew

Zealand’sgunlaws.Justthreeweekslater,

theywerelaw.Shepreachedkindnessand

compassion,andurgedeveryonein New

Zealandtobethecuretothevirusofhate.

“LetthatbethelegacyofMarch15,to

be the nation we believe ourselves to be.”

AFP/GETTY IMAGES. AP. FAY THOMAS/EYEVINE. INSTAGRAM. GETTY IMAGES. REUTERS. RICK STEVENS.

CASTINGDI

FansofTV’sTheCrown

areeagertoseewho’ll

playDiana.Therolehas

gonetoUKactress

EmmaCorrin,whobears

a strikingresemblance

to the late Diana.