Bethenny Frankel was struggling to pay her rent. Then she landed a $100 million deal.
MAMAMIA - Former Real Housewife Bethenny Frankel sits down with Rebecca Davis to share her entrepreneurial journey and business tips ahead of her Australian speaking tour next week.
Simply Noa
THE AJN - From Hollywood actress and producer to pro-Israel activist with a prolific following, Noa Tishby reflects on her journey in an intimate interview with Rebecca Davis.
EXCLUSIVE: Leifer sentencing ‘good – but not good enough’
THE AJN - Disgraced former school principal Malka Leifer is sentenced 15 years imprisonment for 18 sexual offences – including six counts of rape. An exclusive interview with one of her accusers, Nicole Meyer.
Make me a match
THE AJN - Aleeza Ben Shalom is the shadchan star of the hit Netflix series Jewish Matchmaking. She shares her insights and tips for navigating the modern dating world.
EXCLUSIVE: I spent a day inside a family violence refuge. What I heard from women was chilling.
MAMAMIA - When Renee* comes rolling through the doors of the Safe Steps Family Violence refuge, she is frenetic. Her movements are quick. Sharp. And her words are too. In tow are her four children - aged 16, 14, 12 and 9 - negotiating overflowing bags of groceries…
'Meet our village.' The two families who have chosen to live under one roof.
MAMAMIA - On any given night, entrepreneur and One Roof founder Sheree Rubinstein could be cooking for 10 people – at least. “We never know who will turn up. It’s an open-door policy – and that’s how we like it.” Indeed, it’s an outlook that saw the two families come together to live under one roof earlier this year. By choice…
No education, no work, no freedom: The reality for women in Afghanistan one year since the Taliban takeover.
MAMAMIA - For millions of Afghans, August 15 is more than the date their beloved country collapsed to the treacherous rule of the Taliban. It's the date their freedom and dreams collapsed too. Particularly for women…
The one golden nugget that Esther Perel wants you to know about your relationship.
MAMAMIA - “Earlier today, I asked one of my patients how their relationship was going,” iconic couples' therapist Esther Perel tells Mamamia from her New York City apartment. “And it started with, ‘He’s making a real effort.’…
For these Muslim and Jewish women, 'modest fashion' isn't what you think it is.
MAMAMIA - It was New York Fashion Week, 2016. Indonesian designer Anniesa Hasibuan was the first designer to present a collection where every woman on her runway wore a hijab. It was a moment for ‘modest fashion’. It had arrived in the mainstream…
'I'm a 29-year-old private investigator. Here's what my life looks like.'
MAMAMIA - You've got to be able to run fast. That's the overarching lesson I glean from Sydney-based private investigator, Amy Elliott…
Kiani Mills was a broke single mum of 2. A $1600 loan from her nanna changed everything.
MAMAMIA - "You have everything you need inside of you. Just believe in yourself and hold on for the ride because it's going to be a bumpy one." It's the advice that Kiani Mills, 35-year-old single mum of two, would give her 16-year-old self if she had her time again. And the ride was bumpy indeed…
EXCLUSIVE: As Russia declared war, Yulia and her family fled Ukraine. A few ordinary Australians saved them.
MAMAMIA - As Yulia Konokhovych flung open the front door of her unassuming 1950s brick veneer in Melbourne’s south-east, I was met with her kind smile. The mid-30s mother of two has her hair gathered into a neat plait. Her top eyelids are each lined with a simple black stroke. “Please, come in,” she implores, a melodic lilt to her accent…
At 33, mum of 4 Sandra Creamer left her violent marriage with nothing. This is her success story.
MAMAMIA - As proud Waanyi/Kalkadoon woman Sandra Creamer reflects on the hardships she has faced, there is one memory in particular that hangs heavily on her words. After mustering the courage to leave her violent marriage, she found herself at 33 years old, with four children in tow, and "as poor as a church mouse”…
EXCLUSIVE: Bringing Alba home – The Australian baby born as war began in Ukraine.
MAMAMIA - It’s 7am London time when Jess van Nooten and I first speak. Her words are hushed through the phone. Her voice is friendly, but strained. Tired. And then I hear Alba’s cry; the little baby that made headlines, born 11 weeks premature via a surrogate in Ukraine - two days before Russia declared war.
'For 20 years, I supported my husband wearing women's clothing. But now I'm ending the marriage.'
MAMAMIA - It was a month into Rosie* and Danny’s relationship that she discovered a pair of stockings. In his cupboard…
Undrinkable water and casual racism: The reality of Indigenous health in Australia.
MAMAMIA - She goes to turn on her kitchen tap, but the water is undrinkable. Not because it tastes a bit ‘chlorine-y’. For years, the water has been contaminated with uranium, more than three times the concentration limit recommended in Australia’s drinking water guidelines...
A third of migrant women experience domestic violence in Australia. But there's more to it than that.
MAMAMIA - Prisha* was 10 years old when she and her family migrated to Sydney from Uttar Pradesh in northern India. After graduating high school, she studied to become an engineer – the same profession as her soon-to-be husband.. …
Lisa spent 92 days at sea. Now she's made history.
MAMAMIA - Yesterday morning, Aussie solo sailor Lisa Blair, 37, made history. As her yacht sailed in to Albany, WA to jubilant cheers and the sounds of ship horns, she became the fastest person to circumnavigate Antarctica - solo, non-stop and unassisted…
Men are calling domestic violence helplines more than ever. This is what they're saying.
MAMAMIA - It’s a quiet day at the Men's Referral Service (MRS), run by the organisation No to Violence in Melbourne…
Safe bathrooms and respecting pronouns: What trans people want to see change in Australia.
MAMAMIA - The final instalment of a three-part series which explores the reality of being trans in Australia today.