Australian Women’s Weekly NZ April 2023

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I’ve known this month’s cover star, Petra Bagust, a long time and through many incarnations of her broadcasting career. I can clearly remember interviewing her on the occasion of her daughter’s first birthday. We talked about the rollercoaster that is that initial year of motherhood. Not too much time passed and we found ourselves talking again, this time about her experience of homebirth following the arrival of her son Jude. There have been several more chats, including the birth of another son along the way, and plenty of events, fashion shows and fundraisers over the years. She has always been generous with her time and open with her thoughts. Today, her daughter is at university and that wee baby boy is 17. This should in theory make us feel old……

The meaning of life is… To love and be loved. To experience the passionate bond and joy that family provides, to learn and share knowledge, and to keep your eyes and your mind open. My greatest fear is … Losing my purpose. I’ve never understood… The obsession with power over humanity. The book I recommend the most is… Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. As I’m getting older, I am interested in being wiser! The food that sums up happiness for me is… Blini. My dad used to make them for us every Sunday morning. Thin and crispy, with sugar and lemon… So good! To me, love looks like… Being there for one another. My happy place is… When my family is well and happy. That contentment takes me to…

“She was my safe space, my guide, my biggest fan and the Earth beneath my feet.”Chloe Lattanzi at her mum Olivia New ton-John’s memorial. “This is not just for me. This is for every little girl that looks like me.”Michelle Yeoh on winning a SAG for Everything Everywhere All at Once. “I think Australia will become a republic at some point. It feels natural. It feels like something that is, I would guess, inevitable.”Hugh Jackman on the future of the monarchy in Australia. “You’re so paranoid because you’re like, they trusted us to come home with this baby?”Rihanna on becoming a mother.…

Italy: Venice’s beautiful gondolas are being marooned as the city’s canals dry up amid a drought. The floating city has 61 per cent less water than usual at this time of year. TÜRKIYE Toys for quake kids A soccer game in Türkiye stopped to acknowledge the devastation of the earthquake, which claimed more than 50,000 lives in February. Fans threw soft toys onto the pitch that were then collected to be distributed to children affected by the quake. CAMBODIA Return of the ring A golden ring, an amethyst amulet and an ancient Angkorian crown from the 14th century are among 77 never-before-seen pieces to be returned to Cambodia from the UK. India Workers urged to relax Employees at an Indian tech firm were shocked, then delighted, when they were told…

Broadcaster, podcaster and all-round good person Petra Bagust has forgotten about our interview. She opens the door with an element of surprise, gives us a hug and then confesses, laughing, “I didn’t remember you were coming!” Not that we would have known. Though Petra’s not wearing a lick of make-up, her silver hair is pulled back into a tidy knot and she’s not still in her pyjamas at 10am, as many of us who work from home might be. Instead, she’s draped in a gorgeous, comfy wrap, worn over a linen dress. Though our photoshoot is still days away, she looks camera-ready. “I wondered about whipping off and putting on some mascara while I made your drink, but no, you see me as I am,” she says later as she…