I have a dear friend who tells me she has kept every copy of The Australian Women’s Weekly since 1996. She revealed her devotion to The Weekly over a quiet glass of champagne to celebrate my transition from a Sydney newspaper to this much-loved magazine.
I wasn’t nervous then, just proud and excited, but in recent weeks, the significance of moving into the chair of Australia’s biggest-selling magazine has dawned on me. So, it is with some trepidation that I pen this, my first letter.