Digital exclusive: Read Qweekend the day before it’s printed

Don’t want to wait until Saturday to read Qweekend? This weekend’s magazine, with Quentin Bryce on the cover speaking about the loss of her husband, is available to download here.

Quentin Bryce speaks to Frances Whiting in Qweekend about losing her husband Michael. Picture: David Kelly

Start your weekend reading early.

Click here to download your full PDF of this weekend’s Qweekend magazine.

Dame Quentin Bryce has led a hugely successful life, and some of her many career roles include lawyer, academic, federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Queensland Governor and Governor-General.

The grandmother and mother-of-five is a trailblazing feminist who has led a life dedicated to hard work and service.

Dame Quentin and Michael Bryce. Photograph: Corrie Bond/The Australian Women’s Weekly

Every time she took up an important role, including as the Queen’s representative in Australia, by her side was her supportive husband Michael Bryce, who she describes as a contant source of support and love for during their 57 years of marriage.

Michael passed away this year, and in this deeply personal interview, Bryce shares with Frances Whiting her journey of isolating grief and the ways she has found her way through.

A major part of her coping with the transition has been to immerse herself in her passions of art, reading and family. This is a moving story that will resonate with many readers.

Also this week, writer Roy Eccleston catches up with the multi-talented actor and presenter Noni Hazlehurst, who is known for her time on Play School, her many roles in film and theatre, and from her decade as co-host of Better Homes and Gardens.

This time Hazlehurst draws on her own experience to delve into the topic of ageing and ageism for an episode of a new SBS documentary series.

This weekend we review Otto Ristorante.

Inside you will also find:

- Columnists: Mel Buttle and William McInnes

- Ordinary People: Brie Gibbs

- You & Me: Jasmine Aleisha and Chris Richter

- Cafe Review: To Be Or Not To Be, Westlake

- Restaurant Review: Otto Ristorante, South Bank

- Wedding: Josephine Harvey and Matthew Renshaw

- My Life: George Pullar

Originally published as Digital exclusive: Read Qweekend the day before it’s printed