Jane Goodall

March 8 is International Women’s Day, and so we’ve packed the magazine with inspiring stories of women leading the way: the leaders, artists, homegrown heroes and changemakers who run the world.

One unforgettable figure is Dame Jane Goodall, the late primatologist and urgent voice for the environment: we spoke to the Jane Goodall Institute Australia to learn all about how her remarkable legacy lives on to this day. With Goodall meeting your gaze on the cover, this edition celebrates the mightiest feminine force of all: Mother Nature herself.

More highlights in this edition:

• • Prepare for another wave of Matildas fever, with our handy guide to the 2026 Women’s Asian Cup.
  • A poignant Letter to My Younger Self from Blues guitarist and Walmatjirri elder Kankawa Nagarra
  • Singer-songwriter Matt Corby tells us what it felt like to go with the flow, for his hotly anticipated fourth albu.
  • Cook up “a dirty mess” with Elizabeth Hewson’s recipe for pasta Zozzona, in Tastes Like Home.
  • Read the full recipe here.

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