Melissa Fyfe
Melissa Fyfe is an award-winning senior writer with Good Weekend.
- Exclusive
- Epstein fallout
Violent incident between Giuffre and husband revealed as legal fight over her fortune rages on
A police report has revealed details of a violent incident between Virginia Giuffre and her estranged husband as a bitter legal fight over her multimillion-dollar estate resumes in the Supreme Court.
- Carla Hildebrandt and Melissa Fyfe
Latest
‘I had a little happy cry in the Uber’: the post-election moment that moved Adam Bandt to tears
After the shock loss of his federal seat, former Greens leader Adam Bandt has a new focus: powering up the low-key Australian Conservation Foundation.
- Melissa Fyfe
Tragedy, scrutiny, a six-day coma: How Aussie star Jamie Melham got back on the horse
She’s survived a bad fall, the death of dear colleagues and more than her fair share of controversy. We have republished this Good Weekend cover story from this time last year after Jamie Kah – now Jamie Melham – won the 2025 Melbourne Cup.
- Melissa Fyfe
- Exclusive
- Good Weekend
‘Excuse me. I’ve killed my wife’: The ongoing menace of forced marriage in Australia
At 21, Ruqia Haidari was murdered by the man she was forced to marry. Other women in Australia have made desperate escapes to avoid a similar fate.
- Melissa Fyfe
Numbers man: What Liberal powerbroker Michael Sukkar really believes
He’s an influential Liberal conservative fighting for his political life in the nation’s most marginal seat. How deep does Michael Sukkar’s conservatism run and how does religion guide his politics?
- Melissa Fyfe
‘When someone says something nice to me, I just burst into tears’: Inside the mind of Lidia Thorpe
The independent MP knows she’s both loved and loathed, including within her own community – but wants to make it clear she’s more than “an angry black woman”.
- Melissa Fyfe
- Two of Us
- Good Weekend
Ryan accidentally swiped ‘no’ to Nell on Tinder. It took him three years to find her
Vitiligo model and content creator Onella Muralidharan represents those who don’t conform to beauty norms. Ryan Smith was enchanted the moment he saw her.
- Melissa Fyfe
My tween is obsessed with skincare. How did it come to this?
When a 10-year-old wants – nay, needs – a $40 lip balm.
- Melissa Fyfe
- Two of Us
- Good Weekend
In Ashlee’s childhood of drug deals and violence, Grandma’s home was a safe haven
Marita fought her addict daughter for years for custody of her granddaughter, Ashlee.
- Melissa Fyfe
‘I cry in the pantry’: Missy Higgins nailed teenage angst – now for midlife woes
Mining her adolescent pain propelled Higgins into the hearts of music fans 20 years ago. Following her marriage breakdown, she’s reconnecting with them through song.
- Melissa Fyfe