Opinion
Sunday Life
A quest that began while lying in bed led to a journey to nowhere
In the quest for perfect curls, I found myself in a frizz.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Social media
Instagram wants parents to have power to block access to its own apps
After calls for Facebook to be blocked for children, top Meta executives will tell politicians the best place to restrict access is as people download an app.
- by Paul Sakkal
Teals show voters want more than mediocrity
The Liberals and their National partners achieved next to nothing during nearly a decade in power, apart from fighting the forces of progress. They turned a $300 million national debt into more than a trillion-dollar debt, and in only eight years oversaw 20 different climate and energy policies, most of which ended up being nothing more than grand announcements.
Idealism or exploitation? The online ‘tradwives’ doing everything to please their husbands
A wave of young women portray a marriage ideal that includes submitting to and serving their husbands. But the movement has prompted warnings from former “traditional wives” that the lifestyle puts women at risk of poverty.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Swimwear tycoon getting into the spirit and style of council elections
Erin Deering is finding new ways to show voters behind the scenes, and into her wardrobe, at Town Hall as she vies to become deputy lord mayor.
- by Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
Memes, TikTok and lots of chicken: The new world of movie marketing
Hugh Jackman and Ryan Reynolds have provided a perfect case study in how modern films are marketed, and for some reason it involves eating a lot of chicken.
- by Nell Geraets
Videos critical of China harder to find on TikTok, study finds
In a survey conducted alongside the study, people who used TikTok for three hours or more daily were significantly more positive about China’s human rights record than non-users.
- by Alicia Clanton and Aisha Counts
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Women's health
The doctor who took on Goop and the biggest threat to women’s health
Seven years after gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter wrote a seething open letter to Gwyneth Paltrow, women are still being bombarded with misinformation about their own bodies.
- by Kate Aubusson
Opinion
Olympics
Online searches for ‘sex Olympics’ have hit the roof. I’m not surprised
To the naked eye, the Paris Games are surely the raunchiest Olympics to date.
- by Michelle Cazzulino
Gold for going viral: Who is winning the internet Olympics?
It’s a photo finish between South Korea’s cyberpunk, the Turkish shooter with his hand in his pocket, and a well-endowed pole vaulter.
- by Thomas Mitchell
This comedian once thought she’d been kidnapped. She’s now a viral hit.
Atsuko Okatsuka is one of the fastest rising names in comedy – thanks to her grandma and the Drop Challenge.
- by Lenny Ann Low
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