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Anthony Albanese, Abbie Chatfield, Peter Dutton and Sam Fricker.

Soft questions, angry comments: Albanese and Dutton hit the podcast campaign

Albanese and Dutton have embraced a strategy that helped return Trump to the White House: courting influencers who lob soft questions for audiences who don’t follow mainstream news.

  • Nick Bonyhady, Calum Jaspan, Olivia Ireland and Paul Sakkal

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Mouth-taping during sleep: get a doctor’s seal of approval first.

Mouth-taping: The latest ‘wellness hack’ inhaling social-media airtime

Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.

  • Various
Former prime minister Scott Morrison and a still from a Tiktok video showing the family photo album that was inadvertently given to a charity shop.

Scott Morrison issues plea to return family photo album

Morrison told this masthead the photo album had been accidentally included in a box of items donated to an op-shop. Then it ended up on TikTok.

  • James Massola and Olivia Ireland
The cost of a scrape of Vegemite on your morning toast has climbed by 8 per cent over the past year.

Food for thought: If we are what we eat, I’m probably Vegemite toast

I’m no foodie, but my Instagram feed is the full smorgasbord – as long as someone else is cooking.

  • Kerri Sackville
The TikTok effect … queues where you wouldn’t normally expect them.

I used social media to plan my Paris holiday. Result? Lots of queuing

Paris just closed its last tourist information office, citing social media as a better source. So I decided to put it to the test.

  • Nick Duerden
Candles and flowers are placed at the site of stabbing a day after an attack that left a 14-year-old dead and five others injured.

Austrian knife attack suspect radicalised himself on TikTok within three months, officials say

The case highlights the challenge of preventing so-called lone-wolf attacks, when an attacker acts without outside help.

  • Francois Murphy
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From Lindsay Lohan to Demi Moore, celebrities are bringing back the ultra-long hair look. But can everyone jump on the bandwagon?

Can’t grow your hair past your shoulders? There’s one thing to blame

Charli XCX and Demi Moore are bringing back ultra-long hair, but the Rapunzel look isn’t for everyone – no matter how hard they try.

  • Nell Geraets
The new airport’s first floor, where shops, bars, restaurants and other outlets will be located.

New airport’s weak rail links are the last thing a weary traveller needs

A lack of modern public transport dooms the Western Sydney International Airport to failure, says William Kennedy.

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

Why is everyone suddenly in their professional photoshoot era?

The ones that I find most irritating are the family photographs. They are always the same.

  • Mali Waugh
Israeli social media influencer Max Veifer posted a video online allegedly showing two NSW nurses bragging about killing and refusing to treat Israeli patients online

Who is Max Veifer, the Israeli influencer who exposed NSW nurses with Instagram post?

The nurses have been stood down pending an investigation into the video. A NSW Police probe is also under way.

  • Riley Walter

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