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Wiggles management lobbied against the government’s social media ban including YouTube, but were largely rejected.

Australia to take teen social media ban plan global, despite Wiggles’ complaints

Anthony Albanese will present world leaders with Australia’s ban on under-16s using apps such as YouTube and Instagram at an event in New York.

  • Olivia Ireland

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San Sebastian’s Old Town.

I found an amazing restaurant overseas, but I won’t go back

Sometimes it’s best if you keep your travel secrets to yourself.

  • Ben Groundwater
Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were killed in their beds in their university share house, allegedly by Bryan Kohberger.

Silent killer jailed for Idaho student murders as unanswered questions linger

Brian Kohberger offered no motive as he was sentenced to serve four life sentences for the brutal stabbing murders of four university friends he appeared to have no connection with.

  • Rebecca Boone
Yarra mayor Stephen Jolly

Enthusiasm leaves Yarra Mayor Stephen Jolly in the temporary naughty corner

The Jolly band of independent councillors decided to release a newsletter announcing their grand plans. It set off alarm bells within the council.

  • Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Gemma Grant
Advice on dealing with misbehaving children has evolved from a behaviourist approach, to permissive parenting, to one that focuses on parents’ feelings.

Practising ‘relationship skills’ – and other ‘bomb-drop’ advice for desperate parents

Caught in the middle of a kiddie meltdown? A new breed of educators on social media is delivering help for mums and dads feeling out of their depth.

  • Sarah Berry
Kingston councillor Jane Agirtan

Councillor Jane Agirtan turns her sights on CBD columnist

Our item about independent Kingston councillor (and former Liberal Party member) Jane Agirtan receiving back pay after her council suspension was rescinded, hit a nerve with one reader … the councillor herself.

  • Stephen Brook and Kishor Napier-Raman
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UK politician Robert Jenrick confronts a man who failed to pay on the London Underground.

Why isn’t there a single social media-savvy MP in Parliament?

Most Australian politicians don’t make social media a priority. That carries long-term risks.

  • Nick Bonyhady
Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats.

RecipeTin Eats founder upset her recipe was used to murder three people

Nagi Maehashi has reacted to Erin Patterson’s guilty verdict in the murder trial that captivated the world.

  • Bianca Hrovat
Who knew fried chicken could be so captivating? Amelia Dimoldenberg, of Chicken Shop Date.

From a fun idea at 16, now Amelia Dimoldenberg has millions of fans worldwide

Chicken Shop Date has become so popular, even presidents have been calling for a chat. But the 31-year-old isn’t always biting.

  • Laura Pullman
Podcaster and diver Sam Fricker, Hannah Ferguson of Cheek Media, podcaster Abbie Chatfield, conservative think tank staffer Freya Leach.

Australians believe influencers peddle misinformation. So why are they so popular?

A deep generational divide is widening, with social media now the second most sought-after medium for news.

  • Calum Jaspan

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