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American singer Oliver Tree has died aged 32.

‘Lovely soul’: US musician Oliver Tree killed in helicopter crash in Brazil

The Life Goes On singer was slated to perform in Australia in October as part of his coming world tour, with shows booked for Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.

  • Kayla Olaya

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12 June 2026, SUN EXTRA - Social media case study. Social media ban. Six months in, is it working? Lara is a high school student who was kicked off social media.  Photo: Ruby Alexander.

Australia banned under-16s from social media. The world is split on whether to follow

No platform has been fined and the rift between regulator and minister is in the open. How are our world-first social media laws faring?

  • David Swan and Bronte Gossling
Pies coach Craig McRae wants more from the club’s younger players.

‘Time’s running out for some’: McRae’s stark warning to under-performing young Magpies

Collingwood coach Craig McRae has warned time is running out for several of the club’s youngsters, as the Magpies prioritise experience for their King’s Birthday blockbuster against Melbourne.

  • Andrew Wu, Danny Russell and Isabel McMillan
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg “personally authorised and actively encouraged the infringement”, the lawsuit alleges.

Labor holds firm on plan to make tech giants pay for news as Meta attacks

The government is pressing ahead with its plan to make tech giants fund journalism, shrugging off Meta’s claim it amounts to a “discriminatory tax”.

  • David Swan, Calum Jaspan and Nick Newling
Caleb and Fleur Shomo in an Instagram picture Fleur posted on her account for Christmas 2025.

A rock frontman spent a decade burying his feelings in alcohol. Now, he’s ‘proudly gay’

Beartooth star Caleb Shomo came out as gay on Sunday – and his wife of 14 years, Fleur, has now responded.

  • Kayla Olaya
Rosheen Kaul's strawberry and tomato salad is packed with spicy, fruity flavours.

Why ‘fricy’ food is so hot (and sweet) right now

The zingy fruit and spice flavour combination is popping up everywhere across social media, recipes and events. Here’s how to try it home.

  • Jane de Graaff
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Highly filtered images and frozen faces erase true beauty, the quirks that make you different to everyone else.

We’ve all become so obsessed with having the perfect image. But this is what we’ve lost

I recently met someone I’d followed for years. At first I had no idea it was the same person.

  • Wendy Squires
Mitchell Combes, mummy bloggers and General Ock.

From town hall to TikTok: The Sydney councils spending big on influencers

Sydney councils are increasingly turning to influencers to market everything from bike paths to breweries. And one is a particularly big spender.

  • David Barwell
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is believed to be the most common women’s endocrine condition across the globe. Formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), one in eight women worldwide are affected, though it’s thought up to 70 per cent remain undiagnosed.

It’s the most common women’s endocrine disorder in the world. Why has an Aussie doctor just changed its name?

Delays in diagnosis can hinder your chance to grow your family. But despite more than 170 million people living with debilitating symptoms, it’s largely misunderstood.

  • Bronte Gossling and Kate Aubusson
Lunch with Fashion Critical, who takes her anonymity seriously.

The undercover critic tearing a strip off the fashion world

From the Oscars to the Brownlow, Fashion Critical runs her gimlet eye over big fashion events, often saying what everyone else is thinking.

  • Cara Waters