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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
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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
Sausage makers share secrets as butcher’s battle heats up
A video literally showing how a sausage is made has catapulted one Queensland butcher into the public eye, as he fights to be crowned the best in the state.
- Brittney Deguara
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
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
Melanoma chic: The $65 scam to look like a ’90s sunburn victim
This is one make-up trend I absolutely cannot abide.
- Jenna Guillaume
Think there’s nothing on in Sydney? These Sydneysiders will change your mind
Community-led live lists are booming in popularity, so the Herald went to three shows with guide operators to see why they’re a growing new front.
- Kayla Olaya and Audrey Richardson
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
The hantavirus outbreak is resurrecting COVID-era misinformation tactics
As social media floods with false and misleading content about hantavirus, experts warn misinformation could cause serious problems in a major global health emergency.
- Teddy Rosenbluth and Steven Lee Myers
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