4 h. ago ‘Lighthouse in the storm’: Melbourne nutrition influencer dies post

Stacey Warnecke, known to her 19,000 followers online as NaturalSpoonfuls, suffered a complication shortly after delivering her child in a home birth, her husband said in a post on social media. 

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4 h. ago ‘Lighthouse in the storm’: Melbourne nutrition influencer dies after home birth

Stacey Warnecke, known to her 19,000 followers online as NaturalSpoonfuls, suffered a complication shortly after delivering her child in a home birth, her husband said in a post on social media. 

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21 h. ago Smith on notice: AFL sends warning letter to Cats after another controversial social media post

The latest post was from an old episode of The Footy Show, in which Sam Newman verbally attacked Caroline Wilson.

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4 d. ago Gen Z in the firing line as employers scrutinise social media posts

Nearly all managers surveyed by Indeed said they would reject a candidate based on what they had posted on social media.

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5 d. ago WA news LIVE: Social media star detained in Perth, flown back to UK; Man charged with murder over Armadale death

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5 d. ago As it happened: Trump demands Hamas return hostage bodies to Israel, six Palestinians killed by Israeli fire; Instagram limits teens to PG

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5 d. ago Election breaches skyrocket as AEC calls for more ‘assertive’ powers

The number of social media posts breaching the Electoral Act grew by 1200 per cent at the 2025 election. The Australian Electoral Commission wants powers to catch even more.

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6 d. ago UK media personality 'Big John' Fisher denied entry into Australia

A British social media personality has been denied entry into Australia and sent to a deportation hotel over a visa issue.

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6 d. ago ChatGPT to allow users to generate AI porn in race with Musk’s ‘Spicy Mode’

ChatGPT plans to start allowing erotica for adult users as it seeks to compete with a more explicit chatbot built by Elon Musk

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6 d. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump demands Hamas return hostage bodies to Israel, six Palestinians killed by Israeli fire; Instagram limits teens to PG

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6 d. ago No sex, drugs or dangerous stunts: Instagram limits teens to PG

Teenagers on the social media app will be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default and won’t be able to change their settings without a parent’s permission, Meta has announced.

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6 d. ago Federal government rolls out new ad campaign ahead of social media ban

Commercials begin two months before a ban for children under 16 across multiple social media platforms.

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8 d. ago ‘Fake news’ and a suspended betting market. The wild 24 hours of the Everest favourite

It is all systems go for The Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising, despite what was being said over the weekend on social media.

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8 d. ago Hayes backs Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising to smash Randwick track record after ‘scare’

It is all systems go for Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising, despite what was being said over the weekend on social media.

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8 d. ago ‘Hostile and harmful for women’: Former Shore teacher breaks silence on school culture

Shocked at the way the Shore School principal described a killer as an “absolute delight” whose behaviour was out of character, teacher Clare Walker took the school to the Human Rights Commission.

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9 d. ago Elon Musk is proof that money really can’t buy you happiness

While Elon Musk is exorbitantly wealthy in some ways, in others, he’s flat broke.

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1 week ago Victorian premier calls on toll road operators to waive fees

Victoria Premier Jacinta Allan called on toll road operators to offer free travel over summer throughout the state in a social media plea.

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1 week ago Cats not ‘tiptoeing’ around Smith’s social media posts; Winmar’s prominent role in racism case

Bailey Smith’s social media activity is causing some concern at Geelong, with chief executive Steve Hocking admitting they will look at the star’s headline-grabbing posts.

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1 week ago ‘Not about tiptoeing’: Cats look at ‘tailoring’ Bailey’s Smith social media posts

Bailey Smith’s social media activity is causing some concern at Geelong, with chief executive Steve Hocking admitting they will look at the star’s headline-grabbing posts.

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1 week ago ‘Not about tiptoeing’: Cats look at ‘tailoring’ Bailey Smith’s social media posts

Bailey Smith’s social media activity is causing some concern at Geelong, with chief executive Steve Hocking admitting they will look at the star’s headline-grabbing posts.

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