15 h. ago How Australia became the testing ground for a social media ban for young people

From nascent policy idea in one state to passing federal parliament in just days, it’s been a whirlwind journey for the world-first legislation that will take effect from 10 DecemberIn late 2023, the South Australian premier’s wife put down a book she had been reading. It was Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation.“[She] said to me you better bloody do something about this ... and then we got to work,” Peter Malinauskas later recalled in an ABC interview. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The world’s top Christmas destination for 2025 isn’t Santa’s hometown — it’s this city in the US

The US destination tops a 30-strong list of Christmas destinations thanks to transforming ‘into a holiday wonderland’ over the festive period

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8 d. ago 24 hours in York: the chicest Christmas market stay of the season

24 hours in York: the chicest Christmas market stay of the season  London Evening Standard

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8 d. ago 24 hours in York: the chic Christmas market stay less than two hours from London

An impressive festive market, Michelin-starred restaurants and chic, affordable stays make York the ideal pre-Christmas weekender, says Jes Salter

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1 week ago New York to London: The most Instagrammable Christmas destinations for 2025 | Hindustan Times

New York to London: The most Instagrammable Christmas destinations for 2025 | Hindustan Times  Hindustan Times

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2 w. ago Tim Dowling: my wife has always wanted to kick me out of book club. Now’s her chance

We have difffering views on my contribution to our book club: I see myself as its beating heart; my wife says I’m an interloperFor the first time in the history of book club, I can’t make it to book club. The scheduling conflict arises late in the day, which is galling because I’ve already read the book, and I can’t very well unread it.“You won’t be missed,” my wife says. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago The ad trying to change the smell of this New York subway station for Christmas

A new advertisement inside the Grand Central subway station is filling the air with a seasonal scent

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2 w. ago 'I visited the Christmas markets in York but my day was ruined by 1 thing'

A woman has said she was disappointed by the Christmas markets in York because of one detail that ruined her day - and many locals have agreed with her

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2 w. ago It’s not too late to book Christmas in New York. These are the best trips

The Big Apple is awash with festive cheer during the holiday season

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3 w. ago Dolly Parton shares sweet anecdote about famously private late husband Carl Dean

The country music icon’s late husband is mentioned only briefly in her new book

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4 w. ago Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrives in Manhattan, kicking off New York's holiday season

The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has arrived in Manhattan, marking the start of New York City's holiday season

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