4 h. ago How Charlie Kirk’s social media machine rewired a generation’s politics

When news broke that Taylor Swift was engaged, Charlie Kirk took to TikTok: “Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge,” he said in a video viewed 7.5 million times. It shows how Kirk harnessed the attention economy to build a political empire that has shattered the left’s grip on young voters.

Politics

3 d. ago Prominent MAGA activist Charlie Kirk shot while speaking at Utah university

Video circulating on social media appeared to show Kirk being hit in the neck while speaking to a large audience from an outdoor tent. He has been taken to hospital in an unknown condition.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Getting the chop after 40 years’: The Reddit threads of disgruntled ANZ staffers

Social media posts from ANZ Bank staff have provided an unfiltered view of how Nuno Matos’ change agenda is being received in parts of the bank.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘Getting the chop after 40 years’: The Reddit threads of disgruntled ANZ staff

Social media posts from ANZ Bank staff have provided an unfiltered view of how chief executive Nuno Matos’ change agenda is being received in parts of the bank.

Politics

3 d. ago Inside the Reddit thread where disgruntled ANZ staffers are railing against the boss

Social media posts from ANZ Bank staff have provided an unfiltered view of how Nuno Matos’ change agenda is being received in parts of the bank.

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Nepo kids’: Politicians bashed, presidential palace burned as Nepal protests intensify

The unrest was sparked by social media bans before spiralling to reflect broader youth discontent, including anger over privileges for the children of the powerful.

Politics

4 d. ago Why social media’s ‘juggling freaks’ are no match for Sandra Bernhard

At 70, the American provocateur has lost none of her edge.

Politics

4 d. ago Higgins ordered to pay lion’s share of defamed senator’s legal bill

Brittany Higgins has been ordered to pay the majority of ex-senator Linda Reynolds’ legal costs after a court found she defamed her former boss in a series of social media posts in 2023.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Gen Z protests’: Nineteen killed in clashes over Nepal social media ban, corruption

Police in Kathmandu fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament after the government moved to block access to social media platforms including Facebook.

Events

5 d. ago Why Gen Z and Millennial women can't get enough of this teen drama

Amazon Prime Video's The Summer I Turn Pretty has taken the world by storm, packing out pubs and flooding social media feeds. Melbourne fan Olivia Vickery explains why it's so gripping.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Indefensible’: Push to open WA ‘post and boast’ law review to public

Peaceful protests and free speech could fall foul of a proposed post and boast law designed to crack down on the glorification of illegal activity on social media, activists say.

Events

6 d. ago Bad Romance: Women are becoming more like men, but men are not becoming more like women

Social media and media are bristling with women – and sometimes men – expressing resentment, irritation, frustration and exhaustion about the opposite sex.

Politics

1 week ago The greatest threat to women over 50 isn’t time, it’s social media algorithms

Within these vaguely generic suggestions are some very strict, and revealing, guidelines about how fifty-something women should look. Starting with neck tape.

Events

1 week ago ‘Social media is designed to atomise us’: Viral sensation Jack Toohey

His 2023 TikTok about Australia’s housing problem garnered more than 20 million views. Now he’s urging radical acceptance in his optimistic new book.

Politics

1 week ago Fears big tech could steal your face under teen social media ban

A privacy expert who quit the government’s advisory board over privacy fears says biometrics pose a serious risk to online identification.

Events

1 week ago Study backs age assurance technology to keep teens off social media

The federal government has backed age assurance technology to enforce its upcoming under-16 social media ban.

Politics

1 week ago Age verification tools can protect teens from social media: study

Tech giants say the new rules will be difficult to put into effect and that tech-savvy teenagers could easily circumvent them.

Politics

1 week ago We must teach the young how to protect our precious democracy

Australia’s democratic political system is not perfect, but it is worth saving from falling down the social media rabbit hole as other world democracies are doing.

Society

2 w. ago Linda Reynolds wins Brittany Higgins defamation case, awarded $315k in damages

Ex-senator Linda Reynolds has been awarded $315,000 in damages with a judge finding alleged sexual assault victim Brittany Higgins defamed her in social media posts.

Events

2 w. ago Former WA senator Linda Reynolds secures $315,000 payout in Brittany Higgins defamation ruling

The WA Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Linda Reynolds, finding Brittany Higgins defamed her in social media posts about the Parliament House rape scandal.

Economics