Win a jacaranda tree with your purple prose

Win a jacaranda tree with your purple prose

The jacaranda has caused delight since it was introduced to Australia about 160 years ago. This year,the Herald is celebrating with a poetry competition.

  • byJulie Power

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‘It’s OK to poo at work’:Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?

‘It’s OK to poo at work’:Is this Queensland’s most-loved social media page?

Forget the dry,boring posts you might expect from a government unit. This social media team has taken “light-hearted” to a new level with their eyebrow-raising content.

  • byKristen Camp
Fake voicemail played to jury in Andre Rebelo murder trial
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Fake voicemail played to jury in Andre Rebelo murder trial

Colleen Rebelo’s long-time psychologist told the jury she was ‘distant’ with her son Andre Rebelo,who prosecutors allege killed her to cash in life insurance policies he had set up in her name.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
$10,000 for making one video? Maybe it’s time to switch careers

$10,000 for making one video? Maybe it’s time to switch careers

If you want to earn money,forget medicine,law and engineering – play Minecraft on YouTube,or post lifestyle TikToks to start raking in serious coin.

  • byKayla Olaya
How an Instagram account about Wes Anderson will change the way you see your city

How an Instagram account about Wes Anderson will change the way you see your city

Accidentally Wes Anderson has amassed 1.9 million followers and produced a New York Times bestselling book – now it’s touched down in Australia.

  • byMeg Watson
One book created panic about social media. But what if it’s bunkum?

One book created panic about social media. But what if it’s bunkum?

Labor will push age-limit legislation for social media through despite the fact scientists and experts have said it won’t work.

  • byJackson Ryan
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Mobile phone data placed Rebelo at his mother’s house around the time she died,prosecutors tell court
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Mobile phone data placed Rebelo at his mother’s house around the time she died,prosecutors tell court

Prosecutors claim Andre Rebelo was at his mother’s house for over an hour,allegedly giving him opportunity to kill his mother and then place her body in the shower.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Meta is officially the global arbiter of ‘truth’ – yes,you should be afraid

Meta is officially the global arbiter of ‘truth’ – yes,you should be afraid

Meta has now,in effect,become a gatekeeper of global discourse,a role it is neither suited to,nor was elected to fulfil.

  • byJoan Westenberg
Move over,Moo Deng:Remembering our favourite viral animal superstars

Move over,Moo Deng:Remembering our favourite viral animal superstars

The viral baby pygmy hippo’s keepers have warned zoo goers to be gentle. Here’s a look at the cautionary tales of the internet’s other favourite animals.

  • byPenry Buckley
Why is everyone suddenly falling to their knees at Bunnings?

Why is everyone suddenly falling to their knees at Bunnings?

A Dally M red carpet appearance had fans non-stop talking about … Bunnings? Let’s unpack this baffling response.

  • byNell Geraets
Jacarandas v waratahs:Purple haze,pop stars and the campaign to save native flowers

Jacarandas v waratahs:Purple haze,pop stars and the campaign to save native flowers

The jacarandas will be out next month. The tree may be an introduced species,but some environmentalists think anything that makes the public aware of plants could help save native species.

  • byJulie Power