Shaved eyebrows and sunscreen contouring? The TikTok trends to avoid

Shaved eyebrows and sunscreen contouring? The TikTok trends to avoid

Don’t try these beauty tips at home.

  • byStephanie Darling

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Timothée Chalamet isn’t a ‘rat boy’ and neither am I

Timothée Chalamet isn’t a ‘rat boy’ and neither am I

Hot rodent boyfriends are social media’s latest questionable crush.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Thirteen is too young to be on social media. We have an idea to fix that

Thirteen is too young to be on social media. We have an idea to fix that

At present,there is no minimum age requirement under Australian law to access social media. That needs to change.

  • byMichael'Wippa'Wipfli
Australians average 13.3 sexual partners in a lifetime. That doesn’t seem like many to me

Australians average 13.3 sexual partners in a lifetime. That doesn’t seem like many to me

We have the world’s second-highest average for sexual partners,but the war terminology young men are using to describe their “number” concerns me.

  • byLaura Roscioli
News Corp boss defends $376m AI deal amid looming job cuts

News Corp boss defends $376m AI deal amid looming job cuts

Michael Miller rebuked the likes of Facebook,X and TikTok for refusing to subscribe to Australian rules and values.

  • byCalum Jaspan andOlivia Ireland
‘An honour:’ Trump joins TikTok,the app he once tried to ban

‘An honour:’ Trump joins TikTok,the app he once tried to ban

By Monday afternoon,Trump had amassed more than 3.2 million followers on the platform and the post had garnered more than 48 million views.

  • byJill Colvin,Will Weissert andMeg Kinnard
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Without a filter,I saw my face and cried. This is the reality for teens on social media

Without a filter,I saw my face and cried. This is the reality for teens on social media

In high school,I covered my mirror with paper to avoid seeing my own reflection. The only time I looked at myself was with a beauty filter applied.

  • byLucia Frazzetto
Privacy watchdog facing questions over aborted TikTok probe

Privacy watchdog facing questions over aborted TikTok probe

Australia’s privacy commissioner says her office did not conduct rigorous testing of the TikTok app before deciding to close its inquiry into the company.

  • byDavid Swan
I don’t let my Perth students have phones at school. It’s time others followed

I don’t let my Perth students have phones at school. It’s time others followed

While our premier has joined other states’ calls for an enforced age limit on social media – a welcomed announcement – there is no doubt society has left it quite late.

  • byBelinda Provis
‘It can be tricky’:Celeste Barber on mocking celebrities now that she is one

‘It can be tricky’:Celeste Barber on mocking celebrities now that she is one

To make it even weirder,some of the people she ridiculed in the past have become good friends.

  • byMichael Idato
The May 12 Edition
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The May 12 Edition

Indy Clinton is a social media star and mother of three. In our cover story,she talks about filter-free parenting,ignoring the trolls and embracing the chaos.

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