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Why we’ll never see anything like the Eras Tour again
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour wasn’t just the most successful concert tour of all time. It was a “magic moment” that could be impossible to replicate.
- by Meg Watson
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A social media phenomenon is a step closer to a US ban
With more than 170 million Americans using the social media app, TikTok’s Chinese owner needs to sell the business in the US or face closure.
- by Sapna Maheshwari
She once admitted her own Insta weakness. Now she’s banning social media for kids
Known for taking such a cautious approach that she reads from notes even in private meetings, Michelle Rowland is now leading the world with her social media ban for under 16s.
- by Paul Sakkal
Opinion
Spectrum
Why I no longer feel bad about my screen time
My Weekly Report used to send me reaching for the spreadsheet. Not any more.
- by Brodie Lancaster
Web of lies: Why Andre Rebelo killed his ‘happy and healthy’ mother
Jurors cried as the verdict was announced on Thursday afternoon following nearly two days of deliberation and an eight-week trial.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
‘Lambo Guy’ Adrian Portelli charged over alleged unlawful lottery
The billionaire who made his name through The Block has been charged by the South Australian consumer watchdog.
- by Meg Watson and Cameron Houston
Andre Rebelo found guilty of murdering his mother for her life insurance
A jury has returned a verdict of guilty for the 28-year-old, ending an eight-week trial in which prosecutors brought forward damning evidence of his motives for wanting his mother dead.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Is it still goodwill if you’re filming? Kindness in the era of social media
Worthy deeds are performed for a vast digital audience. Philanthropy, or charity porn?
- by Katie Cunningham
‘There hasn’t been a show like it’: Why there’s still more to say about Sex and the City
Almost 30 years after the TV show debuted, the cult-hit podcast Every Outfit on Sex and the City is selling out live shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
Panic over additive in cattle feed sparks milk and meat furore
Consumers are dumping milk down toilets in protest at a supplement fed to cattle that’s approved for use in Australia.
- by Angus Dalton
Meta bows to pressure to crack down on blatant scam ads
The social media giant has faced mounting calls to improve ad verification after a probe by this masthead revealed it had been accepting money from obvious scammers.
- by Aisha Dow