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Lunch with actor, author and child safety advocate Madeleine West.

Madeleine West agreed to a police sting to catch her abuser. Then her body began to shut down

The childhood trauma hasn’t gone away, but Madeleine West has turned it into something more meaningful: helping others.

  • Jordan Baker

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The ABC introduced new public comment guidelines for staff on Wednesday.

‘High risk’: ABC rolls out new social media rules after Lattouf saga

The public broadcaster has scrapped its social media rules and replaced them with new guidelines.

  • Calum Jaspan
Pitch Perfect Match’s Selani Adikari is sick of using dating apps, and she’s sick of dating without using apps. She’s not the only one.

This year, dating apps died. What’s next doesn’t have to be scary

Approaching a potential partner IRL means taking a risk. Do we have the skills to go beyond swiping left or right anymore?

  • Bronte Gossling
The health realm once dominated by the likes of Gwyneth Paltrow is now populated by RFK and his ilk.

Beware the bad advice: With huge profits on the line, our wellness pin-ups have changed

Potent cultural forces - and the prospect of big paydays - are shifting the face of wellness.

  • Sarah Berry
Illustration by Dionne Gain

The problem with taking advice from ‘finfluencers’

When it comes to things like our health and finances, the risks associated with getting advice from unqualified influencers are exponentially higher.

  • Victoria Devine
Elon Musk has said Grok Imagine and its Spicy Mode will get better every day.

Musk’s ‘Spicy Mode’ AI porn generator is not just dumb, it’s dangerous

Despite all the ethical concerns, it’s likely that the world’s richest man’s $45-a-month non-consensual deepfake porn generator will continue to operate.

  • Tim Biggs
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The new generation of real estate agents: Supercars, white teeth and designer loafers

In a competitive arena, ambitious property fortune-hunters work hard on their brand of showy chutzpah to close the deal.

  • Andrew Hornery
Anna Delvey is on a mission to rehabilitate her image.

The fake heiress, the Instagram shoot and the abandoned bunnies

Three rabbits used in a photo shoot featuring Anna Delvey, whose real name is Anna Sorokin, were found roaming in Prospect Park in Brooklyn.

  • Neil Vigdor
Tash Peterson and her boyfriend Jack Higgs are trying to get to the UK for a vegan festival.

Vegan activist Tash Peterson fights to attend UK festival in face of bankruptcy woes

Controversial vegan activist Tash Peterson is not letting bankruptcy and the removal of her passport get in the way of flying overseas to speak at “the world’s biggest vegan camp out”.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Researchers set up for fake teen ‘honeypot’ profiles. Predators flocked to one

‘Honeypot’ profiles of 13-year-old girls were posted online. Predators flocked to one

The social media account of one child attracted five times more messages from suspected predators than another.

  • Amber Schultz