Hailey Bieber has led the way on the fake freckle trend.

Melanoma chic:The $65 scam to look like a 90s sunburn victim

This is one makeup trend I absolutely cannot abide.

  • Jenna Guillaume

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Think there’s nothing on in Sydney? These Sydneysiders will change your mind

Community-led gig guides are booming in popularity,so the Herald went to three gigs with guide operators to see why they’re a growing new front.

  • Kayla Olaya andAudrey Richardson
Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is believed to be the most common women’s endocrine condition across the globe. Formerly known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS),one in eight women worldwide are affected,though it’s thought up to 70 per cent remain undiagnosed.

It’s the most common women’s endocrine disorder in the world. Why has an Aussie doctor just changed its name?

Delays in diagnosis can hinder your chance to grow your family. But despite more than 170 million people living with debilitating symptoms,it’s largely misunderstood.

  • Bronte Gossling andKate Aubusson
Spanish authorities say stringent virological protocols will be in place for the disembarkation process.

The hantavirus outbreak is resurrecting COVID-era misinformation tactics

As social media floods with false and misleading content about hantavirus,experts warn misinformation could cause serious problems in a major global health emergency.

  • Teddy Rosenbluth andSteven Lee Myers
Lunch with Fashion Critical,who takes her anonymity seriously.

The undercover critic tearing a strip off the fashion world

From the Oscars to the Brownlow,Fashion Critical runs her gimlet eye over big fashion events,often saying what everyone else is thinking.

  • Cara Waters
TikTok is one of the most popular apps in Australia.

TikTok’s Australian revenue skyrockets,along with payments to Cayman-owned companies

The social media juggernaut is showing no signs of slowing in Australia,even as the Albanese government moves to regulate social media platforms.

  • David Swan
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Communications Minister Anika Wells are forging ahead with a plan to make tech giants pay for local journalism.

Albanese risks Trump backlash with plan to make tech giants pay for journalism

The prime minister is pressing ahead with a scheme to make social media giants such as TikTok,Google and Meta funnel up to $250 million into Australian news content.

  • Paul Sakkal andDavid Swan
Brisbane-based looksmaxxer Androgenic was arrested in Fortitude Valley over the weekend.

Looksmaxxer Androgenic banned from Brisbane nightlife areas

The 25-year-old’s arrest was livestreamed,and he was later issued an infringement notice for public nuisance.

  • Brittney Deguara
Geese perform at Laneway Festival in Melbourne in February,2026.

Heard Geese,the ‘saviours of rock’n’roll’? That might not be an accident

What we encounter online is often down to algorithms and algorithms can be manipulated. Is this the future of music?

  • Benjamin Potter
A body has been found in a Tesla in an impound yard registered to D4vd.

Singer D4vd pleads not guilty to murder of teen girl found in his Tesla

The 21-year-old,whose viral hit was titled Romantic Homicide,has been charged with killing and dismembering Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

  • Andrew Walton