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It is no fluke that social media platforms are addictive and causing harm. They were designed that way

The findings in two US court cases should embarrass anyone who claimed Australia’s social media ban was ‘boomer’ moralising

The Guardian - AU

Albanese’s ‘difficult’ moment with Grace Tame: in one dumb word he summoned the spectre of Scott Morrison

Forgetting the history of this term suggests alignment between past and present PMs at a desperately inopportune time

The Guardian - AU

As we enter the age of the AI-rranged marriage, here’s why I hate Fate

When the most profound human emotion becomes an automated transaction in an online shop, the techlords have won

The Guardian - AU

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Elon Musk’s Grok made the world less safe – his humiliating backdown gives me hopium

The AI chatbot’s torrent of nonconsensual deepfakes isn’t its first scandal and won’t be its last. Responsible governments should simply ban it

The Guardian - AU

Xania Monet’s music is the stuff of nightmares. Thankfully her AI ‘clankers’ will be limited to this cultural moment

While a robot pop star may be novelty now, young people are maturing with a scorn for generic digital products

The Guardian - AU

AI might be creating a ‘permanent underclass’ but it’s the makers of the tech bubble who are replaceable

Despite the relentless insistence of tech’s grifters, AI is not industrially inevitable – or even sustainable. Which is why it is time to push back

The Guardian - AU

In a world where techlords rule us by whim, Australia’s stance against deepfakes is reason to celebrate

Could courage be contagious? Let’s hope so, because in the absence of powerful regulation, the normalisation of awful blooms

The Guardian - AU

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America’s language of extremity is shocking to Australians. With local radicals on the march, we have to push back

If you’re wondering why you feel emotionally assaulted every time you click a social media app it’s not just due to the content of US news

The Guardian - AU

To Australia’s university fat cats, who may yet face job cuts not of their own making – don’t forget to wash your underwear

It’s been decades since parasitic consultancies began advising our tertiary institutions, at exorbitant cost

The Guardian - AU

Middle-aged men are among society’s loneliest people – what does that say about the patriarchy?

The internet, toxic male influencers and ruthless marketeers – not biology – have helped create a cohort of men with few friends

The Guardian - AU

Are young women finally being spared the unique cruelty of male literary opinions?

Oh, boys; with the passage of time, have you forsaken your Goldberry… or have you forgotten her entirely?

The Guardian - AU

Our obsession with spoiling pets has gone too far: your dog doesn’t care if its collar is from Burberry

From luxury pet-friendly accommodation to chartering a private plane for your pooch, the indulgences of late-stage capitalism are extreme

The Guardian - AU

The ‘womanosphere’ is the latest cultural propaganda assault on young womanhood. Will it work?

A conservative movement seeking to harness female fandoms and pop culture gossip is the new front in the hard right’s endless culture war

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The impact of Trump 2.0 on Australia is evidence of how American we suddenly aren’t

Our two countries once shared a history fighting together for freedom. But does the US, like, even do that any more?

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Dutton has backed more funding to women’s health. But the political record is worth revisiting

In this policy arena, as in others, historical accuracy in the stories political movements like to share about themselves can be somewhat slippery

The Guardian - UK

King Charles, know this: Australians don’t hate the royals – we just wish you’d lose interest in us

It’s a bit awkward: Charles and Camilla are expecting us to bring out the bunting. Instead, they’ll meet with a wall of lazy republicanism, says Guardian Australia columnist Van Badham

The Guardian - AU

Why are men who murder women seen as less of a threat than terrorists?

We can continue to bury the bodies of murdered women. Or we can get serious about misogynistic violence

The Guardian - AU

Girls, ignore the sexist rhetoric. Revel in everything that upsets the haters

The preferred model of femininity for the yelping far right is the homebound tradwife. Let them cry and keep boxing

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The Questions is a gorgeous and joyful piece of new Australian musical theatre

A blind dinner date in a small high-rise apartment between a blandly dressed neat-freak with a professed admiration for alt-right male online celebs, and a colourful gender studies grad with a strong sense of social justice is falling apart.

The Guardian - UK

Gossip, my friends, is both a moral mission and a pleasure. It’s also something those in power can’t control

Workplace ‘tea-spilling’ is seen as unethical, says a new study. Tell that to the buzzing network that keeps my town on the rails, says Guardian Australia columnist Van Badham

The Guardian - UK

Brits, you have no idea how to be sun safe. But as an Australian, I can tell you exactly what to do

Full-body swimsuits, ‘no hat, no play’ – avoiding the sun is a national pastime, says Guardian Australia columnist Van Badham

The Guardian - AU

Vomit-inducing deepfake nudes show yet again that when misogyny intersects with AI and elitism, girls get hurt

The Bacchus Marsh grammar allegations are shocking but not new. Barely regulated tech has made school student pornographers a global phenomenon

The Guardian - AU

Cate Blanchett was pilloried for saying she’s ‘middle class’. Here’s why she’s right on the money – in Australia at least

Having pots of Hollywood dollars shouldn’t invalidate the cultural experience of the actor’s rearing, education and life opportunities

The Guardian - AU

As Australia screams for action against lethal male violence, this is a culture war for survival

I have survived an abusive relationship, stalking and sexual assault – yet even I was stunned at the revelation of men using smart fridges to threaten women

The Guardian - UK

Banging Denmark review – misogynist podcaster meets feminist scholar

Channeling the Gamergate saga and the world of the online pickup artist, Van Badham’s disturbingly timely play offers dark laughs and rewarding nuance

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