Finder assessed more than 40 broadband providers over a 12-month period, combining plan analysis with customer satisfaction data to determine this year’s winners across a range of internet categories. Superloop named NBN provider of the year

Businesses facing economic pressure, rising performance expectations and rapid AI disruption are tightening expectations around productivity and accountability, while many workers are choosing to stay exactly where they are.

For many families, LGBT legal gaps remain a reality, particularly when it comes to property, parenting and relationship breakdowns.

When Justin Bieber stepped onto the stage at Coachella, the expectation was clear: spectacle, scale, a headline moment built for the algorithm.

A major study led by the University of Adelaide has found that moderate use of social media, rather than none at all, is linked to better wellbeing among teenagers.

As workplace hierarchy tightens decision-making in many organisations, new research suggests it is also quietly opening the door to fraud risk, with employees increasingly reluctant to question those above them.

Physical media collecting is making a quiet comeback, with VHS tapes, LaserDiscs and Blu-rays shifting from forgotten clutter to sought-after collectables.

Dating apps are now part of daily life for millions, but new research suggests platforms like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge may be quietly reshaping how young adults see their bodies, and not in a good way.

Australian men are rapidly changing how they access sexual content and experiences following new age-verification rules that have led major adult websites to restrict local access.

The rapid uptake of e-scooters has transformed how many Australians travel for short trips and recreation. An estimated 3.6 million people used the devices in a single year, reflecting their growing role in urban mobility.

Australia’s shopping habits in 2025 were nothing if not contradictory, and that, according to Afterpay, is precisely the point.

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