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Why health influencers could be making us more ill than we were before

LET’S UNPACK THAT: We’ve never had more health information at our finger tips. But AI models and online wellness gurus could be damaging our collective wellbeing – and making doctors’ jobs harder, Lydia Spencer-Elliott reports

The Independent UK

5 best miniseries on Netflix to binge-watch this weekend

Our guide on the five best miniseries on Netflix you can binge-watch in one weekend.

Tom’s Guide

The 50 best TV shows of 2025

This year saw everyone from Alan Carr to demon sheep run riot on our screens – but there could only be one winner. Here’s our full countdown of the very best television of 2025

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Belle Gibson drama Apple Cider Vinegar leads 2026 Aacta award nominations

Netflix miniseries about wellness scammer lands 20 nominations, while Adelaide-made horror hit Bring Her Back dominates film categories

The Guardian - AU

Doom, gloom … and Belle Gibson? The top Google searches in Australia in 2025

From Cyclone Alfred to Charlie Kirk, the results show Australians are tuned in to major events. But there are some surprise inclusions

The Guardian - AU

Half a cup of sugar a day? Scientists take on the latest controversial health trend

IN FOCUS: Going against decades of ingrained health education, Leanne Ratcliffe, who found internet fame in the 2010s eating 50 bananas a day as part of her fruitarian diet, has found a new cause to get behind. Kyle MacNeill speaks to the health influencer on her controversial lifestyle – and…

The Independent UK

Several books on the mushroom trial are already cooking. What are the risks and rewards of fast books on big news?‘

Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson’s conviction for poisoning three extended family members with a beef wellington spiked with death-cap mushrooms. Two books about the trial have already been announced, the second within 24 hours of her guilty verdict for murder and…

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When women are having cancer symptoms dismissed, no wonder they turn to toxic ‘wellness’

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Cancer cases are on the rise in young people but misdiagnosis remains an issue, with everything from anxiety to menopause named as the culprit. Helen Coffey investigates why women in particular are more at risk of having their pain overlooked – and whether mistrust in medicine is…

The Independent UK

Hamish Blake urges fans to vote their ‘favourite lady’ for Gold Logie, as Lisa Millar and Poh Ling Yeow nominated

Guy Montgomery, the host of Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee on the ABC, is nominated for most popular new talent

The Guardian - AU

Are influencers villains, victims or champions of change? The reality is more complex

Social media influencers have become cultural powerhouses, setting trends, shaping lifestyles and even swaying political views. As their influence grows, so do ethical debates about them: are they villains exploiting their audiences, victims of an unregulated industry or champions driving positive change?

The Conversation

The Brooke Bellamy accusations join a long tradition of cookbook scandals – from Belle Gibson to bone broth formula

Plagiarism accusations against Brooke Bellamy, first brought to light by Nagi Maehashi on her website RecipeTin Eats, continue to emerge. Today, the Daily Telegraph reported Bellamy has been dropped as an ambassador for the Academy for Enterprising Girls’ program for young girls in business. And a second cookbook author has…

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Charitable Giving Lessons From Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar'

Charity fraud is rife, and a Netflix series provides a timely warning about donating money to a good cause without looking into its background.

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Finding health advice on social media is easier than knowing which claims to trust

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes

The Independent UK

It’s not just Belle Gibson: Wellness TikTok is full of dangerous ‘health’ advice

LET’S UNPACK THAT: More of us are getting medical advice and wellness tips from social media. But with influencers promoting information that ranges from misleading to downright fraudulent, Helen Coffey investigates why we’re willing to put our health in the hands of unqualified strangers

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Belle Gibson, teenage lives and trying to find the traitors: what we’re streaming this March

This month, as the weather stays high and you’re likely to want to stay under the air-conditioning, our experts have a cornucopia of shows and films they’re watching to suit every mood.

The Conversation

Why do we fall for wellness scams? Our cultural biases and myths are often to blame

Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar has renewed interest in Belle Gibson’s infamous wellness scam, reminding us how vulnerable we can be to deception. While Gibson’s scheme eventually collapsed, her story highlights how fraudsters can exploit our psychological and cultural biases to lure us into wellness traps.

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Why Copies Of Belle Gibson’s ‘The Whole Pantry’ Are Going For $760 On eBay

“She won't make any profit off it so it's fine, right?”

The Conversation

An explosion of colour and the downfall of an Instagram darling – what to see and watch this week

Anyone familiar with Scotland will know the weather is at best mercurial, and at worst wet, grey and what we call “dreich” – a good Scottish word meaning drab. For an artist in the early 20th century suffering not just miserable weather but a cultural landscape of joyless, soul-sucking Presbyterianism,…

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Netflix Series Revives Outrage Over Wellness Influencer Scam

Netflix series on Belle Gibson's wellness scam sparks public outrage in Australia over unresolved case.

The Independent UK

Apple Cider Vinegar: Blogger Belle Gibson still hasn’t faced justice

Influencer Belle Gibson is yet to settle hefty fines she was ordered to pay in 2017

The Guardian - AU

Antisemitism summit: John Howard says ‘God bless Sky News’ as Mark Dreyfus warns against partisanship

Sharri Markson defends News Corp after attorney general says antisemitism ‘must not be weaponised’. Plus: a sprinkling of Australian culture for the NYT

Marie Claire

As Apple Cider Vinegar drops on Netflix, we ask - how did fake wellness influencer Belle Gibson get so far with her lies?

Warning: major spoilers ahead.

The Conversation

Apple Cider Vinegar: how social media gave rise to fraudulent wellness influencers like Belle Gibson

This article contains spoilers for Apple Cider Vinegar.

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Belle Gibson Whistleblower Chanelle McAuliffe On Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar: ‘Where Is The Boundary?’

"How much [money] has been made from all of this? Is any going to the victims or any of the charities that were impacted?"

The Times of India

Health experts and enthusiasts react to OTT's new show Apple Cider Vinegar

The Netflix show Apple Cider Vinegar, starring Kaitlyn Dever has gained traction, especially among fitness and wellness enthusiasts.

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