The one-dollar lawsuit explained
Outdoor clothing brand Patagonia has just launched legal action against Pattie Gonia, an environmentalist drag queen, for a whopping one dollar plus legal fees.
Both Patagonia and Pattie Gonia are deeply committed to protecting the environment, so it’s hard to believe they would be at odds.
This dispute came after Pattie Gonia, otherwise known as Wyn Wiley, filed paperwork in September of last year to trademark their stage name. Patagonia has claimed that this would irreparably harm the brand it has spent 50 years building.
Wiley, however, has claimed “they’re a corporation trying to erase an activist”.
On the other hand, Patagonia has positioned the lawsuit as a necessary step to protect its trademark, while allowing both parties to continue their environmental work.
How pointless was this social media ban anyway?
Unsurprisingly, Australia’s social media ban is proving difficult to enforce.
New research conducted by Pureprofile, found that 78 per cent of students under the age of 16 are still using Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok. The very platforms they’re supposedly banned from.
While this figure is down from 84 per cent in 2025, two in five students admit to actively trying to get around the rules.
However, we’re still left to wonder what success looks like. While 76 per cent of parents have agreed the ban is necessary, not all are enforcing it at home.
Pureprofile has also found a silver lining…The majority of parents and children, 77 per cent to be exact, have reported enjoying more offline activities together since the ban.
It looks like families are getting to spend more quality time together, even if young people are still accessing social media.
Felt down since COVID? Maybe it’s time we shift perspective
Consulting firm KPMG analysed ABS data and found that on a scale of 1 to 10, Australians aged 25-34 recorded the lowest life satisfaction at 6.8, a notable decline from the pre-pandemic era (7.5 in 2019).
While this isn’t the most dramatic shift, it highlights growing financial pressures, particularly around home ownership.
It might be time for everyone to refocus their energy on something more fulfilling instead.
The Good Humans podcast, hosted by Cooper Chapman, definitely does.
Instead of talking about all the ways in which current and future generations are being shortchanged, this podcast focuses on all the good people do in the world.
Chapman brings guests to talk about what, at their core, makes them a good person.
Maybe if we begin to shift our focus to how we can better support each other and the world we’re living in. Australians may not feel satisfied financially, but maybe they can improve themselves one small step at a time.
Apple’s boldest AI move so far
Apple is now partnering with Google, integrating Gemini models to create a new AI ecosystem.
These new developments will allow Siri to become more contextually aware, with cross-app understanding between emails, messages, and calls.
Thanks to demonstrations released by Apple earlier this week, we now know that a new and improved Siri will offer natural back and forth, and draw on personal data from messages and calendars.
Alongside a dedicated Siri app, other new Apple Intelligence features include; Safari organising your tabs by topic, and new photo editing tools allowing users to reframe and readjust after capture.
This signals a broader industry move toward hybrid AI ecosystems. Tech giants will begin to either create their own models, or partner with current ones, like Apple has done.
Best ad on female health to date
If you weren’t aware of period poverty in the world before, you definitely are now.
South African journal, The Star, just printed a period stain seeping through their latest issue.
This wasn’t a printing error. It was a statement.
The ad was calling attention to the 4 million young girls across South Africa who are forced to use newspapers and other unhygienic products as substitutes for the real thing.
This is an issue that goes further than lack of financial access alone. It’s about the humiliation women and girls face globally when left without safe, viable options for their period products.
While this campaign was centralised to South Africa, it serves as a powerful reminder that at least 500 million women and girls globally globally lack access to basic menstrual care.
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