Maddison Leach

1 week ago | 9news.com.au | Maddison Leach

Many Australians have been studying the claims on the back of their sunscreen bottles following the release of a Choice report last week which alleged that 16 out of 20 popular Australian sunscreens "failed" to meet their own SPF claims. The report sparked commentary and speculation on social media, where consumers questioned how sunscreen is tested in Australia and why products with lower-than-advertised SPF ratings would be allowed to go to market.

1 week ago | 9news.com.au | Maddison Leach

Three words keep appearing under social media posts about US President Donald Trump's controversial military parade, though on first glance they make no sense. "Foxtrot Delta Tango" is the phrase that has been making the rounds online in the last few days, confusing plenty of Australians who aren't familiar with the military-inspired slang that has become popular in the US. Here's what it means and why it's being used as a political statement.

1 week ago | 9news.com.au | Maddison Leach

Up to 50 million people have downloaded a period or cycle tracking app (CTA), many without realising that all the personal data they punch into it may be sold to third parties for advertising and research purposes. Now experts have warned that data could be dangerous in the wrong hands and Australian women "have a right to be angry" about it, one expert says.

1 week ago | 9news.com.au | Maddison Leach

Ally Langdon has been nominated for the Gold Logie at the 65th TV WEEK Logie Awards, leading more than 30 nominations for Nine. It's the first time A Current Affair and Parental Guidance host Langdon has been nominated for the award, which has seen a record number of female nominees in 2025. The only male nominee for the Gold is Nine's own Hamish Blake. The LEGO Masters Australia host has been nominated five times before and has won the award twice, first in 2012 and most recently in 2022.

1 week ago | honey.nine.com.au | Maddison Leach

It's been almost 50 years but Marcia van Zeller can still recall her colleague's dire warning as clear as day. She had just started work as a junior production assistant at a broadcaster in Canada when a more senior male colleague invited her to lunch, just the two of them. Floored that her experienced co-worker wanted to go for a meal with a "little greenhorn" like her, Van Zeller realised something more sinister was going on when she sat down.