6 Australian Books to Read This Summer

Books by Australian authors to add to your to-be-read pile this summer by Melissa Lucashenko, Patrick Marlborough, Evelyn Araluen and more.

What to expect in 2026: Predictions for politics, online culture, fashion, sport and more

We asked eight friends of Zee Feed to draw on their area of expertise predict the big shifts and major trends coming next year.

Special Announcement: Get us in print!

Celebrating five years of Zee Feed with a print issue

Humpback whales, voting rights and treaty: This was the good news in 2025

Good things did happen in 2025 — these are just some of the wins and signs of progress worth reflecting on.

Joy Rant: Bring back the 2010s dystopia, please!

"I need escapism. And I don’t mean another eight-episode dramedy ... I need metaphorical revolution."

The anti-ageing obsession is the new diet culture

The pressure on women to look young is playing out just like toxic 2000s diet culture, writes Crystal Andrews.

Sloppery slope: How AI slop feeds the alt-right pipeline

Absurd AI slop is pouring into social feeds, ready to slip you into the alt-right pipeline, writes Varsha Yajman.

March for who? Lessons from the 2025 anti-immigration rallies

Photojournalist Alex Zucco captured the rage, violence and absurdity of the 2025 anti-immigration rallies. Here’s what she thinks you should know about the emboldened far-right.

Five words I never want to hear again: "The left is eating itself"

The political left can’t agree long enough to win... or so we’ve been told. The loaded history of the phrase “the left is eating itself” tells a different story.

Editor's Letter: Celebrating five years of Zee Feed

"This year the tone of the discourse and the shamelessness of those in power has felt bad for my brain in a different way."

Unpacking the racism allegations at the TikTok awards

Plus, the AI journalist who fooled everyone.

A turning point for Aus music?

Plus, feminist slop is rotting your brain.