Corflutes have been "violently" vandalised in the federal seat of Calare in NSW, with a metal pole stuck through an image of one candidate's head.

The female candidates targeted say they believe the vandalism may be about their gender.

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More than two-thirds of young Aussie guys are turning to masculinity influencers, and it's having an impact on their mental health.

The Movember Institute of Men's Health surveyed 3,000 young men globally and found those who regularly engage with the content feel more empowered and optimistic in the short term, but suffer higher levels of psychological distress alongside increased risk taking.

Report author Dr Zac Seidler says getting rid of masculinity content on social media because it is "dangerous" is unhelpful, as there is no causal evidence to suggest that's the answer, and we need to instead listen to and empower young guys.

We spoke to young men for their tips on how you can take control of what you're viewing to prioritise your wellbeing.

By Rhiannon Hobbins and Gemma Breen for the Specialist Reporting Team.

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Sarah Jessica Parker has hit back at the 'double standards' of critics of her Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw.
Parker played Bradshaw for six seasons in Sex and the City, and has reprised the iconic role for the revival series, And Just Like That.

The character of Bradshaw has been criticised online for being "self-centred" and for having an affair with a married man while she was in a relationship.

In an interview with Huffington Post, Parker admitted Bradshaw "made mistakes", but pointed out that female characters are often judged more harshly than males.

"I would simply say that smart people make bad decisions sometimes [and] are foolish in judgement," she said.

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On a pristine Australian island, the seabirds have become so full of plastic they crackle and crunch.

For about 18 years, Dr Jen Lavers has been travelling to Lord Howe Island to study the mutton birds, and every time finds more and more plastic inside them.

She says what is happening to the mutton birds is happening everywhere. Plastics and microplastics are being found in everything, including humans, but the migratory shearwater is a ‘sentinel species’ for a bigger problem.

“These birds have a very important story to tell, and what they are telling us is that their populations are in decline, that the amount of plastic they’re consuming is going up and up,” she said.

“The birds are telling us we need to do more.”

Dr Lavers has been seeking to raise the plight of the mutton bird, saying it is a canary in the coal mine for the world’s larger plastic problem.

And so, as Australian politicians campaigned in a federal election, she enlisted the help of long-time friend and Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson, asking him to join her and see for himself the state of the mutton birds on Lord Howe Island.

Arriving to the island for the first time, Whish-Wilson said the mountainous landscape rising out of the fog was like something from Gilligan’s Island.

“It’s not really the kind of place you come to be shocked, and walk away feeling a little bit traumatised.”

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