Overview
- Google said Australians sought real-time updates and practical guidance, with strong interest in cyclone tracking and queries like “how to prepare for a cyclone,” according to spokesperson Camilla Ibrahim.
- Interest in Charlie Kirk surged after his September shooting, pushing him to No. 2 locally and making his page Wikipedia’s most-read article of the year.
- Natural disasters, the 2025 federal election, foreign conflict, and high-profile crime stories such as Erin Patterson’s trial and the hunt for Dezi Freeman dominated news-related searches.
- Pop culture punctured the lists, with wellness scammer Belle Gibson landing in the overall top 10 and Bianca Censori’s Grammys outfit ranking among major news events.
- Habitual curiosity persisted in the ‘how to’ rankings, with “how to talk to women” making the top 10 for a second straight year, while Madison Keys led Google’s global trending public figures.