Hair

Enele Maafu uses his salon skills and his love of people to boost mental health, foster connections, and combat skyrocketing living costs in his community of Mount Isa.

The mullet has become so much more than a hairstyle for Darwin man Kieryn Johnston, who is known locally as NT Mullet Man. 

An Adelaide barbershop that bans women from entering its premises in order to provide its clients with a "male sanctuary" has applied for an exemption to the Equal Opportunity Act.

A group of hairdressers in Adelaide has spent a day doing homeless people's hair for free as a small gesture to boost their confidence.

A high school student in regional South Australia is fighting back against rules banning her from wearing her braids at school, after teachers argued her hairstyle goes against uniform policy.

A University of South Australia study finds African Australian students have been discriminated against when they wear braided hair to school.

Kaleigh Dawson lost her hair, but a wig library allows her to browse about 160 options that help her feel more comfortable and confident.

Non-binary Canberran Jolene Mifsud's hairstyles have been ever-changing as they journeyed to self-discovery.

When the sisters arrived in this tiny mining town, they brought more than just their beauty skills — they brought joy. And they're among many hairdressers choosing to live in regional Australia since the pandemic.

When COVID temporarily shut Isobel Foaye's hairdressing salon, she started the intensive process of proving the environmental and social credentials of her business.

Actress Juliette Binoche is among a group of French actresses who cut their hair as a part of a protest following death of Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who died while in the custody of Iran's morality police.

In 2015, communications adviser Katie Hale was diagnosed with alopecia areata. She still has hair in some of her dreams, but has learned to embrace the impact of the condition.

Masculine and feminine, long and short, functional and high-fashion. The humble mullet can be everything to everyone, and it's back in a big way.

When this woman struggled to find a hairdresser who could work with her afro curly hair, she saw an opportunity to start a business. Now she has worked on some of Australia's most recognisable dreadlocks.

An anti-racism campaign ambassador says the burden is on schools to do better, not on students to assimilate to "white standards", in the wake of two students' refusal to tie their hair back.

Two students of African heritage are barred from an independent regional Victorian high school for not tying up their braided hair, with their mother saying she will report the school to the Australian Human Rights Commission.

When Natacha Adanlessossi arrived in Australia as a refugee, there were no salons in her community that specialised in African women's hair. Eight years later, she has won a Carla Zampatti scholarship for young women to improve her business.

Gregory gets his first ever haircut from Walkabout Barber, a mobile salon aiming to make a difference in rural and remote communities.

Why are bald heads on women so troubling for some men, yet something experienced quite differently by the women themselves, asks Mary Lloyd.

Australian businesses need skilled workers now, but are migration laws getting in the way? Perth hairdresser Elizabeth Stillisano has lost thousands of dollars in business due to ongoing staff shortages and she wants the government to review its sponsorship policy.

The regional NSW town of Albury is set to host Mulletfest this weekend. Mikaela Ortolan reports.

Sam and his brothers spent 10 months handcrafting a mobile barber shop to encourage more men to talk about what's going on in their lives. 

An expert panel of judges in the German town of Eging am See combs through 100 finely sculpted beards and moustaches in a bid to crown their 2021 'Beard Olympics' champion.

Melbourne hair stylist Zowie Evans says salons are places where women often feel safe enough to disclose family violence. She is one of several hairdressers trained to recognise the signs and is urging other hairdressers to do the same.

Sydney has reopened after 106 days in lockdown.