<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Google has released its annual year in search trends for Australia, and there was one question we have continued to ask: how to talk to women?</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The question has made the top 10 most "how to" questions searched for two years in a row, as women continue to baffle some.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The most trending searches were the political event of the year, cyclones, the shooting of a controversial figure and a country the federal government accused of sponsoring terror.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/music-festival-health-risks-food-preparation-poisoning/e31027c5-7ec6-4a88-be04-5ed5625be751" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The hidden health risks of festivals revealed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And we had a mixed bag of Australian and global figures that caught our attention, from a conwoman to a talk show host.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Let's take a look at the things that made us hit search.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Overall:</span></strong></h3></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/googles-year-in-search-2025-the-surprising-questions-australians-asked/1c6730f1-9ff6-4bc5-8944-368d3a3c48af" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>Cyclone Alfred</span></li><li><span>Charlie Kirk</span></li><li><span>Australian federal election 2025</span></li><li><span>Iran</span></li><li><span>Belle Gibson</span></li><li><span>Ed Gein</span></li><li><span>St. Patrick's Day</span></li><li><span>India vs England</span></li><li><span>Ozzy Osbourne</span></li><li><span>iPhone 17</span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/december-christmas-weather-forecast-australia-2025-state-by-state/6adafbf2-746f-44a7-a1da-730498c3a498" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The one state set to get a drenching on Christmas Day</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>News events:</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>Cyclone Alfred</span></li><li><span>Charlie Kirk</span></li><li><span>Australian federal election 2025</span></li><li><span>Iran</span></li><li><span>LA fires</span></li><li><span>Pope Francis</span></li><li><span>Dezi Freeman</span></li><li><span>Bianca Censori Grammys</span></li><li><span>Erin Patterson</span></li><li><span>Andy Byron </span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span> </span><strong><span>Questions:</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>When is Easter</span></li><li><span>What does 6 7 mean</span></li><li><span>Who is Charlie Kirk</span></li><li><span>Is Easter saturday a public holiday</span></li><li><span>Who shot Charlie Kirk</span></li><li><span>Where is Belle Gibson now</span></li><li><span>Where is Cyclone Alfred now</span></li><li><span>Is Adolescence based on a true story</span></li><li><span>Who won the election in australia</span></li><li><span>How did Avicii die</span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sunburn-skin-cancer-risk-australia/acfbf9f0-81a3-40c3-af09-d28ac0428782" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>The alarming myth a quarter of young Aussies believe</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>How to:</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>How to vote</span></li><li><span>How to prepare for a cyclone</span></li><li><span>How to inspect a used car</span></li><li><span>How to watch world test championship</span></li><li><span>How to talk to women</span></li><li><span>How to make ice cream in grow a garden</span></li><li><span>How to tune a car engine</span></li><li><span>How to make sushi in grow a garden</span></li><li><span>How to watch champions trophy in australia</span></li><li><span>How to increase horsepower</span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Definitions:</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>Discog</span></li><li><span>Claves</span></li><li><span>Droven</span></li><li><span>Habeas corpus</span></li><li><span>Fascist</span></li><li><span>Antisemitism</span></li><li><span>Bally</span></li><li><span>Mack</span></li><li><span>Opine</span></li><li><span>Lede</span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/pavarotti-statue-stuck-in-skating-rink-sparks-outrage-in-italy/9564bfe7-6e4a-4ab3-84f9-3d30286c896e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Pavarotti statue stuck in skating rink sparks outrage in Italy</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Australian public figures:</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>Belle Gibson</span></li><li><span>Bianca Censori</span></li><li><span>Peter Dutton</span></li><li><span>Adam Bandt</span></li><li><span>Marty Sheargold</span></li><li><span>Sussan Ley</span></li><li><span>Ange Postecoglou</span></li><li><span>Beau Webster</span></li><li><span>Izak Rankine</span></li><li><span>Adam Hunter</span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><strong><span>Global public figures</span></strong></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ol><li><span>Madison Keys</span></li><li><span>Jimmy Kimmel</span></li><li><span>Danielle Collins</span></li><li><span>Kendrick Lamar</span></li><li><span>Zohran Mamdani</span></li><li><span>Richard Marx</span></li><li><span>Pope Leo</span></li><li><span>Prince Andrew</span></li><li><span>Charlie Sheen</span></li><li><span>Greta Thunberg</span></li></ol></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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