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‘The distance from Perth to London’: How a gas company cleared the Kimberley
The Kimberley is home to more than 65 species found nowhere else on Earth. You need a permit to clear native vegetation – unless you are an oil and gas company.
WA in the dark on ADHD drug use after government quietly stops reporting
Months after becoming Health Minister, Roger Cook promised to continue publishing a report that kept track of ADHD drugs prescribed by WA doctors. It has been missing without explanation.
Breaking
Coronavirus pandemic
Federal Court deals blow to India travel ban challenge
A judge has dismissed the first round of a legal challenge to the validity of the temporary ban on Australian citizens entering the country from India.
Updated
Water
Perth, Peel get green light for Victoria travel in wake of COVID-19 clusters
People from Perth and Peel will be able to travel to Victoria without having to quarantine as of Monday night.
Budget 2021: What we already know
From childcare subsidies to a response to the aged care royal commission, here are the measures we know are coming in Tuesday’s federal budget.
Explainer
Australian economy
How does the federal budget work – and how is it different from yours?
What is a federal budget trying to do? How does the government decide where to spend its money? And where did budget rituals such as “the lock-up” come from?
Exclusive
Coronavirus pandemic
Budget plan: Australia to open borders next year to bring back migrants
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said he believed in restoring migration to levels seen before the pandemic as soon as health experts declared it possible.
‘A scar I will always carry’: Holgate made CEO of parcel business Global Express
Christine Holgate said she was “very excited” to be back working in the parcels business and at a key rival to Australia Post.
Opinion
Money Makeover
I invested in shares for the first time this week: here’s what I did
Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are dipping their toe into the sharemarket for the first time. Here’s how to join the investing revolution.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Opinion
Casinos
Crown’s chief executive-in-waiting’s $5.2 million get out of jail free card
There is a decent likelihood Steve McCann will barely have unpacked his desk before the ownership of Crown changes hands.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Undercover operative helped nab Stuart MacGill’s alleged kidnappers
An undercover police operative was used to investigate the brother of Stuart MacGill’s girlfriend after the former cricketer reported the incident to police.
Breaking
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘The powder keg is burning’: Riots break out at Jerusalem’s holiest site
Palestinian medics say at least 50 protesters have been hospitalised after clashes with Israeli police.
Several injured in stabbing attack at NZ supermarket
Witnesses inside the supermarket in the South Island city of Dunedin heard someone scream “he’s got a knife” before customers tried to pin down the attacker.
Toe infection leads to leg amputation for Bert Newton
Doctors told the media personality he would die within months if his leg was not removed, his wife Patti said.
★★★★
Review
Inside the scandal that rocked New York’s rarefied art world
This documentary about an $80 million art fraud is a rollicking story.
Hung jury: Jack de Belin cleared on one count of sexual assault
A jury acquitted Jack de Belin and Callan Sinclair of one charge, relating to assaulting a woman in a Wollongong unit in December 2018, but was not able to reach a verdict on remaining charges.
Western Australia
Exclusive
Restaurants
Labor MP slams ‘lawbreaker, bankrupt’ Perth restaurant boss in maiden speech
Under parliamentary privilege, David Scaife blasted The Local Shack owner’s actions during a court case, claiming he ignored proceedings and continually raised irrelevant matters.
More than 19,000 WA households in need but only one affordable home
Since the moratorium on rental evictions wrapped up at the end of March, service providers have been inundated with calls for help every week.
WA’s biggest rail project to be nearly two years overdue after more delays
The $1.86b project is now expected to become operational 18 months after its original completion date of December 2020 and six months after the revised date of late 2021.
Student’s stark warning after drink spiked with date rape drug at Perth house party
A Safety Bay teenager is warning others about the danger of date rape drugs after her drink was spiked at a house party in Doubleview.
Explainer
Emissions
It locks away pollution 30 times faster than forest, and northern WA is its hotspot. So what is blue carbon?
Shy dugongs, sea turtles and ancient microbes are all found among our seagrasses and mangroves. Why are politicians interested in these ocean meadows now?
Politics
Holgate appointed CEO of parcel business Global Express
Christine Holgate said she was “very excited” to be back working in the parcels business and at a key rival to Australia Post.
Business
Opinion
Casinos
Crown’s CEO-in-waiting’s $5.2 million get out of jail free card
There is a decent likelihood Steve McCann will barely have unpacked his framed family pics and pot plants before the ownership of Crown changes hands.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
Eyeing Indian outbreak, Africa ramps up monitoring of coronavirus variants
The slow vaccine rollout has made Africa’s hunt for new variants, which tend to emerge where spread goes unchecked, more urgent.
Opinion
I invested in shares for the first time this week: here’s how I did it
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Little has gone right for the Morrison government, but it’s not clear much has gone badly wrong
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Explore
Property bydomain
Could tiny homes help with the housing affordability crisis?
As house prices spiral, there's a push to create small villages of tiny homes to help young people. But would it make the problem worse?
How much extra you need to save in a booming property market
Hopeful buyers needed to have been putting away an additional four-figures a week this year to keep up with the market and maintain a 20 per cent deposit.
Life & Culture
They knew fertility could be an issue, but no one ever told David to worry
Historically, it’s been women who’ve had to consider their lifestyle in the context of fertility, but a growing body of research is shifting the conversation.
Sport
Lions rev engines in win over Dockers
The Brisbane Lions kept in their comfort zone to claim victory over the Fremantle Dockers at the Gabba.
Opinion
AFL 2021
The undersold Chris Scott, middle finger to the AFL, and the joy of Eddie Betts
Despite his superb winning rate as Geelong coach, Chris Scott gets undersold by Geelong people, and opposition fans alike. He deserves more recognition.
Michael Gleeson
Sports columnist
Updated
AFL 2021
No comeback for the Hawks as Eagles fly higher
Hawthorn trailed by 33 points early in the third term against the Eagles, who were desperate for a win.
Kennett wants Mitchell to coach ‘one day’
Jeff Kennett would like Mitchell to coach in the future but there are no guarantees.
Dogs kick eight straight in stunning comeback win
The Western Bulldogs would have been forgiven for thinking that this was just another one of those days against a Carlton side that has had the Dogs’ measure in recent times.
Gamble pays off as Hamilton hunts down Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton has won the Spanish Grand Prix for the fifth year in a row to go 14 points clear at the top of the standings.
Barty finally loses on clay as Sabalenka claims crown
The world no.1 had not lost in 16 matches on clay courts but Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Ash Barty to win the Madrid Open.
Have Your Say
The Spidercam vision which left shattered Brumbies seething
In a manic finale, James O’Connor scored a try to win Super Rugby AU for Queensland over the Brumbies. But new vision casts doubt on the previous play.
