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Opinion
Property prices
Why the RBA doesn’t want to spill the bad news on house prices
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is oversharing the negative, while RBA boss Philip Lowe has kept the worst-case scenarios on the down-low.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Perth ‘vigilante bashing’ murder involved a metal pole, police say
It’s understood the teen was walking home from school when a car full of strangers pulled up alongside him and accused him of smashing car windows.
First big cruise ship to return to WA waters has COVID outbreak
Hundreds of passengers on board a cruise ship docked in Broome could be forced to isolate due to the outbreak.
News Corp’s Betr pulls out of bid for WA gaming licence
Betr has withdrawn its bid for the WA TAB hours before the state’s decision was due.
Did the pandemic change your personality? Possibly
Many of the social rituals that had been rites of passage for young people were disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Corden blue: how one restaurant meal made James Corden an internet villain
The English actor-singer-talkshow host is suddenly a byword for the blurst. So what happened?
‘Creative accounting’ probably behind Boris Johnson’s level of support: Brandis
Back on the British political drama, former Liberal minister and high commissioner to the UK George Brandis has weighed in on today’s news that Boris Johnson has pulled out of the Conservative leadership race.
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Property development
‘No logic’: Landgate building valuation omitted key scenarios before sale
“If there was any logic to selling the asset, it should have attracted a premium price; instead, it is a bargain-basement deal for Georgiou,” Liberal leader David Honey said.
Snapchat billionaires see fortunes plummet by more than 80%
The fortunes of Snapchat co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy are disappearing just as fast as they were made.
Savings to be found in ‘every single department’ in $22b audit: minister
Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says the “waste and rorts” audit will continue beyond tomorrow’s budget.
Opinion
Federal budget
Chalmers’ challenge: Speak softly and carry a big shock
This week’s federal budget is an exercise in building credibility: that’s why Treasurer Jim Chalmers will try not to surprise us too much.
Sean Kelly
Columnist
Updated
Political leadership
Thorpe refers herself to privileges committee, faces censure over ex bikie boss link
Parliament’s law enforcement committee will also investigate what confidential briefings the Greens senator may have received about motorcycle gangs and organised crime.
'I was Dumbo': Tim Burton attacks Disney, the studio that made him
The acclaimed Hollywood director said that collaborating with Disney was like “working in this horrible big circus and I needed to escape”.
The black power suit is out: Women want orange or cerulean blue now
The power suit has moved out of the office and onto the street in a variety of colours with the celebrity support of Julia Roberts and Cate Blanchett.
Inside a luxurious Italian villa that pays tribute to the beautiful sea
The first thing you notice is the garden – each step offers panoramic views: on one side, the countryside, on the other, the water.
Western Australia
WA council faces backlash over ‘extravagant’ spend on beach upgrade
Replacing a modest wooden lookout with an almost identical plastic one for close to $400,000 has sparked an outcry from residents of this coastal suburb.
Japanese soldiers to train with ADF after historic new security agreement
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida met at the annual Australia-Japan leaders’ meeting in Perth on Saturday.
Opinion
Eat and drink Perth
All the things that matter: Rob Broadfield’s favourite Perth restaurant
It hovers somewhere between old school, white jacket correctness and an easy going house party. It takes maturity and experienced hands to pull that off.
Rob Broadfield
Food writer
‘Best news breaker in the business’ returns to Nine, joins WAtoday team
If it’s happening in Perth, he already knows – the four-time WA journalist of the year has 40 years’ experience and his contact book is unrivalled.
West Australian wins $70,000 Sculpture By The Sea prize
Tony Davis once considered himself a painter more than a sculptor. But inspired by a visit to one of Sculpture By The Sea’s spin-off exhibitions, at Perth’s Cottesloe Beach, the West Australian decided to have a serious crack at the more three-dimensional art form.
Politics
Property prices to fall up to 20 per cent: RBA
The fall in inflation-adjusted terms could be the largest to hit the Australian property market since the early 1980s.
Business
Opinion
Property prices
Why Lowe doesn’t want to spill the bad news on houses
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers is oversharing the negative, while RBA boss Philip Lowe has kept the worst-case scenarios on the down-low.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
China’s economy rebounds but risks loom for Xi Jinping
Strict COVID curbs, a prolonged property slump and global recession risks are challenging Beijing’s efforts to foster a robust revival over the next year.
Opinion
The world has a big problem in the drive to net zero
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Duel in the crown: Why King Charles’ coronation will be controversial
Geoffrey Robertson
Human rights barrister and author
Explore
Property
Auctions are in a downward cycle, pushing property prices lower
Sellers who need to get a deal done on a deadline are increasingly flexible on price, but as prices fall, who else would risk listing their home for sale?
Opinion
Home loans
This is how high mortgage repayments could go for every loan size
The $64,000 question then – or the $640,000 question based on the average loan size – is: just how high could your repayments go?
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
Lifestyle
‘Gastro seven times’: How childcare hits parents with a triple whammy
Parents face a ‘triple whammy’ with a sick child in daycare, missing work, paying fees, and then facing the risk of getting sick themselves.
Culture
Look out – there’s another show asking you to keep secrets
Ghost Stories at the Athenaeum Theatre is a night of spine-tingling suspense; while DanceX (Part One) at the Arts Centre is absorbing, powerful and unpredictable.
Sport
Luxury tax: Bombers to pay over soft cap to invest in footy
Essendon have released the findings of their external review and will go over the soft cap on football spending and pay the AFL’s luxury tax to make sure the payout to sacked coach Ben Rutten does not prevent them from increasing their investment in the football department.
Key sponsors stand by Netball Australia amidst sponsorship controversy
Four key sponsors of Netball Australia are standing by their respective deals and partnerships.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
A bonkers final over: How Kohli pulled off victory in performance for the ages
The last over encapsulated the mess and noise of the two countries’ all-too-rare meetings.
Opinion
Constellation Cup
Why there are no winners off the court in The Diamonds netball saga
The Diamonds learned a hard lesson in the realpolitik of sport sponsorship.
Georgina Robinson
Chief Rugby Reporter
Updated
AFL 2022
Ross Lyon returns to St Kilda, promises a bold game style
Ross Lyon will return to St Kilda as coach on a four-year deal and says he has unfinished business.
Nine edges closer to new deal with Tennis Australia
Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley could sign a new agreement before the end of the year.
Updated
Constellation Cup
Diamonds banish Hancock saga, claim Constellation Cup
Australia’s netballers put two weeks of intense controversy behind them with a gutsy fightback.
Have Your Say
How New Zealand can keep Australia’s World Cup dream alive
Australia needs an unbeaten New Zealand and four straight wins to bank a spot in the Twenty20 World Cup finals. On current form that looks like a pipe dream.
