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Kerry Stokes blasts ‘scumbag journalists’ over Roberts-Smith coverage
The billionaire said Ben Roberts-Smith, who is still an employee of Seven, was innocent and deserved legal representation.
Urgent call for drivers to wash cars after Roe Highway chemical spill
Drivers whose vehicles might have come into contact with the chemical should wash their cars with water.
Perth doctor suspended for sexually harassing nurse
The doctor has been banned from practising medicine for a month and ordered to undergo ethics training over the unwanted encounter.
No need for multi-party bargaining for high-paid miners, says BHP boss
BHP chief executive Mike Henry says the current approach to wages in the industry has been working well.
Woodside’s CEO slams push for power price caps
Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill has called for a “more rational” debate around soaring energy prices, saying the focus on government market intervention was misplaced.
NSW records 40pc rise in COVID cases; Queenslanders asked to wear masks again as fourth wave hits
Australia is in the early stages of a new COVID wave, with a mix of Omicron sub-variants causing rising cases around the nation.
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Australian economy
‘We were surprised’: RBA deputy ‘sympathises’ with borrowers
Michele Bullock defended the bank’s rapid interest rate rises, but said she has sympathy for people who made financial decisions based on statements they would stay low for years.
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Power network
WA coal power issues predicted to last all summer
WAtoday reported exclusively that a major power station would be shut until January, but can now reveal the problem will last longer into summer.
Amazon becomes first company to lose $US1 trillion in value
The online retail giant’s founder Jeff Bezos has seen his fortune shrink by about $US83 billion ($129 billion) this year.
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto world shaken to its core after a chaotic day
After the past 24 hours, it’s little wonder there are those who liken the crypto sector to a giant Ponzi scheme.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Coronavirus pandemic
Guangzhou, world’s manufacturing hub, on brink of lockdown
The Chinese metropolis is very exposed to international trade and any Shanghai-style lockdown is likely to have a flow-on effect on consumers in Australia.
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Recycling
Planet Ark walks back printer cartridge recycling claim
The used printer cartridges are collected for recycling by a program managed in part by environmental charity Planet Ark, which relied on Melbourne’s fire-damaged Close the Loop facility.
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Supermarkets
The fire that sparked the end of Coles and Woolies plastic recycling program
The collapse of the popular nationwide plastic bag recycling program was set in train nearly five months ago when a suburban factory caught fire.
Florence Pugh: ‘They tried to change my weight, my face, my eyebrows’
After turning her back on Hollywood glamour at 19, the British star’s offbeat trajectory has led to The Wonder – her best film yet.
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti to make AFL comeback, but it won’t be with Freo
The AFL were firstmade aware of McDonald-Tipungwuti’s desire to resume his career after he met informally with Dockers’ coach Justin Longmuir.
What is commercial surrogacy and why can’t Australians use it here?
Rebel Wilson announced the birth of her first child, this week, via surrogate. Why can’t we pay for surrogacy here? And how much does it cost?
Western Australia
WA flight makes emergency landing at Perth Airport
A fly-in, fly-out flight bound for the Pilbara circled off the Joondalup coast for nearly two hours before making an emergency landing.
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Industrial relations
WA nurses union concedes pay fight may not be won as hospital strike looms
“Sometimes people don’t know when they’ve won, but they’ve won,” WA Premier Mark McGowan said.
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Planning and development
Perth film studio financials to see light of day under transparency push
Planning and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti revealed another of WA’s high-profile market-led proposals would be the first to be subject to greater disclosure requirements.
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Office
Landgate building sold for $22m less than own value estimate
The WA government’s own land information authority let slip in a recent annual report that it considered the value of the landmark building to be $39.7 million.
Eagles re-sign veteran Hurn for 2023
Shannon Hurn was one of the Eagles’ best players last season, but his future was cast in doubt after the club committed to a rebuild following a woeful 2-20 campaign.
Politics
Analysis
Anti-corruption
Labor’s anti-corruption choice: Win over the Coalition or the crossbench?
Labor will most likely choose the Coalition to overwhelm calls for a watchdog with more teeth – after all, the major parties have a shared interest in putting constraints on public hearings.
Business
Brookfield plots $20b green power plan for Origin Energy
One of the bidders for power giant Origin Energy has revealed ambitious plans to turn it into the biggest clean energy supplier by the end of the decade.
World
Biden, Albanese urged to fight repression in Cambodia
World leaders are flying to Phnom Penh for the East Asia summit just weeks after long-time ruler Hun Sen threatened to have the country’s main opposition party dissolved.
Opinion
‘Un-Australian’? The values today’s cricketers are missing
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
After Kanye, will Adidas have a Gulden age?
Andrea Felsted
Pollies keep hitting the jackpot. No wonder they’re cosy with clubs
Caterina Giorgi
CEO at the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
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Property
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Australian economy
HomeBuilder program ‘overstimulated’ construction and drove price inflation
The $2.3 billion grant program that aimed to shield the construction sector from a pandemic downturn was three times as popular as originally expected.
With one compromise, Perth home buyers could save up to $133,000
As home buyers start to reassess their needs due to the rising cost of living and increasing mortgage rates, new data shows one place to start.
Lifestyle
Still lifting weights? Lowering them does more work to make you stronger
No need to ask if you even lift any longer. The key to building strength is lowering weights.
Opinion
Gen Z
Are we finally done with body-shaming? Gen Z gives us a glimmer of hope
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Culture
Noice, different, unusual: How Kath & Kim was made - and almost wasn’t
As one of the most-loved Australian shows of all time turns 20, the stars and creators reflect on the making of a classic.
Sport
Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti back to the Bombers
Essendon have announced that exciting and popular forward Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti will return to the Bombers for 2023 after accepting a new one-year contract.
Olympic swimmer Scott Miller jailed for three years for role in drug ring
The judge who sentenced the 47-year-old butterfly star said his limited criminal history was consistent with someone who had a drug addiction.
Michael Slater guilty of domestic violence against former partner
As the former Australian cricket star became more and more drunk, he accused his girlfriend of infidelity, threw her phone, broke a chair, and threatened to kill himself.
Analysis
ICC Men’s World Cup
Homegrown Pakistan enter T20 cricket’s premier league
A young Pakistan team, banned from the glitz and glamour of the IPL, came up with another performance suggesting India is not the only game in town.
SKY’s the limit for India in England showdown
England’s captain Jos Buttler has arguably the toughest task in cricket right now: finding a way to stop Suryakumar Yadav, affectionately known as ‘SKY’.
Introducing the new Wallabies captain who loves KFC
In 1994, Vili Alaalatoa named his son after Australian cricket great Allan Border. On Saturday, Allan Alaalatoa will become an international captain for the first time.
Eagles re-sign veteran Shannon Hurn for 2023
Shannon Hurn was one of the Eagles’ best players last season, but his future was cast in doubt after the club committed to a rebuild following a woeful 2-20 campaign.
Have Your Say
Warnie’s century and other sporting wrongs that need righting
In the wake of Jeff Fenech being awarded a world title three decades on, it’s only right the ICC awards Shane Warne a posthumous century.
Iain Payten
Deputy Sports Editor
