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The inside story of how WA’s rogue radioactive capsule was found
Hours into their first shift, just south of the Pilbara mining town of Newman, a team of specialist scientists searching for a tiny target heard a beep.
Is this apartment block Perth’s ‘unluckiest property’?
The owners of 100 Mill Point Road have dragged four contractors to court for negligence, claiming they’re to blame for flooding.
WATCH LIVE: PM speaks after national cabinet; leaders sign statement of support for Voice
Every premier and chief minister has joined Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in signing a statement of intent supporting the Voice to parliament referendum.
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LoadingThe simple change WA schools could make to add the equivalent of four months’ extra learning
Smaller tuition groups could help students falling behind in bigger classes – but only if they are done right.
Opinion
Jim Chalmers
Treasurer hands in his latest essay and buys a doozy of a conversation
Jim Chalmers wants Australians to embrace “values-based capitalism”, in the coming months we will see exactly what that means.
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Opinion
Restaurants
Western suburbs classic gets a revamp in great start to Perth’s year of the pub
In a leafy, stockbroker-infested suburb, a classic pub has had a welcome facelift. It bodes well for the dining options in Perth’s affluent west.
Rob Broadfield
Food writer
Four decades of hits both thrill and underwhelm Red Hot Chili Peppers fans
The Chili Peppers’ set list featured classics from the late ’80s through to seven less established cuts from last year’s albums, thrilling and disappointing pretty much everyone.
I know who took Harry’s virginity in ‘inglorious episode’, says actor
Rupert Everett says the tryst did not take place behind a pub, or even in Britain, as Prince Harry has claimed in his memoir, Spare.
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Tragedy
Three-year-old dies in locked car at Sydney shopping strip
Police were told the child had been in the car in south-west Sydney throughout the day as the temperature exceeded 30 degrees.
Chinese spy balloon spotted over western US: Pentagon
One of the places the balloon was seen was Montana, home to one of the nation’s three nuclear missile silo fields at Malmstrom Air Force Base.
How an indie film studio conquered Hollywood and the Oscars
Welcome to A24, the independent production company that has inspired cult-like fandom while quietly conquering Hollywood.
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Why Peter Bol’s troubles could be far from over regardless of B-sample result
People get too hung up on this B-sample stuff; a “use” charge could be established just on analysis of one of the samples.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
AFL must be more proactive on treatment of women: expert
The AFL needs to take a more proactive approach to dealing with matters involving alleged mistreatment of women, says a university professor who spent 15 years advising the NRL on gender issues.
Cyril Rioli has his say in Hawthorn inquiry
Former Hawthorn superstar Cyril Rioli and his wife Shannyn have joined the contingent of First Nations players and partners who have made submissions to the AFL inquiry into alleged racism.
Western Australia
NAB survey predicts WA property prices to plummet in 2023
A new survey of property professionals has revealed property prices are expected to plummet over the next year, but rent prices are still on the rise.
How a tiny radioactive capsule was found in the middle of nowhere
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services will shortly be explaining how a tiny radioactive capsule lost in the outback was found on Wednesday after a frantic week-long search.
Viral TikTok video reveals brazen shoplifting in WA
A Fremantle bottle shop owner has been captured on CCTV attempting to stop alleged shoplifters as brazen thefts at the store escalate.
The inner-city apartments that are impossible to sell
It has a view to die for, yet is one of many one-bedroom units that sit on the market for years. And they all have one thing in common.
Radioactive capsule heads back to Perth
WA Chief Health Officer Dr Andy Robertson said he could not reveal where the capsule would be kept once it arrived in Perth, due to safety and security concerns.
Politics
Indigenous Australians to be formally recognised in Voice proposal
A meeting between Peter Dutton and the government’s senior Indigenous referendum advisory group failed to address the opposition leader’s concerns.
Business
Insurance giant IAG cuts guidance after hit from inflation, floods
Insurance Australia Group has cut its guidance to investors after it raised its forecast for natural disaster claims due to devastating floods in Auckland
World
‘It’s just a herb’: Cannabis re-ignites passions in Asian Amsterdam
Thailand has become a new wonderland for weed enthusiasts but the decriminalisation of cannabis has found new opposition ahead of an election.
Opinion
Can’t afford a doctor? Australia’s GP system is heading the way of America’s
Tori Berquist, Bethany Holt and Edward Cliff
How the Fed chief lit a fire under markets with a few words
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Welcome to class, kids, here are all the ways you’re getting dudded
Julie Szego
Author and freelance journalist
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Property
The inner-city Perth apartments that are impossible to sell
It has a view to die for, yet is one of many one-bedroom units that sit on the market for years. And they all have one thing in common.
NAB survey predicts WA property prices to plummet in 2023
A new survey of property professionals has revealed property prices are expected to plummet over the next year, but rent prices are still on the rise.
Opinion
Interest rates
‘Living in mortgage hell’: tens of thousands of borrowers on the brink
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Lifestyle
The edible flower that also looks stunning in bouquets
You won’t regret planting some nasturtiums and picking them for your kitchen or your vase.
Culture
Meet the Australian musician up against Harry Styles for a Grammy
Sydneysider George Nicholas was shocked to find out last year he would join the likes of Beyonce and Adele on the Grammy Awards red carpet this Monday.
Sport
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Australian cricket
South Australia in audacious bid to pinch Sydney’s New Year’s Test
South Australia, its premier and state cricket association have made a bold bid to take the New Year’s Test from the SCG to the Adelaide Oval.
Opinion
FIFA Women's World Cup
Saudi Arabia sponsoring the Women’s World Cup? As hosts, we must block this
Australian sport must refuse this sponsorship until further reforms for Saudi women. It’s our responsibility to be leaders and active catalysts for women’s and human rights.
Craig Foster
Football columnist
Cyril Rioli has his say in Hawthorn inquiry
Former Hawthorn superstar Cyril Rioli and his wife Shannyn have joined the contingent of First Nations players and partners who have made submissions to the AFL inquiry into alleged racism.
AFL must be more proactive on treatment of women: expert
The AFL needs to take a more proactive approach to dealing with matters involving alleged mistreatment of women, says a university professor.
‘I know what these women stand for’: Matildas could protest Visit Saudi deal
Football Australia has warned FIFA of the “potential repercussions” if Saudi Arabia’s tourism arm is allowed to sponsor the Women’s World Cup.
Grassy pitches reveal Bengaluru spin wiles to Australia ahead of Test series
Though grassy at first glance, Australia’s Bengaluru practice pitches, used ahead of the India Test series, slowly revealed their tendency to spin.
‘Get on board’: O’Brien urges VRC to shorten Derby distance
Leading trainer Danny O’Brien believes the Victoria Racing Club should cut the distance of its time-honoured Derby to accommodate the Cox Plate date change.
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For Tom Brady, the cost of greatness finally became too great
Mental fatigue finally wore down the greatest winner the NFL has seen.
