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Planning and development
$100m Jandakot surf park clears planning hurdle
Following a controversial failed attempt to create the development on the Swan River foreshore, the search for an alternative site began.
Breaking
Secrets of War
Ex-SAS soldier charged with war crime
A former special forces soldier has been arrested in NSW and charged with war crimes in Afghanistan.
Analysis
Interest rates
RBA faces rate clash: Should they stay or go up?
The Reserve Bank faces a clash of priorities over coming weeks: deal with banking turmoil in Europe and America, or drive down inflation?
Victoria moves to ban Nazi salute; ASX sinks at the open as traders digest banking drama;
Australia could import gas to deal with potential shortages, the debate on safeguard mechanism reform is set to continue as parliament returns and banking giant UBS will buy Credit Suisse.
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LoadingWith cash in the bank, McGowan’s outlook is rosy
The WA premier walks a political tightrope when describing how he has steered the state over the past two years.
Analysis
Analysis
Save for a scandal, premier’s drive will win the long game
If running the state for this long, including two years through a pandemic, has wearied Mark McGowan at all, he hides it well.
Opinion
Vegetarian
How I became a vegetarian by accident
What happens when you go from being a card-carrying carnivore to only eating vegetables? The good news is I haven’t had a dud meal yet.
Neil McMahon
Freelance writer
Opinion
Diet
Walk more, eat well: These studies make me sad
Studies that tell us to move our bodies and eat more fruits and vegetables are stating the bleeding obvious. But there’s a reason we keep needing a reminder.
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Opinion
Workplace
Now fathers are copping the ‘motherhood penalty’ I am not gloating
For the health of men, women, kids and the economy, ideas of Australian workplace masculinity must at least try to keep up.
Wendy Tuohy
Senior writer
Rio Tinto pledges better cultural awareness following Juukan Gorge disaster
An independent audit of Rio’s cultural heritage management, found areas where the miner needs to improve its performance.
Police seize cache of weapons after man brandishes Taser at Perth shopping centre
A man has been charged with 22 offences after a haul of 19 weapons including guns and machetes was discovered in a Perth unit.
WA principals burn out in struggle with playground violence, vicious parents
They’re working the longest hours in the country, similar to surgeons but without the prestige or pay.
ASX lingers in the red as traders digest banking drama
Australian investors have sent the sharemarket lower, despite the fate of Credit Suisse having been decided.
Households with fixed rate mortgages are yet to feel the pain of higher rates
Australians rushed into fixed-rate mortgages during COVID-19. The RBA believes this means it will take longer for higher interest rates to affect the economy.
‘Never seen a car so fast’: Hamilton in awe of Red Bull’s speed as F1 heads to Melbourne
Red Bull has dominated the start of the Formula One racing season, while rookie Australian driver Oscar Piastri will be hoping for more luck when at home in Melbourne after placing 15th in Saudi Arabia.
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AFL 2023
McDonald-Tipungwuti reveals the story behind his retirement ... and his extraordinary comeback
Last May, Essendon fan favourite Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti stepped away from football after losing his passion for the game. He spent the rest of the year on a journey of self-discovery.
The key takeouts of an intriguing opening round
It’s a small sample size, but round one delivered several intriguing story lines. What performances have set a trend and which ones will later be seen as aberrations?
Western Australia
Analysis
Australian film
Perth’s long-awaited movie studio moves north, a step closer to becoming a reality
After the failure to make their bold Fremantle Harbour proposal fly Home Fire Creative Industries have come up with what appears to be a viable plan for a movie studio in Malaga.
Good Lorde Belvoir, sort out your parking
It took less than an hour to get home on public transport after Ed Sheeran’s Optus Stadium show. It took two hours to get out of the paddock that doubles as a car park at Belvoir Amphitheatre after Lorde performed to a far smaller crowd in the Swan Valley on Saturday night.
Second drowning in three days at popular Fremantle beach
A second person has died after being pulled from the water at a popular West Australian beach just days after Perth actor Peter Hardy drowned at the same beach.
Perth’s Port to Pub swim back with a bang as hundreds take to the water
The Port to Pub president said this year the event had come back stronger than ever, after it was cancelled in 2022 due to COVID.
‘Sore and shaken up’: Elderly man, 87, knocked unconscious as burglars ransack Mandurah home
An 87-year-old man was rushed to hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.
Politics
Households with fixed mortgages yet to feel rate pain; that could spell bad news
Australians rushed into fixed rate mortgages during COVID. The RBA believes this means it will take longer for higher rates to affect the economy.
Business
Sydney Airport boss blames high fares, reduced capacity for stagnant recovery
Domestic passenger traffic through Sydney continues to hover at just over 80 per cent on pre-pandemic figures.
World
‘Concerned’ Biden calls Netanyahu over plan to limit court powers
The hard-right Israeli government’s drive to limit Supreme Court powers while increasing its own power in selecting judges has caused alarm at home and abroad
Opinion
Narendra Modi is the world’s most popular leader. Beware.
Nicholas Kristof
Power of poetry not lost on the powerful, except in Australia
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
Walk more, eat well: As a health writer, these studies make me sad
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
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Property
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Title Deeds
Rich flippers: The who’s who defying the property downturn
Lending weight to the adage that it takes money to make money, some of Sydney’s well-heeled citizenry have made a motza flipping their real estate.
Renovate or detonate? The best-worst houses listed for $200,000 and up
Smashed walls, gaping holes in the roof and peeling paint might shock some home hunters, but others are pushing ahead with plans to flip or invest.
Good Food
Lifestyle
I thought I was ready to have a baby on my own. Four words made me stop and think
During a support group for solo mothers by choice, a woman with an infant curled in her lap gave Alexandra Collier the answer she craved: “You’re not ready yet.”
Culture
F-bombs and rude bits: This YA book gives the finger to sensitivity readers
An unvarnished look at sex and intimacy, Patrick Ness’ Different For Boys leads our wrap of reviews of new fiction and non-fiction releases.
Sport
Four points
AFL 2023
Four points: Mitchell move outshines ‘Grawndy’ debut, Kozzie and Buddy’s bad timing, ‘Weid’ gets his chance
Both Collingwood and Melbourne will be feeling content with their big off-season recruiting moves, a trio of stars will regret the timing of poorly executed bumps and a Bombers newcomer now has his chance to shine.
Key takeouts from an intriguing opening round
It’s a small sample size, but round one of the AFL season delivered several intriguing story lines.
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ODI
Smith’s stunning catch steals limelight in one-day win
Mitch Marsh and Travis Head cracked Australia to an easy victory after a Mitchell Starc masterclass.
Perez wins Saudi GP, Verstappen goes to second
Rookie Australian driver Oscar Piastri was on the back foot from the start when he was sent to the pit.
Fulham lose two players, manager and lead in cup defeat to Man United
A controversial VAR decision flipped the game in its head as the visitors lost theirs.
Exclusive
Melbourne Cup
Champion trainer scanning his own horses to avoid Melbourne Cup scratchings
Champion trainer Chris Waller has begun scanning his potential Melbourne Cup horses now.
Bump verdicts: Pickett, Franklin learn fate as Ablett snr considers class action
The livewire Demon and Swans superstar have been offered suspensions.
Have Your Say
Why NRL’s concussion edict will force some players to clean up their act
An unintended but welcome consequence of the NRL’s mandatory 11-day stand down policy will be to reduce the number of players feigning injury, Graham Annesley admits.
