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‘This is not justice’: Family’s pain as teen pleads guilty to downgraded charge over pregnant mother’s death
The teenager who killed pregnant Perth mother Diane Miller when he ditched a lump of concrete at her has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
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Passenger ‘humiliated’ after being Tasered, dragged from Jetstar flight over seating row
Bolic Bet Malou says he “felt like an animal” when five federal police officers hauled him off the flight from Perth in front of his distraught wife and one-year-old son.
Rising divorce rate pours fuel on Perth housing crisis
The divorce rate in WA has risen, particularly post-pandemic, forcing new singles and their children into a cutthroat market.
Albanese urged to call Perth Mint royal commission
Opposition Leader Shane Love said WA Premier Mark McGowan was compromised in his decision to not hold a state-based royal commission.
‘A bloody scandal’: The secret Chinese data that could have changed the course of the pandemic
“The whole last three years would have been completely different if we had this data,” a viral evolution expert said. “I’m bloody furious about it.”
‘I’m no sexist’: Critic stands ground on Perth restaurant review
As the storm over that review rumbles on, veteran critic John Lethlean rejects accusations of sexism.
Solomon Islands awards multimillion-dollar contract to Chinese company
The Solomon Islands struck a security pact with Beijing last year, prompting concern from the United States and its allies, including Australia.
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LoadingBob Brown quits conservation group after it urged Greens to back Labor
The Greens founder has accused the Australian Conservation Foundation of being a Labor-backed lobby group.
Opinion
Investing
Biden strikes back in war against ‘woke capitalism’
There’s something peculiar in a Democrat president acting to preserve investors’ right to choose while supposedly free-market Republicans want to take those choices away.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Kathmandu, Rip Curl sales boosted by travellers
Globetrotting holidaymakers are fuelling strong sales momentum, with the group’s boss bullish on bricks-and-mortar expansion plans despite economic uncertainty.
Court allows Greta Thunberg, activists to sue Sweden over climate
Their youth-led Aurora group says “the Swedish state does not treat the climate crisis as a crisis”.
‘Utter BS’: Paltrow’s lawyer lashes Utah ski collision story
A retired optometrist claims Gweneth Paltrow was cruising down the slopes so recklessly that they violently collided, leaving him on the ground as she and her entourage continued their descent.
The seeds for life on Earth may have arrived on asteroids
The molecular building blocks for RNA, the genetic material probably used by the first life on Earth, may have been carried here from deep space.
How to master Adam Liaw’s Australian bolognese
Australian bolognese may have been inspired by the northern Italian city, but the way it’s made around this country today is entirely our own.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2023
Crows appeal McAdam’s three-game suspension
An appeal hearing is likely on Thursday evening after McAdam was banned for rough conduct for his bump on GWS’ Jacob Wehr.
Risk of further concussion triggers star surfer’s retirement
Owen Wright will pull the pin on his World Surf League career after next month’s Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach.
Victoria’s unlikely ride to the Sheffield Shield final
At 23, Will Sutherland was not the obvious choice to take over a struggling Victorian cricket team. But five wins in a row later, they are in the Sheffield Shield final.
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Western Australia
‘An ugly scene’: WA home owners in mortgage stress
Interest rates are starting to bite in WA with new data showing the proportion of family income needed to meet loan repayments has jumped over the past year.
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Fire
Fire threat downgraded in Perth’s northern suburbs
Water bombers and firefighters scrambled to the blaze in the North Beach area on Tuesday afternoon.
Apology over infamous Perth restaurant review leaves a bad taste
Food site finally apologises over inappropriate comments on a female maitre d’, but chefs are still threatening a boycott.
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Crime
Teens charged over vicious assault of elderly man
A 13-year-old and 19-year-old are accused of assaulting and robbing an elderly man in his home.
Analysis
Mark McGowan
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.
Politics
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AUKUS
‘It’s not Fort Kembla’: Protesters plan May Day march against AUKUS
Union groups and labour organisers will move the big annual workers’ march from Wollongong to Port Kembla to oppose its use as a base for a future submarine fleet.
Business
Opinion
Investing
Biden strikes back as the war against ‘woke capitalism’ rages
There’s something peculiar in a Democrat president acting to preserve investors’ right to choose while supposedly free-market Republicans want to take those choices away.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Bali governor rejects hosting Israel for FIFA under-20 World Cup
Football-mad Indonesia is preparing to stage its first major tournament in the sport, but the qualification of the Israeli team is causing problems.
Opinion
Let’s stop pretending we are going to recycle all this plastic
Nick O'Malley
Environment and Climate Editor
How we can fight violent extremism after far-right rally
Daniel Aghion
Jewish Community Council of Victoria president
AUKUS is a dud deal. We’re safer on our own
Geraldine Brooks
Author and journalist
Don’t hate me, but I’m an Elon Musk fanboy
Michael Schlechta
Editorial Writer for The Age
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Property
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Title Deeds
Glamorous Woolloomooloo apartment seeks new buyer
Sanchia Brahimi’s apartment in Sydney’s landmark Finger Wharf offered a test of how high-end property values are tracking.
‘An ugly scene’: WA home owners in mortgage stress as repayments soar
Interest rates are starting to bite with new data showing the proportion of income needed to meet loan repayments has jumped over the past year.
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Lifestyle
Overcome by grief, Alex ran, until she reached ‘exercise burnout’
Many of us are conditioned to think exercise needs to be a slog to be effective. But we’re better off training to match our mental state.
Opinion
Diet
Walk more, eat well: As a health writer, these studies make me sad
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Culture
Succession survival guide: What to know before the end of TV’s best show
The kids are licking their wounds, there’s an election on the horizon, and Tom and Shiv are on the ropes. Succession is nearly here.
Sport
Dockers back in Fyfe to rebound against Roos
Fremantle midfielder Will Brodie says the playing group will back Nat Fyfe in “completely” after the former skipper’s quiet start to the AFL season.
Brutal home truths leave Force primed for Blues clash
Western Force captain Michael Wells has given an insight into the team’s brutal analysis of games, saying players need to feel embarrassed at times to learn from their mistakes.
Snap Shot
AFL 2023
How can it be a Goodwin in a grand final loss?
How the Melbourne coach went reliving his youth on the cricket field, why his key forward has cut his hair but not his approach to goal and what would’ve happened if Jack Riewoldt’s draws went another way.
Breakdance with tradition as All Blacks unveil Robertson as next coach
Six-time Super Rugby-winning Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has signed a four-year deal to take over as All Blacks coach from next year.
Opinion
AFL 2023
Can a bump ever be foolproof - and safe?
Three head-high bumps leading to three suspensions from last weekend’s opening AFL round have prompted calls for drastic action.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Socceroos urge patience with 17-year-old ‘freak’
As players have discovered for themselves this week, during their first in-person brush with the A-League’s hottest young talent, Nestory Irankunda is not normal.
The day John Sattler saved a life on Sydney’s train tracks
Three weeks before playing in the 1970 grand final with a broken jaw, the Rabbitohs legend saved a man from an oncoming train.
Have Your Say
‘When the police came, I had no idea I hadn’t paid for my fuel – and no memory of being there’
I’ve suffered between 40 and 50 concussions in my semi-professional rugby league career. Players from grassroots to elite level need saving from themselves – that’s why the NRL’s protocols are needed.
David Sellers
Oberon rugby league player
