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No pain, no gain? Metronet’s mind-boggling disruption to Perth commuters
Across Perth, Metronet is powering ahead. Get ready for commuter chaos as lines shut down and more people are forced onto our roads.
Memo shows Wrights knew they had no right over Hope Downs, court told
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has unearthed a 34-year-old memo showing a rival mining dynasty knew it had no right to its royalties.
WA Liberal senator’s defamation case against Sharaz gets trial date
Justice Marcus Solomon said the trial dates were set far in advance to avoid “skirmishes” between the two from developing “a life of their own”.
The Innovators: Jacquie Chan makes Asian food sexy
She is a restless over-achiever and in the parlance of Seinfeld, a fast talker. She has six Perth venues, which will grow to nine by the end of the year. Chan embraces ‘fusion on steroids’.
Police seek footage from tip as poisonous mushroom investigation rolls on
Police investigating the deaths of three people hope the footage could shed more light on the mystery after a piece of evidence was found in a skip bin and taken for testing.
Costly trip to Coles for Perth bikie Troy Mercanti
The bikie was found to have repeatedly breached the conditions of an order which banned him from associating with other gang members.
Four fixes Anthony Albanese wants for the housing crisis
A national deal on housing will seek to speed up approvals for property projects that add new homes around major road and rail routes.
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Do top public servants deserve $900,000 a year? The answer is yes
Is it ever possible to rationalise extraordinary pay packets for a few at a time when so many Australians are struggling?
Kirstin Ferguson
Author, columnist and company director
Yes in my backyard: Nats happy to go nuclear
Nationals MPs are backing deployment of nuclear power in their electorates as the Coalition pushes for a coal to nuclear technology shift.
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Extreme weather
Six dead as fires fanned by hurricane winds spark Hawaii emergency
Panicked people fleeing the flames posted videos and photos on social media, showing apocalyptic clouds of smoke billowing over once-idyllic beaches.
Airlines call for action on air traffic controller shortage amid flight delays
A national shortage of air traffic controllers is causing flight delays and cancellations across the country.
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Indigenous Voice
Bragg’s Voice could be silenced as Dutton considers reshuffle
The months-long delay in picking a successor has puzzled and irritated some Coalition MPs who believe Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones is an underperformer.
Britain’s ‘wonkiest pub’ stood for 260 years. Now it’s a pile of rubble
Two weeks after the sale of the historic Crooked House pub to a private company was announced, it was gutted by fire. Locals now want it rebuilt brick by brick.
$6600 v $127: How to travel Europe’s spectacular train routes on the cheap
The Orient-Express takes you from Paris to Venice for $6600 but you can make the same rail journey in a sleeper for about $127.
ABC’s Garma Special Q+A delivers show’s lowest audience
Q+A has faced two successive weeks of programming clashes with the Women’s World Cup.
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Surfing
Australian surfer suffers broken back in wipeout
Ethan Ewing’s world title tilt is in serious doubt after the No.2 ranked surfer fractured two vertebrae in his back after wiping out at Teahupo’o.
Soccer’s favourite headband not designed to keep hair in place
Favoured by players like Ellie Carpenter, the stretchy headbands are supposed to be wrapped around ankles.
Tigers triple premiership captain Trent Cotchin to retire at end of season
Richmond triple premiership captain and Brownlow medallist Trent Cotchin will finish his AFL career at the end of this season.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Cook says WA COVID response vindicated as review heaps praise on government
The report was not a forensic deep dive into the response, but rather sought to “focus on what worked well and what could be done better in the future”.
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Political leadership
Why WA is the most powerful state in Australia
NSW and Victoria have long competed to be Australia’s most consequential state. But a raft of changes, and a pandemic, have shaken things up.
Bank of Mum and Dad, your Perth kids face a $32,000 gap
Just as home hunters adjust to the prospect of sky-high monthly mortgage repayments and the rising cost of living, there’s another rethink coming.
The silvery-grey metal that could be the next lithium for big battery tech
Vanadium is the latest “pit to grid” sensation for electricity system operators, although most people have never heard of it.
Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting savages Lang’s ‘bombshell’ letter
Hancock Prospecting’s lawyer rubbished his opponents’ characterisation of Lang Hancock’s letter to his daughter, insisting it was of “peripheral relevance”.
Politics
The four fixes Albanese wants for the housing crisis
The prime minister is confident of a national deal on housing that will add new homes around major road and rail routes.
Business
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Earnings season
AGL sinks to $1.3 billion loss after volatile year for power grid
The power giant has swung to a heavy loss after a chaotic 12 months for the east-coast energy market.
World
Twitter fined after delay in handing over Trump’s data in January 6 probe
Trump said the Justice Department “secretly attacked my Twitter account, making it a point not to let me know about this major ‘hit’ on my civil rights”.
Opinion
Do top public servants deserve $900,000 a year? Short answer: yes
Kirstin Ferguson
Author, columnist and company director
Boy oh boy has the Women’s World Cup kicked the patriarchy
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
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Property
Perth’s rental vacancies still low as crunch attracts east coast investors
The industry hopes the vacancy rate’s inch upwards by a tiny fraction signals that the tide is finally turning for Perth’s sustained and painful rental crisis.
The mortgage-laden Perth suburbs where an interest rate cliff looms
The suburbs of Brabham and Henley Brook in Perth’s north-east top the list of the city’s most mortgaged suburbs, according to 2021 Census data.
Good Food
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Budget
Get ready to crumble: 12 tasty new ways with mince
Lifestyle
Two women attended a Matildas game alone. Both left with a new friend
Going out solo can be intimidating, but it can also lead to unexpected friendships.
Opinion
Money psychology
Why the best money decisions don’t have to make financial sense
Paridhi Jain
Money contributor
Culture
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Car racing adaptation shows Hollywood is game for anything
Gran Turismo is the latest in an avalanche of toy or game-based movies hitting screens this year.
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The France defender tasked with stopping Caitlin Foord ... oh, and Sam Kerr
Right-back Eve Perisset will have to both mark Caitlin Foord and provide intel on Chelsea teammate Sam Kerr in Saturday’s quarter-final meeting with Australia.
Soccer’s favourite headband wasn’t designed to keep hair in place
Favoured by players like Ellie Carpenter, the stretchy headbands are supposed to be wrapped around ankles.
Robotinho predicts Women’s World Cup quarter-final results
After another successful round of predictions, we once again turn to our resident AI football expert for a hint of what’s to come in the quarter-finals.
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Rugby World Cup
Hooper, Ikitau left out of Wallabies squad in major World Cup shocks
Named as one of two Wallabies skippers six weeks ago, Michael Hooper has missed selection for the World Cup due to injury. Star centre Len Ikitau is also out.
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Surfing
Ewing suffers broken back in Teahupo’o wipeout, putting world title bid on the rocks
Ethan Ewing’s world title tilt is in serious doubt after the No.2 ranked surfer fractured two vertebrae in his back after wiping out at Teahupo’o.
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AFL 2023
Eagles star Nic Naitanui ‘weighing up his future’
Long-time Eagles boss Trevor Nisbett confirmed that cult figure Nic Naitanui could join veterans Shannon Hurn and Luke Shuey in retirement.
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Liz Cambage
Cambage denies racial slur as fresh footage emerges of violent incident
A new video has emerged of the violent altercation which led to fallen Opals star Liz Cambage leaving the Australian Opals on the eve of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
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Cattledog! Bradbury and Diamonds: Lessons for the Matildas against France
The Matildas are proving to be the perfect national team - but there are a few tricks they can learn from other Australian sports.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
