The Booklist
A weekly newsletter for book lovers from books editor Jason Steger.
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The 2023 WACE honour roll: Students with the highest ATARs revealed
For 17 WA students, opening their results held an additional surprise – a perfect score of 99.95.
Four fishermen rescued after boat capsizes off WA coast
Four fishermen are lucky to be alive after their boat capsized off the Western Australia coast on Saturday.
WA’s ATAR results revealed for class of ’23
The Tertiary Institutions Service Centre revealed 9722 students achieved an ATAR this year.
Dad of tragic murder-suicide family sues doctor who cared for his wife
Tom Perinovic has launched legal action against his wife’s doctor, claiming he failed to adequately treat her mental health conditions before she killed their three children.
Trump says immigrants ‘poisoning the blood’ of America, echoing Nazi rhetoric
Donald Trump, the US Republican presidential frontrunner, repeated previous language of his that has drawn criticism as xenophobic.
George Pell’s great Vatican rival convicted of corruption
Cardinal Angelo Becciu, the most senior Catholic Church official to stand trial before a Vatican criminal court, has been convicted of embezzlement and fraud.
Explainer
Population
The planet’s population will get to 10.4 billion – then drop. Here’s when we reach peak human
India overtook China as the world’s most populous nation in 2023 but far bigger population shifts are transforming the world. Where will all the people be in 2100?
‘My mum is my absolute hero’: Author Trent Dalton on the women in his life
“Mum loves to tell me of one vision that saw her through hard times, an image she had of her four sons arm in arm.”
Dolly Alderton: ‘I couldn’t write another book about yet another heartbroken woman’
“I’m sitting here in a flat I bought with heartbreak,” Alderton explains. Her new novel, Good Material, is different.
Live
Test cricket
Australia v Pakistan Test cricket as it happened: Australia demolish Pakistan for Lyon’s magic 500-mark
Nathan Lyon has taken his 500th Test wicket and Pakistan have fallen in a heap as Australia march to 360-run victory.
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Crack open a tinny (or three): Adam Liaw’s guide to arranging the hottest grazing board of the season
Think of a conservas platter a bit like a cheese board – you want enough variety for everyone to be able to choose what they like.
‘We brought sexiness back into chocolate’: Willy Wonka gets a Gen Z update
Director Paul King has brought together two of the screen’s favourite leading men - Timothee Chalamet and Hugh Grant.
How to keep your pets safe over the summer break
#1. Choose treats wisely. Ham, Christmas pudding and other leftovers may seem harmless, but often such high fat foods can be toxic.
Opinion
Tips & advice
The most overrated (and underrated) things about staying in a hotel
Airbnb? Forget it, start looking for value in hotels. Hotel restaurants? They’ve taken the lead...
A man called Jack moved into a young Hilary Mantel’s house – and her mother’s bed
He came into her world when she was a child. His arrival would be life changing.
Western Australia
Which WA schools ranked top in the NAPLAN results?
Parents can now view their child’s school NAPLAN results, after the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority released the latest data from 2023 testing on Friday.
Exclusive
Industrial relations
New WA nurses pay deal may see the end of 18 months of bitter negotiations
The new deal would see every nurse receive between $700 and $1400 a year via a new professional development allowance (PDA).
Teen who stabbed student at Carine Senior High School pleads guilty
The 15-year-old who stabbed another student at a Perth school earlier this month has been granted bail and is allowed to return home on a 24-hour curfew.
Perth commuters’ early stocking filler: free summer public transport
It’s a Christmas bonus to address the soaring cost of living and encourage people who don’t usually use public transport to give it a shot, the government says.
Updated
Bushfires
Bushfire in Perth’s north-east being treated as suspicious
A fire broke out in the suburb Stratton, near Middle Swan, about 2am on Friday and quickly spread, burning 18 hectares of bushland.
Politics
Exclusive
Cost of living
Christmas ‘becoming a luxury’ as budgets bite
The cost of groceries is the leading strain on the nation’s wallets, as two-thirds of voters say they will be spending less this Christmas period than last year.
Business
‘Someone needs to be held to account’: Shareholders make history at this year’s AGM season
With Jo Wright’s simple probe, she epitomised the disparity between working-class and corporate Australia.
World
Netanyahu hints hostage deal negotiations under way
Israel bombarded targets across Gaza overnight, but two Egyptian security sources said Israeli officials appeared more willing to work towards a ceasefire and prisoner exchange.
Opinion
Men hunt, women gather, right? No, let’s spear this myth
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Remember when people argued for the ‘right to offend’?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
This young minister has arrived, but other arrivals will be her burden
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Explore
Property
The tree-change towns where home buyers are negotiating deeper discounts
Some were in red-hot demand only a few years ago, but buyers looking now can find themselves in the box seat.
Record migrant intake to keep rents high for years to come
Half a million migrants called Australia home in the past 12 months in the biggest one-year jump in the nation’s history.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Dolly Alderton: ‘I couldn’t write another book about yet another heartbroken woman’
“I’m sitting here in a flat I bought with heartbreak,” Alderton explains. Her new novel, Good Material, is different.
Opinion
Hair
When it comes to eyebrows, you never want to go the full John Howard
Doug Hendrie
Freelance writer
Culture
Netflix releases viewing data for the first time. Axed Aussie show was a hit
For the first time in its 16-year history of streaming, Netflix has publicly reported detailed data on what we watch. It comes after calls for greater transparency from the Hollywood guilds.
Opinion
Christmas
I’m addicted to Christmas movies, even the turkeys
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
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Analysis
Test cricket
‘Unbelievable shot’: The twist in Warner’s millionaire play to a dime-a-dozen ball
The pyrotechnic world of Twenty20, or the frenetic final overs of a one-day international, is the natural habitat of the ramp shot – not the first morning of a Test match.
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Australian cricket
Khawaja wears black armband in solidarity with Palestinians
Usman Khawaja has found a way to show solidarity for Palestinians caught up in the conflict in Gaza, wearing a black armband when he went out to open the batting on day one of the Perth Test against Pakistan.
Analysis
Test cricket
That’s why they didn’t drop him: Warner repays selectors
No-one else in Australia could have made the hundred David Warner made in Perth on Thursday. Only two other all-time great Test cricketers have done so as often.
New Maynard-Brayshaw rule for 2024 to outlaw smothers that concuss
Brayden Maynard’s attempted smother in the qualifying final that led to his opponent Angus Brayshaw being concussed would likely see him suspended under a new AFL rule.
Revealed: The millions Hawks paid, put aside for First Nations probe
Hawthorn have budgeted to pay a total of more than $2.5 million in legal fees and potential payouts in the fallout from the investigation into alleged mistreatment of First Nations players and their families.
‘I feel terrible’: Eddie apologises to Wallabies fans, admits to recruiter talks
Eddie Jones was unveiled as Japan’s new coach on Thursday night and has apologised to Wallabies fans but claimed his first interview for the job was only last week.
Opinion
Australian cricket
In those shoes, whose toes is Usman Khawaja standing on anyway?
Australia’s thoughtful opening batsman is not brandishing his fist in anyone’s face. He is walking the talk.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Have Your Say
Why Penrith and Warriors must be in Las Vegas in 2025 – then Origin
If the NRL is serious about selling its product to Americans, it should consider taking a State of Origin there.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
