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Climate crisis
Woodside and Perth’s Fringe World organiser cut ties
The city’s 2024 summer festival season will be the first in recent memory free of fossil fuel sponsorship after a five-year grassroots campaign declares a win.
Popular Perth pub forced to start charging for rude and costly no-shows
The go-to Hills watering hole said in the lead up to Christmas a group of 45 booked five tables for Sunday lunch and failed to rock up. But it didn’t stop there.
The West Australian companies that boomed and bombed in 2023
Normally, the saying is you need money to make money, but in WA it seems you need ore to make more – and keep a close watch on China, costs and the energy transition.
WA was on track for its lowest road toll in a decade, then everyone went on Christmas holiday
Nearly half those that died in 2023 on WA roads were not wearing seatbelts.
This Perth boy speaks three languages and is loved at school. But Australia doesn’t want him
Alicio’s condition hasn’t held him back from swimming lessons, or playing with his friends outside. But it does mean Australia’s migration system won’t let him stay.
COVID inquiry warning to plug Australia’s health gaps before next pandemic
People from the least advantaged fifth of the population were six times more likely to die of COVID at the pandemic’s 2021 Australian peak than those in the most advantaged group.
When did going to the shops become so awful?
I used to love the shops. The shops were the great equaliser.
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Road cycling
Cyclist Rohan Dennis charged over WA Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins’ death
The two-time Olympian and former world champion died after she was struck by a ute in Adelaide.
The 10 coolest new hotels and resorts to put on your bucket list for 2024
A Thai wellness retreat, family fun at a Pixar-themed hotel and a new offering in Sydney’s Surry Hills are all on offer for 2024.
Cocaine in dead Sea World pilot’s body ‘unlikely’ to have affected flying
Ash Jenkinson and three passengers died at the Gold Coast theme park a year ago after his helicopter crashed into another.
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The war in Gaza is changing, but the end is not yet in sight
Thousands of Israeli troops are returning home because of a faltering economy, a frustrated United States and a changed situation on the ground in Gaza.
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Earthquakes
‘I thought I was going to die’: Australians recount Japan quake escape
The 7.6-magnitude earthquake in western Japan has killed at least 30 people and reduced buildings to rubble.
‘Getting paid a truckload more’: Khawaja’s plan to save Test cricket
Usman Khawaja said he would not still be playing Test cricket if paid the inferior wages offered by many of Australia’s opponents, and has implored global chiefs to conduct an audit of where money in the game is going.
Danish crowds cheer their next king and queen amid strong approval ratings
Denmark’s king-in-waiting, Frederik, and his Australian-born wife Mary, have been raucously cheered by crowds at their first public appearance since Queen Margrethe’s shock abdication.
Western Australia
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Tragedy
New Year’s Eve tragedy as two children die in Perth’s Swan River
Police have confirmed the two children who died in the Swan River on New Year’s Eve were aged four and six years old and from two separate families.
The seven most luxurious homes for sale in Western Australia
From $3 million to $12 million, these properties are some of the most expensive and luxurious on the market in WA.
Heatwave warning with parts of WA set to swelter in the new year
Thermometers at one local RSL registered 51 degrees over the past few days in WA’s north.
Judge refuses to send 17-year-old to ‘horrendous’ Perth prison
A 17-year-old Perth boy was released from custody for Christmas despite a serious crime spree, the judge calling the unit he would go to a “barbaric dungeon”.
Indian Ocean Drive reopens after bushfire threaten Leeman
A bushfire warning has been downgraded after firefighters contained a blaze that was reported on Monday afternoon north of Jurien Bay.
Politics
COVID inquiry warning to plug nation’s health gaps before next pandemic
People from the least advantaged fifth of the population were six times more likely to die of COVID at the pandemic’s 2021 Australian peak than those in the most advantaged group.
Business
Energy stocks drive markets close to record high as trading resumes in 2024
The Australian sharemarket starts the New Year on a positive note, shrugging off a negative lead from Wall Street last week.
World
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The war in Gaza is changing, but the end is not yet in sight
Thousands of Israeli troops are returning home because of a faltering economy, a frustrated US, and a changed situation on the ground in Gaza.
Opinion
Protecting passwords: The best ways to keep your data safe
David Swan
Technology Editor
My astonishing summer as a hotel maid
Michelle Griffin
Federal Bureau Chief
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Property
Pain and gain as Perth home values surge $212,000 since the pandemic
House and unit values have been rising at more than 1 per cent each month on average across Perth according to new data released on Tuesday.
Sprawling to the riverside: The most expensive WA homes of 2023
From the leafy green streets of Perth’s western suburbs to the crystal clear waters of Eagle Bay in the state’s South West, here are the most expensive homes sold in 2023.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Barbecue
10 beaut new recipes for relaxed summer barbecues
Lifestyle
The healthy habits these experts are taking into 2024
Each year we ask three high-profile Australians to share a habit they want to cultivate in the coming year and how they plan to do it.
Culture
Opinion
Cinema
Cinema’s great wives club: the role of women in the male biopic
It’s been a season of biopics of men – building things, going to war, writing music - each with a wife to help us understand her husband’s full complexity.
Jessie Tu
Author, journalist and critic
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Australian soccer
One code to rule them – why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
‘My last resort’: Warner’s plea for missing baggy greens
The veteran opener’s treasured caps have gone missing from his luggage as he prepares for his final Test at the SCG.
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Australian cricket
The special touch in Warner’s farewell Test
The veteran opener, who also announced his retirement from ODIs on Monday, will play his final Test at his home ground.
A big call to make: Your club’s free agents for 2024
Hugh McCluggage, Jack Martin, Andrew McGrath, Tim English and Dustin Martin. What do they have in common?
The story behind Fraser-McGurk’s bond with Maxwell … and that monkey incident
Young star Jake Fraser-McGurk opens up on his relationship with Glenn Maxwell, his baggy green aspirations, and his misadventure.
After battling injury woes and lows, Nadal refuses to confirm his last hurrah
Rafael Nadal has delivered a raw admission on his future as he gets set to make his comeback against another champion in Brisbane.
Why Aussie Ajla is smiling on the climb back from world No.592
Tomljanovic admits just being on the court is a triumph after her injury ordeal, while Alexei Popyrin overcame a countryman.
Have Your Say
One code to rule them – why soccer may be the last survivor in world footy
It may take a century, but soccer is on a path to turning league, union and AFL into niche sports in Australia.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
