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Crime
‘Big night out’ ends with gunshot wound after alleged break-in
A man who was shot when he allegedly broke into a home in Perth’s southern suburbs on Sunday morning claims he was drunk and accidentally stumbled into the wrong house.
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Sharks
Woman on sea lion tour attacked by shark off Jurien Bay
The 46-year-old woman was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital after being bitten while in waist-deep water off Sandland Island.
Grieving WA mother speaks out after crash claims twin daughters’ lives
Rachel van Oyen said she wished Macey and Riley could see how much of an impact they had made on so many hearts.
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Liberal Party
‘I should’ve hung up’: Libs deputy admits contact with Burke over WA coal issues
The spotlight on the political dealings of controversial former WA premier Brian Burke has been flung back on the Liberals.
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Nuclear energy
Voters warm to nuclear as billionaire Andrew Forrest slams Coalition ‘bulldust’
Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest has slammed the Coalition for advocating nuclear energy as the way to modernise the electricity grid as an exclusive survey reveals that 36 per cent of voters support its use.
Police sent car after triple-zero call from alleged murder victim’s phone
Police sent a car searching for the source of the triple-zero call, but because it was registered to Davies’ home in Waterloo, patrolled Paddington without specific information to go on.
Gun safety scrutinised after police Glock allegedly used in murders
As police continue to search for the bodies of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies, questions are being raised about serious gaps in the force’s oversight of its weapons.
Push to deny visa for Palestinian hijacker who praised Hamas terrorists
Leila Khaled, who appears holding an AK-47 in famous murals in the West Bank, is a member of a hard-line Marxist group that shocked the world with airline hijackings and bombings.
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Paris Agreement
Australia ‘ain’t seen nothing yet’: Dire climate warning
Top UN climate official Simon Stiell says Australia will be “front and centre in resettling entire national populations” if climate targets are not met.
Hard Solo, Gen Z drive new wave of lemon drinks: Endeavour
Lemon-flavoured drinks are in, says the CEO of Dan Murphy’s and BWS’ parent company, and spritzers are about to make a comeback.
Tickled Pink: Bowing to public demand, Nike is finally selling Matildas goalkeeper jerseys
Pink and her daughter, Willow, were the first people in the world to get their hands on a shirt that was impossible to buy last year.
It’s a love story: The couples who got engaged in front of Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift unknowingly provided the live soundtrack for several proposals over her Melbourne and Sydney Eras Tour shows.
Why Politis’ two-conference vision for NRL includes Perth, not PNG
From inside the swanky Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, the Roosters supremo has outlined his controversial vision for the sport.
Opinion
Social media
From social media ‘pranks’ to hooning, what makes teens behave so badly?
It is easy to explain this behaviour away as poor parenting or problem children. But there are other reasons boys are acting up online.
Kathryn Daley
Academic
Western Australia
WA daycare fined after unsupervised kids bite, scratch two-year-old
Educators at Kids HQ Jacaranda left a group of children unsupervised when a fight broke out, leaving a two-year-old was with injuries to their hands and face.
‘Greedy’: Perth council hikes rates on vacant blocks to deter land banking
A Perth council is hiking rates by 30 per cent on vacant blocks and will use the extra money to boost urban infill.
Qantas FIFO subsidiary pilots to resume strike over pay row
More than 200 Network Aviation and QantasLink pilots in Western Australia say they will walk off the job for three days on Wednesday over a long-running pay dispute.
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Gas
WA gas shortage looms as ‘tricky’ companies game state gas policy
WA faces an “imminent and potentially severe gas supply shortfall” from “tricky” exporters trying to avoid the spirit of their agreements to supply the local market.
Welcome rain for WA as Lincoln heads south
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Lincoln could bring heavy rain and strong winds to Western Australia’s interior as it moves southeast on Sunday.
Politics
Coalition revs up fight over ‘family car tax’, immigration ahead of byelection
Labor rubbished the claims on car costs, which it compared to previous Coalition scare lines about $100 lamb roasts and electric vehicles heralding the end of the weekend.
Business
‘Difficult decision’: Kogan.com bumps up prices on loyalty members despite triple profit
Kogan.com founder Ruslan Kogan has increased the price of its subscription program made up of its most loyal and repeat customers despite the e-commerce company’s profit of $10.2 million in the first half of the financial year.
World
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Abducted in Japan
Seven more Australian kids abducted as Japan debates custody changes
The number of Australian children abducted in Japan has jumped by almost 10 per cent in the past year.
Opinion
The tax office could send you cash each year. Instead, we’ve got more accountants than farmers
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Property
Buyer splashes nearly $5m on designer home he’d only seen on FaceTime
Four parties registered to bid but the winner had only done a video inspection moments before the auction began.
The key to finding a home? First, find a partner
Buying a home solo has become tougher over the past decade. Now renting has caught up.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Taylor Swift
Is it OK to mine your past relationships to feed your art? Looking at you Tay Tay
Artists invade the privacy of their loved ones with their work – but how much exposure is too much?
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Culture
His music has changed the world but who is the man behind Wicked?
As the cast prepares for the Melbourne run, composer/lyricist Stephen Schwartz wishes his record-breaking show was not quite so timely.
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Sport
Why Politis’ two-conference vision for the NRL includes Perth, not PNG
From inside the swanky Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, the Roosters supremo has outlined his controversial vision for the sport.
Nomadic childhood prepared Matildas’ Cooney-Cross for life at the top of football
From the Sunshine Coast to Alice Springs and Ballarat, Torquay, Sydney, Melbourne, Sweden and England, Australia’s midfield dynamo is nothing if not adaptable.
Tickled Pink: Bowing to public demand, Nike is finally selling Matildas goalkeeper jerseys
Pink and her daughter, Willow, were the first people in the world to get their hands on a shirt that was impossible to buy last year.
Gawn won’t hide from Dees’ problems, but winning finals is his goal
The Demons have been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons this off-season but Max Gawn says their main motivation is to redeem themselves for losing four straight finals.
‘There’s enough crash and bash’: Magpies, Cats guard against concussion
Premiership stars Darcy Moore and Patrick Dangerfield have revealed their clubs have changed their approaches to contact training in a bid to avoid concussion.
The pain behind Lyon’s call to end two-Test series
Nathan Lyon has implored cricket authorities to mandate a minimum of three-match Test series, fuelled by the unresolved pain of his very first meeting with New Zealand.
AFL briefing
AFL 2024
Harley Reid quiet in first West Coast outing
Harley Reid’s maiden outing for West Coast did not live up to the hype.
Have Your Say
A boring product trapped by pedantic rules: Why it’s time rugby joined the entertainment game
The game is going backwards economically because, aside from episodic scintillating moments like the first half of France-South Africa in the recent World Cup, it’s become lousy entertainment. Here’s how to fix it.
