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Explainers
Expert background and analysis on key issues and news events.
WA parents contribute less in school fees as cost of living bites
Before COVID-19 lockdowns, state public schools were gaining an average income of $357 per student for fees, charges and parent contributions. That number has been considerably lower in the years after.
How the City of Swan’s mayor was refused approval for renovations
Tanya Richardson and her husband Daniel took their application to the State Administrative Tribunal after her own planning department repeatedly knocked back the application.
Armadale leads the charge as property prices hit another high in February
Since the onset of the pandemic, Perth’s median property prices have risen by 53 per cent, or $237,678.
Almost half of WA has burnt over the past 40 years. What has that done to our state?
Australia is no stranger to fire, with some areas burning more frequently and severely than others.
Review
Fremantle
Sunny by name, sunny by nature: Tender-hearted eatery brings Japanese cafe culture to Perth
Drop in to Hinata for nourishing Japanese breakfasts and desserts by day; then book in for a home-style omakase dinner on selected evenings.
Opinion
Property market
Albanese’s housing ‘fix’ helps a tiny pool of voters. The rest will notice
Help to Buy will reach just 10,000 home buyers each year. Labor, meanwhile, is losing ground to the Coalition on housing.
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
CCTV catches alleged killer buying surfboard bags
Police on Tuesday discovered the surfboard bags containing the bodies of Jessie Baird and Luke Davies dumped behind a mound of earth.
Perth teen becomes first in Australia to be jailed for school shooting
The boy was sentenced on Thursday morning after firing three rounds at a school in Perth’s north in May.
Opinion
Productivity
Good news: Our falling productivity is too bad to be true
Our stunning fall in productivity may mean the world’s coming to an end, but it’s more likely to mean there’s something funny going on with the figures.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
Opinion
Workplace culture
We might be ‘out of touch’, but us old-timers are worth listening to
Being out of touch cannot be attributed to age or a refusal to be open to new ideas. It’s also the result of failing to communicate ideas, values and wisdom.
Jim Bright
Exclusive
Superannuation
‘Fiscal long-COVID’: Pandemic super scheme will cost all taxpayers billions
Analysis from a peak super fund body found today’s 20-year-olds would pay nearly $3000 in additional income tax as a result of the 2020 early withdrawal of super scheme.
Opinion
Global economy
‘Blue zone’ myth: The truth about the paradises filled with 100-year-olds
It would be charming if there really were “blue zone” Edens of supercentenarians.
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
‘Back soon’: Alan Jones’ return to streaming channel on the cards
Alan Jones was removed from fringe channel ADH’s banners on YouTube and Facebook, but the company has told viewers he will be back soon.
Freo council walks back grand fig’s removal from register
An impassioned response to the City of Fremantle dropping a Moreton Bay fig from its significant tree register has pushed councillors into revoking their decision.
Crossed arms and cold shoulders: What can body language really tell us?
If tabloid magazines are to be believed, body language can signal anything from true love to an impending divorce. So what should we be looking out for?
Green shoots on show: Cam’s ton makes No.4 Test spot his own
Cameron Green’s delivery of a terrific Test century pulled Australia out of a hole and made the number four spot his own.
Opinion
Drugs in sport
AFL players take cocaine just like a million other Australians. Get over it
Why do we enjoy the stupidity of a young man in the public eye being caught out consuming a drug a vast number of Australians also indulge in?
Brandon Jack
Commentator and author
Western Australia
Exclusive
ALP
Alannah’s back: MacTiernan registers as lobbyist but isn’t ‘open for business’
The former state Labor minister and federal MP insists she placed herself on the register out of an abundance of caution after starting a new job.
Updated
Crime
Former contractor accused of recording women in toilets at Perth uni
Police found the phone in the female toilets of the University’s Fremantle campus before conducting an investigation that led to the Perth man’s arrest.
Pauline Hanson rails against domestic violence orders, launches WA comeback
Upper house MP Ben Dawkins, who was booted from Labor due to his VRO breaches, will contest the 2025 WA election for One Nation.
Noise complaints force Cottesloe council to ban basketball hoop
Children on the quiet cul-de-sac enjoyed the makeshift basketball court for years before the council ordered it be removed.
‘Metronet on the Swan’: Could Perth’s ferry network be in line for an upgrade?
Premier Roger Cook announced plans to expand the service with five possible additional stops flagged.
Politics
States’ debt to hit $600 billion, putting pressure on inflation
States have ramped up spending to pay for ambitious infrastructure projects, prompting S&P Global to warn their debts are inflationary.
Business
Opinion
Productivity
Good news: Our falling productivity is too bad to be true
The productivity of our labour has never fallen by anything like as much as 3.7 per cent, which likely means something funny going on with the figures.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
World
Biden orders probe of Chinese-made ‘smart cars’ spying risks
The move is the latest attempt by the White House to safeguard the US against the growing threat of Chinese cyberattacks.
Opinion
The sound of silence is the future of motor racing
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Google’s AI isn’t too woke. It’s too rushed
Parmy Olson
I hate moneyed-up Millennials as much as they hate Boomers like me
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Explore
Property
At last: The Block’s auction pass-in finally sells, makes $155,000 gain
Contestants Leah and Ash will belatedly take out third place in last year’s season of the renovation TV show for their colourful art deco project.
Exclusive
Victoria residential property
Cate Blanchett sells her stylish Melbourne house for a tidy profit
The happy buyer paid more than half a million dollars above expectations before auction to snap up the keys in the sought-after location.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Why don’t Australian men know how to dress properly?
Sure, there’s a gender pay divide at work, but there’s also a gender dress divide.
Culture
What this woman went through at 16 was awful. Now it’s an award-winning film
Molly Manning Walker’s new film How To Have Sex sprang from a single memory from her years clubbing in the Mediterranean.
Traveller
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Sport
Green shoots on show: Cam’s ton makes No.4 Test spot his own
Cameron Green’s delivery of a terrific Test century pulled Australia out of a hole and made the number four spot his own.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
How Xbox technology found the flaw behind McKay’s yips; Power outage and snake disrupt match
This fault is the reason why Harry McKay has hated watching vision of himself kicking.
Analysis
Australian soccer
‘Age is just a number’: Meet your new Matildas star
Here’s everything you need to know about the Tillies’ 14-year overnight sensation, whose four-goal blitz against Uzbekistan has pushed her further towards a second Olympics appearance.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Alastair Clarkson is a legendary coach. But has he still got it?
While some have low expectations of the Roos, he should be aiming for nine wins in 2024.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Analysis
Paris Olympics 2024
Matildas a genuine medal contender in Paris after thrashing Uzbekistan 10-0
Michelle Heyman top-scored with four goals as Australia sent the Uzbeks packing in Melbourne to book a place at the Olympics.
Opinion
Drugs in sport
AFL players take cocaine just like a million other Australians. Get over it
Why do we so enjoy the stupidity of a young man in the public eye being caught out consuming a drug a vast number of Australians also indulge in?
Brandon Jack
Commentator and author
Who will – and won’t – be calling the footy on TV and radio in 2024?
How the commentary teams will change for the 2024 season.
Have Your Say
Boxing clever: How Tim Tszyu and a ticket deal will tempt US fans to double-header
The NRL has found a novel way to boost ticket sales for the historic season opener in Las Vegas.
