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The Morning Edition podcast
Get behind the headlines of the most important stories, with Peter Hartcher every Thursday.
Explainers
Expert background and analysis on key issues and news events.
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Crime
Police probe family link in Greenwood fatal stabbing
A 19-year-old man is in custody after a police hunt that forced residents in Perth’s northern suburbs to take shelter indoors.
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Emergency services
Swimmer saved from Carnac Island rocks in dramatic rescue
A swimmer has been rescued from perilous conditions after being forced to take shelter in a rocky enclave on Carnac Island on Monday morning.
Farmers face backlash over ‘skimpy’ sales strategy
Wade and Lisa Anderson said they were just trying to spice up an otherwise unexciting event.
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Telecommunications
New regulations ‘will open the floodgates’ on SMS scams
Telstra, TPG and Optus are on a rare unity ticket fighting against proposed changes they say will lead to more SMS scams.
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Power outage
Humid weather causes power blackout in Perth’s north
About 13,000 homes in Perth’s north remain without power on Monday afternoon due to rain and humid weather damaging around 70 power poles.
Mining star Fortescue turns biggest loser, thanks to China
The iron ore giant’s months-long stock rally appears to be over as investors turn sour on the company’s earnings growth and high exposure to slumping metal prices.
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
I wasn’t going to raise my voice again, but Israel has given me no choice
Right now, Gaza is the centre of the universe and remaining silent is no longer an option.
David Leser
Senior freelance writer
Nikki Haley wins her first Republican primary, but can she stop Trump?
The presidential hopeful remains adamant that voters deserve an alternative to Trump despite his dominance in the campaign thus far.
After 10 years of trying, a Palestinian woman had twins. An Israeli strike killed them both
It took years of in vitro fertilisation for Rania Abu Anza to become pregnant, and only seconds for her to lose her five-month-old twins, a boy and a girl.
‘Devastating conflict’: Penny Wong warns of destabilisation, provocation by China
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has issued a stark warning about the risk of conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China rises to superpower status.
Opinion
Concussion crisis
Sport authorities must ban the victims and the perpetrators of concussion
Will Pucovski must be saved from himself. And St Kilda must stand down Jimmy Webster regardless of the tribunal’s verdict.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Sally Fitzgibbons just won an Olympics qualifier. So why hasn’t she qualified?
The Australian veteran has won a record fourth World Surfing Games title. But a convoluted qualifying process means surfers from Germany, Israel and China will take on Teahupo’o instead.
Walsh out ‘indefinitely’ for Blues with back complaint
Gut-running Carlton midfielder Sam Walsh will miss at least the opening two matches of the Blues’ season because of a nagging back injury.
Wild, fresh, delicious: You can’t go past this 1000-year-old Greek dish
This is a pastry with an intense sense of place, a taste of the Greek countryside, and perhaps the finest of all Greece’s pastry-draped treats.
Opinion
Comedy
Our woke world can’t take a joke, and it’s no laughing matter
Laughter has been critical to our evolution, yet too many of us have lost that human touch.
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Why the false water rat needs a new name
Research shows endangered species are more likely to get help if their names sound positive, but could renaming open a (tou)can of worms?
Western Australia
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Education
WA teachers called back from retirement for one last job as shortages bite
Retired teachers have been sent text messages from the Department of Education asking them to consider applying for work again.
Qantas planes collide on Perth Airport tarmac
Two Qantas planes have collided at Perth Airport with a flight from Canberra clipping the wing of a stationary plane as it approached the gate just after 9pm on Sunday.
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Public transport
Perth teens who ‘attacked elderly man on Karrinyup bus’ tearful as bail refused
A WA Police spokeswoman said a girl, 17 and woman, 18, allegedly began verbally abusing a stranger for no apparent reason.
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Trade unions
Peak WA doctors’ body splinters from national group in ugly spat over cash
WA’s doctors are without federal representation following the state branch’s public split from the national Australian Medical Association.
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Review
Perth fans tickled Pink during acrobatic, musical extravaganza at Optus Stadium
Born performer Alecia Moore, otherwise known as Pink, returned to Perth on Friday night to a rapturous welcome from her dedicated fans.
Politics
Mining star Fortescue turns biggest loser, thanks to China slump
The iron ore giant’s months-long stock rally appears to be over as investors turn sour on the company’s earnings growth and high exposure to slumping metal prices.
Business
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Supermarket inquiry
A third of Australia’s vegetable farmers ready to quit over supermarket pricing tactics
Australian farmers say the supermarkets’ “manipulative and unconscionable tactics” are sending the growers - already at tipping point - over the edge.
World
Experts say Gaza is close to famine. What does that mean?
As Palestinians struggle to find food, humanitarians and UN officials are warning that famine is imminent in the enclave. What is it exactly?
Opinion
I wasn’t going to raise my voice again, but Israel has given me no choice
David Leser
Senior freelance writer
Russia’s economy faces death by a thousand cuts
Roger Bootle
China’s moment to confront its demons has arrived
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Explore
Property
Young family spends $7.5m on century-old home in hot auction
Six parties competed for the keys to the six-bedroom home with a swimming pool, attracted by the lack of a heritage overlay and wide frontage.
Armadale leads the charge as Perth property prices hit another high
Since the onset of the pandemic, Perth’s median property prices have risen by 53 per cent, or $237,678.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Meal prep
20 healthy weekday lunches to make this month
Lifestyle
Everyone’s talking about cortisol. But can we really control it?
When we feel chronically stressed, what is the best way to regulate our cortisol levels? Is it even possible?
Culture
Sure things, early losers, potential upsets: The state of the Oscars race
The 2024 Academy Awards are almost here. Will Oppenheimer sweep the main categories? Does Barbie have a chance?
Opinion
Comedy
Our woke world can’t take a joke, and it’s no laughing matter
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
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Analysis
Formula 1
Alleged intimate messages, a pop-star wife and the F1 team boss at centre of soap opera
In one race weekend alone, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner gave Netflix an entire season of material for Formula 1 show Drive to Survive.
Jenna Fryer
Are West Coast destined for the wooden spoon?: Our experts preview the AFL season
Brownlow and Rising Star predictions, ins and outs for each club, tips for who will rise and slide on the ladder and more – here’s everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 AFL season.
Sally Fitzgibbons just won an Olympics qualifier. So why hasn’t she qualified?
The Australian veteran has won a record fourth World Surfing Games title. But a convoluted qualifying process means surfers from Germany, Israel and China will take on Teahupo’o instead.
‘Shocked, obsessed, we love it’: Americans give their Vegas verdict
We hunted out US punters at Allegiant Stadium – not an easy task given the number of travelling Australians – to get their first impressions of rugby league.
Former horse trainer handed huge ban for ‘dacking’ racing official
The man has been hit with one of the longest bans in modern Australian horse racing for exposing a compliance officer by “dacking” him from behind.
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NRL 2024
Leniu and Broncos involved in late-night hotel argument over ‘monkey’ slur as Rooster sent to judiciary
The players crossed paths inside the hotel in the early hours of the morning, with Leniu exchanging words with several Broncos before he was dragged away.
‘When is enough enough?’ Doctor questions Pucovski’s cricket future after latest blow
A former Cricket Australia head doctor wonders if Will Pucovski is on the same path as AFL star Angus Brayshaw, who was forced to medically retire.
Have Your Say
Las Vegas report card: We run the rule over the NRL in Sin City
Was the NRL’s American adventure a success? We cast a critical eye over the areas in which the code excelled, and those where it needs to lift its game.
