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Cleveland Dodd’s family battles to have father released as inquest looms
The family of teenager Cleveland Dodd, who died after self-harming in a WA prison, have launched a public appeal for the early release of his incarcerated father.
Perth shopping centre’s $80m mega-mall facelift
A sleepy shopping centre whose biggest offering for three decades has been a Kmart is being transformed into Perth’s latest ‘town centre’ and dining destination.
Opinion
Renting
An insider spills: Why you can’t get a rental in Perth
Tight supply, sky-high demand and soaring costs means competition is fierce in securing a home. This Perth property manager shares how you can gain an edge.
Ashleigh Goodchild
Director, Soco Realty
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why history is on Freo’s side for a finals run this season
The Fremantle Dockers are finals-bound in 2024. It’s a bold statement, but one with historical precedence behind it.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Updated
Olympics
Wild weather causes delays as Bol reels in eight runners to take second in 1000m handicap
Tokyo Olympic star Peter Bol has overcome wet and wild conditions and a field that started up to 32 metres ahead of him to come second in the 1000-metre handicap at Stawell.
Opinion
For subscribers
The Eagles are flying low, but there’s a flicker of hope
West Coast recorded the same number of inside 50s as the Western Bulldogs and the midfield was serviceable, with Tim Kelly and Elliot Yeo hanging in, while Jeremy McGovern was outstanding.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
Timelapse shows Iceland volcano erupting amid northern lights
A rare spectacle was documented in the Nordic country, which has experienced a series of volcano eruptions that prompted the declaration of a state of emergency.
Inside the killing of a Russian defector with all the hallmarks of a Kremlin hit job
The men who killed Maksim Kuzminov wanted to send a message. It didn’t help his cause that he was partying in Spain and messaging an ex-girlfriend back home.
King Charles, in bid to reassure public, attends Easter service
Charles has continued to work while undergoing treatment, but he has suspended public engagements on the advice of his doctors.
Bowen defends use of two jets for one photo op with PM for renewables
The energy minister said the Royal Australian Air Force advised that the Hunter Valley airport couldn’t accommodate the PM’s usual plane.
Exclusive
Courts
Sarah Dougan made it big in America. Then her Australian past caught up
Executive and mother-of-five Sarah Dougan faces a difficult choice: risk her new life and fortune to face justice in Australia or being kicked out of the US permanently.
Analysis
For subscribers
The Albanese succession plan: Who is most (and least) likely to take over?
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was elected with a two-term strategy to govern Australia, but what happens after that is a mystery.
Are artificial sweeteners helpful or harmful? Even experts are torn
New research just adds to the confusion about the controversial ingredient, included in diet soft drinks and yoghurts.
Updated
Defamation
Ten seeks to call fresh evidence about Bruce Lehrmann days before judgment
Network Ten wants to call new evidence about the former federal Liberal staffer in a sensational development in the defamation case.
‘Just diabolical’: European wasp plague devastates crops
Unseasonably warm and wet conditions in Victoria have led to an infestation of wasps that is wiping out vineyards, beehives and orchards.
The Sydney Sweeney-Johnny Depp rumour that set the internet spinning
It seems the unlikeliest of pairings, and her fans hope it isn’t true. But is there any truth to those rumours of a Depp-Sweeney movie?
The surprising new Asian destination Australians are flocking to
This country goes all out to attract Australian visitors and in 2024 has skyrocketed into the top 10 most popular overseas destinations for Aussie travellers.
Western Australia
Buyers bring suitcases of cash to Perth home opens to compete with east coast investors
Locals are becoming increasingly aggressive as they seek to gain the edge in Perth’s red-hot property market.
Search under way for fisherman swept from rocks east of Esperance
Searchers are combing the land and sea for the man, who was fishing with a family member in the state’s Great Southern when he slipped and fell.
Multiple Perth bikies charged after dramatic police raids
Eight members of a notorious bikie gang in Western Australia have been arrested and charged over serious offending.
Exclusive
Workplace safety
Twelve-year-old boy found hiding in a container at ‘secure’ Fremantle Port
The Australian Border Force and WA Police are investigating how a boy was found in a shipping container in a secure area at Fremantle Port.
City of Perth drags Van Gogh Alive team to court for Supreme Court gardens ‘damage bill’
The City of Perth has dragged the organisers of Van Gogh Alive to court demanding compensation amid claims the exhibition in the Supreme Court gardens left it with a $360,000 clean up bill.
Politics
The super rules setting up a ‘major generational clash’
A Liberal senator is questioning why people cannot use their super to buy a home, given self-managed super funds own almost $49 billion in residential real estate.
Business
Analysis
Social media
What would Facebook look like without any news?
Last time Meta banned news, it removed the Facebook pages of charities, emergency services and hospitals. What will happen this time?
World
King Charles, in bid to reassure shaken public, attends service
He has continued to work while undergoing treatment but he has suspended public engagements on the advice of his doctors.
Opinion
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Property
Opinion
Renting
Perth insider spills: Why you can’t get a rental (and what to try now)
Tight supply, sky-high demand and soaring costs means competition is fierce in securing a home. This Perth property manager shares how you can gain an edge.
Ashleigh Goodchild
Director, Soco Realty
Which sought-after Perth suburbs have seen the steepest price drops?
Median house prices have fallen more than $200,000 in some premium pockets of Perth over the past year.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘Homemade muesli’: This sports commentator gets tops marks for her Day on a Plate
Dr Joanna McMillan says Daisy Pearce has a “lovely nutrient-dense mix of foods that deliver slow-release carbs for energy.”
Culture
‘It’s a fine line portraying addictions and not glamorising them’
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson, 57, reflects on the challenges of making the Amy Winehouse film, Back to Black.
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Opinion
AFL 2024
The Eagles are flying low, but there’s a flicker of hope
West Coast recorded the same number of inside 50s as the Western Bulldogs and the midfield was serviceable, with Tim Kelly and Elliot Yeo hanging in, while Jeremy McGovern was outstanding.
Peter Ryan
Sports reporter
‘Fight should have been stopped’: The bloody chaos that could change Tszyu’s career
Tim Tszyu was looking in control against his opponent Sebastian Fundora before an unintentional elbow from the American completely changed the fight.
‘We’ll give him the world’: Yze wants to keep Baker at Richmond
The stirring win over the Sydney Swans is a good step for the Tigers in their bid to keep Baker, who is in the sights of both the Dockers and Eagles in his home state.
Generosity, fitness and a packet of Tim Tams before each game: The secret to Tomahawk’s success
Over the course of Tom Hawkins’ career, no player in the competition has delivered more score assists.
Updated
Women's Super League
‘Male aggression’: Chelsea coach clashes with Arsenal counterpart after cup final
Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross made a big impact after coming on late in Arsenal’s extra-time victory over Chelsea.
0 for $630,000: The most expensive player ever can’t buy a wicket
Starc’s record IPL auction price of $4.43 million back in December has not translated to on-field success for the Aussie pace bowler.
AFL 2024 round three as it happened
All the action of Easter Sunday footy as the Bulldogs took on West Coast.
Have Your Say
Why a coach’s back-up plan for their better half can make or break a season
When NRL clubs lose a star halfback they can go two ways, according to Roosters coach Trent Robinson. But which coaches go for experience, and which opt for youth?
