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Analysis
Defamation
Inside Ten’s eleventh-hour manoeuvre in the Lehrmann defamation case
The network is seeking to call Taylor Auerbach, a former producer on Seven’s Spotlight program, who was part of a team working to woo the former Liberal staffer into an exclusive interview deal.
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 is off with a bang
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
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
Lightning delay, Hawkins’ 350th and a Ginnivan free kick debate: Hawks fight hard but Cats win eventful Easter Monday clash
The Cats were victorious in Tom Hawkins’ 350th match, but bad weather caused a lengthy delay at three-quarter-time.
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
Scammers are becoming patient: Banks say social media giants need to step up
Experts warn scammers are targeting victims through drawn-out investment and romance scams – and say social media platforms to step up prevention.
Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear
The CEO of a major Australian power utility says clean hydrogen could replace gas in power plants within a decade, eliminating the need to go nuclear.
Updated
Tragedy
Gold Coast Easter tragedy: Two drown trying to save toddler in hotel pool
A father and a grandfather have drowned while trying to save a two-year-old girl who slipped into the deep end of a Surfers Paradise hotel pool.
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.
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.
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.
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?
Israeli government faces largest protests since war began
Protesters blame Netanyahu for the failures of October 7, while some Israelis have grown tired of military service exemptions for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox Jews.
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 – is a Depp-Sweeney movie really in the works?
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
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.
Business
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Trump talked tough on China. Biden acts tougher
Trump makes a big show of being the man to keep China in check. But Joe Biden is the real deal.
Paul Krugman
World
Timelapse shows Icelandic 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.
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
Exclusive
Healthcare
Change in advice for cow’s milk over formula in what’s best for baby
The World Health Organisation now says cow’s milk is a safe alternative to breast milk or formula for six-month-old babies. But the change in advice has been criticised by Australian health authorities.
Culture
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 – is a Depp-Sweeney movie really in the works?
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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
‘Too tough for his own good’: Why Tszyu’s warrior spirit may have cost him Crawford
Jeff Horn, the only Australian to have fought boxing’s pound-for-pound king Terence Crawford, says Tim Tszyu should have “swallowed his ego” against Sebastian Fundora.
Updated
Olympics
‘We were actually praying for the rain’: Olympic hopeful wins Gift amid wild weather
In a Stawell Gift remarkable for even starting, let alone finishing, Jack Lacey has won the men’s final for 2024 and Chloe Mannix-Power the women’s at a waterlogged track where races were delayed and abandoned as wild weather hit.
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.
Updated
AFL 2024
Tiger blow: Lynch, Balta sidelined with injuries as Baker given one-match ban
Tigers star Tom Lynch has suffered a hamstring tear that will likely require surgery and Noah Balta a knee injury that will keep him out for up to five weeks in a blow for Richmond after their first win of the season on Sunday.
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.
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?
