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Eight women, one man: Casual encounters, consent and the courts

Alberto Nicoletti was on trial for multiple rape and sexual assaults.

Eleven charges of rape and sexual assault across Perth over a 4½-year period and at the heart of every charge, the looming question of consent.

Albanese, Wong express outrage as Israel calls fatal attack a ‘misidentification’

Zomi Frankcom at a World Central Kitchen site in Gaza at the end of March.

Albanese said Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted responsibility for the missile strike after the Israeli Prime Minister said: “This happens in war.”

WA Police commissioner’s son admits to hooning

The son of WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch has been disqualified from driving for six months after he was caught speeding more than 50km/h over the limit. 

WA’s two main churches own a huge amount of land and property.
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Counting the staggering profit of God’s acres in WA

From vacant acres on Perth’s fringe to places of worship, schools, commercial buildings and houses, these churches own some of WA’s most valuable private property portfolios.

MP’s retirement opens door for WA premier’s right-hand man to enter politics

Margaret Quirk (left); and her tipped successor, Daniel Pastorelli (seated), at a dinner alongside former Premier Mark McGowan in 2023 (right).

Landsdale MP Margaret Quirk has announced her retirement politics, with speculation rife her safe Labor seat will be filled by the WA premier’s chief of staff.

Strong earthquake strikes Taiwan, tsunami waves detected in Japan

The quake rocked the entire island of Taiwan, collapsing buildings and prompting tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines.

Rosie Batty says she feels ‘despair’ over high domestic violence rates

Rosie Batty says she feels ‘despair’ over high domestic violence rates

“One woman a week is murdered by her current or former partner; last year, 64 women were killed in instances of violence in Australia,” the domestic violence campaigner said.

‘Suffering from ongoing publication’: Higgins’ distress at leaked texts

Bruce Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins outside court.

Brittany Higgins believed the publication of her private texts, diary entries and other documents was part of a deliberate campaign to undermine her, court documents reveal.

Empowering, consultative, uniter: Who is Sam Mostyn, the next governor-general?

Those who have worked with Mostyn over her long career say she will handle her new role with gravitas, diplomacy, humility … and a sense of humour.

Poll workers in active shooter drills, combat training ahead of US November election

An active shooter drill in Florida in 2022.

This year’s presidential election will be the first since the attack on the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021 when Trump supporters tried to stop Biden’s victory.

A cross between Lego and IKEA flat-pack: The ingenious way the US will deliver aid to Gaza

A temporary floating pier being assembled in Queensland last year.

How do you rapidly feed some 2 million desperate residents of Gaza with enough food to prevent starvation when access via land borders is limited and airdrops aren’t working?

Video footage shows aid convoy was hit by Israeli airstrike

Videos and photos suggest the convoy was hit multiple times, killing the seven aid workers including Australian Zomi Frankcom.

Top cardiologist suspended after sexual harassment claim revealed

The Centenary Institute has suspended Professor Chris Semsarian and announced a workplace culture review.

Elon Musk might be doing a lot of damage to Tesla

Has Elon Musk taken his eye off the ball at Tesla?

The horror start to the year for Elon Musk’s carmaker has continued. His antics might be playing a big role.

Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist

Marco Brey, intrepid traveller.

Why Marco is the most fascinating traveller I have ever met

Meet Marco Brey, a traveller who goes to places few others dare to tread – but not for Instagram fame.

Ben Groundwater
Ben Groundwater

Travel writer

Banned for life: Adelaide ground invader blacklisted by AFL

Adelaide’s Matt Crouch takes hold of a pitch invader in the third quarter of the round-two game against Geelong.

The man who invaded the Adelaide Oval match has been banned from all AFL and AFLW games, and the league warns the same fate awaits those who follow his example.

Sam Campbell never gives interviews. Now, he’s finally relented

Australia’s best stand-up comedian is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.

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Western Australia

A map of the shipwreck uncovered by the Hydrus underwater drone in the Rottnest ship graveyard.

Drone dives deep to uncover ocean secrets in Rottnest’s ship graveyard

A gigantic shipwreck twice the size of a blue whale has been found just off the coast of Western Australia.

Texts surface in trial of Perth nurse accused of attempted murder

Wendy Ruth Sym appeared in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court charged with attempting to murder her husband, who she cared for.

A former nurse accused of giving her ill husband a near-lethal dose of insulin sent a late-night text message admitting she could “kill him” as his dementia continued to weigh on her wellbeing, a court has been told.

Jury outcome suppressed in rape trial of Perth restaurant owner

Alberto Nicoletti, left, and Vincenzo Mineo.

A jury’s decision relating to the charges against a Perth restaurant owner accused of sexually assaulting eight women has been suppressed by the courts on Tuesday afternoon.

Cleveland’s mum shares her memories – and her heartbreak – as inquest begins

Cleveland Dodd, Nadene Dodd main picture, WAtoday. Picture: WAtoday

Nadene Dodd and her young family should be at home in Laverton. Instead, they are 950 kilometres away in a motel in Perth’s east, hoping they will finally get answers.

Perth man accused of filming women in change rooms, gyms

Jacky Chan outside Midland Magistrates Court on Tuesday.

The man has been charged with two counts of indecent acts in public and is due to appear before court.

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West Coast walk glumly from Marvel stadium on Saturday.

The Eagle has crash-landed: what on earth has happened to West Coast?

AFL heavyweights West Coast have become the easybeats of the competition, and a club great fears there is more pain to come yet.

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Swifts star apologises for online transgender comment

Samantha Wallace-Joseph commented on an Instagram headline which insinuated US President Joe Biden had declared Easter Sunday as Transgender Day of Visibility.

Tony Shaw thought some of the high contact Jack Ginnivan copped was worthy of a free kick.

There’s some ‘subconscious bias’ against Ginnivan on frees: ex-Hawthorn coach

Hawthorn forward Jack Ginnivan has not been given frees for high contact that he deserves because of what looks like “subconscious bias” by umpires, according to Peter Schwab.

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AFL makes call on Hawkins’ change room phone use

The AFL has dealt Geelong an official warning.

Tim Tszyu suffered his first career loss on Sunday.

Why Tszyu’s warrior spirit may have cost him Crawford

Jeff Horn says Tim Tszyu should have “swallowed his ego”.

Jack Ginnivan celebrates Collingwood premiership.
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Ginnivan opens up on Pies exit ahead of Gather Round

Jack Ginnivan has revealed what showed him it was time to leave.

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Why history is on Freo’s side for a finals run this season

It’s a bold statement, but one with historical precedence behind it.

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