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Inquest
‘I’m through’: Cleveland Dodd’s final day at Unit 18 laid bare
Teenager Cleveland Dodd threatened to self-harm eight times on the day he tried to take his life at the Unit 18 youth wing of Casuarina Prison, an inquest has been told.
Analysis
Law
Eight women, one man: Casual encounters, consent and the courts
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.
Shenton College student, 13, fronts court over alleged box cutter rampage
Prosecutors claim a 13-year-old boy facing serious charges after allegedly threatening staff and students at the school had asked a friend to record the assaults.
Exclusive
Big Perth
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
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.
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.
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.
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Loading‘Suffering from ongoing publication’: Higgins’ distress at leaked texts
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.
Albanese, Wong express outrage as Israel calls fatal attack a ‘misidentification’
Albanese said Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted responsibility for the strike after the Israeli Prime Minister said: “This happens in war.”
Poll workers in active shooter drills, combat training ahead of US November election
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.
Updated
Earthquakes
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.
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.
Exclusive
Gender equality
Top cardiologist suspended after sexual harassment claim revealed
The Centenary Institute has suspended Professor Chris Semsarian and announced a workplace culture review.
Opinion
Wall Street
Elon Musk might be doing a lot of damage to Tesla
The horror start to the year for Elon Musk’s carmaker has continued. His antics might be playing a big role.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
Adventure holidays
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
Travel writer
Banned for life: Adelaide ground invader blacklisted by AFL
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.
Western Australia
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
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
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
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
The man has been charged with two counts of indecent acts in public and is due to appear before court.
Politics
Albanese, Wong express outrage as Israel calls fatal attack a ‘misidentification’
Anthony Albanese said Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted responsibility for the missile strike after the Israeli prime minister said: “This happens in war.”
Business
Renewable energy boost turns up heat on existing power plants
The energy industry is warning greater co-ordination is needed to ensure new supplies are built in time for more coal-fired plant closures.
World
Updated
Earthquakes
Strong earthquake strikes Taiwan, tsunami waves detected in Japan
A powerful earthquake rocked the island, collapsing buildings and prompting tsunami warnings in Japan and the Philippines.
Opinion
Marketing herself as ‘tougher’ than Dutton is a mistake by Clare O’Neil
Sam Norton
Vice President of Liberty Victoria
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Property
The type of home that’s more expensive than ever
Prices rose 53 per cent in the past three years – and didn’t go through a downturn like other kinds of property.
Australia’s home values keep rising despite cost-of-living pressures
Property values rose across most capital cities in March, but the size of the increase varied widely.
Good Food
Lifestyle
When Anna became pregnant, her first feeling was not joy
Anna Heldorf lives with a condition that requires her to take medication that may affect her unborn child. The choice to continue or stop taking medication during pregnancy can be complicated.
Culture
The best movies to watch on Netflix right now
The streaming service has commissioned and acquired not only high-profile blockbusters but film festival and foreign-language favourites.
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Sport
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.
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.
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.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
AFL makes call on Hawkins’ change room phone use
The AFL has dealt Geelong an official warning.
Why Tszyu’s warrior spirit may have cost him Crawford
Jeff Horn says Tim Tszyu should have “swallowed his ego”.
Updated
AFL 2024
Ginnivan opens up on Pies exit ahead of Gather Round
Jack Ginnivan has revealed what showed him it was time to leave.
Opinion
AFL 2024
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.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Have Your Say
Rennie was on the right track: New Wallabies scrum coach takes shot at Jones
Two-time World Cup winner Mike Cron is regarded as the world’s foremost expert on scrummaging – and he’s just joined Australian rugby.