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Forget FIFO – new mine near Perth has plans for hundreds of DIDO jobs

Chalice Mining major backer Tim Goyder (left) and chief executive Alex Dorsch.

Chalice Mining could have 500 local workers producing numerous metals needed for the energy transition.

The gap is widening between Cottesloe’s rich and super-rich residents

Andrew Forrest is among Cottesloe’s most high-profile residents, with several properties adjoining one another.

Personal income analysis has declared Cottesloe Australia’s most unequal suburb. Here’s a glimpse of how the wealthiest live there – and how your suburb rates.

Perth retirees are the oldest in the country

Australian men and women are now expecting to retire at ages not seen since the early 1970s. And in WA, people are working well into their 60s.

Ola Riadeshare will no longer ruin in Perth, customers and drivers say.

Uber ride-share rival Ola suddenly pulls Perth service

An Ola Rideshare driver told Radio 6PR that over the past six months the number of people in Perth using the app had been dwindling. 

Accused killer of 23-year-old Hannah McGuire faces her family in court

Lachlan Young is accused of murdering ex-girlfriend Hannah McGuire.

Lachlan Young, 21, has been charged with murdering McGuire, whose body was found in a burnt-out car in bushland on Friday.

PM announces new head of Australian Defence Force

David Johnston, a naval officer who has been the nation’s second most senior military figure since 2018, will replace long-serving Defence Chief Angus Campbell.

March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Australia has been dealing with extremely hot weather over the summer.

Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of the globe’s oceans contributing.

The chief of America’s biggest bank is worried. That’s bad news for all of us

“We want to be very, very competitive on pay.“: JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon.

Jamie Dimon is one of the most powerful people in the world. His annual letter to shareholders contains an alarming scenario.

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From the outside, you can’t tell this house was built for a serial sex offender

Clinical experts and justice officials fear the NDIS is ill-equipped to deal with sex offenders, putting the safety of the public and support workers at risk.

Trump’s abortion statement angers conservatives, gives Biden a new target

In releasing his video the presumptive Republican presidential nominee tried to put to rest an issue widely seen as a general election liability. It hasn’t.

‘A pencil is not a weapon, but it can be’: What does Australia send to Israel?

The F-35 fighter has components made in Australia, but it is not exported from Australia to Israel in its totality.

The government says Australia does not supply weaponry to Israel. But the Greens and human rights groups are calling for and end to military exports. So, who is telling the truth?

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It’s men’s rights v woke culture in Heartbreak High season two

Too cool for school: Chloe Hayden as Quinni ,  Ayesha Madon as Amerie, James Majoos as Darren in Heartbreak High season 2.

With all the partying, sex and scandal, how does anyone at Hartley High ever get any schoolwork done?

The pantry staple that makes simple midweek spuds special

Squashed crisp-edged potatoes, tossed and baked in pickle brine to give them a subtle but important chip-shop feeling.

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Seinfeld’s controversial finale? Curb Your Enthusiasm just fixed it

Did comedy mastermind Larry David engineer the perfect finale? Not quite. But it was pretty, pretty, pretty good.

Dot Comme at Curtin House, Melbourne, is a treasure trove for vintage fashion.
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Why more people are investing in – and wearing – vintage fashion

Vintage fashion remains in high demand – with people wanting a slice of history as much as reducing the need for additional landfill.

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‘That’s enough’: AFL must send Finlayson a simple message with slur penalty

Peter Ladhams may have ruined his own AFL finals chances, remote as they might have been.

What shocks about Jeremy Finlayson’s homophobic insult against Essendon is that it even sprung to his mind to use such language in 2024.

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Australian troll fined for ‘vile’ online ref abuse during Rugby World Cup

A Brisbane man has been fined $1000 and given a 12-month good behaviour bond for abusing a Rugby World Cup match official and his family.

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Mitsui and Beach Energy’s Waitsia gas project has an exemption from the ban on exports of onshore gas.
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Shares crash over building delays and cost blowout at troubled WA gas plant

Beach Energy shares plummeted in early trading on Monday, with its chief executive conceding extreme disappointment over quality issues in the late-stage WA project.

Look out Perth: The new 40km/h zones coming to roads near you

The state government will spend $10 million to expand school zones and crossing program.

The government will spend millions to slow cars around 165 school crossings not covered by existing school zones after hearing traffic wardens’ horror stories.

Crucial moments sunk Freo, while Harley Reid activated beast mode

The Eagles’ Harley Reid and the Dockers’ James Aish.

A perfect start to the season came to a shattering end for the Dockers on Saturday, while rising Eagle Harley Reid displayed power, poise and aggressiveness.

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Gen Z is not drinking – and it’s threatening Perth’s live music scene

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A sharp decline in alcohol consumption among risk-averse young adults is undermining the live music scene, which has long relied on the sale of booze.

Unit 18 guards watched movies while on the job, inquest told

Cleveland Dodd, 16, (inset) died after self-harming in his cell at the youth Unit 18 wing of Perth’s maximum-security Casuarina Prison.

A Unit 18 prison guard has told the coroner’s inquest into the death of Cleveland Dodd it was common for staff to watch movies and other programs while working the night shift.

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Market Forces chief executive Will van de Pol said the world’s biggest investment firms are failing to live up to their ‘active ownership’ claims.

The green elephant in the room hanging over Australian companies

Directors at companies failing to meet any climate commitment criteria received higher support in 2023 than those that met them, research shows.

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Homebuyers can expect to pay more if they want to buy a property in Perth.

Perth property prices predicted to boom by 30 per cent

The Perth property price boom over the next three years looks firmly entrenched, with a key forecaster revising its growth predictions.

Brett and Brooke Fawcett combined three dwellings into one luxurious residence.

How a designer duo transformed a historic block from three homes to one

They needed a place that would house a family of seven comfortably. Finding few options, they created their own dream home.

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Katrina Gorry had surgery on her injured ankle last week.

Gorry, Hunt in doubt for Olympics as Matildas prepare for ‘experimental’ friendly

Tony Gustavsson’s casualty ward is nearing double figures, and it remains unclear whether some first-choice starters will recover in time for Paris 2024.

This year’s AFL captains (back row, from left) James Sicily, of Hawthorn, Callum Mills, of Sydney, Max Gawn, of Melbourne, Fremantle’s Alex Pearce, Collingwood’s Darcy Moore, Brisbane Lion Harris Andrews, Richmond’s Toby Nankervis, Oscar Allen, of West Coast, Marcus Bontempelli, of the Western Bulldogs, Carlton’s Patrick Cripps, and St Kilda’s Jack Steele. And (front row) Zach Merrett, of Essendon, GWS’s Josh Kelly, Geelong’s Patrick Dangerfield, North Melbourne’s Jy Simpkin, Connor Rozee, of Port Adelaide, and Gold Coast’s Touk Miller.

AFL’s captain’s call: Skippers won’t get right to review umpiring decisions

The AFL has made its own captain’s call on the push to allow team skippers to challenge umpiring decisions by sending them to video review.

Jeremy Finlayson is still waiting for the AFL to finalise its investigation into the homophobic slur he has admitted making against an Essendon opponent.
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AFL 2024

‘That’s enough’: AFL must send Finlayson a simple message with slur penalty

What shocks about Jeremy Finlayson’s homophobic insult against Essendon is that it even sprung to his mind to use such language in 2024.

Greg Baum
Greg Baum

Sports columnist

South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas (second from left) promotes Gather Round with Zac Bailey of the Brisbane Lions (to his right) , the AFL’s Josh Mahoney and North Melbourne’s Jy Simpkin.
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Gather Round? More like Blather Round if you ask me

After being bombarded with missives about the charms of South Australia, we were supposed to rejoice and be grateful that they had the footy and we didn’t.

Greg Baum
Greg Baum

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Nestory Irankunda had two assists against Perth Glory on Sunday.

Irankunda declines approach to join Olyroos for Paris 2024 qualifiers

He was left out of the squad due to concerns for his “wellbeing” last week. Now the most exciting talent in the Australian game has turned down a last-minute opportunity to wear the green and gold.

The Eagles’ Harley Reid and the Dockers’ James Aish.

Crucial moments sunk Freo, while Harley Reid activated beast mode

A perfect start to the season came to a shattering end for the Dockers on Saturday, while rising Eagle Harley Reid displayed power, poise and aggressiveness.

Paddy Sweeney
Paddy Sweeney

Nine Sports Presenter

Jordan Clark is tackled by Carlton’s George Hewett during the Dockers’ loss to the Blues on Saturday.

Dockers footy boss backs in Clark amid dissent call fallout

Fremantle’s footy boss backed in young Docker Jordan Clark after a dissent call against him in the dying minutes of Saturday’s game all but sealed their loss.

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