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Media & marketing
New Seven expenses affair rocks Sunrise, top network executives
On October 5, 2022, one of the Seven Network’s most powerful executives sent an extraordinary email to a young media reporter.
Three charged over Northbridge glassing attack
Vision has emerged of a slow-moving fight between four people outside a hostel on Tuesday night.
The Perth suburbs taking the brunt of population surge
It is the sprawling suburbs on Perth’s eastern fringe accommodating the lion’s share of the city’s post-COVID population boom. Here are the top 20.
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World War II
Eighty years on, Andrew Forrest closes in on family’s biggest mystery
The family is best known for mining billionaire ‘Twiggy’, Australia’s richest man. But another personality has haunted the Forrests for decades.
Updated
Police
Dog shot dead by police at WA beach
A dog was fatally shot by police on Tuesday night following an incident at Trigg Beach.
Opinion
Sex work
Why we shouldn’t put the Spotlight on sex work
It’s legal. It’s well-paid. And many women do it. Our collective weirdness about sex work is embarrassing.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
The chicken shop bringing a red-hot taste of Nashville to Northbridge
The North Bird space is flying (and frying) south and rebooting as a 50-seat diner focusing on “crunchy as hell” fried chicken, spice-friendly drinks and good music.
Analysis
Health insurance
Apple watches, cinema tickets: Are health insurance perks worth it?
Customers have been warned that new health insurer incentives should not come at the expense of high premiums.
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Fitness
The best time of day to exercise? It depends on your health
Plenty of studies have shown the merits of moving in the morning, but new research shows that for certain groups, after-dinner exercise can be very beneficial.
‘Reward for terrorism’: Wong’s speech draws backlash
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong’s comments on Palestinian statehood have been welcomed by pro-Palestine advocates, but infuriated pro-Israel groups.
Mass school shooter’s parents given 10 years jail
The judge said the convictions were not about “poor parenting” but their lack of action in stopping their son from possessing a gun and killing four students.
Videos show Chicago police fired 96 shots in 41 seconds at fatal traffic stop
The gunshots continued even after driver Dexter Reed, 26, “exited his vehicle and fell to the ground,” officials said in releasing the footage, 911 calls and police reports.
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AFL 2024
Finlayson suspended for three matches for homophobic slur
Port Adelaide will be without ruck-forward Jeremy Finlayson until round eight after the AFL suspended him for three matches for directing a homophobic slur to an Essendon player.
Matildas look to Paris after accounting for Mexico
Hayley Raso’s early goal gave the Australians a cracking start before Caitlin Foord’s magical strike put some icing on the cake.
Five horses from five stables tested positive to a breast cancer drug. No one knows why
The mystery of how traces of a breast cancer drug appeared in urine samples taken from five different thoroughbreds, trained by five different stables and racing at five different tracks, might never be solved.
Molly the magpie to reunite with best mate
The friendship between a magpie and two English Staffies is set to be renewed after the Queensland government agreed to give a Gold Coast couple a licence to care for the native bird.
Beyond the cliches and crowds: Europe’s 10 best underrated destinations
Once you’ve copped a sunburn in Florence and nursed a rosé hangover in Aix-en-Provence, where in Europe do you explore? Where do you discover the next Tuscany?
At 28 minutes, The Sign is Bluey’s longest-ever episode. Is a movie next?
The 28-minute special, which features the possible sale of the Heelers’ house and a wedding, could be a test run for bigger things in the future.
Western Australia
Unit 18 probationary guard ‘given two hours’ notice’ before filling senior role
The guard told an inquest a senior officer sat with her and showed her how to fill in a series of reports before leaving her to oversee detainees and staff for the night shift.
In Cottesloe, the gap is widening between the rich and super-rich
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.
Multimillion-dollar boost for strained WA children’s health services
In the past 10 years, referrals to Child Development Service paediatricians have risen by 132 per cent.
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.
WA faces surging prices as it falls short of Housing Accord target
Forecasts show without urgent supply-side reforms, every state in Australia is on track to miss their targets under the national accord.
Politics
Beefed-up competition watchdog to sink teeth into big mergers
The largest changes to the laws governing business mergers will be unveiled on Wednesday as the government seeks to make the economy more competitive.
Business
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AI
‘Super powerful’: Australian hotshot takes on the big guns with AI image creator
Leonardo.ai is rolling out a product that will let teams collaborate on custom AI images, as OpenAI and others also look to the workplace.
World
Mass school shooter’s parents given 10 years in jail for failing to stop ‘runaway train’
The judge said the convictions were not about “poor parenting” but their lack of action in stopping their son from possessing a gun and killing four students.
Opinion
Space
A divided America comes together for a moment that won’t return for 20 years
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
Opinion
Can I put money into my child’s super account?
Noel Whittaker
Money columnist
Costly childcare’s a slippery slope. Why can’t we learn?
Matt Wade
Senior economics writer
Migrants – what are they good for? A lot, actually
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
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Property
Eight of our favourite luxury homes, priced up to $82.5 million
They include a palatial architect-designed residence, a private estate with helipad and a farming oasis with vineyard.
The Perth suburbs bearing the brunt of the population surge
It is the sprawling suburbs on Perth’s eastern fringe accommodating the lion’s share of the city’s post-COVID population boom.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Autumn
Eat and repeat: 10 warming new recipes to put on high rotation
Lifestyle
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Fitness
The best time of day to exercise? It depends on your health
Plenty of studies have shown the merits of moving in the morning, but new research shows that for certain groups, after-dinner exercise can be very beneficial.
Culture
Mona gallery forced to allow men into Ladies Lounge
Jason Lau claimed he was discriminated against because of his gender and was unable to fully experience Mona after paying his $35 entrance fee last year.
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Breaking
AFL 2024
Finlayson suspended for three matches for homophobic slur
Port Adelaide will be without ruck-forward Jeremy Finlayson until round eight after the AFL suspended him for three matches for directing a homophobic slur to an Essendon player.
Former Cricket Australia chair Jack Clarke dies
Jack Clarke, the Cricket Australia chair who oversaw the introduction of the Big Bash League and a major overhaul of the governing body’s board of directors, has died in Adelaide.
As it happened: Raso, Foord goals set up strong 2-0 win for Matildas over Mexico
The injury-addled Matildas turned in a professional performance in San Antonio on Wednesday morning (AEST) in one of their final pre-Olympics outings.
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AFL 2024
Why goal umpires have been frustrated – and the AFL is going public about it
The AFL met with goal umpires on Tuesday to reassure them they were doing a good job in following AFL directions in asking for score reviews whenever a decision was close.
Money Talks
AFL 2024
The free agents sure to attract five-year deals; Hawk thrust into spotlight
“Six years has become the new three years”: List-management trends are making it a good time to be a free agent playing good football.
‘I’m literally a hugger’: How interim CEO is tackling netball’s problem
This masthead put a number of questions about netball’s future to Stacey West.
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Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Coates refuses to appear at Brisbane 2032 Senate inquiry
The architect of the state government’s plan to use QSAC as Brisbane’s main Olympic stadium has refused an invitation to appear before a Senate inquiry to explain his stance.
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‘We could not swim’: Paris triathlon could be set for momentous change
A French water charity has warned of the “alarming” state of the Seine just over 100 days from the Olympic Games in Paris, threatening the swimming leg of the triathlon events.
