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The dark past of Bondi Junction killer, and the bright lives he took
Sydney grappled with shock and grief on Sunday, as details emerged of Joel Cauchi’s killing spree and his victims – most of them women.
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Police
Restaurant worker recalls serving Bondi Junction killer hours before rampage
Joel Cauchi sat down by the window in Saigon Noodle House and ordered a red chicken curry. He had no money, so he returned two hours later to pay – and then embarked on his stabbing attack.
‘Truly horrific’: Family laments troubled son who became mass murderer
Joel Cauchi’s family also offered their support for the NSW Police officer who shot dead their son after he took the lives of six innocent people on Saturday afternoon.
Opinion
Australian economy
Coping with higher prices on smaller portions and chicken nuggets
The past few years have been tough financially for many of us, and it’s potentially changing our eating habits.
Rachel Clun
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Analysis
Defamation
‘Thespian flair’: Unlikely video star at heart of Lehrmann defamation case
Federal Court Justice Michael Lee has won legions of fans following the Bruce Lehrmann trial with his wit and humanity.
The truth behind 13 rules of flying you (probably) didn’t know about
What happens when aircraft seats are too comfortable? Your plane can be grounded, that’s what. Here are air travel’s strangest regulations.
The new Perth primary school that will be so big it’ll need 240 parking bays
A new multimillion-dollar primary school proposed for Perth’s eastern suburbs would join the ranks as one of the city’s biggest if approved.
Man charged with murder after woman found dead in Broadwater
A man has been charged with murder after a 38-year-old woman was found dead in Busselton, south-west of Perth, on Thursday evening.
On a WA farm, a 105kg Occy started the greatest comeback story in Australian sport
It’s been 25 years since Mark Occhilupo rose from depression, drugs and a daily diet of Coco Pops, chicken and chips and Days of Our Lives to conquer the world.
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James Taylor mesmerises and amuses his Kings Park audience
The famously subdued singer surprised and delighted the Kings Park crowd with full-blooded renditions of his cherished songs and lots of jokes.
Bluey tackles the housing crisis in highly anticipated, 28-minute long episode
What did we learn about the future of one of Australia’s most beloved TV families? Could a Bluey film be on the horizon?
When Mother Nature created this part of Western Australia, she went all out
A splatter of blue – no, two, three, four shades – for the water, a drizzle of pure white for the sand, and a deep red for the soil. And why not some lakes of pink?
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Medicine
Budget’s $1.5b prescription for making medicines in Australia
The new plan clears the way for public investment in high-value therapies, naming cancer and heart disease as key areas that deserve government funds.
Analysis
Defamation
‘Books will be written’: Judgment day in Lehrmann defamation case
Justice Michael Lee will deliver his decision on Monday in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson.
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This was a safe space for all women. Now it’s been shattered
Kerri Sackville
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‘Truly horrific’: Family laments troubled son who became Bondi mass murderer
Joel Cauchi’s family also offered their support for the NSW Police officer who shot dead their son after he took the lives of six innocent people on Saturday afternoon.
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Restaurant worker recalls serving Bondi Junction killer hours before rampage
Joel Cauchi sat down by the window in Saigon Noodle House and ordered a red chicken curry. He had no money, so he returned two hours later to pay – and then embarked on his stabbing attack.
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Perth woman recounts scenes inside Westfield Bondi Junction as attack unfolded
Perth woman Amelia Zappacosta was inside Westfield Bondi Junction when the man’s attack unfolded across multiple levels.
Perth Uber drivers start five-day strike on Friday with airport blockade
Friday night could be chaotic for many as about 4000 ride-share drivers plan to stay home with another 500 of them intending to blockade Perth’s airport.
Over 100 millimetres of rain in under an hour during Perth storm
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services confirmed they responded to 59 calls for assistance.
FMG’s Pilbara actions ‘like kicking a dog when it’s down’, court hears
A remote Aboriginal community’s long and poisonous battle with Fortescue Metals Group over its iron ore-rich Pilbara land has reached the Federal Court.
Perth aid worker shot at during food delivery to Gaza
Tess Ingram worked for WAtoday before taking a job with the UN. She was in a vehicle waiting to deliver aid when bullets began to fly.
Politics
Labor hits back at critics, adds tax breaks to industry aid
Jim Chalmers backed the case for tax concessions in a new signal about the scale of the budget plan to help clean energy industries and local manufacturing.
Business
Multinational giants urged to front supermarket inquiry for ‘playing hardball’
Australian retailers have turned their sights on global suppliers such as Nestle, Mars, Coca-Cola and Mars, which they say are driving up prices.
World
Israel mobilises for growing conflict after Iran attack
Iran’s direct attack on Israel has raised the prospect of military escalation in the Middle East.
Opinion
Can trans women and biological women share an identity? This case may provide an answer
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Does banning my child from wearing ‘merch’ make me a bad parent?
Melissa Singer
National fashion editor
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Property
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Renting
What can a landlord get away with? In the court of public opinion, it’s changing
Gemma Toogood paid $875 a week in rent for a mould-riddled, rat-infested cottage. Do we still think that’s reasonable?
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Renting
Never-ending run of rises pushes Perth rents to new high
Perth’s rental crisis has worsened as unit and house rents reach fresh highs off the back of a record-low vacancy rate.
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Lifestyle
This uncommonly beautiful NZ destination is like an enchanted forest
Orokonui Ecosanctuary encompasses more than 300 hectares of protected wildlife reserve, the perfect conditions for New Zealand’s feathery locals.
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‘It stuns even me’: Could this visionary cure blindness?
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Opinion
Health and nutrition
Making sense of health headlines shouldn’t be so difficult – or dangerous
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
Culture
From K-drama to K-horror: How South Korea is reinventing zombie flicks
South Korea already as a reputation for making great TV dramas and now Netflix is helping bring their horror films to the world.
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Bulldogs send Liberatore for tests after mid-game collapse; Reid stars as Eagles get first win of the season
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Fast-finishing Port Adelaide pip Fremantle in thriller
Jason Horne-Francis has booted the match-winning goal as a fast-finishing Port Adelaide overran Fremantle by three points in an AFL thriller.
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AFL 2024
Burnt out and rocked by the death of his legendary dad, Marsh takes a break
Paul Marsh is reluctantly taking a three-month sabbatical. “It wasn’t a negotiation, it was an ultimatum,” says AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield.
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AFL 2024
A crying shame: Lion should cop a week for stupidity
The Brisbane Lions have a chance to lead by example in stamping out personal sledging. We’re waiting ...
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Nina Kennedy won a world title with a broken back. Imagine what she can do in Paris
The 27-year-old pole vaulters had sustained a stress fracture at the end of the previous season and missed months in recovery.
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Courts
AFL great Carl Ditterich charged over alleged historical indecent assault of underage girl
Australian Football Hall of Famer Carl Ditterich has been charged with a string of child sex offences for allegedly assaulting a girl who was under his care in 1985.
‘We all cried’: Australia overcome injury blow with huge Paris ramifications
Australia have overcome a heartbreaking setback on the eve of their Billie Jean King Cup tie, with the extent of a star’s injury woes revealed.
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Occy was a 105kg couch potato. This is the greatest comeback story in Australian sport
It’s been 25 years since Mark Occhilupo rose from depression, drugs and a daily diet of Coco Pops, chicken and chips and Days of Our Lives to conquer the world.
