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City of Perth’s blueprint to ‘double in size’; Health warning for Bali travellers

Perth’s population is growing - and fast. But are we ready for our “big country town” to get even bigger?

The City of Perth’s overhaul of its planning scheme will allow the CBD’s population to more than double. Meantime, a surging number of people returning to WA from Bali are contracting Dengue fever. Follow our live blog here.

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Home loans

Mortgage wars enter next phase as property remains a rich playground

Both NSW and Victoria experienced a recent fall in houses approved for construction.

The big banks are rethinking how muck risk they can take when it comes to lending, as some say that excessive regulation is only helping wealthy borrowers while others miss out.

Elizabeth Knight
Elizabeth Knight

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Courts

Drug driver who ploughed into 21-year-old on Kwinana Freeway pleads guilty to manslaughter

Abbey Sheriff, 21, was killed when her Nissan X-Trail and a Nissan Maxima collided on the Kwinana Freeway.

Abbey Sheriff, pictured, was killed when Evie Butterworth drove high on drugs at speeds of up to 188km/h.

So how much is your Perth property worth now?

New data released by CoreLogic shows property prices increasing for the 15th month running, with overall values up $78,000 since the trough last January.

One of the men arrested at the weekend over a violent home robbery of elderly Perth couple Ninette and Philip Simons had been released from immigration detention last November as part of a controversial High Court ruling.
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Crime

Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on govt experts’ advice before alleged assault

A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.

BHP’s $60b bid forces Anglo American to confront its own shortcomings

BHP’s offer has been described as opportunistic but if that were the case, it would be because Anglo has provided that opportunity.

Whether successful or not, the Australian mining giant’s offer puts pressure on Anglo’s board and management to consider significant changes to its business.

Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist

Australia and South Korea to collaborate to block arms funding to North Korea

South Korean Defence Minister Shin Won-sik said it was an agreed collaboration in the realms of cyber and maritime security.

Alicia and Angus wanted to have children while they were still young.

‘I had my kids young because I couldn’t wait to get rid of my uterus’

There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to raising kids. Here’s two sets of Perth parents and an empty-nester who seem to be doing all the right things with this most difficult of assignments.

We have entered the golden age of Mid TV

The production of House of the Dragon will be able to continue amid the strike.

TV was great for so long that we were frogs in boiling water, but in reverse. It became lukewarm so gradually that you might not even have noticed.

Shane Osborn, a Perth boy who was the first Australian chef to be awarded two Michelin stars coming home

This year’s program covers everything from wine to whisky, with world-renowned distillery Limeburners hosting a dinner.

‘I failed’: Crypto king with a $62b fortune sent to jail

Binance chief Changpeng Zhao.

Changpeng Zhao will become the world’s richest prisoner after being sentenced for allowing money laundering.

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Violence

WA police union calls for sweeping anti-knife laws

WA Police Union president Paul Gale (centre).

The premier has given the strongest indication yet that he will commit to laws allowing police to use metal-detecting wands in a wide range of public places.

Trump fined, threatened with jail time over contempt of court in hush money trial

The former US president was found to have broken a gag order nine times by making public statements on social media and on his campaign website.

A 3-year-old in North Carolina heard a monster in her wall.

‘Monsters in wall’ in girl’s bedroom turn out to be 65,000 hidden bees

At one point, the three-year-old’s parents sent her to bed with a bottle of water they said was “monster spray”, the BBC reported.

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Western Australia

Senator Linda Reynolds says she will continue with her defamation lawsuit against Brittany Higgins and her fiance David Sharaz unless they  accept findings there was no cover-up.
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Defamation

‘He won’t buy a ticket on the Titanic’: Sharaz retreats from Reynolds case

Lawyers for Brittany Higgins’ fiancé David Sharaz have declared he can no longer fight WA senator Linda Reynolds’ Titanic defamation action.

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Crime

Detainee accused of Perth home invasion wasn’t wearing an ankle monitor

Ninette Simons was savagely assaulted in her home.

A former detainee accused of a violent assault was not required to wear an electronic ankle monitor and had been bailed by police and courts multiple times this year.

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Crime

Man appears in court charged with murdering his mother in Yangebup

Andre Lafayette Drane appeared in Fremantle Magistrates Court.

Joan Drane’s worried neighbours called authorities after seeing a horrific crime scene that stretched to the outside of her Sandpiper Loop home.

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Tourism

Cheap seats are back for tourists wanting to fly to WA’s top end

WA based regional carrier Nexus Airlines has been given a bite of the subsidised airfare cherry.

The subsidies can knock between $400 to $500 off a one-way flight, with some of the new cheap fares already advertised.

Analysis
Population

The Perth suburbs where deaths of residents outnumber births

Perth’s birth rate is falling.

Perth’s local born population is shrinking. Use our interactive graphic to find out how your suburb is doing.

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AFL 2024

$800,000 for Zurhaar? The players and clubs who will be key to AFL’s silly season

Richmond, Western Bulldogs and North Melbourne are among seven clubs that loom as major movers and shakers in this year’s player movement sweepstakes.

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‘Every day I wish I could take it all back’: Finlayson’s shame over homophobic slur

What happened 26 nights ago against Essendon at the Adelaide Oval was, says Jeremy Finlayson, a moment in time he cannot fully explain and one that still keeps him awake at night.

Blues players wear orange socks as part of the Carlton Respects campaign during the 2021 season.

AFL clubs push for stand on violence against women

AFL clubs have backed a move by West Coast urging the league to make an organised and coordinated statement this weekend condemning violence against women.

What to do: Michael Voss and his Blues need to find a way to stop opponents from scoring on the rebound.

Blues’ fatal flaw exposed ahead of Magpies blockbuster

Carlton may have the firepower to engineer a barrage of goals, but it’s when they don’t have the ball that has them in trouble.

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AFL 2024

Saint unsuccessful at tribunal; Danger out for up to six weeks; Pregnant AFLW star to miss season

Geelong skipper Patrick Dangerfield’s injury will sideline him for four to six weeks. Meanwhile, Hawthorn will be struggling.

The WBBL will move to a 40-game season.

Change coming to WBBL as women cricketers get pay boost

Women’s domestic competitors will earn an average salary of $160,000 as Cricket Australia announces a new Twenty20 competition.

Collingwood’s Jordan De Goey.
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AFL 2024

Injury cloud hovers over premiership Pies; score reviews plummet

A pair of star Collingwood midfielders are in doubt for their blockbuster against Carlton; while goal umpires have been reassured.

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