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City of Perth’s blueprint to ‘double in size’; Health warning for Bali travellers
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
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
Business columnist
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Courts
Drug driver who ploughed into 21-year-old on Kwinana Freeway pleads guilty to manslaughter
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.
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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.
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
BHP’s $60b bid forces Anglo American to confront its own shortcomings
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
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.
‘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
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.
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Cryptocurrencies
‘I failed’: Crypto king with a $62b fortune sent to jail
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
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.
‘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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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
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
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
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 local born population is shrinking. Use our interactive graphic to find out how your suburb is doing.
Politics
China investors in the cold as Chalmers makes security a test for budget largesse
Labor’s Future Made in Australia will be the centrepiece of the May budget. The treasurer will reveal the five key tests for how it will work.
Business
‘Extraordinary’: Shein Australia hits nearly $1b in sales and triples profits
The Chinese-owned ecommerce play has become one of the nation’s biggest fashion retailers in a few short years, on par with Myer and Cotton On.
Opinion
Mergers & acquisitions
BHP bid forces Anglo American to confront its shortcomings
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
‘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.
Opinion
WA’s gas shortage is a joke – at the public’s expense
Mark Ogge
Principal advisor, Australia Institute
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Property
Global shock, rate rises only way to stop Perth’s runaway home prices
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.
Analysis
Population
The Perth suburbs where deaths of residents outnumber births
Perth’s local born population is shrinking. Use our interactive graphic to find out how your suburb is doing.
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Lifestyle
Hotel’s $8 million revamp helps overlooked Queensland town into spotlight
This stunning town has emerged from the shadows of its showstopper neighbour the Great Barrier Reef.
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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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AFL 2024
‘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.
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Domestic violence
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.
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.
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Australian cricket
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.
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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.
Have Your Say
Nine years after Luke Keary stared down Russell Crowe, others at Souths are doing the same
The departure of coach Jason Demetriou is merely a subplot in a bigger power play at the Rabbitohs.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
