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Eating out in Perth & WA
Trusted reviews from WA’s best food writer, all in one place.
Wrong Skin podcast
Investigates an unsolved death and a missing person in the outback.
Opinion
Planning
The big brown stain on the WA government’s housing efforts
Labor huffed and puffed about remedying the previous government’s inaction before demolishing the Brownlie Towers housing complex in 2019.
Gary Adshead
Journalist
WA-first shelter for male victims of domestic violence
Statistics reveal one in 18 men have experienced physical and/or sexual violence by a current or previous partner, while one in seven have experienced emotional abuse.
Builders get more powers to combat ‘profitless boom’
The three-stage Safe and Fair Reform Package will apply to billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts handled by the Department of Finance.
Live
WA news live
Major broadway show headed for Perth; Search resumes for missing WA man in Queensland
Queensland police are conducting a fresh search for missing WA man Jeremiah ‘Jayo’ Rivers, who went missing from a remote Queensland campsite in 2021.
Latest live posts
LoadingThe portrait Gina Rinehart does want you to see
The National Gallery refused to remove a portrait the billionaire didn’t like. So her people came up with their own effort.
Breaking
Telecommunications
Telstra to cut up to 2800 jobs
CEO Vicki Brady says the cull would affect 9 per cent of its workforce and would save the company $350 million.
The once-affordable Perth suburbs no longer an option for the average dual-income couple
More than 50 suburbs across Perth are no longer affordable for the average working couple – including one in the City of Armadale.
Premiers urge Shorten to put the brakes on NDIS changes
State and territory leaders have banded together to warn that Australians with a disability will be worse off unless the NDIS minister slows his plans to clamp down on the $44 billion program.
Opinion
Federal budget
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night
A $6.5 billion funding allocation is an indictment against the Coalition’s treatment of veterans, and the backstory to it enough to make your blood boil.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Updated
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Hague seeks arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Opinion
China relations
When Taiwan changed leader, Beijing sent its own guests, uninvited
This is the atmosphere in which Taiwan on Monday inaugurated its new president, Lai Ching-te,
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Exclusive
Political leadership
What Australians plan to do with their $300 energy bill subsidy
Most Australians say they will use it to increase savings or pay down loans, countering fears of a spending splurge that would fuel inflation.
Looking for longer: job ads disappear, applicants rise as interest rates bite
More people are fighting to fill fewer vacant positions in a further sign the job market is slowing thanks to higher interest rates.
Politicians clash over migration, energy
Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie said the great Australian dream of owning a home is “becoming a nightmare”.
A dietitian ranks seven popular supermarket yoghurts (and reveals her top picks)
From Greek to plain to no added sugar, yoghurt options are proliferating in the supermarket. So which one is right for you?
Do you really need an iron supplement?
There are plenty of reasons you may have low iron. Here’s how to turn that around, according to experts.
One and done: 12 great TV shows that truly were one-season wonders
From My So-Called Life to Firefly, the modern era of TV is littered with shows that were cancelled way too quickly.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
In pictures: Oasis Ball 2024
The Oasis Ball was held at Crown on Friday and celebrated WA’s advertising and communications industry, while raising money for The Oasis Project.
Inside the next chapter at cult Perth wine bar
A familiar face returns to the influential William Street wine bar while a special guest is coming to Perth to launch the new Sunday lunch.
Western Australia
Liberals’ star WA candidate pulls out of race for Tangney
Mark Wales’ exit leaves the Liberal party searching for a new candidate to win back the seat after an 11.9 per cent swing catapulted Labor’s Sam Lim into parliament.
Jury finds WA mum not guilty of trying to kill severely disabled daughter
The woman admitted injecting the six-year-old with insulin, but said she did it to incite a medical episode that would get the girl help.
Yallingup-shot film starring Nicolas Cage makes a splash at Cannes
The US actor had fans screaming and bellowing as he appeared at Cannes for the first time in more than 30 years.
Right patient, wrong surgery: WA’s shocking hospital bungles
WA’s health system has harboured a growth in clinical errors resulting in serious harm and even death.
Perth doctor charged with indecent assault
A doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.
Politics
Looking for longer: job ads fall, applicants rise as interest rate bite
Growing evidence shows the Reserve Bank’s aggressive string of interest rate rises is hitting the job market harder than expected, with a sharp fall in new ads and a spike in the number of people fighting to fill those on offer.
Business
Delays building renewable energy ‘superhighway’ raise power grid fears
One of the most significant upgrades to the outdated grid is facing fresh delays, intensifying concerns about the pace of the clean energy shift.
World
Updated
Assange saga
Assange can appeal against US extradition, UK court rules
The WikiLeaks founder can appeal against his extradition to the US on espionage charges, the High Court in London has ruled.
Opinion
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Money can’t buy everything, but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction
Richard Denniss
Executive director at The Australia Institute
In defence of Gina Rinehart, I hate my portrait too
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
Explore
Property
The once-affordable Perth suburbs no longer an option for the average couple
More than 50 suburbs across Perth are no longer affordable for the average working couple – including one in the City of Armadale.
Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000
The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Struggle with making decisions? This simple mindset trick could help
We make hundreds of decisions every single day. Here’s how to make it all feel easier, according to experts.
Culture
Ramen and car repairs: What a designer on $115,000 spends in a week
In Money Diaries this week, a Melbourne-based product designer binges Bridgerton and watches The Notebook for the first time.
Traveller
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Opinion
AFL 2024
The Dockers are doing so much right, so why are their efforts not reflected on the scoreboard?
A surprise victory against a top-eight team, and set shot jitters: How WA’s teams performed in the AFL this round.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Analysis
Ange Postecoglou
‘Big Ange’ and the political football: Postecoglou’s place in sporting code wars
Ange Postecoglou arrives back in Melbourne in the middle of the AFL season. Steeped in two codes, how should he negotiate the “No Sherrin” rule?
Exclusive
AFL 2024
Saints seeking shared tenancy, Essendon-style, at the MCG
St Kilda want to shift a number of home games to the MCG and, over the longer-term, have a shared tenancy between the AFL’s Marvel Stadium and the MCG – in the same manner as Essendon.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The killer stat that shows Reid really is the new Dusty
All the hype about Harley Reid was justified. Well, most of it anyway. The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster, and in just nine games, he’s already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.
Footy’s shades of grey: How small decisions can decide big games
There were a number of contentious decisions by the umpires when games were on the line in round 10, and Luke Beveridge has made a masterstroke move at the Bulldogs.
Parker bump sent straight to tribunal
Premiership Swan Luke Parker has been sent straight to the VFL tribunal. Meanwhile, Tom Liberatore is eyeing a return from his concussion scare but Jordan De Goey is racing to prove his fitness.
Four Points
AFL 2024
Footy’s great science experiment: Why Saints’ woes are not Max King’s fault
Max and Ben King might be identical twins, but the teams they play for look to be heading in opposite directions.
Have Your Say
The exiled player whose form proves the Waratahs are in a full-blown crisis
NSW were torched by Ben Donaldson on Saturday in Perth: a playmaker they released last year. And his improvement speaks volumes about the Tahs.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
