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Aviation
One dead as turbulence forces UK-Singapore flight to make emergency landing
Singapore Airlines says one person has died and others were injured when a London-Singapore flight hit severe turbulence on Tuesday.
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Courts
A WA father’s violence cut his daughter’s life short. He will now walk free
When Teagen Ferguson was just a toddler, her father inflicted on her such catastrophic injuries that she eventually died at 18 years old.
Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro
The ban will drastically reduce the availability of the popular weight-loss injections – which have been in short supply globally – and disrupt the businesses capitalising on the huge demand.
Once affordable, this Armadale suburb is now out of reach 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.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Nova Peris quits republican movement over Gaza split with co-chair Craig Foster
The Olympic champion and ex-Labor senator says it is untenable to continue to work with Foster over what she described as his “inaccurate and divisive” comments.
$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO
The nation’s top science agency has found the cost of large scale nuclear plants backed by the federal Coalition cannot compete on price with renewables.
‘Ringing alarm bells’: Business panic mounting on Dutton’s migration numbers
The opposition leader’s plans to cut net migration to 160,000 – a figure 100,000 less than next year’s forecast – has horrified Australia’s business lobby.
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Murder accused released from immigration detention a month ago
The 29-year-old was freed into the community after the Administrative Appeals Tribunal decided he was “now a low risk of reoffending”.
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US Votes 2024
Scott Morrison explains why evangelical Christians love Trump
The former PM shared his insights on the former president, who heads towards November’s election with more support from evangelical Christians than ever before.
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AFL 2024
Thomas to be barred from football if fresh charges are proven
Sacked North Melbourne footballer Tarryn Thomas was charged by police on Tuesday for alleged harassment and breaching a court order.
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Courts
‘Mummy, no’: Young girl’s alleged killer claims he heard her scream
A jury has listened to prison calls between Justin Stein and his mother after he was charged with murdering his partner’s nine-year-old daughter.
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Telecommunications
Telstra to slash up to 2800 jobs in bid to save $350 million
The telco has announced cuts to 9 per cent of its workforce, labelling it a necessary cull to improve productivity.
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Missing campers trial
Camper’s widow tells murder trial of affair ultimatum, a husband’s vow and radio silence
Russell Hill’s wife packed a bag for her husband’s camping trip and never saw him again. She has told a jury about their marriage, his affair and the silence that led her to call in police.
New Trump biopic includes controversial rape scene
The film, titled The Apprentice, charts the former president’s rise to wealth and power in the 1970s and 80s.
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USA
Even Americans are getting sick of having to tip
My question is: what took them so long? Australians have not been tipping for decades.
Lee Tulloch
Travel columnist
The WA kid with a booming kick set to be top pick in the mid-season draft
Meet Jasper Scaife, the forward with an infamous work ethic whose WAFL coach thinks he has such a booming kick he could be a punter in the NFL if he doesn’t make it in Aussie rules footy.
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
Ex-immigration detainee free again despite rap sheet
Kimbengere Gosoge is the first detainee to be sentenced for breaching the conditions of his release from detention last year.
Labor’s backing for gas growth ‘not like the Coalition’, minister says
The federal government doubles down on its support for increased gas production, with Resources Minister Madeleine King labelling calls for no large new gas projects “useless”.
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WA courts
‘It appears we’re heading to trial’: Reynolds, Higgins, Sharaz fail to reach peace deal in defamation row
A West Australian judge adjourned a second attempt to reach agreement, three hours after the parties met.
Once affordable, this Armadale suburb is now out of reach 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.
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Nova Peris quits republican movement over Gaza split with co-chair Craig Foster
The Olympic champion and ex-Labor senator says it is untenable to continue to work with Foster over what she described as his “inaccurate and divisive” comments.
Politics
Little luxuries households are skipping as they plan to bank their tax cuts
The Reserve Bank is relieved many households have increased their savings as interest rates rose, but hospitality is feeling the brunt.
Business
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Telecommunications
Why Telstra needs to sack 10 per cent of its workforce
The good news for chief executive Vicki Brady is that the mobile division continues to motor on. She needs this motor to purr like a kitten.
Elizabeth Knight
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World
Zelensky pushes allies to step up and fight war that ‘no one even notices’
On the fifth anniversary of his inauguration, the comedian-turned-wartime leader concedes his allies need to push so-called “red lines” and get more involved.
Opinion
Why Telstra needs to sack 10 per cent of its workforce
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
This is what good financial planning really looks like
Paul Benson
Money contributor
The two major threats to a ‘net zero’ world
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to reverse its two-year slump
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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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.
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Lifestyle
Opinion
Flu season
I know pseudo remedies won’t cure my winter cold. But they make me feel special
We’re currently experiencing a unique hell of virus soup, and despite knowing what we need to do to get better, following doctor’s orders feel painfully pedestrian.
Wendy Syfret
Freelance writer
Culture
‘This is not an opera’: Macklemore tells Perth crowd to stand up and put their phones away
The constellation of distracting mobile phones, emanating from mostly young people filming much of the show, is one of the more infuriating aspects of modern-day gigs.
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The WA kid with a booming kick set to be top pick in the mid-season draft
Meet Jasper Scaife, the forward with an infamous work ethic whose WAFL coach thinks he has such a booming kick he could be a punter in the NFL if he doesn’t make it in Aussie rules footy.
Sam Kerr finally ruled out of Olympics – five months after knee injury
The Matildas had been bizarrely reluctant to speak definitively about her chances – until Tuesday, when coach Tony Gustavsson unveiled his squad for their upcoming friendlies against China.
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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
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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?
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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.
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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.
Have Your Say
Operation woo Wayne west: Inside the Eels’ failed plot to replace Arthur with Bennett
On May 11, while the rugby league world poked fun at the Eels for not pursuing Bennett’s services, club bosses boarded a flight to Brisbane to meet him at his farm.
