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WA Premier Roger Cook.

‘Trying to save the planet’: Cook wants a line of sight on the guzzlers of WA gas

As climate groups deride his government’s pro-gas stance, the premier is giving thought to how to hold WA’s international gas customers to account on climate.

I don’t let my Perth students have phones at school. It’s time others followed suit

Provis writes that placing age restrictions on social media is something she supports, after witnessing the effects of being online in her students.

While our premier has joined other states’ calls for an enforced age limit on social media – a welcomed announcement – there is no doubt society has left it quite late.

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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.

WA News LIVE: Cook holds line on gas; Man hospitalised after road rage incident in Perth’s north

Police are investigating the attack.

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Eight Australians in hospital after horror Singapore flight

Ambulances wait to carry passengers from a London-Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence.

A Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore hit severe turbulence on Tuesday, with eight of the more than 50 Australians on board in hospital.

Grandfather dies after ‘severe’ turbulence on Singapore Airlines flight

Geoffrey Kitchen was travelling with his wife of more than 50 years, Linda, who has been transferred to hospital in Bangkok for treatment. 

Something truly strange is happening when Dutton wants to slash immigration

Illustration: Joe Benke.

The unaffordability of home ownership is a good issue for the election campaign, but Peter Dutton is drawing a long bow in linking it to immigration.

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Ross Gittins

Economics Editor

‘Early warning sign’: Why property owners are selling their homes now

Some households under pressure have decided to sell.

Owners are selling up in greater numbers this autumn than they were at the same time last year, new figures show.

Trump’s Aussie journo fixer has hopes for lad culture return

Geelong-born former National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard helped Donald Trump to the Oval Office and isn’t going to let a business setback stop him trying.

Three things I love: Perth’s banh mi royalty share their day on a plate

Three things I love: Perth’s banh mi royalty share their day on a plate

Warning: after reading about a typical Saturday “food adventure” for Perth’s “banh mi king and queen” and their Mini-Me, your cravings will be uncontrollable.

Australia to ban replicas of weight loss drugs Ozempic and Mounjaro

There has been overwhelming demand for Ozempic because of its weight-loss effects.

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.

‘Don’t go the way of Qantas’: Minister warns Telstra could lose Aussies trust

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The toxic positivity in my workplace is driving me up the wall. What can I do?

Toxic positivity can trigger shame, reduce wellbeing and increase stress.

Australians are flocking to Japan in record numbers. The country is now our third most popular destination.
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If it feels like everyone you know is going to Japan, it’s because they are

There’s a growing awareness that Japan is essentially on sale right now, thanks to a favourable exchange rate.

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Ben Groundwater

Travel writer

Dr Chris Brown’s move from Ten to Seven is not the misstep many predicted

At first glance, Dr Chris Brown seems an odd choice as host of Dream Home.

Dr Chris Brown has yet again shown us all that dreams do come true, and in the good doctor’s case, the stranger the dream, the better.

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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.

Emma Pegrum, Branden Scott and Tom van Beem of Wines of While.

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.

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Perth Magistrates Court.

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

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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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‘It appears we’re heading to trial’: Reynolds, Higgins, Sharaz fail to reach peace deal in defamation row

Senator Linda Reynolds arriving in court on Tuesday morning.

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

You may have found your dream home – but how energy-efficient is it?

More than 50 suburbs across Perth are no longer affordable for the average working couple – including one in the City of Armadale.

Nova Peris quits republican movement over Gaza split with co-chair Craig Foster

Nova Peris says it is untenable for her to serve the ARM alongside 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.

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Jasper Scaife is set to be picked up by North with the top selection in next week’s mid-season draft.

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 won’t be going to the Olympics.

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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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.

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Ange Postecoglou at the helm of Tottenham Hotspur.

‘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?

St Kilda fans at the MCG for their side’s clash with Collingwood earlier this year.
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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.

Harley Reid fends off Melbourne opponents Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca.
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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.

Izak Rankine breaks free for the Crows.

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.

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