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LoadingPerth’s housing crisis deepens as land supply falls and prices rise
There are just 617 blocks of land for sale in Perth, the lowest number since 2006.
Cook wants line of sight on WA’s gas guzzlers
The premier is giving thought to how to hold WA’s international gas customers to account on climate.
Subiaco’s heritage-listed theatre to get revamp under $78m apartment plan
Subiaco’s 87-year-old heritage-listed Art Deco theatre will receive a refresh as part of a $78 million apartment redevelopment earmarked for Hay Street.
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.
Old-world glamour arrives at Perth’s finest beachside address
Old meets new at Kailis Hospitality Group’s most ambitious opening ever. Come for the ocean views; stay for French and steakhouse classics cooked with care.
Opinion
Aviation
I flew that route for decades. Here’s why it’s challenging
In my near four decades of flying that exact Singapore route as a Qantas captain, particularly during the wet season there are some particular challenges pilots face.
David Evans
Former Qantas captain
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.
Thunderstorm ‘waves’ and jet streams: Why flights are getting bumpier
Severe turbulence has increased by 55 per cent on one of the world’s busiest flight paths.
‘We are devastated’: Australian mother’s incomprehensible grief after murder of two-year-old son
The mother of a child killed by his father in Lismore says the toddler should have been able to trust the man who took his life.
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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.
Opinion
Social media
I don’t let my Perth students have phones at school. It’s time others followed suit
While our premier has joined other states’ calls for an enforced age limit on social media, there is no doubt society has left it quite late.
Belinda Provis
Principal, All Saints' College
Analysis
Political leadership
Who really runs the country? The secret roles of Albanese’s ministers
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles: confidantes, influencers, attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
After five weeks of explosive testimony, Trump won’t take the stand
In an astonishing own goal, the defence team made a last-minute decision to call New York lawyer Robert Costello to testify.
Australia to ban weight loss drug replicas
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.
Opinion
Japan
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.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Dr Chris Brown’s move from Ten to Seven is not the misstep many predicted
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.
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
$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.
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Opinion
Immigration
It’s strange times when Dutton wants to slash immigration
There’ll be much talk about immigration until the next election. Trouble is, much of it will just be hot air.
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
World
After five weeks of explosive testimony, Trump won’t take the stand
In an astonishing own goal, the defence team made a last-minute decision to call brash New York lawyer Robert Costello to testify.
Opinion
I don’t let my Perth students have phones at school. It’s time others followed
Belinda Provis
Principal, All Saints' College
The number of Indigenous AFL players has plunged from 87 to 71. It’s going to get worse
John Evans
Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous engagement
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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.
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
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘You fail to meet your calcium needs’: Where this general manager’s diet falls short
Marty McCaig is behind Byron Bay’s hottest hotel. Here, he shares his day on a plate.
Culture
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Chris Hemsworth steals the show in this ambitious addition to Mad Max saga
George Miller’s action sequences in Furiosa, the most expensive Australian film ever, are as exhilarating as ever.
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AFL 2024
Magpie De Goey out of Dockers clash due to ‘fresh injury’
Collingwood have introduced two players with sporting pedigrees to make their debut on Friday night with Jordan De Goey to miss against Fremantle.
Why sprinting with a roaring 30kg chainsaw is just all part of this game
Australia’s top woodchopping athletes will contest the World Trophy in Milan this weekend, armed with axes and saws of all varieties.
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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.
NFL considering Australia as host for a regular-season game
The NFL has confirmed Australia is one of the markets being considered to host a match in the near future as the league expands its reach outside America.
Swans star Parker suspended for six weeks after ugly VFL collision
The VFL tribunal found Luke Parker had failed in his duty of care in a challenge that left an opponent with facial fractures and concussion.
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.
Have Your Say
Parramatta’s shambolic attempt to sign Bennett exposes what’s wrong with the club
They weren’t late to the party to sign the supercoach. They weren’t in the same hemisphere.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
