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HoopsFest to thrill basketball fans; police hunt man who cut off ankle monitor

Basketball action is coming to Perth.

Regional Express has announced plans to fly from Melbourne to Perth, with fares as low as $299 one way. Meanwhile, police are searching for a man on the run after allegedly removing his ankle monitoring bracelet. Follow our live coverage here.

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Days of grand gestures for Indigenous reconciliation over, WA premier says

Premier Roger Cook has ruled out pursuing a state-based Indigenous Voice to parliament while suggesting the days of big reconciliation gestures like that are likely over.

Perth’s second Starbucks gets green light

A contentious $14.5 million precinct featuring global coffee chain Starbucks has been approved, despite community opposition.

Kylie Ridder and Kim Beasley believe students prefer podcasts to lectures.

WA students are not watching lectures any more. This uni did something about it

Murdoch University teachers noticed the decline in students attending or watching lectures online and made a change. 

Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap

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The poll found that 75 per cent of voters supported a domestic gas reservation policy to ensure a steady supply of gas to households and businesses.

Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling

Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.

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This cosy noodle house sells authentic Japanese udon by day – and transforms into a roaring izakaya at night

Hifumiya food review Max Veenhuyzen. The Hifumiya dining room is a sea of action and ebergy during lunchtime.

Don’t be put off by the queues: the line moves fast and the chewy wheat noodles evoke memories of Japanese tradition and modernity.

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Crime

Underworld figure nicknamed ‘The Punisher’ survives second execution attempt

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The former bikie and professional boxer was allegedly lured out of a Melbourne property on Friday morning and shot at, with the offenders on the run.

Birkin hell! Rebekah Brooks has Murdoch’s News Corp in the bag

A controversial star of the global Murdoch empire is turning heads in Australia with her regal style.

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AFL 2024

Watching Harley Reid play footy has made me feel hopeful again

Harley Reid.

With so much grief and worry in the world right now, these people feel like the antidote. They turn everyday things into acts of beauty.

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Population

Shadow treasurer says working smarter will make up for deep migration cuts

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor argues that industrial relations changes will help boost the economy.

Medal-winning machines ... Kaylee Mckeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma Mckeon and Cate Campbell after winning the 4x100m medley relay.
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Swimming

‘I just wanted the pain to end’: Olympic gold medallist’s sudden retirement

A member of Australia’s Olympic gold medal-winning women’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her swimming career just months before Paris.

Margaret River surfer explains why Teahupo’o is so perfect ... and so terrifying

Teahupo’o wipeout,

Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.

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AFL 2024

All 18 AFL clubs put on notice over racism class action

All clubs have been warned they could be targeted over historical racism claims in a class action led by Phil Krakouer and including at least six other footballers who played between 1975 and 2022.

Bruce Lehrmann pursued by former landlord over alleged property damage

Gaenor Meakes outside the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Thursday, and Bruce Lehrmann in a file photo.

The owner of a luxury Sydney pad where Bruce Lehrmann lived rent-free under a deal with the Seven Network has appeared for the first time in a NSW tribunal.

Ten tourist traps actually worth visiting (and 10 others to avoid)

Inside Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.

Sometimes you should simply give in and enjoy the outrageous kitsch of tourist traps.

Cassie Ventura speaks after Diddy assault video

Ventura said domestic violence had broken her down “to someone I never thought I would become”.

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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.

HBF’s 2024 Run for a Reason.
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HBF Run For a Reason 2024: In Pictures

Thousands of people converged in Perth on Sunday to run for charity.

Western Australia

Dylan Soklich died on Wednesday night after the car he was a passenger in hit a tree.

‘Sweetest soul’: Teen killed in Gooseberry Hill crash remembered

Dylan Soklich,16, was a passenger in the back of a car that hit a tree and rolled on a Perth Hills road on Wednesday night.

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Courts

18 months in prison for bashing girl, 6, over head with a cricket ball

A 36-year-old woman has been jailed for assaulting her six-year-old step-daughter.

A Perth woman has been jailed for 18 months after violently beating her six-year-old stepdaughter, leaving horrific bruises.

Transperth driver sacked after boy dragged 300m by bus

Jeremy Thompson was injured in a bus accident earlier this month.

On Thursday Perth Transport Authority said the driver responsible for dragging a boy 300 metres by a bus which left him with a broken pelvis and hand and two skin grafts, has been sacked.

Court delays WA senator’s trust probe as Higgins, Sharaz prepare to get married

Brittany Higgins outside the Federal Court in Sydney last November, with partner David Sharaz (left) and lawyer Leon Zwier.

Brittany Higgins’ lawyers have successfully delayed a highly charged document swap as she and fiancee David Sharaz prepare to tie the knot.

Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks. Could Collie be on the list?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has dismissed the costs of nuclear cited in the latest report from CSIRO.

Despite a day of confusion among senior MPs about the timing of opposition energy policy, the nuclear plan is imminent.

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Albanese to voters: I feel your cost-of-living pain

Albanese to voters: I feel your cost-of-living pain

The prime minister will tell voters hit hard by the rising cost of living that he feels their pain and has not forgotten what it is like to “struggle and strive”.

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Property prices have soared out of reach for many households.

‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling

Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.

Nox in the Talofa hinterland near Byron Bay sold for $12 million to animation pioneer Zareh Nalbandian.

He sold his studio to Netflix for $700m. Then he went on a $120m property spree

The Animal Logic co-founder has taken to real estate in a big way in recent years, and his $12 million Byron Bay cash buy is just his latest acquisition.

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Days gone by: Jim and Phil Krakouer were two of the AFL’s most exciting players in the 1980s.
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AFL 2024

All 18 AFL clubs put on notice over racism class action

All clubs have been warned they could be targeted over historical racism claims in a class action led by Phil Krakouer and including at least six other footballers who played between 1975 and 2022.

Medal-winning machines ... Kaylee Mckeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma Mckeon and Cate Campbell after winning the 4x100m medley relay.
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Swimming

‘I just wanted the pain to end’: Olympic gold medallist announces sudden retirement

A member of Australia’s Olympic gold medal-winning women’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her swimming career just months before Paris.

Teahupo’o wipeout,

Margaret River surfer explains why Teahupo’o is so perfect ... and terrifying

Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.

Australian basketball star Josh Giddey is no longer under police investigation.

NBA closes investigation into Josh Giddey’s alleged relationship with underage girl

The NBA has ended its investigation into Australian basketball star Josh Giddey for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teenager, ESPN reported on Thursday.

The Bulldogs’ 14-point loss to premiership favourites Sydney was compounded by injuries to Anthony Scott, Aaron Naughton and Ed Richards.
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AFL 2024

The injuries to key Dogs heading into crucial stretch of season

The Bulldogs’ 14-point loss to premiership favourites Sydney was compounded by injuries to Anthony Scott, Aaron Naughton and Ed Richards.

Caitlin Foord and Arsenal coach Jonas Eidevall in Melbourne.

‘First for women’s football’: Gunners visit provides a platform for A-League

Matildas star Caitlin Foord and her Australian Arsenal teammates have a quick turnaround in Melbourne for an exhibition game that will help expose the A-Leagues to international scouts and audiences.

Jake Fraser-McGurk with David Warner in Dubai.

Warner breaks silence on Fraser-McGurk selection duel

David Warner won’t bite back at those who feel his Twenty20 World Cup spot should have been taken by Jake Fraser-McGurk.

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