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The huge deposit you need to save up to buy an average house; Perth’s penguins in trouble
Australia’s cascading housing affordability crises have all but killed belief in the Great Australian Dream, experts say, as the average house becomes further out of reach of people who earn an average income.
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LoadingEnd the creep: Former RBA expert backs annual tax relief for millions
Luci Ellis, Westpac’s chief economist, says there’s a big case for increasing tax thresholds each year. Without end, taxes will keep rising forever.
News Corp’s Game of Thrones begins while job cuts loom
News Corp is expected to unveil a flatter management structure, with casualties expected in middle management and editor ranks.
Mother guilty of forcing daughter into marriage which ended with her murder in Perth
Halimi killed his new wife at their home in 2020 and is serving a term of life in prison with a minimum of 19 years.
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.
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Crime
Drugs worth more than $6m found stashed on cargo ship in Fremantle
Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.
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Investigations
‘Much-loved son’: Rich list family stands by suspected drug kingpin
The father is the epitome of the migrant success story; the son is one of the nation’s most wanted suspected criminals.
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Indigenous
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.
Trump offers lies, fear and promises of a better New York in the Bronx
Days away from learning his fate in a historic hush money trial, the former president drew thousands of fans to a campaign rally in one of America’s poorest neighbourhoods.
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AFL 2024
Watching Harley Reid play footy has made me feel hopeful again
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.
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
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Swimming
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.
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Political leadership
Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap
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.
After heart surgery, Nick Hudson quit his job to become a push-up evangelist
The former BHP engineer wants to improve mental health around the globe, one push-up at a time.
News Corp’s Game of Thrones begins as job cuts loom
News Corp is expected to unveil a flatter management structure, with casualties expected in middle management and senior editor ranks.
Why the brands Australians have loved and eaten for decades are up for sale
One of the nation’s largest dairy processors is the latest domino to fall in a sector that has been dwindling for decades.
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Religion
Confessions of a disabled parking sticker offender
Last Sunday, I took my mother to church and committed many sins.
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
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 Run For a Reason 2024: In Pictures
Thousands of people converged in Perth on Sunday to run for charity.
Western Australia
‘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 Perth woman has been jailed for 18 months after violently beating her six-year-old stepdaughter, leaving horrific bruises.
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Road safety
Transperth driver sacked after boy dragged 300m by bus
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’ lawyers have successfully delayed a highly charged document swap as she and fiancee David Sharaz prepare to tie the knot.
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Nuclear energy
Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks. Could Collie be on the list?
Despite a day of confusion among senior MPs about the timing of opposition energy policy, the nuclear plan is imminent.
Politics
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Political leadership
Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap
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.
Business
Affordable housing a new asset class picking up speed
Housing aimed at essential workers is gaining momentum as developers in eastern Australia expand projects.
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Aviation
After ‘absolute carnage’ on Singapore Airlines flight, Australian has no sensation in legs
Australian man Keith Davis said his wife suffered a severe spinal injury on the ill-fated Singapore Airlines flight 321 and was in intensive care in a Bangkok hospital.
Opinion
Macron’s supreme arrogance to blame for riots in New Caledonia
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Property
‘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.
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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Lifestyle
Next to Lamb House, a heritage-listed home is up for auction
Rockfield counts among its neighbours the newly renovated Lamb House, also known as Home, and a tucked-away mansion that last sold for $15 million.
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Trends
In appealing to the rich, has trail running lost its dirtbag spirit?
Sarah Berry
Lifestyle Health Editor
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Real life
When I had a Baby Reindeer experience, I resolved to find my stalker
Damien Nowicki
Deputy Opinion Editor, The Age
Culture
The Cannes red carpet always delivers drama. This year was no exception
From surprise appearances to Greta Gerwig in horse heels, here are six of the biggest moments from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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Streaming
Is Netflix killing off the binge model it created? The signs say yes
Aine Ryan
Culture news editor
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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AFL 2024
Dogs learn Naughton’s fate as injuries mount 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.
‘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.
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Australian cricket
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.
Have Your Say
Why Michael Maguire simply cannot pick Latrell Mitchell for Origin I
The South Sydney fullback doesn’t deserve the jumper, nor can he be trusted to perform in it.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer