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‘I want answers’: Daughter of Floreat killer says she warned police about ‘imminent threat to lives’
Mark Bombara’s daughter Ariel Bombara says serious concerns about her father and his guns were raised with WA Police multiple times in the lead up to the murders of Jenny and Gretl Petelczyc .
How police narrowed a 3500-strong family tree down to just one: an alleged rapist
In 1991, a 13-year-old boy was biking to a friend’s house when a stranger attacked him. Now, groundbreaking technology has finally given police the breakthrough they needed.
Top cop responds to claims police ignored warnings from Floreat killer’s daughter
The killer’s daughter has released a statement today saying police had repeatedly ignored her and her mother’s concerns.
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LoadingOral contraceptive soon available over the counter in new WA trial
Those annoying, expensively frequent visits to the doctor may soon be a thing of the past now that WA is catching up with other states when it comes to the Pill.
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Environmental activism
Whitby removes ex-Chevron employee from gas appeal
Environment Minister Reece Whitby decided to remove Murdoch University Professor Simon McKirdy to maintain public confidence in the appeal committee’s work.
Paying green hydrogen’s way in WA will be harder than the hype
A cautionary tale for Australian companies rushing into the clean fuel business: from optimism a few years ago, Yara now finds green hydrogen is a long way away.
‘Massive burden’: Perth ranked one of world’s most car-dependent cities
There are efforts raging on multiple fronts to break the stranglehold of the automobile in Perth.
They help kickstart our days, but what does it take to be a top Perth barista?
Three Perth masters of the espresso machine explain why it takes more than an excellent brew to make the perfect coffee shop experience.
Opinion
Workplace safety
A tawdry tale of how Nine became its own headline
Why is it taking so long for companies to understand that ensuring their workforces are safe from sexual predators is an occupational health and safety issue?
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Analysis
Home loans
Rise of the ‘gran bank’: Why helping grandkids buy a home could cost you
The bank of mum and dad may be one of the biggest lenders in Australia, but older generations are helping out too – sometimes at their own peril.
How WA’s new gun laws might have applied to Floreat killer
Mark Bombara was a law-abiding gun owner until he wasn’t. New laws under debate cannot bring back lost loved ones, but may alter the ownership landscape.
‘Another landslide can happen’: PNG scrambles to stop further tragedy
Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the remote scene of Papua New Guinea’s mass-casualty disaster.
Dutton hypes up party room with talk of election, calls PM ‘narky’
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has told members of the Coalition that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has had a “glass jaw” and been “narky” in every media interview since delivering the budget.
Opinion
Domestic violence
Violence against women isn’t a women’s issue – it’s an issue of men’s leadership
We are deeply committed to our work in primary prevention, calling men and boys in to help change the attitudes and behaviours of their peers that drive violence and abuse.
Melissa Perry
$4 million in four days: Why the ‘Matildas effect’ isn’t slowing down
The two friendlies against China have been sold out for weeks, and an average crowd of 50,000 has watched their last 12 matches on home soil.
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Opinion
Social media
A social media ban for under-16s won’t work. Here’s what will
Nicole Jameson
Director, Dark Horse Agency
Opinion
UK election
A man who can’t organise an umbrella can’t possibly organise a teenage army
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Just in
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
Opinion
Dreamy songs, dirty jokes: Engelbert raises roof at sold-out Perth show
It was at first hard to tell if the 88-year’s voice had held up as the packed house sang along so enthusiastically – but he’s definitely still got the charm.
Mark Naglazas
Journalist and sub editor
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.
Western Australia
Aged care worker who strangled woman had fixation on serial killers
His own defence lawyer said it seemed extraordinary that someone with Jacob Hoysted’s background was left to care for vulnerable people.
‘He was law-abiding, until he wasn’t’: How WA murderer owned 13 guns
The Perth man who murdered two innocent women inside their suburban home on Friday was a licensed gun owner, it has been revealed.
Good luck trying to buy a home in these Perth suburbs
There are 350 suburbs in the Perth metropolitan area – and 25 per cent have fewer than 10 properties listed for sale.
Exclusive
Power network
Why almost 50,000 West Aussies could be paying too much for power
Bill estimation is common practice around the world, but just how prevalent is it in WA?
Opinion
AFL 2024
West Coast’s away game curse; Handball happy Dockers need to find the boot
The current version of the Eagles can more appropriately be referred to as FIFO footballers: one-week on, one-week off. Meanwhile, the Dockers are handballing more than any other club in the league.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Politics
Giles to urgently review decisions over foreign criminals
The immigration minister has been under fire from the Coalition over a ministerial direction he made in January last year that has been linked to several AAT decisions
Business
The Sydney brothers who won from Woolies’ $590m bet on pets
The supermarket giant’s acquisition of a major stake in PETstock has yielded a third beneficiary.
World
Charred bodies and screams: Witnesses describe scenes of horror in Rafah
Survivors described a terrifying scene of tents in flames and burn victims. A doctor said that of the killed and wounded he saw, a majority were women and children.
Opinion
What’s the point of going to uni? It’s a question I’m still asking
Flynn Shan Benson
Graduate, essay prize winner
A social media ban for under-16s won’t work. Here’s what will
Nicole Jameson
Director, Dark Horse Agency
Wall Street is changing its trade clocks. Here’s how it could cost you
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Explore
Property
Good luck trying to buy a home in these Perth suburbs
There are 350 suburbs in the Perth metropolitan area – and 25 per cent have fewer than 10 properties listed for sale.
‘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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Worried about her family’s past, Alisha took a test. Results shocked her dad ... and saved her life
Tens of thousands of Australians are unaware they carry genetic mutations that can cause aggressive cancers and require them to make life-changing – or life-saving – decisions.
Culture
The biggest, weirdest and best Cannes films to watch for this year
This year’s Cannes festival was largely defined by bold, daring and outright strange films. Here are six titles you should be across.
Traveller
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Sport
$4 million in four days: Why the ‘Matildas effect’ isn’t slowing down
The two friendlies against China have been sold out for weeks, and an average crowd of 50,000 has watched their last 12 matches on home soil.
‘I don’t know if it’s the last time,’ says Nadal after losing in first round
Rafael Nadal is unsure if he will be back next year at Roland-Garros – the tournament he won 14 times – after bowing out in the first round.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Football’s 11th commandment: Thou shall not get caught in the act
If a tackler neither dispossess their opponent nor forces them into an illegal disposal, then play on it should be.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
Can Essendon go all the way this year?
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Jake Niall, Caroline Wilson and Michael Gleeson discuss the Bombers, who are now unbeaten in seven games.
Staff writers
Magpies’ injury pain: Abdominal tear keeps De Goey sidelined
Collingwood’s injury list continues to mount with impressive recruit Joe Richards suffering a foot injury.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Handball happy Dockers need to find the boot; Eagles’ away game curse
The current version of the Eagles can more appropriately be referred to as FIFO footballers.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Updated
IPL
Starc the ‘X-factor’ for Australia’s World Cup campaign, says Marsh
Mitchell Starc will lead the charge for Australia in the T20 World Cup from next week.
Have Your Say
Luai might be the most polarising player in NSW. But Maguire needs his belief
The Blues coach wants players who run towards the fire. After weeks of injury carnage, his Origin hopes rest with Luai leading the way.
