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Foreign relations
Fatima Payman resigns from parliamentary committees after ‘genocide’ comments
The Labor Senator accused Israel of conducting a genocide in Gaza used the controversial “river to the sea” chant in a dramatic intervention.
WA farmers plan to flood freeways in stand against live export ban
Mitchell and Kwinana freeway and Stirling Highway commuters should prepare for added congestion Friday morning as #keepthesheep campaigners head to Elizabeth Quay.
Resources giants headed to court over $86 million bill
Shell has dragged resources giants Woodside and Paladin Resources to court after being lumped with an $86.5 million clean-up bill for the Northern Endeavour oil platform, claiming the bill should not be theirs.
WA Day Festival cancelled due to bad weather, again; Premier grilled on Floreat DV case
Premier Roger Cook has faced a press conference where he has been repeatedly asked whether he is satisfied with how police handled the domestic violence concerns raised by Floreat killer Mark Bombara’s family in the months before he murdered his wife’s best friend and her daughter on Friday.
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WordPlay
Why the Streisand effect could be morphing into the Gina effect
The moment you tell us to look away, we can’t stop gawking, as Gina Rinehart recently found out to her detriment.
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Opinion
Power network
Western Power ignored my broken meter and made wild usage guesses instead
I wasn’t too worried about the issue at first. But when I saw the bills showing Synergy getting creative on how much power it decided I used, I got uneasy.
Sarah Brookes
Journalist
The racist street name set to be wiped off the map over locals’ objections
When an Uber driver came across the tiny cul-de-sac in the Byron hinterland, it set off a chain of events that has now reached the state’s Geographical Names Board.
Nine board unites behind CEO Mike Sneesby
The board of Nine Entertainment has united behind its chief executive Mike Sneesby after a marathon board meeting on Thursday.
Craig Hutchison’s sports empire offered $40m to sell Perth Wildcats
Sports Entertainment Group is considering an offer for its NBL club Perth Wildcats, as an August deadline looms for the group’s multimillion-dollar debt repayment.
Barry Cable pleads not guilty to 1960s sexual abuse of child
WA Police last week charged Cable with seven offences dating back to 1967. He will now head to trial.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Trump’s air of confidence has vanished as jurors deliberate in hush-money case
The former US president has vehemently denied wrongdoing. Now 12 jurors will decide his fate.
‘This is women’s surfing’: A perfect 10 as history made at Teahupo’o
Women were banished from Teahupo’o for 15 years because it was deemed too dangerous. In heaving, two-metre waves on Thursday, the women dominated like never before.
Giles says he’s using drones to track freed foreign criminals
Immigration Minister Andrew Giles’ claim comes as several caucus colleagues are privately discussing his future in the portfolio.
Opinion
Flexible working
Who’s going to win the return-to-office tug of war?
There’s a colossal battle happening right now in many workplaces across the country, pitting WFH employees against their office-obsessed bosses.
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
Opinion
Trends
Forget skinny jeans, Gen Z are now coming for our socks
Ankle socks are the latest fashion item to be cancelled by Gen Z. What’s a Millennial to do?
Jenna Guillaume
‘Toxic and unwelcome’: The issue driving young people out of community sport
A new study revealed more than half of LGBTQ young people in community sport have witnessed some form of homo/bi/transphobia, while 40 per cent reported first-hand experiences of being discriminated against.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
They help kickstart our days, but what does it take to be a top barista?
Three masters of the espresso machine explain why it takes more than an excellent brew to make the perfect coffee shop experience.
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.
Western Australia
Woman who ran Albany family day care charged with rape of young boy
A 61-year-old woman has been charged by police who allege she abused a boy aged four and five years old who was in her care in the 1990s.
Breaking
Crime
Woman raped and robbed in her Mandurah home
Police have arrested a man over the aggravated burglary and sex assault of a woman in her home, after a chase that ended when they spiked his tyres.
Catering to the ultra-rich is a booming business in WA
There’s a new sign that the Perth elite are starting to tip over the line separating the merely rich from the fabulously so.
‘We were failed, too’: Lynn Cannon’s family devastated over Floreat murders
The sister of a Perth woman murdered by her ex-husband in 2022 claims the family of the Floreat killer was failed by police, and her family went through “the same situation”.
Lawyers mull class action over Rio Tinto sexual harassment claims
Two years after a damning report into sexual discrimination, assault and bullying at Rio Tinto was released, an investigation into the claims could lead to a lawsuit.
Politics
Giles says he’s using drones to track freed foreign criminals
The Albanese government softened immigration laws as part of an effort to improve diplomatic relations with New Zealand.
Business
Opinion
Company mergers
BHP walks after Anglo breaks off the engagement
Anglo American’s refusal to engage with BHP forced the world’s largest miner to abandon its $74 billion mega-deal.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
An image calling for ‘All Eyes on Rafah’ is going viral, but it seems AI-generated
More than 40 million Instagram users have shared this graphic to their stories using a user-generated template.
Opinion
Why ABC chiefs should back Laura Tingle for calling out racism
Giri Sivaraman
Race discrimination commissioner
Explore
Property
Cashed-up buyers wanted for Perth $75 million Chinese-style mansion
With more than 80 rooms, this “eastern wonder of the southern hemisphere” promises to be a steal, with estimates it will go at a sliver of the building price.
Jumbo rent rises tipped in Perth due to 12-month limit on increases
One property analyst says the rental crisis is largely the fault of rising taxes combined with failed government policies and interference in the free market.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Tips & advice
I did a Contiki tour 27 years ago. It was a lifetime travel highlight
I was a wide-eyed and shallow-pocketed 17-year-old, a gullible moron who had somehow already graduated from high school and been allowed out into the world.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
Opinion
Parenting
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
Melissa Singer
National fashion editor
Culture
Street artist wins Archibald Packing Room Prize for Baker Boy portrait
Matt Adnate painted the ARIA winner using 90 per cent spray paint. Also, the 57 finalists competing for the main Archibald Prize have been announced.
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Opinion
AFL 2024
Forget the contract, Max King must leave the Saints
The St Kilda forward is at a crucial moment in his career and needs to start asking the hard questions about his future.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Lyon wants more transparency; Dons avoid virus chaos; Saint goes from farm to the big time
Ross Lyon and Sam Mitchell have very different views on umpire coaches speaking with umpires during breaks in play, while St Kilda’s newest player had a life-changing night on Wednesday.
Clarkson’s language revealed as AFL probes whether swearing was directed at officials
The outcome of the investigation will be shaped by whether Clarkson was expressing frustration or directing the language at officials.
Every player picked in the 2024 AFL mid-season draft
Tasmanian teenager and new North Melbourne player Geordie Payne was crowned the No.1 pick of the mid-season draft as one of 19 young men who found AFL homes on Wednesday night.
Updated
Super Rugby
Collapse of Rebels sparks legal battle, puts MCG World Cup final in doubt
Rugby Australia has shut down the Melbourne Rebels after 14 seasons, sparking a court battle with the consortium that planned to save the club and casting extreme doubt on the Victorian government’s commitment to hosting the 2027 World Cup final.
Exclusive
AFL 2024
Who is whispering in the umpire’s ear and why
The AFL has defended a system that allows umpires to receive feedback through an earpiece during matches.
Updated
AFL 2024
Clarkson investigated for verbal outburst
The AFL on Wednesday confirmed Alastair Clarkson was the subject of a probe for allegedly using “profane language” in reaction to an umpiring decision while coaching from the bench.
Have Your Say
Forget the medals and PBs, I want Olympic poetry and romance
Higher, faster and stronger is far from the whole story when it comes to the Olympic Games.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
