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The Reporter Podcast: When the fugitive turned whistleblower
How a prestigious Perth executive’s false identity came crashing down.
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Nic Naitanui takes the Big Freeze plunge; UWA announces new chancellor
Former West Coast great Nic Naitanui has taken part in the tenth edition of the Big Freeze at the MCG this afternoon. And UWA has announced its new chancellor. Follow our live coverage here.
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LoadingFire and floods: The risky Perth suburbs facing falling property values
A first of its kind report has found thousands of WA homes face a high risk of bushfire and flooding, a risk that will push insurance costs up and home values down.
Opinion
AFL 2024
So what’s wrong at West Coast?
Contest and conversion. Win both and you’re sitting pretty. Win the first, lose the second, and you may get by. Lose the first and the second becomes vitally important. Lose both and you’re damned.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
I had just arrived at the resort when they found Mosley’s body
In the end, it was a bar manager who discovered Michael Mosley’s remains, only 50 metres from an idyllic beach resort. I docked at that resort 10 minutes earlier.
‘We won’t see another quite like him’: McGowan gets top honour
Love him or hate him, WA’s newest Companion of the Order of Australia Mark McGowan left behind an unforgettable legacy.
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Missing person
CCTV footage reveals Michael Mosley stumbling two hours after he left for walk
The body of the popular TV presenter was found on Sunday, near the sea and close to a beach bar, police said.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus hits back at Seinfeld’s political correctness remarks
The former Seinfeld co-stars have different views on political correctness and comedy.
Opinion
Income tax
Think twice this tax time - the Tax Office has AI watching
If you’re someone who has historically been lax with record keeping, you can expect an audit from the Tax Office’s new AI-powered systems.
Victoria Devine
Money columnist
Opinion
Bali
I was supposed to be in Bali for my wife’s 50th. My passport had other plans
Our travel plans were in the hands of a faceless bureaucrat at Denpasar Airport, who the Jetstar desk predicted was almost certain to deny me entry.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Costello exit from Nine proves costly with no golden parachute
Peter Costello will forfeit $374,000 in annual remuneration after the former treasurer’s premature resignation from Nine.
England’s social event of the year: The Duke of Westminster’s wedding
British tabloids dubbed it the society wedding of the year as Hugh Grosvenor, one of the UK’s richest people, married Olivia Henson at a ceremony attended by Prince William.
The Olympic swimming trials are brutal – and will make Australia bulletproof
Many swimmers will not survive this week with their dreams intact. Those who do, however, will be able to navigate a nine-day meet in Paris and maybe even knock the US off their perch.
Man held in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club
The man had filed an application to set up the club in Abbottabad, the conservative northern city where Osama bin Laden was found and killed.
Opinion
Tripologist
Qantas’ interior plans for epic long-haul flights take out top award
A giant wraparound entertainment screen in business class and a win for Qantas’ epic long-haul flight plans featured at this year’s aircraft interiors expo.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
The HR professional bringing a new cuisine to Perth’s southern suburbs
Bhutanese yellow rice and butter tea for breakfast, noodle soups in savoury beefy broth, momos in spicy, creamy gravy – affordable food to enjoy on the run.
‘Swimming saved my life’: Perth seniors dish the dirt on keeping fit
The benefits of exercise for the elderly is a hot topic. Here’s four retirees in their seventies and eighties who are still pushing their bodies and loving life.
Western Australia
WA mother charged over crash that killed twin daughters
A Halls Head mother has been charged over the Wheatbelt car crash that killed her twin seven-year-old daughters in February.
WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend
A WA man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after fraudulently trying to claim his dead girlfriend’s superannuation and life insurance benefits.
Shattered Perth parents speak of dark hours before toddler’s death
A couple have described their harrowing weeks trying to get basic medical testing done on their dying little son, right up until his final hours in hospital.
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Surfing
Search for missing surfer near Margaret River suspended
Surfers Point Prevelly remains closed on Saturday after the search for a 40-year-old missing surfer was suspended.
Perth cosmetic surgeon high on drugs at work
Dr Ilan Josephs claimed he was one of Perth’s leading cosmetic medical professionals. This week he was struck off for professional misconduct.
Politics
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China relations
This US general says an Asia-Pacific NATO would help him sleep at night
As the number of Asia-Pacific security arrangements has risen, China has accused the United States of a hidden agenda.
Business
Consumers urged not to stockpile eggs as Coles imposes limits
Hundreds of thousands of birds have been killed after bird flu was found at five poultry farms.
Opinion
Media & marketing
Costello exit not the silver bullet for Nine’s board
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Opinion
Manufacturing
Yikes! Our tiny manufacturing sector makes us rich but ugly
Ross Gittins
Economics Editor
World
Key member of Israel’s war cabinet quits, citing frustrations with Netanyahu
Benny Gantz accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort and putting his own “political survival” over Israel’s security needs.
Opinion
We still believe: Please, WA, have those hard conversations again
Stephen Morrison, Rodney Carpio and Cindy Sambo
So Bill Shorten’s speechwriter earns $310,000 a year. Nothing to see here
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Why opting out of conversations has become a social media crime
Charlotte Mortlock
Journalist and political advisor
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Property
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Title Deeds
Where do you go when you’ve sold Australia’s most expensive house?
Rag traders Carol and Steven Moss have found just the right downsizer digs in Bellevue Hill for about $14m, a bargain compared to its original hopes.
Seven of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a Mediterranean-inspired design to a Parisian-style manor, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
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Lifestyle
Why more young people are being diagnosed with bowel cancer – and how to cut your risk
One in nine bowel cancer cases in Australia are now in people under 50, with research suggesting it may be linked to their diet and lifestyle.
Culture
Michael Richards on Kramer, Seinfeld and the truth about being ‘cancelled’
In his revealing memoir, Michael Richards removes the Kramer mask and dissects the public unravelling that prompted his retreat from showbiz.
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AFL 2024
Magpies, Demons face off in King’s Birthday clash; Celebs hit the slide in Big Freeze
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as Collingwood and Melbourne play out the latest installment of their King’s Birthday rivlary match at the MCG.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Yeo’s holding the ball call not to blame for West Coast’s wasted opportunity
Contest and conversion. Win both and you’re sitting pretty. Win the first, lose the second, and you may get by. Lose the first and the second becomes vitally important. Lose both and you’re damned.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
‘You never know when an opportunity comes’: The Replacements stepping up for injury-ravaged Pies
As injury ravages the Magpies, it’s former ruckman Josh Fraser’s job to make sure that when the chance comes for a VFL player, he is ready.
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AFL 2024
‘He was doing it to me. Oh, my god’: Suns defender not the only one frustrated by crucial free kick
Mac Andrew was not the only one who thought the umpire made a blue in awarding a free kick against him at a crucial time of Saturday night’s game; even the AFL admitted King should not have got the free.
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French Open
Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev to win maiden French Open final
The 21-year-old also became the seventh man, and the youngest, to claim major titles on all three surfaces.
‘My heart burns, my blood boils’: Houli’s vow to speak up on Gaza suffering after King’s Birthday award
The three-time Richmond premiership player says he feels conflicted about receiving the award while the Israel-Hamas war rages.
State of Origin game one breaks streaming record for broadcaster Nine
The first game of the three-match series drew the biggest audience since 2016, and a new high for 9Now.
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The top 10 must-watch races at Australia’s swimming trials
There is often more pressure on swimmers at the trials than the Olympics. These are the races to keep an eye on in Brisbane next week as the country’s best battle it out.
