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Courts
Perth man guilty of bludgeoning eight-months-pregnant lover to death
A Perth jury has returned a guilty verdict for a man who has been on trial for seven weeks over using a claw hammer to kill an expectant mother in her home.
Minister vows to assess bulk-billing as Joondalup Hospital probe begins
The health department will join a review of hospital services, and what people pay for GPs in Perth’s north will be scrutinised, after the death of toddler Sandipan Dhar.
WA opposition demands action on Nicheliving over ‘horror’ delays
When Kathy Ellis signed a contract with Nicheliving for a new home in December 2020, she believed she had marked the beginning of a new chapter for her family. She is now living in a camper trailer with her two teenagers.
Highways in the sky: The Perth suburbs set to cop more plane noise
Plans for a new Perth Airport runway clearing the final hurdle means new flight paths – and some suburbs experiencing aircraft noise for the first time ever.
Housing crisis relief on the way as Bentley community home green-lit
A WA church is using its vacant properties to help ease the state’s housing crisis, giving people without a chance of entering the rental market a fresh start.
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Immigration
This mother wants to know why the reasons criminals used to stay in Australia were not good enough for her
Lily Lumintang, whose 13-year-old son has a disability, says a decision to deny her bid to remain is unfair.
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Child safety
Facebook is scanning some users’ faces to verify age. The Coalition wants laws that go further
The Coalition says, if elected, it will push for laws forcing social media platforms to check users’ ages before creating new accounts. Meta is already doing it for some.
Opinion
NACC
Robo-debt wasn’t fair or legal. Because of a loophole we’ll never know if it was also corrupt
Australians have been left with the troubling conclusion that the national anti-corruption body doesn’t believe in the importance of its role in a case like this.
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
How an ex-Neighbours star came to host the largest Trump fundraiser outside the US
Tickets started at $US10,000 when Holly Valance threw open the doors to her Chelsea mansion to help raise funds for the ex-president’s 2024 White House campaign.
Australian swimming trials 2024 LIVE
Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus were among the winners on night four of the Australian swimming trials in Brisbane.
AFL teams and expert tips: Tigers boosted by stars for milestone day
Our experts have entered their tips for the six games of round 14, while Richmond have gained two big-name inclusions for their clash with Hawthorn, including 300-gamer Dustin Martin.
How Titmus inflicted killer blow in epic freestyle showdown
Ariarne Titmus and Mollie O’Callaghan both beat the world record in the women’s 200m freestyle, but they can thank another swimmer for helping them post such fast times.
How to make the most of the bare root plant season
An affordable and adaptable option, these plants can unfurl into a powerhouse of produce.
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Performing arts
This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang
The Herd are one of Australia’s best-known political acts. Befitting their activist origins, the band’s final song will be an anthem for Gaza.
Netflix made us wait a month for more Bridgerton. Was it worth it?
The first half of season three reached all sorts of heights. But with the same old secret and a resoundingly boring man now at the centre of the story, how can it continue pleasing us?
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Men's health
Know a recently separated man? You should check in
Lisanne Iriks
Family conflict and mediation expert
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THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
Review
Canton Lane serves some of Perth’s finest dim sum from inside a suburban shopping centre
Yes there will be a queue on weekends, but the quality of chef Alvin Ooi’s cooking is worth waiting for.
Paula Rogers on her love affair with Perth – and on guiding its future
Paula Rogers left her London borough bound for Western Australia more than two decades ago after falling in love with Perth. Now, she’s selling it to the world.
Western Australia
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Renting
Perth one of hardest cities in the world to find a rental
Exclusive data shows Perth has one of the most diabolical rental vacancy rates in the developed world – but there are signs the situation may be about to ease.
Opinion
Men's health
Know a recently separated man? You should check in
One man came to my office to describe returning from a FIFO swing to an empty house. Furniture gone – wife and kids, too. That was the start of his new life.
Lisanne Iriks
Family conflict and mediation expert
Perth councils face rate rise pressure as cost-of-living crisis deepens
Perth councils are struggling to find ways not to pass soaring costs on every front to their equally embattled residents – with varying degrees of success.
Woman who left puppies to suffer in heatwave banned from owning dogs
A Morley woman has been fined $6000 and banned from owning animals for five years after she left her three Jack Russell terriers – two under the age of 12 months – without food or water for days.
Analysis
Jobs
Want a $100k job in WA but think you need a degree? Think again
There is a rising trend in WA university graduates ditching jobs they’re qualified for to choose higher-paying, relatively unskilled jobs – not all remote.
Politics
Anti-corruption body decided against robo-debt probe. Now it is being investigated
Last week, the anti-corruption commission said it would not launch an inquiry into robo-debt. That decision is now the subject of an investigation by the NACC’s inspector.
Business
Telstra ditches carbon credits to push harder on direct emissions
The telco, one of Australia’s largest electricity users, has beefed up its 2030 emissions reduction targets and won’t use carbon offsets to get there.
World
‘Not backing down’: G7 summit opens with deal to use Russian assets for Ukraine
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked Joe Biden for the pact but said “the question has to be for how long the unity will last,” given upcoming US elections.
Opinion
Dutton’s policy of astonishing weakness risks a Liberal wasteland
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Umm-ahh! Whatever happened to this popular childhood taunt?
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
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Property
The magic number that tips the rental market in tenants’ favour
Experts say it’s been years since the market has favoured renters, and it would take years of high vacancy rates to reverse the rental crisis.
Exclusive
Renting
Perth now one of hardest cities in the world to find a rental
Exclusive data shows Perth has one of the most diabolical rental vacancy rates in the developed world – but there are signs the situation may be about to ease.
Good Food
Lifestyle
‘It comes with its own set of risks’: When married couples are also workmates
Blurred boundaries, relaxed communication and high emotions; three women speak about the benefits – and challenges – of working with a loved one.
Culture
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Performing arts
This band changed Australian music. Now they’re going out with a bang
The Herd are one of Australia’s best-known political acts. Befitting their activist origins, the band’s final song will be an anthem for Gaza.
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Sport
Australian swimming trials 2024 as it happened: Titmus snags three wins in three races, McKeown just shy of own world record in 200m backstroke win
Kaylee McKeown and Ariarne Titmus were among the winners on night four of the Australian swimming trials in Brisbane.
AFL teams and expert tips: Tigers boosted by stars for milestone day
Our experts have entered their tips for the six games of round 14, while Richmond have gained two big-name inclusions for their clash with Hawthorn, including 300-gamer Dustin Martin.
Exum’s dunk: Best play by an Aussie in NBA finals since Mills a decade ago?
The Celtics are 3-0 up in the NBA Finals and will chase a series sweep over Dallas in game four on Saturday as questions remain about why Dante Exum didn’t see the court again following his highlight dunk in the first quarter.
Marriage of expedience: Politis, Bears in bed with Perth to push expansion case
The NRL’s expansion road map has taken a turn, with a Perth consortium hoping to leapfrog Papua New Guinea’s bid – and it’s got Nick Politis in its corner.
Tears and mind games: Inside the Titmus and O’Callaghan 200m freestyle rivalry
Mollie O’Callaghan went under her own world record on Wednesday night but ended up in tears. This is how Dean Boxall manages two stars of the sport vying for the same Olympic gold medal.
‘We wanted it so badly’: Just like mum Hayley Lewis, Kai Taylor is now an Olympian
A fourth-place finish at Australia’s swimming trials secured a place at Paris 2024, and a piece of history, for Kai Taylor.
The shirtfront Brayden Maynard didn’t see coming
As a kid, Magpie Brayden Maynard was so excited by footy that he sometimes peed his pants. At 200 games, he’s still excited. But it shows in a different way.
Have Your Say
Our cricketers play to win, even if it means giving the old enemy a second chance
A mischievous suggestion that Australia could manipulate results to squeeze England out of the World Cup has prompted apoplexy. It’s unlikely to happen.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
