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Serial domestic violence offenders to be tracked under new WA laws
Attorney General John Quigley has just announced serial domestic violence offenders will be fitted with GPS trackers. Follow our live coverage here.
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Fishing
WA dad braced to die for daughter after freak wave capsized family boat
A monster wave turned a fishing holiday into a disaster for a Perth family, who have lost a $170,000 boat – but not their lives, thanks to a lucky break.
The job advert has been seen thousands of times. But no one has applied
A rewarding job in a stunning region is going begging despite the best efforts of the community to fill it.
Opinion
Medicine
The care has been stripped from WA healthcare. But we can turn things around
A Perth doctor says that WA’s healthcare system is at a crisis point. But she hopes that if action is taken at all levels, it will become a turning point.
Dr Lucy Caratti
General Practitioner
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Education
Zempilas, feds and state cross swords over schools for Perth city
There is a missing piece in the state’s education outlook – a long-term, inner-city plan, claims the federal MP for Perth.
Teen charged after female students ranked online
A teenager allegedly linked to online posts that ranked female students into offensive categories has been charged by police.
Perspective
Pauline Hanson
How Pauline Hanson kicked satire out the back door
Late last week, lawyers for Robert Irwin sent a cease-and-desist letter to the production studio behind Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain series. The One Nation leader told Irwin to “lighten up”, but perhaps she should take her own advice.
Journalist barred from press event with Chinese premier
Cheng Lei – who was detained in China for three years – said she was prevented from entering a second press event at the Hyatt Hotel attended by Li on Monday afternoon despite being registered.
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Trump's White House
Trump 2.0: What four more years mean for Australia
In the first of a five-part series, international editor Peter Hartcher examines why Donald Trump is more inclined to like a US enemy than a friend if he wins a second term as president.
Opinion
Media & marketing
The public voted on the next Media Watch host, and you’re in for a shock
With a couple of notable exceptions, the permanent hosting role usually goes to an older white man towards the twilight of his career. Not this time.
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
Another ‘alien’ monolith appears, this time atop a remote desert mountain
The discovery is the latest in a series of mysterious shiny columns popping up around the globe since at least 2020. No one knows where they come from.
Opinion
Tips & advice
How an Aussie coffee addict beats ‘canger’ during travel
I love coffee and if you deprive me of it, I get “cangry”. And that’s a problem in countries with terrible coffee.
Julietta Jameson
Travel writer
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US Votes 2024
500,000 immigrants offered path to US citizenship in Biden election-year gambit
Joe Biden’s plans could reinforce his campaign message that he supports a more humane immigration system and show how he differs from Donald Trump.
Opinion
Death
Please do this before you die. I just did and it nearly killed me
We shouldn’t be fearful about making a will. We should be terrified about what happens when we don’t make one.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
These home owners are doing it the toughest
Households are stretched to their limits and some are already behind on mortgage repayments.
Did Bridgerton bring sexy back? Or did it prove we’re still uncomfortable with sex on TV?
That Nicola Coughlan had to address her body shape repeatedly shows we still have a way to go when it comes to seeing desire in all shapes and sizes and ages on screen.
McKeown stunned as American star breaks world record in Olympic warning
Kaylee McKeown has lost one of her world records after an eye-catching swim from her arch-rival at the US Olympic swimming trials in Indianapolis.
Attention gym-bench hogs: Try lifting more than just your phones
Plus: get ready for the weekend with these fresh diversions.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
Dumplings, FOMO and minding your teas and queues: Your Perth dim sum guide
Assemble some friends and clear a weekend morning: one of the world’s great brunching rituals awaits.
Review
Flipping the Bird: The eatery bringing Nashville to Northbridge
Bird is the word as this newcomer provides the pleasures (and pain) of spicy Nashville-style fried chicken, not to mention on-theme Southern American drinks.
Western Australia
Perth’s best-paid suburbs revealed as Golden Triangle enjoys income surge
Incomes soared in some of the best-paid parts of the country at the end of the pandemic, while landlords enjoyed record profits on their investments.
WA power supply outlook improves but new projects needed to replace coal
WA desperately needs more power generation and storage capacity in the south-west to replace coal-fired power stations later this decade.
Perth man told cops moments after stabbing partner to death
Julian Pau has been sentenced for the murder of mother of five Vitorina Bruce, who was found unresponsive and suffering from stab wounds in a Perth hotel corridor.
WA Senator Fatima Payman breaks ranks again on Palestine
The Labor senator has demanded the Albanese government recognise Palestine.
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WA Parliament
Staff survey pulls back curtain on culture of WA Parliament
The confidential survey of parliamentary staff found that discrimination and “inappropriate behaviour” is rife, prompting a major overhaul.
Politics
Albanese toughens language on Cheng Lei as Chinese premier departs
The prime minister insisted his government has improved relations with China without giving ground on core values.
Business
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World markets
The $5 trillion monster: Nvidia just became the world’s most valuable company
The AI giant jumped over rivals Microsoft and Apple for the top spot after another share price surge.
World
China has given more than 630 villages new names like ‘Unity’ and ‘Harmony’. Not everyone is happy
Human Rights Watch said it had identified a mass renaming process by Chinese authorities in the country’s north-western region.
Opinion
The oil mystery that has the world on edge
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Property
Rents increase at more than six times the rate of wages
Experts say other interim measures, such as rent caps and slowing immigration, are needed to ease the pressure on renters until 1.2 million needed homes are built.
Analysis
Home loans
Traps to avoid when shopping for your first home loan
Borrowing power can be increased with some simple changes to your personal finances, but make sure you’re not falling for these common myths first.
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Lifestyle
From inside the fridge to under the sink: How to organise your kitchen
Professional organisers share their best advice for getting your kitchen sorted.
Culture
Lee ‘Once Were Warriors’ Tamahori wraps trilogy with The Convert
The figure of the Maori warrior was central to Lee Tamahori’s first film, and his latest. But is he at peace with it at last?
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AFL 2024
Crunch time: Why the next three months are crucial for these players at your AFL club
For a range of reasons, these 18 players across the AFL need a bumper second half of the season when it comes to their careers beyond 2024.
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AFL 2024
Saved from the sack, how Swan went from hall of tatts to Hall of Fame
Dane Swan was an unconventional footy figure. Kelvin Templeton was a classical player. The pair headline the inductees this year to the hall of fame.
This Frankston teen was jumping dangerously close to the ceiling. Now he’s set to make history in Paris
It’s 24 years since Australia’s Ji Wallace caught the public’s imagination with Olympic silver in Sydney. Now Brock Batty is looking to raise the roof in Paris.
‘I’ve always copped it’: Warner admits he’ll never escape shadow of sandpaper
With his international career nearing an end, David Warner will be relieved not to have to face so much abuse, but he also knows he’ll never fully escape it.
Camporeale twins to test changes to father-son rule for Carlton
The AFL is considering changing its draft rules as part of a broader competitive balance review, and those tweaks could happen as soon as this year. That could be a problem for Carlton.
Opinion
US Open
Why Greg Norman is a better man than Rory McIlroy
You can say plenty about Norman - and McIlroy certainly has - but his reaction after his infamous Masters meltdown stands in contrast to the Northern Irishman.
Oliver Brown
Pick me: Eagles star Oscar Allen puts hand up to play
West Coast’s captain has declared he’s ready to return – and in another dose of good news, star midfielder Elliot Yeo is expected to turn his back on free agency.
Have Your Say
Mind games and sledging: Madge has drunk the sky-blue Kool-Aid
You’d have more luck getting Michael Maguire into a headlock than getting a headline out of him. That is, until he embraced State of Origin’s oldest rule.
Dan Walsh
Sports Reporter
