The Reporter podcast Perth: the story of T3 (Part I)
The clandestine interview with a secret operative working to sting corrupt cops.
Trial by Water podcast
A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.
Eating out in Perth & WA
Trusted reviews from WA’s best food writer, all in one place.
Perth parents vow to report doctors to watchdog over toddler’s death
The parents of a toddler who died at Joondalup Health Campus plan to lodge complaints about doctors and nurses who allegedly dismissed their requests for tests.
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Medicine
The care has been stripped from WA healthcare. 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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WA news live
WA Liberals repel Dutton’s nuclear plan: ‘It still doesn’t stack up’
The WA Liberal Party has doubled down on its claim nuclear energy does not stack up in WA, despite its federal counterparts announcing a small modular reactor would be built in Collie under its flagship energy plan.
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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.
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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
Executive pay
Should the Qantas board cut Joyce’s pay deal down to size?
The airline has enlisted an influential governance expert to advise on whether to claw back up to $16 million from the former CEO’s performance-based pay entitlement.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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.
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
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.
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
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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.
All rise for the incredible true story of Viagra’s first trials
In 1994, a group of Welshmen took part in a study for Viagra. But the little blue diamond was no magic pill.
The major tourist attraction that was once ‘the shame of Italy’
Who would have thought this downtrodden, impoverished region would one day become a subject of pride for Italians?
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
The new Freo restaurant that’s like going over to a chef mate’s
A community eatery reviving a much-loved location over winter has well-priced coastal Mediterranean dishes – and chefs trained in an influential Perth dining room.
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.
Western Australia
Dutton reveals locations for seven nuclear power plants, including one in WA
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled long-awaited detail of his pledge to build nuclear reactors in Australia, confirming he would build two nuclear plants by the middle of next decade.
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
Locations of Coalition’s proposed NSW nuclear power plants revealed
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has unveiled long-awaited detail of his pledge to build nuclear reactors in Australia, promising to construct two plants by the middle of next decade.
Business
Ice-cream with ketchup? McDonald’s is ending its test run of AI drive-thrus
Ever get your burger order mixed up at an AI-powered drive-thru? The experiment behind the fast food giant’s automated order taker will soon be coming to a close.
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
Weird Trump idea would shut America off from the world
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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.
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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
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.
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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.
Why the Demon needs Novak to pull out of Wimbledon
The 25-year-old Aussie was runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s last year, but tumbled out in the first round this year.
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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.
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
