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.
Opinion
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
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.
‘Prudent but difficult’: Mineral Resources announces Yilgarn shutdown, 1000 jobs affected
Mining giant Mineral Resources has announced plans to shut down its Yilgarn iron ore hub by the year’s end in a move expected to affect up to 1000 employees.
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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.
Analysis
Nuclear energy
‘Cheaper, cleaner, more consistent’: Do Dutton’s claims on nuclear stack up?
The opposition leader has promised a “bold, visionary” nuclear program that lowers energy prices. Here is a fact check of his major claims.
Analysis
Liberal Party
Seven nuclear sites and two big black holes: Why voters deserve better
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has announced a bold plan with almost no detail, leaving cynics to draw only one conclusion.
Exclusive
Fishing
Lucky to be alive: a Perth family’s harrowing story of survival at sea
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.
Lisa Wilkinson returns fire in Lehrmann defamation appeal
The high-profile presenter has responded to Bruce Lehrmann’s bid to overturn his devastating defamation defeat.
Federal Court faulted for spending $34,000 at grog shops
The court, which spent more than $6000 over three occasions at one Bondi cellars alone, is one of three federal agencies marked down by the Australian National Audit Office.
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.
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.
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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.
How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed
Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi, Coles and Woolworths.
Analysis
Superannuation
Think your super fund is investing ethically? It pays to double-check
The claims of super funds that they invest ethically are not always what they seem, and workers are encouraged to delve into their fund’s disclosures.
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 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.
Exclusive
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
The political fault lines spoiling Dutton’s nuclear plans in Victoria
Nuclear power plants will probably never be built in the state even if the Coalition wins the federal election. Here’s why.
Business
‘Prudent but difficult’: Mineral Resources announces Yilgarn shutdown, 1000 jobs affected
Mining giant Mineral Resources has announced plans to close its Yilgarn iron ore hub after it was deemed no longer financially viable.
World
US spent $345 million on Gaza pier that has operated for only 10 days
The pier that the US military built to rush humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has largely failed, aid organisations say, and will probably be abandoned soon.
Opinion
Weird Trump idea would shut America off from the world
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.
Good Food
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.
Money Talks
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.
Hall of Fame
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
