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If these walls could talk: I heard explosive secrets in this sleepy suburban hotel.

The Reporter podcast Perth: the story of T3 (Part I)

The clandestine interview with a secret operative working to sting corrupt cops.

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A new investigative podcast about one of Australia’s most controversial cases.

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‘It’s a con’: Premier lashes nuclear power; Perth students expelled for hacking school

‘It’s a con’: Premier lashes nuclear power; Perth students expelled for hacking school

“Peter Dutton and the Liberals’ plans for nuclear power in Australia is a con. It’s selling the next generation of Australians down the river, and it’s treating the current generations of Australians like fools,” Cook said.

Vapes will be sold behind-the-counter amid watered-down ban

Health Minister Mark Butler delivers a press conference on vaping restrictions.

Health Minister Mark Butler struck a deal with the Greens for legislation to pass through the Senate to ban retail sales.

Axe swings at Seven West Media with 150 jobs to go

Redundancies come as the Kerry Stokes-controlled media company braces for the end of a lucrative commercial deal with Facebook and Instagram’s owner Meta.

Consumer sentiment has fallen to a two year low.
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Why furniture, white goods, frozen foods, toys and cars might be hard to find in Perth stores soon

Shortages of all goods imported by sea are expected to worsen, as consumers across the state are warned to get ahead of their Christmas shopping.

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AFL 2024

The midfielder stat where Fremantle is falling short

Fremantle midfielder Hayden Young.

The Dockers’ performance on Sunday was a strong response to the previous round’s thrashing, but their midfield needs to lift if they want to compete against Sydney.

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Dockers climb to fifth on ladder, now face tough Sydney battle

The Dockers (8-5-1) moved up to fifth on the ladder on Sunday with a regulation 20-point win over Gold Coast in Perth.

Governor-general’s salary to jump 40 per cent to $700,000

Sam Mostyn is Australia’s next governor-general.

Read about the day’s national news headlines in our blog.

Crisis services send homeless to hotels as Perth’s housing situation worsens

The state government has said it is now spending more than ever on funding homelessness services due to an unprecedented growth in demand.

Forrest’s Indigenous foes call for inquiry into Fortescue

The Yindjibarndi people chasing Fortescue for $500 million compensation now want the independent environment regulator to consider tightening the regulation of the high-grade Solomon mine.

This week on Money Diaries, a graduate speech pathologist spends on some hot yoga classes and vodka, lime and sodas.

Yoga and Netflix: What a speech pathologist on $75,000 spends in a week

This week on Money Diaries, a graduate speech pathologist spends on some hot yoga classes and vodka, lime and sodas.

Travis Kelce joins Taylor Swift on stage as fans go wild in London

Travis Kelce made his Eras Tour debut in London over the weekend, joining Taylor Swift on stage.

The NFL player has been to many of the pop star’s shows before, but never on the actual stage.

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The multitrillion-dollar threat that could spark another financial crisis

A fast-growing part of the financial system is setting off alarm bells.

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2024 WA Australian of the Year Mechelle Turvey and WA Police Commissioner Mr Col Blanch.
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Cassius Turvey’s mother addresses event as 2024 WA Australian of the Year

After Mechelle Turvey’s 15-year-old son, Cassius, was fatally assaulted coming home from school, she began training police recruits in dealing with victims of crime. On Tuesday, as WA 2024 Australian of the Year she addressed the state’s Inspiring Australians’ Breakfast.

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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.

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Fifty raids across Perth as alleged $10 million illegal tobacco business busted

Nine people have been arrested and charged after a joint investigation allegedly unearthed a lucrative illegal tobacco business operating in WA.

Woman grieves baby’s death at Joondalup hospital

Suzan Al Hulow outside the hospital on Friday evening.

A bereaved woman whose baby Amir died in the hours between his induction and his birth at Joondalup Health Campus says she still has “no answers” from the staff.

IVF at a fraction of the cost: Perth clinic disrupts infertility market

Sunny Baruah with a time-lapse embryo incubator at Oasis Fertility Clinic

The Baruahs know how torturous infertility treatment can be, having spent seven years enduring it. But when they finally held their son, “everything changed.”

Fifty shades of beige: ‘Unprecedented demand’ for abandoned Perth house

This house in Mullaloo has been empty for 3 years.

This, ahem, retro 1980s house features many details synonymous with the decade, including a sunken lounge, frosted glass and a fetching colour palette.

That’ll be how much? Perth house prices tipped to reach new high in 2025

Perth house prices are continuing to climb.

FOMO as Perth grapples with an acute housing crisis is forcing up property prices, off the back of strong population growth and construction challenges.

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This house in Mullaloo has been empty for 3 years.

Fifty shades of beige: ‘Unprecedented demand’ for abandoned Perth house

This, ahem, retro 1980s house features many details synonymous with the decade, including a sunken lounge, frosted glass and a fetching colour palette.

Perth house prices are continuing to climb.

That’ll be how much? Perth house prices tipped to reach new high in 2025

FOMO as Perth grapples with an acute housing crisis is forcing up property prices, off the back of strong population growth and construction challenges.

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Patrick Dangerfield pinged for dangerous tackle.
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Dangerfield planning for appeal as Hawkins consults specialists; Roos skipper wants Zurhaar, Phillips to stay

Tom Hawkins is meeting with specialists to determine the extent of what could be a season-ending foot injury, while Patrick Dangerfield prepares for a likely tribunal hearing over his tackle on Carlton’s Sam Walsh. Meanwhile, North Melbourne skipper Jye Simpkin has opened up on two of his uncontracted teammates.

Hayden Young was Fremantle’s leading goalkicker.

Dockers climb to fifth on ladder, now face tough Sydney battle

The Dockers (8-5-1) moved up to fifth on the ladder on Sunday with a regulation 20-point win over Gold Coast in Perth.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie raised the AFL drugs issue in federal parliament.

AFL cleared of anti-doping breach but integrity boss calls for overhaul of drug policy

Sports Integrity Australia warned the AFL must bolster its “intelligence capability to manage emerging threats to the game’s integrity” through illicit drugs, but found the program highlighted by MP Andrew Wilkie was not against anti-doping rules. 

Chris Fagan’s Brisbane Lions face a tough task to return to the grand final stage in 2024.
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Why Fagan’s Lions can still roar into the four

Not only can the Brisbane Lions still make the AFL’s top four, they deserve to, given the way they’re playing.

Gulbadin gets Maxwell.

Afghanistan trigger a cricket earthquake, put Australia’s cup campaign on the ropes

Australia’s first loss of the T20 World Cup and their first ever to Afghanistan puts them at risk of early elimination; even if they beat India in their next game they won’t be guaranteed a place in the semi-finals.

Steven May in action for the Demons against North Melbourne on Saturday night.

Steven May fined over ‘disgraceful’ staging act; Brad Scott’s Bombers stay on alert as threats loom

Steven May was outstanding in the Demons’ three-point win over North Melbourne on Saturday night, holding Nick Larkey goalless, but he came under fire over a third-quarter incident.

NSW halfback Mitchell Moses.

On AFL grounds, rugby league’s best kickers can get ‘lost’ in Origin

Since the NRL started taking a match to non-traditional states each year, the game’s best kickers have grappled with playing on AFL grounds. Does an oval field make a difference?

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