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The Reporter Podcast: Tow Trucks and Death Threats
A reporter exposed an industry’s corruption and violence. Detectives warned him to leave town.
Explainers
Expert background and analysis on key issues and news events.
Exclusive
Roberts-Smith case
WA governor hosts Ben Roberts-Smith as he receives medal from King Charles
The disgraced war criminal has been welcomed to Government House in Perth to receive the honour bestowed by King Charles III.
The inside story of Labor’s sudden change of heart on pill testing
Under Daniel Andrews, pill testing was a non-starter. Jacinta Allan made it permanent within months. Summer overdoses were a big reason why.
‘Arrogant’: PM slams social media giants
Albanese says social media companies were wilfully ignoring the harms caused on their platforms to children’s mental health, as well as the risk of grooming and abuse.
Investigation
Child abuse
Inside the AI ‘deepnude’ apps infiltrating Australian schools
The websites are currently legal in Australia, but many do not have adequate controls preventing them from generating images of children.
Live
AFL 2024
AFL 2024 round 16 LIVE updates: Swans’ winning streak under severe threat; Bontempelli stars as Dogs leads Roos
On a jam-packed day of AFL footy, top-placed Sydney and finals-aspirants Western Bulldogs headline the early action. Tonight, get set for a blockbuster clash between Geelong and Essendon at the MCG.
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LoadingMarathon mums: How children made Australia’s Olympic runners stronger
Even mothers who can’t comprehend having two-and-a-half hours to themselves, let alone running 42 kilometres in that time, can relate to a couple of the qualities required for marathon running: “patience and an ability to suffer”.
It’s a slam dunk in the Olympics of building design
The NSW Architecture Awards have gone big this year, dominated by a wave of new sporting and outdoor recreational facilities.
Opinion
Hospitals
Unprecedented level of bastardry in Allan government hospital cuts
Pain is coming for the most vulnerable and the most valued in Victoria as the state government prepares to take its razor to the hospital system.
Neil Mitchell
Journalist
‘There are going to be discussions’: How the Democrats could replace Joe Biden
Delegates pledged, money spent, ballots printed: with Biden having already secured a presumptive nomination, the Democrats’ prospects for a course change are diminishing.
How worried should we really be about mercury in canned tuna?
What experts want you to know before you crack open your next can.
Australia’s cocaine use is soaring. Why?
Australia, it seems, is awash with cocaine, despite its high price and record police hauls – not to mention hospitalisations and deaths.
Narelle watched her husband die a painful death, so she chose hers
Since NSW became the last state in Australia to offer voluntary assisted dying in November, hundreds of people have applied. These are some of their stories.
Opinion
Friendship
There’s no warning when you do something wonderful for the last time, so here’s what I do
If we knew it was the last moment we were talking to someone, or dancing or crying with laughter with someone, surely we’d say something expansive and meaningful.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
The gold rush is over. Now podcasters are picking up the pieces
Doom and gloom have been hanging over the podcast world for the last 18 months. Is it the end, or a new beginning?
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
‘I’m always comparing myself to others my age’: Perth people open up
In the paradise of Perth, people have their challenges, whether depression, pressure to succeed or missing a former home. Nevertheless, they’re still driven by dreams.
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.
Western Australia
As it happened: WA news on Friday, June 28
Our live news blog is the place to be to ensure you keep up with WA news as it breaks all day.
‘Evil twin’: Palmyra man allegedly faked WiFi networks to steal personal info
Michael Clapsis, 42, was arrested after an airline employee noticed a suspicious WiFi network during a domestic flight in April.
Ex-Collingwood player granted bail following deaths of two WA women
Two elderly women described as the “backbone of their community” were killed this month when their car collided with one allegedly driven by Shannon Cox.
Updated
Crime
Perth man allegedly takes out hit on father-in-law
The 42-year-old Maddington man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly arranging for three men to kill his father-in-law.
Around 90% of Perth homes selling for more than listed price
Now is not the time to make a cheeky lowball offer on that property you’ve been eyeing off, as new data shows how many are selling for more than the asking price.
Politics
‘Arrogant’: Albanese slams social media giants
The prime minister says parents are right to be concerned about the harms caused to their children by social media platforms.
Business
Opinion
Working from home
Fore! Why golf-loving, office-obsessed employers need to look out
Employers determination to cling to archaic ways of working has many similarities to the similarly expired views one might see on the green.
Jim Bright
Careers contributor
World
‘Deterrence’: US moves ship towards Israel-Lebanon conflict
The USS Wasp has the capability to assist in the evacuation of civilians if full-scale war breaks out between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Opinion
Explore
Property
How to buy a one euro house in some of the world’s most gorgeous locations
Is Aussie property giving you the pip? Don’t get mad, get on a plane.
The Perth postcodes where houses are selling at a loss
Back in 2020, nearly half of homes were sold at a loss in Perth, now in a remarkable turnaround the percentage of loss-making sales has declined to 6.4 per cent.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Baking
Five old-fashioned biscuit recipes to bake this weekend
Recipe collection
Best of
The 50 most popular new recipes of the year (so far)
Lifestyle
On the coast of Italy, a garden holds more than 150 years of family wisdom
The key to maintaining a beautiful garden? Keep it in the family.
Culture
Anthony LaPaglia to electrify Perth audiences in Death of a Salesman
A strained relationship with his own salesman father is fuelling LaPaglia’s celebrated performance as theatre’s great battler in this acclaimed production.
Traveller
Drivedrive
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Sport
Optus Stadium turf faces slippery slope of criticism
West Coast face Hawthorn at the venue on Sunday, and all eyes will be on how the turf is holding up.
AFL teams and tips: Hawks leave out Breust; Kangas lose Wardlaw to concussion
A full round of AFL footy is back after the mid-season bye period. See the selected teams as they’re announced for round 16 and what the expert tipsters think.
Updated
NBA
LeBron James, son Bronny to play together at Lakers after draft move
No father-son duo has ever played alongside each other in the NBA before but that will soon change after 19-year-old Bronny James was picked up by his famous father’s team.
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AFL 2024
‘It’s something we should look at’: Dillon puts State of Origin back on the AFL’s agenda
The AFL seemed to have given up hope of a State of Origin of its own, but new CEO Andrew Dillon has different ideas. He wants to see the best face off against the best in the AFL and AFLW.
Opinion
Paris 2024
Why is Australia picking a fight with the US Olympic swim team?
Australia is looking at a record haul in the pool at the Paris Olympics — but we’re setting ourselves up for a monumental face-plant with the job not yet done.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Why Lion’s injury return could ignite top-four hopes
Coach Chris Fagan said the 20-year-old had “wanted to break the world record for coming back from an ACL”. Reality said otherwise.
Olympic sports funding package worth weight in gold – and almost half a billion
Australia’s Olympic sports and athletes have received a record-breaking financial boost less than a month out from the Games getting under way in Paris.
Have Your Say
Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown (and Origin)
After two Origin games, it’s getting harder to see exactly what playing role Michael Maguire has in mind for his captain. But would the Blues coach be game to leave Jake Trbojevic out for the decider? Inconceivable.
