The Watchlist
Find out the next TV, streaming series and movies to add to your must-sees.
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.
Live
WA news live
More cost of living help for WA families on the way
Eligible families will receive a $300 clothing allowance in both 2024 and 2025. This follows the WA Student Assistance Payment, which provides $250 for all secondary students, and $150 for all primary and kindergarten students.
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
Eagles’ third straight home defeat not far off peak embarrassment
With the return of the club champion and the rising star this was meant to be the best version of West Coast in 2024.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
A police officer was found not guilty of murder. Now a WA coroner will examine what happened
A coroner will this week examine how an indigenous woman known as JC was shot dead by a Geraldton police officer.
Updated
Hotels
Hyatt Regency brand to disappear from Perth
The monolithic 1980s brick building represents WA’s aspirations following the 1983 America’s Cup win, Premier Roger Cook has reflected.
Luca is a teacher in a skills crisis, but his HIV means he’s not allowed to stay
The Italian national has the skills the country needs, but he says he has been barred from permanent residency by a discriminatory policy.
Analysis
US Votes 2024
Who could replace Joe Biden? Here are 10 options for the Democrats
A meandering, occasionally incoherent and almost universally panned first-debate performance from Biden has led to calls for him to step aside, even by those loyal to him.
Aaron Blake
Going under: The flood-prone Perth suburbs at risk of being uninsurable
There are some communities that modern technology and science now suggest, with the benefit of hindsight and projections, it might have been wiser not to build.
The common but little-known virus causing disability in hundreds of babies
Every year, about 400 babies are born with physical and intellectual disabilities caused by a virus many pregnant women don’t know about.
How three Aussies are going to spend tax cuts
People on very different tax brackets tell us how they will spend their stage 3 cuts.
Opinion
Tripologist
Bags, meals and TV: On codeshare flights, which airline’s rules apply?
If you’ve booked your flight with Qantas, but your flight is being “operated by Jetstar”, can you still expect checked luggage and meals to be included?
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
Perth home price gains lead the nation – so what can a lazy $750,000 buy you?
Fresh data shows Perth homeowners have gained a $15,000 wealth boost in June as property prices continued to surge.
Chinese space rocket’s accidental take-off results in fiery conclusion
Falling rocket debris in China after launches is not unheard of, but it is very rare for part of a rocket under development to make an unplanned flight.
Here’s what the ultimate island resort looks like
Nowhere does resorts better than the Asia-Pacific. From food to pools to wildlife, here are the best of the best.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
Dullsville? Hardly: Perth people share the city they know
Think Perth is quiet? You just need to know where to go. Here are some Perth punters who can definitely give you some inspiration for what to do this weekend.
Love and relationships on the streets of Perth
In this new series, we get to know the people of Perth, their lives, and the issues that are important to them from love to marriage, parenthood, careers, achievements and more.
Western Australia
Analysis
Social media
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s court win threatens to expose Facebook’s trillion-dollar secrets
How does Facebook interact with fraudsters who book scam ads on its platform? Billionaire Andrew Forrest is about to find out.
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.
Updated
Police
‘Oppressive and unjust’: WA Police slammed by CCC for wrongful arrest of 14-year-old girl
Officers were reprimanded after the heavy-handed arrest of a girl walking home from a friend’s house, but the CCC has criticised three internal investigations.
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.
Perth woman’s young granddaughter allowed Japanese prison visit
The child had to be chaperoned by lawyers after her parents, Nelson’s daughter and son in law, were denied visitation rights.
Politics
How four Australians are going to spend their tax cuts
People on different tax brackets tell us how they will spend their stage 3 cuts.
Business
Seek, Indeed and Gumtree urged to join fight against ‘brazen’ job ads
The regulator is asking a broader gamut of organisations to get involved in cracking down on job listings with illegally low pay.
World
Explainer
World elections
‘Le TikTok king’ : How a 28-year-old could be France’s new PM
Snap elections in France have put a spotlight on the leader of its major far-right party. Who is he? And why is French politics in turmoil?
Opinion
Why the world fears four more years of Trump
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Explore
Property
Perth home price gains lead the nation – so what can a lazy $750,000 buy you?
Fresh data shows Perth homeowners have gained a $15,000 wealth boost in June as property prices continued to surge.
Going under: The flood-prone Perth suburbs at risk of being uninsurable
There are some communities that modern technology and science now suggest, with the benefit of hindsight and projections, it might have been wiser not to build.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Is walking the answer to back pain? A new study says yes
Experts have found that walking can be very effective for preventing reoccurring of back pain.
Opinion
Sunday Life
I’m a writer, so how does my statistician partner beat me at word games?
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
Why it just got harder for Australia to create the next Kylie Minogue or Troye Sivan
Australian musicians are already doing it tough, but a recent US government decision has made it much harder for Aussie acts to showcase their work.
Traveller
Drivedrive
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Sport
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
Eagles’ third straight home defeat was not far off peak embarrassment
With the return of the club champion and the rising star this was meant to be the best version of West Coast in 2024. What eventuated was so far from it.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
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
Four Points
AFL 2024
Dons sit in the top four, but here’s why their issues go far beyond a few controversial umpiring calls
Umpiring decisions went against Essendon in the loss to Geelong, but coach Brad Scott seemed rightly less interested in what the umpires did or didn’t do than what his players didn’t do.
‘A political statement to be there’: Palestinian athletes aiming for Olympics in shadow of war
For Palestinian athletes, Paris 2024 is the most important Olympics since Palestine was allowed to compete. As conflict rages in Gaza, they feel the weight of their people’s plight.
Updated
PGA Tour
His wife begged him to try hypnosis. It turned Cameron Davis’ career around in two weeks
The Australian golfer turned to therapy after months of underwhelming form. Now he’s ended an Australian drought on the PGA Tour.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Magpies try one great escape too many; Hawks back in the box office
Craig McRae’s team has pulled off a number of death-defying comebacks, but on Saturday its luck ran out. Meanwhile, the Hawks are now among the league’s greatest showmen.
Need for speed: With Father Time and Paris approaching, Boomer handover begins
Veterans Patty Mills and Joe Ingles are pushing hard to make the final Olympics squad, but it’s the next generation of stars who will determine how far the team can go in Paris.
Have Your Say
NSW’s latest ‘one that got away’ shows why Simon Raiwalui is so badly needed
Waratahs’ new director of performance must take a hard line on retention to prevent players like Under-20s star Ronan Leahy being lost to the state.
