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.
Former WA councillor cleared over election pamphlet smear campaign
‘You just can’t trust him’: A pamphlet distributed to thousands of homes, intended to sully the reputation of a local government councillor backfired when the featured candidate won the seat. But Hugh Nguyen has staunchly rejected claims he had anything to do with the creation.
Going, going, gone: Perth suburbs where houses are selling like wildfire
There are some Perth suburbs where you can sell a house in as little as four or five days. And they’re not the ones you might expect.
US Supreme Court grants Trump immunity from prosecution
The stunning ruling is a victory for Trump, at a time when Biden’s bid for re-election has been thrown into doubt after his dismal debate performance.
Exclusive
Detained citizens
Detained Perth grandmother’s family speak with foreign minister in bid for ‘love scam’ trial to speed up
The family of Donna Nelson have spoken with Foreign Minister Penny Wong, in a bid to speed up the 58-year-old’s trial in Japan after it was delayed again due to last-minute evidence.
Exclusive
Foreign relations
Don’t shut down families of Aussies in trouble overseas, high-profile former prisoners warn
Kylie Moore-Gilbert, Cheng Lei and Sean Turnell have successfully lobbied for a Senate inquiry into how the government manages cases of citizens wrongfully held in government prisons or as hostages.
Opinion
Interest rates
Two reasons why the RBA will have to hike rates again
When the RBA board next meets, I believe there’s a better-than-even chance it will raise rates for the first time in nine months to 4.6 per cent.
Steven Hamilton
Economist
Three Things I Love: Perth’s sustainability guru on our greatest gardens
This week, a sustainability expert who opens his eco-home to the public each year shares his favourite gardens – and future-focused developments – in Perth.
Exclusive
Medicine
Surgeon suspended for using patient ‘as a prop’ now operating under a new name
Colorectal surgeon Gary McKay legally changed his name to Barry McCabe this year, but a record of previous findings against him did not appear until the Herald inquired.
Live sheep exports ban passes despite last-minute lobbying
The proposal will mean an end to live sheep exports by sea on May 1, 2028, with a $107 million transition package to flow to affected farmers.
Stinky Seine: Where fish go to die and Olympics poo protests are born
How has a river carrying so much harmful bacteria that swimming in it has been illegal for a century become an official swimming venue at the 2024 Olympics?
Jordan Thompson lost the first two sets, smirked and launched an epic comeback
Jordan Thompson and Aleks Vukic won epic five-set battles on Wimbledon’s opening day, while Daria Saville cruised through.
It’s the second-most common cause of stroke in women under 40: The sex act that can kill
Pressure not to be vanilla in sex, and porn influencers, are among reasons more than half of young people have participated in sexual strangulation.
How ‘smell training’ can rejuvenate your brain and fight off depression
When our noses lose their sharpness, our mental health often suffers too.
Marketplace and burgers: What a marketer on $114,000 spends in a week
On Money Diaries this week, a media manager on $114,000 sells her belongings on Facebook Marketplace and saves for an “adult gap year”.
Allure of hot, remote Greek islands proves deadly for tourists
With remote spots, difficult-to-reach coves and stunning headlands, the Greek islands have it all – but at the height of European summer, it’s not all bliss.
Opinion
Tips & advice
I ruined one of the world’s greatest drives with an embarrassing mistake
The hapless, befuddled tourist act doesn’t always work. But it does give you a fighting chance in scenarios where, on home turf, you might not have a prayer.
David Whitley
Travel writer
Meet the breakthrough artists defining a new generation of pop
Pop music seems to have lost a lot of its energy recently, but a new generation of artists are filling the void by releasing songs that are both catchy and candid.
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
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.
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.
Politics
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.
Business
Opinion
Aviation
China’s dream of ruling the skies is getting a helping hand
China is determined to become a major player in commercial aerospace, and the West is leaving the door open.
Matthew Lynn
World
Emmanuel Macron’s election gamble failed. Now he’s nowhere to be seen
In the lead-up the campaign, Macron’s aides wanted him to keep a low profile given the depth of his unpopularity. But the president couldn’t help himself.
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
Opinion
Public transport
This European city is missing a service common in Australia - and we don’t miss it
At first, we thought the apps must have crashed. But within days, we realised it was something else entirely: there are no rideshare platforms in Denmark.
Caroline Zielinski
Reporter
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
From Our Partners
Sport
From the leading hope to the debutants: Your guide to Australia’s 14 Wimbledon contenders
Fourteen Australians – 11 men and three women – will compete at Wimbledon in 2024, spearheaded by top-tenner Alex de Minaur and dual quarter-finalist Ajla Tomljanovic.
Time nears for Andy Murray to decide if he will get his Wimbledon farewell
Triple grand slam champion Andy Murray is set to decide on Monday evening (London time) whether he will make one last singles appearance at Wimbledon.
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.
Have Your Say
The shocks and shake-ups of a faster, younger, tougher NRL in 2024
As the season moves past the halfway point, attacking football is in vogue, big names have made way for new talents and the off-field wheeling and dealing is as intriguing as ever.
