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The AFP has seized two watches worth $90,000 and over $640,000 in cash during a drugs bust.
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Alleged drug dealers forced to forfeit $640,000 – and luxury watches

A drugs bust in Perth has led the AFP to confiscate a large sum of cash and two watches together worth $90,000 found in a warehouse and hotel rooms.

Property goldmine: These 10 Perth suburbs eclipsed 30 per cent growth

Rising real estate taxes - along with finance, repairs and maintenance - are forcing owners to focus on outgoings, rather than just income.

The total value of property transactions in WA was worth $40 billion over the past financial year, with some suburbs recording gains of around 40 per cent.

WA ‘must adopt yes attitude to apartments’ as housing completions drop

Low housing completions in WA are hobbling the nation’s progress towards its 1.2 million new homes target, which came into effect this month.

Big energy investors wary of climate wars, Bowen says

Energy Minister Chris Bowen at the National Press Club in Canberra.

Opposition threats to scrap Australia’s 2030 emissions target and talk up nuclear power have rattled major players behind renewables projects, according to the federal energy minister.

Perth foreshore redevelopment an ‘uncosted pipe dream’

Perth foreshore redevelopment an ‘uncosted pipe dream’

WA’s education minister has questioned the motivation behind Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas’ bold $1b vision for the riverfront.

Highway closed, two men on the run after South Perth stabbing

Emergency crews are responding to a suspected stabbing in Perth’s south this afternoon. Follow our live coverage here.

Corruption, crooks and kickback offers: What we know about the CFMEU scandal so far

The fallout from our investigation into the powerful construction union began on Friday, when long-time union boss John Setka resigned, before the first story had even been published.

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CFMEU

Administrator to run CFMEU, Minister asks for AFP probe

CFMEU.

Union officials have vowed to fight “to the ends of the earth” against federal government moves to appoint an administrator to oversee the scandal-plagued CFMEU.

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Trade unions

The CFMEU boss and a hidden camera: New photos reveal covert operation

A police camera hidden in the ceiling of the CFMEU’s Sydney office allegedly captured NSW construction union boss Darren Greenfield being passed a $5000 bundle of cash.

Brianna signed up for a Perth home build. Three years later she lives with her parents

Brianna Murphy has been waiting nearly five years for her Bushmead terrace home to be completed with builder BGC.

People in Perth whose home builds have stalled fear the consequences as their bank loans expire.

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Mining

Mining groups lobbied PM to weaken environment reforms, documents show

Mining giants including Hancock Prospecting and Rio Tinto lobbied the Albanese government to weaken national environmental reforms, new documents show.

What would a second Trump term be like? Check out Project 2025

Dionne Gain

A blueprint has been drafted for how Trump’s administration would function if he wins back the White House. It’s every bit as menacing as critics report.

Paul Krugman
Paul Krugman

Nobel prize winning economist

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Donald Trump

The Republican Party’s transformation is complete

Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina, speaks during the Republican National Convention.

If there was ever any doubt that this was not the party of Donald J. Trump, it has ended. Friends and former enemies alike have realigned behind the platform.

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China

Trump’s shadow looms larger over China

The increased likelihood that Donald Trump will regain the US presidency is a threat to Xi Jinping’s factory-led strategy for restructuring China’s economy.

Stephen Bartholomeusz
Stephen Bartholomeusz

Senior business columnist

The cast of Birdeater (from left), Mackenzie Fearnley, Harley Wilson, Clementine Anderson, Ben Hunter, Shabana Azeez and Alfie Gledhill.

This quiet Australian horror has style in spades but not enough guts

Birdeater uses the seclusion of the landscape to build and sustain a deep psychological unease, but struggles with characterisation and pacing.

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Boomers icon Patty Mills tries to defend US star Jayson Tatum on a drive to the basket.
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Paris 2024

Bogut calls for ex-teammate Mills to be benched as Boomers give stacked Team USA a fright

The powerful US team began with the quintet of Steph Curry, Joel Embiid, Jayson Tatum, LeBron James and Anthony Edwards, but Australia were still within four points with just minutes to play.

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LVMH has already won gold at the Paris Olympics

The luxury brand has spent €150 million ($241 million) to be one of the premium sponsors of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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MAX VEENHUYZEN’S PERTH RESTAURANT REVIEWS

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Vegans take note: Family pizzeria brings Leederville great pizza, small plates – and a dedicated vegan menu!

Also on offer: house-baked focaccia, utterly comforting desserts and a chilli oil to be reckoned with.

Shelter the Storm.

Cabin Fever: Your guide to the ultimate Margaret River party season

Cue footy season, umbrellas by the door – and Cabin Fever! From beer launches to free live music, this program is stacked with value-packed, accessible events.

Western Australia

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Wrong side of the track: Perth people cop it as noise wall backfires

The 24/7 clamour and clack of freight trains in Perth’s east has been magnified by a wall built to mitigate it, say residents – and they can’t stand it any longer.

Perth’s Harry Perkins medical research institute under cyber-attack

Hackers claim to have compromised a prominent Perth medical research facility.

A ransomware group known as Medusa says the 4.6 terabytes of data includes vision from internal security cameras and is now freely available on the dark web.

How a chance diagnosis transformed this WA mining worker’s life

Tristan Calder, a Fortescue worker based in Perth.

Tristan did not just get his own desk at Fortescue when he shared his diagnosis. He got a ticket to be himself.

Girrawheen home sells – but not to one of the 90 at first opening

Perth property prices could drop by 13 per cent the end of 2023.

The sale is a troubling indicator of the state of the market.

Bruce Lehrmann-Ten evidence probed for Higgins-Reynolds defamation case

Senator Linda Reynolds outside court in Perth at a previous hearing.

The WA senator and former defence minister is suing her former political staffer, Brittany Higgins, over social media posts she says damaged her reputation.

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen at the National Press Club in Canberra.

Big energy investors wary of climate wars, Bowen says

Opposition threats to scrap Australia’s 2030 emissions target and talk up nuclear power have rattled major players behind renewables projects, according to the federal energy minister.

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NSW celebrate their series win.

Holy Moses: NSW reclaim Origin shield after injured half stars in wild decider

NSW has reclaimed the Origin shield with just their third Suncorp Stadium win in a decider despite not leading until the 65th minute in a drama-packed contest.

Richmond’s Tim Taranto is tackled by the Giants’ Toby Bedford.
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AFL 2024

Were these AFL bans correct, or the suspensions that broke footy?

Debate is raging over the three-match bans upheld by the AFL tribunal for Toby Bedford and Charlie Cameron’s tackles. Is the reaction hysterical hand wringing, or is the game under threat?

Charlie Cameron, of the Brisbane Lions, and GWS’s Toby Bedford were both suspended for three matches for tackling offences in round 18.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024

‘Genuinely confused’: AFLPA hits out at tackling bans; Saint gets six matches for homophobic language

St Kilda’s Lance Collard has been suspended for six games for using homophobic language while playing in the VFL, while Charlie Cameron and Toby Bedford will continue to fight against the three-match bans they received for tackling offences.

Jamarra Ugle-Hagan
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AFL 2024

How Essendon could benefit from the rule that gave Jamarra to the Dogs; three-match bans stand for Cameron, Bedford

Charlie Cameron and Toby Bedford have both failed in their bids to overturn three-match bans for rough conduct, while Essendon could benefit from a rule tweak come draft time.

First-year coach Adem Yze has had a baptism of fire at Richmond.
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AFL 2024

The silver lining to a possible 20-year low for the yellow and black army

Richmond premiership player Liam Baker will consider his options closer to the end of the season, with offers from three clubs in front of him. But the Tigers have enough collateral to reset their list under Adem Yze.

Andrew Johns and Ricky Stuart both know what it takes to win an Origin decider in Brisbane.

Ricky Stuart and Andrew Johns’ Blues-print for winning Origin deciders in Brisbane

Stuart did it as a player in 1994 and coach in 2005, in which Johns was at his very best.

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Andrew Webster

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England’s manager Gareth Southgate.

‘I have given it my all’: England manager Southgate’s big call after heart-breaking Euros defeat

Gareth Southgate announces he’s leaving his role as England manager after they lost to Spain in the European Championship final, their second straight loss in the final of the continental tournament.

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