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How a prestigious Perth executive’s false identity came crashing down.
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Federal government calls snap crisis meeting amid massive outage
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Network outage
‘Largest IT outage in history’ caused by US-based cybersecurity firm
A widespread CrowdStrike outage is affecting the nation’s supermarkets, banks, telecommunications companies and other businesses on Friday afternoon.
Analysis
Analysis
Global IT outage: What caused the CrowdStrike incident affecting banks, airlines and media outlets?
A mass outage has crippled airlines, TV stations and supermarkets. What do we think is behind it, and is there a fix?
Perth daycare worker found guilty of scratching young children’s faces
Kerri Louise Wharf was charged with aggravated assault after young children in her care were found with scratches on their faces.
Perth indie bookshop takes novel approach to moving this weekend
Keep your eyes peeled when driving along Beaufort Street this weekend; you might see an unusual sight.
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Marine life
Scientists baffled at government’s ‘killing blow’ for Penguin Island
Fresh building works tendered for Penguin Island during the breeding season could be the killing blow for the already diminished population, scientists say.
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US Votes 2024
Trump 2024, the living martyr, is at his zenith and looks unstoppable
After Donald Trump’s extraordinary coronation in Wisconsin, and with Joe Biden’s ills mounting, an extraordinary moment of reckoning is at hand for America.
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Obama ‘fears’ Biden’s victory path has diminished as president weighs up candidacy
After declaring that only “the Almighty” could convince him to stand down after his devastating debate performance, the political walls have begun closing in on Joe Biden.
Analysis
Donald Trump
Two different Donald Trumps occupy the stage as former president accepts nomination
The speech – in which Donald Trump recounted in dramatic detail the moment he almost lost his life – was the first he has given since last weekend’s shocking event.
EVs charge to the front – and to the rescue – in clean power reforms
Electric vehicles are a key target of reforms that aim to harness the wave of new, clean energy technology.
Fresh scandal for Perth hospital operator as parents sue over birth
Blood and oxygen stopped flowing to Kalani’s brain during her birth at Peel Health Campus. Now she’s got cerebral palsy, epilepsy and an intellectual disability.
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Political leadership
Voters want more freedom for MPs after WA senator treatment
The exclusive findings highlight public support for politicians to speak out against the party line when they feel strongly on big issues.
Tel Aviv hit by drone attack claimed by Iranian-backed Houthis
The Houthis have repeatedly launched drones and missiles toward Israel but until now, all had been intercepted by either Israel or Western allies.
126m cruise ships, the Secret Service and Jesus bans: When surfing and the Olympics collide
The Games are descending on an island paradise and the world’s most intimidating wave, with all the rules, regulations and Olympic-sized logistics that entails.
Italian reporter fined €5000 for dig at PM Giorgia Meloni’s height
Italy defines defamation as “damage to the reputation of a person through communication with several persons.” The reporter suggested Meloni was only 1.2 meters tall.
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East Perth
Cross-cultural tacos, chips cooked in beef fat and fire for everything: This East Perth pub gets it
Welcome to the grill metaverse. Just look for the neon sign.
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Match review
AFL insists tackles were dangerous after appeals board overturns bans
While the AFL said it understood the appeal board’s call, it backed the original bans, and shared video of dangerous tackles to the 18 clubs just hours before round 19 began. Watch it here.
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Paris 2024
The swimmer who got to the Paris Olympics without training in the pool
Olympian Clementine Stoney Maconachie is headed for Paris - but not as a swimmer this time.
French police officer wounded in a fresh stabbing in Paris as Olympics approach
Thursday’s knife attack comes just days after a man stabbed and wounded a French soldier patrolling outside the Gare de l’Est train station on Monday.
Western Australia
‘No faith’: Mayor slams stalled $350m Morley Galleria redevelopment
Broken promises to revive the 36-year-old, “run-down, half-empty” Morley Galleria into the community hub it once was has angered locals, their mayor and their MP.
‘If you scream, I’ll kill you’: Alleged Perth rapist linked to horrific attacks by DNA
A man has been arrested and charged after police connected him to the rape and assault of a 17-year-old girl in Kalgoorlie in 1991 and a 19-year-old woman in Perth’s CBD in 1990.
Major Crime unit investigates after man’s body found in Swan View
The man’s identity has not yet been confirmed, and was found about 11am today.
This Applecross beauty is one of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
Our top picks include a beach house with three decks to enjoy the sea breeze, a no-expenses-spared restoration, and a creekfront sanctuary.
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Crime
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.
people of perth
‘The best part of my life’: Meet the pooches of Perth
They are expensive, inconvenient, hard to train and need a lot of attention. Then they die and leave you heartbroken. So what keeps Perth people going back for more?
Three Things I Love: Perth garden goddess Sabrina Hahn on radio, Kings Park and a family heirloom
This week, a Perth institution shares her lifelong love of live radio, a precious ritual with her children – and where she can get away with playing dress-up.
Politics
EVs charge to the front – and to the rescue – in clean power reforms
Electric vehicles are a key target of reforms that aim to harness the wave of new, clean energy technology.
Business
ASX nosedives after US tech sell-off sends stocks skidding
Miners leading the decline, after several big technology stocks continued their slide and dragged Wall Street down for a second consecutive trading session.
Analysis
Media & marketing
Tucker Carlson seems to be having the time of his life at the convention
Ben Terris and Jeremy Barr
Opinion
Elon Musk
Why a major investor says Tesla shares will increase 1000%
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
Drone attack on Tel Aviv likely to fan escalation fears
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for a drone strike that hit a part of central Tel Aviv, leaving one dead.
Opinion
Two different Donald Trumps occupy the stage as former president accepts nomination
Farrah Tomazin
North America correspondent
You might not know it, but you’re probably a ‘citizen scientist’
David Astle
Crossword compiler and ABC Radio Melbourne presenter
Trump 2024, the living martyr, is at his zenith and looks unstoppable
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
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Property
Applecross beauty one of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
Our top picks include a beach house with three decks to enjoy the sea breeze, a no-expenses-spared restoration, and a creekfront sanctuary.
‘No faith’: Mayor slams stalled $350m Morley Galleria redevelopment
Broken promises to revive the 36-year-old, “run-down, half-empty” Morley Galleria into the community hub it once was has angered locals, their mayor and their MP.
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Lifestyle
Why your 30s and 40s can be the perfect time to start running
When Sinead Diver competed in her first world championship at 38, she thought it may be her last. Now 47, she’s heading to the Paris Olympics.
Opinion
Phones
I showed a total stranger a Trump meme on my phone. It was a wake-up call
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
Light-hearted TikTok video sparks global wave of mockery and abuse
The video was viewed tens of millions of times before attracting the ire of online misogynists, including Andrew Tate.
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Sport
‘Like swimming downhill’: Inside the race where Titmus landed her killer blow
Moments before breaking her 400m freestyle world record last year, Ariarne Titmus burst into tears. She still doesn’t know why.
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Match review
AFL insists tackles were dangerous after appeals board overturns player bans
While the AFL said it understood the appeal board’s call, it backed the original bans, and shared video of dangerous tackles to the 18 clubs just hours before round 19 began. Watch it here.
Horror first round has Smith one and done at Open as Scott, Lee thrive
Two years on from his stirring St Andrews triumph, Cameron Smith is 15 shots off the lead after an opening-round 80 at Royal Troon with Adam Scott the pick of the Australians.
‘I’m too soft’: Serena Williams worries whether she can be a pushy tennis mum
Serena Williams misses tennis – but don’t take that as a comeback hint. Her only angst post-retirement, really, is whether she’s too easy on her kids.
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AFL 2024
Four-hour flight home goes down the toilet for Freo
GWS Giants forward Toby Bedford is free to play after his appeal was upheld by the AFL appeals board on Thursday night. The Brisbane Lions also have had Charlie Cameron’s three-game ban overturned.
The moment the room went quiet: Inside the meeting of some of the AFL’s most powerful figures
All 18 AFL club chiefs gathered in Perth for a crucial meeting with league bosses as the season nears its conclusion. Their agenda included some of the game’s biggest issues.
AFL teams and tips: Blues drop Pittonet, Kemp for Roos clash
See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 19. Essendon have dropped their former skipper and forward Peter Wright. Plus check out the expert tipsters.
Have Your Say
I’ll let the NRL in on a little secret … fans love the Origin melee
Cameron Murray and Haumole Olakau’atu deserve their suspensions for involving themselves in the push-and-shove, but spare me the tut-tutting.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
