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Australians left stranded after massive fire destroys Bali hotel complex
Images captured by tourists and locals show Villa Amasya, in the heart of Seminyak, fully engulfed by flames leaping into the sky.
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Cybersecurity
‘The world is in meltdown’: Inside the front lines of the CrowdStrike outage
It was at about 3.30pm on an otherwise quiet and uneventful Friday that Ashwin Pal’s phone began blowing up.
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WA men charged over alleged forced marriage of Perth teenagers
It is the first time the Australian Federal Police have laid charges for this crime in WA.
WA Justice agency ‘lied’ about unit where teen died
Former Department of Justice director-general Adam Tomison conceded it was an “appalling state of affairs” for the agency to write letters containing “untruths”.
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Fremantle
Good Food gives Freo restaurant a hat! This place has the kind of pizza you attack with a team
Flour, sugo and cheese, oh my! But there’s more than that to this raw pared-back dining room in the resurgent west end of our port city.
Analysis
Local government
How does your council manage your money? There’s a website for that … oh, wait.
Residents hoping to compare their local government with any other in the state, or compare them across the board, are fresh out of luck.
Man in India charged over sexual abuse of WA girl via social media
It is alleged the abuse started when the girl was 11-years-old and continued for several years.
The Perth suburbs where house prices have doubled
In 2018 a three-bedroom, one-bathroom house near Rockingham would have set you back $250,000. Now … not so much.
Analysis
Cybersecurity
‘The world is in meltdown’: Inside the front lines of the CrowdStrike outage
It was at about 3.30pm on an otherwise quiet and uneventful Friday that Ashwin Pal’s phone began blowing up.
Opinion
US Votes 2024
So Kamala is the ‘childless cat lady’? White male power plays its hateful gender card
Brace for more attacks on Kamala Harris as the hounds of misinformation, juiced on the steroids of misogyny and racism, are unleashed.
Julia Baird
Journalist, broadcaster, historian and author
Teen prodigies, an alien and some GOATs: 10 athletes who’ll blow your mind in Paris
From a seven-foot-four Frenchman to a teenage swimming sensation, here are the athletes to keep your eyes on these Olympic Games.
Opinion
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Palfrey backed a rival swimmer. Now he must pack up his goggles and go
With a flipper in both camps, Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey’s position is untenable. Swimming Australia must move him on.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
How to watch the Olympics from your couch in WA
From the events worth staying up late for, to fun facts and myth-busting, our guide to the Games has it all.
Bolt’s ultimatum: I’ll quit if James Murdoch wins succession battle
The high-profile conservative columnist says he’ll walk if James Murdoch takes over News Corp.
Indulge: 31 ways to add luxury to your holiday for free (or close to it)
Love the finer things in life? There are ways to add that something extra to your holiday without forking out thousands.
‘A strange power move’: Ghislaine Maxwell’s odd in-court antics
Accused of sex-trafficking young girls, Ghislaine Maxwell faced 80 years in prison. But during her trial, she was treated as more of a celebrity than criminal.
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Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and 45,000 police officers ready for the greatest show on earth
City on high alert as security is beefed up ahead of what promises to be a spectacular opening ceremony … if it all goes to plan.
They were the last Aussies to go 1-2 in the same race. They think it could happen again – with a world record
Sam Short and Elijah Winnington are Australia’s big gold medal hopes in the opening event of the swimming program. And it might take a world record to win it.
Opinion
Paris 2024
No Kerr, no medal? Think again when it comes to skilled and hungry Matildas
A first-up meeting with Germany will test Australia’s women’s team, but they have proved they’re up to any challenge.
Craig Foster
Football columnist
WA’s Olympic gold medal hope Jack Robinson injured in Teahupo’o wipeout
One of men’s surfing’s gold medal favourites is being assessed just days out from the start of the Olympics surfing event in Tahiti.
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Western Australia
‘I was now the guy hurting kids’: Ex-justice boss breaks down over kids abused in custody
Former Department of Justice director general Adam Tomison agreed it was cruel punishment and inhumane treatment. He also accepted it was institutional abuse of children that started in 2021.
WA parents are flocking to get their kids tutors. Why?
There’s something all these parents got a chance to witness firsthand in recent years, one industry veteran says.
Kenneth and Wendy got engaged four days after they met. Decades later, she tried to kill him
She described their marriage as “lovely” and said she loved her husband to bits. Now she’s been sentenced to nine years behind bars for attempted murder.
WA Justice ‘incompetent and incapable’: Former kids’ court judge
The retired judge slammed the department that oversees youth justice in WA, telling an inquest he had predicted the tragedy that came to pass last October.
Perth’s baby drought: The suburbs where births have plunged most
Perth’s birth rate is the lowest it’s been since 2006, and it has not seen such a sharp fall in births since the contraceptive pill was introduced in the 1970s.
people of perth
Totally cringe or way better than before? The people’s verdict on Perth
We constantly hear from politicians and power-brokers about what’s good and bad about the Perth CBD. Here’s what the people on the streets think about it.
CCIWA’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards Gala embraces what makes WA different
The Inaugural CCIWA and BHP Diversity and Inclusion Awards Gala was held at Crown Ballrooms on Friday night to recognise those making WA a better place to live, work and do business. Supported by BHP, Fortescue, Good Sammys and 9News Perth.
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Indigenous
Truth-telling set to fill Voice gap as Leeser urges PM to step up
As retiring Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney declared history would look kindly upon the Voice effort, Liberal MP Julian Leeser lamented the “national silence” that has existed since its defeat.
Business
Lachlan Murdoch hosts Albanese, Dutton, billionaires amid real-life succession drama
The chair of News Corp and Fox Corp hosted an event celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Australian on behalf of his 93-year-old father, Rupert Murdoch.
World
Tourist gets third-degree burns walking on blazing hot sand dunes in Death Valley, rangers say
Rangers said they were not immediately able to determine whether the 42-year-old Belgian’s flip-flops were somehow broken or were lost during the short walk.
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Property
Perth house prices gain nearly $500 a day to smash fresh record
This is the steepest house price rise in Perth’s history, with the city’s traditionally more affordable south-eastern suburbs recording staggering gains.
The type of property that was supposed to get cheaper – but soared
A “perfect storm” of rising demand and scant supply has been putting upward pressure on prices since the pandemic began.
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Lifestyle
Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
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Art
Inside the campaign to take down Gina Rinehart’s portraits
Rinehart lobbied Seven chief executive Ryan Stokes in a campaign the National Gallery of Australia feared would be weaponised by Peter Dutton in parliament.
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Sam Mitchell keeps a lid on ‘Showbiz Hawks’ as finals race nears climax
The hottest team in the league has surged into finals contention and the Hawthorn coach admits he’s finding it more challenging to handle the hype.
Eagles load up on stars ahead of Western Derby this weekend
Jake Waterman, Jeremy McGovern, Elliot Yeo and Jack Darling are back against a Dockers outfit missing Michael Walters.
Petracca clears major milestone in injury return as he straps on runners
The Melbourne superstar has been cleared to run for the first time since suffering the horrific injuries that ruled him out for the rest of the season.
AFL teams and expert tips: Three big names back for the Bombers
See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 20 and check out what the expert tipsters think. Essendon bring back the big names.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Why the AFL should stop Harry McKay from playing this Friday night
The fact that the Blues forward has been cleared to play this week, despite such visible signs of a head injury, underscores a shocking inconsistency in the AFL’s concussion guidelines.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
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AFL 2024
Blues hit by another injury; Giant reprimanded over tribunal rant; Carlton breached concussion protocols
Carlton will be forced into at least three changes after an important midfielder was ruled out, while the AFL reprimanded a star Giant for a scathing assessment.
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AFL grand final
Katy Perry to perform at AFL Grand Final
The AFL has confirmed the pop star will headline the pre-match entertainment this year.
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Ledecky’s stone-faced response to question about Michael Phelps being a ‘tosser’
The US swimming legend is out to trash Australia’s opening night in the pool by upsetting Ariarne Titmus in the 400m freestyle.