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Magnificent, outrageous, unique: Celine Dion, floating cauldron cap Paris’ staggering party

Magnificent, outrageous, unique: Celine Dion, floating cauldron cap Paris’ staggering party

The Olympic flame has been lit on a hot air balloon, flying high above the Paris skyline, in a remarkable finish to three-and-a-half hours of a ground-breaking opening ceremony.

French impressions: Australia’s athletes as you’ve never seen them

An award-winning photographer, a film camera, and Australia’s Olympian and Paralympian athletes as you’ve never seen them before.

France’s train network sabotaged in arson attack ahead of opening ceremony

The high-speed network was targeted by vandals in a series of coordinated actions that brought major disruptions to some of the country’s busiest rail lines ahead of the Paris Olympics.

Australians left stranded after massive fire destroys Bali hotel complex

The fire at the hotel complex.

Images captured by tourists and locals show Villa Amasya, in the heart of Seminyak, fully engulfed by flames leaping into the sky.

‘The world is in meltdown’: Inside the front lines of the CrowdStrike outage

The CrowdStrike offices in Austin, Texas.

It was at about 3.30pm on an otherwise quiet and uneventful Friday that Ashwin Pal’s phone began blowing up.

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.

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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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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.

How does your council manage your money? There’s a website for that … oh, wait.

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.

Cyril Rioli and former teammates launch human rights case against Hawthorn

Cyril Rioli and his wife, Shannyn Ah Sam-Rioli.

The club champion has lodged a human rights suit along with his wife and two former players in the federal court.

Future of Pendlebury, Sidebottom among big list calls facing Pies

Scott Pendelbury.

Having lost last week with the oldest team in the league, Craig McRae concedes the Magpies are facing critical end-of-season calls on their star veterans.

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.

Sky Brown, Victor Wembanyama, Sha’Carri Richardson and Armand Duplantis are among the athletes on show in Paris.

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.

Palfrey backed a rival swimmer. Now he must pack up his goggles and go

Australian swimming coach Michael Palfrey addresses South Korean media ahead of the Olympics in Paris.

With a flipper in both camps, Australian swim coach Michael Palfrey’s position is untenable. Swimming Australia must move him on.

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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.

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Celine Dion is rumoured to be performing at the opening ceremony

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.

Left: Sam Short after his 400m freestyle victory last year at the world championships in Fukuoka. Right: Elijah Winnington celebrates his 400m freestyle final win during the Australian swimming trials at Brisbane Aquatic Centre in June.

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.

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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.

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Craig Foster

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Margaret River’s Jack Robinson tucks into a heaving Teahupo’o barrel during the 2022 Tahiti Pro.

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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Cleveland Dodd, 16, (inset) died after self-harming in his cell at the youth Unit 18 wing of Perth’s maximum-security Casuarina Prison.

‘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?

Small-group tutoring is important, experts say.

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

Wendy Ruth Sym was found guilty of  attempting to murder her husband, who she cared for.

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

Cleveland Dodd.

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 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.

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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.

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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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House prices in Perth have continued to rise to record highs.

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.

Finding somewhere to live has become highly competitive.

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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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.

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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.

Christian Petracca will run for the first time this weekend since suffering a lacerated spleen.

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.

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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.

Carlton’s Harry McKay on all fours after copping a knock in the third quarter against North Melbourne.
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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.

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Carlton’s Blake Acres has been ruled out of the Blues’ clash with Port Adelaide due to a footy injury.
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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.

Katy Perry channels sexy Rosie the Riveter in the Woman’s World music video.

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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