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Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates: Grace Brown wins Australia’s first gold, Boomers and Kookaburras win ahead of swimming finals
Australia’s first opportunities to win gold have arrived just hours after a spectacular opening ceremony in Paris. Follow live.
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LoadingA slip and an underwater scream: Aussie pair distraught after fluffing their last dive
Divers Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney were right in contention for Australia’s first medal in Paris. Then, disaster.
The Boomers need their star trio to fire at the Games. They passed the first test
The Boomers’ Olympic campaign is off to a great start with an impressive win over Spain in their opening Group A match in Lille.
Three-year-old boy hit by car and left on side of Perth road
Sometime between 12.30pm and 1pm on Friday the boy was found injured alongside The Strand in Bayswater.
The ‘other’ Bali still exists, and it’s only an hour from the airport
The holiday isle’s east coast offers a step back in time for disillusioned visitors.
‘Are you scared of China?’: Doping suspicion turns the pool into a well of mistrust
At the start of the Paris Games, a gulf exists between the athletes who have come here to compete and the organisation responsible for keeping sport clean.
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The Obamas called Kamala Harris. Cameras rolled. Hokeyness ensued
The historical weight of the moment may have been somewhat undercut by the stage management.
Rebecca Davis O’Brien
From graveyards to orange juice labels, baby naming is getting creative
John, William, Mary, Elizabeth: There was a simple formula for naming children in the Western world from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Not anymore.
Museum pulls wax figure of Sinead O’Connor after complaints it does not compare to the real thing
The late singer’s brother said it was a “hideous” representation of his sister that looked like a cross between something in a department store window display and a 1960s sci-fi TV show that used electronic puppets.
The three Perth suburbs where house prices doubled in five years
In 2018 a three-bedroom, one-bathroom house near Rockingham would have set you back $250,000. Now … not so much.
Opinion
Housing affordability
How to solve Australia’s housing crisis
Governments have neglected their fundamental obligation to realise everyone’s human right to housing and home.
Kevin Bell
Former justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
Cats top-four quest back on track as Dempsey, Stengle star
Ollie Dempsey was innovative and eye-catching in a performance that might help him secure the Rising Star as Geelong’s clinical performance reminded rivals they aren’t out of the race.
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‘Successful teams have to go on a journey of some pain’: Can the Bombers bear it?
Essendon’s close wins this season have been more by good luck than design. Last week, Adelaide were good enough to take advantage of the Bombers’ shortcomings. But it raises the question many fans are asking: when will this group learn?
Carlton’s identity crisis as Power surges past them for crucial top four win
Carlton has looked a premiership contender at times this season but has hit the skids as they struggle with injuries and whether they are a genuine flag threat.
The Boomers need their star trio to fire at the Games. They passed the first test
The Boomers’ Olympic campaign is off to a great start with an impressive win over Spain in their opening Group A match in Lille.
A slip and an underwater scream: Aussie pair distraught after fluffing their last dive
Divers Anabelle Smith and Maddison Keeney were right in contention for Australia’s first medal in Paris. Then, disaster.
Royals, movie stars, rich listers get their Olympic fix in Paris
The movers and shakers of Australian sport and business have descended on Paris, hoping to rub shoulders with royalty, celebrities and sports stars from around the world.
Science of sport
Paris 2024
Why staying underwater (and using a dolphin kick) might be the key to gold
Ariarne Titmus and Kaylee McKeown will be racing the best swimmers in the world in Paris, but they have another foe to overcome to win gold.
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Western Australia
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”.
‘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.
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Kenneth and Wendy got engaged four days after they met. Four 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.
‘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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COVID inquiry
COVID left us poorer, sicker and with a big financial headache, inquiry told
Businesses, unions, health experts and the education sector say Australia needs to prepare for future pandemics to avoid repeating mistakes that are still being felt in some parts of the nation.
Business
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.
World
The one-sentence FBI statement released to curb conspiracy theories
The FBI’s statement was an attempt to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries.
Opinion
Banks no longer protect us from scammers. It’s time they paid the price
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
China’s trade policy is almost a declaration of economic war
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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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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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.
Culture
Billy Joel says goodbye to New York after 104 shows over 10 years
The Piano Man has performed his final concert of a historic residency at Madison Square Garden.
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Cats top-four quest back on track as Dempsey, Stengle star
Ollie Dempsey was innovative and eye-catching in a performance that might help him secure the Rising Star as Geelong’s clinical performance reminded rivals they aren’t out of the race.
Racist ‘headbutt’ video: six-month ban for French rugby star
French rugby union full-back suspended for six months following racist remarks he made while on tour in Argentina.
Why night one at the pool could be the greatest in Australian Olympic history
Australia has never won three gold medals on the same night in the pool at an Olympics. Is that about to change?
Cyril Rioli and former teammates launch human rights case against Hawthorn
The club champion has lodged a human rights suit along with his wife and two former players in the federal court.
Carlton’s identity crisis as Power surges past them for crucial top four win
Carlton has looked a premiership contender at times this season but has hit the skids as they struggle with injuries and whether they are a genuine flag threat.
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.
Have Your Say
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.
