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Mining
Jobs, costs cut at MinRes’ luxury HQ as Chris Ellison takes the biscuit
There will no pay rises for senior employees this year and fewer perks for office workers ahead of a massive reduction in the miner’s workforce.
‘This is difficult’: Reynolds’ shock testimony about 2021 political firestorm
WA Senator Linda Reynolds took a break from questioning after recalling a warning that Labor intended to “rain hell” on her.
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Reynolds tears up as she details ‘media frenzy’ after Higgins’ tell-all interview
When asked by lawyer Martin Bennett about the impact the allegations had on her, Reynolds told the court she was devastated and felt even members of her own party were questioning her.
Woodside punts $3.7 billion on US clean ammonia
Woodside’s switch to investing in America continues with the purchase of an under construction plant in Texas with low emission ambitions.
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International students
Universities say 14,000 jobs face axe as Labor’s ‘poll-driven’ crackdown bites
Universities in the Group of Eight, which includes the University of WA, say the government’s migration crackdown is already costing the sector dearly.
‘Parents are kicking in $200,000 or $1 million’: Home deposit gap widens
It can now take a dual-income couple almost a decade to save a deposit for their first home, but many buyers have another way.
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Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE updates
Melissa Wu, Matt Wearn, Jess Hull and Zoe Thomson will be the main Australian medal chances “early” on day 11 before attention turns to team sports.
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LoadingGold for going viral: Who is winning the internet Olympics?
It’s a photo finish between South Korea’s cyberpunk, the Turkish shooter with his hand in his pocket, and a well-endowed pole vaulter.
Teahupo’o whisperer catches fish while he surfs
In hindsight, what hope did Australian surfing silver medallist Jack Robinson have against a local champion who knows the world’s scariest wave like the back of his own hand?
Woman on Tinder date allegedly gang raped after NRL match
One of the four men is standing trial accused of orchestrating the alleged sexual assault in the woman’s Sydney unit.
Opinion
World markets
Butterfly effect: What sparked the global market meltdown
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Opinion
World War II
‘I don’t want to be a martyr’: Last Rat of Tobruk dies, aged 102
Former ambulance driver Tom Pritchard was one of 14,000 Australian soldiers who – against all odds – held back the might of the German Army in North Africa during World War II.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
What we know so far about the UK riots
Violence is spreading in Britain’s streets. But who is rioting and why?
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Political unrest
Protesters who forced PM to flee want Nobel laureate to lead Bangladesh
Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned on Monday as thousands of protesters defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence.
He’s executive chef for Perth’s biggest pub. Here’s where he unwinds in (and outside) the city
This week, one of Perth’s most prominent executive chefs shares a few of his favourite things.
David Lynch says he has emphysema, may not direct again
The creator of Twin Peaks revealed that his condition leaves him only able to walk short distances before running out of breath, making directing nearly impossible.
Tokyo was meant to be the COVID Games. It’s far, far worse in Paris
Australian swimmer Lani Pallister said she cried when she saw a faint, second red line appear on her rapid antigen test.
Australia’s first Olympic champion ‘every inch a gentleman’
Edwin Flack won two events for Australia at the first modern Olympics in Athens in 1896.
Against the tide: How two Australian men in their 60s and 70s qualified a boat for Paris
Veteran club paddlers Nick Hocking and Colin Calderwood played a unique role in the formation of fields for the Olympic canoe sprint competition.
‘I dared to dream’: Noemie Fox, like her sister, is an Olympic champion
Before the biggest race of Noemie’s life, sister Jess told her to “take it all the way”. So long in the shadow of her sibling, Noemie got her moment in the sun.
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Western Australia
‘This is aggravation’: Reynolds’ lawyer threatens to add fresh post to Higgins’ defamation rap sheet
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds’ lawyer has accused Brittany Higgins of aggravating conduct after she posted the cover of a book about silencing women alongside the words “Pertinent reading” as the former minister entered the witness box.
Perth pet hoarder fined $100k after council seizes 82 dogs
The dogs were found at a property in Perth’s eastern suburbs in a confronting scene for staff.
Perth housing crisis: Less than 2000 homes for sale
With 200 people a day moving into WA, home completions dropping and new apartment projects off the boil just how much worse can this figure get?
WA scientists shut out from working on shot hole borer vaccine for dying trees
A Perth-based plant pathology lab says it was stripped of a permit after it ran foul of the state government’s narrative.
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Gas
WA watchdog poised to reject Woodside’s Browse project
Concerns about endangered whales and turtles and the risk of an oil spill near a pristine reef present a major challenge for the federal government.
Politics
‘Not what people want to hear’: RBA holds rates steady, douses hope of pre-Christmas cut
The bank board noted that getting inflation back to its 2-3 per cent target had been “slow and bumpy” as it confirmed the official cash rate would remain at 4.35 per cent.
Business
Opinion
World markets
The market carnage is over for now, but volatility is now the new black
Monday’s meltdown wiped out the gains the Australian market made in 2024. But Tuesday’s reprieve was just as dramatic. Hang on, the bumpy ride is set to continue.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
What we know so far about the UK riots
Violence is spreading in Britain’s streets. But who is rioting and why?
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Kamala Harris has just one route to power. Donald Trump has two
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
Kamala Harris has just one route to power. But Trump has two
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Lessons from an Nvidia investor: Stay cool and use common sense
Nicki Bourlioufas
Butterfly effect: What sparked the global market meltdown
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
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Property
Perth housing crisis nearing catastrophe with less than 2000 for sale
With 200 people a day moving into WA, home completions dropping, new apartment projects off the boil and approvals down just how much worse can this figure get?
Nedlands apartment block set for rejection as housing shortages continue
Building height concerns continue to plague developers in Nedlands with two proposals for high-rise apartment blocks in the suburb caught in red-tape.
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Lifestyle
Why humans are such good long-distance runners
A horse can run three times faster than the fastest human, but a human can beat horses in a marathon. Here’s why.
Culture
This quiet novel explores female sexuality, without the male gaze
In her debut novel essayist Lauren Elkin exposes the intricate structures of desire.
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Tiger Dustin Martin and Cat Tom Hawkins announce their retirements
Hours after Richmond great Dustin Martin announced his 15-year AFL career was over, Geelong great Tom Hawkins followed suit and announced his career would close at the end of the season.
The retiring Tiger and the cool Cat were big-game hunters
With the retirements of Dustin Martin and Tom Hawkins, the AFL loses two greats of the game who both performed on the biggest stage.
Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley quits cricket’s top job
Nick Hockley has resigned as chief executive of Cricket Australia and will leave the job at the end of this summer after five tumultuous years.
‘Women’s category must be only women’: Doctor defends IBA bans at farcical press conference
At a chaotic press conference in Paris, the IBA detailed tests that had been carried out on boxers who are in the middle of an Olympics controversy.
‘I dared to dream’: Noemie Fox, like her sister, is an Olympic champion
Before the biggest race of Noemie’s life, sister Jess told her to “take it all the way”. So long in the shadow of her sibling, Noemie got her moment in the sun.
Her hero’s Batman, but she channelled Spider-Man to break two world records in one day
It can be said without demur that the one Olympic sport that is on the up and up is sports climbing.
‘Culturally unsafe at Hawthorn’: The key allegations in the Rioli Federal Court claim
Here are the key points of what is alleged in the statement of claim lodged in the Federal Court against the Hawthorn Football Club.
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Graham Thorpe was a cricketing great – and a better mate
The former England captain pays tribute to his teammate, who was his batting partner when Vaughan scored his first Test hundred.
Michael Vaughan
Former England cricket captain
