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‘I was muzzled’: Reynolds accuses Attorney-General of ‘stitch-up’ in Higgins settlement
Liberal Senator Linda Reynolds has continued to defend her decision to leak top-secret letters about the compensation claim by her former staffer Brittany Higgins to the media, telling the court she believed Attorney General Mark Dreyfus was trying to “stitch her up”.
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LoadingState takes aim at Perth’s predatory tow-truck tactics
The announcement comes following a WAtoday contributor’s revelations of dangerous driving, standover tactics and corruption flourishing in the industry.
WA-funded study links common food packaging ingredient to autism
The contaminant has been linked with an increased likelihood of children developing autism if exposed in the womb.
Breaking
Defamation
‘He was stitching me up’: Reynolds lashes Attorney-General on the stand over Higgins settlement
Linda Reynolds has accused Mark Dreyfus of “stitching her up” during the settlement of former staffer Brittany Higgins’ compensation claim.
Exclusive
Construction
Sleepless nights as round-the-clock Metronet works start
Residents already without trains for 18-months face further pain with a year of night works now necessary.
Analysis
Biodiversity
WA’s EPA rejected Gorgon. Chevron’s performance has proved it right
Labor has ignored WA’s environment watchdog on a huge gas project before. Will Roger Cook learn the lesson before it decides on Woodside’s Browse?
Live
Paris 2024
Athletics heats continue after Australia achieves record gold medal haul
Chelsea Gubecka and Moesha Johnson are the first Australians in action on day 13 for the marathon swimming, before Perth’s Minjee Lee and Hannah Green begin round two of the golf.
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LoadingYou think you’re an Olympic champion? See if you can win gold
You’ve been surviving on lack of sleep and strong coffee watching the Australians in Paris, so test your knowledge and see if you can make the podium with these 24 questions for the 2024 games.
Updated
Hockey
Hockey star released after cocaine arrest
Tom Craig, 28, was taken into custody after French police alleged an Australian was attempting to obtain the drug in a trendy Paris neighbourhood.
Opinion
Political leadership
PM has woken up to the reality that he needs to change, and fast
It’s beyond question that Labor is in trouble, as voters turn away from a blithe prime minister who seems removed from voters’ cost of living concerns. But there are encouraging signs for the party’s supporters.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
Republicans attack VP candidate Tim Walz’s long history with China
Walz first visited China to teach English and US history in 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, and has been back more than 30 times.
‘Tragedy prevented’: Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna cancelled over terror plot, organiser says
Austrian police on Wednesday detained two people suspected of plotting attacks on concerts.
Airbnb’s record plunge wipes $2 billion off young CEO’s fortune
The travel company’s stock tumbled on Wall Street, taking a big chunk out of his fortune.
Perth people are increasingly opting out of parenthood. This might be why
Young people are not popping out babies like their parents once routinely did. What’s happened to the desire to be a mum or a dad? We hit the streets to find out.
★★½
Review
Abusive or romantic? Blake Lively’s new film treads a fine line
Packed with erotic cliches and based on a best-selling novel, the film adaptation of It Ends With Us postpones the bad news until the romantic possibilities have been milked for all their worth.
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‘I have nothing to answer for’: Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat
Bol broke his silence on a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing after running the heats of the 800m in Paris, finishing seventh in 1:47.50. He will get another chance to make the semi-final on Thursday.
Netflix made him a star – the 100m final made him an icon. But Noah Lyles isn’t done
He projects uber-confidence, but in Paris the world’s new sprint king he revealed he struggles with his next-level celebrity.
‘Damn, girl, you are good enough’: This time, Nina Kennedy wasn’t going to share
Reigning world champion Nina Kennedy has won gold in the women’s pole vault on a record day for Australia in Paris.
Analysis
Paris 2024
They’re the king and queen of skateboarding – and they’re from the same town
At 21, Keegan Palmer is a two-time Olympic skateboarding champion. But the ‘younger generation’ is nipping at his heels.
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Western Australia
$25 million for rare 1700 sqm slice of riverside paradise in Perth
One of the last opportunities to buy an old apartment block on the South Perth foreshore has hit the market and is expected to fetch an eyewatering sum.
Jobs, costs cut at MinRes’ 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.
Perth blocks for sale shrink while prices soar past $300k
A lack of supply in the established housing market is having a knock on effect on vacant land with prices soaring and stock shrinking.
Frustration from council as Nedlands apartments given seal of approval
Planning frameworks ‘don’t make a difference’ says a Nedlands councillor in response to the approval of a 10-storey boutique apartment block.
‘This is difficult’: Reynolds’ shock testimony about 2021 political firestorm
Linda Reynolds took a break from questioning after recalling a warning from late Victorian senator Kimberley Kitching that Labor intended to “rain hell” on her over Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape.
Politics
The billion-dollar pay rise for childcare workers that comes with a catch
Low-paid childcare workers will get a substantial pay rise from the Albanese government just in time for Christmas – if their employers play ball.
Business
Updated
Executive pay
Qantas cuts former CEO Alan Joyce’s pay by $9.3m after damning review
Qantas had been under pressure from politicians, investors, employees and customers to claw back about $11 million of Joyce’s bonuses from his final pay packet.
World
Taylor Swift concerts cancelled over attack fears, organiser says
Austrian police detained two people suspected of plotting attacks on concerts.
Opinion
Explore
Property
Dalkeith home among eight of the best luxury homes for sale right now
From an elegant home with soaring double-height ceilings, to a designer residence with kitchens inside and out, here are our top picks.
$25 million for rare 1700 sqm slice of riverside paradise in Perth
One of the last opportunities to buy an old apartment block on the South Perth foreshore has hit the market and is expected to fetch an eyewatering sum.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Sunday Life
What a recent breakup made me realise about love
I am discovering good love is hard to find and, sadly, often hard to keep.
Wendy Squires
Opinion
Romance & reality
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
Anson Cameron
Spectrum columnist, The Age
Culture
Matt Damon on his 43-year friendship with the other Affleck (Casey, that is)
The pair star in The Instigators, a heist comedy that brought them back to their hometown of Boston. Not everyone, though, was pleased.
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‘I have nothing to answer for’: Bol challenges anti-doping authority after Paris heat
Bol broke his silence on a recent Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing after running the heats of the 800m in Paris, finishing seventh in 1:47.50. He will get another chance to make the semi-final on Thursday.
As it happened: Five gold medals on day 12 seals Australia’s best ever Olympics
From Matt Wearn and Keegan Palmer, to the track cyclists and Nina Kennedy, Australia has now won 18 gold medals on an historic, frenetic day in France. Follow live.
Gillon’s Tabcorp looks to pull down tote windows
Gillon McLachlan’s Tabcorp is looking to end decades of racing tradition by shutting down on-course totes as well as slashing funding for radio station RSN 927.
Saints coy on Thomas meeting; Hird won’t coach; Round 24 confirmed
St Kilda are remaining tight-lipped about a meeting between the club’s head of player acquisition Graeme Allan and suspended former North Melbourne midfielder Tarryn Thomas.
Opinion
AFL 2024
What’s Dusty like? I spent four years at Punt Road and this is what I know
Dustin Martin is a largely unknowable figure, who is what he does. Konrad Marshall spent four years embedded in the modern Richmond dynasty, and reflects on the career of the totemic Tiger.
Konrad Marshall
Senior writer
Money Talks
AFL 2024
Where this Eagle lands could unlock future trades
A low-profile Eagles key defender could be the unlikely key to unlocking some of the biggest deals in this year’s AFL trade period, while the race to be this year’s No.1 draft pick is heating up.
Serbia 95 Australia 90 (OT)
Paris 2024
If this was Patty Mills’ final Olympic act, it belongs in the Louvre. It wasn’t enough
The best of the last generation of Boomers – and their next-gen star – were superb. But the end to this Olympics campaign was sadly poetic.
Have Your Say
Five-ring circus: A radical plan to modernise the Olympics
Stand still and the Games lose relevance. Stray too far from its ideals, and it loses meaning. I have an idea that can set it free.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
