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Rape trial shown footage of Perth dentist allegedly spiking drink
The 34-year-old is on trial in Perth’s District Court over accusations he spiked drinks with MDMA and then raped multiple women over two months of 2022.
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Non-stop Perth-London flight axed; Abandoned ‘molestation sanctuary’ to be destroyed
Alas! Our non-stop Perth to London flight will now ... stop.
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Defamation
‘Stitching me up’: Reynolds lashes attorney-general over Higgins settlement
Linda Reynolds has accused Mark Dreyfus of “stitching her up” in settling former staffer Brittany Higgins’ compensation claim.
State 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.
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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.
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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?
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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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LoadingWe’ve won 18 gold medals so far. How many more could we win?
Australia has enjoyed an Olympics to remember in Paris, and there are still chances for the top spot on the podium.
‘Insulting’: The sport dragged into the Olympics without its consent
Dance sport bosses wanted ballroom in the Olympics. They were told to deliver breaking instead. The only problem: no one asked the breakers.
Distressed borrowers seek super access to help with mortgages
“If you look at our customer base, there is an element of customers and the community doing it really tough,” says AMP chief executive Alexis George.
WA-funded study links common packaging ingredient to autism
The contaminant has been linked with an increased likelihood of children developing autism if exposed in the womb.
Vanessa Amorosi wins court battle against her mother
Nine months after the property dispute with her mother wrapped in court, a judge has ruled in the singer’s favour. Mostly.
Republicans attack VP candidate Tim Walz’s long history with China
Walz first visited China to teach history in 1989 and has been back more than 30 times.
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.
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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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Paris 2024
I couldn’t care less if an Olympian buys cocaine – but if you play stupid games, you win stupid prizes
Three-time Olympian Tom Craig should have known the consequences of his actions.
You 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.
World records are being obliterated at the Olympic velodrome. Here’s why
Paris may have offered up a slow pool, but there is no shortage of speed at the track cycling, with a combination of factors contributing to insanely fast times.
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Paris 2024
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.
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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
RBA ‘will not hesitate to raise rates’ if needed, Bullock says
Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock says the bank must walk a tightrope between taming inflation and preserving jobs, noting regional labour markets have been tighter than those in capital cities.
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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.
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Financial literacy
These three tips can help you fix your finances in your 40s
Paridhi Jain
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World
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.
Opinion
I want what she’s having: One bride’s Mr Darcy makes another woman weep
Anson Cameron
Spectrum columnist, The Age
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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.
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Lifestyle
Opinion
Air travel
At last, an airline that lets women avoid sitting next to men
Why not go further? Let me choose to sit away from families with small children and people who whinge about reclined seats.
Annabel Fenwick Elliott
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
What Veep’s creators think about the US election imitating their sitcom
Veep star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she will be “extra involved” in Kamala Harris’ campaign as interest in the HBO show soars.
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Olympics
Australia must do it the South Korean way: get gold or get conscripted
Satire: It’s a policy that Peter Dutton would be strongly advised not to oppose. He’d probably be angry he hadn’t thought of it himself.
'Rampaging' Roy Slaven
Retired sportsman, expert commentator
The Demons stand at the gates of footy hell. These are the five mistakes that got them there
From the premiership glory of 2021 to scrapping for an unlikely finals berth three years later, the decline of the Dees has been dramatic.
‘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: Four 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 a 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
Have Your Say
Dad-bod, brothers and sisters: My magnificent seven unsung heroes of the Olympics
It’s not always about winning at the Olympics. Here’s some moments that made my heart sing.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
