The Booklist
A weekly newsletter for book lovers from books editor Jason Steger.
The Reporter Podcast: When the fugitive turned whistleblower
How a prestigious Perth executive’s false identity came crashing down.
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The essential guide to courses, careers and student life.
WA’s multimillion-dollar plan to ‘fight back’ against destructive shot-hole borer
The state government has announced they will plant three trees for every one lost to the shot-hole borer across Perth.
They dreamt of buying a home. Then scammers took $49,000
The first home buyers saved and never ordered avocado toast – but their dream became a nightmare, one that’s happening to more and more Australians.
Perth’s luxury property sector flush, global market ‘runs out of steam’
The Perth property market continues to outpace all other Australian capital cities, claiming the highest recorded growth in the luxury residential sector.
Lions hold off late Bombers charge as Heppell says farewell; Swans seal minor premiership
Sydney, Hawthorn and Geelong had thumping wins while Dyson Heppell, Dustin Martin and Dylan Grimes all said emotional goodbyes.
Opinion
For subscribers
Why are so many people are rejecting the Eagles’ coaching job
At least four leading candidates have turned their backs on approaches from West Coast for their senior coaching job, and the reason why is a warning to the AFL.
Caroline Wilson
Football columnist for The Age
Can Dockers keep finals hopes alive? It’s all down to last round
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley is ignoring Fremantle’s finals permutations ahead of Sunday’s fixture in Perth – a game they must win if they want any chance at keeping their finals hopes alive.
‘His anger and words speak volumes’: Trump struggling in battle with Harris
Trump’s personal attacks on his rival underscored his frustration with having to face a biracial woman, a task complicated by his history of making racist remarks.
Opinion
US politics
Trump out-Foxed: The most telling thing about Kamala’s pyjama party
Donald Trump phoned in to Fox to offer his critique of Harris’ acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention. They duly put him to air, initially ...
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Analysis
Political leadership
12 big ideas in six weeks: It’s crunch time for Albanese
With an election looming, the Albanese government is running out of time to get a raft of reforms through.
Opinion
Censorship
Elon Musk saying civil war is inevitable is not inciting violence. Here’s why
Beware the online-harm brigade, or we’ll have police on our doorsteps as fast as we can say boo online.
Josh Szeps
Broadcaster
Opinion
How to get a pay rise
Women work 50 days extra to equal men’s pay. Here’s a way to fix that problem
For every dollar an average man earns, the average woman makes just 89 cents. I don’t know about you, but that also makes me think: challenge accepted.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
Hello baby! Zoo welcomes arrival of white rhino calf
The birth of the 60-kilogram male calf is a major milestone for Werribee Open Range Zoo and breeding efforts for the species, which is classified as near threatened.
Recipe collection
Chicken
50 of our best ever chicken recipes (starring RecipeTin’s record-breaking curry)
When you want something easy yet impressive and guaranteed to please, chicken always delivers. Here are 50 great chicken recipes, all ready in an hour or less.
Australian fine wines are world-class. So why don’t they dominate our drinks lists?
Our wines win trophies all over the world, but many restaurant lists still draw heavily on imports.
Mornings without screens, coffee or exercise? I tried it and have thoughts
Is the “low-dopamine morning” as life-changing as it sounds? Experts weigh in on the trend.
Western Australia
Updated
Property development
‘This is just killing us’: Nicheliving succeeds in last-ditch bid to halt deregistration
Nicheliving has succeeded in an 11th-hour bid to temporarily halt its deregistration following an appeal to the State Administrative Tribunal.
Exclusive
Construction
Leaks and mould latest woes for homeowners battling building giant
Winter weather has brought a flood of new problems for homeowners tangled in Western Australia’s BGC housing construction dispute as leaking homes experience an explosion of mould.
Exclusive
Crime
Violent repeat offender was on supervision order when he attacked Perth woman
Heath Thomas Wynne was sentenced to six years in prison on Thursday for the violent Atwell robbery, the court hearing his criminal record began when he was 11 years old.
Exclusive
Tragedy
‘I really wish it wasn’t Nick’: Teen crash victim Tyler Rowe’s plea after mate’s death
The 18-year-old survivor of a fatal car crash says he can’t remember the night his friend and South Fremantle Football Club teammate Nick Campo died.
‘Help your mob’: The WA psychologist building an ‘army’ to tackle suicide
She grew up in the only Aboriginal family in a remote Pilbara mining town. Now Tracy Westerman is fighting for the lives of at-risk youth in communities like hers.
Politics
Exclusive
RBA
Chalmers’ Reserve Bank deal with Coalition triggers sweep of the board
A long-awaited overhaul of the Reserve Bank looks to be in sight, but new board members will be needed to run the nation’s most important economic institution.
Business
How a Robin Boyd house came to the rescue of a working couple
Ember House in suburban Melbourne has brought one couple’s competing dream to life.
World
Nepal asks China to wipe away airport loan it can’t afford to pay back
The new airport in Pokhara was meant to bring prosperity to Nepal. Instead, it has saddled it with debt.
Opinion
Sales success meets governance mess at Super Retail
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Explore
Property
Lazy land: State government invests $17 million to unlock hundreds of new apartments
The reforms, aimed at increasing housing supply as the state grapples with an acute housing shortage, would allow the construction of 1700 new apartments.
The profitable Perth suburb where sellers pocketed a whopping $1 million
The Perth suburbs leading profit gains are dominated by Generation X and older Millennials, typically in their late 30s to late 40s.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Opinion
Supermarkets
That unexpected item in bagging area is you doing all the work for your supermarket
From digital-trolley innovations to customer feedback machines, my grocers are becoming grosser by the day.
Michelle Cazzulino
Writer
Opinion
Workplace culture
No, your work is not your family, so let’s stop pretending it is
Tim Duggan
Careers contributor
Opinion
Divorce
If only Ben and Jennifer had followed my divorcee’s guide to marriage
Kerri Sackville
Columnist and author
Culture
Trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s new film pulled over fake bad reviews
The trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s self-funded $120 million epic Megalopolis has been pulled. Is it standard chaos or something more?
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AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Industrial action prompts AFL time changes; Williams, Curnow to miss for Blues
The Hawks v Kangaroos and Tigers v Suns have had their game times changed for Saturday. Meanwhile, the Blues are confident Charlie Curnow would be available for the first final in a fortnight’s time, should the club qualify, as Ross Lyon admits he has “no idea” where Josh Battle will end up next season.
AFL round 24 teams and tips: Carlton guns Curnow and Saad return
See the selected teams as they’re announced for AFL round 24 and check out what the expert tipsters think.
Party like it’s 1979: De Minaur leads historic Australian US Open charge
A historic US Open qualifying performance has ensured Australia will have its strongest main draw singles representation in New York for 45 years.
Dicey Topics
Good Weekend
‘There are crashes ...’ Paralympian Madison de Rozario on an occupational hazard
The gold medal hopeful on what could happen when going down a hill at 65km/h, her near-death experience – and getting it right when talking about disability.
Why Xerri is a unicorn when it comes to former drug cheats
Canterbury centre Bronson Xerri hasn’t missed a beat since returning to the NRL after a four-year doping ban. This is how he’s pulled it off.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Sunday showdown: Blue heaven or hell for Carlton
On the final day of the 2024 AFL home and away season, Carlton will take the field against St Kilda with a straightforward equation: Win and they will play finals.
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Opinion
AFL 2024
Scandals, a derailed rebuild and questionable drafting: Unpacking a seven-year AFL slide
The Crows have been in disarray since the 2017 grand final. After seven seasons of mediocrity, distractions, controversy and mishaps, patience at West Lakes must be wearing thin.
Kane Cornes
AFL columnist
Have Your Say
In the coffin of All Blacks rugby, the Bledisloe Cup is in play
The implosion of the once-invincible All Blacks has Wallabies fans passing the popcorn and dreaming of a Bledisloe upset.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
