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Political leadership
Dutton is landing punches on Labor, voters are noticing
Labor is ramping up its attack on the opposition leader as too divisive to lead Australia, but the signs are that voters aren’t buying the government’s message.
Inside story
Political leadership
How the PM’s call to stop a culture war blew up
An early Sunday morning message to Labor MPs about a gender and sexuality question in the 2026 census opened up a disastrous political week for the government.
Updated
US Open
‘Third time lucky’: Two tough losses spur Popyrin to ‘unbelievable’ win over Djokovic
Emerging Australian star Alexei Popyrin has claimed the biggest win of his career, dismantling Novak Djokovic to head into the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time.
Money, status or fame? 15-year-olds’ dream jobs ranked
More than 10,000 Australian teens were asked for the first time since the pandemic what they wanted to be. The answers have changed a bit.
Sarah’s mum starved herself to death. It was the only legal way for her to go
Wendy Mitchell spent a decade educating people about living with dementia. Now her daughter wants to tell us about how she died, and why it didn’t have to be that way.
Exclusive
Biodiversity
WA’s environment regulator cuts efforts around state to deal with Alcoa
The burden of enforcing special arrangements to allow Alcoa to keep mining bauxite has forced WA’s environment regulator to severely cut its efforts to protect nature throughout the rest of the state.
Gout breaks record in podium finish as Aussies collect four silvers
The future stars of Australian athletics stepped up at the world under-20 championships in Lima.
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Indigenous justice
‘A failure has occurred’: Perth teen takes own life at youth prison
There are calls for the police minister to resign as a youth has taken his own life inside the Perth facility; the second ever to do so, with both tragedies occurring within the past year.
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Fremantle
Investigators descend on Fremantle over smashing of The Leeuwin
The damage sustained to the vessel is devastating, says the Fremantle Port Authority, with investigators to view the wreckage and interview those involved.
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Social media
Judge shuts down Musk’s X in Brazil
The move is the latest chapter in an ongoing feud between Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes and Elon Musk.
He’s our newest gold medal champion, and he eats nothing but burritos
The medals have rained on Team Australia at the velodrome, with Paralympic debutant Korey Boddington winning gold barely a year after he first took up cycling.
Idealism or exploitation? The online ‘tradwives’ doing everything to please their husbands
A wave of young women portray a marriage ideal that includes submitting to and serving their husbands. But the movement has prompted warnings from former “traditional wives” that the lifestyle puts women at risk of poverty.
‘I cry in the pantry’: Missy Higgins nailed teenage angst – now for midlife woes
Mining her adolescent pain propelled Higgins into the hearts of music fans 20 years ago. Following her marriage breakdown, she’s reconnecting with them through song.
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Property development
‘Time-bomb of leaks’: WA homeowners irate at Iplex leaky pipes mess
The government has allocated $30 million to fix leaking WA homes with pipe manufacturer Iplex chipping in $155 million. But will that be enough?
Opinion
Royalty
‘She’s my queen and I’m her pharaoh’: Welcome to a royal wedding like no other
The marriage between Norway’s fourth in line to the throne and a self-styled shaman has ruffled more than a few feathers.
Marianka Swain
Forget brat and tradwife, here are the real fashion trends for spring
The experts have singled out three key trends for a fresh style start, as the march towards summer begins.
‘I see scars’: Mel’s long and costly battle to restore her breasts – and identity
After undergoing mastectomies, breast cancer patients face years-long waits in the public system for “medically necessary” reconstructive surgery – or crippling out-of-pocket costs in the private system.
Western Australia
South Dullsville no more? Wake-up call for Perth’s sleepiest inner-city suburb
A leafy inner-city area known for its sought-after real estate – but definitely not its nightlife – is suddenly looking more interesting, and it’s tapping into a zeitgeist.
Australian Nursing Federation state secretary Janet Reah quits
Australian Nursing Federation WA state secretary Janet Reah has announced her resignation effective immediately.
Perth teen jailed for killing woman in late-night joyride
Rebecca Collard was hit and then dragged by the 17-year-old driver who failed to stop, assist or contact authorities after the incident in October last year.
The top WA suburb where families can’t afford to pay the mortgage ... and also can’t afford not to
Most home owners have managed to keep up with 13 interest rate rises, but in some areas at least one in 50 borrowers are behind.
Madeleine King accuses BHP of trying to weaponise the press
Resources Minister Madeleine King has accused BHP of trying to weaponise the press amid claims the federal government’s industrial relations laws could spell an “economic catastrophe” in Pilbara.
Politics
Political staffers deserve to be able to disconnect: union
Community and Public Sector Union national secretary Melissa Donnelly said the new right-to-disconnect laws align with the push for federal parliament to be a more inclusive.
Business
Rebel billionaire: The 39-year-old who sparked a global firestorm
Pavel Durov’s laissez-faire attitude to regulation made messaging app Telegram into a giant. Now it has landed him in hot water.
World
Opinion
Royalty
‘She’s my queen and I’m her pharaoh’: Welcome to a royal wedding like no other
The marriage between Norway’s fourth in line to the throne and a self-styled shaman has ruffled more than a few feathers.
Marianka Swain
Opinion
My tearful farewell to my son cast new light on the foreign student ‘industry’
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
Explore
Property
My beautiful laundrette: Wembley outbuilding selling as $300K+ ‘studio’
In a sign of the times, a strata complex’s outbuilding has been creatively converted into a 35-square-metre dwelling and is selling with a “mid-$300Ks” asking price.
‘Better off waiting’: When you should have bought a house
Many homes last changed hands when the market was at its hottest, but buyers who waited have been rewarded with more capital growth.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Recipes
A dozen cracking cafe-style egg recipes to cook this weekend
Lifestyle
Opinion
Feminism
I’ve never sent a naked selfie. There’s no shame in a little shame
That we use “prude” as a derogatory term should show us the implicit pressure we put on others to embrace nudity and sexuality.
Cherie Gilmour
Freelance writer
Opinion
Mental health
I could have been a billionaire but my brain got in the way
Genevieve Novak
Spectrum columnist
Culture
There’s a new generation of cinema lovers. If only they knew how to behave
We get it, you love movies. Now please stop making it a competition and let us enjoy the cinema in peace.
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Sport
These AFL coaches can win the flag. They don’t get the respect they deserve
Chris Fagan and Ken Hinkley continue to deliver for the Brisbane Lions and Port Adelaide, but the criticism never ends.
Belly breathing in a group is the new NRL fad. But what is the science behind it?
The competition’s two most improved teams – the Bulldogs and Dragons – have taken to standing in a huddle and breathing during games. And they insist the one per-center is working.
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AFL 2024
Dons skipper has his say after Stringer, Laverde denied contract extensions
The meeting between Zach Merrett and coach Brad Scott came a day after Stringer and Laverde met the club to discuss their futures.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The Bulldogs won the flag from outside the top four in 2016. Is this the year another team does it?
In the tightest season ever, many pundits think the teams in the bottom four of the eight are as good a chance of winning the flag as those in the top four. But are they really?
Opinion
Drugs in sport
Kyrgios has (sort of) got it right about Sinner’s doping offence
Nick Kyrgios is right about Jannik Sinner escaping a ban, but not because the Italian is a drug cheat.
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
‘What are we aiming for?’ Players want to know the plan for AFLW to explode
The AFLW season starts tonight, but where is the competition headed? We spoke to players, coaches, and administrators, including the new AFLW boss, and asked, what should it look like by 2030?
Concussions rule Will Pucovski out for season
Will Pucovski is yet to medically retire from concussion according to officials, but a decision to end his troubled career is expected before the start of the season.
Have Your Say
New NRL crowd record looms as fans flock to the footy
In a pointer to the popularity of the game, the NRL is poised to set a crowd attendance record for the second season in a row.
