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Reporter Podcast: Unmasking Urban
How a Perth reporter’s investigation landed its subject in jail.
Inside Politics podcast
Cut through the noise of federal politics with Inside Politics every Friday.
Part-time on way out as Australians opt for ‘flexible work’ instead
Women are voting with their feet in a move to flexible full-time rather than traditional part-time work, a significant snapshot of Australian workplaces reveals.
Opinion
Jobs
Flexible work is a business benefit – and looks like it’s here to stay
There have always been good and part aspects to part-time work. But its nature has changed significantly recently – and it’s potentially to employees’ benefit.
Alan Duncan
Director of the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
More Perth-only peacock spiders discovered – but laws won’t save them
These spectacular little spiders are found in only one spot: in the pathway of a housing estate that received its environmental approval decades ago.
Exclusive
Building Bad
CFMEU deals put union in bed with bikies and the underworld
An investigation reveals the relationships that have vaulted companies with links to criminals into favoured positions on the nation’s building sites.
Lehrmann judge’s six ideas to fix court secrecy
Justice Michael Lee said despite laws aimed at increasing transparency, courts were moving in the opposite direction.
Breaking
Executive shake-up
Westpac CEO Peter King to exit, new chief named
Westpac chief executive Peter King is retiring in December after nearly five years at the helm and will be replaced by Anthony Miller, the head of the bank’s business and wealth division.
Nationals call for aviation divestiture powers to force Qantas to sell Jetstar
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has called for Qantas to be forced to sell Jetstar, in the Coalition’s latest bid to push for divestment of Australia’s biggest businesses.
Exclusive
Political leadership
Voters blame Labor for inflation woes, not Reserve Bank: poll
A slim majority - 51 per cent of voters - say the government has the greatest role in halting the pressure on prices.
Opinion
Tripologist
The new rules for Australian passport holders in Europe
From mid-next year Australians will be required to pay an entry fee, but another change should make travelling the EU easier.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
Donald Trump leads Kamala Harris by a point in fresh national poll
Overall, the poll may bring Democratic exuberance back to earth after a buoyant party convention in Chicago last month.
Exclusive
AUKUS
White House pushes for AUKUS to move to ‘pillar two’ weapons focus
The US National Security Adviser, Jake Sullivan, revealed in an interview that he wanted to see “two or three signature projects” before Joe Biden leaves office.
Australia finishes with lowest medal ranking in 36 years after ‘funding neglect’
Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.
A dietitian’s guide to five foods to cut from your diet, for good
Bacon, party pies and two-minute noodles might taste delicious, but are they worth the health risk?
‘Batteries on wheels’: Imagine earning $3000 a year from your electric car
Tantalising new technology means electric cars could reshape the power grid – and make drivers money.
Paris Paralympics 2024
Exclusive
‘Incompetent, disrespectful, catastrophic’: Aussie slams Paralympic organisers after horror crash
Australian Paralympic cyclist Emily Petricola has accused officials of discriminatory treatment she believes would never have happened in the Olympic Games.
Australia finishes with lowest medal ranking in 36 years after ‘funding neglect’
Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.
Western Australia
Young driver dies after car smashed to pieces in horror Perth crash
A 23-year-old man has died after the car he was driving crashed into a tree and smashed into pieces in Perth, with the confronting scene “traumatising” police.
Body found after major blaze in Perth warehouse
The fire started at a marine engineering warehouse in O’Connor just after 3.30pm on Saturday.
Perth is ‘flavour of the month’ for tourists
The state’s tourism industry is being kept alive by consumers seeking “stories, not stuff”.
These WA private schools get more govt money than their public school rivals
One WA private school received over $3000 per student more in government funding compared to a public school of a similar size, location and educational advantage.
‘Makes no sense’: Zempilas on decision not to extend Perth trading hours
Perth’s lord mayor has hit back at the state over its decision to extend trading hours in a regional town rather than the CBD. But the state has its reasons.
Politics
Exclusive
Domestic violence
‘You have lost my trust’: Rosie Batty’s angry text
Anne Summers’ role in the government’s domestic violence strategy has been questioned by Rosie Batty, whose son Luke was murdered by his father in 2014.
Business
‘Batteries on wheels’: Imagine earning $3000 a year from your electric car
Tantalising new technology means electric cars could reshape the power grid – and make drivers money.
World
Pope travels to remote Papua New Guinea jungle in RAAF plane, bringing a tonne of aid and toys
Travelling 1000 kilometres, Francis arrived at a township of 12,000 in the northwestern corner of PNG’s main island, with no running water and scarce electricity.
Opinion
How a Q&A appearance revealed why some of my school teachers hated my guts
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Explore
Property
How David’s home renovation stopped his son’s asthma attacks
Charlie used to wheeze through the night and was sometimes raced to hospital. Now the family has been able to throw away his puffer.
Exclusive
Title Deeds
Ex-Domain boss hatches plans for $55m Byron Bay trophy home
Who built it best? Chris Hemsworth and media mogul Antony Catalano go head-to-head in the Byron Bay trophy home stakes.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Meal prep
Old-school to eggplant: 14 satisfying schnitzel recipes
Lifestyle
The overlooked and underrated tropical holidays that are not Bali
This is where you should go to get far away from the hustle and bustle of our favourite tourist destination.
Culture
The greatest year in Australian music? No question, it was 2008
It was the year local music pivoted away from pub anthems and alt-rock. So why have 2008’s best breakouts been forgotten?
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Sport
Jannik Sinner clinches US Open victory over Taylor Fritz after escaping doping ban
The world No.1, who had a potential drugs ban hanging over his head for six months, dedicated his US Open victory to an ailing relative.
Four Points
AFL 2024
Swans master momentum, Hawks make own luck
Sydney’s breathtaking win will have them believing they can win from anywhere, while the irresistible Hawthorn have that Collingwood 2023 feel.
Winwood’s star on the rise despite narrow title loss in Perth
Alex Winwood says his near miss at Australian boxing history is only going to fuel his hunger to “rise back up to greatness” and win a world title.
Opinion
Nick Kyrgios
‘Immature, distasteful, offensive ... classless’: Kyrgios serves up another drama
Nick Kyrgios is still not back playing tennis competitively, but he is back demeaning women – and continuing his crusade against world No.1 Jannik Sinner.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
Bazball’s ringmaster is staying until 2027. Will Cummins and McDonald join him?
Brendon McCullum’s commitment to mentor England in all formats until 2027 has raised the question of how long captain Pat Cummins and head coach Andrew McDonald will carry on their highly successful leadership tandem for Australia
Australia finishes with lowest medal ranking in 36 years after ‘funding neglect’
Paralympics Australia chef de mission Kate McLoughlin said the medal table didn’t tell the story of the many achievements, but she had long been warning that years of neglected government funding would result in a worse ranking.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Season of failure ends with limp surrender, as pressure mounts for Blues to contend in 2025
Carlton coach Michael Voss was right when he said all the issues that had bedevilled the team in 2024 rose to the surface in a humiliating start to the elimination final when the Lions kicked 60 points before the Blues scored.
Have Your Say
Up Schmidt creek: If that’s what Pumas can do, how bad will a Lions mauling get?
The Wallabies have just conceded their biggest ever score – and the British and Irish Lions are touring here in less than a year.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
