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The Reporter podcast: Finding Bogucki
The inside story of the extraordinary rescue of Robert Bogucki in the Australian desert.
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Warwick residents ‘blindsided’ by $280m triple-skyscraper plan
A $280 million plan to inject three skyscrapers and more than 1000 apartments in a suburb in Perth’s north has drawn the ire of residents and put the local council and state government at odds.
Perth man’s collarbone broken in transit guard altercation
WA’s Corruption and Crime Commission is concerned with “excessive and unlawful force” used by Perth transit guards.
Live
WA news live
WA retains AAA credit rating: Treasurer
Rita Saffioti revealed that Moody’s has reaffirmed WA’s AAA credit rating, making it the only state in the country to hold the rating with both Moody’s and S&P Global.
ABC news boss derides agenda-driven ‘bullying’ of broadcaster’s staff
In a speech to the Melbourne Press Club, Justin Stevens said some of the criticism heaped on the public broadcaster’s journalists often crosses the line into bullying.
Albanese’s love affair with the big end of town is on the rocks
High inflation, elevated interest rates and a cost-of-living crisis have spawned a competition in Canberra over which party can produce the most populist policies.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
Revealed: the number of children being groomed online
The head of a global child safety institute says the prime minister must bring in a minimum age for social media this year to protect children from predators.
The cheapest places to build in WA (and the most expensive)
West Australians are paying 42 per cent more to build new houses than before the pandemic – and the most expensive places to build are attracting a premium for one reason.
Democracy backsliding: Fewer people are voting, more doubt results
The Global Report on the State of the Democracy, which has measured democratic performance in 158 countries since 1975, is out. It has some good news too.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs arrested, facing charges
The music mogul’s lawyer says: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr Combs.”
‘God help him’: Magistrate’s grim warning to Andrew O’Keefe
The former TV star was arrested two days after he overdosed on heroin, with a magistrate saying custody is the best place for him if he wants to save his life.
Opinion
Tripologist
Why an eSIM is a game changer for overseas travel
Only a couple of years ago, travellers had to buy a physical SIM card – and try not to lose the existing one in the changeover.
Michael Gebicki
The Tripologist
Early signs of a post-debate bounce for Kamala Harris
The initial surveys of people who watched the debate found that most viewers thought Harris won, and the candidate deemed the winner in the post-debate surveys usually tends to gain in the polls.
‘You are free to’: Routh wrote a book urging Iran to assassinate Trump
A picture emerged of Ryan Wesley Routh as a man with a criminal past, plenty of outrage and views ranging from the left to the right, including support for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump.
‘A great job’: Trump praises Secret Service after assassination attempt
He also said Biden was “very nice”. But his late decision to play golf did not allow for a full sweep of the course’s perimeter, the head of the agency said.
Analysis
AFL 2024
The Dusty dilemma: The questions Gold Coast and Martin are asking
Dustin Martin is likely to land at the Suns – but once, a team asking if it wanted Dusty would have been a rhetorical question. It is not now.
Money Talks
For subscribers
Houston remains on Victorian radars; Owies waits on Blues
Back-to-back All-Australian defender Dan Houston remains a live trade target for Victorian clubs as Carlton forward Matt Owies prepares for an extended wait to discover his fate.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Kings owners want to buy share in new Perth NRL team
Six years after having his fingers burned buying into St George Illawarra, Paul Smith wants to be involved in rugby league’s next franchise.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Western Australia
Teenage Shenton College student sentenced over box-cutter rampage
The 13-year-old boy pleaded guilty to threatening fellow students and staff with a box cutter at the prestigious public school in Perth’s western suburbs.
Perth’s premier sneakerhead talks kicks, the Cats and CBD style secrets
This week’s perspective comes from someone who regards sneakers as not just a way to keep our feet safe and dry, but as a way of life.
Family wants inquest into Perth bodybuilder’s death after gym collapse
Giuliano Pirone spent 15 hours unconscious after collapsing in the shower at his gym in Wanneroo.
The crazy price paid for Perth’s 80-room abandoned Chinese mansion
It’s been dubbed an eastern wonder of the southern hemisphere. Now, these dilapidated mansions are in new hands.
Perth councils say state too slow in shot-hole borer fight
Councils are terrified the borer will get into the hills and beyond to the Wheatbelt, saying this would be “both environmentally and financially catastrophic.”
Politics
Business chiefs confront Albanese for taking economy ‘backwards’
The government is standing by its centrepiece workplace reforms even as the Business Council of Australia unleashes a fresh assault on its workplace agenda.
Business
‘I want to take risks while I can’: What young investors are betting on
Two investment options have been surging in anticipation of lower interest rates, but each attracts very different investors.
World
‘I’m not getting in it’: Titan submersible’s ex-engineer felt pressured to OK craft
The Titan imploded en route to the Titanic shipwreck, killing five on board and setting off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration.
Opinion
Forget the wellness fads: Why a girls’ trip is the most restorative thing
Charlotte Mortlock
Journalist and political advisor
The ghosts of 1968 are haunting America, and it will get more spooky
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Explore
Property
The cheapest places to build in Perth – and WA’s most expensive
West Australians are paying 42 per cent more to build new houses than before the pandemic – and the most expensive places to build are attracting a premium for one reason.
‘A little piece of paradise’: The most affordable sea-change towns
Australia’s most affordable sea-change towns have just been revealed in new data that compares property prices with incomes.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Quick & easy
14 recipes to make when you can’t be bothered to cook
Lifestyle
Red carpet risk-takers reap the biggest rewards at the Emmys
Greta Lee, Kristen Wiig and Ayo Edebiri pushed boundaries by escaping the princess trap.
Culture
Where to watch the winning shows from this year’s Emmy Awards
There were four big standouts at today’s awards. Luckily, you can stream them all tonight.
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Analysis
AFL 2024
Eight-year itch: How Port Adelaide became the Swans’ bogy team
One minute, an opposition can be your ‘bunnies’; the next, they’re your ‘bogy team’. Just ask the Swans, who have lost their last eight matches against the Power, a streak they will be desperate to end in Friday night’s preliminary final.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Give the outrage a rest. Hinkley’s post-match sparring was great
Ken Hinkley’s post-match sparring with Jack Ginnivan and James Sicily on Friday night was great. Less so the reaction from some ex-Hawks in the media.
Marc McGowan
Sports reporter
Former coach Tom Sermanni back for third stint as Matildas boss
Football Australia has turned back the clock, appointing the 70-year-old as interim coach while the search continues for Tony Gustavsson’s full-time replacement.
‘Hung on for dear life’: The anatomy of Piastri’s killer move
How Oscar Piastri did it. We break down the key moments that led to his “perfect drive” at Baku.
Opinion
NRL 2024
Whole new ball-game: Kings owners want to buy share in Perth’s Bears
Six years after having his fingers burned buying into St George Illawarra, Paul Smith wants to be involved in rugby league’s next franchise.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Koch confirms Hinkley will coach next year, as Power fumes
The Power are privately seething over the fine handed out for Hinkley’s behaviour towards Hawks players, but the coach is locked in for next year.
How a 112-point loss saved the Swans’ season
Port Adelaide have won their last eight games against Sydney – but coach John Longmire is more concerned with the present than the past.
Have Your Say
Oscar Piastri has shown he can be McLaren No.1 over Lando Norris
Just 39 races into his Formula 1 career, Piastri has already shown his impressive talent. Amid all the talk of team orders, if I was looking at a driver for the future, it would be him.
