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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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Search for uni courses across Australia with Campus your essential education guide
‘Lost in the crowd’: Is going to a sandstone university worth it?
Students are often motivated by prestige in applying for universities. But that might not be the best metric for choosing a degree.
Perth man charged with running over police officer
A 37-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences after running over a police officer when he was stopped on Friday evening in Perth’s east.
Opinion
Social media
Smartphones have robbed teenagers of freedom. No law will change that
Social media and smartphone technology make it very difficult to convince adolescents that true freedom lies in privacy, in anonymity, in no one knowing what you’re up to.
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Lions roar with pride over grand final berth after dire mid-season plight
Brisbane Lions come from behind for the second final in a row to reach a grand final showdown against the Sydney Swans. The Lions will strive to win the flag after finishing fifth.
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LoadingTo treat an incurable illness, he quit science – and took up Qigong
What happens when science can’t offer a solution or a cure? The story of how one researcher took things into his own hands.
‘Mohamed al-Fayed was a monster’: More than 100 women make sex abuse accusations
The late billionaire and former owner of the London luxury department store Harrods has been accused of serial rape and the sexual abuse of minors.
The teals stunned the nation in 2022. They could make or break the next government
The seven women who won formerly blue-ribbon Liberal seats in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth promised a “new way” of doing politics. How have they changed the parliament?
Albanese says he can learn from his ‘fit friend’, Joe Biden
The prime minister was the first foreign leader invited to Biden’s private home known as the “Lake House” since he became president.
Opinion
Parental leave
Despite our parental leave win, super is still sexist
Paying super on parental leave will add billions of dollars to the retirement funds of parent carers across the country. But it’s not enough.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
Why is Australia still burning so much coal?
Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough yet to replace it.
They weren’t hippies, but Hugh and Nan started Australia’s first anti-logging protest
In the 1970s, an unlikely coalition set in motion the first generation of environmental defending.
Women are 34 times more likely to queue for the loo, men are flush with options
Women and girls constitute more than half the population, require the toilet more frequently and take longer in it. Yet buildings usually have more facilities for men. What can be done?
Recipe collection
Asparagus (Recipe ingredient)
Here’s a tip – asparagus is cheap and in season. Here are five ways to use it
Make asparagus the star of the show with these light, bright tarts and galettes.
The simple nutrition advice every 40-something should follow
According to experts, these are the best seven ways to ensure a healthy diet in your 40s and beyond.
Does your coffee choice dictate how good you are at your job?
While there’s no accounting for taste, a penchant for scorching-hot lattes should send alarm bells ringing.
From truck-stop tyke to international cake queen: The rise of Nadine Ingram
Flour and Stone’s cakes are adored by everyone from Nigella Lawson to teenage influencers – but that taste of success didn’t happen overnight.
Colin Farrell’s Penguin ditches Batman, and is all the better for it
This superhero movie spin-off is a dark gangland saga built around a pair of compelling lead performances.
Western Australia
Repeat domestic violence offender jailed for life over Nollamara stabbing
Christopher Dimer tried to convince a jury a knife that was holding up a curtain had fallen and impaled his partner of four years, killing her.
With listings soaring in some suburbs, has Perth’s competitive house market turned a corner?
When rates drop it will be ‘kerosene on the fire’ according to one property analyst.
Exclusive
Electricity
Kalgoorlie’s power backups don’t have the juice for the whole town, FOI documents reveal
Kalgoorlie’s backup generators can only provide a little over half the power the town actually needs, leaving residents vulnerable to lengthy blackouts when cut off from the state’s largest power grid.
Updated
Crime
Perth teens had crow bars, pepper spray in homophobic bashings
The boys will appear before Perth Children’s Court on Thursday charged over the assault of two men in their 30s that had been lured via an online app.
What’s behind the surge in suspensions at WA’s public schools?
More than 100 students were suspended from public schools every day on average across 2023, new data shows.
Politics
Vape-flation: Prices surge, but retailers still flouting the ban
Two months after a ban on selling vapes outside pharmacies, this masthead visited a dozen stores across Sydney. All had vapes available on request.
Business
Why is Australia still burning so much coal? Inside the power plant that just can’t close
Australia’s energy transition has a timing problem: we have enough renewables to undermine coal, but not enough yet to replace it. That means plants like Origin Energy’s Eraring are being forced to stay in the mix.
World
Americans will now be able to administer nasal flu vaccine at home
The US Food and Drug Administration has authorised at-home use of nasal spray vaccine FluMist, opening the door for needle-shy people to have easy access to life-saving immunisation.
Opinion
40 signs you’re safe from Albo’s proposed social media ban
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and columnist
Explore
Property
With listings soaring in some suburbs, has Perth’s competitive house market turned a corner?
When rates drop it will be ‘kerosene on the fire’ according to one property analyst.
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.
Good Food
Lifestyle
To treat an incurable illness, he quit science – and took up Qigong
What happens when science can’t offer a solution or a cure? The story of how one researcher took things into his own hands.
Opinion
Real life
An isolated beach shack has finally made me feel like myself again
Kate Halfpenny
Regular columnist
Culture
Kylie Minogue announces biggest tour in 14 years – and Australia is up first
Padam Padam summer is coming to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in 2025.
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Sport
‘Did you mean that?’ How a slip of the tongue and a mega-trade revived Willie Rioli
Willie Rioli’s had a rocky road at times throughout his AFL career, but those who know him best say he is as humble and generous as he is brilliant.
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Australian cricket
Head shot: Why Trav’s latest blast adds to selectors’ Test opening headache
Travis Head pillaged England at Trent Bridge to add further momentum to his case for accompanying Usman Khawaja.
AFL prelim finals teams and tips: Stewart back, Tuohy out for Cats
See the selected teams for this weekend’s preliminary finals and check out what the expert tipsters think. Zach Tuohy is out for Geelong as the Cats welcome back Tom Stewart.
How ‘little Tarzan’ Heeney transformed himself into the AFL’s golden boy
He might look like a polished specimen now, but his penchant for “tree parachuting” and self-set time trials on the farm reveal there’s more to the star Swan.
Analysis
AFL 2024
Finding Jake Stringer a new home won’t happen overnight
Jake Stringer and Essendon understand each other’s positions. The Bombers aren’t budging, but will another club give Stringer what he wants?
Rampe’s journey from last-chance saloon to 250 Swans games
Dane Rampe will have friends and family on hand at the SCG to watch his 250th game, but the Clovelly boy’s personal milestone takes a back seat to the Swans’ premiership tilt.
Opinion
AFL 2024
A blessing and a curse: The pains of being a Port Adelaide supporter
Our club’s motto is literally: “We exist to win premierships.” It’s been way too long.
Vince Rugari
Reporter
Have Your Say
Wallabies player ratings: How the men in gold fared against the All Blacks
The Wallabies staged an improbable comeback against the All Blacks that fell just short in Sydney.