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Long-awaited Smartrider upgrade delayed; Albanese’s flying visit to WA
Anthony Albanese has made a visit of less than 24 hours’ duration to announce a Metronet milestone, prompting questions about the reasoning behind the decision. Follow our live coverage here.
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Interest rates
RBA tells mortgage holders not to expect rate cuts in the near term
The RBA has kept interest rates at 4.35 per cent, saying while inflation will fall, it is unlikely to be “sustainably” low for some time.
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WA courts
Victims warned WA’s worst serial sex predator could be released
Victims of WA’s worst serial sex predator Dennis John McKenna are reeling after being told the child abuser could be released from prison in two months.
Israel launches deadly strikes across Gaza: Palestinian officials
Even as the Israeli military shifted its focus to fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon, it has continued to bombard the Gaza Strip, where strikes over the past few days have killed several Palestinians.
Is this war? Why the Israeli-Hezbollah conflict is hard to define
Israeli officials say they are not seeking war with Hezbollah and that it can be avoided. Hezbollah also says it doesn’t want a war but is prepared for one.
No fresh rates rises shows ‘good progress’ in fighting inflation, treasurer says
Jim Chalmers said the Reserve Bank’s decision today to keep interest rates at 4.35 per cent was expected.
Opinion
Supermarkets
OK, Colesworth, here’s how to repay the $11,250,000 you swindled from me
Since I don’t have the staying power for the ACCC’s upcoming federal court battle with you, here’s what we’re going to do.
Michelle Cazzulino
Writer
Opinion
AI
The $22 trillion question hanging over Wall Street
Some of the world’s biggest technology investors have lined up to bet on artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI. They will be banking on a big return.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Seven’s secret AFL expansion plan, broken toilets and power tables: The juiciest moments from the Brownlow
As 1100 players, politicians, sponsors and Melbourne’s fashion elite crammed into Crown’s Palladium, CBD was in the thick of it.
Leaky pipe saga goes back decades, traumatised WA home owners warn
Families traumatised by decades of what they describe as “ticking time-bomb” plumbing pipes are pleading for compassion after being excluded from a deal to remediate newer homes.
Subi residents fear revamp will overburden local schools
A large development proposal has raised alarm bells for residents who say the population influx will put strain on schools.
What impact would rate cuts have on Perth house prices?
With inflation now edging towards 3 per cent, markets are pricing in potentially up to four rate cuts next year.
Way beyond the burger: Your guide to the food at this year’s Royal Show
Things have escalated beyond burgers and hot chips. This year’s Perth Royal Show has more than 80 vendors, six dining precincts and some seriously indulgent treats.
Intimate 25-seat restaurant from the Astral Weeks crew opens in Perth’s Chinatown
The clubby, dimly lit dining room of Ah Um might be hard to pigeonhole, but it’s all too easy to like.
Swans, Lions fans fork out double for grand final flights
Sydney and Brisbane-based fans are coughing up as much as $1800 for a return trip to Melbourne this weekend for the first all-interstate final since 2006.
Western Australia
Media awards name WAtoday’s legal, environment reporting best in state
WAtoday’s work has won multiple 2024 West Australian Media Awards in “an exceptionally strong year”, with its writers described as thorough, dogged and engaging.
Our population is booming, but not because of WA’s birth rate
Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
Thrifty business: Perth people talk about their passion for op-shopping
Op shops and vintage stores are booming across the Perth metropolitan area for a range of reasons, from saving the environment to standing out in a crowd.
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Crime
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.
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.
Politics
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Immigration
Fewer people are moving interstate. They can’t afford to
Australians are no longer upping sticks to move to Queensland. If they’re moving at all, it might be into Victoria, as NSW house prices soar.
Business
He designed the iPhone before quitting Apple. Now he is building an empire of his own
Five years ago, Jony Ive rocked the tech world when he walked away from his job designing the iPhone and pretty much disappeared.
World
Melbourne woman arrested in Turkey is ‘human rights activist, not terrorist’, says local councillor
Merri-bek councillor Sue Bolton, who has known the detained woman for more than a decade, said the mother of two is a nurse and a humanitarian.
Opinion
China relations
Was Biden’s ‘hot mic’ China warning OTT? New footage of this mid-air bullying suggests not
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
Opinion
Coles and Woolies could be the perfect inflation villains
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Australia treats world’s most important conflict with indifference
George Brandis
Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general
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Property
This risky home loan type is on the rise as homeowners try to stay afloat
After years of high-interest rates and inflation, struggling homeowners are taking this hardship measure in the hopes of riding out the storm.
Eddie Perfect sells Brunswick East home to another family for $2,285,000
Purchasing and renovating the Californian bungalow inspired Perfect’s 2017 musical Vivid White. He was happy to sell to another family.
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Literature
The perfect man does exist, says Dolly Alderton. He’s just a bit hard to find
The rock-star author reckons she now knows what Millennial women want … just don’t call her “the voice of her generation”.
Culture
What to read: A black dramedy, and a profound account of psychology
Our reviewers cast their eyes over recent fiction and non-fiction
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Brownlow Medal
45 votes and 12 BOGs: Cripps shatters record in dominant Brownlow win
Defying predictions of a tight count, and counter-intuitively to a season in which so little separated so many – and so often – Carlton superstar Patrick Cripps strolled away with his second Brownlow Medal.
The moments that decide a grand final: Lions star on how his group can go one better this year
Brisbane Lions gun Hugh McCluggage says his side learnt much from a review of last year’s narrow grand final loss to Collingwood, especially in how to play the key moments.
Brownlow 2024: All the looks from the red carpet
The best images on the AFL’s night of nights.
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Formula 1
‘Thank you, Daniel’: Ricciardo’s telling gift in what could be his final F1 drive
Lando Norris roared away from pole position at Marina Bay, leading every lap to the chequered flag, but the Australian who’s stolen fans’ hearts was front and centre for a different reason.
‘They inspired me to chase my dream’: The players Brownlow winner Cripps looked up to growing up
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has won his second AFL Brownlow Medal, polling a record 45 votes to claim the honour convincingly. The 29-year-old is the first player to win two Brownlows playing for Carlton.
‘He’s a competitive beast’: Battle open in race to replace brave Lions’ star
A final decision on Oscar McInerney’s fate will be made later in the week, but a finals battle with one of the AFL’s elite has one man ready to answer the call.
Warner brothers: Swan tips younger siblings to be future AFL stars
Forget the acclaimed Sydney Swans academy – the Warner family back garden in Perth is poised to become one of the biggest producers of AFL talent in the game.
Have Your Say
The play that proved Keary is running the Roosters again
In his final days in the red, white and blue, and with halfback Sam Walker sidelined, the veteran half has emerged as their most important player.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
