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Bandt ducks questions on Dorinda Cox, cuts short Perth press conference
Greens leader Adam Bandt was repeatedly asked what steps he and his office had taken to investigate the allegations against Cox raised with his office.
Tragedy as worker killed at Warwick Road off-ramp
The man aged in his 30s was reported to have been struck by a piece of equipment that fell at the work site.
Opinion
Supermarkets
Australians are mad at the supermarkets, but not mad enough to shop elsewhere
No matter what you do to encourage Australian shoppers to fill their trolleys with cheap groceries, we keep going back to the same supermarket duopoly.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Israelis converge on downed Iranian missiles - to take pictures
Curious onlookers came to look at the downed Iranian missiles, which crash-landed after being intercepted by Israel.
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Iran’s critical blunder has only further deepened its strategic miscalculation
Rather than re-establishing deterrence, Khamenei and his IRGC lackies have invited retaliatory attacks on Iran, and risk getting drawn into a regional war in the process.
Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Political scientist and writer
Beirut awakes to more destruction as rescuers struggle under fire
More pictures are filtering in from Lebanon as residents survey the damage this morning from another Israeli strike in Beirut overnight.
Exclusive
Middle East at war
Police chiefs to plead for calm ahead of October 7 protests
On a day the opposition accused Labor of “appeasing” anti-Western forces, Foreign Minister Penny Wong backed Israel’s right to defend itself against Iran.
IMF says Australia’s high interest rates are ‘essential’ – and may rise again
The “last mile” in Australia’s inflation battle is proving more drawn-out than expected, the IMF has found, raising the possibility of another rate rise.
Opinion
Supermarkets
Australians are mad at the supermarkets, but not mad enough to shop elsewhere
No matter what you do to encourage Australian shoppers to fill their trolleys with cheap groceries, we keep going back to the same supermarket duopoly.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Meet the rebel teachers educating WA kids their own way
“Everyone wants the best, but everyone speaks a slightly different language. The only way I felt like I could create the best was by stepping outside the system.”
Former children’s television presenter Fiona MacDonald dies at 67
The star of Wombat and It’s A Knockout’s death comes after three-year battle with motor neurone disease.
Analysis
Trading and drafting
Destination Geelong: Smith requests trade as Cats also circle Oliver
Bailey Smith has requested a trade to Geelong, and now the question becomes: How can the Cats get the cream by landing both him and Clayton Oliver this trade period?
Updated
AFL 2024
A flag and goodbye: Joe Daniher announces his retirement
Joe Daniher would have retired if the Brisbane Lions had won last year’s AFL grand final, a match in which this year’s premiers were narrowly beaten to the flag by Collingwood.
Inside the new economy class ‘zone’ on Qantas ultra long-haul flights
Australians know long-haul travel, but with no stopover, on a 20-hour plus flight, the onboard experience will be more important than ever.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ White Parties were A-list affairs. Was there more to them?
Celebrities rubbed shoulders, dancers gyrated inside giant balloons, models lounged in bikinis. The hip hop mogul now in custody had a broad reach into worlds of music, movies, fashion and more.
Where’s Meghan? Why is Harry going it alone?
Prince Harry has had solo eight engagements in as many days. His scheduling is looking very much like royal schedules of old.
Editor's Picks
Opinion
US Votes 2024
Vance wasn’t weird in the VP debate – and that will infuriate Trump
Bruce Wolpe
Senior fellow at the US Studies Centre and former political staffer
Just in
Western Australia
Exclusive
Political donations
New environmental watchdog boss lifts lid on WA Labor cash-for-access events
“This was not a political donation, merely a marketing tool used by many in the Perth business community seeking exposure to the corporate sector,” Darren Walsh said.
Ellenbrook predator found guilty of sexual assault on sleeping girl
A man who broke into a home in Ellenbrook in 2021 and sexually assaulted a seven-year-old girl has been found guilty after failing to argue he was too mentally impaired to be held accountable for his crime.
Fears proposed ‘pod hotel’ in Fremantle would become ‘schoolies on tap’
A Perth panel has after a two-hour meeting deferred a decision on a four-storey $8 million 250-bed backpackers’ “pod hotel” on Essex Street Fremantle that would be the first of its kind in WA.
Exclusive
Police
Police officer bitten in chaotic confrontation
The state’s police union says it is time for the force to be properly recognised in an ongoing pay fight, as assaults reach a 15-year-high.
Exclusive
Education
For WA students to get help with ATAR ‘they’d have to have their arms cut off’
Rebecca’s son has diagnoses including ADHD and dyslexia. “He’s a smart kid, really determined to do ATAR but the system itself is holding him back,” she says.
Politics
Bandt ducks Cox questions, cuts short conference
Greens leader Adam Bandt was repeatedly asked what steps he and his office had taken to investigate the allegations against WA senator Dorinda Cox raised with his office.
Business
Sky News apologises over fake tweet
The post, which was posted on X, was shared in a Sky New Australia news article.
World
Exclusive
Investigations
PNG’s Australian integrity chief faces his own corruption investigation
The Australian lawyer trusted with running Papua New Guinea’s new anti-corruption body faces allegations he tried to inappropriately gather more power into his position.
Opinion
Up or down?: The mystery over the oil market
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Restrict phones, social media, but let’s not lose sight of real issue in WA schools
Belinda Provis
Principal, All Saints' College
If Albanese repeats his performance over negative gearing, he can kiss the election goodbye
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
Explore
Property
WA multigenerational home among nine favourite luxury homes for sale
From a waterfront home with two yacht berths to a beach house with award-winning interiors, we’ve rounded up our top picks.
Exclusive
WA residential property
The ‘quick-fix’ renovations that could save WA home owners big
With another sizzling summer approaching and energy efficiency disclosure laws in the works, new research gives the inside scoop on what upgrades households can prioritise.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Does absence really make the heart grow fonder? It depends
While the adage may be a go-to for those in long-distance relationships, could all couples benefit from some time apart? Experts weigh in.
Opinion
Sunday Life
When it comes to prejudice, ageism is the most stupid
Jane Caro
Novelist, author and commentator
Culture
★★
Review
At first, Joker: Folie a Deux is entertaining. Then it quickly isn’t
Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, the sequel is wildly misconceived – a small story inflated by grandiose intentions.
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Sport
Updated
AFL 2024
Joe Daniher’s 12-month retirement wait to win flag
Joe Daniher would have retired if the Brisbane Lions had won last year’s AFL grand final, a match in which this year’s premiers were narrowly beaten to the flag by Collingwood.
Explainer
Draft
Free agents, pick swaps, salary dumps: What does AFL trade jargon mean?
What do you call a free agent who isn’t actually free? What is a salary dump? And will pick purchasing become a feature in the AFL?
‘Close to Jimmy Anderson’: Is this Australian paceman about to become England’s Ashes bolter?
Australian swing bowler Dan Worrall has earned comparisons to Jimmy Anderson as a pair of England legends push for him to be selected by Brendon McCullum ahead of next year’s Ashes tour.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Parker requests trade; Baker farewells Tigers with awkward speech
Richmond’s president has taken a swipe at a quartet of premiership stars who want out of the club as megastar Dustin Martin shut down speculation that he would come out of retirement to play for Gold Coast.
Updated
AFLW
Seven players fined after Bomber bump sparks brawl
AFLW players from Sydney and Essendon are reaching for their wallets after an all-in on Wednesday night was sparked by a bump from Maddy Prespakis.
Jahrome Hughes and Olivia Kernick take top honours at Dally M awards
Jahrome Hughes and Olivia Kernick have taken out the Dally M Medals on Wednesday night – and Kalyn Ponga apologises for putting club before country.
Analysis
Trading and drafting
Destination Geelong: Smith requests trade as Cats also circle Oliver
Bailey Smith has requested a trade to Geelong, and now the question becomes: How can the Cats get the cream by landing both him and Clayton Oliver this trade period?
Have Your Say
Cleary set to become all-time great, but even he can’t save Panthers
Despite the Nelson Asofa-Solomona suspension, Melbourne look primed to end Penrith’s remarkable run.
Andrew Johns
League columnist
