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Eating out in Perth & WA
Trusted reviews from WA’s best food writer, all in one place.
Wrong Skin podcast
Investigates an unsolved death and a missing person in the outback.
Libs’ star WA candidate pulls out of race for ‘must-win’ seat
Mark Wales’ exit leaves the Liberal party searching for a new candidate to win back Tangney after an 11.9 per cent swing catapulted Labor’s Sam Lim into parliament over the incumbent Liberal MP Ben Morton.
Jury finds WA mum not guilty of trying to kill severely disabled daughter
The woman admitted injecting the six-year-old with insulin, but said she did it to incite a medical episode that would get the girl help.
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WA news live
WA Police track down wanted man who allegedly cut off ankle bracelet
Brett Maston last year publicly claimed he was turning his life around and putting his criminal career behind him
‘Deliciously bonkers’: Yallingup-shot film starring Nicolas Cage makes a splash at Cannes
The US actor had fans screaming and bellowing as he appeared at Cannes for the first time in more than 30 years.
Eat, sleep, move: How Rio Tinto keeps its miners happy in the remote Pilbara
A million meals, 75,000 flight passengers: just another month in WA for the country’s largest iron ore producer.
Right patient, wrong surgery: WA’s shocking hospital bungles
WA’s health system has harboured a growth in clinical errors resulting in serious harm and even death.
Updated
Air accident
Iranian president, foreign minister killed in helicopter crash
President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in the helicopter had been missing for more than 12 hours when rescuers spotted the wreckage.
‘Alarming for a young kid’: What a father and son found at missing campers’ abandoned site
A burnt campsite, an Esky full of food, a handbag on the passenger seat of a car. The first people to come across Russell Hill and Carol Clay’s campsite have described the scene to a jury.
Opinion
Federal budget
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
The backstory to a $6.5b funding allocation is enough to make your blood boil.
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits beating singer Cassie
Security footage emerged over the weekend of the rapper beating his then-girlfriend and protégé in 2016. Combs has now released his own video, saying his actions were inexcusable.
Opinion
AFL 2024
The Dockers are doing so much right, so why are their efforts not reflected on the scoreboard?
A surprise victory against a top-eight team, and set shot jitters: How WA’s teams performed in the AFL this round.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Analysis
West Coast Eagles
The killer stat that shows Harley Reid really is the new Dusty
The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster, and in just nine games, he’s already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.
How did they lose? Hawks shocked by late Power surge
Disappointed Hawthorn coach Sam Mitchell was still scratching his head for answers – and positives – after his team lost a game they appeared to have sewn up.
Give Bali a break: Nine amazing places you should visit instead
There are plenty of beach getaways that offer far more than the island we have all loved too much.
It’s meat, but not as you know it. It’s even better, claims Australian producer
Global demand for meat is growing. Without innovation, this will put more pressure on land clearing and greenhouse gas emissions. Could cultured meat be the solution?
How does an $8.50 mascara compare to a $69 one?
We all love high-end beauty, with its slew of lush ingredients, but we also love a bargain that has cult status.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
HBF Run For a Reason 2024: In Pictures
Thousands of people converged in Perth on Sunday to run for charity.
Inside the next chapter at cult Perth wine bar
A familiar face returns to the influential William Street wine bar while a special guest is coming to Perth to launch the new Sunday lunch.
Western Australia
Perth doctor charged with indecent assault
A doctor has been charged with indecently assaulting a woman during a medical procedure in Western Australia.
Supercars star Waters ends ‘bad luck’ with Perth win
Cam Waters admits he was hanging by his fingernails before finally breaking through for his first win of the Supercars season in Perth thanks to a Chaz Mostert penalty.
Charges laid over stabbing of sleeping homeless man on St Georges Terrace
It will be alleged the accused approached the victim and stabbed him twice in the back as he lay defenceless in his sleeping bag.
Perth carer admits leaving autistic man in hot car during heatwave
Tze Wing Tam had cared for Jefferson Do for eight years and was highly thought of by his family when he left him for hours inside a car on a sweltering January day.
Second man charged with murder over Safety Bay stabbing
A 50-year-old man has been accused of stabbing a 30-year-old man to death in a Safety Bay home two weeks ago. A 46-year-old man was also earlier charged over the same incident.
Politics
Analysis
Political leadership
Why Labor’s budget is not enough to flip its two-year slump
It is not unusual for governments to suffer a slump after two years in power – it happened to John Howard in 1998 and he recovered. But there are danger signs for Labor.
Business
Eat, sleep, move: How Rio keeps its miners happy in the remote Pilbara
A million meals, 75,000 flight passengers: just another month in WA for the country’s largest iron ore producer.
World
Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza, Israeli leaders divided on war’s trajectory
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces increasing criticism from within his war cabinet, while protesters accuse him of extending the conflict to protect himself.
Opinion
Page 97 of the budget kept me awake at night, and is a stain on Morrison’s legacy
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Money can’t buy everything, but Chalmers can buy an inflation reduction
Richard Denniss
Executive director at The Australia Institute
In defence of Gina Rinehart, I hate my portrait too
Antoinette Lattouf
Broadcaster, columnist and author
China just unveiled a fix for its property crisis. It’s not enough
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Explore
Property
Tears of joy as buyer nabs bayside pad she had her heart set on for $803,000
The downsizer’s son bid on her behalf for the stylish one-bedroom home and embraced her as she broke down with joy after the hammer fell.
Neighbour beats eight others to snap up stately $4.7m Glebe bungalow
Nine registered to bid on the circa-1900 grand four-bedroom residence, but the winner was very local.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Struggle with making decisions? This simple mindset trick could help
We make hundreds of decisions every single day. Here’s how to make it all feel easier, according to experts.
Culture
‘Deliciously bonkers’: Yallingup-shot film starring Nicolas Cage makes a splash at Cannes
The US actor had fans screaming and bellowing as he appeared at Cannes for the first time in more than 30 years.
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Opinion
AFL 2024
The Dockers are doing so much right, so why are their efforts not reflected on the scoreboard?
A surprise victory against a top-eight team, and set shot jitters: How WA’s teams performed in the AFL this round.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Analysis
AFL 2024
The killer stat that shows Reid really is the new Dusty
All the hype about Harley Reid was justified. Well, most of it anyway. The teenage phenomenon is the AFL’s No.1 tackle-buster, and in just nine games, he’s already made a start on a hall-of-fame highlights reel.
Footy’s shades of grey: How small decisions can decide big games
There were a number of contentious decisions by the umpires when games were on the line in round 10, and Luke Beveridge has made a masterstroke move at the Bulldogs.
Parker bump sent straight to tribunal
Premiership Swan Luke Parker has been sent straight to the VFL tribunal. Meanwhile, Tom Liberatore is eyeing a return from his concussion scare but Jordan De Goey is racing to prove his fitness.
Four Points
AFL 2024
Footy’s great science experiment: Why Saints’ woes are not Max King’s fault
Max and Ben King might be identical twins, but the teams they play for look to be heading in opposite directions.
Eagles fans can’t get enough of Reid
West Coast coach Adam Simpson has described Harley Reid as the “new toy” for Eagles fans, and he has a key piece of advice for the 19-year-old: ‘Just go out there and have fun.’
Supercars star Waters ends ‘bad luck’ with Perth win
Cam Waters admits he was hanging by his fingernails before finally breaking through for his first win of the Supercars season in Perth thanks to a Chaz Mostert penalty.
Have Your Say
The exiled player whose form proves the Waratahs are in a full-blown crisis
NSW were torched by Ben Donaldson on Saturday in Perth: a playmaker they released last year. And his improvement speaks volumes about the Tahs.
Paul Cully
Rugby columnist
