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‘Greenwashing’: WA jarrah cleared for Alcoa mines sold as ‘sustainable’
Bunnings is monitoring whether timber harvested by the WA government is actually sustainable amid concerns about the US miner’s rehabilitation of WA’s south west forests.
The Perth suburbs you’ve been priced out of this year
Perth house hunters can no longer afford to buy in as many suburbs as a year ago, despite the market slowing down.
WA mining billionaire gets green light to dig for dirt on media leak
Chris Ellison has accused a former Mineral Resources contracts manager and his advisors of setting a cat among the pigeons by handing an explosive legal claim over to the press.
Subi’s back, baby: Where to eat and drink in the revived inner-city hotspot
It’s been a long time coming, but inner-city Subiaco has rebounded.
‘Ongoing crisis’: Alarming share of young people can’t afford to save for a house
Only one in 10 potential first home buyers could achieve home ownership, and most would struggle to save a deposit, make the mortgage repayments or both.
Jetstar to make passengers check-in, board earlier to ‘prevent delays’
Jetstar will close check-in and boarding for flights earlier from next week as it attempts to lift its on-time departures above 60 per cent.
Opinion
Political leadership
Labor’s honeymoon is over, at least in the eyes of progressives
The left seems to think Albanese should take a big swing, ditch the stage three tax cuts, spend super-big on housing, ditch negative gearing. But Labor won with a mere two-seat majority.
Shaun Carney
Columnist
Opinion
Fremantle Dockers
Keeping Tabs: Why an injured Docker will closely watch Freo’s rejuvenated forward line
Fremantle’s firing foward line might be welcome news to fans, but where does it leave the injury-prone Matt Taberner?
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
‘Laptop class in la-la land’: Elon Musk lashes work from home, calls it morally dubious
Elon Musk is calling out people who work from home, saying it’s an insult to those who must show up at the workplace.
A convoy of heroes: The tradies at the centre of the Exford school bus rescue
A truck driver who says he saw light flickering through the trees. A toppled school bus full of trapped children. A 15-minute wait for paramedics. And by lucky chance, a close-knit team of tradies on their way back from work.
Truckie tells police sun was in his eyes before bus crash that injured dozens of children
The truck driver charged over Tuesday’s crash with a school bus told police he “tried to take evasive action” but couldn’t, a Melbourne court has heard.
How this action franchise reinvented itself to land four Oscar-winning actresses
Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron and Brie Larson unpack how incredible action, diversity and family are the secret to the explosive success of Fast & Furious franchise.
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Royal family
Harry, Meghan in ‘near catastrophic car chase’ with paparazzi
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were involved in a paparazzi car chase through New York, their spokesperson has said in a statement.
Western Australia
Police fear there could be more victims of ‘serial dating app rapist’
WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was accused of assaulting nine women.
Dockers over hiccup, Longmuir says, as they plan to take down the Cats
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is confident his team is over its early-season “hiccup” after producing a scintillating fortnight of football.
Cold case reward boost offers hope to grieving WA families
Investigations into dozens of unsolved homicides and long-term suspicious missing persons cases will receive a boost with $64 million in reward money put on the table by the WA government.
Million-dollar compensation for WA man wrongly convicted of murder
Scott Austic was acquitted of murder in 2020 after having spent almost 13 years behind bars in Western Australia.
Police trying to identify remains found by WA bushwalker
Police said the identity of the remains was unconfirmed, but that they were found close to where a Bunbury man went missing in 2021.
Politics
Cancellation a ‘self-inflicted wound’ on the US as Biden nixes Quad squad
Joe Biden pulling out of the Quad summit does not reflect well on America’s reliability, experts say, as former prime minister Scott Morrison says it must remain a leaders’ dialogue.
Business
Shoes for you: Meta fights plan to let users avoid targeted ads
The social media giant, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is aghast at a mooted change to allow users to opt out of targeted advertising online.
World
Analysis
US politics
When it comes to the US, domestic politics trumps everything
Biden’s decision to pull the plug on a much-anticipated trip to Australia to resume talks on the US debt crisis does not reflect well on America’s reliability as a partner.
Opinion
10m copies in three days: Latest Zelda set to be another record-breaker for Nintendo
Tim Biggs
Consumer Technology Writer
Why Carlton haven’t progressed: an alternative view
Jake Niall
Chief football writer, The Age
Why is this racist, sexist show getting an encore?
Cat-Thao Nguyen
Author, inclusive leadership strategist
Ted Lasso, we believed. What the heck happened?
Shona Hendley
Explore
Property
Updated
Negative gearing
Albanese under siege on negative gearing as RBA sounds alarm on rent
Leaked talking points that the PM’s office sent to Labor MPs say the party has no plans to change negative gearing rules.
Slim pickings: What’s driving Perth’s property listings collapse?
Homebuyers in Perth face fierce competition as a shortage of available housing continues to plague the market.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Going goth: It’s ‘Wednesday’ at Fashion Week
Brisbane designer Gail Sorronda is the design “witch” of the north – the living, hubble bubbling antidote to the Barbiecore fashion aesthetic.
Culture
How coloured pencils at the restaurant table shaped Australia’s new queen of kitsch
Ginger Taylor had always loved drawing – but it wasn’t until she fell into signwriting that everything kicked off.
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Sport
Opinion
West Coast Eagles
A deserving sacrifice? Maybe not, but Simpson looks to be first off the cliff at West Coast
It would be reckless and foolish to solely blame West Coast Eagles coach Adam Simpson for the club’s woeful form of late. But he might still cop it in the neck.
Brendan Foster
Contributor
Dockers over hiccup, Longmuir says, as they plan to take down the Cats
Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir is confident his team is over its early-season “hiccup” after producing a scintillating fortnight of football.
Force trio dream big after re-signing until 2025
Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Bayley Kuenzle, and injured playmaker Reesjan Pasitoa all penned new two-year deals with the Western Force on Wednesday.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2023
Painful injury for Cat; Stats show Cripps’ drop
Geelong’s Ollie Henry will miss two matches after suffering a testicular rupture in Friday night’s loss to Richmond. And Patrick Cripps is embodying the struggles of his club.
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Super Netball
Magpies captain takes aim at Netball Australia
Magpies captain Geva Mentor has pointed the finger at Netball Australia and the Super Netball competition as the fallout continues from Collingwood’s shock announcement that its netball program could collapse.
Long to perform Archie Roach song at Dreamtime game
Essendon great Michael Long will perform a song by Indigenous music legend Archie Roach at half-time during the Dreamtime at the MCG game on Saturday night, while the Bombers have also announced that they will back the Indigenous Voice to Parliament.
From freakish to lucky: Which is the best of these goal of the year contenders?
Bobby Hill’s well-executed dribble kick was not enough to crack the top three contenders for goal of the year, according to goalkicking great Phillip Matera, who says Will Ashcroft, Brody Mihocek and Charlie Cameron are the standouts.
Have Your Say
Hooked: Inside the demise of Dragons coach Anthony Griffin
The Illawarra and Kogarah sides of the Dragons merger don’t often agree, but the board couldn’t triple-down on the mistake that was Anthony Griffin.
