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Mental health behind WA miners’ move towards more even-time FIFO rosters
A study into the mental health of FIFO workers called for them to spend no more than half their time on site. Six years on, WA’s mining sector appears to have listened.
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‘Laws may need to change’: Gina Rinehart lashes Facebook over scam ‘inaction’
Rinehart has conceded a legal overhaul may be the only way to prevent people from being swindled as she lashed social media giant Facebook for its inaction on scam ads and implied the company should foot the bill.
Perth house prices have hit a new record high. So what’s your suburb’s value?
Perth is now the third-cheapest capital to buy a house in, despite prices rising 1.5 per cent in the March quarter. Use our interactive tool to see your suburb’s median.
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Radio
Anger, conspiracies, insults – and that’s just the pollies. Why I put Basil on the air (and keep bringing him back)
A weekly segment with Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas would make for great radio, I thought. Who could have foreseen the ensuing outrage from our state’s political class?
Gary Adshead
Journalist
Three things I love: The unusual Perth spot that is a haven for this WA ambo
Each week, WAtoday reaches out to the Perth community to find out three things people love the most about our coastal capital.
Cost-of-living struggles compounded by surge in state and federal taxes
Inflation is forecast to have fallen to its lowest level since 2021 as price pressures ease across the economy, but taxes are now weighing on Australians.
From GP to CEO: How this Perth corporate boss brought one skill full circle
Lachlan Henderson was leading a hospital group through a pandemic in the world’s most locked-down city when he got an offer he couldn’t refuse: to return home.
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China relations
Criminals infiltrate elite police drug taskforce
An elite police unit working with Australia and NZ to fight surging drug trafficking in the Pacific may have been compromised by a powerful criminal syndicate.
Musk labels Jacqui Lambie ‘enemy of the people’ on X
“This woman has utter contempt for the Australian people,” the billionaire owner of X said in a post.
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How To Poison a Planet
From coffee cups to smartphones: How toxic chemicals snuck into every part of your life
They keep smudges off your mobile and make your frying pans non-stick. But forever chemicals are linked to cancer, lurking in your blood and nearly every corner of your home.
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Letters
I was at Arj Barker’s show – here’s what really happened
Readers on the comedy show where a mother and baby were kicked out, and the decision by Jacinta Allan to reject a CBD safe-injecting room.
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Pay
‘It was never about the money’: Junior doctors win $230m payout
At the end of a 100-hour week, Dr Amireh Fakhouri was too exhausted to drive home. Now she has helped win record backpay for 20,000 colleagues.
After six years, I still love my job. But people keep telling me to move on
If you stay in the one place, there’s always a chance you’ll look back and wonder what might have been.
Opinion
Sex & relationships
Does polyamory make you happier? Yes, but there may be a throuple of hurdles
Many who try polyamory feel they gain substantially from the effort. It seems they share more, with more people, and get more out of it. But there are dangers.
Peter Quarry
Psychologist
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a custom wine room to an 18-hole golf course and onyx verde surfaces, we’ve rounded up our pick of the prestige property on the market.
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Casinos
Crown Resorts boss flags cuts despite regulatory wins
Ciaran Carruthers has not ruled out further redundancies or changes to Crown’s operations as the cost-of-living crisis continues to hurt earnings at its casinos.
‘First point of contact’: After more than 250 years, Aboriginal spears taken by James Cook to return home
The Gweagal spears were taken in 1770 when the Endeavour arrived at Botany Bay in the first meeting between the British and the Indigenous Gweagal people of Kamay.
Western Australia
Grieving parents fight Canning Vale road-rage killer’s early release
Aya Hishmeh, 26, mowed down a group of boys with her car – killing one and injuring others – in a crime that shocked Perth. Now she is facing the parole board.
Why thousands of WA teachers walked off the job on Tuesday
About 8000 teachers marched from Optus Stadium on Tuesday, joined by thousands more in the regions and even more watching the rally online.
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Crime
WA moves on anti-knife laws in wake of Sydney stabbings
New laws being considered for WA would be modelled on Queensland’s “Jack’s Law”, which was brought in following a fatal stabbing on the Gold Coast.
Woman, pet dog die after bus crash in Perth’s north
The woman’s white Hyundai i30 hatchback caught fire after it crashed into the back of a Transperth bus on the 344 school bus route about 8am.
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University
WA uni bans Indian applications as visa rejections hit new high
Edith Cowan University emailed education agents saying it will not accept Indian, Nepalese or Pakistani students into its English or academic pathways programs due to increased scrutiny from Home Affairs.
Politics
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International students
Student visa crackdown risks bilateral relations, says former top diplomat
The Albanese government’s fix for migration has come under fire from the opposition and former high commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell.
Business
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Casinos
Crown Resorts boss flags cuts despite regulatory wins
Ciaran Carruthers has not ruled out further redundancies or changes to Crown’s operations as the cost-of-living crisis continues to hurt earnings at its casinos.
World
‘Infiltrators’: Indian PM accused of using hate speech against Muslims
Critics of Modi, an avowed Hindu nationalist, say India’s tradition of secularism has come under attack since his party won power a decade ago.
Opinion
Despite Obama and Trump, America just proved it’s still the ‘indispensable power’
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor
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Property
Perth house prices have hit a new high. So what’s your suburb’s value?
Perth is now the third-cheapest capital to buy a house in, despite prices rising 1.5 per cent in the March quarter. Use our interactive tool to see your suburb’s median.
Eight of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a custom wine room to an 18-hole golf course and onyx verde surfaces, we’ve rounded up our pick of the prestige property on the market.
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How do you start a business when somebody else owns your name? Use your nose
Following in the footsteps of other founders who have started over, beauty entrepreneur Jo Malone is striking gold a second time.
Culture
The aim of this game is to make Jamie Oliver not look like a plonker. Can they do it?
It’s only night two and we’re already elbow deep in a service challenge. Hopefully they can handle the heat better than chilli-shy judge Andy.
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AFL 2024
Out-of-contract young gun re-signs with the Cats; Hawks dasher’s ‘complicated’ deal talks
Geelong have re-signed the first of their out-of-contract young stars, with speedy midfielder Max Holmes committing to the Cats for four more years. Meanwhile, injury to an important Hawks defender has complicated talks for a new deal.
‘I did want to go’: Teen sensation on Olyroos snub after Olympic qualifiers disaster
Nestory Irankunda has addressed his exclusion from Australia’s squad for this month’s Paris 2024 qualifiers, saying he would have liked the call-up.
Trainers charged over horses testing positive to breast cancer drug
After a 12-month investigation, Racing Victoria stewards have laid charges against the trainers of five different stables over positive tests to a breast cancer drug.
AFL round seven teams and tips: Demons drop Brown
Our experts have entered their tips for the nine games of round seven. See which way they’re predicting each match will turn out as the season kicks into gear.
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AFL 2024
GWS star’s words seal his fate at the tribunal; Hogan cleared after strike deemed ‘negligible’
Toby Greene effectively cooked his own goose at the tribunal when he openly admitted he had braced for impact to protect himself in a marking contest with Carlton’s Jordan Boyd.
‘Most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard’: Greats divided over AFL’s new body image rules
The AFL confirmed to clubs last week that it would not publish weights of elite junior players and potential draft picks, while skinfold testing would also stop for players in those programs.
Brereton returns to Magpies to relive first Anzac Day blockbuster
AFL great Dermott Brereton fronted the Magpies on Tuesday and told of his experience playing on Anzac Day.
Have Your Say
TV hides the blemishes, but NRL living large thanks to halo effect
The schedulers of the NRL’s draw deserve much credit for an exhilarating start to the season by successfully building on the Las Vegas showcase.
