The Booklist
A weekly newsletter for book lovers from books editor Jason Steger.
The Reporter Podcast: When the fugitive turned whistleblower
How a prestigious Perth executive’s false identity came crashing down.
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Household debt
Up to your eyeballs in debt? Join the club as WA home loan sizes break record
The average figure West Australians are taking out for mortgages has broken the record, jumping more than $30,000 in just three months.
Ex-detainee to fight allegations he bashed Perth grandmother
An immigration detainee whose release sparked national outrage after he was accused of brutally bashing a grandmother is likely to plead not guilty to the alleged crime.
Fire and floods: The risky Perth suburbs facing falling property values
A first-of-its-kind report has found thousands of WA homes face a high risk of bushfire and flooding, a risk that will push costs up and home values down.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Yeo’s call not to blame for West Coast’s wasted opportunity
Contest and conversion. Win both and you’re sitting pretty. Win the first, lose the second, and you may get by. Lose the first and the second becomes vitally important. Lose both and you’re damned.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
I had just arrived at the resort when they found Michael Mosley’s body
In the end, it was a bar manager who discovered Michael Mosley’s remains, only 50 metres from an idyllic beach resort. I had docked at that resort 10 minutes earlier.
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Missing person
CCTV footage reveals Michael Mosley stumbling two hours after he left for walk
The body of the popular TV presenter was found on Sunday, near the sea and close to a beach bar, police said.
Australian swimming trials 2024 as it happened: Titmus, McKeown, Winnington among Aussies to book their spot for Paris on night one of trials
Ariarne Titmus and Elijah Winnington were among the Australians to book their spots for Paris on night one of the swimming trials in Brisbane.
Marles enforces veto on all potential defence shipments to Israel
All approvals have been escalated to the defence minister, and the government says no components have been shipped to Israel since October 7.
Opinion
Bali
I was supposed to be in Bali for my wife’s 50th. My passport had other plans
Our travel plans were in the hands of a faceless bureaucrat at Denpasar Airport, who the Jetstar desk predicted was almost certain to deny me entry.
Nick Bryant
Journalist and author
Costello exit from Nine proves costly with no golden parachute
Peter Costello will forfeit $374,000 in annual remuneration after the former treasurer’s premature resignation from Nine.
England’s social event of the year: The Duke of Westminster’s wedding
British tabloids dubbed it the society wedding of the year as Hugh Grosvenor, one of the UK’s richest people, married Olivia Henson at a ceremony attended by Prince William.
Analysis
Paris 2024
Rise of far-right puts pop star in Olympics culture war crosshairs
France’s surging far right doesn’t want a black, Muslim woman singing, “Non, je ne regrette rien”, in front of the Eiffel Tower and a global television audience at the opening ceremony.
Top-selling video games lead Xbox’s annual refresh
Call of Duty and Doom games will head to the Game Pass subscription on Xbox and PC, but will also be available to purchase on the rival PlayStation 5 console.
The Olympic swimming trials are brutal – and will make Australia bulletproof
Many swimmers will not survive this week with their dreams intact. Those who do, however, will be able to navigate a nine-day meet in Paris and maybe even knock the US off their perch.
THE PEOPLE OF PERTH
The HR professional bringing a new cuisine to Perth’s southern suburbs
Bhutanese yellow rice and butter tea for breakfast, noodle soups in savoury beefy broth, momos in spicy, creamy gravy – affordable food to enjoy on the run.
‘Swimming saved my life’: Perth seniors dish the dirt on keeping fit
The benefits of exercise for the elderly is a hot topic. Here’s four retirees in their seventies and eighties who are still pushing their bodies and loving life.
Western Australia
WA mother charged over crash that killed twin daughters
A Halls Head mother has been charged over the Wheatbelt car crash that killed her twin seven-year-old daughters in February.
WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend
A WA man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after fraudulently trying to claim his dead girlfriend’s superannuation and life insurance benefits.
Shattered Perth parents speak of dark hours before toddler’s death
A couple have described their harrowing weeks trying to get basic medical testing done on their dying little son, right up until his final hours in hospital.
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Surfing
Search for missing surfer near Margaret River suspended
Surfers Point Prevelly remains closed on Saturday after the search for a 40-year-old missing surfer was suspended.
Perth cosmetic surgeon high on drugs at work
Dr Ilan Josephs claimed he was one of Perth’s leading cosmetic medical professionals. This week he was struck off for professional misconduct.
Politics
Opposition wants to see people smugglers charged here
Coalition home affairs spokesman James Paterson says Australia should reserve the right to prosecute people smugglers when they’re caught here.
Business
Opinion
BNPL
The real risk facing Afterpay and its rivals
Afterpay turns 10 this year and the tricky debate on how best to regulate buy now, pay later firms is still going on.
Clancy Yeates
Deputy business editor
World
Opinion
Technology & democracy
Joe Biden’s TikTok crusade ignores real China threat
Unless his administration can pivot rapidly, Joe Biden’s legacy risks being marked by well-intentioned failures.
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez
Climate policy analyst
Opinion
Joe Biden’s TikTok crusade ignores real China threat
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez
Climate policy analyst
We still believe: Please, WA, have those hard conversations again
Stephen Morrison, Rodney Carpio and Cindy Sambo
So Bill Shorten’s speechwriter earns $310,000 a year. Nothing to see here
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
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Property
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Title Deeds
Where do you go when you’ve sold Australia’s most expensive house?
Rag traders Carol and Steven Moss have found just the right downsizer digs in Bellevue Hill for about $14m, a bargain compared to its original hopes.
Seven of our favourite luxury homes for sale right now
From a Mediterranean-inspired design to a Parisian-style manor, we’ve rounded up our pick of the bunch.
Good Food
Lifestyle
Why more young people are being diagnosed with bowel cancer – and how to cut your risk
One in nine bowel cancer cases in Australia are now in people under 50, with research suggesting it may be linked to their diet and lifestyle.
Culture
Michael Richards on Kramer, Seinfeld and the truth about being ‘cancelled’
In his revealing memoir, Michael Richards removes the Kramer mask and dissects the public unravelling that prompted his retreat from showbiz.
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Paris 2024
‘It gets you in the guts’: Why swimming is so hot right now
After years of dysfunction, Australia’s ‘national sport’ is enjoying a renaissance. This week’s Olympic trials will put a cast of stars front and centre again.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Analysis
AFL 2024
How a ‘hot’ midfield and smart recruiting have made the Swans untouchable
The Swans are two wins and an enormous percentage ahead of any other team in the AFL. This is why.
Magpies, Demons face off in King’s Birthday clash; Celebs hit the slide in Big Freeze
Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions as Collingwood and Melbourne play out the latest installment of their King’s Birthday rivlary match at the MCG.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Yeo’s holding the ball call not to blame for West Coast’s wasted opportunity
Contest and conversion. Win both and you’re sitting pretty. Win the first, lose the second, and you may get by. Lose the first and the second becomes vitally important. Lose both and you’re damned.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
‘You never know when an opportunity comes’: The Replacements stepping up for injury-ravaged Pies
As injury ravages the Magpies, it’s former ruckman Josh Fraser’s job to make sure that when the chance comes for a VFL player, he is ready.
Four Points
AFL 2024
‘He was doing it to me. Oh, my god’: Suns defender not the only one frustrated by crucial free kick
Mac Andrew was not the only one who thought the umpire made a blue in awarding a free kick against him at a crucial time of Saturday night’s game; even the AFL admitted King should not have got the free.
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French Open
Carlos Alcaraz outlasts Alexander Zverev to win maiden French Open final
The 21-year-old also became the seventh man, and the youngest, to claim major titles on all three surfaces.
Have Your Say
The top 10 must-watch races at Australia’s swimming trials
There is often more pressure on swimmers at the trials than the Olympics. These are the races to keep an eye on in Brisbane next week as the country’s best battle it out.
