16 h. ago My suburban life was one girls dreamed of, but I gave it up for boys, books and make

The echo of a thoroughbred’s neigh pierces through most of my childhood memories – the kind of life many girls stuck in suburban dwellings could only dream of.

Politics

24 h. ago Bondi Junction inquest exposes family division after ‘incomprehensible’ tragedy

A year after a knife-welding man killed six people at Bondi Junction Westfield an inquest is set to begin, but it has laid bare tensions beneath the grief.

Politics

2 d. ago “It’s disgusting”: WA Premier speaks out after alleged head stomping

A 15-year-old schoolboy has been arrested and charged over the alleged assault that reportedly left the victim with a broken jaw requiring surgery to have metal plates inserted. But he won’t appear in courts for weeks.

Politics

3 d. ago Silver lining: Why this was the defeat Gout Gout didn’t know he needed

There are several good reasons the young sprint sensation’s second place behind Lachie Kennedy at the Maurie Plant Meet wasn’t the tragedy it might have seemed.

Politics

4 d. ago WA news LIVE: Father of Ellenbrook coward punch victim calls for justice as alleged attacker released on bail; Perth man in court over online child abuse allegations

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Events

4 d. ago WA news LIVE: Weather warning for Perth as damaging winds roll in; Father of Ellenbrook coward punch victim calls for justice as alleged attacker released on bail

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Events

4 d. ago Boy, 14, left with broken jaw after alleged ‘head stomping’ at Ellenbrook shopping centre

A group of teenagers allegedly approached the victim before the assault, with others believed to have been filming the incident on their phones before posting the footage to social media.

Politics

4 d. ago Dogs forced to pay abuse victim millions; ‘Ashamed’ Allen apologises over Mitchell meeting; ‘Helpless’ Beveridge goes on the attack

The Bulldogs have lost a High Court appeal; Oscar Allen has spoken about his public meeting with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell; and Luke Beveridge has teed off at the AFL, saying there’s “total confusion” about tackling.

Events

4 d. ago Dogs forced to pay abuse victim millions; ‘Ashamed’ Allen apologises over Mitchell meeting

The Bulldogs have lost a High Court appeal; Oscar Allen has spoken about his public meeting with Hawks coach Sam Mitchell; and Luke Beveridge has teed off at the AFL, saying there’s “total confusion” about tackling.

Economics

5 d. ago ‘Felt like it was going to sink’: CityCat evacuated on Brisbane River

About 40 people were asked to get off a peak-hour service into the city, with one saying it appeared the boat was taking on water.

Events

5 d. ago Breakthrough in tobacco war firebombing that killed Katie Tangey

The image of a person of interest has been released as police return to the site of the Truganina house fire that killed a 27-year-old burlesque performer earlier this year.

Events

5 d. ago Police release image of person of interest in firebombing tragedy

The facefit image, compiled from CCTV footage, is of a man police believe is linked to a house fire that killed innocent woman Katie Tangey in January.

Events

5 d. ago After Port Arthur, Walter Mikac found a ‘superpower’. He’s sharing it with Izzy

Isabella was born five years after the tragedy in which Walter’s first two daughters and their mother were killed.

Politics

5 d. ago A beetle is killing some of Perth’s grandest trees. The eastern states could be next

In the WA capital, century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is taking extreme measures to counter it.

Events

5 d. ago Feeling stressed? Why Grandmacore could be your secret sauce

“Cosy” pursuits like the kind of stuff your grandmother used to do are gaining a new legion of fans as younger generations discover the mental health benefits of slowing down and switching off.

Politics

5 d. ago Feeling overwhelmed? It might be time to take your cue from grandma

“Cosy” pursuits like the kind of stuff your grandmother used to do are gaining a new legion of fans as younger generations discover the mental health benefits of slowing down and switching off.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Horrible, nasty, disgusting’: Pier attacker spared jail, conviction as victim struggles

A woman who took part in an “appalling” gang attack on an autistic teen at a Victorian beach successfully had her sentence overturned and has been spared jail. 

Events

5 d. ago ‘Appalling’ pier attacker spared jail conviction as victim struggles

Footage shared on social media shows the 'appalling' attack carried out against a 14-year-old autistic teenager.

Events

8 d. ago A ‘signal’ is picked up in the rubble and the call goes out for quiet

It is three days almost to the moment since the under-construction office tower collapsed in Bangkok. But miracles can happen, and the staging area is buzzing.

Politics

8 d. ago ‘We have no time left’: Search for survivors in Bangkok tower tragedy enters crucial day

Though no one has come out alive since the early hours of Saturday, Thai authorities “remain hopeful” of finding survivors.

Events