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PLEASE EXPLAIN PODCAST The most important stories, explained, with Peter Hartcher every Wednesday. CAMPUS STUDENT HUB The essential guide to courses, careers and student life. PerthWeather forecast -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HEATWAVE EASTERN SUBURBS TIPPED TO HIT 45 DEGREES AS HEATWAVE DELAYS TRAINS Temperatures of more than 40 degrees are set to continue until the weekend with experts now forecasting even higher numbers for metropolitan parts of WA. * 32 minutes ago US VOTES 2024 TAYLOR SWIFT, TRAVIS KELCE AND A MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN MELTDOWN The relationship between the world’s biggest pop icon and one of American football’s biggest stars is driving the movement behind Donald Trump bonkers. UPDATED EDUCATION LANDMARK INVESTMENT SEES WA ‘FULLY FUND’ STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Almost $1.6 billion will be invested in WA’s public schools over the next four years through a new state and federal government agreement. ANALYSIS INFLATION COULD THE RESERVE BANK GET IT WRONG AGAIN? The central bank was slow to lift interest rates to bring inflation under control. With inflation easing, it runs the risk of keeping rates high for too long. SHANE WRIGHT OPINION OPINION INFLATION IS COMING DOWN, BUT COST OF LIVING CONTINUES TO BITE An interest rate cut will be a reprieve for those with a mortgage, but the pain isn’t over yet, and won’t be for quite a while. ELIZABETH KNIGHT Business columnist OPINION SMOKING & VAPING THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE ADDICTS LIKE ME QUIT VAPING. THIS NEW AD ISN’T IT Vaping gave me everything I liked about smoking, without the cost. But soon I was far more addicted to nicotine than I had ever been with cigarettes. JACKSON WESTAWAY Contributor PREGNANCY ‘REALLY FOCUSED ON THE BABY’: WHAT NEW MOTHERS ARE MISSING AFTER GIVING BIRTH Simona Stirling was treated for gestational diabetes but had to battle to get testing following the arrival of baby Halle. EXCLUSIVE DEFAMATION THE DEATH OF JURIES AND THE RISE OF BLOCKBUSTER DEFAMATION TRIALS The days of high-profile Supreme Court defamation trials in front of juries appear numbered, new figures reveal. NATIONAL NEWS LIVE STRANDED SHIP WITH 16,500 SHEEP, CATTLE TO BE UNLOADED IN FREMANTLE Sheep and cattle stranded in heatwave conditions aboard a ship off Western Australia after almost a month at sea will be offloaded, with others set to be re-exported. FUTURE TECHNOLOGY FORMER MP WYATT ROY SIGNS UP TO WORK ON SAUDI ARABIA’S ‘SCI-FI CITY’ BREAKING WORLD POLITICS FORMER PAKISTAN PM IMRAN KHAN JAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR 14 YEARS * 2 hours ago CBD TONY ABBOTT SNUBS ABC DOCO, HOSTS WORK DRINKS INSTEAD GAMING & WAGERING POINTSBET SAYS GAMBLING REFORMS WILL HIT SMALLER PLAYERS HARDEST PointsBet boss Sam Swanell says smaller operators that are more dependent on inducements are likely to suffer, which could lead to merger and acquisition opportunities. * 2 hours ago BILLIONAIRES ‘DEEPLY FLAWED’: JUDGE QUASHES MUSK’S $78B TESLA PAY PACKAGE The Tesla CEO suffered a stunning rebuke this week when a US judge voided the pay package that helped make him a billionaire many times over and the world’s wealthiest man. PACIFIC DIPLOMACY ‘SEDUCTIVE MIRAGE’: US TECH DIPLOMAT URGES DEMOCRACIES TO UNITE AGAINST CHINA Australia and the US are locked in an intense battle with China for influence in the Pacific, including for control of undersea cable networks. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ‘I’M AVERAGING 60 AS AN OPENER’: SMITH RESPONDS TO CRITICS OF HIS NEW ROLE The batting great’s technique came under the microscope after first-innings scores of 12 and six in Adelaide and Brisbane against the West Indies. SURFING INSIDE THE PIPELINE CARNAGE THAT HAS FLOORED FIVE PROS THIS SEASON Three-metre waves are predicted for this year’s Pipeline Pro. The merciless Hawaiian wave has already shattered bones, knocked a world No.4 unconscious and left one pro unable to feel his legs. OPINION FIVE MINUTES WITH FITZ WHAT SINNER SAID TO COACH CAHILL AFTER HIS AO WIN Italians are “very touchy people”, according to Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, so there were plenty of hugs, but also a few choice words in the players box. PETER FITZSIMONS Columnist and author EDITOR'S PICKS UPDATED CRIME ‘DEEP CONCERNS’ FOR 12-YEAR-OLD PERTH GIRL INJURED IN POLICE CHASE CRASH OPINION EDUCATION AI IN EDUCATION SHOULDN’T BE FEARED. IT CAN BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE ALEX JENKINS Contributor EXCLUSIVE EDUCATION WHY WA’S SCHOOL FUNDING DEAL IS TIPPED TO KICK OFF A NATIONAL BRAWL * 53 minutes ago Advertisement JUST IN * 15 minutes ago FORGET VALENTINE’S DAY: GIVE THESE GIGS SOME LOVE THIS FEBRUARY * 32 minutes ago PERTH’S EAST TIPPED TO HIT 45 DEGREES AS HEATWAVE STIFLES WA * 53 minutes ago ANGE VERSUS THE A-LEAGUE? TOTTENHAM IN TALKS OVER GLAMOUR FRIENDLY * 53 minutes ago EXCLUSIVE SCHOOL FUNDING DEAL SPARKS WAR AS STATES DEMAND MORE CASH Advertisement WESTERN AUSTRALIA UPDATED EMERGENCY SERVICES LUCKY ESCAPE FOR TEENAGERS HIT BY CAR IN NORTHBRIDGE Security vision has captured the moment two teenagers were mowed down by a car while walking along a footpath in Northbridge. EXCLUSIVE GAS WOODSIDE’S $18B GAS PROJECT HITS ROADBLOCK AS MAJOR PIPELINE BROKEN Woodside has halted installation of a vital offshore pipeline for its Scarborough gas project after a serious incident on Monday night, which the offshore workers’ union claimed showed shortcuts were being taken on safety. BIOSECURITY ‘ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING’: A TINY EXOTIC BEETLE WILL SEE 180 OF HYDE PARK’S TREES CUT DOWN An exotic beetle native to South East Asia that kills trees by boring tunnels into them and implanting a fungus is invading parks around Perth. UPDATED FIRE WOMAN FOUND DEAD AFTER ROLEYSTONE HOUSE FIRE Two children escaped the house fire, but emergency crews later made the grim discovery of their mother’s body inside. ANALYSIS WA ELECTION SOCIAL MEDIA STORM DROWNS OUT BASIL’S CANDID REMARKS ABOUT HIS BOSS The firestorm generated by Basil Zempilas’ “hot mic” moment overshadowed what was an otherwise illuminating press conference. HAMISH HASTIE FROM OUR PARTNERS DOMAIN HOUSE DEPOSIT COSTS HAVE INCREASED BY 100 PER CENT IN THE LAST DECADE Loading 3rd party ad content Loading 3rd party ad content DOMAIN 'WON'T BE THE AFFORDABLE SUBURB FOR LONG': THE CHEAP 'BURBS WHERE PRICES START AT JUST $190,000 DRIVE ONE BRAND IS STARTING TO INTRODUCE ELECTRIC POWER TO ITS PERFORMANCE CARS, TOO SOON? POLITICS ANALYSIS INFLATION COULD THE RESERVE BANK GET IT WRONG AGAIN? The central bank was slow to lift interest rates to bring inflation under control. With inflation easing, it runs the risk of keeping rates high for too long. SHANE WRIGHT INFLATION THE BRUNCH INDEX: SEE HOW INFLATION IS AFFECTING THE COST OF YOUR MEAL EXCLUSIVE GENERAL INSURANCE GOVERNMENT SHOULD FUND PROPERTY BUY-BACKS ON FLOODPLAINS: INSURERS INFLATION FALLING SALES PUT PRESSURE ON RBA TO CUT RATES BUSINESS OPINION INFLATION INFLATION IS COMING DOWN, BUT COST OF LIVING STILL BITING An interest rate cut will be a reprieve for those with a mortgage, but the pain isn’t over yet, and won’t be for quite a while. ELIZABETH KNIGHT Business columnist ELECTRICITY SPOT PRICES POINT TO MID-YEAR ENERGY RELIEF FOR HOUSEHOLDS REGULATION ‘RISIBLE’: FEDERAL COURT JUSTICE SLAMS $9.8M WESTPAC SETTLEMENT WORLD MARKETS ASX CLOSES AT ALL-TIME HIGH AS INFLATION SURPRISE BOOSTS RATE CUT HOPES WORLD BREAKING WORLD POLITICS FORMER PAKISTAN PM IMRAN KHAN JAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME FOR 14 YEARS The jailing of Khan and his wife comes a day after he was imprisoned for 10 years after he was convicted of selling state secrets. * 2 hours ago PUTIN'S RUSSIA PUTIN’S SECRET HOME FEATURING $15,000 BIDETS AND ‘STOLEN’ WATERFALL REVEALED MIDDLE EAST TENSIONS GUARDED BIDEN CONFIRMS REVENGE ON IRAN AMID TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST UK POLITICS THE FASTING PM: SUNAK DOESN’T EAT FROM SUNDAY ’TIL TUESDAY OPINION AI IN EDUCATION SHOULDN’T BE FEARED. IT CAN BE A FORCE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE ALEX JENKINS Contributor IT HAD THE MAKINGS OF A MELBOURNE CUP CHAMPION, AND I HAD TO MOP IT UP CHRIS HARRISON Opinion Editor HONG KONG’S ROLE AS THE GATEWAY TO CHINA FACES A NEW THREAT STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ Senior business columnist GENUINE TAX REFORM? NO. TINKERING TO WIN ELECTIONS? YES ROSS GITTINS Economics Editor EXPLORE * Explainers * Good Weekend * Quiz * TV Guide * Newsletters * Please Explain podcast Advertisement PROPERTY * Domain BIG PERTH A MAJOR PROBLEM ON PERTH’S FRINGE COULD SEE CITY HAUNTED BY ‘GHOST SUBURBS’ While Perth basks in the sunshine of record immigration and a booming housing market, a warning about its potential transformation into a “ghost metropolis” poses questions about the city’s future. HOME LOANS THE LOW-DOWN ON THE BEST TIME TO GET A HOME LOAN The outlook for home buyers this year is grimmer than usual, but mortgage brokers say knowing how the system works can give some home owner-hopefuls a leg up. WA RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY FROM A TREE-CHANGE TO THE INNER CITY: OUR FAVOURITE HOMES FOR SALE IN WA INTEREST RATES HOW SKYROCKETING INTEREST RATES CHANGED A GENERATION PROPERTY PRICES WHERE PROPERTY OWNERS ARE SEVEN TIMES MORE LIKELY TO SELL AT A LOSS GOOD FOOD RECIPE COLLECTION BEST OF THE HOT 30 COUNTDOWN: OUR MOST POPULAR RECIPES OF JANUARY MASTERCLASS ADAM LIAW’S EXTRA-NICE SALAD NICOISE (PLUS THE SECRET TO TENDER BOILED POTATOES) DIETITIAN’S GUIDE WHEN AND WHAT TO EAT AT LUNCH FOR A HEALTHIER BRAIN AND BODY COLLECTION BEST OF 10 DELICIOUS DINNERS THAT PACK IN THE VEG (YET PICKY EATERS WILL LOVE) LIFESTYLE OPINION SMOKING & VAPING THERE ARE WAYS TO MAKE ADDICTS LIKE ME QUIT VAPING. THIS NEW AD ISN’T IT Vaping gave me everything I liked about smoking, without the cost. But soon I was far more addicted to nicotine than I had ever been with cigarettes. JACKSON WESTAWAY Contributor HAIR READY FOR THE POOL? HERE’S HOW TO STOP CHLORINE DAMAGING YOUR HAIR MENTAL HEALTH FEELING STUCK? HERE ARE FIVE WAYS TO JUMP-START YOUR LIFE * 1 hour ago SKINCARE PIMPLES CAN ERUPT AT ANY AGE: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ADULT ACNE OPINION TIPS & ADVICE THERE’S ONE WORD TRAVELLERS ARE GOING TO HEAR A LOT THIS YEAR LEE TULLOCH Travel columnist CULTURE POP MUSIC THE BRUTAL FEUD BETWEEN NICKI MINAJ AND MEGAN THEE STALLION EXPLAINED From competing diss tracks to fake foot pics, two of the biggest female rappers in the world are locked in a bitter and brutal showdown STREAMING UNIVERSAL MUSIC GOES TO WAR WITH TIKTOK BY PULLING ENTIRE MUSIC LIBRARY CINEMA IN HER GRIEF, SHE FORGOT TO COLLECT HER FATHER’S ASHES. SO SHE MADE A FILM ABOUT IT FILM OPPENHEIMER, TAXI DRIVER AND CINEMA’S OTHER BEST IMPROVISED MOMENTS COMEDY IS THIS ‘THE MOST UNAPPEALING WOMAN YOU’VE EVER MET’? TRAVELLER CULTURE HOLIDAYS PERFECTLY PRESERVED: 15 AMAZING DESTINATIONS WHERE TIME STANDS STILL OPINION SKI HOLIDAYS YOUR NEXT SKI HOLIDAY COULD END UP BEING A WASTE OF MONEY ADVENTURE HOLIDAYS THIS NOTORIOUS COUNTRY NOW DESERVES TO BE ON YOUR TRAVEL RADAR ★★★★½ HOTEL REVIEWS $20 MILLION TRANSFORMATION CREATES CENTRAL MELBOURNE HOTEL WITH WOW FACTOR DRIVEDRIVE TESLA ELECTRIC CAR HACKED TWICE FOR $US200,000 DESPITE EV UPTAKE, DISAPPOINTING NUMBERS REPORTED IN EUROPE CAN ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE SUVS BE EVEN BETTER WITH ELECTRIC POWER? FROM OUR PARTNERS STAN STARRING RICHARD ROXBURGH AND REBECCA GIBNEY, THE BRAND NEW STAN ORIGINAL SERIES PROSPER IS NOW STREAMING, ONLY ON STAN. STAN THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON IS BACK! THE BRAND NEW SEASON OF THE STAN ORIGINAL SERIES BUMP IS NOW STREAMING, ONLY ON STAN. SPORT * AFL * Rugby Union * Cricket * Soccer * Racing * Tennis AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ‘I’M AVERAGING 60 AS AN OPENER’: SMITH RESPONDS TO CRITICS OF HIS NEW ROLE The batting great’s technique came under the microscope after first-innings scores of 12 and six in Adelaide and Brisbane against the West Indies. AFL BRIEFING AFL 2024 OLIVER ‘FEELING BETTER’ AS HE RETURNS TO DEMONS TRAINING Melbourne star Clayton Oliver is back training with the Demons after spending three weeks on personal leave. * 29 minutes ago AUSTRALIAN CRICKET ‘DODGY SASHIMI’ DOESN’T STOP MOONEY AS AUSTRALIA REBOUNDS TO WIN T20 SERIES Ultra-consistent Beth Mooney recovered in time to help Australia restore order with another T20 win over South Africa. OPINION FIVE MINUTES WITH FITZ WHAT SINNER SAID TO COACH CAHILL AFTER HIS AO WIN Italians are “very touchy people”, according to Jannik Sinner’s coach Darren Cahill, so there were plenty of hugs, but also a few choice words in the players box. PETER FITZSIMONS Columnist and author GRAPHIC CONTENT COURTS BEALE ACCUSER BREAKS DOWN IN TEARS AT SUGGESTION SHE INSTIGATED SEX ACT A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by the Wallabies star has cried during tense cross-examination by his barrister. ANALYSIS ASIAN CUP FOUR REASONS THE SOCCEROOS CAN GET PAST SOUTH KOREA IN ASIAN CUP QUARTER-FINAL The Koreans will have just two days to prepare for the clash on Saturday morning after a gruelling 120-minute battle with Saudi Arabia. You might say it’s all coming up Arnie. VINCE RUGARI OPINION SUPER BOWL FURIOUS ABOUT THE CHIEFS (AND TAYLOR) MAKING THE SUPER BOWL? YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Many fans believe the San Francisco 49ers must beat the Chiefs in next month’s Las Vegas showdown to “save the NFL” … Really? ANDREW WEBSTER Chief Sports Writer HAVE YOUR SAY FURIOUS ABOUT THE CHIEFS (AND TAYLOR) MAKING THE SUPER BOWL? YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN Many fans believe the San Francisco 49ers must beat the Chiefs in next month’s Las Vegas showdown to “save the NFL” … Really? ANDREW WEBSTER Chief Sports Writer MORE IN SPORT ANALYSIS SOCCER FOUR REASONS WHY THE SOCCEROOS CAN GET PAST SOUTH KOREA IN ASIAN CUP QUARTER-FINAL CRICKET ENGLAND TOYING WITH ALL-SPIN ATTACK FOR SECOND TEST AGAINST INDIA CRICKET ‘DODGY SASHIMI’ DOESN’T STOP MOONEY AS AUSTRALIA REBOUND TO WIN T20 SERIES NRL ‘IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE’: LOSS OF CONFIDENCE BEHIND MUNSTER’S FORM SLUMP UPDATED RUGBY UNION ‘RUGBY ISN’T DEAD IN MELBOURNE’: REBELS CAPTAIN WANTS STATEMENT SEASON DESPITE CLUB’S STRUGGLES NRL NRL TRANSFER HUB: MANLY GRANT TUIPULOTU PERMISSION TO NEGOTIATE WITH DRAGONS CRICKET SPARSE CROWD TIPPED FOR MELBOURNE ODI; MCG PITCH’S TOP BILLING CRICKET PINK-BALL REMATCH FOR AUSTRALIA, WEST INDIES IN PLAY AS AMBROSE LIKENS JOSEPH TO ICONIC MARSHALL FEATURED VIDEO NBA ‘IT’S ALWAYS A FAST BREAK WHEN I HAVE THE BALL’: SIMMONS JUST MISSES TRIPLE-DOUBLE IN NBA RETURN Advertisement MOST VIEWED TODAY WOODSIDE’S SCARBOROUGH PIPELINE BROKEN IN DANGEROUS OFFSHORE INCIDENT GRANNY FLATS PLANNING APPROVAL LAWS TO BE SCRAPPED ‘ABSOLUTELY DEVASTATING’: A TINY EXOTIC BEETLE WILL SEE 180 OF HYDE PARK’S TREES CUT DOWN THE PERTH SUBURBS REJECTING PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS WHY PERTH DRIVERS REFUSE TO CARPOOL, CYCLE OR USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT ‘DEEP CONCERNS’ FOR 12-YEAR-OLD PERTH GIRL INJURED IN POLICE CHASE CRASH LUCKY ESCAPE FOR TEENAGERS HIT BY CAR ON FOOTPATH IN NORTHBRIDGE WARNING AS ‘SEVERE HEATWAVE’ FORECAST TO BAKE WA ‘WE HAD NO IDEA’: PERTH TRADER-TURNED-LOTTO WINNER LIES LOW AS HIS TALL TALES COME UNDONE WATODAY * Twitter * Facebook * Instagram * RSS OUR SITES * WAtoday * The Sydney Morning Herald * The Age * Brisbane Times * The Australian Financial Review * Domain * Drive CLASSIFIEDS * Tributes * Commercial Real Estate WATODAY * Contact & support * Advertise with us * Newsletters * Accessibility guide * Sitemap * Photo sales * Content licensing * Work with us * Terms of use * Privacy policy * Press Council * Charter of Editorial Independence PRODUCTS & SERVICES * Subscription packages * My account * Subscriber FAQs Copyright © 2024 Subscribe