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Cold case
The grim discovery that kicked off a murder investigation in Balga
Norm Ainsworth was intent on spending another idyllic day out in Balga’s backlots when he stumbled across an abandoned fridge in 1974.
Investigation
Superannuation
Marisa trusted her accountant. She’s spent years trying to recover $900,000
ASIC alleges Christopher Edwards does not have “the judgment, skill or character to participate in the Australian financial services industry”. He denies wrongdoing.
How much debt households had when interest rates were 17 per cent, compared to now
Aussie households are carrying three times as much debt as they were in 1990, most of it housing.
This voiceover actor was dumped from his contract. His voice was cloned
As AI upends jobs in some industries, questions are being raised about the ethics of using human workers to train their replacements.
Opinion
Political leadership
Australian women turned their backs on Ley. But they won’t forgive Taylor for this assassination
Senior Liberal senator James Paterson has warned that his party is facing extinction. He has every right to be worried.
Katy Hall
Age deputy state topic editor
Live
WA news live
Perth bands picked to open for The Foo Fighters in new Australian tour
Local bands from each state have also been selected. Follow our live coverage here.
Obama conspiracy theorist to address Australian conservative summit
American filmmaker and Infowars regular Joel Gilbert is speaking this week at Advance’s new conference in Sydney along with former prime minister Tony Abbott and Victorian MP Moira Deeming.
‘FCC you’: Colbert defies CBS, says network spiked interview under political pressure
The Trump administration has warned broadcasters that late night talk shows – which the president routinely watches – must abide by political neutrality rules.
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Islamic State
‘I saw the passports’: Boss of camp holding Aussie IS families
The comment seems to fly in the face of comments by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that the government would not be providing assistance.
Analysis
Science
I wore a glucose monitor for two weeks. Here’s what having a 3pm chocolate bar did
A “healthy” chicken sandwich led my blood sugar to soar, but this is what happened when I ate a chocolate bar at 3pm.
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Medicine
Superbugs deaths are rising: This ‘Netflix-style’ subscription could turn the tide
About 100 Australians die every week from a superbug infection, with newborn babies and the critically ill being at greatest risk of the rising threat.
Opinion
Air travel
The exciting future of air travel is somewhere I don’t want to go
Airlines are spruiking non-stop connectivity on flights as a major selling point. But even billionaires don’t want it.
Ben Groundwater
Travel writer
‘The pies are epic’: Andy Allen’s Aussie restaurant, bakery and pub favourites
From a bakery’s Big Mac-inspired pies to a three-hatted regional restaurant, the chef, restaurateur and MasterChef judge shares his top dining picks.
I’m 58 and looking for a new job. How do I avoid discrimination?
Online applications are asking questions that would have once been easy to avoid, says Dr Kirstin Ferguson. And yes, it can make things difficult.
Shia LaBeouf arrested over alleged Mardi Gras brawl
The 39-year-old is accused of “causing a disturbance and becoming increasingly aggressive”.
‘We’re all scared’: Inside the brutal mental grind of the Winter Olympics
Crashes, delays and injuries are all part of the job. But Australia’s success at Milano Cortina 2026 comes courtesy of psychological programs designed to help athletes feel the fear, and perform anyway.
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Australian cricket
T20 World Cup disaster: Australia suffer first group stage exit in 17 years
Australia can no longer catch Zimbabwe on points, even if they win their final match of the group stage against Oman.
Olympic events cancelled and delayed as wild weather lashes Livigno
Aerials qualifying and the women’s slopestyle final were cancelled on Tuesday as heavy snowfall continued to wreak havoc for Olympic organisers.
This is Australia’s most successful Winter Olympics. It could get even better
Australia has had its most successful Winter Olympics with three gold medals in three days. Here’s how they did it.
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Milano Cortina 2026
Off the canvas: Anthony’s second gold makes her Australia’s winter GOAT
Jakara Anthony is now Australia’s first-ever dual Winter Olympic gold medallist, and the first Olympic champion in the brand-new dual moguls event: two pieces of history that can never be erased.
‘Attacking for the podium’: Why Bree Walker can win another gold for Australia
Australian monobob athlete Bree Walker doesn’t break under pressure, she thrives, and she’ll be using it to her advantage when she goes for gold in the monobob.
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Milano Cortina 2026
‘I deserve it’: Josie Baff stuns to win snowboard cross gold
The 23-year-old from Jindabyne has claimed Australia’s second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Western Australia
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Homelessness
High-pitched noise used to deter rough sleepers under trouble-plagued Perth bridge
The Public Transport Authority said it had set up speakers that played a high-pitched noise 24/7 under the Lord Street overpass, 150 metres north-east of McIver train station.
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Domestic violence
Five women assaulted in five days as the Kimberley’s cycle of violence continues
Two women have been assaulted, two have been stabbed, and one has been run over by a car in WA’s north.
Tennis champ locked in to serve up Perth’s sport news
Former grand slam doubles champion and Olympic medallist Alicia Molik has been picked as 9News Perth’s new sports presenter following the departure of Matthew Pavlich.
Sweeping reforms announced to stamp out WA’s ‘tobacco thugs’
New laws would see the maximum penalty for possession of a large commercial quantity of illicit tobacco and vapes increased to $4.2 million for an individual or $21 million for a company, and 15 years jail.
Inside the ‘biggest of its kind’ university campus in the heart of a major CBD
The newest university campus in Perth boasts zero noise and vibration despite its location on top of a noisy bus port and two railway tunnels in the heart of the CBD.
Politics
Natural allies, not Frankenstein pact: Call for Australia to join NATO-style Pacific alliance
One of Joe Biden’s former top advisers says Australia, the US, Japan and the Philippines should move away from a “Frankenstein model of alliances” and unite.
Business
‘Maniacal devotion’: Jeffrey Epstein was a fixer for Wall Street billionaire’s deepest secrets
In Jeffrey Epstein’s world, few billionaires loomed as large as Leon Black.
Opinion
Credit rating
How did Westpac let a $44 mortgage snafu become a PR disaster?
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
This Obama conspiracy theorist will speak alongside Tony Abbott at a Sydney conference
American filmmaker and Infowars regular Joel Gilbert is speaking this week at Advance’s new conference in Sydney along with former prime minister Tony Abbott.
Opinion
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Property
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Title Deeds
Sneaker moguls more than double their money on $18 million pad
Hype DC co-founders Danny and Cindy Gilbert paid $7.85 million in 2016 for the three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit with harbour views.
Perth rental market broken but there are positives for housing supply
Cotality real estate expert Tim Lawless believes Perth’s rental markets are broken but says the housing supply outlook has picked up with a solid upswing in approvals and a flow through to commencements.
Good Food
Recipe collection
Weekly meal planner
14 garden-heavy meals for summer grilling
Lifestyle
These five health issues affect women more than men. Here’s how to combat them
On average, women live longer than men. But when it comes to their health, that isn’t the full picture.
Culture
Everything we learnt from The Mandalorian and Grogu trailer
From a Death Star-shaking cameo by Martin Scorsese, to Baby Yoda’s new turbo-powered crib, we unpack every frame of the chaotic, thrilling first look at the new Star Wars movie.
Opinion
Oscars
Awards season ruined cinema, but I no longer care about little gold men
Brodie Lancaster
Culture writer, author
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Sport
Smith added to Australia’s T20 squad; India-Pakistan tensions may send future world cups to Australia
Steve Smith has been formally added to Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad in the vacant spot left by Josh Hazlewood.
AFL match simulation: Hawks grab the win but depleted Cats had one eye-catcher
Match simulation week officially began on Monday when Hawthorn and Geelong, two clubs expected to challenge for the premiership, took to the field. Here’s what we learnt.
Olympic champ Kennedy thrilled with Perth pole vault return
Olympic pole vault champion Nina Kennedy has made a winning return to competition, making it through the Perth Track Classic unscathed in her first event in 18 months.
De Minaur has just created history, but this is why his next match is so important
Rotterdam has been a happy hunting ground, to a point, for Alex de Minaur. If he can finally secure the title, it will have a major bearing on his prospects for the rest of this year.
Butters ‘won’t be rushed’ on future after fiery Origin debut; Weitering cleared of serious injury
Zak Butters was at his fiery best in the State of Origin game, and now his attention is turning back to Port and his future there, while there’s been good news in relation to Jacob Weitering’s injury concerns.
How ‘Bobsled Bree’ mastered the art of the monobob and realised her dream to become a Winter Olympian
Bree Walker’s evolution from hand-me-down race wear to a medal favourite, and how she plans to become Olympic champion in Italy.
State of Origin player rankings: Was Nick Daicos snubbed for best-afield honours?
On a night Origin returned to the AFL landscape, there was controversy over who should have been named best afield for Victoria. Here are the player rankings for both teams.
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How two legends from other sports helped put pair on path to Winter Olympics glory
Milano Cortina 2026 gold medallists Josie Baff and Cooper Woods were both mentored as part of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Scholarship and Mentoring Program.
