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Ineos Grenadiers in Victorian high country.

Four-wheel drivePremiumIneos Grenadier toughs it out in Victorian high country

It’s pitched as the Land Rover Defender replacement

Olga de Moeller

Eczema is flaring up for a third of Australians trying to keep warm this winter. Supplied

NewsPremiumCondition that only gets worse in winter

Winter is flaring up this condition in Aussies, with about a third of the population suffering from the irritating disease.

Emma Kirk

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NewsPremiumValue-hungry Aussies will benefit from even more auto brands, says BYD

Australians want even more choice when it comes to new car makes and brand loyalty is all but dead, declares BYD's local marketing boss.

Damion Smy

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NewsPremium2026 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Hybrid: Everything we know

Details on the LandCruiser 300 Series Hybrid are slim for Australia, though the Middle Eastern market gives an indication of what to expect.

Damion Smy

Delta (Miso) is a kelpie rescue dog that has been happily rehomed to new owners who are now moving to NSW.

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Cops claim rescue dog stolen when WA couple move east

My dog Clancy turns four this year. That’s not him in the picture, that’s a much better behaved dog which we will get to in a bit.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

“Investing time and effort into your soil will pay dividends in the future, as healthy soil grows strong, pest-resistant plants” says Charlie Albone.

GardenCommentsRich Soil is the key to creating a garden oasis

When it comes to gardening, you quickly realise it’s all about patience. It can seem like there’s never enough time to enjoy the fruits of your labour but you can quickly transform your space into an oasis.

CHARLIE ALBONE

Treasurer Rita Saffioti says she is acutely aware of cost-of-living pressures on WA households.

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Living costs weigh on West Aussies as power bills rise

Cost of living pressures remain a key anxiety for West Australians, with a new survey revealing households are set to further tighten their belts to make ends meet.

Joe Spagnolo

Adrian Barich for STM.

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The films that have left me stunned

Has a movie ever had an emotional impact on you? I mean, as in, you’ve found yourself lying or sitting there afterwards, in silence, touched by something you’ve just seen. That was me last week.

Adrian Barich

Nat Locke pictured in the studio

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The weird and wonderful life of a dog parent

I feel for my friends with kids; experts are always popping up to say something that was fine last week is now the direst thing possible. The same thing happens to dog owners. Yes, it’s exactly the same.   

Nat Locke

Travels With Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet.

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New SBS series follows Agatha Christie’s footsteps

Travels With Agatha Christie is a delightful new travel series coming to SBS which hides a darker past. Here’s what else our Screen Queen Clare Rigden is watching, including Bay of Fires, The Surfer and DWTS

Clare Rigden

Cynthia Erivo photographed at Love Studios in New York. (Photograph by Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post

music PremiumCynthia Erivo really can do it all

Between shooting Wicked, amid flights and interviews and awards shows, Cynthia Erivo managed to find time to record her second studio album, I Forgive You; music that ‘scares’ her with its honesty.

Katherine Fleming

Chris Evans, Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal star in Materialists.

movies Love, romance and the math of dating

Materialists has been somewhat erroneously sold to the public as a rom-com. It’s not. It may not be as sexy but Dakota Johnson’s latest film, with Chris Evans and Pedro Pascal, is an exercise in mathematics.

Ben O'Shea

Chocolate peanut butter pie from Genevieve Ko. Food stylist: Monica Pierini. Prop stylist: Paige Hicks.

NYT RECIPE PremiumChocolate peanut butter pie

As fun as a chocolate bar and as creamy as a cheesecake, this layered dessert looks and feels special but is simple enough for anyone to pull together.

Genevieve Ko

Last Drop Elizabethan.

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Last Drop Elizabethan a real-deal slice of Blighty

Outer-suburbs English replica pub slinging hearty classics is a tonic for homesick Poms and Anglophiles, and an ideal venue to make the most of a Perth winter.

Simone Grogan

Pizzeria Da Napoli have a delicious new range of panuozzi.

STM Loves PremiumA few of our favourite things from this week

Our tips include a look-ahead to an epic summer festival, a new song from an icon, two spots to indulge in some self-care, a moreish pizza sandwich, some bottomless roast and a female-led jazz festival.

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Peter Fogarty, centre, with his daughter Anna and son Mark at The Lodge Wadjemup resort on Rottnest Island.

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‘Whose stupid idea was it to build a hotel on Rottnest?’

West Aussie wine entrepreneur Peter Fogarty threw son Mark and daughter Anna in the deep end to create Rottnest Island resort The Lodge Wadjemup. Think Succession, but with harmony rather than dysfunction.

Simon Collins

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NewsPremium2026 Jeep Cherokee spied: A better look at forbidden hybrid SUV for Australia

The new Jeep Cherokee isn't coming to Australia, despite our love of mid-size SUVs and the model's return to chunkier, more SUV-like styling.

William Stopford

Max with Volvo executive in front of the new Volvo FH all-electric prime mover.

profilePremiumTrucking icon Max Winkless has 83 years behind the wheel

David Meredith with a remarkable life

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EconomyPremiumAlarming reason living standards could fall

A leading forecaster predicts “the harm to living standards could be deep”, as global economic growth halts on the back of trade tensions.

Cameron Micallef

Variety WA 4WD Adventure.

Charity drivePremiumVariety 4WD adventure raises $250,000 for kids in need

The trip took in some exclusive off-road tracks through the Midwest

Olga de Moeller

The $100m Powerball prize is still unclaimed. The Lott

BreakingPremium$100m Powerball mystery leads to Bondi

A new reveal has provided a clue to the identity of the winner of one of Australia’s biggest ever lottery prizes.

Brendan Kearns

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NewsPremiumToyota says its hybrids have saved nine million EVs worth of CO2

Toyota's boss claims its 27 million hybrids produced to date have saved carbon emissions equivalent to nine million EVs.

Max Davies

Cab Sauvs

WinePremiumSpecial occasion wines to splash out on

Power, depth, luxurious textures and projected longevity — these are Margaret River’s best cab sauvs.

Paul Edwards

WA Opera tenor Paul O’Neill in his family’s takeaway fish ‘n’ chips shop in Coolbellup.

Squid ring cyclePremiumLocal tenor wails the High C’s at family fish ’n’ chips shop

Pandemic downtime prompts WA Opera star Paul O’Neill to swap arias for the deep fryer at Coolbellup seafood takeaway business

Simon Collins