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Police obtain arrest warrant for 'Rabbit', over alleged historic armed robberies

Police obtain arrest warrant for 'Rabbit', over alleged historic armed robberies

He allegedly escaped from prison six times, including one maximum security jail. He was shot in the head during an arrest. But police might be waiting a while to bring him back to WA.

  • by Phil Hickey

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Anne Ally told to release citizenship documents

Anne Ally told to release citizenship documents

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has directed the WA MP to prove she relinquished her Egyptian citizenship before running for parliament.

  • by Nathan Hondros
Fremantle's major sponsors question Dockers culture

Fremantle's major sponsors question Dockers culture

Major sponsors of the Fremantle Football Club have urged the organisation to be more transparent about its culture as it prepares to take on St Kilda.

  • by David Prestipino
'Bill Shorten lies': Liberals attack income tax plan

'Bill Shorten lies': Liberals attack income tax plan

"I have never seen anyone who is so shameless, so deliberate and so persistent in lying to the Australian people."

  • by Fergus Hunter
David Goodall's final words, before lethal injection

David Goodall's final words, before lethal injection

'Why is this taking so long?': Due to his arthritis, the WA scientist was unable to press the button to release the deadly injection on his first attempt.

  • by Latika Bourke & Jenny Noyes
'Extraordinary turnaround': Big miners pushing ASX towards 10-year high

'Extraordinary turnaround': Big miners pushing ASX towards 10-year high

Investors can't get enough of Australia's big miners, and it is helping to push the ASX towards a decade high.

  • by Darren Gray
Labor MP hits out at Moora College activists he blames  for 'vandalising' his car

Labor MP hits out at Moora College activists he blames  for 'vandalising' his car

Member for the Agricultural Region Darren West was visiting Moora last week when the incident occurred.

  • by Eliza Wynn
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Sad times at Fremantle signal a change at the top is needed

At the moment, no one at the Dockers - fans, members, players and officials - seems to be very happy at all.

David Prestipino
    David Prestipino

    Stop dreaming, Australia: Google is staying in Sydney

    Google isn't leaving Sydney, but the excitement around that mere possibility tells us a lot about the rest of the country, and the world economy.

    John McDuling
      John McDuling

      You call that a tax cut? Bill Shorten hits back at Coalition budget

      By this time next year, Bill Shorten will either be prime minister or another failed opposition leader.

      Mark Kenny
        Mark Kenny
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        Politics

        Bill Shorten orders Anne Aly to confirm she renounced dual citizenship

        Bill Shorten orders Anne Aly to confirm she renounced dual citizenship

        Fresh concerns have been raised over the Labor MP in the wake of this week's High Court decision and resignations over citizenship.

        • by Fergus Hunter

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        Australian shares are poised to rise to a 10-year high.

        Markets Live: ASX aiming for 10-year high

        The ASX has fallen 10 points shy of the 10-year intraday high during morning trade.

        • by William McInnes

        Small business

        How to get staff to do what you want

        How to get staff to do what you want

        • by James Adonis
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        Entertainment

        Kate Holden: ''You ask me innocently why girls like bossing or why pink, and I’ll shrug because I don’t know."

        Remember how to say no and to hear it: A letter to my son in the era of #MeToo

        On the eve of Mother's Day, a heartfelt message to tomorrow's men.

        • by Kate Holden
        Peter Garrett seen on stage in the documentary <i>Midnight Oil 1984</I>.

        Divide between the power and the passion lives on: Midnight Oil 1984 documentary

        Ray Argall's rocking Midnight Oil documentary is set in a turbulent time for Australia and the world.

        • by Craig Mathieson

        Lifestyle

        What we're really saying with Mother's Day gifts
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        What we're really saying with Mother's Day gifts

        • by Kasey Edwards
        What 'Australia's most hated Muslim' did next

        What 'Australia's most hated Muslim' did next

        • by Roqayah Chamseddine
        Is the 'five second' rule safe?

        Is the 'five second' rule safe?

        • by Cathy Moir
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        Smarter living

        Parenting a 'spirited' child

        Parenting a 'spirited' child

        My child has two speeds: either flat out, or sleeping.

        • by Catherine Rodie
        How to get property investment right

        How to get property investment right

        Buying an investment property is no guarantee of financial success - you need to buy well in the first place.

        • by Noel Whittaker

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        Docker Brad Hill could face sanction for night out in Scarborough

        Docker Brad Hill could face sanction for night out in Scarborough

        According to a club statement, the 24-year-old was out in Scarborough when he was refused entry to a venue at around 10.30pm.

        • by Staff writers
        Eagles coach angry over 'sloppy' ban handed to Nic Nat

        Eagles coach angry over 'sloppy' ban handed to Nic Nat

        West Coast coach blasts Michael Christian's handling of the Nic Naitanui tackling controversy, labelling it sloppy.

        • by Justin Chadwick