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'He didn't snap. He thought this through': Father of shooting victims speaks
Aaron Cockman, the father of four children who were shot dead on a West Australian farm on Friday, has revealed what police have told him of the events of the morning.
- by Lucy Cormack & Michaela Whitbourn
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Opinion
Crime
Margaret River deaths reveal need for help in the regions
Although the town is known for its beaches and wineries, we have also known our fair share of tragedies.
- by Margot Edwards
Two-minute triple zero call key to rural farm tragedy
Answers to Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur are most likely contained in a two-minute call.
- by Lucy Cormack
Premier defends gun laws in wake of family shooting
Australia remains an example to the world on the necessity of careful and strict gun control, McGowan says.
Opinion
Guns
'Murder-suicide proves gun lobby’s hollow rhetoric'
"All legal owners of firearms are responsible - until they become irresponsible and kill spouses."
- by Phil West
Late summer: Perth records second hottest May day ever
WA has recorded higher-than-average temperatures across the board, with a typical increase of around five degrees.
- by Hannah Barry
Hundreds protest live export ship due to dock In Freo
It is cleared to transport approximately 60,000 sheep, but the amount of animals that will be boarding is currently unclear.
- by Hannah Barry
Featured
Opinion & Perspectives
David Goodall leads the way with choice we should all get to have
So where are you now, you fierce opponents of euthanasia and the right-to-die?
Peter FitzSimons
The government-backed scheme that beats a reverse mortgage
Personal finance expert Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon answers your questions.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Sad times at Fremantle signal a change at the top is needed
At the moment, no one at the Dockers seems to be very happy at all.
David Prestipino
Perth
Western Australia
Updated
Crime
Margaret River 'reeling' after shooting leaves seven dead
- by Kate Hedley & Simone Fox Koob
National
Exclusive
Great Barrier Reef
Swaths of native forest near Great Barrier Reef set to be bulldozed
- by Nicole Hasham
Updated
Missing person
Boy abducted from Gold Coast found inside SUV in northern NSW
- by Toby Crockford & Cameron Atfield
Politics
Shorten vows to put Hanson at 'back of the queue' on preferences
Opposition Leader’s letter and its wording could encourage Senator Hanson to preference the Coalition.
- by David Crowe
Exclusive
Income tax
The verdicts are in on who gains the most from rival income tax plans
- by David Crowe
Welcome to the tax election. The fairness election. The enterprise election
- by Mark Kenny & Matt Wade
World
Updated
Terrorism
Family of six, including nine-year-old, behind church suicide bombings in Indonesia
- by James Massola, Karuni Rompies & Amilia Rosa
Property bydomain
Business
ACCC names and shames most expensive petrol retailers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has named Coles Express as nation’s highest-priced petrol company in a new industry report.
- by Cole Latimer
Small business
Entertainment
Did Sam Perry change Boy George's tune in The Voice battle rounds?
After describing his appearance on the show as controversial, will Sam Perry win over the "queen of England"?
- by Broede Carmody
'We stand together': Women link arms in Cannes Film Festival protest
In 71 years of the Cannes festival, only 82 women directors have presented a competition film. This is compared with 1688 men.
- by Stephanie Bunbury
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The new Rolls-Royce Cullinan could be world's most luxurious SUV
It comes with all the trimmings, but this million-dollar machine is more resort than desert.
- by Toby Hagon
You can't outsource motherhood, but you can share the load
Mother's Day is a time to reflect on the unpaid contribution of mothers and grandmothers to families and communities.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Cars bydrive
Sport
Analysis
Fremantle
Talisman Fyfe assumes control as Fremantle's new figurehead
Responding to the first question in his post-match press conference, Fremantle senior coach Ross Lyon stressed several times that his side's hard-fought 30-point victory was not just about the four points.
- by David Prestipino
Docker Cam McCarthy at 'half-way' mark: Ross Lyon
Lyon admitted the side had been leaning on Matt Taberner prior to his injury, and McCarthy was slowly rising to the challenge.
- by Brad Elborough
