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'The kids went to sleep and now they are nothing': The words of a grieving father
In a stirringly candid statement, Aaron Cockman said he knew exactly Peter Miles shot and killed his wife, daughter and grandchildren.
- by Lucy Cormack & Michaela Whitbourn
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Ipsos poll
Turnbull government loses ground in budget tax battle
Coalition hopes for an early political victory from the budget dashed after signs it was narrowing the gap.
- by David Crowe
'My body was literally being held together by my wetsuit'
Southern California is in the midst of a shark boom - and an Australian surfing legend believes he has a solution.
- by Rachel Olding
Opinion
Mental health
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
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
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Healthcare
The painful, 'silent epidemic' affecting 700,000 women
The government has vowed to lift the lid on a debilitating condition that can take 12 years to diagnose.
- by Esther Han
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Opinion & Perspectives
Margaret River murder-suicide proves gun lobby’s hollow rhetoric
All legal owners of firearms are responsible - until they become irresponsible and kill spouses.
Phil West
WA tragedy reveals need for more help in regional Australia
The death of seven people on a Margaret River farm reveal need for more help in regional Australia
Margot Edwards
Why do politicians refuse to believe decades of polling and research?
Voters generally care more about the health of the nation than about themselves.
Peter Hartcher
Perth
Western Australia
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Crime
Margaret River 'reeling' after shooting leaves seven dead
- by Kate Hedley & Simone Fox Koob
National
Politics
Opinion
Ipsos poll
Why do politicians refuse to believe decades of polling and research?
Today's poll proves anew something that only politicians refuse to believe. Voters generally care more about the health of the nation than about themselves.
- by Peter Hartcher
World
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Terrorism
Family of six, including nine-year-old, behind church suicide bombings in Indonesia
- by James Massola, Karuni Rompies & Amilia Rosa
Trump pledges to help Chinese phone maker ZTE 'get back into business'
- by Tony Romm and Damian Paletta
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Business
Millers, Katies and Rivers sold to Noni B for $31 million
Struggling retailer Specialty Fashion Group has sold its stable of mid-market brands.
- by Patrick Hatch
Small business
Entertainment
Go your own way: Buckingham speaks out about Fleetwood Mac departuure
Lindsey Buckingham has described his departure from Fleetwood Mac as "not my doing or my choice".
Delta Goodrem's Olivia Newton-John biopic is devoted, but also a bit hopeless
A good biopic probes the dark side of its subject as well as the light. This one falls well short of that mark.
- by Karl Quinn
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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Sport
Analysis
Essendon
Four Points: Beaten in the middle, Bombers get grounded
Everyone and no one to blame at Essendon; More questionable contact; Surprise stars go up a gear; Magpies get hamstrung.
- by Michael Gleeson
Analysis
Fremantle
Talisman Fyfe assumes control as Fremantle's new figurehead
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
