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Young girl bitten in second Whitsunday Island shark attack in 24 hours
The initial attack left Tasmanian tourist Justine Barwick fighting for life after the shark took a "huge chunk" out of her leg.
- by Toby Crockford & Ruth McCosker
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Brewing WA bikie war about 'greed and power': top cop
WA commissioner Chris Dawson says there is bad blood between rival outlaw bikie gangs in WA at the moment.
- by AAP
'There was quite a lot of blood around the boat'
Justine's husband dragged her bloodied body from the water after the shark attack as terrified tourists looked on.
- by Ruth McCosker
Luxury Perth car dealer banned from operating in WA
Xoticar banned from further consignment sales, facing charges of misleading customers and cheating owners.
- by staff writers
Live export ship held in Freo after crew walk off the job
The AMSA detained the ship after an inspection confirmed crew members were not being paid.
- by Phil Hickey
'Starving myself': Reality of woman's life on Newstart
It’s a running gag that an arts degree is the quickest way to the dole queue; but for Jessica Balmer it was true.
- by Emma Young
Breaking
Education
PM's new $4.6 billion funding fix for (private) schools
The plan attempts to resolve a political stoush with Catholic and independent school sector lobbyists.
- by Michael Koziol
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Opinion & Perspectives
What happens when the likes of Kipchoge defy the 'impossible'
As Tiger Woods changed golf and Bannister pushed Landy beyond the magical four-minute mile, the Kenyan runner makes a two-hour marathon less of a pipe dream.
Peter FitzSimons
Brexit going badly? Would another Brexit referendum help?
It's possible the original Brexit referendum is most likely going to lead to a Brexit almost nobody wanted.
Nick Miller
We're doubling down on the errors that caused the GFC a decade ago
Everyone has their favourite theory about the financial crisis, but we keep overlooking an alternative account of what actually happened.
Juliet Samuel
Politics
Breaking
Education
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announces $4.6 billion school funding fix
The Morrison government will inject another $4.6 billion into private schools in a bid to end the education funding wars.
- by Michael Koziol
World
Property bydomain
Slow immigration to be in line with infrastructure: inquiry chair
Man in charge of parliamentary inquiry into city development says we need to slow the rate of immigration to keep it in line with infrastructure.
- by Kate Burke
Modest mansion set to become world's most expensive house
You might expect 24 Middle Gap Rd to be a sprawling estate with an array of features and bedrooms. Think again.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Business
Not-so lucky you're with AAMI: Suncorp's bushfire shame
For many AAMI customers who lost their homes in the 2015 Christmas Day Wye River bush fires their "complete replacement" policies did not replace much.
- by Sarah Danckert
Small business
Entertainment
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Music festivals
Britain's drug testing charity is ready to roll out in Australia
A UK organisation has been training Australian medical professionals to run pill testing at local music festivals.
- by Latika Bourke
After Emmys proposal, couple continue to share their love story on TV
Glenn Weiss, who popped the question to Jan Svendsen at the Emmys, has opened up about the viral moment.
- by Nardine Saad
Exclusive
Jacqui Lambie
'Mind wide open': Jacqui Lambie joins SBS immigration experiment
- by Michael Lallo
Lifestyle
Smarter living
The car you buy when all your friends have Ferraris
The Monza SP1 and Monza SP2 are all about sleek open-top styling and exclusivity.
- by Toby Hagon
PlayStation Classic: Sony announces a retro micro-console of its own
Tiny replica will include 20 games pre-installed, although Sony has so far only disclosed five of them.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sport
Flashback 1988: West Coast v Demons finals clash ends in a nail-biter
In just their second year in the VFL, the Eagles made the finals, playing the Demons in an elimination final, which Melbourne won, barely, in an absolute thriller.
- by Steve Waldon
Noise works: Petracca says Dees are ready for red-hot Perth welcome
West Coast can expect raucous support on Saturday when they host a preliminary final at Optus Stadium but their opponents have handled it before.
- by Jon Pierik
