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WA punters keep the faith as bets backing West Coast soar despite 'outsider' status
A stunning 2018 season was not lost on punters, as Sportsbet reported 70 per cent of wagers for Saturday's AFL Grand Final were on the Eagles' side.
- by David Prestipino
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Mining
'They will trickle back in': Mining jobs are back
The owner of one of the state's biggest lithium mines says there's increased competition in the mining job market.
- by Hamish Hastie
Native title win covers swathe of Pilbara, including Newman
Aboriginal community wins 20-year battle to be recognised as the native title holders of about 40k square kilometres.
- by AAP
Perth car dealership loses $65,000 in new scam
Consumer Protection WA said real estate agents had been targeted, now car dealers must be wary.
- by staff writers
Gaff doing it 'really tough' as teammates fly out for flag tilt
Suspended Eagle Andrew Gaff struggling with AFL Grand Final week... but reveals how he's helping curtail a star Magpie.
Analysis
ABC
With Milne gone, the ABC board may have to follow him
The ABC board's handling of the crisis gripping the public broadcaster deserves serious scrutiny.
- by John McDuling
Perth company's success from a product that sucks
The well-known WA-based company has seen off lots of challenges to remain king of the pool cleaner market.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Opinion & Perspectives
This is about more than the ABC
The broader picture here is of a political culture hostile to criticism and if it comes to it, transparency.
Waleed Aly
Why you need to delete your old social media accounts
At best your old forgotten posts and musings could come back to embarrass you. At worst, they could get you fired or even in trouble with the Russian government.
Alice Clarke
India is emerging as Australia's natural ally
Over the next 20 years, no single market will offer more growth opportunities for Australia than India.
Sanjay Bhosale
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National
First pictures of secret tunnel in cliff face below Macquarie lighthouse
- by Tim Barlass
Son bought family ear plugs so they couldn't hear grandmother's cries
- by Adam Cooper & Tammy Mills
Politics
Analysis
ABC
Now Justin Milne has gone, the entire ABC board is exposed and may have to follow him out the door
The ABC board's handling of the crisis gripping the public broadcaster deserves serious scrutiny.
- by John McDuling
World
The football league that can't stop killing its supporters
- by James Massola & Karuni Rompies
Property bydomain
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes buys Australia's most expensive house
Exclusive: Fairwater estate has sold for near $100m, ending the Fairfax family's century-long hold on an exclusive stretch of beachfront.
- by Lucy Macken
'It has had its day': The indoor plant you can farewell in 2019
With greenery in vogue, we asked three experts for their predications on the biggest plant trends we can expect to see in 2019.
- by January Jones
Business
Breaking
Big four
Westpac flags $235m hit to earnings for advice scandal, litigation
Westpac has increased its provisions for recent litigation and refunds for customer who were charged for inadequate or non-existent financial advice.
- by Melanie Beeby
Analysis
Interest rates
No longer 'envy of the world': Fed's projections put it on collision course with Trump
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Small business
Entertainment
'Desperate Housewives' star Marcia Cross is 'happy to be alive' after battling anal cancer
The actress broke the news of her health battle in a series of Instagram posts.
- by Cydney Henderson
A show people will actually watch emerges from the dust of ABC's calamity
The '70s and '80s had Countdown and the '90s had Recovery, now there's The Set.
- by Robert Moran
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Why I let my children have 'mental health days'
I can tell when one of my children need a day to recharge their soul.
- by Bianca Wordley
The Nokia 8110 4G is another retro revival gone wrong
With support for Wi-Fi and 4G but serious core issues, the new 8110 is an improvement and a step back.
- by Tim Biggs
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Cars bydrive
Sport
Perspective gives Yeo the formula to improve
Elliot Yeo doesn't need to be told he recorded the lowest possession tally of his career when he gathered just five disposals in the 2015 grand final.
- by Peter Ryan
Collingwood on the cusp of equalling premiership history
Collingwood are one win away from equalling premiership history, a feat that underscores how tough it is to win an AFL flag.
- by Roger Vaughan
