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Aalingoon (Rainbow Serpent). Photo from the Desert River Sea exhibition.
Perth Festival

Free family demo day to open huge Kimberley art show for Perth Festival

Cowhide carving and shaving, boab nut carving, live music with David Pigram, creating your own response to artworks: it's all happening this Saturday at AGWA.

The woman went crabbing at Herron Point.
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Missing person

Police find body of missing woman in Mandurah estuary

  • by staff writers
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WA

WA mum who didn't seek help after toddler tortured spared jail

The Chevron Australia office building (artist's impression, centre) has been given planning approval
Construction

Green light for $360m Chevron tower at Elizabeth Quay

The site's official Australian launch is on February 16.
Indigenous Justice

WA woman's death in custody sparks global project

  • by Emma Young

Opinion & Perspectives

Dear Mariah Carey and: Stop going to Saudi Arabia

Karen Attiah

Four months after the murder of Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, the Saudi regime is trying its hardest to pretend nothing ever happened.

No kids on Nauru is a milestone worth marking - but it's hardly one for the trophy cabinet

Michael Koziol
Michael Koziol

It would be gross indeed to mark this occasion with a round of back-slapping or self-congratulation - especially when another 1000 people remain in limbo.

Miners back an Aboriginal voice and it's good for business

Paul Cleary

BHP and Rio Tinto are leading industry in calling for an Indigenous voice to Parliament. Their moral argument is sincere, but it will also be better for business.

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Politics

Vince Connelly with his family.
Liberal Party

Former army officer, Bishop staffer throws hat in Stirling ring

Nominations for the seat opened on Tuesday after the announcement by Michael Keenan to retire from politics at the next election.

  • by Nathan Hondros
While Airbnb asks hosts to tick a box saying they are allowed to let the property, its policy does not include checking the permission.
Airbnb

Airbnb to cop 'fair rules' on home sharing, but hotels say it's 'lip service'

Airbnb has said it is open to fair regulation for its users in Western Australia and concedes the current rules are "broken and need to be fixed".

  • by Nathan Hondros
McDonald's Byford, one of the fast food chains newest stores.
Food & drink

Western McSpansion: $90 million earmarked to supersize Maccas in WA

  • by Hamish Hastie
Premier Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti say they are still confident there are no security concerns over a $206 million state government contract with Huawei, but have asked the company for assurances it can deliver a public rail communications system.
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Huawei

WA's $206 million Huawei data deal at risk over US indictment fallout

  • by Nathan Hondros
Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan has been scolded by the Auditor General.
ALP

Auditor General dresses down Alannah MacTiernan for 'unreasonable' redactions

  • by Hamish Hastie

Crime & Courts

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Education

Huntingdale primary school principal Ed Black was blown away by what he read in the letter.
Education

Former Perth student returns stolen stickers to primary school — 28 years later

  • by Hannah Barry
Renewables

'Eggshells can be a conduit': Perth researchers crack renewable energy alternative

  • by Dakshayani Shankar
Education

How identity and culture paved the way for WA's only Jewish school's success

  • by Dakshayani Shankar

Health

Pre-teen girl gives birth.
Healthcare

Girl, 12, gives birth in Perth hospital

  • by Lauren Pilat
Healthcare

Three WA adults hospitalised with meningococcal disease

  • by staff writers
Healthcare

Red Cross makes Christmas appeal for blood donations as huge shortage looms

  • by Dakshayani Shankar
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