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Pro surfers plucked from water after shark scare at Margaret River
Competitors were pulled from the water by jet skis at the Margaret River Pro in, a year after the event was cancelled due to two attacks in the area.
- by Michael Cox
Man arrested after allegedly firing gun towards another man, woman and infant in Perth
A woman, man and infant escaped injury when a gun was allegedly fired towards them in a suburb southeast of Perth on Saturday.
- by staff writers
Alabanese promotes West Australians in new look Labor frontbench
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese unveiled a new Labor frontbench on Sunday that includes promotions for two West Australians in the key portfolios of trade and resources.
- by Nathan Hondros
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Accident
Cyclist dies in Perth hospital after he was found lying on the road unconscious
A cyclist in his 30s has died in hospital after bystanders found him lying on the road near his bike with a serious head injury in Kelmscott on Saturday.
- by Emma Young
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Cancer
They'd been using the same weedkiller for years. They died of the 'same cancer'
Dot and Bernie Dunn were vigorously healthy. Then both died from the "same cancer, same spot".
- by Carrie Fellner
Apple will shut down iTunes, ending the download era, report says
At its peak, iTunes was indispensable for lovers of music, but its 16-year run could come to an end at Apple's annual developer conference.
- by Randall Roberts
Elderly entrepreneur wins victory against Woolworths in slip and fall legal stoush
An entrepreneur has won another battle in his seven-year court war to make Woolworths pay millions in damages.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Perth is the 'least affordable' city for renters in new study
A new study has found Perth is the nation's "least affordable city" in terms of housing costs for renters.
- by Kamin Gock
Child, 4, dies in Great Southern vehicle roll over
A four-year-old girl has died after the car she was in crashed and rolled several times west of Newdegate.
- by Nathan Hondros
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Match report
Michael Walters the hero again as Dockers win controversial thriller
- by Peter Ryan
Western Australia
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Australia votes
'I don't really do diplomacy': Tony Abbott unsure of his next move
- by Peter FitzSimons
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Crime
Man charged after allegedly undressing young girl in abandoned house
- by Georgina Mitchell and Natassia Chrysanthos
Politics
With one click, the Liberals inadvertently unleashed the ultimate election scare campaign
By election eve, for every person typing “retiree tax” into Google there were 30 searching the term “death tax”.
- by Max Koslowski
Our falling voter turnout points to a growing problem for democracy
- by Shane Wright and Max Koslowski
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How a tired seaside house was replaced with a luxury holiday property
In place of a family's traditional vacation escape is now 'a house of little nooks' in a warm, enveloping timber that is a nod to the area's history.
- by Jenny Brown
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Who would live there? Stories of people living in undesirable homes
Where do you draw a line when it comes to buying a house? Can you be persuaded to buy a house with no garage, or without a nice outlook?
- by Melissa Gerke
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ATO
'I feel like I almost died': ATO whistleblower breaks silence on facing jail
ATO whistleblower breaks his silence as he prepares for a court hearing on Tuesday after being charged with offences totalling 161 years - almost as many as serial killer Ivan Milat.
- by Adele Ferguson and Chris Gillett
Small business
Entertainment
Ex-2GB producer Chris Bowen prepares for lawsuit against Ray Hadley
Lawyers for the former 2GB producer have been making discreet inquiries about star announcer Ray Hadley.
- by Andrew Hornery
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Elton John
Rocketman and me: my Caribbean life with Elton John
In the 1980s, Spectrum editor Shona Martyn spent three months in a recording studio with Elton John and his band. She has never written about it until now.
- by Shona Martyn
Lifestyle
Smarter living
Dual screens, 5G, more power: laptops get exciting again at Computex
Here are some of our favourite developments from the world's biggest computer hardware event.
- by Krishan Sharma
Smart Sipping
Wine & spirits
This Adelaide distillery created a whole new category of whisky
An Indigenous grain could be the launch of the next big whisky trend.
- by James Atkinson
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Sport
Pro surfers plucked from water after shark scare at Margaret River
Competitors pulled from water by jet skis at the Margaret River Pro in Western Australia, a year after the event was cancelled due to two attacks in the area.
- by Michael Cox
Australia ready to trade bumpers with West Indies
Australia's fast bowlers won't hold back when it comes to Chris Gayle and the West Indies when they meet in Thursday's ODI World Cup clash.
- by Jon Pierik
Ratten and Shaw among those keen for senior AFL coaching roles
- by Roger Vaughan and Ronny Lerner