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'Super-structure' over Perth freeway expected to make cyclists' journeys faster and safer
The 60-metre long cycle and pedestrian ‘super-structure’ was installed over Scarborough Beach Road to the east of the Mitchell Freeway southbound carriageway on Saturday night.
One dead, another in hospital after 4WD accident in WA's Mid West
A man has died and another is in hospital after the 4WD they were in rolled in sand dunes near Leeman.
What happens if we die alone? These are the people who know
It’s a phenomenon called ‘lonely death’ in Japan, where it is estimated about 30,000 take place annually. Australians are not immune.
- by Nicole Precel
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Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong police attack protesters on eve of China anniversary
Riot police fired tear gas within minutes of a protest rally starting at a popular Hong Kong shopping district on Sunday afternoon, causing protesters and shoppers to run down crowded lanes and cower in shopfronts.
- by Kirsty Needham
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Perth’s CBD woes are real, but the only way it’ll get better is if we show it love
Perth is trying its hardest to show us some love, perhaps we should show it some in return.
- by Mark Tilly
Australians cite lack of sleep as leading barrier to a healthy life
More than a third of Australian respondents surveyed said sleep deprivation was their top concern.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Toby Greene's father charged with head butting a police officer at MCG
Greene's father Michael was remanded in custody and will appear in Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
- by Vince Rugari and Ashleigh McMillan
Bust finds workers living in 'squalid conditions'
Officials executed warrants at the strawberry farm to crack down on companies exploiting foreign workers.
Woman wakes to intruder performing indecent act
A woman woke to an intruder performing an indecent act inside her Broome home on Saturday.
Featured
Students hope Goodes film will teach next gen about racism
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Taylor Denny
Western Australia
Beckenham brawl: Out of control party in Perth's east leads to two arrests
Two people have been charged following an out-of-control-gathering at a house in Perth's east overnight.
WA's cricket boom allows for $2.1 million Lilac Hill Park upgrade
Lilac Hill Park will undergo a revamp to accommodate the women's cricket participation in WA, which has grown by 202 per cent in three years.
- by Emily Cosenza
Death at a funeral: Man dies as brawl erupts at Mid West wake
A wild brawl erupted at a Mid West hotel after a funeral and a patron died while another was being assaulted with a glass jug on Friday night.
National
Police bitten, headbutted after dozens ejected from the AFL grand final
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Zach Hope
Politics
Resources on track to deliver record $282 billion in exports
Soaring iron ore and gold prices are set to boost federal and state budgets.
- by Shane Wright
Business
'Liar loans': Banks failing to curb mortgages based on lies, says UBS
More Australians are submitting false information in order obtain mortgages despite banks promising tougher lending checks in the wake of a royal commission.
- by Nick Toscano
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Commercial real estate
Major property developer Caydon caught up in alleged Korean investment fraud
- by Simon Johanson and Sarah Danckert
World
Violence escalates on Hong Kong streets as Carrie Lam heads to Beijing
Chief executive Carrie Lam heads to Beijing, leaving behind a city braced for harsh police crackdowns on October 1.
- by Kirsty Needham
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Hong Kong protests
Bullets and tear gas: Hong Kong police go on the attack on anniversary eve
- by Kirsty Needham
Woman at centre of Johnson cash row told friends about affair
- by Gavin Cordon and Emma Bowden
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'What were you thinking?' The Block judges rip into Mitch and Mark
The boys removed the fake backlit windows but that still wasn’t enough to save them this week, as the judges tore their living and dining rooms apart.
- by Simone Mitchell
How to tell if you’re buying into a 'healthy' apartment building
While location, layout and and interiors are all key when buying a unit, there's another factor that's arguably even more important.
- by Daniel Butkovich
Culture
NRL grand final to be a family affair for Christine Anu
The Aussie icon will be sharing the stage at the NRL Women's grand final with her daughter Zipporah.
- by Robert Moran
Why Aussie legend Judith Durham may never sing in public again
While her days of performing publicly are behind her, the Seekers' Judith Durham celebrates being honoured with an Australian Women In Music lifetime achievement award next month
- by Neil McMahon
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Sport
‘I love him so much’: Daniel Rioli dedicates flag to Willie
Dual Richmond premiership hero Daniel Rioli has dedicated his second flag to cousin Willie Rioli whose future in the AFL remains under a cloud due to a pair of alleged ASADA violations.
- by Ronny Lerner
Greater Western Sydney win AFL grand final ... according to Wikipedia entry
The Wikipedia entry for the nation's newest club on Friday night said the Giants had won the 2019 premiership over the Richmond Tigers ... and again in 2023 and 2024.
