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Movers and shakers: Where your club sits in AFL trade period

Orazio Fantasia is staying put at Essendon.

The next three days is the last chance for AFL clubs to exchange players, while there'll also be draft picks pinging around from club to club.

  • by Daniel Cherny and Anthony Colangelo

A native plant is exposing the clash between traditional knowledge and Western conventions

Gumby Gumby, or native apricot, comes from inland Australia including the Wiradjuri lands of central NSW.

The fight is part of a broader debate about how to value and protect traditional knowledge and ensure Indigenous people benefit from and retain access to their heritage.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Death toll rises in Japan after Typhoon Hagibis drenches Tokyo

A vehicle falls off collapsed road in the typhoon-hit Kakuda city, Miyagi prefecture, northern Japan on Sunday.

High winds and record-breaking rains have battered Tokyo and large swaths of central and eastern Japan, leaving many dead.

  • by Antoni Slodkowski

In Bali, the quest for that unforgettable photo is costing people their lives

A tourist poses at the Lempuyang Temple in Bali.

Tourists in Bali are going to ever more extreme lengths to get the perfect shot. But in the quest for that unforgettable photo, some have paid with their lives.

  • by James Massola and Amilia Rosa

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Danny Hanley and Jenni Hanley brought flowers to bomb Bali monument to remember their daughters who were among the 88 victims from Australia.

'My two daughters were the first to go and the last to go': Bali bombing dad remembers

Danny Hanley's two daughters were the first and last Australians to die in the bombing in 2002. 17 years later, he still visits the site every year.

  • by James Massola and Amilia Rosa
The heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef is one of the largest fringing reefs in the world.

Protecting Ningaloo is a cause many support, but the fight is far from over

If we industrialise Exmouth Gulf, we fail the tests of science, conservation, and economics.

  • by Paul Gamblin
Scenic World in the Blue Mountains attracts about 20,000 visitors from India a year

Tourist numbers from India are booming. But they're not here for a holiday

The federal government hopes to attract more tourists from India on the back of next year's T20 cricket tournament.

  • by Andrew Taylor
RBT

Random Perth car search leads police to drug haul

A man is due to face court charged with a string of drug offences after police found drugs in his car during a random breath test and license check. 

Evee director Slava Kozlovskii.

Rent a Tesla: electric car sharing arrives to WA

Evee director Slava Kozlovskii said Tesla owners had expressed interest in listing their cars, but they couldn't get it off the ground up until a few weeks ago.

  • by Hamish Hastie
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Perth Fashion Festival in 2015.

Perth Fashion Festival offers creditors 25c in the dollar

Creditors have been told that if they don't accept the arrangement, they will receive nothing because the company will go into liquidation as it has “no other assets”.

  • by Linda Parri

Police arrest 65 in Perth CBD climate change protests

Police arrest 65 in Perth CBD climate change protests

Among the arrests was a man who had superglued himself to a makeshift ship which he stuck to the ground in the centre of a major intersection.

  • by Daile Cross, Kate Hedley and Cameron Myles
Analysis
Euthanasia

Australia's two most prominent Aboriginal politicians oppose WA draft dying laws

Senator Pat Dodson and Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt are both opposing WA's euthanasia laws.

The impact on WA's First Nation peoples of draft euthanasia laws has been debated by State Parliament, but now two of the countries leading Aboriginal politicians have come out in opposition.

  • by Nathan Hondros
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Protest

'Rebellion' hits city: Perth gridlocked as climate protesters shut down CBD

  • by Nathan Hondros, Kate Hedley, Lauren Pilat and Daile Cross

National

Politics

A University of Queensland course was developed "in partnership" with the university's Confucius Institute.
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CCP influence

Uni course 'understanding China' established with Chinese government funding

The unusual arrangement has involved the Confucius Institute soft power centre in formal degree qualifications.

  • by Fergus Hunter

Business

High-rise apartment price growth has underperformed the growth in house prices in Sydney over the past 10 years

Sydney high-rise apartment prices lag houses by 50 per cent in some suburbs

A study has identified big differences in property price growth amid concerns defects and cladding issues could lead to further falls in apartments.

  • by John Collett

World

Shopping malls are one of the locations the protesters have staged actions.

'Be water': Police swoop as Hong Kong protests shift tactics

Protesters adopt guerrilla-tactics across the city in bid to maximise numbers after the introduction of anti-mask law keeps many away.

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Inside the clever remodel of a charming 1960s weekender

Inside the clever remodel of a charming 1960s weekender

This clever remodel has transformed it from a modest weekender to a modern and spacious full-time family home.

  • by Elizabeth Clarke
How to add value to your property without actually renovating

How to add value to your property without actually renovating

This is the one of the most lucrative and popular ways to capitalise on your home and its value but it does have its pitfalls. Here's how to make it successful

  • by Danielle Giannopoulos
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Culture

Kate Hudson wears clothing by her new brand Happy x Nature.

Kate Hudson: 'I don’t think I’ll ever stop making movies'

Growing up in Hollywood, navigating high-profile break-ups and creating a happy, blended family, Kate Hudson’s life has never been conventional.

  • by Jane Mulkerrins
Michael Pell, Sunrise executive producer outside Seven's Martin Place studios.

Michael Pell maintains a steady keel as Sunrise weathers media storms

Sunrise's executive producer is acutely aware of the mistakes made but also knows in a live-TV environment, they will inevitably happen again.

  • by Nathanael Cooper

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Sport

Scott McLaughlin.

Bathurst 1000 live: Who will take victory on Mount Panorama?

With a massive lead in the title race and pole position, Scott McLaughlin has nothing to lose as he chases Bathurst glory for the first time.

  • by Michael Lynch
After a mammoth week for women's cricket in Australia, reporter Sarah Keoghan went behind the scenes to see how the Sydney Thunders were preparing for their first standalone WBBL.

'Something special is happening': mammoth week for women's cricket

Off the back of a landmark week for women's cricket, reporter Sarah Keoghan joined the Thunder as 13th man to see how the girls were preparing for the first standalone WBBL season.

  • by Sarah Keoghan

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