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'Unimaginable tragedy': Truck driver held after 39 bodies found in freezing container
A big refrigerated container arrived in the dead of night at a small port on the Thames - and when it was opened police made an horrific discovery.
- by Nick Miller
ATAR a thing of the past? WA minister, unis defend test amid calls for review
WA Education Minister Sue Ellery has defended the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank, saying it's a "fair and equitable" measure of student achievement.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Court claim over billionaires' 'shifty' move to nab Perth-based mining company
Lee Ming Tee is famous in Australia as a corporate raider. Now court documents accuse a business linked to his family of launching a soft takeover of Metals X.
- by Sarah Danckert
WA bikie kingpin arrested over tax evasion after year-long police operation
WA police partnered with the ATO to charge Nick Martin, 49, with tax evasion and property laundering after it was found he hadn't paid taxes between 2010 and 2012.
- by Hannah Barry
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Opinion
City life
Keep Cockburn weird: In defence of those creepy, cursed train station faces
They were soulless but, ironically, they also gave the Cockburn Central area some much-needed life.
- by Hamish Hastie
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National security
Former Australian intelligence official charged with breaching secrecy laws
Roger Uren, who was released on bail last week, is married to Chinese-Australian lobbyist and suspected intelligence operative Sheri Yan.
- by Nick McKenzie
Google says quantum computer completes 10,000-year task in minutes
Experimental processor completes a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years, Google says.
- by Rachel Lerman and Matt O'Brien
From MasterChef pan to Seven fire: Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan jump ship
Two of the three former hosts of Ten's reality cooking competition have switched networks as a part of a major menu overhaul at Seven.
- by Karl Quinn
Opinion
Horse racing
Racing's sorry, sordid saga? It's as if it never happened
Every time a front-page scandal comes along, the racing industry simply waits for the weekend when fans clamour to the track with an almost oblivious attitude.
- by Sam Duncan
Featured
'Next to zero': Class action all but off the table for reality TV 'villains'
- by Matt Bungard and Broede Carmody
Western Australia
'Bizarre': Scathing academic letter puts pressure on WA uni to drop legal action
Pressure is mounting for a Murdoch University to drop its lawsuit against a professor-turned-whistleblower as critics label the institution’s “free-thinking" student recruitment campaign “bizarre”.
- by Heather McNeill
East Fremantle resident takes up fight to keep climate change mural
A homeowner with a bright mural in support of Extinction Rebellion has been given four days to get rid of it.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Eight gold-medal wines from the WA Wine Show you need to try
A peek behind the curtain at WA's gold-medal winning wines and which ones to seek out.
- by David Prestipino
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Crime
Dumped on a doorstep, a five-year-old was raped and close to death. This is her story
- by Hannah Barry
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Tragedy
South Australian tourists fall 16 metres after Queensland zipline 'snapped'
- by Toby Crockford
Politics
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National security
Government's surveillance bill rejected by security and intelligence committee
The government has been told to redraft laws which would allow government agencies to identify Australians with facial recognition technology.
- by Rob Harris
Business
Sydney the king of cranes while Melbourne's skies are clearing
Sydney has won the battle of the cranes adding another nine to the skyline with a focus on commercial projects.
- by Carolyn Cummins
World
Truck driver held after 39 bodies found in shipping container in Essex
A big refrigerated container arrived in the dead of night at a small port on the Thames - and when it was opened police made an horrific discovery.
- by Nick Miller
Opinion
Thanks to Trump, US influence is being replaced by Russian influence
Nicole Hemmer
Columnist and visiting research associate at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
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Property bydomain
The glimmer of hope for Perth's weakened housing market
Although experts say it's too early to call the end of the downturn, a new report reveals one positive for the WA capital's property prices.
- by Jemimah Clegg
How to choose a new apartment that goes up in value, not down
Selecting a property with good resale value comes down to knowing what future buyers will want, and where they will want to live.
- by By Sue Williams
Culture
Second time lucky: Liam Gallagher on Abbey Road and not crying over Noel
With album two, Liam Gallagher's solo career is officially victorious. Just don't mention the war.
- by Michael Dwyer
From MasterChef pan to Seven fire: Matt Preston, Gary Mehigan jump ship
Two of the three former hosts of Ten's reality cooking competition have switched networks as a part of a major menu overhaul at Seven.
- by Karl Quinn
'Next to zero': Class action all but off the table for reality TV 'villains'
- by Matt Bungard and Broede Carmody
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Sport
Ricciardo stripped of Japanese GP points because of 'illegal driver aid'
Renault's Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg have been disqualified from the results of the Japanese GP after a ruling they'd benefited from an illegal driver aid.
Analysis
Trading and drafting
Jack Martin's window of opportunity
An 11-day window in November will decide whether Jack Martin walks to Carlton for free in the pre-season draft.
- by Michael Gleeson
