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WA records third case of coronavirus in traveller coming home from overseas
A woman aged in her 30s returned to Perth on Monday, having travelled in the UK and Iceland, coming home via Dubai, and became unwell on Tuesday.
- by Daile Cross
US retail giant Costco stays mum on WA invitation to join fuel watchdog
New legislation aims to close a loophole that stops FuelWatch from reporting prices at service stations that only sell to customers as part of a membership program.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Superannuation
We're told we need $1 million in super for a 'comfortable' retirement. But is this true?
While retirees hoard too much wealth, the rest of us don't need to plough any more into superannuation. We need it to buy homes and to live on.
- by Jessica Irvine
Claremont trial: Defence hones contamination theory
Of the 17,000-odd Macro-related exhibits tested in the lab, there has been one recorded example of secondary transfer of DNA - which is what the defence argues is the most likely explanation for Mr Edwards' DNA being found under Ciara's fingernails.
- by Heather McNeill
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'The guy with the huge heart': Perth radio star's health battle comes to an end
Paul Redman, a key figure in Perth's high-rating Morning Crew radio show on 92.9 throughout the 1990s, has died.
- by Kate Hedley and Linda Parri
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Former cop charged with drugging, raping women he met on dating sites
The 50-year-old was charged with more than 100 offences against eight women alleging he drugged and raped them.
- by Hannah Barry and Marta Pascual Juanola
You may have your toilet paper, but you'll never be as ready as this Perth prepper
"If people aren't already prepared and haven't been preparing for years, they are not going to be ready for this."
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Kate Hedley
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Four Australians on cruise ship held off California amid virus fears
The Grand Princess was on a round trip from San Francisco to Hawaii when passengers and crew showed symptoms.
- by Chris O'Keefe
Record heat pushes Great Barrier Reef corals closer to big bleaching event
Record sea-surface temperatures have intensified the risks of another mass bleaching event within weeks.
- by Peter Hannam
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Claremont serial killer trial
'I can't see any opportunity for contamination': Scientist rubbishes defence's theory
Pathwest forensic scientist Scott Egan, the reporting scientist for the Macro investigation, will continue to give evidence for a third day.
- by Hannah Barry
'I wasn't wearing a face mask': Scientists face contamination claims
It follows evidence that DNA from kimono seized from a 1988 Huntingdale sex attack was found to be 100 billion times more likely to have come from Mr Edwards' t han any other person.
- by Heather McNeill
Western Australia
Catholic church bans holy water, makes changes to communion over virus fear
The communion wafer will be administered in the hand, rather than on the tongue, and the sign of peace handshakes will be omitted.
'What if I can't get home?' WA's love affair with Bali put to the test
Despite the risk of losing money she has paid for flights and hotels, Lily Pass is about to cancel her trip to Bali.
- by Fran Rimrod
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Property development
Hastie rips into Mandurah marina developer over links to Chinese regime
Stoush intensifies with research into the project's ownership revealing ties to China's government.
- by Nathan Hondros
As ocean's edge laps at WA's Wedge shacks, state acts on retreat plan
Owners of these 450 off-grid shacks have fought off repeated attempts to force them off the land, but now face another imminent threat: coastal erosion.
- by Emma Young
Lives 'destroyed': Judge struggles to describe horror of what this Perth mother did to her two children
Judge says sex abuse the young boy and girl suffered at the hands of the woman and her partner was "worst imaginable".
- by Hannah Barry
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Newsagents' pre-emptive strike against lotto credit card ban
A potential crackdown on the use of credit cards for gambling could also ban the purchase of lottery tickets and scratchies on credit.
- by Rob Harris
Business
Ex-Uber executive, ordered to pay Google $271m, files for bankruptcy
Anthony Levandowski, who once ran Uber's self-driving car unit, was ordered to pay rival Google an enormous sum in damages, prompting the software engineer to file for bankruptcy protection.
- by Reed Albergotti
World
Elizabeth Warren drops out of Democratic presidential race
Elizabeth Warren's departure ensures that what had once been the most diverse field of candidates will now be waged between two white men.
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Property bydomain
Why men make more money on property than women
More women own their home but a real gender divide still exists in the property market, which could explain why women retire with less in the bank.
- by Kate Burke
Why I've been hoarding stashes of toilet paper for years
My home is constantly overflowing with surplus staples, and it's not because of coronavirus-induced panic.
- by Daniel Butkovich
Life & Culture
'We need laws and legislations': Reality TV stars hit back at online abuse
The US version of The Bachelor stirred debate this week after it aired a disturbing segment highlighting the abuse participants received from viewers online.
- by Robert Moran
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Options open for out-of-contract Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo will be keeping a close eye on his mobile phone this season as the Australian's Formula One future comes into focus.
WADA joins fight for Horton to be given Sun Yang's gold medal
The World Anti-Doping Agency wants Sun Yang to be stripped of the world titles he won in Gwangju.
- by Chip Le Grand
Labuschagne's family drove five hours to watch him play. He scored a golden duck
Labuschagne's grandmother, Ansie, watches the Australian on TV in the middle of the night in South Africa every time he plays. She wasn't going to miss this one.
- by Michael Ramsey
Australians crushed by South Africa in second ODI
Pat Cummins had a horror day as his Proteas counterpart Lungi Ngidi took six wickets to clinch the ODI series.
- by Michael Ramsey
Supercars likely to be cancelled if F1 GP is called off
Supercars and other support races would be unlikely to take place at Albert Park if Australian Grand Prix is cancelled.
- by Michael Lynch
Essendon keen to play game for points in California
Essendon are keen to play a ground-breaking game in California against GWS for premiership points within the next two years.
- by Jake Niall
Coniglio signs on as Amazon readies to start filming this month
Stephen Coniglio and Stuart Dew are the latest additions to the AFL's Amazon documentary series, which will begin filming this month.
- by Sam McClure
Have Your Say
The changes that could go a long way to fixing AFLW's ACL problem
I'm no sports doctor or researcher, so I will leave that to the experts, but I would like to raise some of my thoughts on why, potentially, the rates of ACL injuries are higher for women.
