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Coronavirus pandemic
'A little thing called the constitution': The hard truth about WA's 'hard border'
As the federal government bows out of the constitutional stoush between WA and billionaire Clive Palmer, all eyes turn to the constitutionality of Mark McGowan's 'hard border'.
- by Nathan Hondros
Defence force soldiers to bolster Perth hotel quarantine security
Defence Minister Linda Reynolds said Premier Mark McGowan had requested the assistance at five Perth hotels over the weekend.
- by Daile Cross
Stage four restrictions 'necessary to bring this under control': Deputy CMO
Melbourne entered a stage four lockdown overnight, after Victoria recorded 671 new cases. The city will be under a curfew and residents restricted to travel within 5km of their homes.
- by Mary Ward
NASA astronauts splash down after journey home aboard SpaceX capsule
The successful splashdown was a final key test of whether Elon Musk's spacecraft can transport astronauts to and from orbit. .
- by Joey Roulette
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How Perth's lord mayor hopefuls plan to tackle one of the city's toughest issues
It was November when Basil Zempilas said he would forcibly remove "disgusting" homeless people from the CBD if he was elected Perth Lord Mayor.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Woman injured in incident with two humpback whales while swimming off Exmouth
The 29-year-old was swimming with the marine mammals on a boat charter when the freak accident occurred.
- by Heather McNeill
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Coronavirus pandemic
'The virus is ahead of us': Experts call for transparency on Victorian COVID-19 data
Top epidemiologists say a stark lack of detail is hindering their ability to properly analyse the crisis.
- by Melissa Cunningham
AFL journo stood down for reporting on COVID breaches
Mitch Cleary was stood down for naming the wife of Richmond captain Trent Cotchin as the reason the club was fined.
- by Sam McClure
The game's best players are hiding in plain sight
It’s hard to be overlooked when no one can see over you, but ruckmen are off the radar.
- by Michael Gleeson
Western Australia
Thousands of WA school students take COVID-19 test, no cases detected
More than 4700 asymptomatic students, teachers and staff at 40 WA public schools took part in the first round of voluntary swab tests as part of the state government’s DETECT program
- by Lauren Pilat
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Coronavirus pandemic
'Olympic scale narcissist': WA Premier urges Clive Palmer to withdraw hard border legal challenge
Premier Mark McGowan urges mining billionaire Clive Palmer to drop his legal challenge to the constitutionality of WA's strict border restrictions following Prime Minister Scott Morrison's withdrawal of the Commonwealth's involvement.
- by Nathan Hondros and Lauren Pilat
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Shark
Surfer mauled by shark in the South West recovering from surgery
Phil Mummert's partner Mish Wright, who witnessed the attack from the shore, said the 28-year-old was lucky to get away with his life and limbs after he had "a few chunks taken out of his leg" by a five-metre shark.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
'It's our stuff-up': WA Police appeal to sexual assault victims after email bungle
WA Police admit potentially thousands of emails sent to a sexual assault reporting unit have been lost due to a technical bungle.
- by Rachael Dexter
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Coronavirus pandemic
'I think he’s the enemy of Australia': McGowan ramps up war of words with Palmer on WA border battle
WA Premier Mark McGowan has ramped up his war of words with Clive Palmer as the closing submissions in Mr Palmer's legal challenge to the constitutionality of WA's hard border wrapped up.
- by Daile Cross and Nathan Hondros
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Australian punters propping up global bookmaker profits
Calls for further gambling crackdown as foreign-owned online bookmakers flourish during the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Rob Harris
Nation's COVID-19 recovery hinges on Victorians doing their bit, says PM
- by Rob Harris and Sumeyya Ilanbey
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Wage growth
Incomes in Sydney's richest suburbs growing at twice the rate of poorest
- by Shane Wright
Business
Tabcorp to take $1b write-down as COVID-19 crushes punting
Tabcorp will write down its wagering and media business by at least $1 billion - or a third of the division’s book value - after it was hit by COVID-19 shutdowns and in reflection of it losing ground to online bookmakers.
- by Patrick Hatch
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Mergers & acquisitions
Microsoft trying to buy TikTok after conversation with Trump
- by Rachel Lerman
World
I was in Ghislaine Maxwell's little black book
A writer reveals the sordid truth about New York's high-society scene.
- by Helen Kirwan-Taylor
Opinion
Morrison avoids scrutiny at time when he most warrants it
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
How did the second wave happen? It's not rocket science, folks
Shaun Carney
Columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald
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Melbourne, Sydney lead property price decline, new figures show
Australia’s housing markets have remained relatively resilient through the COVID-19 crisis so far but price falls are accelerating in Melbourne and Sydney.
- by Kate Burke
A balcony indoors? The gloomy terrace extended for light, space and teenagers
Knowing the propensity of teenagers to lurk elusively, this couple managed to draw them out of their rooms by bringing the light – and more space – in.
- by Jenny Brown
Life & Culture
I tried a different retro workout every day for a week and... oh, boy
Day two and I was already considering dropping the challenge. Jane Fonda had hit areas of my butt I didn’t even know I had.
- by David Allegretti
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4 Points: The game's best players are hiding in plain sight
It’s hard to be overlooked when no one can see over you, but ruckmen are off the radar; Substantial Saints; Crows coach looks to break his duck; Bucks stops here.
- by Michael Gleeson
Buckley, Sanderson and Molik tennis match leads to Collingwood hub breach
Collingwood have been handed a $50,000 fine - half of it suspended - after Nathan Buckley and assistant coach Brenton Sanderson played tennis with Alicia Molik and one other person.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Damian Barrett calls for Nathan Buckley to stand down
Damian Barrett challenges Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley to stand down.
Melbourne United struck by COVID outbreak, 12 players test positive
Melbourne United's off-season has been thrown into turmoil after 12 players tested positive to COVID-19, forcing the team to immediately halt training.
- by Roy Ward
'No leg to stand on': Buckley laments tennis match after Magpies loss
Collingwood coach admitted negative attention around his breach of hub protocols would not have helped his side, who lost in disappointing fashion to Fremantle on Sunday night.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Hamilton wins record seventh British GP despite late puncture
A lucky Lewis Hamilton limped home to a record seventh British Grand Prix victory with his heart in his mouth on Sunday.
- by Alan Baldwin
Analysis
AFL 2020
AFL mid-season report: Who's firing, who's flopped?
We run the rule through the first half of an AFL season like no other. The highlights, lowlights and looking to the future.
- by Daniel Cherny and Anthony Colangelo
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AFL mid-season report: Who's firing, who's flopped?
We run the rule through the first half of an AFL season like no other. The highlights, lowlights and looking to the future.
