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Docker Hogan boots four as tale of woe continues for Kangaroos
A season of disappointment continued for North Melbourne as they fell by 64 points to Fremantle at Metricon Stadium on Saturday.
- by Jon Pierik
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Coronavirus pandemic
WA Police issue first ever order to wear GPS tracker after woman hosts guests in isolation
WA Police said when quarantine officers conducted a routine check on the woman on September 10 they found two men at the house where she was meant to be alone.
- by Hamish Hastie
Analysis
Governance
Rio Tinto's executive cull shows 'profit at all cost' cultures no longer cut it
The days of companies getting away with blaming systemic failures on a few bad apples and other lame excuses PR teams dreamt up are all but over.
- by Adele Ferguson
Analysis
Australian recession
'Go early, go hard, go households': Recession lessons from the 1990s
Paul Keating's response to the turbulent waters of the 1990s has never been more important.
- by Jennifer Duke
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Tennis Australia
Former Tennis boss fears 2021 Australian Open in doubt
The peak tennis body in Australia is steaming ahead with plans for the tournament, despite strict border closures and quarantine requirements.
- by Sarah Danckert and Zoe Samios
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Crime
Perth dad charged with GBH as baby girl fights for life in hospital
A newborn baby is fighting for life in hospital and her 25-year-old father has been charged as police investigate how the young child received her critical injuries.
- by Daile Cross
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Eat and drink Perth
Floating pub journeys from Fremantle along the Swan
WA's first floating bar has dropped anchor in the Swan River just in time for spring, with a VIP opening ahead of its first cruise along the foreshore this Sunday.
- by David Prestipino
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AFL 2020
McGovern avoids surgery, Soldo sidelined for rest of season
West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern's hamstring injury is not as severe as first thought but Richmond's Ivan Soldo has been sidelined for the rest of the season with a ruptured ACL.
- by Anthony Colangelo
West Coast Fever land another blow to Swifts' Super Netball title hopes
Previously joint ladder leaders, the Swifts could slip to fourth by the end of the round if other results go against them.
- by Dominic Bossi
Western Australia
WA builder accused of submitting fake applications for building bonus grant
The grants were introduced to help stimulate the building industry in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
- by Heather McNeill
WA Inc saga finally draws to a close with $1.9 billion payout over Bond's defunct Bell Group
The collapse of the late Alan Bond’s Bell Group during the notorious WA Inc era can finally be swept into history after the most expensive and longest-running set of civil litigation in the state’s history.
- by Aja Styles
Investors warn Rio Tinto of need to forge closer bond with Australia
Investors that forced Rio Tinto to remove its chief executive have warned the miner that they expect the shake-up to lead to stronger ties with Australia.
- by Nick Toscano and Hamish Hastie
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City of Perth
City of Perth elections in chaos with ballot draw on pause over legal fight
The election for a new City of Perth council could be derailed before it starts, with a fresh legal fight brewing.
- by Nathan Hondros and Marta Pascual Juanola
Quarantine breach: Woman who hid in truck to enter WA fights jail sentence
A man using a ladder to come and go from hotel quarantine and another who led police on a high-speed chase are more serious breaches than the Perth women who was smuggled into WA inside a truck, her lawyer claims.
- by Heather McNeill
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Coronavirus pandemic
States should take bigger role in economic recovery: Russell
AustralianSuper chairman Don Russell wants state and territory governments to take a bigger role in helping struggling industries and creating a pipeline of infrastructure projects.
- by Jennifer Duke
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Coronavirus pandemic
Victorian aged care response to enter 'new phase' as chief departs
- by Dana McCauley and Rachael Dexter
Analysis
Australian recession
'Go early, go hard, go households': Recession lessons from the 1990s
- by Jennifer Duke
Business
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Wage scandal
Million dollar win for exploited refugee workers after 'most egregious' wage theft
One of Victoria’s largest kerbside recycling companies has paid about $1 million in back-pay after what a union describes as one of Australia’s worst cases of wage theft.
- by Ben Schneiders and Royce Millar
'Heartbreaking devastation': Business leaders lament for city
- by Darren Gray, Cara Waters and Dominic Powell
Investors warn Rio Tinto of need to forge closer bond with Australia
- by Nick Toscano and Hamish Hastie
Opinion
Emissions
The problems climate activists still worry about are already solved
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
World
French police fire tear gas as 'yellow vest' protests return to Paris
French police fired tear gas and arrested more than 200 people in Paris on Saturday as "yellow vest" protesters returned to the capital's streets in force for the first time since the coronavirus lockdown.
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Olympic swimmer Susie O'Neill sells family home for $3,055,000 at auction
Madame Butterfly is happy with the result for the riverfront home she bought after retiring from a stellar swimming career. The pool, of course, is a standout.
- by Elizabeth Redman
Spring planting: Twelve edibles to get in the ground now
By the time spring arrives, most of us are well and truly ready to wave goodbye to winter.
- by Byron Smith
Life & Culture
Six-string trailblazer: is Jimi Hendrix the greatest guitarist of all time?
Psychedelic explorer, mystical philosopher, snappy dresser, rock legend. Fifty years after his death, Jimi Hendrix inspires a new generation.
- by Michael Dwyer
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Sport
AFL confirms 7.30pm grand final start time, Cox Plate plan revealed
The timing of big sports on October 24 has been settled, with the AFL grand final to start at 7.30pm (AEDT), while the 100th Cox Plate will be at 4.15pm.
- by Jon Pierik and Michael Lynch
'Lame': Holding hits out at Australia for not taking the knee
West Indies great Michael Holding has taken aim at Australia and England for not supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in their Twenty20 series.
- by Andrew Wu
Seven moves towards terminating $450 million Cricket Australia deal
Seven West Media has ramped up its battle with Cricket Australia, issuing a notice on Wednesday that it is in breach of its contract with the network.
- by Chris Barrett
'We lost a generation of top players': One Australian in new Premier League season
The English Premier League kicks off this weekend but fans tuning into the broadcast in search of Socceroos heroes have only Mat Ryan to look out for.
- by Michael Lynch
Analysis
AFL 2020
Demons facing another brutal end to the season
If Melbourne miss the finals Simon Goodwin will enter next season under enormous pressure - but he won't be the only one.
- by Caroline Wilson
Eagles dig deep as Saints let golden chance slip
Nine years to the day since they played their last final, the Saints fumbled their gilt-edged chance to claim their next, giving up a last-quarter lead to a weakened West Coast.
- by Michael Gleeson
Opinion
NRL 2020
Who really deserves the credit for Penrith's success this season?
"Victory has a hundred fathers," said John F. Kennedy, "and defeat is an orphan". Who are the fathers of Penrith's success?
- by Andrew Webster
Have Your Say
Gladiators for a new generation: Youngsters show heart in the heat of battle
'The Gladiators' photo from the 1963 NSWRL grand final showed us the best of sport. So too does this portrait of a couple of kids on a suburban ground.
