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A sketch of Bradley Edwards during the verdict.

Claremont killer looking to lodge appeal 

Within hours of Claremont killer Bradley Robert Edwards being found guilty of murdering Ciara Glennon and Jane Rimmer, his family members were looking to launch an appeal against the convictions.

  • by Gary Adshead

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The man who began an affair with Bradley Edwards' first wife while he lived with the couple has spoken of his experience with the accused Claremont killer. Picture: Nine News Perth 

Secret lover of Claremont killer's first wife reveals paternity bombshell

The flatmate whose affair ended Bradley Edwards' first marriage is sickened by the thought his actions could have triggered the Claremont killings.

  • by Emma Sheridan and Ben Avery
The Juukan Gorge blasts cost the jobs of three Rio Tinto executives.

PKKP keeps gorge destruction secret from elderly daughter of Juukan over fears for health

The Puutu Kunti Kurrama and Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation has laid out its concerns about Rio Tinto's actions and questioned its public statements.

  • by Hamish Hastie
Katrina Jones wishes police did more earlier when she recounted her close call with a man she believed was Bradley Edwards. Picture: Nine News Perth

'Woman who got away' wishes police did more about her close encounter with Edwards

“I saw the Claremont serial killer heading and I read down. I went oh, my goodness. I saw 'Telstra worker' and my knees went. I just lent against the table. I thought I knew it, I knew it. I just felt it all this time.”

  • by Gary Adshead
The day at the WACA in 2015 that Dean Jones always treasured

The day at the WACA in 2015 that Dean Jones always treasured

Dean Jones reflects on his moving baggy green presentation ceremony, the cherished cap embodying over a century of Australian cricket tradition and heritage.

  • by Dean Jones
Premier Daniel Andrews.

Premier Daniel Andrews claims Jenny Mikakos in charge of hotels

After a parade of senior ministers at the hotel quarantine inquiry this week, it was finally Daniel Andrews' turn.

  • by Hanna Mills Turbet
Gage Roads will open its Redfern microbrewery and Thai-inspired restaurant on September 24.

WA craft brewing giants open first-ever venue

The coronavirus pandemic refuses to curtail the expansion dreams of WA independent craft brewer Gage Roads.

  • by David Prestipino
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Claremont serial killer trial

Lee Rimmer and her brother Adam waited for Jane to arrive at a lunch they had planned but she never showed up.
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'Jane was a sweetie, and the life of the party': Claremont victim's sister says killer must never get out of jail

Lee Rimmer was six years old when her mother brought baby Jane home. She has told how Jane was doted on and loved by her familly. She wants her killer to be in prison for life.

  • by Tegan Sapwell
'Historic day filled with mixed emotions': Macro Taskforce officer

'Historic day filled with mixed emotions': Macro Taskforce officer

Justice Stephen Hall said while it was likely Edwards was the killer of Ms Spiers, the state could not prove it beyond reasonable doubt.

  • by Heather McNeill

Western Australia

Vigil for Strawberry the boxer at WA Parliament.

Puppy farms in WA's sights as fight continues for Strawberry the boxer

A vigil was held for Strawberry the boxer on the steps of Parliament on Thursday, calling for legislation to prevent her death and sale of puppies from ever happening again.

  • by Aja Styles

Two crew from bulk carrier anchored off WA port test positive to COVID-19

Two crew aboard a bulk carrier anchored of Port Hedland have tested positive to COVID-19.

Two crew members on board a manganese ore carrier anchored off Port Hedland have tested positive to COVID-19.

  • by Nathan Hondros

WA's top cop refutes 'crime wave' fears as burglaries, assaults, car thefts drop

WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson at a COVID-10 press briefing in Perth.

“There is now current reporting about assaults in Northbridge, well, in fact, they are about 20 per cent down in terms of our year on year stats in terms of assaults.”

  • by Hamish Hastie

Zempilas warned over use of media platforms for electioneering

Perth Lord Mayoral hopeful Basil Zempilas has been warned his column in the state's newspaper could breach electoral regulations.

WA's electoral commission has put the Lord Mayoral hopeful on notice after complaints from other candidates about one of his regular columns in The West Australian.

  • by Nathan Hondros

Escape artist and children's entertainer facing string of child sex charges

Escape artist and children's entertainer facing string of child sex charges

A Perth entertainer who runs magic workshops for children has been charged with a string of child sex abuse charges.

  • by Kate Hedley and Daile Cross

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Politics

Justin Page, NSW secretary of the Electrical Trades Union, and Nick Bligh, a union official who has been organising workers at the Wellington solar farm.

Labour standards a fault line in union's embrace of renewables

The Electrical Trades Union says the solar industry's employment and safety practices don't match up with its progressive reputation.

  • by Nick Bonyhady

Business

Packer sent secret Crown forecasts to Melco before $1.7 billion sale

Packer sent secret Crown forecasts to Melco before $1.7 billion sale

James Packer’s private company sent confidential Crown Resorts financial forecasts to Melco Resorts as they were negotiating the sale of a stake in the casino giant for $1.7 billion.

  • by Patrick Hatch

World

Controversy already courts one of Trump's picks for Supreme Court

Controversy already courts one of Trump's picks for Supreme Court

One of her recent cases may keep some 85,000 felons who had registered in Florida off the electoral roll. Trump won the state by fewer than 113,000 votes in 2016.

  • by Aaron C. Davis and Ann E. Marimow
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New home loan rules will increase debt, push up property prices: experts

New home loan rules will increase debt, push up property prices: experts

Borrowers have had to justify coffees and Netflix, but plans to make it easier to get a loan risk pushing up prices and loading consumers with debt.

  • by Tawar Razaghi
Is it better to rent or buy? Why this couple quit the first-home buyer race

Is it better to rent or buy? Why this couple quit the first-home buyer race

The coronavirus lockdown forced this young family to make a tough decision: stay in their tiny rental and keep saving to buy? Or sacrifice their savings to rent and be happier in a bigger home?

  • by Pauline Morrissey
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Life & Culture

Archibald Prize finalist Vincent Namatjira's portrait of himself and Adam Goodes.

'It only took 99 years': Vincent Namatjira wins 2020 Archibald Prize

"Indigenous art isn't just dot paintings, or traditional designs," said Namatjira, the first Indigenous winner in the prize's 99-year history.

  • by Linda Morris and Nick Galvin

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Sport

Cathy Freeman wins the 400m final in Sydney.

How Cathy Freeman led the greatest night of athletics in history

For once, the great American sprinter Michael Johnson would have to vacate centre stage as a nation focused on one athlete as never before.

  • by Roy Masters
West Coast coach Adam Simpson and captain Luke Shuey discussing the home quarantine arrangements.

'I have to sleep in a separate room': Eagle lifts lid on home quarantine life

The uproar on the east coast that greeted news West Coast could home quarantine prior to next Saturday's elimination final should be silenced for good after Eagles captain Luke Shuey lifted the lid on the stark realities of life back in Perth. 

  • by David Prestipino
Caleb Daniel wears a helmet and says he'd support teammates doing the same.

Daniel encourages helmet use as Bulldogs consider options for injured Naughton

Bulldogs star Caleb Daniel is among the AFL's most high-profile helmet wearers and he would welcome key forward Aaron Naughton wearing one.

  • by Roy Ward
Dean Jones in India, Madras innings.

The day Jones defied illness, India ... and a bristling Border

His epic 210 in the hellish heat of Madras, when he battled crippling dysentery and an unsympathetic captain, goes down as Dean Jones' crowning glory.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
Alyssa Healy celebrates with the World Cup trophy.

Healy weighs in on the future of women's cricket

Can the women's game maintain the momentum of March 8 at the MCG? For Alyssa Healy, the evidence about shifting attitudes towards women's cricket is found close to home.

  • by Daniel Cherny
Afghanistan's players line up for the national anthem in their first ever Test in 2018.

Australia postpones first ever Test match against Afghanistan

Australia’s historic first Test match against Afghanistan this summer is officially off this summer and will be pushed back until after the Ashes next year..

  • by Chris Barrett
AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan during the virtual broadcast of the AFL Awards at Metricon Stadium.

Teenage Docker a Rising Star, Ryans earn All-Australian, Fyfe misses

The 19-year-old was a runaway winner with 48 votes ahead of Gold Coast youngster Noah Anderson (39 votes).

  • by David Prestipino
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