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Australian crew left COVID-riddled ship docked in Fremantle before outbreak was detected
Two Australians were allowed to disembark from a coronavirus-riddled ship at Fremantle Port before a mass outbreak was detected - with one driving to regional Western Australia, the other boarding a flight to Sydney.
- by Heather McNeill
Hundreds of WA jobs at risk as pharma giant confirms it is pulling out of Perth
Pharma giant Pfizer will shut down its site in Bentley – which has been open since 1969 – putting up to 470 jobs at risk.
- by Hamish Hastie
Lawyer who built a booming tax loophole business has Perth outlet
Patrick Flynn is one of the Australian lawyers and accountants facing unprecedented scrutiny from the ATO as it undertakes what law enforcement officials acknowledge is a Sisyphean task.
- by Nick McKenzie, Charlotte Grieve and Joel Tozer
Victorian CHO asked to provide new affidavit to hotel quarantine inquiry
Brett Sutton has been asked to explain his evidence that he was unaware private security was being used in hotels.
- by Rachael Dexter and Simone Fox Koob
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Architect Sandy Anghie elected as City of Perth deputy lord mayor
Anghie, who also writes an architecture column for The West Australian, had the support of five of the eight elected members present.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Fremantle Dockers put Hogan and Blakely on the trade table despite contracts
Jesse Hogan is officially on the trade table with Fremantle telling rival clubs that they are open to offloading the contracted key forward next month.
- by Daniel Cherny
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Fact check: Do Mark McGowan's hard border success claims stack up?
Mark McGowan has gone in boots first to defend his "hard border" policy and has made from extraordinary claims. Do they stack up? WAtoday investigates.
- by Heather McNeill and Nathan Hondros
New Yorker suspends star writer for exposing himself during zoom call
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- by Johnny Diaz and Azi Paybarah
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Crown facilitated money laundering, chair admits, blames 'ineptitude' at casino
Crown Resorts chair Helen Coonan blamed "ineptitude" rather than the company deliberately 'turning a blind eye' to criminals banking their dirty cash.
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Western Australia
WA's public sector watchdog flags 'significant weaknesses' after corruption scandal
Less than a year after the state's biggest-ever corruption scandal was uncovered in the Department of Communities, red flags have been raised again.
- by Hamish Hastie
Another wait to ease restrictions as 24 new cases detected on ship docked in Fremantle
From Saturday October 24, selected venues will be exempted from the 2-square-metre rule and be allowed up to 60 per cent of their capacity.
- by Daile Cross
WA should prepare for 'long-term' fight against coronavirus, AMA warns
The country's peak doctors' lobby says WA should pull back on some of its freedoms and open to other COVID-free states to be better prepared for the “long-term fight” against coronavirus.
- by Heather McNeill
Cormann backs Harvey leadership, throws doubt on negative polling
Federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann has thrown his support behind Liza Harvey's leadership of the WA Liberals and questioned polling suggesting the party could lose seats at the next election.
- by Nathan Hondros
Perth music festival revellers dance to Victorian Premier's press conference remix
It's pretty surreal viewing; hundreds of people packed together, dancing at a music festival – all to the dulcet tones of Premier Daniel Andrews.
- by Rachael Dexter and Simone Fox Koob
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Small business failures expected to rise: RBA
The Reserve Bank of Australia is warning more small businesses will fail next year following major damage to the Victorian economy from restrictions.
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Cochlear boss warns of second wave risks to elective surgery return
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- by Emma Koehn
World
Food and warm clothes for Chinese soldier captured in disputed border
It's the first time a soldier had been reported captured since hostilities exploded between India and China in the Himalayas in June.
- by Jeffrey Gettleman
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Fremantle put Hogan and Blakely on the trade table
Jesse Hogan is officially on the trade table with Fremantle telling rival clubs that they are open to offloading the contracted key forward next month.
- by Daniel Cherny
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AFL Grand Final
Sore throat forces Tom Hawkins to miss training
Geelong forward Tom Hawkins has missed training due to a sore throat with the Cats taking every precaution ahead of Saturday's grand final.
- by Peter Ryan and Jake Niall
Opinion
Real Footy Podcast
'A great subplot for the grand final'
This week on the Real Footy podcast, Michael Gleeson, Caroline Wilson and Jake Niall preview the grand final.
Grand final vindicates move from Blues to Cats: Tuohy
Geelong's Zach Tuohy says his 2016 decision to join the Cats after seven years at Carlton has been absolutely vindicated by the club winning through to Saturday's grand final.
- by Jake Niall
Lynch won't curb his aggression as Taylor waits
Richmond forward Tom Lynch has conceded some off the ball incidents haven't looked good in 2020 but he won't change his aggressive style ahead of Saturday's AFL grand final.
- by Peter Ryan
Former Demons staff 'lament' overlooking Neale
Former recruiting manager Barry Prendergast and Mark Neeld provide different versions of events when it comes to the Dees' decision to overlook Lachie Neale after Neeld was appointed senior coach at the end of 2011.
- by Daniel Cherny
Opinion
Brownlow Medal
Where's Charlie? The Brownlow's cringe moment
The question used to be asked at the beginning of AFL grand final week: "who will take Charlie home?" This year the more pertinent question was not who would take Charlie home. It was: "actually, where is Charlie?"
- by Michael Gleeson
Have Your Say
Cully: Wallabies can only blame themselves after letting golden opportunity slip
Pressure caused some of the Wallabies' mistakes, but Dave Rennie will demand more of his players upon their return to Australia. It wasn't good enough.
