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Coronavirus pandemic
WA refuses to 'cede control'but analysis shows interstate borders are working to stop COVID-19
Despite WA's Chief Health Officer providing advice that Victoria's second wave continues to seep into other states, an analysis by WAtoday showed neighbouring border controls are working.
- by Heather McNeill
Premier Daniel Andrew's 'cautious pause' draws fire as state records no new cases
The Prime Minister led a chorus of criticism after Premier Daniel Andrews delayed a highly anticipated announcement about the next stages of Melbourne’s reopening. Meanwhile, NSW has recorded no new locally acquired cases for three consecutive days.
- by Craig Butt and Hanna Mills Turbet
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Welfare
$18,500 a year for all: a basic income would reduce inequality, says study
A basic income paid to all working-age adults would lead to inequality in Australia falling to levels equivalent to the Nordic countries, new research has found.
- by Matt Wade
Seven floated merger with ViacomCBS' Ten
Billionaire Kerry Stokes spoke to US entertainment giant ViacomCBS about selling Seven West Media.
- by Zoe Samios
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Opinion
US votes 2020
Australia will benefit if American craziness subsides and a level normality returns
Australia's interests will not be best served by four more chaotic years of President Donald Trump.
- by Michael Fullilove
UN head calls COVID the 'greatest crisis of our age'
At a UN summit the German President warned that no country is safe, as until the virus is defeated people will remain prisoners within their borders.
- by Belén Carreño
Woman swept off rocks at 'nature spa' near Yallingup
Two people have been injured in a search for a woman who was swept off the rocks at a popular tourist spot.
- by Lauren Pilat
Opinion
Investing
Top investor who made $US2.6b in March rout braces for more market turbulence
Bill Ackman pulled off one of the greatest trades in history in the early stages of COVID-19. Now he is preparing for another bout of market volatility.
- by John McDuling
'Strength of a bricklayer, skills of a surgeon': Dusty joins great debate
Three premierships, three Norm Smiths and a Brownlow medal: Richmond's midfield maestro is arguably right up there with the best of the best.
- by Greg Baum
Western Australia
Food trucks to move easier between Perth's south east with streamlined permits
The simplified trading partnership permit, launched on Friday, gives food trucks and mobile food vendors the ability to trade at approved events across the Town of Victoria Park and cities of Canning and Gosnells.
- by Hamish Hastie
FIFO worker arrested after breaching Perth hotel quarantine four times
His colleague, a 30-year-old worker from New South Wales staying at the same accommodation, has also been fined for breaching quarantine to hang out with the man.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Alarm at plans for 'Pilbara-style' port at popular Exmouth beach
Located about 10 kilometres south of Exmouth, the beach is a popular swimming and fishing spot for families and home to dugongs, turtles, and coral.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Coronavirus pandemic
Most of Australia agrees to open up for Christmas, but WA borders will have to wait awhile
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said borders cost jobs, impacted businesses, and that cost had to be weighed up and explained.
- by Nathan Hondros
'I want to make sure her name lives on': Perth mourns the death of 11-year-old Annaliesse Ugle
Heartfelt tributes for Annaliesse Ugle carpeted the steps of Parliament House on Thursday, as dozens gathered to mourn the tragic passing of the 11-year-old.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Politics
'Reasonable force': Weapons for foreign spies 'needed' in hostage situations
Australia's foreign spy chief says laws giving his agents the power to use weapons were potentially needed in a range of operations.
- by Anthony Galloway
Business
Seven floated merger with ViacomCBS' Ten
Billionaire Kerry Stokes spoke to US entertainment giant ViacomCBS about selling Seven West Media.
- by Zoe Samios
World
Analysis
US votes 2020
The telling truth behind a trio of Donald Trump's false COVID claims
It would be easy to pass off these exaggerated claims as Trump just being Trump, if there weren't lives at stake.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Malaysia's king rejects PM Muhyiddin's request for emergency rule
- by Joseph Sipalan and Rozanna Latiff
Opinion
The pursuit of wealth now eclipses our 'fair go' mythology
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
The end of democracy? If Trump loses, Trumpism still wins
Peter Hartcher
Political and international editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
An influence-peddler's guide (to the limits everyday folk expect of you)
Elizabeth Farrelly
Columnist, author, architecture critic and essayist
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Editor's Picks
Property bydomain
There's a way to buy with a low deposit, but only if you're quick
First-home buyers have come out of the woodwork to get into the market, and anyone who wants a spot in this government scheme needs to get their skates on.
- by Tawar Razaghi
Working from home prompts rush to fix energy bill shock
Energy bills have soared amid widespread working from home this winter, but everyone from home owners to landlords have flocked to a solution.
- by Jim Malo
Life & Culture
Hugh Grant is 'old, ugly and not appropriate for romantic comedies' – and he's loving it
Risky television – such as telling the story of a successful husband whose life of seeming perfection founders in the wake of a murder – is fuelling the English star's passion for the screen.
- by Michael Idato
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Sport
The price of success: How much it cost the NRL to keep the Storm alive
The NRL invested a whopping $4 million to relocate the Melbourne Storm and their families after Victoria went into lockdown.
- by Michael Chammas
'Strength of a bricklayer, skills of a surgeon': Dusty joins great debate
Three premierships, three Norm Smiths and a Brownlow medal: Richmond's midfield maestro is arguably right up there with the best of the best according to AFL luminaries.
- by Greg Baum
Opinion
NRL Grand Final
Wham, bam, thank you, Cam: Smith seals place in history
If ever Cameron Smith needed a sign that it was time to draw a line under the most remarkable of careers, this was it.
- by Andrew Webster
Most wins ever: Hamilton overtakes Schumacher with win in Portugal
Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton has became the most successful Formula One driver of all time in terms of race wins.
- by Alan Baldwin
Opinion
AFL 2020
AFL trade period 2020: The big fish weighing on Freo
As two teams edge to Saturday’s historic 2020 grand final at the Gabba, fans of the AFL’s 16 other clubs are already eyeing the silly season for their football fix.
- by David Prestipino
Ablett and Dusty: behind the great unknowns
Two of the game's finest players - despite their myriad differences - have one common element: discipline traits that have taken them to the top.
- by Jake Niall
Tiger Vlastuin's Surf Coast house set on fire
Police said they were investigating the suspicious blaze at the property owned by Vlastuin and his partner at Torquay, about 30 minutes drive from Geelong.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Have Your Say
Player ratings: Who stood out for the Storm and Panthers
Melbourne have been crowned NRL premiers for the fourth time but they didn't have it all their own way late on against Penrith. Here's how we saw the two sides.
