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WA Premier clamps down on relaxed border SA outbreak
Travellers from South Australia will have to self-quarantine effective immediately after an outbreak in the state forced WA Premier Mark McGowan to tighten the rules on WA's just recently relaxed border.
- by Lauren Pilat
People in Margaret River told to stay indoors after multiple gunshots fired
People in the Margaret River community have been urged to stay indoors by WA Police after multiple gunshots were fired on Sunday evening.
'A wake-up call': SA records first new locally acquired cases in months
South Australia has recorded three locally acquired coronavirus cases - the first in almost three months. One of those who tested positive works in the state's hotel quarantine system.
- by Roy Ward, Matt Bungard, Mary Ward, Marissa Calligeros, Latika Bourke, Rachael Dexter and Craig Butt
WA records four new COVID cases, as McGowan says returning overseas travellers still the state's 'biggest risk'
International travellers continue to be the biggest risk to WA as the state records another four cases overnight, Premier Mark McGowan says.
- by Lauren Pilat
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Abundant jobs and cheap real estate. The only catch? You have to move inland
WA's Goldfields is preparing for an influx of workers to rival the gold rush with the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder calling for 10,000 new people to move inland.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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Not in the name of feminism: expose of ministers' private lives robs women of agency
Powerless to resist the indications that some chap fancies you? Then what hope do you have of asserting yourself professionally?
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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'Adjusting slowly': Perth teenager in hotel quarantine alone in Sydney
A 17-year-old boy is in hotel quarantine in Sydney alone after police in WA refused permission for him to transit through NSW back to his home state.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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'I haven't seen my mum in 222 days': Interstate travellers rush back into WA
Eager interstate travellers lined up overnight at the Kununurra border checkpoint, some even sleeping under the stars, as they waited for WA's border with the NT to reopen.
- by Jacquelin Robson and Marta Pascual Juanola
The WA suburbs where buying a home is cheaper than renting
The unusual buying conditions were a result of a consistent fall in Perth property values and mortgage rates, coupled with a hike in rent prices.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola and Louise Rennie
Western Australia
WA media's favourite power couple bound for bright lights of Hollywood
Michael Genovese and Jerrie Demasi will exit the Nine newsroom on St Georges Terrace for the bright lights of Sunset Boulevard.
- by David Prestipino
Woman dies in suspected murder after a 'disturbance' in Perth's north
The woman was seriously injured and later died in hospital. A relative of the victim is being investigated.
Inquiry calls for Eagles and Dockers' power over WA football to be reined in
A Parliament inquiry has called for WA's two AFL clubs to have less power over the state's peak football body.
- by Peter de Kruijff
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WA Police chase MPs in the dead of night hours before hard border comes down
WA Police have spent the early hours of Friday morning chasing around federal MPs who arrived in Perth on Thursday night and were not greeted by officers who usually hand them a written note about coronavirus restrictions.
- by Nathan Hondros
Wesfarmers bosses say limiting retail products to Australian-made would burden customers
Bunnings sources between 35 and 40 per cent of its products from Australia, but Wesfarmers' wider retail businesses source between 20 and 70 per cent of products from China, depending on the category.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Hydrogen heating up Australia's exports ambitions, minister says
The hydrogen industry is being urged to work with the federal government and its international partners on ambitious plans for an export boom.
- by Mike Foley
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'Dramatic spike' in smartphone trading among mum and dad investors
Banks report online share market trading volumes have tripled and the value of trades has also increased, with renewed optimism driven by a potential coronavirus vaccine.
- by Jennifer Duke
World
(Not) born in the USA: what's driving America's baby bust?
The United States already felt actively hostile towards working mothers. Then came the pandemic.
- by Amelia Lester
One in every 323 Americans test positive to COVID-19 in a week
- by Mitch Smith, Richard Pérez-Peña, Karen Zraick and Ron DePasquale
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The ghost of Tony Abbott paralyses Canberra on climate action
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Where housing markets are peaking – and where they're at the bottom
Pent-up demand is strong in a string of towns across the country, but some surprising areas are seen as being in decline, according to a new report.
- by Tawar Razaghi
How to have a home that is both dog-friendly and stylish
While our lives are unquestionably better with our beloved canine residents, our homes may well not be.
- by Jackie Brygel
Life & Culture
The Queen's Gambit, Addicted Australia look at life through a glass, darkly
Addiction is the drug in Netflix's riveting chess drama and SBS's gritty observational-documentary series.
- by Karl Quinn
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Sizzling second round gives 'scrappy' Smith share of Masters lead
Cameron Smith reeled off an eagle and three straight birdies to finish his second round at Augusta and is nine under heading into moving day.
- by Phil Lutton
Collingwood deal with fallout as members erupt over trades
Collingwood went into damage control on Friday as Magpie supporters expressed their outrage at the decisions to trade Adam Treloar and Jaidyn Stephenson.
- by Peter Ryan
'It might be too late': Taylor worried clock is ticking on Smith
Mark Taylor has been firm in his view Steve Smith should be given another chance to captain Australia, but he fears time is running out for the former leader.
- by Andrew Wu
Dunkeld to miss out on tourist dollars as race gates remain closed
In front of the picturesque backdrop that is the Grampians, Dunkeld racecourse will on Saturday play host to their annual country cup in a year like no other.
- by Damien Ractliffe
'An ice-rink out there': Hamilton slams track resurfacing in Turkey
Lewis Hamilton slammed a recent resurfacing of the Turkish Grand Prix circuit as a waste of money that had turned a once-thrilling lap into a "terrifying" experience.
Fantasia and Caldwell happy to be home after trades go through
Essendon traded Orazio Fantasia and pick 73 to Port Adelaide for pick 29 and a future third-round selection on Thursday, the last day of the 2020 AFL trade period.
- by Anthony Colangelo
The net session that stamped 12-year-old Will Pucovski as a future star
Coaches and other mentors laud the youngster's batting technique, his relatability to all ages and his decision making.
- by Jon Pierik
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Australia owe Argentina a favour... here's how we can repay Los Pumas
Argentina's victory over the All Blacks ensured the winner of the Rugby Championship won't be known until the final fixture on December 5.
