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Police
Police investigating two separate attacks on ALP offices in Perth’s south
The Rockingham offices of Premier Mark McGowan and Federal Brand MP Madeleine King were both targeted in separate attacks on Tuesday.
WA election 2021: Does your candidate actually live in your electorate?
Nearly half of the candidates in the lower house for Saturday’s WA election do not live in the electorate they are running for.
Exclusive
Hospitals
Perth woman sat 13 hours risking ‘suffocating from inside’ as nurses scrambled to find her a bed
A breastfeeding mother spent hours with a whopping blood clot inching toward her lungs. A 92-year-old man spent 10 hours in an ambulance. And they’re not alone.
‘Survival mode’: Nurse-to-patient ratios reach ‘outrageous’ levels
Perth nurses say they are working in “survival mode” with the major hospitals often operating with 30 to 50 fewer nurses than required.
Murdoch University VC quits ‘to be closer to family’
Professor Leinonen will serve as Murdoch’s VC for the next six months while the university commences a global search for her replacement.
‘The risk has changed’: PM seeks deal to open economy, borders
Australians will be asked to accept a new “risk framework” as the Prime Minister says border decisions in 2021 must be different to last year.
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Victorian Parliament
Andrews in intensive care after damaging ribs, vertebrae in fall
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews will remain in intensive care after breaking several ribs and sustaining vertebrae damage in a fall on Tuesday morning.
Opinion
Justice
Coalition’s concern for rule of law a ‘convenient fig leaf’
Until the events of last week engulfed the government, the PM’s passion for the rule of law was repeatedly missing in action.
Josh Bornstein
Principal, Maurice Blackburn
Ultra-low rates risk creating the next financial crisis: Costello
Future Fund chairman Peter Costello has warned central banks against keeping borrowing costs at record lows for longer than necessary.
Greg Hunt in hospital as third Morrison government minister faces health battle
The 55-year-old Health Minister has been admitted to hospital with a suspected infection. Attorney-General Christian Porter and Defence Minister Linda Reynolds are also on leave.
Not amused: Monarchists, republicans argue what the royal interview means for Australia
Monarchists believe the country will have even more respect for the Queen, while republicans argue it proves the institution does not fit with modern Australia.
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National security
Confined alone in a two-by-two metre box, Kylie Moore-Gilbert nearly broke
In her first criticism of the government’s approach to freeing her from detention in Iran, the Australian academic says there’s “no way” she would have got 10 years’ jail if her ordeal had been made public.
Bubbles, hubs and isolation: a chronicle of an AFL season like no other
What emerges from Amazon’s impressive seven-part documentary series Making Their Mark are the raw portraits of heroic individuals.
Out with the wear-once meringue dress, in with modern bridal fashion
Last year, an estimated 15 million weddings were postponed globally prompting many women to embrace smaller ceremonies and look to the runway for bridal style inspiration.
WA ELECTION
Opinion
‘With too much power, Labor will go too far’: Kirkup’s final pitch
Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup concedes his opponent is wildly popular, but lays bare the case for a strong Liberal Party presence in Parliament.
Zak Kirkup
Opinion
‘Who do you trust to guide our state?’: McGowan’s call to arms
Premier Mark McGowan says this weekend’s vote is ‘the most important state election in living memory’ as he urges WA to back Labor for another term in power.
Mark McGowan
Western Australia
School students injured in Canning Vale bus crash
Multiple people are injured after two buses collided in Canning Vale on Tuesday morning.
Ripples from Juukan: WA traditional owners back Arizona tribe fighting Rio
The Pilbara traditional owners said their devastation rippled across the globe like a “big stone dropped into water”.
Julie Bishop backs inquest into Porter case, says Reynolds had duty to tell police about alleged rape
Former deputy Liberal leader Julie Bishop has backed an inquest into the death of the woman who accused federal Attorney-General Christian Porter of raping her in 1988.
WA farmer at centre of failed illegal workers trial sues Commonwealth for malicious prosecution
After two abandoned trials which were labelled “a substantial waste of public resources”, one of the formerly accused brothers is suing the Commonwealth.
Former Eagles premiership player fronts court on domestic violence charges
He is accused of one count of aggravated common assault, one count of aggravated burglary and one count of deprivation of liberty.
Politics
‘The risk has changed’: Morrison seeks a deal to open economy, borders
Australians will be asked to accept a new “risk framework” as the Prime Minister says border decisions in 2021 must be different to last year.
Business
Greensill collapse sparks Australia contagion fears as unions eye steel jobs
There are concerns thousands of local steel jobs could be at risk due to the collapse of financing firm Greensill.
World
‘The officer is also hungry’: Lebanese army chief berates politicians
The President called on the army to clear the roads of protesters after repeated demonstrations. The army chief’s response was totally different to, say, Myanmar.
Opinion
Coalition’s concern for rule of law a ‘convenient fig leaf’
Josh Bornstein
Principal, Maurice Blackburn
Explore
Property bydomain
Different ways your home can affect your relationship
Your house provides obvious clues about your taste, but have you considered what it says about your relationship? According to experts, quite a lot.
Buyers ignore unfavourable building inspections to get into hot market
Be warned – buyers have been snapping up homes with building or pest issues to beat the competition and are at risk of buying a 'lemon'.
Life & Culture
Out with the wear-once meringue dress, in with modern bridal fashion
Last year, an estimated 15 million weddings were postponed globally prompting many women to embrace smaller ceremonies and look to the runway for bridal style inspiration.
Sport
Bubbles, hubs and isolation: a chronicle of an AFL season like no other
What emerges from Amazon’s impressive seven-part documentary series Making Their Mark are the raw portraits of heroic individuals.
Debate welcome, but no immediate plans to drop ‘W’ from BBL
Interim Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley has responded to the call from World Cup winner Meg Lanning to change the name of the women’s T20 tournament.
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AFL 2021
Daw a Dee, Blues sign McDonald but Pies to reload in mid-season draft
Majak Daw is officially a Demon but Pies will have a potentially major hand in the mid-season draft after choosing not to top up their list with a pre-season recruit.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Rise and fall: why Pies are most vulnerable, Demons on the up
If you think your team is going to jump up into the finals or the top four, consider this. Which team will drop out to make room?
Last-minute AFL ticket sales to cause finals-like scramble
Victorian football fans will have to wait until next week to purchase tickets for the AFL’s opening matches in what shapes as a last-minute scramble for round-one access.
Analysis
AFL 2021
What we learnt from the AFL pre-season
The new “stand” rule, who benefits most from longer quarters being back and more: we run the rule over the AFL pre-season.
Tour of South Africa to be rescheduled ‘as soon as possible’: Hockley
The interim Cricket Australia chief executive does not want the dispute with Cricket South Africa to reach ICC level.
Have Your Say
Good, bad and potentially ugly: Five storylines to follow in round one
Two premiership hotshots kick off 2021 as round one of the NRL campaign unfolds with intrigue across the eight games.
