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Coronavirus pandemic
West Australians who visited Brisbane COVID-19 exposure locations urged to get tested, isolate
Anyone who has arrived in Western Australia from Queensland and visited locations in Brisbane also visited by the state’s latest community COVID-19 case must get tested immediately and self-quarantine for 14 days.
Opinion
WA election
Path ahead for WA Liberals could lead to reform or revenge – the choice is the party’s
What lies ahead for the WA Liberal Party can either be a road to redemption, or recrimination.
Sherry Sufi
Government support fails to ‘hit the mark’ for renters as moratorium ends
For the past seven months now, 22-year-old Patricia Dellaporte and her partner have been looking for a new home for their young family. Despite attending dozens of home opens, they are yet to find somewhere to live.
Supporters asked to leave Geelong game after Brisbane declared hotspot
AFL fans who had travelled to Victoria from Brisbane since March 12 were asked to leave the ground at quarter-time of Friday night’s match between the Lions and Geelong.
Margaret River coastline to be renamed in recognition of Noongar hero
A strip of land between the surfing meccas of Gracetown and Prevally in Western Australia’s South West is set to be renamed ‘Yebble’ after a Noongar hero.
Just one in five WA hotel quarantine workers vaccinated
WA Health anticipated more than 20,000 frontline quarantine and border workers would be fully vaccinated against coronavirus by mid March. On Thursday, just 3444 had been immunised.
‘Disgraceful’: PM forces Liberal MP to apologise to women he trolled on Facebook
Veteran Liberal MP Andrew Laming has been forced to apologise after trolling two women on Facebook.
Developer ‘should have protected’ Perth building gutted by fire
The 1929-built hostel enclosed an earlier 1896 red-brick building known as Pearl Villa and was due to be incorporated into a significant redevelopment of the site.
Trial of Olympian and brother may be aborted over jury safety concerns
Olympic silver medallist Nathan Baggaley, 45, and brother Dru Anthony Baggaley, 39, were allegedly involved in a failed plot to import 650 kilograms of cocaine.
Investigation
Right-wing extremism
US neo-Nazi group recruits young West Australians, secret recordings reveal
A young Perth tradesman agreed to be American white supremacist group The Base’s Australian leader. Leaked material suggests by early 2020 The Base had recruited four Australians.
‘Armed federal agents guarding me all the time’: Anthony Fauci’s post-Trump life
America’s top infectious disease expert looked on in horror as Donald Trump publicly humiliated him and his approach to fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. But he refused to quit – and is still in his post.
Analysis
Biden's White House
Biden’s first press conference a test for battle-scarred media
Trump called journalists “the enemy of the people” but he drove readership. How will the press corp manage a less confrontational, less newsworthy era?
West isn’t best: why Cripps looks to stay Blue
West Australian clubs would find it difficult to make a strong bid for the Carlton captain.
Fiery chicken feast leads month of food events for Perth
Australia’s best chefs fly to Perth for four feature events, while another 20 dining experiences will leave your mouth watering in anticipation.
Arrested Development actor Jessica Walter dies aged 80
Walter’s death was confirmed by her daughter, who said the actor would be remembered for her wit, class and love of life.
Editor's Picks
Opinion
Racism
‘Go back to your s---hole country’: the high cost of standing out, speaking up
Nyadol Nyuon
Lawyer and human rights advocate
Just in
Western Australia
Perth fisherman who died in Yanchep ocean mystery identified
The grandfather’s body was recovered on Thursday from a beach in Yanchep, around 19 hours after his boat was spotted five nautical miles off the coast driving in circles with no one on board.
Updated
Courts
Richmond’ Sydney Stack expected to return to AFL after copping $6000 WA quarantine breach fine
The young player said he was grateful for the court’s decision and looked forward to flying back to Melbourne and training with his Richmond teammates.
Morrison to keep Porter and Reynolds in reshuffle as he battles storm
Scott Morrison thanked former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins as he also declared he would keep Christian Porter and Linda Reynolds in his cabinet.
Opinion
Hospitals
The questions Cook couldn’t answer about an entirely predictable crisis
Top doctors have sounded the alarm over the state of WA’s health system for months, but the Health Minister seemed surprisingly unprepared when it came to explaining how our hospitals could find themselves in such dire straits.
Fran Rimrod
WAtoday editor
Dozens forced to line up outside overcrowded Armadale Hospital
Michelle Brown watched helplessly as an elderly man struggling to breathe in a crowded emergency department was kept in a corridor and told the hospital had no beds available.
Politics
Give two million workers a pay rise, Andrews government says
Victoria is pushing for minimum wage workers to get an extra $15 a week, becoming the first state to put a figure on the table this year.
Business
Opinion
Big four
Climate pressure on finance giants is only just getting started
The biggest players in Australia’s financial system know they cannot ignore climate risk, and the pressure for more action will only intensify in the future.
Clancy Yeates
Banking reporter
World
‘Badge of honour’: China sanctions won’t deter British MPs from condemning regime
The new sanctions come as Communist Party media called on Chinese consumers to boycott H&M, Nike, adidas and other Western brands.
Opinion
Should footballers have the right to play concussed?
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Fix it now, Prime Minister, or it might all be over
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
The new burning question. Or is it?
Jonathan Rivett
Explore
Property bydomain
How much more will it cost to buy a house by the end of the year?
New economist forecasts tip home prices to jump in 2021, which could force house hunters to add hundreds of thousands of dollars to their budget.
What happens when it's too hard to find a home you can afford?
Sky high housing costs are a challenge even for workers on solid incomes, but there's one group about to face a tough choice if housing affordability doesn't improve.
Life & Culture
Fiery chicken feast leads month of mouth-watering food events for Perth
Australia’s best chefs fly to Perth for four feature events, while another 20 dining experiences will leave your mouth watering in anticipation.
Opinion
Private Sydney
Why it’s so tough (but not impossible) to topple a media king or queen
Andrew Hornery
Private Sydney Columnist
Sport
Supporters asked to leave Geelong game after Brisbane declared hotspot
AFL fans who had travelled to Victoria from Brisbane since March 12 were asked to leave the ground at quarter-time of Friday night’s match between the Lions and Geelong.
As it happened AFL 2021: Geelong wins a thriller as Lions rue missed free kick
Follow the action as Geelong and Brisbane take to the field for their round two match-up.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Is contact sport down for the count?
Patrick Dangerfield’s suspension highlights a trend in all sports to minimise injurious clashes. Where will it all end?
West isn’t best: why Cripps looks to stay Blue
West Coast and Fremantle are not expected to be strong suitors for Carlton’s star free agent and Western Australian Patrick Cripps, who rival clubs think is certain to re-sign with the Blues.
Analysis
AFL 2021
Heat builds as leaky Carlton go 0-2 - for ninth year in a row
Damningly, for a ninth straight season, they will be playing catch-up football after an 0-2 start to the season. For a club that last made the finals in 2013, and whose off-season activity pointed to a “the time is now” mentality, it is a concerning situation.
‘I should be world champion’: Australian track and field great retires with one regret
Jared Tallent, who competed in an era of widespread drug cheating among Russian athletes, leaves with 15 major medals including Olympic gold.
Updated
Melbourne City
‘This is bigger than the sport’: Former Matilda gets pitchside proposal from ill partner
Melbourne City’s retiring Rhali Dobson scored the opening goal and got engaged on the night of her final W-League game.
Have Your Say
Case against Xerri may be clear but bigger picture is a mess
Bronson Xerri’s predicament appears to be a simple case of intentional doping - but how did a young NRL player get into that situation in the first place?
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
