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WA restrictions ease, but masks to remain in some situations

WA restrictions ease, but masks to remain in some situations

Masks will remain mandatory on public transport and at events or venues with more than 1000 people, WA Premier Mark McGowan announced on Thursday.

Hussey to be airlifted to Chennai as players begin long journey home

Mike Hussey

Michael Hussey’s IPL franchise want their batting coach to be closer to the team’s base so they can provide him with better medical care in his recovery from COVID-19.

China suspends diplomatic dialogue with Australia indefinitely

Beijing has cut off all diplomatic contact with the Australian government under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue.

Porter seeks court order to keep parts of ABC defence confidential

Porter seeks court order to keep parts of ABC defence confidential

Christian Porter and the ABC are at loggerheads over the public release of the broadcaster’s written defence to his defamation claim.

The reality of WA’s rental market: more than 19,000 households in need but only one affordable home

Housing stress in WA has skyrocketed since the end of the rental evictions moratorium in March.

Since the moratorium on rental evictions wrapped up at the end of March, service providers have been inundated with calls for help every week.

Rio Tinto investors revolt against ex-CEO pay after cave blast crisis

Western Australia’s Juukan Gorge rock shelters had evidence of continued human occupation dating back at least 46,000 years.

Rio Tinto investors have opposed a lucrative exit package given to the miner’s ex-CEO despite the blasting of the Juukan Gorge occurring under his watch.

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‘Stuart is safe’: Family still fearful after alleged kidnapping

On Wednesday, news broke that the 50-year-old spin bowler had been allegedly kidnapped from outside his home on Sydney’s lower north shore by four men including the brother of his partner.

Shae Millington was drugged with GHB at a house party.

Student’s warning after drink spiked with date rape drug at Perth house party

A Safety Bay teenager is warning others about the danger of date rape drugs after her drink was spiked at a house party in Doubleview.

Jarryd Hayne jailed for five years and nine months for sexual assault

Jarryd Hayne’s supporters were involved in a scuffle outside of a Newcastle court after the former NRL star was jailed on Thursday.

The former NRL footballer assaulted a 26-year-old woman in her Newcastle home in September 2018 while his taxi waited outside.

Morrison warns NDIS faces billion-dollar cost blowouts without changes

The Prime Minister says new NDIS integrity measures such as contentious independent assessments are needed to ensure a fair and sustainable system.

Cherished American right behind social media ban on Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been taken offline for repeated violoations of social media guidelines.

You can’t force a company to provide service to a jerk. That is the simple truth behind the Facebook and Insta ban on the former president.

After Bill and Melinda’s divorce, who gets the family mansion?

The details of the waterfront compound have been kept incredibly private by the Gates family — so much so that a tour of the property went for $45,000 at a charity auction.

Dockers set sail: Fremantle have begun a nomadic life on the road as the AFL juggles fixtures.

Nomad life begins for WA teams as Perth faces a month of no home games

Freo has begun a stint on the road while West Coast is also preparing for an extended stay away from Perth as the AFL juggles the fixture.

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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian, WA Premier Mark McGowan, COVID restrictions May 6 2021. Picture: Getty/WAtoday

NSW Premier takes a dig at McGowan’s COVID-19 response as WA records another day of no local cases

The contrast between state outbreak responses is again in the spotlight as NSW grapples with a mystery case but urges business as usual.

The big lesson McGowan must take away from WA’s latest outbreak

WA Premier Mark McGowan avoided implementing a lockdown over the latest COVID-19 cases – the success over the past week should give him confidence to trust WA’s test and trace systems.

This has been a strange, evolutionary sort of week for the West Australian government’s response to the pandemic. The lesson? Trust our systems.

Gareth Parker

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WA government must heed warnings and stop resisting proper PPE in hotels

WA needs to make N95 masks mandatory in its quarantine hotels.

The maths is simple: those working in quarantine hotels should be provided with N95 masks, because no matter the price, the alternative costs the state so much more.

State government rejects new review into Aishwarya’s death

Aishwarya deteriorated in the emergency department of the Perth Children’s Hospital.

Premier Mark McGowan said the circumstances surrounding seven-year-old Aishwarya’s death were tragic but he would not support a new inquiry.

WA recycling plant staff to face court for keeping treasure found in trash

The cash was found at a conveyor belt at the Regional Resource Recovery Centre in Canning Vale.

Police were called to the Regional Resource Recovery Centre in Canning Vale on April 12 following reports staff had found one million dollars in cash among the recycling material.

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Western Australia’s Juukan Gorge rock shelters had evidence of continued human occupation dating back at least 46,000 years.

Rio Tinto investors revolt against ex-CEO pay after cave blast crisis

Rio Tinto investors have opposed a lucrative exit package given to the miner’s ex-CEO despite the blasting of the Juukan Gorge occurring under his watch.

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Dockers set sail: Fremantle have begun a nomadic life on the road as the AFL juggles fixtures.

Nomad life begins for WA teams as Perth faces a month without home AFL games

Fremantle has begun a nomadic stint on the road while West Coast is also preparing for an extended stay away from Perth as the AFL juggles the fixture to maximise the profits of its 18 clubs.

Sam Kerr celebrates her second goal.

Chelsea euphoria as Kerr fires women to top

Sam Kerr scored a goal in each half to move Chelsea to the top of the FA Women’s Super League and the good news continued when Chelsea’s men’s team won their way to a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City.

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Hussey to be airlifted to Chennai as players begin long journey home

Michael Hussey’s IPL franchise want their batting coach to be closer to the team’s base so they can provide him with better medical care in his recovery from COVID-19.

Tim Tszyu and Michael Zerafa face off.

Tszyu to beat Zerafa by knockout, predicts Horn

Having been in the ring with both Tim Tszyu and Michael Zerafa, former world champion Jeff Horn is uniquely qualified to predict a winner.

Ned Guy has quit Collingwood.
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List manager Ned Guy quits Collingwood after tumultuous off-season

The man who oversaw Collingwood’s salary cap firesale and list overhaul last year, Ned Guy, has quit the club.

John Longmire and his Swans assistant coaches are self-isolating, the club has confirmed.

Longmire’s Swans assistants to miss Demons clash due to cafe hotspot visit

John Longmire will be without three of his most trusted assistants at the MCG on Saturday night after the pandemic threw yet another curveball in Sydney’s direction.

The COVID-19 case identified in Sydney on Wednesday has caused fixture disruption again for the AFL.

Sydney COVID-19 case may disrupt this weekend’s AFL fixture

There are doubts over at least two games and Geelong players are being tested after playing in Sydney.

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