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Multiple funeral pyres of COVID-19 victims burn as relatives perform last rites at a crematorium in Delhi, India.

Australian man dies in COVID-ravaged India as the country’s death toll soars

A Sydney woman said her father died from COVID-19 in India after being “abandoned” by the Australian government.

‘Who is responsible for our deaths?’ The rage and sorrow of Indian Australians

Nine thousand Australians have been stranded in India as it confronts one of the world’s worst COVID-19 surges. Many of the people trapped are children who are stuck in India without their parents after travelling to the country with their grandparents.

Vets to be fast-tracked into Australia as puppy boom and border closures bite

The Australian Veterinary Association says at least 800 more vets are urgently needed to address an acute shortage.

Cruel game: Former gymnasts open up on culture of fear and control

Cruel game: Former gymnasts open up on culture of fear and control

A letter written to a gymnast by former national women’s coach Peggy Liddick shows how teenage girls were treated in the pursuit of Olympic glory.

WA’s biggest rail project to be nearly two years overdue after more delays

Premier Mark McGowan and Transport Minister Rita Saffioti (front) at the site of the new Perth to Bayswater airport link.

The $1.86b project is now expected to become operational 18 months after its original completion date of December 2020 and six months after the revised date of late 2021.

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Labor MP slams ‘lawbreaker, bankrupt’ Perth restaurant boss in maiden speech

Labor MP slams ‘lawbreaker, bankrupt’ Perth restaurant boss in maiden speech

Under parliamentary privilege, David Scaife blasted The Local Shack owner’s actions during a court case, claiming he ignored proceedings and continually raised irrelevant matters.

Another day of chaos at Perth hospitals as pressure in ED ramps up

Nine ambulances were waiting to offload patients outside Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital on Friday afternoon, with the ED operating beyond capacity.

Voters driven to distraction by Morrison’s short-term splurge

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is quickly rebuilding a coronavirus-ravaged economy in the short term. But beyond this, his plans are a mystery.

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Peter Hartcher

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The surprising $20b boost to the budget as China stockpiles iron ore

Workers take a break at a stockyard in Shanghai. Demand for Australian iron ore has held up well despite tensions between the two countries.

Iron ore hit a record $US200 a tonne on Friday as concerns about Beijing’s dispute with Canberra prompt China’s importers to store up the critical resource.

Ill-disciplined chest-thumping has put war at centre of what’s left of the Australia-China relationship

Tension in the skies. A Taiwanese F-16 flies near a Chinese bomber as it passes near Taiwan in 2020.

The Morrison government has trashed a 50-year convention when it comes to public comment about Taiwan.

Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd

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Bitcoin’s dirty little secret: It’s not easy being green

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Bitcoin provokes intense debate but one thing everyone agrees on is that it has become a staggering producer of climate wrecking carbon dioxide.

ABC claims there were ‘reasonable grounds’ for suspecting Porter of rape

The ABC says it did not defame the former attorney-general but it can prove there were reasonable grounds for suspecting him of raping a woman in the 1980s when he was a teenager.

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Damaged lives: lifting the lid on the consequences of war

As Australia prepares to confront suicides among military veterans, some of those suffering PTSD and depression sit for Chris Hopkins’ camera and tell their stories.

As Australia prepares to confront suicides among military veterans, some of those suffering PTSD and depression sit for Chris Hopkins’ camera and tell their stories.

Safety fear for Afghan villagers raised in Ben Roberts-Smith case

Four villagers who allege Ben Roberts-Smith was involved in the unlawful death of an Afghan farmer faced the risk of violent repercussions from the Taliban if details about them were disclosed before a coming defamation trial, a court has heard.

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A turtle on Ningaloo Reef.
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It locks away pollution 30 times faster than forest, and northern WA is its hotspot. So what is blue carbon?

Shy dugongs, sea turtles and ancient microbes are all found among our seagrasses and mangroves. Why are politicians interested in these ocean meadows now?

McGowan urges Morrison to mend China relationship as row continues

Premier Mark McGowan celebrates the 30th anniversary of the WA-Zhejiang sister-state relationship with Province Communist Party of China Secretary Che Jun on November 10, 2017.

China suspended diplomatic contact with the Australian government under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue on Thursday.

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.

Iron ore hits $US200 for first time as Chinese demand soars

The price of iron ore has hit $US200 for the first time.

Iron ore and steel climbed to records as Chinese investors unleashed fresh demand following a three-day holiday.

NSW Premier takes a dig at McGowan’s COVID-19 response

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

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

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Inside TV personality Emma Freedman's Paddington terrace home

Inside TV personality Emma Freedman's Paddington terrace home

It was an impulse decision made just hours before the it went to auction, but five years on, Freedman and her husband have no regrets about their purchase.

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Behind the doors of a church converted into a luxe staycation

Once termite-ridden, the church has had a new lease on life as boutique accomodation in a country town. See how it turned out.

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Lance Franklin and Steven May square off on Saturday night.

As it happened: Dees outlast Swans; Power crush Crows; Pies edge North; GWS pip Dons; Saints overcome Suns

Follow along as we bring you all the key moments from Saturday’s AFL matches. 

Lance Franklin at a Swans training session on Friday. He will be back in action on Saturday against Melbourne.

Buddy, Rampe back but Jones dropped ahead of MCG clash

Lance Franklin and Dane Rampe return, Nathan Jones has been dropped while the Magpies and Bombers have swung the axe on a busy night of selection.

Kim Hughes and Greg Chappell at the SCG in January 1980.

‘Pretty brutal’: Cricket legend Kim Hughes reveals alcohol battle

Former Australian cricket captain Kim Hughes has revealed publicly for the first time his struggles with alcohol and how he was ‘going down the wrong path’.

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We’re not talking footy, we’re playing it

It’s what media and fans are not talking about this season that says most about the game’s evolution.

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On the run: Collingwood players training this week.

No longer prime time: the AFL’s Collingwood test

Collingwood should expect to be relegated out of prime time for the vast majority of their remaining games this year in what will be a final indignity.

The Australian Institute of Sport campus in Canberra.

ASC says sorry to gymnasts, watchdog says watch out

The Australian Sports Commission apologises for abuses at the AIS in Canberra, and sports integrity’s head honcho says Australian sport will change forever.

Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley.
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The Buckley call: How do you judge a coach 10 years in?

Clubs rarely reappoint coaches who have not won a premiership in their first 10 years at a club, but then, how many coaches have won a final in each of their past three seasons?

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