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Investigation
Waste
Criminal dumps rotting in WA’s South West as state bleeds $100 million a year
Honest waste recycling facilities have begged the state to clamp down on a practice that’s effectively shut down their industry at a time it should be booming.
Breaking
Hospitals in crisis
AMA boss calls for Cook to go after revelations in shocking Aishwarya report
The report made shocking revelations of staffing, policy and equipment failures that may have contributed to the Morley Primary School student’s death.
Opinion
Opinion
Aishwarya, her parents and the WA public deserve better than spin and arse-covering
A beautiful little girl is dead. A report says staffing and a lack of cultural awareness contributed to what happened. Yesterday, Roger Cook’s spin got just too much.
Gareth Parker
Columnist
‘They did not get the help they asked for’: Report proves young girl failed by WA health system
WA Health Minister Roger Cook apologised “unreservedly” for the failures and promised he would do everything in his power to ensure it would not happen again.
The Perth suburbs with the biggest price rises
REIWA had forecast 15 per cent price growth in Perth by the end of 2021 but 20 suburbs have exceeded that figure already.
Analysis
US politics
Republicans ‘cancel’ Liz Cheney in sacrifice for Trump’s approval
Loyalty to Donald Trump himself - rather than a commitment to any particular policy position - is now the defining feature of the modern Republican Party.
Updated
Casinos
Cash ban at Crown casinos in bid to counter money laundering fears
Crown will ban cash from its Australian casinos in an effort to stop criminals from laundering drug money and other ill-gotten gains.
Going viral: How a book on Amazon inspired the latest COVID conspiracy
The discredited theory that coronavirus is a bio-weapon created in a Wuhan lab is gaining new momentum. This is the conspiracy’s origin story.
Updated
AFL 2021
AFL to leave decision on Rioli’s future to Eagles after he escapes drug conviction
AFL chief executive Gillon McLachlan said on the league would be in discussions with West Coast but would leave the decision on whether or not to keep Rioli on to the Eagles.
Federal budget 2021
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
WHO’s counting on us to stop the next pandemic
It is in Australia’s enlightened self-interest to make more of a financial and intellectual contribution to global health efforts, especially the World Health Organisation.
Brendan Crabb and Jane Halton
Moderna open to making COVID-19 vaccines in Australia
Health Minister Greg Hunt wants every Australian to have access to a vaccine over the course of the year.
‘The tide is turning’: Australians ready to debate reconciliation, Wyatt says
Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt senses an “undercurrent” in Australian society that was looking at many issues to do with Indigenous Australians in a new way.
Israel, Palestinian militants on brink of war, exchanging rocket volleys, bombs
Israel vowed to keep pummelling the Islamist faction in Gaza in the fiercest hostilities in years despite a prediction by US President Joe Biden that fighting might end soon.
Musk halts use of bitcoin for Tesla cars over climate concerns
Tesla will no longer accept bitcoin for car purchases, chief executive Elon Musk said on Wednesday, citing long-brewing environmental concerns for a swift reversal in the company’s position on the cryptocurrency.
Paine endorses Smith to return as Test captain
Six weeks after laying his cards on the table, Steve Smith has the backing of incumbent Tim Paine to return to the captaincy of the national men’s team.
Western Australia
Hospital boss, WA Health Minister stay on as report lays bare ED failures in wake of Aishwarya’s death
Child and Adolescent Health Service chair Debbie Karasinski stood down on Wednesday, however chief executive Aresh Anwar said his offer to resign was rejected.
‘Ineffective’: South West shark drumlines trial ends next week
After more than two years Chief Scientist Peter Klinken declared the method was not effective at catching white sharks.
Massive marine parks declared in Australia’s Indian Ocean Territories
Massive marine parks have been declared in Australia’s Indian Ocean but experts warn the devil will be in the detail of what environmental protections they offer.
Updated
AFL 2021
Rioli pleads guilty to cannabis possession, escapes conviction
Police caught the premiership-winning West Coast Eagle with the drugs at Darwin Airport on April 23 where he was set to fly to the Tiwi Islands.
WA Health denies security guard whistleblower’s claims as Premier defends ‘not perfect’ system
WA Health has refuted claims by a former hotel quarantine security guard and denied a quarantine guest could have been forgotten for three months at Perth’s InterContinental Hotel late last year.
Politics
‘Greatest vulnerability’: Call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccine jab for returned travellers
Experts say every returned traveller who lands in Australia should be vaccinated against coronavirus as a condition of entry into the country’s troubled hotel quarantine system.
Business
Treasury Wine boosts earnings forecasts as China damage wanes
Penfolds producer Treasury Wine Estates appears to be recovering well from its Chinese tariffs hangover.
World
Rich countries must donate a billion vaccines this year or risk new variants
High-income countries must donate vaccines to 92 low and middle-income nations before new virus variants develop, the WHO warns.
Opinion
Explore
Property bydomain
Burnt by the hot market: Aussie home-buyer sentiment dips
Rapidly rising prices and limited choice have begun to dampen buyer's spirits as their positivity about the market declines.
How first-home buyers can get a $10,000 tax break to buy property
Although it works better if you're on an average income and if you're not planning to buy just yet, it's free money from the taxpayer – here's how to claim it.
Life & Culture
Wish you could solve a tricky crossword in under a minute? Dr Fill can
While 1000 solvers at a crossword tournament chewed pencils and sweated over grids, one entrant achieved the impossible at nano-speed.
Sport
‘I would support him’: Paine endorses Smith to return as Test captain
Six weeks after laying his cards on the table, Steve Smith has the backing of incumbent Tim Paine to return to the captaincy of the national men’s team.
Is this two-metre-tall Scot the Socceroos’ next Premier League star?
Top-flight clubs are circling Stoke City’s Harry Souttar, the Aberdeen-born defender with an Aussie mum and a huge fan in Socceroos coach Graham Arnold.
Updated
AFL 2021
Rioli pleads guilty to cannabis possession
Police caught the premiership-winning Eagle with the drugs at Darwin Airport on April 23 where he was set to fly to the Tiwi Islands.
Exclusive
AFL 2021
Blues skipper Cripps has been playing with back fracture
Carlton captain Patrick Cripps has been playing this season with a fracture in his back that has needed weekly injections to help him play, but has not left him at risk of worsening the injury.
Exclusive
Australian rugby
Gold standard: First look at the new Wallabies jersey
The Herald has obtained a photo of this year’s Wallabies jersey, which is the same colour as Australia’s famous 1991 strip.
Updated
AFL 2021
Jones could miss months as Saints mull Frawley debut
St Kilda are fearful injury-prone midfielder Zak Jones may be out until late in the season after he seriously hurt his quad.
Surgery for Demons young gun Jackson
The door has opened for Sam Weideman to play his first AFL game of the season with Melbourne young gun Luke Jackson sidelined following surgery to repair a broken finger.
Have Your Say
Gold standard: First look at the new permanent Wallabies jersey
The Herald has obtained a photo of this year’s Wallabies jersey, which is the same colour as Australia’s famous 1991 strip.
