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City life
Perth Pleasure Garden drops Woodside name as Fringe rethinks sponsors
After two years of escalating protests over fossil fuel ties leading to gag clauses in artist contracts, one of the world’s largest fringe festivals signals change.
‘Out of line’: ABC director defends chair Ita Buttrose as Porter criticism mounts
“Would I prefer a world in which these allegations were never made? Yes. But that’s not my choice,” the ABC board director said.
‘We don’t jump at ghosts here’: What happened to the missing campers?
In a region with a long history of missing persons, the disappearance of Carol Clay and Russell Hill has sparked many rumours.
Busselton ‘attractive’: WA quarantine site review to be finished within weeks
The WA government is close to finishing a review of alternative COVID-19 quarantine facilities as Roger Cook suggests Busselton as a good location.
More than 500 in isolation after infectious family’s road trip
Locals on the South Coast and along the Hume are awaiting COVID-19 test results after NSW Health revised its list of sites visited by a holidaying Victorian family.
Australians caught in lockdowns to get $500 a week if they meet strict rules
The Prime Minister has announced a national plan to give Commonwealth money to people who are caught in coronavirus hotspots.
Analysis
Emissions
WA’s biggest new fossil fuel project ‘more polluting than Adani’
It’s crunch time for Scarborough, with startling pollution figures revealed, a court challenge afoot, protesters hounding government and Woodside defending its green credentials.
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Enough loose lockdown talk
Challenging times require extraordinary political discipline from those charged with leading us through this historic episode.
Waleed Aly
Columnist, co-host of Ten's The Project and academic
Opinion
Australian recession
Economy roars back but celebration must be tinged with caution
Hold the champagne and pass the needle, because there is no truly sustainable path back to economic normal until we’re vaccinated.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
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Crime
Indigenous man dies in US prison following 30-year fight to come home
Melbourne-born Russell Moore, who has died in Florida, was jailed for life in 1991 for murder. His birth mother spent years campaigning for him to be returned to Australia.
A veteran at 26, now ‘exhausted’ Bronte is eyeing life out of the pool
After a decade of elite racing and a suite of painful injuries, Bronte Campbell, 26, admits she is ready to see what lies in the outside world after the Tokyo Games.
Opinion
China
The woes of China’s ‘bad bank’ point to deeper problems
The ongoing problems with state-controlled Huarong are exposing the serious fault lines within China’s economy and financial system.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
England bowler apologises after old tweets surface during Test debut
Soon after stumps against New Zealand, paceman Ollie Robinson was close to tears as he apologised for a string of sexist and racist messages from 2012-14.
Updated
AFL 2021
South Freo teammates reunited after Tigers take Parker in mid-season draft
Richmond have taken ex-St Kilda forward Matt Parker in the mid-season draft, echoing their move from 2019 and reuniting Marlion Pickett with his former South Fremantle teammate.
Trump’s blog page shut down a month after launch
The former US president’s blog page, launched last month after major social media platforms banned him, has been removed from his website.
Western Australia
Exmouth, Busselton ‘make sense’ for new quarantine facility in WA
The WA Premier says if the federal government was to create purpose-built quarantine facilities it makes sense to do it somewhere with an internationally capable airport.
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University of Western Australia
UWA cuts staff in $40m shake-up while announcing ambitious campus redevelopment
Ambitious spending on rejuvenating ageing infrastructure, including possibly relocating some of its faculties away from Hampden Road in Nedlands, flies in the face of job cuts.
First India repatriation flight touches down in Perth
Western Australia’s first repatriation flight from India landed in Perth on Wednesday carrying 150 passengers after the travel ban imposed by the Australian government was lifted.
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Mining
Four months on, probe into Aboriginal heritage site damage at BHP mine just gets started
The investigation into the cause of a rockfall at a registered Aboriginal heritage site at a BHP iron ore mine has already taken longer than Rio Tinto’s board review of its Juukan Gorge scandal.
Updated
Coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 transmitted between hotel guests at Perth’s Pan Pacific
Genomic sequencing has found a positive case from May 23 and a second man on May 31 were linked.
Politics
ABC director defends chair Ita Buttrose against ‘disrepsectful’ criticism
“Would I prefer a world in which these allegations were never made? Yes. But that’s not my choice,” the ABC board director Joe Gersh said.
Business
‘Impossible to contain’: Wesfarmers boss wants faster vaccine rollout
Wesfarmers chief executive Rob Scott has stressed the importance of getting Australians vaccinated quickly so the country could put an end to repeated lockdowns.
World
Singapore ready for Australia bubble despite uptick in cases, health expert says
With Scott Morrison visiting the south-east Asian city-state next week, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wants to “stay connected to the world”.
Opinion
Economy roars back but celebration must be tinged with caution
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Consumers lead the economic recovery, the key now is to keep them spending
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Explore
Property bydomain
Jimmy and Tam's house from last year's Block finally sells for about $4m
The Palm Springs-inspired 1950s-style home won last year's season of the reality renovation show before settlement fell through. Now, it's found a buyer.
Home bought for $8m, now worth $15m with the house knocked down
This exclusive pocket is so sought after, it's worth nearly double as a vacant block. As far as real estate offerings go, this is practically the holy grail.
Life & Culture
‘Not just fashion’: historic runway brings audience to tears
After 25 years, Australian Fashion Week has given Indigenous designers their own time in the spotlight. And for many, the result left them overcome with emotion.
Sport
Opinion
AFL 2021
From the Riewoldts to Jezza: Wayne Carey on the greatest marks of all time
‘Back with the flight’ marks are often simply chest marks and that’s why they’re not always judged as favourably in AFL mark of the year voting. Here, Wayne Carey chooses his favourites and explains why.
Wayne Carey
Two-time AFL premiership captain
Updated
AFL 2021
Tigers take ex-WAFL star and Pickett teammate in mid-season draft
Richmond have taken ex-St Kilda forward Matt Parker in the mid-season draft, echoing their move from 2019 and reuniting Marlion Pickett with his former South Fremantle teammate.
England bowler apologises after old tweets surface during Test debut
Soon after stumps against New Zealand, paceman Ollie Robinson was close to tears as he apologised for a string of sexist and racist messages from 2012-14.
Tomljanovic out, Serena through to third round after second-set blip
Serena Williams’ bid for Margaret Court’s elusive record remains on track but Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic has been eliminated at Roland-Garros.
Updated
AFL 2021
‘No vision, no ticket’: Collingwood board rejects Browne presidency bid
Collingwood look set for a protracted power battle after the Magpies’ board, led by president Mark Korda, refused to hand over power to AFL identity Jeff Browne in a move that could lead to positions on the board being contested at an EGM.
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Australian cricket
Australia or bust for Ashes-winning coach Bayliss
World Cup-winning coach Trevor Bayliss is comfortably placed closer to home at the helm of the Sydney Thunder and says his gun-for-hire days are over.
Why Celtic are ‘fortunate’ to be linked with Postecoglou – not the other way around
Macarthur FC coach Ante Milicic and his retiring skipper Mark Milligan think Ange Postecoglou will be a raging success at Celtic, where he is expected to be named as manager in the coming days.
Have Your Say
Origin is where NRL will see high-tackle crackdown hit game’s hip pocket
Rugby league desperately needs a high rating Origin series but the high-tackle crackdown has star players suspended and is making people turn off.
Roy Masters
Sports Columnist
