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Government plans to resettle Biloela asylum seekers in US or NZ
A Tamil asylum seeker family’s hopes of returning to the Queensland town of Biloela appear to have been dashed by the Morrison government, with resettlement in the United States or New Zealand now appearing more likely.
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Coronavirus pandemic
Push for pharmacies to give jabs as WA makes vaccine available to over-30s
Western Australia’s vaccination program has moved into its next phase, with 30 to 49-year-olds able to get a jab from Thursday.
International news sites crash in major internet outage
A widespread internet outage has hit global news sites, with users temporarily unable to access major websites and social media forums.
Perth man flags legal action against hospital over wife’s painful death
Mary Tino died in hospital in 2020 due to what her husband believes was gross negligence. He wants an investigation into her death and won’t stop until he gets answers, even if it means taking the hospital to court.
Analysis
WA Parliament
Why Cook clings to health portfolio amid deepening WA hospitals crisis
While Roger Cook’s factional standing already makes him near-untouchable, so to does his experience in the health portfolio in the middle of a global pandemic.
Australia’s mineral explorers cashed up and striking gold
A boom is bubbling away at the small end of the mining market, with investors injecting close to $8 billion of cash into the sector over the past 12 months.
Organised crime dealt ‘heavy blow’ after global police sting cracks open ‘encrypted’ app
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says organised crime has been dealt a heavy blow after a cross-border law enforcement operation yielded mass raids and arrests using intelligence from a compromised encrypted app.
Analysis
Currencies
China’s banks are bursting with US dollars, and that’s a problem
A mountain of dollars on deposit in China has grown so large that banks are struggling to loan the currency and traders say it poses a risk to official efforts to control a fast-rising yuan.
Winni Zhou and Tom Westbrook
‘He’s essentially set up his own colleagues’: Pressure on Australia’s most wanted man after raids
Australian police have publicly urged Hakan Ayik to turn himself in and protect his family after he was duped by operatives into distributing an app that was used to monitor 12,500 crime figures around the world.
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AFL 2021
Why Adam Goodes declined hall of fame invitation
Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake but has rejected entry.
A WHO investigator’s take on virus lab-leak theory flaws
Australian investigator Professor Dominic Dwyer says China appeared open and co-operative when international investigators visited in January.
Delta strain linked to hotel quarantine as Victoria records two new local cases
Health authorities have found a genomic match between the Delta variant circulating in Melbourne and hotel quarantine, but Melbourne is still on track for eased restrictions by Friday.
Mike Tyson sues Australian streetwear retailer for ‘deceptive’ T-shirts
Former world champion boxer and “the baddest man on the planet” Mike Tyson has sued local streetwear retailer Culture Kings and its rich-lister owners.
World’s toughest animal frozen for 24,000 years, can still reproduce
Bdelloid rotifers may be the toughest, tiniest animal you’ve never heard of, but scientists say they can survive anything.
People in manual jobs live longer than deskbound workers, study finds
New research refutes the idea that on-the-job physical activity is somehow different from other exercise, and instead suggests that we should be on the move whenever possible at work.
Western Australia
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Immigration
‘Biloela family’ daughter medically evacuated from Christmas Island to Perth
The youngest daughter of a Tamil family detained on Christmas Island has been medically evacuated to a Perth hospital, supporters of the family say.
Maritime worker suspected of being a COVID ‘shedder’ put back into quarantine
On Sunday, WA Chief Health Officer Andrew Robertson set about reassuring the public the man was a “very low risk” case.
Don’t know, don’t care: The electorate holding Porter’s political fate in its hands
Voters fall into three categories: lifelong Liberals who won’t stray from their party, those whose opinion of Porter has changed forever and those who haven’t been paying attention.
Mental health figures contradict claims of ‘massive surge’ at WA emergency departments
Mental health figures contradict claims by WA Premier Mark McGowan of a “massive surge” in the number of patients.
‘Conversion therapy roadshow’ hits WA churches with a ‘reformed’ gay man at the helm
The Real Life sessions across WA, described as a ‘gay conversion therapy roadshow’, have shocked advocates and cast a spotlight on the McGowan government to enact a state election promise to outlaw the controversial practice.
Politics
NSW Premier backs the Voice, urges embrace of Indigenous reconciliation
Gladys Berejiklian says the Uluru Statement from the Heart is “a vehicle both to address Indigenous recognition and to make our nation better”.
Business
PayPal bets there’s life in credit cards yet
PayPal believes credit cards have a long-term future in Australia, despite sharp declines in balances amid an onslaught from buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms.
World
‘Australia was my dream’: family of toddler in India pleads for help
The Kangs are considering moving to Canada in the hopes of reuniting with their little boy after 15 months apart.
Opinion
Explore
Property bydomain
'Taken off so quickly': Can house prices keep booming?
Even the most optimistic forecast for house prices a few months ago is starting to look conservative. But can prices keep on rising at the same cracking pace?
Why these hidden houses are nominated for a top WA award
Have we reached peak screens? The architectural trend has been gathering pace and is on full display in some of WA's award-nominated homes.
Life & Culture
A journey back through the Kardashians as their TV show ends
Before the Kardashians end their show as we know it, here’s a journey back through the tears, tantrums and togetherness that propelled them to superstardom.
Sport
Opinion
England
No excuse or alibi for bigotry: Timeout for twit tweets is right for the times
At first glance, England’s standing down of debutant fast bowler Ollie Robinson for offensive, but old, tweets seems unfair. But there is a wider context.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
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Folau controversy
The $245k contract at the centre of Folau’s Supreme Court dispute
Clive Palmer’s legal bill will be higher than the cost of paying out Israel Folau’s $245,000 Catalans contract, which is at the centre of his registration dramas.
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AFL 2021
Why Adam Goodes declined hall of fame invitation
Adam Goodes was voted unanimously into the Australian Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2021 intake but has rejected entry.
One-club player: Hawks sharpshooter Breust has no intention of leaving
Three-time premiership-winning Hawk Luke Breust likes what he is seeing in the club’s rebuild and has no plans to entertain a trade to a rival club.
Springbok stars suffer burns in ‘fire pit’ accident, in doubt for Lions series
Two of South Africa’s World Cup-winning players suffered ‘substantial’ burns in an accident in Ireland, where they play club rugby.
Saints, Cats and Roos get all clear to travel out of Victoria for games
Geelong, St Kilda and North Melbourne will have to adhere to strict health protocols to play their games in South Australia, Queensland and Tasmania respectively.
AFL tip of the iceberg: Scott’s great footy mission
Brad Scott’s name is often raised in connection with coaching or football department vacancies, but he’s focusing on keeping kids in the game amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Have Your Say
Inside the Blues’ emotional jersey presentation for Origin I
There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when NSW debutants Liam Martin, Brian To’o and Jarome Luai received their jerseys from family members on Sunday night.
