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Biloela family could be released from detention as early as Tuesday

Priya and Nades Murugappan and their Australian-born children, Kopika and Tharnicaa, in a photo taken during their court fight to remain in Australia.

But government sources say ongoing court processes will have to run their course before any decisions are made about the family’s visa status.

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Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of image over words

Tharnicaa and her sister Kopika in hospital on Christmas Island on June 6.

The photograph of a five-year-old comforting her crying younger sister in a hospital bed spread around Australia - perhaps because of what it was missing.

Sean Kelly
Sean Kelly

Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.

Deep concerns for mental health of Tamil girls

Advocates of a Tamil family detained in Christmas Island are worried the mental health of their two young daughters is slipping and could lead to lifelong trauma.

Police investigate after woman’s body found in Margaret River

Police at the scene where a woman’s body was found in Margaret River on Monday, June 14. Picture: Nine News Perth

Police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in Margaret River on Monday morning.

UN set to decide climate claims by Torres Strait Islanders

Locals say a recently constructed sea wall will only keep the water at bay for so long.

A group have accused Australia of breaching their rights to culture and life by failing to adequately address climate change.

Trigg locals aghast at Surfing WA’s ‘clubhouse on steroids’

Residents in Trigg claim the development process has been fraught with inconsistencies but Surfing WA say they’ve met their obligations.

‘I thought I was going to die’: Boy, 10, tells of Coral Bay shark attack

Jackson Bartlett.

Jackson Bartlett said the two-metre bronze whaler came at him three times while he was snorkelling, biting through his foot on the last attempt.

Novavax COVID-19 shot shows 90 per cent efficacy, large study finds

The Health Department is engaged with AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Novavax in relation to their development of booster/variant vaccines.

The Australian government has ordered 51 million doses of Novavax’s product, which is easy to store and transport.

Pfizer for GPs, Moderna for rural clinics and pharmacies in plan for vaccine ramp-up

From October more than 4400 GPs will be able to deliver Pfizer while another 850 GPs and 1000 pharmacies will deliver Moderna injections.

Doctors will also be paid to make home visits for vaccinations to allow the frail and elderly who cannot visit clinics to get immunised and ensure people moving into aged care facilities do not miss out.

‘We always hope it will be yes this time’: toddler has 15 travel exemptions rejected

Two-year-old Gurman Chechi has been in India for nearly 18 months without his parents but can’t get a travel exemption to be reunited with them in Hobart.

G7 offers rebuke to China over Beijing’s economic coercion against Australia

A split has opened up between the US and Britain over whether a lab leak was responsible for the coronavirus pandemic, as world leaders rebuke China.

Awards for Credlin and COVID workers? Honours system needs a rethink

Peta Credlin and Chris Hemsworth are among those to receive Queen’s Birthday honours.

While more women were rewarded this year, it seems COVID workers and Peta Credlin got honoured simply for doing their jobs.

Jenna Price
Jenna Price

Columnist and academic

Magpies farewell Buckley with win over Demons

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 14: Nathan Buckley, Senior Coach of the Magpies celebrates victory with Kade Chandler of the Demons during the round 13 AFL match between the Melbourne Demons and the Collingwood Magpies at Sydney Cricket Ground on June 14, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/AFL Photos/via Getty Images)

Nathan Buckley had his final match in charge of Collingwood on Monday and the Magpies delivered the perfect farewell gift, toppling premiership fancy Melbourne.

Two TV shows can’t paper over the cracks of ABC TV’s coverage of the arts

The national broadcaster should have a flagship arts program as prominent and enduring to this vital area as Four Corners is to its current-affairs line-up.

Alyssa Ho: “Compliments are meant to make people feel good. And this doesn’t feel good at all.”

Dating often leaves Alyssa feeling degraded, and she’s fed up

Alyssa Ho is one of many Australians who face unsolicited fetishisation because of their race, gender identity, sexuality, body type or other characteristic.

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Western Australia

Mr Cook told the crown he would stand by them.

Burnout warning in WA’s under-pressure hospitals as staff leave blows out

The number of staff owed more than eight weeks of annual leave at the five largest agencies under the Department of Health umbrella went up by more than 1800 people to 10,874 last year.

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WA accelerates ban on single-use coffee cups in plastics blitz

Takeaway coffee cups are usually plastic-lined and end up in landfill.

Western Australia will be largely free of single-use plastics by the end of next year, a schedule making it a national and global leader in this space.

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King of Perth talkback Howard Sattler dies after battle with brain disease

Howard Sattler

Sattler, who made headlines after being sacked from 6PR over a controversial interview with former Prime Minister Julia Gillard, passed away at Murdoch Hospice with his wife by his side.

Fiona Stanley staff ‘having panic attacks’ before work as pressure mounts

Morale at Fiona Stanley Hospital has plummeted.

Midwives at the major Perth hospital say staffing shortages are putting mothers and newborns at risk, but that managers have ignored their alarm bells.

WA eases hard border with Victoria on back of no new community cases

Victorian travellers can return to WA under new conditions.

The rules mean people can enter WA from victoria as long as they complete a G2G pass confirming they do not have COVID-19 symptoms, will self-isolate and will undergo all testing requirements.

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Blues review will be ‘fascinating process’: Pavlich

One of the men tasked with reviewing Carlton’s decline in on-field performance says the entire football program will be analysed.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 05: Jhaniele Fowler of the Fever and Shimona Nelson of the Magpies embrace during the round six Super Netball match between Collingwood Magpies and West Coast Fever at Ken Rosewall Arena, on June 05, 2021, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Jason McCawley/Getty Images)

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The veteran Eagles forward got down low in a way that defied his age then launched an extraordinary set shot to seal victory over the reigning premiers.

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Unless there is rapid improvement, England will lose to India and go to Australia on the back of three consecutive series defeats.

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