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Biloela family could be released from detention as early as Tuesday
But government sources say ongoing court processes will have to run their course before any decisions are made about the family’s visa status.
Opinion
Opinion
Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of image over words
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
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 are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found in Margaret River on Monday morning.
Exclusive
Climate policy
UN set to decide climate claims by Torres Strait Islanders
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 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 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
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.
Opinion
Queen's Birthday Honours
Awards for Credlin and COVID workers? Honours system needs a rethink
While more women were rewarded this year, it seems COVID workers and Peta Credlin got honoured simply for doing their jobs.
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
Magpies farewell Buckley with win over Demons
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.
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.
Western Australia
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.
Updated
Plastic
WA accelerates ban on single-use coffee cups in plastics blitz
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.
Updated
Radio
King of Perth talkback Howard Sattler dies after battle with brain disease
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
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
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.
Politics
PM raises alarm about escalating cyber attacks with intelligence chiefs
New figures show there has been a 200 per cent increase in reports of ransomware attacks to Australia’s premier cyber security agency in recent months.
Business
Fashion rentals bounce back as ‘micro occasions’ take centre stage
Fashion rentals that were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic have bounced back, with startup GlamCorner seeing its membership base double.
World
Johnson sets final deadline for easing England’s COVID-19 restrictions
Boris Johnson has delayed the final unlocking of England’s economy because of resurgence in coronavirus due to the more transmissible Delta variant.
Opinion
Photograph of Biloela sisters shows power of an image over words
Sean Kelly
Columnist and former adviser to Labor prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
Explore
Property bydomain
Where home-buyers are paying the least amount of stamp duty
As house prices have soared, stamp duty costs have jumped over the past 15 years, but not everywhere has seen an even jump. Here's where to look.
Why the CBD could stage a comeback sooner than expected
Apartments have been sitting empty and there's little prospect of a jump in population growth in coming months. But beyond that, it's a different story.
Life & Culture
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.
Sport
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.
Updated
Super Netball
Thunderbirds take flight from foot of ladder, Pies can’t break Fever
The Adelaide Thunderbirds have had their first win of the season, defeating the Melbourne Vixens 54-48 at USC Stadium in week two of the Super Netball Indigenous round.
Snap judgment: Kennedy denies Tigers in Perth
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.
Swimming Australia to set up all-female panel
The governing body has again called for Maddie Groves to engage with it after her inflammatory tweets, and will set up an independent panel to investigate the allegations.
Opinion
The Ashes
England’s Ashes plans in tatters after brutal wake-up call
Unless there is rapid improvement, England will lose to India and go to Australia on the back of three consecutive series defeats.
Nick Hoult
Opinion
Wallabies
Lock it in Rennie: Why new Wallabies squad is all about the 2023 World Cup
Two years out from a World Cup is the time when Test coaches shift from experimenting to locking in players and combinations.
Wayne Smith
No place for racism: AFL community joins Saints
St Kilda players have taken to Instagram to condemn a racist Twitter post directed at ruckman Paddy Ryder in the wake of the Saints’ loss to Adelaide on Saturday night.
Have Your Say
NRL Player Poll 2021: Tedesco dethroned as the game’s best player
In a survey the Rugby League Players Association forbade its members from answering, the Herald polled 100 players from across the NRL to get their responses to a range of topics.
