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High Court decision on ‘anti-Clive Palmer’ law to be revealed on Tuesday
A decision on mining magnate Clive Palmer’s bid to have WA’s ‘anti-Palmer’ legislation thrown out — opening the door for the state government to be liable for $28 billion in damages — will be revealed on Tuesday.
Perth Racing announces review after sacking boss over ‘workplace misconduct’
Chair Colin Brown said staff had been going through a “difficult time” since the incident involving John Yovich was revealed.
Analysis
Coronavirus pandemic
Health director general knew about SafeWA breach of trust before election
Police accessed data related to 2443 SafeWA check-ins and a senior health official, who regularly meets with cabinet ministers, was aware of the issue prior to the election.
‘It’s a dying uni’: Two WA universities, one student movement, differing results
The Curtin University guild has become a lone voice standing up to higher education institutes setting a path to do away with traditional face-to-face lectures permanently.
Analysis
Analysis
‘Netflix’ degrees and robot teachers: How big tech could shape WA universities
Welcome to Western Australia’s campuses of the future, if American communications giant Cisco and dwindling Commonwealth funding has anything to do with it.
Doctors warn over 50s cancelling appointments despite experts saying second doses are safe
Health experts say getting a second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine is safe, but doctors say patients are cancelling their appointments following changing health advice.
Ben Roberts-Smith grilled after changing evidence about Afghan killing
The former special air services soldier told his defamation trial on Friday that he had made a mistake in his evidence, prompting the barrister for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald to ask if he was being truthful.
Royal Caribbean loses bid to block White Island volcano survivors suing in United States
The Federal Court has cleared the way for the cruise giant to be sued in the United States over the disastrous 2019 trip to New Zealand’s White Island, where a volcanic eruption killed 22 people including 14 Australians.
The Earth is warming faster than expected: NASA
It is now trapping an “unprecedented” amount of heat, NASA says after two measurement methods arrived at the same conclusion.
Court awards defamation damages over cosmetic surgery Instagram story
A court has awarded $82,500 in damages to cosmetic clinic owners in what is thought to be Australia’s first judgment involving defamation in an Instagram story.
Opinion
Climate policy
The green inner-city bogyman is a figment of the government’s imagination
It was the G7, not “inner-city types” who last weekend announced a plan to end government support for new coal power plants.
Jan Fran
Journalist and presenter
Underworld figure dismissed police warnings before ‘brutal’ drive-by murder in Sydney CBD
Police had warned slain gangster Bilal Hamze about the ongoing threat to his life but their advice was dismissed in the period leading up to the man’s execution-style shooting murder in Sydney’s CBD on Thursday night.
‘I’m extremely caring’: a kinder Nick Kyrgios stands up on Ninja Warrior
The Australian tennis champ hopes his stint as a sideline commentator on the reality show will show the public what he’s really like.
Opinion
Workplace
New visa risks changing the character of Australia forever
Will Australia become a low-skill guest worker society?
Abul Rizvi
Former deputy secretary in the Department of Immigration.
Nail your technique, go the distance: Your complete guide to running
With experts guiding the way, this five-week plan will kickstart your running journey or, if you’re already running, take it a step further.
Western Australia
Murdoch Uni digs deeper into debt in the pursuit of new ‘attractive’ buildings over staff
An ambitious timber building, estimated at $134 million before COVID-19 and the price of timber hiked up an average 20 to 50 per cent, along with more selective staff promotions continues.
WA native title bodies say new heritage law will not stop another ‘Juukan’
Aboriginal groups from Perth to the Kimberley are campaigning against an updated Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act which still leaves it up to a government minister as to whether significant sites can be damaged.
McGowan’s former chief of staff takes on role with billionaire Kerry Stokes
Former TV reporter Guy Houston was Mark McGowan’s chief of staff for nine years, including four while in government, but left the role after the party’s victory on March 13.
‘They’ve come for me’: Palmer’s High Court challenge against WA over $28 billion claim begins
The mining billionaire is representing himself in the high stakes constitutional challenge, which, if successful, could plunge WA into mass debt.
WA Police Commissioner defends accessing SafeWA data during Nick Martin murder investigation
Critics have accused Chris Dawson of being short-sighted and undermining the public’s confidence in the app, which has the potential to save lives if another outbreak occurred in WA.
Politics
Exclusive
GST
GST deal to leave federal and state budgets deeper in the red
A deal struck by then-treasurer Scott Morrison to end West Australian anger over the GST system is set to cost federal and NSW taxpayers billions.
Business
Welcome to the revolution: the fintech founders disrupting super
Can Australians be trusted to manage their own retirement money? These tech founders are counting on it.
World
EU recommends lifting Europe travel restrictions for all US tourists, vaccinated or not
The European Union on Friday added the US to a list of countries for which travel restrictions should gradually be lifted. The list applies to tourists, vaccinated or not, for nonessential travel.
Opinion
Little reward, big risk: Why the PM may avoid an emissions target
Michelle Grattan
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
New visa risks changing the character of Australia forever
Abul Rizvi
Former deputy secretary in the Department of Immigration.
How to fix the broken ‘boys’ club’ that is Australian sport
Moya Dodd
Former Matildas vice-captain
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Property bydomain
Harry Potter's Daniel Radcliffe sells $2m Melbourne pad to his parents
Accio, real estate deal! Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has sold his stylish, north-facing Toorak apartment to some buyers he knows very well indeed.
Millionaires' Row: The suburbs that have joined the million-dollar club
More than 200 suburbs reached the million-dollar mark over the past year as property values soared, and they're more widespread than you might think.
Life & Culture
The question about men that made this woman a billionaire
At 17, she asked herself, “Why are men always in control in relationships?” Meet Whitney Wolfe Herd, whose woman-focused dating app Bumble has made her the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
Sport
Analysis
Super Netball
Super Netball: the good, the bad and the heartbreaking
At the halfway mark of the Super Netball season, it’s time for the mid-year report cards.
Opinion
Women in sport
How to fix the broken ‘boys’ club’ that is Australian sport
In a world where the march towards women’s sports participation is irreversible and invaluable, men must fix the problem they have created.
Moya Dodd
Former Matildas vice-captain
T20 globe-trotter who spent a year in COVID bubbles but happily signed up for more
Dan Christian has undertaken an odyssey of cricket and quarantine over the last 12 months - a remarkable journey that has led him back to the Australian side at the age of 38.
Updated
AFL 2021
Port Adelaide players exonerated over missing masks
Power players seen without masks while sitting in the crowd at the Olympic swimming trials have been exonerated for an apparent breach of coronavirus protocols.
Opinion
AFL 2021
It’s time to put heads together on footy’s burning issue
The AFL’s conundrum is that no one knows seems to know how to crash-proof the game.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
Postecoglou ready to ‘create more magic’ at Celtic
New Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou will come up against a Socceroo striker when he takes charge of Celtic for the first time next month.
Wilson rises to overcome tragedy and swim in Tokyo
The Sydney breaststroker kept a family tragedy to himself as he tried to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics. Now he’s vowed to make the most of his second chance.
Have Your Say
Boyd Cordner’s brain was rattled for years on end. The damage is done
All the published exultations and broadcast burblings about how at least Cordner got out of rugby league at the peak of his powers with no damage done etc, are complete and utter nonsense.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
