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Prisons
Banksia Hill ‘more violent than adult prisons’ as guard assaults spike
There were 22 assaults in May, giving the youth detention centre the unwanted title of one of the most violent correctional facilities in the state.
Exclusive
China relations
The Chinese community group, the consulate and the WA Labor Premier
WA appointed two pro-Beijing community leaders to a new paid advisory council before Premier Mark McGowan escalated his criticism of the Morrison government.
‘Stretching, pulling’ Perth: Property expert calls for end to city’s sprawl at expense of CBD
A veteran of global construction giant Multiplex has criticised continuing investment in Perth’s east, at the expense of new life for the struggling centre.
‘The golden ticket’: Northern holiday spots filling fast as state borders open to Victoria
Melburnians have been warned to book their place in the sun during school holidays as demand soars. Just three Airbnb rentals were available to book in Broome for the second weekend of holidays.
Mum dies while son pleads for quarantine exemption to be by her side
James Turbitt flew into Melbourne from Belgium to be with his dying mother in Perth but says his mercy dash was thwarted by the bureaucracy of hotel quarantine.
Mining billionaire Rinehart goes green with $15m medical cannabis play
Hancock Prospecting has turned over a new leaf, investing in the blooming medicinal cannabis industry but has hit environmental regulation trouble with a Canadian coal project.
MPs accused of ‘mansplaining’ during Coalition childcare debate
Accusations of mansplaining and telling women how to raise their children were thrown around during a meeting of Coalition MPs examining childcare subsidies.
Farmers to get paid to cut emissions in Nats plan for net zero deal
Farmers will get a chance to be paid to help to cut greenhouse gas emissions in a Nationals proposal that opens the way for a climate change deal under new leader Barnaby Joyce.
Exclusive
Federal politics
Assistant minister for women supporting only man in five-way Liberal preselection contest
Queensland senator Amanda Stoker has thrown her support behind Henry Pike in the race to replace outgoing Liberal-National MP Andrew Laming for the seat of Bowman.
Exclusive
Workplace culture
Two Sony Music Australia executives stood down as company investigates culture
Denis Handlin’s son, Pat, and the local head of human resources have been placed on indefinite leave as the company’s investigation into workplace culture continues
Analysis
Great Barrier Reef
Outrage at UN’s Barrier Reef warning a sideshow to climate catastrophe
The crowning glory of the world’s coral reefs is being torn apart by global warming but Australia’s anger over UN listing process doesn’t address the damage.
Latest Victorian lockdown a $15 million blow for AFL
The most recent Victorian lockdown has added a staggering $15 million to the cost of running the national competition in just three weeks.
Five lingering questions from the Kardashian reunion
With the second of a two-part reunion special airing on Monday, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians era has come to an end.
The million-dollar entertainment industry most haven’t heard of
Between them, Tannar and Lannan Eacott siblings have been seen by billions and have made millions.
Western Australia
Analysis
Big Perth
State clocks $7 million and 10 years on abandoned plan for Perth’s future
WA has spent years paying staff and consultants to write the plan, then quietly shelved it. Now the powerful property lobby is calling for action.Â
Watchdog warns Woodside: corrosion could cause ‘major accident’
Woodside has been told to make sure several 24-tonne caissons at its North Rankin Alpha platform off WA’s Pilbara were safe after it reported some corrosion.
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Export trade
Global green energy hub in WA knocked back over toxic ‘dead zone’ risk
It’s not easy being green: a globally significant renewables project also represents a risk of continuous and catastrophic spills of a highly toxic ammonia mix.
WA Nationals leader ‘disappointed’ with federal party’s leadership change
Mia Davies says leadership changes are destabilising and showed the federal party was was focused on internal matters instead of the people of regional Australia.
Is à la carte dining dead in the west?
COVID’s arrival forced arduous changes in the restaurant service game, but for many Perth chefs, it’s been a culinary blessing in disguise.
Politics
Nationals plan to pay farmers to cut emissions in deal on net zero
Farmers will get a chance to be paid to help to cut greenhouse gas emissions in a Nationals proposal.
Business
Opinion
Legal Cannabis
From coal to cannabis: Gina Rinehart branches out with her investments
What does an army of Millennial investors have in common with Australia’s richest person? An appetite for investing in cannabis.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
World
Japanese companies to vaccinate millions of workers against COVID
The employer-led drive is expected to reach more than 13 million people, boosting the country’s slow vaccine rollout.
Opinion
Charity
I did not dissuade Vladimir Putin from his crackdown but now Australia is employing the same tactic
Tim Costello
Former CEO of World Vision Australia.
Opinion
I didn’t dissuade Putin from his crackdown, now Australia is employing the same tactic
Tim Costello
Former CEO of World Vision Australia.
The man who was the id of Australian politics is once again deputy PM
Chris Uhlmann
Nine News Political Editor
Explore
Property bydomain
The desperate lengths buyers will go in a bid to snap up a home
With so many people trying to buy, and so little on the market, hopeful purchasers are coming up with inventive ideas to persuade people to sell to them.
The task Perth first-home buyers face to crack into the market
Perth has the quickest savings time for a deposit in the country, and the marginal increase in the time it took to save was much less than other capital cities.
Life & Culture
Opinion
Review
I don’t want to keep watching The Handmaid’s Tale but I can’t turn away
The show is well past its prime, but a surprising number of us can’t turn it off. Warning, spoilers ahead.
Karl Quinn
Senior Writer, Culture
Sport
‘If I had grown up in the UK, I would not be alive today’
Windies pace icon Michael Holding, who has written a book on racism, fears his fiery temper would have led him into trouble when confronted by abuse in England.
‘An icon of the game’: Scott defends Selwood’s reputation after punch, stomp
Geelong coach Chris Scott has defended Joel Selwood after the Cats skipper was widely criticised for two incidents from his side’s win over the Western Bulldogs.
O’Neill backs swimming review, says she never experienced bullying
Deputy chef de mission and Olympic great Susie O’Neill says allegations must be investigated but her experience in the sport was very different.
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AFL 2021
GWS-Hawthorn clash moved to MCG, 25,000 limit set for AFL matches in Melbourne
The round 15 AFL fixture remains up in the air while both NSW teams were scrambling to Victoria as the GWS-Hawthorn game was moved from Sydney to the MCG.
Latest Victorian lockdown a $15 million blow for the AFL
The most recent Victorian lockdown has added a staggering $15 million to the cost of running the national competition in just three weeks.
$15 million at stake in fight for control of Pies board
To secure $15m in government funding, Collingwood will have to satisfy a guideline mandating the organisation receiving the funding has a minimum of 40 per cent women on their board.
NSW star to make Origin debut just six months after arthritis diagnosis
Keeley Davis had to pull out on the morning of what was supposed to be her Blues debut last year, suffering from a chronic condition rarely found in people her age.
Have Your Say
Bravo, Carl Nassib ... and let’s hope that, one day soon, no one cares
Carl Nassib became the first active NFL player to come out as gay - a milestone on the road to equality and another step towards the day when a player’s sexuality does not count as news.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
