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Courts
‘That sounds fun’: Perth school stabbing was weeks in the making, court told
A 13-year-old girl accused of being an accomplice to a school stabbing by smuggling a 25-centimetre kitchen knife in her bag had texted “that sounds fun” and “that’s so cool” about the plot, according to prosecutors.
Analysis
AUKUS
Officials fear leaking Macron’s texts crossed a line amid US tension
Australia’s decision to leak text messages from French President Emmanuel Macron made some officials believe a line had been crossed that risked alienating the Biden administration.
Broome prison escapee charged with murder after body found in bushland
The man who escaped Broome prison and spent three days on the run has been charged with murder after a woman’s body was discovered in bushland east of Kununurra while he was in jail.
Climate summit struggles to agree as Australia promises tech help
Australia has made its pitch to the world for technology, not taxes to deal with climate change, putting it at odds with the plans of other nations.
Analysis
China
Fighting fires at home, Xi Jinping makes a two-way bet on climate
The Chinese President told his colleagues in Rome and Glasgow that he was “delivering concrete actions”, while trying to put out a fire in his own backyard.
The Melbourne Cup everyone needed and no one saw coming
Verry Elleegant, the winner of this year’s Cup, bolted down the Flemington straight like a teenager released from lockdown.
Analysis
Analysis
‘Substandard? It will go down as one of the great Cups’
There was plenty of debate about the quality of this year’s Cup field, but the European raiders say critics don’t know what they are talking about.
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Spring racing carnival
Tralee Rose to be monitored after being galloped on in the Cup
Tralee Rose was sent to Werribee Veterinary Hospital for precautionary scans after the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup, but she has escaped serious injury.
Cleo Smith abduction likely ‘opportunistic’, taskforce boss says
Superintendent Rod Wilde said police were trying to understand how Cleo could have been taken from the family’s tent without anyone realising until the morning.
Opinion
Missing person
First a child like Cleo disappears – then the psychics pounce
We’re living in a time when misinformation is deadly. Until we stop such taxpayer-funded rubbish, this pseudoscience will continue to torture and torment families like Cleo’s parents.
Gary Nunn
Contributor
Sam Frost says she will get COVID-19 vaccine weeks after video backlash
The Home and Away star’s announcement comes after Channel Seven said it would require cast to be double vaccinated by January 10.
Cambodia’s strongman takes pot shot at Australia on ‘overdue’ vaccines
Hun Sen questioned when Australia will deliver on a pledge of 2 million Pfizer doses, saying he will buy more from China if they don’t turn up.
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Queensland Health
Qld ‘can almost touch’ 80 per cent first-dose rate after COVID-free week
Acting chief health officer Peter Aitken said despite the good news it was not time to relax.
Stokes advisor gets position on WA stadium operator board
Sport and Recreation Minister Tony Buti announced Guy Houston’s appointment to the VenuesWest board alongside UWA director Chris Massey.
Analysis
RBA
Modern-day Robin Hoods at RBA still loosing policy arrows
The RBA has wound back one part of its support for the economy, but it is still pumping billions of dollars into the country to tighten the jobs market.
Almost very elegant fashion wins the Melbourne Cup
Colour, tradition and a dash of celebrity produced memorable looks on the field at Flemington’s signature race day.
Melbourne Cup
Trio get ‘Big C’ tag after win befitting Light Fingers, Higgins and Bart
Surely, those that want to bag the Melbourne Cup and treatment to horses couldn’t find fault with Tuesday’s chapter.
Updated
Tralee Rose to be monitored after being galloped on in the Cup
Tralee Rose was sent to Werribee Veterinary Hospital for precautionary scans after the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup, but she has escaped serious injury.
Western Australia
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Horse racing
Perth Racing whistleblower pushed to resign after calling out inappropriate conduct
Professor John Yovich was sacked in May after a female staff member approached a member of the organisation’s board and alleged she had received inappropriate text messages from him.
Exclusive
Mining
Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue faces investor clash on Aboriginal heritage
Billionaire Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue Metals Group is coming under mounting pressure from large investors to campaign for serious Aboriginal heritage reforms.
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Crime
Students accused of plotting to kill teacher at Willetton school appear in court
A Perth student who allegedly stabbed her teacher on Monday is accused of plotting with another teenager to kill the woman.
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Coronavirus pandemic
‘I’m really scared’: Stranded WA traveller granted exemption to see dying mum
Ethan Carter arrived in Sydney from Los Angeles on one of the first international flights which require no quarantining.
Opinion
Indigenous justice
‘No jury will convict’: The stirrings of a colonial past live on in JC murder acquittal
Twenty years ago, I studied the killings of Aboriginal people in WA by non-Aboriginals, observing a pattern of discrimination where brutality echoed that of the frontier, writes Associate Professor Hannah McGlade.
Politics
Budget to improve by $45 billion but huge deficits to continue: Deloitte
Deloitte Access expects stronger commodity prices and the high take-up of vaccinations to save the budget $45 billion.
Business
Australia’s next mining boom could be ‘green’ as race to net zero intensifies
Investors are betting the push away from fossil fuels to clean energy will drive a boom in demand for Australia’s supplies of copper, nickel, lithium and cobalt.
World
Dozens killed and wounded as blasts, gunfire hit Kabul hospital
At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 wounded when gunmen attacked Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital after two heavy explosions at the site, officials said.
Opinion
Modern-day Robin Hoods at the RBA still loosing monetary policy arrows
Shane Wright
Senior economics correspondent
Carbon offsetting: does it actually work?
Miki Perkins
Environment Reporter at The Age
Fighting fires at home, Xi Jinping makes a two-way bet on climate
Eryk Bagshaw
North Asia correspondent
Explore
Property bydomain
The city where 13 new suburbs have joined the million-dollar-plus club
Interstate movers are outbidding local buyers, and setting suburb records in the process.
There are still tree-change options for less than half a mil
A coronavirus-related city exodus has seen house prices in some regional areas soar by more than 30 per cent, but there are still bargains to be found.
Lifestyle
Almost very elegant fashion wins the Melbourne Cup
Colour, tradition and a dash of celebrity produced memorable looks on the field at Flemington’s signature race day.
Culture
Actor Sam Frost says she will get COVID-19 vaccine weeks after video backlash
The Home and Away star’s announcement comes after Channel Seven said it would require cast to be double vaccinated by January 10.
Sport
The Melbourne Cup everyone needed and no one saw coming
Verry Elleegant, the winner of this year’s Cup, bolted down the Flemington straight like a teenager released from lockdown.
Analysis
Melbourne Cup
‘Substandard? It will go down as one of the great Cups’: Beaten Euro
There was plenty of debate about the quality of this year’s Cup field, but the European raiders say critics don’t know what they are talking about.
Analysis
Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup finishing order: Assessing each runner and what the jockeys said
The finishing order is in for the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup at Flemington. It’s the race that stops a nation and this year was no different. Future Score was scratched on Tuesday morning.
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Melbourne Cup
Tralee Rose to be monitored after being galloped on in the Cup
Tralee Rose was sent to Werribee Veterinary Hospital for precautionary scans after the 161st running of the Melbourne Cup, but she has escaped serious injury.
Opinion
Rugby World Cup
Three decades on, Wallabies’ World Cup win still resonates
Thirty years ago, the Wallabies hoisted the Rugby World Cup, launching wild celebrations and an awkward meeting between the Aussie skipper and the British prime minister.
Greg Campbell
Ball winner must be rewarded, says Matthews
The holding the ball rule became a point of debate among senior coaches this year but AFL great Leigh Matthews insists the player who wins the ball must be favoured.
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AFL off-field behaviour
‘Forcible touching’ dropped but De Goey still facing assault charge
Troubled Collingwood star Jordan De Goey no longer faces a charge of “forcible touching”, but New York prosecutors have maintained a charge of assault.
Have Your Say
Trio get ‘Big C’ tag after win befitting Light Fingers, Higgins and Bart
Surely, those that want to bag the Melbourne Cup and treatment to horses couldn’t find fault with Tuesday’s chapter.
