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Opinion
Teaching
An open letter from a WA teacher to a broken system
When the only avenue for assistance is contacting the Education Minister with your concerns, well, suffice to say it’s an indictment on the system, a West Australian teacher writes.
Anonymous
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Coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 vaccines for kids to be approved within days
The first shipment of children’s doses is expected to land in Australia before Christmas ahead of a January rollout.
WA drops are top of the pops on the world stage
A rare variety from the Great Southern and home-grown beer brewed in Burswood have respectively earned major gongs at prestigious awards ceremonies.
Is Australia ready for Omicron?
Deep inside a concrete containment lab, Australian scientists in hazmat suits keep a watchful eye on a microscopic sample of Omicron growing in a lab dish.
Exclusive
Crime
Loner, pilot, barbecue-lover - mystery swirls around accused killer
The detectives who spoke to Greg Lynn about missing campers Carol Clay and Russell Hill last month had never met him, but they had already built a psychological profile of the suspect.
Opinion
Australian cricket
How La Nina, a WA premier and the toss of a coin could decide the Ashes
Pat Cummins’ biggest call this summer could come before a ball is bowled as the opening day at the Gabba shapes as vital to the series.
Geoff Lawson
Cricket columnist
Breaking
Mass shooting
Parents of Michigan school shooter ‘found in basement’ after police hunt
Police had been searching for Ethan Crumbley’s parents James and Jennifer after laying involuntary manslaughter charges. Police say they had bought the firearm for their son as a Christmas gift.
By the book: Good Weekend’s Christmas reading guide
Rich stories that transport you away from the mundane abound at this end of the year.
Investigation
High school
Perth Modern principal accused of ‘siphoning’ money to auditorium
Questions surrounding suspended principal Lois Joll’s pursuit of a $10 million auditorium over better science facilities and relief teachers were raised back in 2017.
Exclusive
Perth
Student pushed to brink over tissue fundraiser ‘overreaction’
The former student who was suspended in 2016 following a dispute over the use of kids hospital burns money has revealed to WAtoday the mental anguish she suffered.
Updated
Industrial relations
BHP’s coronavirus vaccine mandate rejected by Fair Work Commission
The national industrial tribunal ruled BHP had not consulted its workers properly in a ruling that shows other vaccine mandates may be open to challenge.
War of words over William Tyrrell disappearance as police continue forensic search
Outgoing police chief Mick Fuller has doubled down on criticism of the William Tyrrell investigation under Gary Jubelin, saying Mr Jubelin illegally recording a suspect is what got him removed from the case.
Western Australia
Exclusive
Gas
Shell’s giant $24b Prelude floating LNG vessel shut down after fire
A fire late Thursday night on Shell’s Prelude floating LNG vessel off the Kimberley coast caused production to be shut down and left the crew using backup power.
‘People screaming, champagne popping’: Perth gym buddies scoop $80m Powerball jackpot
A group of women who attend a Perth gym have taken out the major prize, with one telling how she scrambled to join the group entry using coins found on the floor of her car.
Exmouth port developer confident project can go ahead despite new protections, marine park
A new marine park, which would be jointly managed with the Nganhurra Thanardi Garrbu Aboriginal Corporation, will also run adjacent to a salt mining proposal.
Updated
Nationals
WA Nationals leader calls on MP accused of child sex abuse to resign from Parliament
Mia Davies said MLC James Hayward’s position was “untenable”.
The curious case of Nathan Fyfe: Freo favourite comes full circle
While he’s definitely not getting any younger, a shoulder infection and new haircut have combined to make Fremantle captain Nat Fyfe resemble the scrawny teenager who debuted for the Dockers back in 2010.
Politics
A year of reckoning over the treatment of women, so what hope is there for politics?
After a year of painful conversations about the treatment of women and traumatic disclosures of appalling incidents, the federal government has a blueprint to fix things.
Business
Opinion
Cosmetic Cowboys
Controversial cosmetic surgeon quits as regulators circle
Just over a month after an investigation by this masthead revealed a series of disturbing allegations, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer has retired.
Adele Ferguson
Investigative journalist and columnist
World
Pestering women in the street to be outlawed in England
Police and prosecutors would have to show the behaviour caused “harassment, distress or alarm” with an intent to “humiliate or degrade” a victim.
Opinion
Missed the boom? Quality properties can still appreciate
George Cochrane
Controversial cosmetic surgeon Dr Daniel Lanzer quits as regulators circle
Adele Ferguson
Investigative journalist and columnist
Why Bridget Archer is a badass not a victim
Parnell Palme McGuinness
Columnist and communications adviser
Explore
Property
‘The boom isn’t over’: Housing market growing, just not by as much
The latest figures reveal Australian housing values edged upwards in November, but at their slowest rate since January.
Exclusive
NSW residential property
‘House of Hancock’ listed with $20 million record hopes
The historic Killara estate Wharncliffe, where the late mining magnate Lang Hancock momentously married his former maid Rose Lacson, is on offer with a $20 million guide.
Lifestyle
A fairytale wedding in a Scottish castle... or mum and dad’s place
Olivia Stevenson had her fit-for-a-princess tulle dress ready to go and 100 confirmed RSVPs for her nuptials at Carlowrie Castle until COVID-19 arrived.
Culture
‘I hope this movie helps me to change’: the personal story behind director’s new film
Paolo Sorrentino’s new film, if not quite the story of his life, is certainly a story of his life.
Sport
From high-school ‘sporty-geek’ to Test captain: the rise of Pat Cummins
Life has never been all about cricket for Australia’s new men’s Test captain. And given the job Pat Cummins has walked into, that could be his saving grace.
‘You’ll know very soon’: Djokovic close to Australian Open decision
Novak Djokovic is still uncertain whether he will take part in the 2022 Australian Open but will soon decide, he said after Serbia’s Davis Cup defeat.
New kid on The Block: Rising Indigenous Kings star Bayles set to make a difference
For some, pursuing your dreams means getting out of Redfern but, in rising Sydney Kings star Biwali Bayles’ case, it meant coming home.
FA Cup history awaits as Arsenal’s Matildas face Sam Kerr’s Chelsea
An Australian will lift the women’s FA Cup for the first time on Monday morning when Arsenal faces Chelsea at Wembley.
Updated
AFL 2022
Round one locked in: Victorian footy festival with Wednesday night Dees-Dogs opener
All Victorian clubs will play in Victoria to open season 2022, with Collingwood to play St Kilda, Geelong to play Essendon and Hawthorn to play North Melbourne.
Lots of runs, no sledging: Root makes mark on England
England’s captain Joe Root enters the Ashes not just as the world’s best batter, but also as a leader with clear expectations.
Analysis
Supercars
The sliding doors moment that made Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup is a bona fide legend of the Supercars championship, but his career trajectory was not smooth, certainly at the start.
Have Your Say
How La Nina, a WA premier and the toss of a coin could decide the Ashes
Pat Cummins’ biggest call this summer could come before a ball is bowled as the opening day at the Gabba shapes as vital to the series.
Geoff Lawson
Cricket columnist
