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Coronavirus pandemic
New exposure sites released after 24 cases detected
WA Health has appealed for anyone with symptoms of sickness to be tested for COVID-19 immediately after cases in the community increase.
Nurse sent COVID-positive mum and child to wrong part of Perth hospital
Health Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said it would be a wake-up call for frontline staff. ‘We really do have COVID in our community now. This isn’t a practice run.’
‘Cut red tape’: Arming WA against Omicron takes hospital staff, so get them here, says nursing union
Let’s make it as simple and straightforward as possible to get nurses, doctors, midwives and other professionals here. Let’s not wait, Mark Olson said.
Cleo Smith’s accused abductor Terence Kelly to front Carnarvon court
Terence Kelly is due to front Carnarvon Magistrate’s Court at 9.30am on Monday over accusations he kidnapped the four-year-old from her family tent and held her captive for 18 days.
‘Beyond a disaster’: Indefinite border closure throws Perth’s music scene into disarray
Hundreds of live music events have been wiped from the calendar, with local arts-based businesses crying out for a new reopening date.
Experts say COVID-19 cases in NSW, Victoria may have peaked
Daily coronavirus numbers appear to be on a downwards trend in NSW and Victoria, while Queensland has overhauled close contact rules for “critically essential workers”.
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Wellbeing
Hidden costs: Lockdown toll on mental health put at $13 billion
There was a recovery in the first half of 2021 but since then, the upheaval caused by the Delta variant of COVID-19 has pushed the index lower again.
Fourth COVID vaccine shot found to be highly effective
Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla meanwhile said an annual COVID-19 vaccine would be preferable to more regular booster shots.
The players who could stop Ashleigh Barty from reaching the women’s final
The three players standing in Ashleigh Barty’s way of securing a spot in Saturday night’s Australian Open women’s final are also players she has beaten on the way to winning one of her two other majors.
‘They are dreaming’: Why Santos boss Kevin Gallagher still believes in oil and gas
Santos has become the beneficiary of a global energy crunch as years of underinvestment in oil and gas collides with an unforeseen surge in demand.
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey picked a bad time to go all in on Bitcoin
The founder of Twitter quit to push further into his love of cryptocurrency - but has he backed the wrong horse?
James Titcomb
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Markets Live
ASX down 0.4%: Uniti up 8.8% after confirming takeover offers
The ASX dropped 1% at the open, but has since improved to be down 0.4%. There are heavy falls in Macquarie Group, South32, Block Inc, and Regis Resources
French adventurer, 75, dies attempting to row across the Atlantic solo
In his last dispatch, Jean-Jacques Savin said his solar power device was not working, and he was wary of weather forecasts indicating strong swells and high winds.
‘Uncontrollable’: How Grace Tame threw the rule book out the window
Her willingness to criticise Scott Morrison has won her many admirers but also generated a backlash from conservative figures.
covid in the community
‘Frustrating for some, but safer for more’: Social services relieved over WA border
COVID-19 deaths have been almost four times higher among people in the lowest socioeconomic group, says Anglicare as it fields more than 100 relief calls a day.
‘Diabolical’: Sydney family’s shock and rage as WA border slams shut
Unable to hug her mother or her sister through two long years of family illness, grief and separation, Alison Hays had thought the darkness was finally lifting.
Western Australia
Environmental approvals lapse for three out of four grandfathered uranium projects in WA
The WA Labor government brought in a ban on uranium mining when it came to power in 2017 except for four existing projects. Environmental approvals have now lapsed for three.
‘Diabolical’: Sydney family’s shock and rage as WA border slams shut
Unable to hug her mother or her sister through two long years of family illness, grief and separation, Alison Hays had thought the darkness was finally lifting.
Benefits of boosters would start to wane after March: Chief Health Officer
The level of vaccine protection would be at its best at the end of March, according to WA’s medical advice, as the government stays quiet on when borders might open.
Perth’s massage parlour cluster: Public health priority forces police to look the other way
While never publicly mentioned, some of the parlours are listed on escort sites as venues providing sex services, with explicit reviews of services on offer.
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Police
Homemade bomb blows in Perth suburban Zambrero restaurant
The popular chain eatery was full of lunchtime customers, who luckily escaped being hurt when the device exploded, scattering shrapnel and debris for 10 metres.
Politics
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Australian economy
Young Australians win from tax cuts as both parties target votes
Both the Coalition and Labor are vying for younger voters, with the federal government saying people under 34 have received $11 billion in tax cuts.
Business
Opinion
World markets
Wall Street’s lockdown winners are getting hammered as workers return to office
Technology shares have suffered their worst week since the start of the COVID crisis amid a global return to the office that threatens to derail lockdown winners such as Netflix and Peloton.
James Titcomb and Louis Ashworth
World
Fourth COVID vaccine shot found to be highly effective
Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla meanwhile said an annual COVID-19 vaccine would be preferable to more regular booster shots.
Opinion
On Omicron’s hospital frontline, goodwill is wearing thin
Dr Tony Joseph and Dr Ruth Arnold
Wall Street’s lockdown winners are getting hammered as workers return to office
James Titcomb and Louis Ashworth
Getting back to school is crucial, so it must be safe for everyone
Jenny Gore and Nick Talley
Leadership is a sober business, it takes more than a bloke with a beer
Malcolm Knox
Journalist, author and columnist
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Property
‘Liveable’ timber beach house listed for $30 million
This charming cottage’s most luxurious feature is hydronic heating, and it’s already had an offer from buyers keen on the location, location, location.
‘Missed the boat’: Is the dream of a holiday home over?
The idea of a humble summer house in sleepy coastal retreats has all but sailed into distance for many average families. So, who is buying them now?
Lifestyle
A little vanity can reap long-term health benefits
Plenty of today’s mid-lifers don’t look like their counterparts of even a decade ago did. Despite some of the sillier fads, many of their healthier decisions have been driven by the desire to look – and feel – good.
Culture
The hottest tickets in live music this year
The Australian music industry has been badly hit over the past two years, but the good news is that major concert tours are on their way back. From the Oils to The Kid Laroi, here are 12 of the best.
Sport
‘Enjoy your flight home’: Kyrgios, Kokkinakis shed light on locker room spat
The entertaining pair are through to the quarter-finals at the Australian Open and have a message for the No.1 seeds they knocked off on Friday.
The former waiter who threatens to serve de Minaur slice of humble pie
Young Italian star Jannik Sinner’s rise has been so rapid that, as recently as two years ago, he waited tables alongside his father, a chef, and his mother, a waiter, at a restaurant in their home town of Val Pusteria.
The players who could stop Ashleigh Barty from reaching the women’s final
The three players standing in Ashleigh Barty’s way of securing a spot in Saturday night’s Australian Open women’s final are also players she has beaten on the way to winning one of her two other majors.
Thunder out of BBL finals after controversial Khawaja catch
The Sydney Thunder lost by six runs to be knocked out of the BBL finals after captain Usman Khawaja fell to a disputed catch.
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Australian Open
Barty too clever for young challenger, marches into quarter-finals
Ash Barty, the world No. 1 at the peak of her career, worked over rising star Amanda Anisimova in an intelligent display to advance to the quarter-finals.
Barty serves up another masterclass
Ash Barty has powered past Italy’s Camila Giorgi on Rod Laver Arena to move into the second week of the Australian Open for the fourth straight year.
Matildas 18 Indonesia 0
Matildas
High five: Unstoppable Kerr breaks record as Matildas run riot
Sam Kerr netted five goals to surge past Tim Cahill’s mark for most international goals as the Matildas produced a record win in Asia.
Have Your Say
Quarter-final-bound Barty has Australia eating out of her backhand slice
The Australian favourite should be feeling the weight of a nation’s expectations, but you wouldn’t know it from another straight-sets win.
