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Hospitals in crisis
Second person died after waiting two hours for an ambulance in Perth
A Bellevue man, aged in his 80s, called triple-zero complaining of debilitating abdominal pain at 8.15am. He was triaged as a priority three, which means paramedics must arrive within an hour. They arrived about two hours later.
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Perth
‘Unforgivable’: Family of woman who died waiting for ambulance not told of delay
Paul Wild is in many moods as he thinks of his mother’s last hours alive. He’s angry, sad, grieving. Most of all, he just wants to know what happened on Sunday morning.
Health department refers Liberal campaign ads to electoral commission
The federal health department has referred a series of Liberal campaign adverts using its website to attack Labor to the Australian Electoral Commission.
Resources minister decries ‘climate religion’ and vows Coalition push for more gas projects
Resources Minister Keith Pitt, who has refused to say if he accepts climate science, has strongly backed the continued growth of Australia’s oil and gas production.
Opinion
Electric cars
This Perth grandma drove her EV to Ningaloo and lived to tell the tale
Judging by the looks and banter from other travellers, the sight of a grandmother hooking up her EV is not yet an event that can go unremarked in regional WA.
Denise Fitch
Electric car owner
Student loan hike to outpace a decade of rises, as living costs soar
Rocky McGellin estimates it will take him 18 years to pay off his uni loan and that’s not even factoring in a looming change that will affect his whole generation.
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Education
‘He’s a good kid who was bullied’: Mother of Perth schoolboy speaks out
The mother of a 14-year-old boy who waved a knife at another student who had taken his umbrella has revealed the level of bullying experienced by her son at the southern suburbs school.
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Australia votes
Labor will slash Coalition’s grant spending to help budget
Labor will take a knife to some of the Coalition’s spending promises as the party launches a campaign blitz across marginal seats.
Opinion
Australia votes
The Scott Morrison I know is a good friend, who wants a better life for women
The day my husband said farewell to his mother, the phone rang. It was Scott on the line. He was about to head into the Liberal leadership vote, but that was the last thing on his mind.
Karen Harrington
Contributor
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Australia votes
WA MP spends 239 days in Canberra outside sitting weeks on taxpayers’ dime
An analysis of parliamentary travel claims from Ben Morton, his lower house WA colleagues and other WA ministers found he claimed nearly $144,000 in his first 2½ years of this term of government.
Luke’s mum pays $1200 a month for her disabled son to earn $116... and it’s still not enough
Disability services provider Activ says the change is necessary to ensure the survival of the foundation. But for those who worked at the warehouses, it has shaken their world.
Strike boss defends board role for Nev Power after border breach conviction
Strike Energy chairman John Poynton said Nev Power’s conviction had impacted the company’s reputation, but Strike’s major shareholders still wanted him on the board.
Opinion
Potash
Putin’s war set to deliver a windfall for BHP
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that it has attracted from the West are disrupting commodities markets.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
‘I believe in legacies’: Woods lets fly at absent Mickelson
Tiger Woods has torn into defending champion Phil Mickelson for siding with the Saudis and putting his own interests above that of the Tour ahead of the PGA Championship.
We’re tripping over true-crime shows, so why does The Staircase feel like a step up?
Let’s begin with Colin Firth ditching Mr Darcy and work our way down to figure out why this series is so compelling.
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Kendrick Lamar upends hip hop’s game of thrones with vulnerable, dense new album
Lamar’s emotional terrain, especially on the album’s revealing second disc, will perpetuate a reputation that already transcends the genre.
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Analysis
Australia votes
The long campaign has tightened the gap but many voters reject both leaders
The result of the Resolve Political Monitor survey puts the election too close to call when so many voters aren’t backing major parties.
Calls for Liberal candidate to reveal relationship with big tobacco
Lung Foundation Australia chief executive Mark Brooke said Kristy McSweeney needed to be honest about her work with the tobacco industry.
Western Australia
Forrest to return to top job as part of FMG shake-up
He also says the company has a shortlist of candidates to replace CEO Elizabeth Gaines. ‘The shortlist is immensely talented people. Some are household names and others you have never heard of.’
Perth student pulls out knife over umbrella spat
The Gilmore College student can be seen chasing a girl around a table before he pulls the knife from his bag and points it at her, causing students to hide and flee the room.
Olena had no intention of leaving Ukraine. What made her flee to Perth?
When Russia’s invasion began, Olena Yukhymets wasn’t going to be forced out. She had already once remade her life after escaping Russian conflict.
Police seize $128m cocaine, suspect bulk carrier off north-west coast
Police arrested a NSW man and a German national who allegedly collected the loot from a bulk carrier off the West Australian coast and hid it in a campervan.
Fireys could have gone to aid Perth woman who died waiting for ambulance
Premier Mark McGowan says St John Ambulance could have used Department of Emergency Services officers to help drive ambulances.
Politics
Holmes a Court mulls defamation suit against Sharma over Nazi reference
The climate change activist accused the Wentworth MP of fake claims of anti-Semitism to win the votes of Jewish members of his at-risk seat.
Business
Analysis
Mergers & acquisitions
Elon Musk is playing a dangerous game of chicken with Twitter
Elon Musk got off lightly the last time he backed out of a multibillion-dollar deal. Unwinding his offer to buy Twitter is unlikely to be so simple.
Lucy Burton and James Titcomb
World
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Russia-Ukraine war
Russian soldier accused of war crimes in Ukraine pleads guilty to killing a civilian
If convicted, Vadim Shishimarin, 21, faces life imprisonment. The Kyiv government has accused Russia of atrocities and brutality against civilians during the invasion.
Opinion
BHP sniffs a windfall driven by Putin’s war in Ukraine
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Scott Morrison, it’s hard to change behaviour. I know, I’ve tried
Jenna Price
Columnist and academic
The NDIS was a beacon of hope, now it’s this ‘dark, complex thing’
Lisa Bryant
Early education and care consultant
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Property
Steven Bradbury times his run perfectly with Kings Beach pad
Olympic gold medallist Steven Bradbury is renowned for his good timing, so it’s not surprising that at the height of Queensland’s property boom his former weekender on the Sunshine Coast has hit the market.
What first home buyers think of raiding their super to buy a home
First home buyers will be able to withdraw up to $50,000 of their superannuation to buy a property under a new Coalition policy. It has divided experts, but how do buyers feel?
Lifestyle
Opinion
Pregnancy
Britney Spears faced judgment following miscarriage. She is not alone
When the pop star revealed she had lost her “miracle baby” it sparked an important conversation about pregnancy loss grief – and society’s tendency to minimise it.
Chloe Booker
Reporter
Opinion
Australia votes
The 12 things I promise to do if I become prime minister
Richard Glover
Broadcaster and Sydney Morning Herald columnist
Culture
We’re tripping over true-crime shows, so why does The Staircase feel like a step up?
Let’s begin with Colin Firth ditching Mr Darcy and work our way down to figure out why this series is so compelling.
Sport
Peel, South Freo, West Coast WAFL players among late draft entries
The AFL has allowed a further eight players to nominate for the mid-season rookie draft after the deadline.
‘I absolutely support Luke’: Swans coach jumps to Parker’s defence
Sydney coach John Longmire has leapt to the defence of Luke Parker after he was criticised for mocking Essendon’s Dylan Shiel, while refusing to bite on growing speculation Dustin Martin could seek a move to the Swans.
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EPL
‘We never give up’: Liverpool ensure EPL title race goes to final day
Manchester City cannot afford a final-day slip-up against Aston Villa after the Reds ensured they will head into the Premier League finale just one point adrift.
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AFL 2022
‘Work in progress’: Hawks cash out of pokies venue
Hawthorn are halfway out of pokies, but have given no indication of when or if they will disassociate themselves altogether.
Everything you need to know about 2022 Australian Swimming Championships
Tokyo heroes Ariarne Titmus, Kaylee McKeown and Kyle Chalmers are all back in the pool this week in Adelaide with World Championships and Commonwealth Games spots up for grabs.
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Big Bash
End of an era: Cricket Australia shifts ODIs to make way for Big Bash
Three ODIs against South Africa will begin significantly earlier than traditional day-night start times this summer. Cricket Australia’s head of operations and scheduling, Peter Roach, calls it “creative scheduling”.
Naked ambition: Why Socceroos star was struggling to keep his clothes on
Ajdin Hrustic is set to break a decade-long drought for Australian football in the Europa League final – but he was lucky to escape from the semis unscathed.
Have Your Say
Why Paul Vaughan is the type of footballer the Bulldogs don’t need
The Bulldogs prop needs to take some responsibility for his on-field performance.
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
