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Brittany Higgins taken to Perth hospital after marathon court hearing
Former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins was taken to hospital on Tuesday night following a marathon defamation hearing in a Perth court involving senator Linda Reynolds.
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Australian soccer
Kerr’s alleged racist slur toward cop revealed in British tabloid
The football star has pleaded not guilty and is fighting to have a charge of racially harassing the police officer thrown out of court.
‘I am going to die’: Victims of rapist ex-WA Police officer speak out
Victims of one of WA’s most vicious serial rapists are calling for a wide-ranging public inquiry into the force.
Analysis
Crime
Images of cable-tied kids shocks, but sadly we’ve been here before
Footage of three young children sobbing with their hands bound in an apparent citizen’s arrest has become the latest high-profile vigilante case in WA allegedly sparked by the low-level offending of young Aboriginal people.
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Police
Defence twist in Beau Lamarre-Condon double murder case
The accused killer of Jesse Baird and Luke Davies is being held in isolation in Sydney’s Silverwater jail.
Bankwest to close all branches in digital-only move
Bankwest will disappear from WA streets by October as the Commonwealth Bank-owned brand closes 45 branches and switches to servicing its customers by digital means only.
Meet Perth’s youngest uni students, born in 2010
Maisy Grierson grad-skipped twice during school before being accepted into Curtin University at just 13 years old.
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Political leadership
Claims PM’s powerful inner circle is shutting ministers out
A government minister has complained to Anthony Albanese about the influence of senior public servants.
Opinion
Political leadership
Dutton has created a foolproof what-not-to-do election guide
Thanks to their behaviour in the lead-up and aftermath of the Dunkley byelection, the leader and deputy Liberal leaders risk being cast as the toxic twins of federal politics.
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
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Violence
Man charged with assault regrets ‘tying up trespassing children in backyard’
The 45-year-old tradesman said his actions “didn’t come from a place of hate or nothing, just disappointment and a bit of anger”.
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Ramadan
WA Muslim senator forced to cancel iftar dinner after Gaza backlash
A planned presentation by Perth MP Patrick Gorman at Senator Fatima Payman’s iftar dinner dismayed WA Islamic leaders.
Analysis
AFL 2024
After a grim season last year, what does 2024 have in store for WA’s AFL teams?
With not one week spent inside the top eight by the Eagles or Dockers, 2023 was bitterly disappointing from a WA footy perspective. So, what about 2024?
Opinion
Sam Kerr
The incomprehensible nature of Kerr’s alleged transgression
There are still plenty of details we don’t know, but what we do know means Sam Kerr must lose Australian captain’s role.
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
Too dangerous: Toby Greene wouldn’t let his daughter play rugby league
On the eve of the AFL’s opportunistic relocation to Sydney and south-east Queensland for the opening round, Giants champion Toby Greene has described rugby league as a “way more” dangerous game than Australian rules.
‘Not a government of white supremacy’: Women’s rugby haka causes furore
Before their weekend season-opener, the team’s haka contained the words “karetao o te Kawana kakiwhero” which translates to “puppets of this redneck government”.
Everything you need to know ahead of the 2024 AFL season
Brownlow and Rising Star predictions, ins and outs for each club, tips for who will rise and slide on the ladder and more.
Analysis
AFL 2024
After a grim season last year, what does 2024 have in store for WA’s AFL teams?
With not one week spent inside the top eight by the Eagles or Dockers, 2023 was bitterly disappointing from a WA footy perspective. So, what about 2024?
Western Australia
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Environmental protection
WA environment watchdog boss resigns
The chair of the WA Environmental Protection Authority Matthew Tonts has resigned for a senior job at Curtin University in another upheaval for the state’s environmental approval process.
Kerr’s legal team seeks to have charge dismissed over ‘abuse of process’
The allegations threaten to tarnish the image of Kerr, who took home an estimated $3.3 million last year, and is regarded as one of the most bankable figures in the sport.
Hundreds caught speeding in just one hour outside Perth school
Complaints from parents, the principal and traffic wardens led cops to set up a mobile speed unit. The results were concerning.
Manhunt continues for Mandurah rapist who attacked woman in her sleep
WA Police are looking for any information that may lead to the arrest of a heavy-set man in his 30s who allegedly assaulted the woman early on Tuesday morning.
Perth student faces court for allegedly breaking classmate’s jaw
The alleged fight happened at a prominent Catholic school in Perth’s western suburbs.
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Australian economy
A win’s a win but the economy is only just getting over the line
Football cliches were everywhere in analysts’ verdicts on the latest national accounts. But the economy will struggle to keep on winning at this pace.
Business
Opinion
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin is back at record levels, but its time in the sun might be short-lived
It is no coincidence that the tanking of bitcoin’s price, and those of crypto assets more generally, occurred during a period of raised interest rates.
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
World
Paris Olympics terror concerns force plan B for riverside opening ceremony
The French government, the City of Paris, and the 2024 organising committee remain determined to stage the ceremony on the Seine – but security agencies aren’t so sure.
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Property
Why more tourists are stopping – and staying – in Busselton
Uber-cool eateries, beautiful beaches and world-class stays: why this classic West Australian holiday spot is gaining in popularity.
The Perth suburbs where house prices have soared in the past five years
Perth’s overall median house price has risen from $547,630 since December 2018 to $742,390.
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Trench coats conquer Paris Fashion Week. It’s time for a revolution
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Injury could spare Sam Kerr from Football Australia’s no-fault stand-down rule
The governing body has the power to immediately suspend Sam Kerr for a violation of its national code of ethics but is weighing up its options.
Opinion
Australian soccer
‘Say it ain’t so’: Why Kerr’s charge comes as a shock
Criminal charge of an alleged racial aggravated harassment of a police officer against the iconic captain of the Matildas leaves Australians dumbstruck.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
‘Fifteen doesn’t go into eight’: Who will play finals this year?
Fifteen of the 18 teams in the AFL are capable of making finals this season. But 15 doesn’t go into eight. So who should be optimistic and who should be concerned?
‘Harden the eff up’: Tough love carries Starc to within one wicket of Lillee
Mitchell Starc has spoken of the tough love that helped take him within one wicket of Dennis Lillee’s storied 355 for Australia.
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AFL 2024
Webster handed seven-game ban for brutal hit on Kangaroo star
St Kilda defender Jimmy Webster has been handed a seven-match suspension for rough conduct after pleading guilty to all aspects of the charge.
Opinion
AFL 2024
Optimism swirls ahead of AFL season opener – so how long will it last?
As ovals around Australia receive their finishing touches and the smell of grass cuttings stuffs the lungs, there’s only one thing more intoxicating on the eve of another AFL season.
Paddy Sweeney
Nine Sports Presenter
Kerr’s legal team seeks to have charge dismissed over ‘abuse of process’
The allegations threaten to tarnish the image of Kerr, who took home an estimated $3.3 million last year, and is regarded as one of the most bankable figures in the sport.
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