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‘We have a crisis of male violence’: Attorney-general says men must step up

Rally against violence against women in Ballarat last week.

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus demands men “step up” and educate themselves, as the number of women killed in violent incidents across the nation this year reached 24.

Scarborough rubbish truck driver fined after hitting little boy on scooter

Scooter crash court case Perth WAtoday GIF. Picture: Nine News Perth

A Perth rubbish truck driver who accidentally ran over a four-year-old who was riding his scooter down a suburban street has been fined $2500. 

Perth developer hit with lawsuits to repossess beach mansions

Embattled Perth property tycoon Ricky Dean Hirsch may lose his premium beachfront mansions after being hit with two lawsuits over claims he is liable for more than $5 million in unpaid loans.

The boy, inset, was aged just 10. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has described the incident as tragic.
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‘Impossible not to be moved’ by tragic suicide of 10-year-old boy in state care: Richard Marles

The boy had 26 case managers over four years and no cultural safety plan, National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project director Megan Krakouer said.

What keeps people in these Perth suburbs where no one wants to leave?

Perth is facing a diabolically tight rental market.

The suburbs in Perth where homes very rarely go up for sale are scattered across the city from the coast to the hills.

WA teachers’ strike plan ‘unnecessary’: premier

Teachers across many of the state’s public high schools and primary schools will abandon their posts on Tuesday over a recent “insulting” pay rise offer.

Want to live by the beach in WA for less than $1 million? There’s a catch

Ten West Australian suburbs have made the Property Credit’s national list of affordable seaside homes.

The popular WA tourist hotspot that has banned shark fishing

The council voted to ban wire trace, mainly used for shark fishing, along the popular tourist spot.

Fisheries Minister Don Punch banned wire trace within 800 metres of the shore along Perth’s metropolitan coastline in 2023. This regional council has weighed in.

Silence of the lambs: Why this WA farmer is digging a mass grave for 3000 sheep

West Australian farmer Wayne Smith is facing the gut-wrenching task of shooting more than 3000 of his sheep and burying them in a mass grave on his Great Southern property.

The heartbroken farmer says he “can’t cope with the thought of shooting them” but that he has no choice. He is not the only one.

Lust, power, politics, money: In court with Donald Trump

Former US president Donald Trump leaves court on the second day of his hush money criminal trial in Manhattan.

The case in which the ex-president is accused of falsifying business records to hide an affair ahead of an election has all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster.

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Six missed calls, mystery bank records and CCTV inside Lehrmann judgment

Justice Michael Lee “trudged unyieldingly” through footage, phone logs, bank records, receipts – and hours of testimony. This is how he arrived at his ruling.

Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, has knocked off Singapore’s Changi for top spot in the World Airline Awards.

Singapore loses ‘world’s best airport’ title, Melbourne top in Australia

Twelve-time winner Changi has been edged out of top spot, while Melbourne has been ranked far above other Australian airports.

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AFL 2024

Why Beveridge has to go – and the man who should replace him

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.

Pressure is building on Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge, and despite public denials from both the club and coach, it is clear the relationship is strained and change is needed.

Kane Cornes
Kane Cornes

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Are smartphones damaging our young people? This book says yes

Jonathan Haidt says parents are overprotective in the real world and underprotective in the virtual world.

WADA makes drug testing changes after Bol ‘disaster’

Australian runner Peter Bol.

Drug testers will alter how they test for the endurance drug EPO after a World Anti-Doping Agency review.

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AFL 2024

What a LIV golfer taught the besieged Bulldogs about goalkicking

He’s billed as the best putter from inside 12 feet. This week the Western Bulldogs called him in for goalkicking advice.

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Ten-goal thumping: Second-heaviest defeat for Lyon the Saint; Beveridge wants to consolidate

Aaron Naughton kicked an equal career-best bag of six goals as the Western Bulldogs eased some of the considerable pressure on coach Luke Beveridge with a 60-point thumping of St Kilda.

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Scooter crash court case Perth WAtoday GIF. Picture: Nine News Perth

Scarborough rubbish truck driver fined after hitting little boy on scooter

A Perth rubbish truck driver who accidentally ran over a four-year-old who was riding his scooter down a suburban street has been fined $2500. 

WA teachers’ strike plan ‘unnecessary’: premier

WA teachers will walk out of their classrooms next week in protest of the state government’s current pay offer.

Teachers across many of the state’s public high schools and primary schools will abandon their posts on Tuesday over a recent “insulting” pay rise offer.

Popular WA tourist destination bans shark fishing

The council voted to ban wire trace, mainly used for shark fishing, along the popular tourist spot.

Fisheries Minister Don Punch banned wire trace within 800 metres of the shore along Perth’s metropolitan coastline in 2023. This regional council has weighed in.

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Tragedy

‘Impossible not to be moved’ by tragic suicide of 10-year-old boy in WA state care: Richard Marles

The boy, inset, was aged just 10. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has described the incident as tragic.

The boy had 26 case managers over four years and no cultural safety plan, National Suicide Prevention and Trauma Recovery Project director Megan Krakouer said.

Embattled Perth developer hit with lawsuits to repossess beachfront mansions

Ricky Dean Hirsch.

Embattled Perth property tycoon Ricky Dean Hirsch may lose his premium beachfront mansions after being hit with two lawsuits over claims he is liable for more than $5 million in unpaid loans.

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Will Pucovski was hit on the helmet  batting for Victoria on March 3 – the 12th time he’s been diagnosed with concussion.

Nathan Murphy retired because of concussion; his mate Will Pucovski is still battling symptoms

Will Pucovski is yet to fully shake off symptoms of his latest concussion, delaying the meeting of a medical panel to help decide on his cricket future.

Australian runner Peter Bol.

WADA makes drug testing changes after Bol ‘disaster’

Drug testers will alter how they test for the endurance drug EPO after a World Anti-Doping Agency review prompted by Australian Olympian Peter Bol’s case.

Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge.
Opinion
AFL 2024

Why Beveridge has to go – and the man who should replace him

Pressure is building on Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge, and despite public denials from both the club and coach, it is clear the relationship is strained and change is needed.

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Philicia Kabia (left) and Aminata Madua are the president and vice president of the Kama Umoja Women’s Cup.

‘We have to beg for permission’: Why there isn’t more African talent in the Matildas

While African talent is tearing up the A-League Men and reaching the Socceroos, only two women from the continent’s diaspora have represented the Matildas.

Alex de Minaur has become the first Australian to defeat the legendary Rafael Nadal on clay.

De Minaur becomes first Australian to defeat Nadal on clay

There were no post-match histrionics from de Minaur after the victory, fully aware he had toppled a diminished version of the clay-court king.

Kaylee McKeown competes in the women’s 200m individual medley final at the Australian Open Championships.
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McKeown breaks 15-year-old Rice record as Winnington stuns Short

Backstroker Kaylee McKeown has set another benchmark in an ominous sign for her Olympic rivals on the path to Paris.

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What a LIV golfer taught the besieged Bulldogs about goalkicking

He’s billed as the best putter from inside 12 feet. This week the Western Bulldogs called him in for goalkicking advice.

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