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Mercanti escorted from Karrinyup home by police
Police attended the home in Karrinyup earlier on Thursday afternoon after receiving reports of an assault.
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Crime
Prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before WA home invasion
A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.
Perth brothers missing in Mexico
According to local media reports, the brothers and a friend had arrived in Santo Tomas.
St John WA boss opens up about his career and volunteering as an ambulance officer
Even as a child, Kevin Brown recalls being mesmerised by the rush of traversing a busy airport and watching the enormous airplanes roaring up and down the tarmac. Now, he’s swapped aircraft for ambulances.
Woman arrested in connection with missing Perth brothers on surfing holiday in Mexico
Family and friends haven’t heard from Jake and Callum Robinson since Saturday, with the pair failing to check in to their Airbnb.
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Crime
Commonwealth prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.
‘We’re not bikies’: Motorcycle club fights eviction notice from RSL
The state’s RSL branch claims the Vietnam Veterans and Veterans Motorcycle Club WA Chapter intentionally entered the Sylvia Street premises without its consent.
When Joey lost a leg, others wrapped him in cotton wool. Not Adam
Joey Fry’s bout of depression in 2019 led to a life-changing event. His mate, plastering business owner Adam Sorrenson, has helped him heal.
Second WA detainee back before the courts after release under High Court ruling
Kimbengere Gosoge is the second former immigration detainee to have allegedly reoffended soon after their controversial release under a High Court ruling last November.
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How To Poison a Planet
The disappearing words exposing 3M’s decades of deception over cancer link
The explosive document delivered a “holy shit” moment to lawyers fighting the Wall Street giant, showing the company had known for decades about the dangers of its forever chemicals.
Opinion
Competition
Competition kicks the stuffing out of NAB and Woolworths
This week’s results provide a reality check for those who argue that the highly concentrated banking and supermarkets sectors lack competition.
Elizabeth Knight
Business columnist
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Supermarkets
‘We have got a lot of work to do’: Woolworths ‘out-traded’ as it trails Coles
Outgoing Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci says cost-of-living pressures have hit the supermarket giant.
Not nice, not polite, but not racist: Hanson’s lawyer defends tweet
A tweet telling Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “piss off back to Pakistan” was “not nice” but it did not fall foul of racial discrimination laws, Pauline Hanson’s lawyer says.
From Donald Trump to MONA’s David Walsh: Our soaring anxiety about status
Widening inequality, shifting fortunes and social media neediness are lifting our anxiety about status to new heights.
Longmuir tells Dockers critics to look at Freo’s handball stats
Analysts widely panned Fremantle’s ball movement last year, saying the stagnant nature of their forays forward was a big reason behind the club’s slide down to 14th spot.
‘It is breaking me’: Brayshaw brother launches attack on AFL judiciary
East Perth player Hamish Brayshaw has mounted an impassioned attack on what he sees as the incomprehensible way so-called head protection in the AFL is being administered.
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Opinion
Immigration
‘Community safety is our priority,’ the government says. Tell that to Ninette Simons
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
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Western Australia
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Education
The WA parents joining Catholic churches to get kids into ‘ideal’ schools
An expert says there is considerable weight to the ‘urban myth’ families are having children baptised due to school choice.
Cook’s defamation threat from teen climate protesters
A concerns notice – the first step in a defamation action – regarding Cook’s comments was sent to his office on Wednesday morning.
The phone call between Perth bashing victim and the immigration minister
The Perth grandmother bashed in her own home, allegedly by a former detainee, has taken on the Immigration Minister Andrew Giles over the chain of events prior to the attack.
Longmuir tells Dockers critics to look at Freo’s handball stats
Analysts widely panned Fremantle’s ball movement last year, saying the stagnant nature of their forays forward was a big reason behind the club’s slide down to 14th spot.
Exclusive
Crime
Detainee’s ankle monitor removed on govt experts’ advice before alleged assault
A former immigration detainee accused of a violent assault during a home invasion had his ankle monitor removed following advice from a board of experts.
Politics
Exclusive
Crime
Prosecutor feared detainee would reoffend before home invasion
A Commonwealth prosecutor twice raised fears a former immigration detainee would reoffend but did not oppose bail in the months before the man was accused of a brutal home invasion.
Business
Analysis
Media & marketing
Breaking news: Will social media kill the evening bulletin?
Competition from agile digital outlets and social media giants is forcing a major rethink of how TV news is delivered, and who is best suited to do so.
World
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Cops to remain on Ivy League campus until after graduation
The sight of law enforcement officers in and around a prestigious college campus is somewhat jarring, even with its history of activism.
Opinion
The narratives cloaking ‘weak’ Albanese and ‘nasty’ Dutton are setting like cement
Niki Savva
Award-winning political commentator and author
Why no news from the Fed is good news
Stephen Bartholomeusz
Senior business columnist
Who’d pay $3440 to insure my tiny car? My ex-insurer thought I would
Margot Saville
Journalist and author
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Property
How much it costs to buy a home in the suburbs where buyers pay cash
In the rarefied air of some of the most well-heeled neighbourhoods, it’s routine for buyers to spend millions without a mortgage.
Geography hacking: How home buyers can (almost) afford a house on their current salary
Plans to move out of the city and buy a home in the regions come very close to stacking up - if workers can pull it off.
Good Food
Lifestyle
This is exactly how long you should be sleeping, standing and moving each day
A new Australian study has worked out precisely how we should be spending each day for optimum health.
Culture
Absolutely not: Joanna Lumley on why Ab Fab could never be made today
In the countdown to her Australian tour, the grande dame of English comedy explains why the outrageous Patsy Stone is a creature of the past.
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Sport
‘It is breaking me’: Brayshaw brother launches attack on AFL judiciary
Hamish Brayshaw has mounted an impassioned attack on what he sees as the incomprehensible way so-called head protection in the AFL is being administered.
Longmuir tells Dockers critics to look at Freo’s handball stats
Analysts widely panned Fremantle’s ball movement last year, saying the stagnant nature of their forays forward was a big reason behind the club’s slide down to 14th spot.
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AFL 2024
Three down, two to go: Florent signs long-term extension with Swans
Ollie Florent has followed in the footsteps of Errol Gulden and James Rowbottom by pledging his long-term future to Sydney - and he hopes Logan McDonald and Will Hayward do the same.
‘I’ve never seen that happen’: Shock obstacle bobs up in Warrnambool jumps race
A clerk of the course has been involved in a near miss when they and a riderless horse veered into the path of a jumps field.
Phil Gould fined $20,000 over television rant
The NRL has sanctioned the high-profile television commentator after he labelled the game “stupid” in a rant about rules interpretations.
AFL round eight teams & tips: Big changes at Blues; Dons lose Draper
Our experts have entered their tips for the nine games of round eight. See which way they’re predicting each match will go as the season kicks into gear.
AFL Briefing
AFL 2024
Blues bolstered by midfielder’s return; Bomber’s long-term commitment; Beveridge labels Draper’s jibe ‘bizarre’
Andrew McGrath has made a huge call on his playing future; Carlton’s firing midfield has received another boost ahead of their Pies blockbuster; and Western Bulldogs coach Luke Beveridge has responded to Essendon ruckman Sam Draper’s “bizarre” jibe.
Have Your Say
Bennett beckons, but is it wise for Souths to get back with an ex?
History offers mixed results regarding coaches who return to their former clubs, and nostalgia has a tendency to distort the reality of past break-ups.
