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Reports of injuries as tornado hammers Bunbury; Carousel locked down after alleged knife fight

The PCYC’s roof has been partially caved in.

Children were reportedly injured when a tornado hit the youth centre they were in, even as an alleged knife fight locked down a suburban shopping centre.

WA court dissects Sharaz’s stance on defamation row as peace talks loom

The implications of David Sharaz’s public declaration to bow out of his year-long defamation row with Senator Linda Reynolds are unclear – even to his lawyers.

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‘Prodigious talent’: Former Dockers and Giants player Cam McCarthy dies

He is the third former Docker to die before reaching the age of 30 in the past six years.

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Your top WA budget questions answered: Our reporters explain the details

Over the past few days, you’ve been sending through your burning budget questions. Here to answer them is WAtoday state politics reporter Hamish Hastie and business reporter Peter Milne.

What average West Australians think of the budget

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Amid all the chest-beating spin from the government, each line item in the budget will have a real impact on West Australians. So we asked them what they thought.

Premiership contender Geelong out to rebound as they host Port

Zak Butters (left) and Willie Rioli of the Power celebrate.

Follow along for all the major moments and post game reactions from Friday night football in round nine of the AFL season.

Judge rules on multimillion-dollar costs of Lehrmann case

Bruce Lehrmann leaves the Federal Court in Sydney after losing his defamation case on April 15.

Bruce Lehrmann brought his defamation case on a “knowingly false” basis, Justice Michael Lee said, as he made a costs order in Ten and Lisa Wilkinson’s favour.

Albanese plays down gas policy push after blowback

Six Labor MPs in at-risk seats have spoken out against the future gas strategy spearheaded by Resources Minister Madeleine King.

Bill Gates’ megayacht is on the market.

Bill Gates to sell $1.1 billion green megayacht – before it’s even set sail

The world’s fourth-richest man is offloading his floating palace, but it comes at a rocky time for the yacht industry.

Australia set to back watered-down United Nations resolution on Palestine

Foreign Minister Penny Wong.

Australian government sources said a watered-down version of the motion contained major concessions by the Palestinians and Arab nations.

People-smuggling boat carrying Chinese stopped en route to Australia

The group was discovered near the city of Kupang, and believed to be heading to Australia.

Stabbing video not offensive enough to be removed, X Corp tells court

Elon Musk has lambasted the Australian regulator’s attempt to force the video’s removal.

X Corp’s legal team argues that footage of a Sydney priest being stabbed does not meet the legal threshold for it to be forcibly removed.

Can Trump survive a Stormy sex scandal? Just ask Bill Clinton

President Bill Clinton meets Monica Lewinsky at a fundraiser event in 1996.

Bill Clinton accustomed the American people to political scandal. Donald Trump may benefit from their consequent ambivalence to politicians behaving badly.

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‘We will fight with our fingernails’: Netanyahu

The Israeli PM’s comments indicate he might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of closest ally US to “achieve victory”.

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Here’s where you’ll get some of Perth’s best hawker food

Its dining room is small but its repertoire is vast. And even in this tucked-away pocket of the inner suburbs it can attract a queue on a Tuesday night.

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West Coast to play an injury-hit Collingwood

Magpies forward Jamie Elliott has been ruled out of the match against West Coast.

Athletic defender Jeremy Howe will swing forward in Sunday’s match at Marvel Stadium to cover for the loss of Elliott, who failed to train with his teammates on Friday.

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Andrea Brunelli of Maestro: creator of extraordinarily crisp, featherweight dough, owner of an extraordinary moustache.

Listen up Perth: Here’s the pizza order to test your maker’s skill

Hint: it’s probably not the pizza you’re thinking of. And its presence on a menu speaks to a certain intent.

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Three things I love: West Australian Ballet principal dancer Oscar Valdés

Each week, WAtoday reaches out to the Perth community to find out three things people love the most about our coastal capital.

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The cost of Metronet has blown out - again.

Metronet costs balloon by $700m

Stage one of the Labor government’s flagship Metronet project climbed $2 billion in 2023 alone, taking the total cost of the network to around $11.5 billion.

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WA gets more from ore, but Saffioti promises to diversify

Treasurer Rita Saffioti gives her first budget speech.

“A big challenge for us is to make sure we continue to diversify our economy to ensure we have a strong revenue base in the future,” Treasurer Rita Saffioti said.

Rape charges against Perth bikie Troy Mercanti dropped

Troy Mercanti sporting a message for  Attorney General John Quigley on his way to a previous court appearance.

A woman who claimed Troy Mercanti assaulted and raped her after a night out in Northbridge has withdrawn her accusations, forcing the police to drop the charges.

Read the letter sent about radicalised schoolboy before stabbing attack

The letter sent by a concerned parent at Rossmoyne SHS.

A letter from a parent dated April 3 claims a year 11 boy was trying to convert younger students to Islam through controversial videos screened in the school’s prayer room.

AFR to cut print in WA after Seven’s ‘abuse of power’

The print edition of The Australian Financial Review soon will be unavailable in Perth.

The Australian Financial Review will no longer have a physical edition in Perth after Kerry Stokes’ Seven West Media doubled the cost of printing the newspaper.

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CBA has had a win in the Federal Court, which dismissed two shareholder class actions against the bank.

Federal Court dismisses disclosure class actions against CBA

The judge found even though Commonwealth Bank was aware of problems before AUSTRAC’s 2017 case, it had not breached continuous disclosure obligations.

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Crown’s $90m sky home, languishing on the market, gets a $10m discount

Call it opulent, elevated, expensive – but the luxury home set high in Crown Resorts’ skyscraper can’t yet be called “sold”.

Tenants would have saved $3.8 billion across all capital cities if rents had been frozen last year, data show.

Australian renters would be nearly $4b better off under a rent freeze

Tenants would have saved as much as $3000 over the 12 months to March, and proponents of a rent freeze say the cash would be life-changing.

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Former Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy.
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‘Prodigious talent’: Former Dockers and Giants player Cam McCarthy dies

Former teammates of Fremantle and GWS player Cam McCarthy will play with heavy hearts this weekend as they mourn the tragic death of the key forward at the age of 29. 

Brendon Gale (left) and Dustin Martin embrace after the 2017 grand final.
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Gale force heads to Tasmania; Newman fined over bump; Howe forward with Elliott out

Richmond CEO Brendon Gale is leaving the club, while injury-hit Collingwood will be without Jamie Elliott against West Coast.

Banned: Wil Powell.
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Powell’s social media posts revealed after homophobic slur

Perth-raised Gold Coast player Wil Powell used homophobic language online before abusing a Brisbane opponent last Sunday.

Long-time Matildas goalkeeper Lydia Williams will retire from international football after the Paris Olympics.

‘I’ve sacrificed everything’: Lydia Williams to retire from Matildas

After two decades, 103 caps, five World Cups and six Asian Cups, the 35-year-old goalkeeper will bid farewell to the national team.

Flex: Sam Walsh enjoyed his opening goal at the MCG.

The move that put Carlton’s flag quest back on track

Carlton and Melbourne played out another MCG thriller, and the narrow margin could have far-reaching consequences.

Nathan Lyon hobbled out to bat at Lord’s despite a calf injury that would rule him out for the rest of the Ashes series.

Lyon: We’d have won the Ashes 4-0 if I’d been fit

Nathan Lyon believes Australia would have won the 2023 Ashes series 4-0 if he hadn’t broken down with injury.

Melbourne and GWS clash in Alice Springs last year.

‘NT is ready’: Powerbrokers push for 20th AFL team

A Northern Territory club could join the AFL within a decade and play at a multipurpose 20,000-capacity stadium in Darwin.

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