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WA Police charge ex-AFL player Barry Cable with alleged child sex abuse

WA Police have charged ex-AFL player Barry Cable with historic sexual abuse of a young girl.

Adelaide woman injured during horror flight has no feeling below the waist

Keith Davis (centre) is whisked away and prevented from talking to reporters at Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, on Thursday.

Almost half the SQ321’s 211 passengers were injured in what has become one of the most serious turbulence events in modern aviation history. 

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Hundreds believed killed by landslide in Enga Province, PNG

Villagers search the site of a  landslide that struck villages in the Southern Highlands mountainous region of central Papua New Guinea a few years ago.

More than 50 homes, many with people still asleep inside, were buried when the landslide hit Kaokalam village around 3am.

Man who removed ankle monitor arrested south of river

Jye Bremner-Walker, who allegedly removed his ankle monitor to escape police, has been arrested in Salter Point.

‘Much-loved son’: Rich list family stands by suspected drug kingpin

The father is the epitome of the migrant success story; the son is one of the nation’s most wanted suspected criminals.

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Days of grand gestures for Indigenous reconciliation over, WA premier says

WA Premier Roger Cook says the government will not pursue a state-based Voice.

Premier Roger Cook has ruled out pursuing a state-based Indigenous Voice to parliament while suggesting the days of big reconciliation gestures like that are likely over.

Perth’s second Starbucks gets green light

A contentious $14.5 million precinct featuring global coffee chain Starbucks has been approved, despite community opposition.

Former US President Donald Trump dances during a campaign event at Crotona Park in the Bronx.

Trump offers lies, fear and promises of a better New York in the Bronx

Days away from learning his fate in a historic hush money trial, the former president drew thousands of fans to a campaign rally in one of America’s poorest neighbourhoods.

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AFL 2024

Watching Harley Reid play footy has made me feel hopeful again

Harley Reid.

With so much grief and worry in the world right now, these people feel like the antidote. They turn everyday things into acts of beauty.

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Olympic gold medallist’s sudden retirement

A member of Australia’s Olympic gold medal-winning women’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her swimming career just months before Paris.

Australian voters back plans to keep gas on tap

The poll found that 75 per cent of voters supported a domestic gas reservation policy to ensure a steady supply of gas to households and businesses.

After heart surgery, Nick Hudson quit his job to become a push-up evangelist

Nick Hudson, founder of the Push-Up Challenge, wants to take the challenge global.

The former BHP engineer wants to improve mental health around the globe, one push-up at a time.

News Corp’s Game of Thrones begins as job cuts loom

Rupert Murdoch passed the baton as chairman of News Corp to Lachlan who is presiding over the restructure of its Australian operations.

News Corp is expected to unveil a flatter management structure, with casualties expected in middle management and senior editor ranks.

Why the brands Australians have loved and eaten for decades are up for sale

Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell.

One of the nation’s largest dairy processors is the latest domino to fall in a sector that has been dwindling for decades.

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Religion

Confessions of a disabled parking sticker offender

Last Sunday, I took my mother to church and committed many sins.

Malcolm Knox
Malcolm Knox

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Three things I love: Perth’s banh mi royalty share their day on a plate

Three things I love: Perth’s banh mi royalty share their day on a plate

Warning: after reading about a typical Saturday “food adventure” for Perth’s “banh mi king and queen” and their Mini-Me, your cravings will be uncontrollable.

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HBF Run For a Reason 2024: In Pictures

Thousands of people converged in Perth on Sunday to run for charity.

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120kg of MDMA was found on a cargo ship in Fremantle in February.
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Drugs worth more than $6m found stashed on cargo ship in Fremantle

Australian Border Force intercepted 120kg of MDMA using sniffer dogs after the ship docked in WA on its way to NSW in February.

‘Sweetest soul’: Teen killed in Gooseberry Hill crash remembered

Dylan Soklich died on Wednesday night after the car he was a passenger in hit a tree.

Dylan Soklich,16, was a passenger in the back of a car that hit a tree and rolled on a Perth Hills road on Wednesday night.

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18 months in prison for bashing girl, 6, over head with a cricket ball

A 36-year-old woman has been jailed for assaulting her six-year-old step-daughter.

A Perth woman has been jailed for 18 months after violently beating her six-year-old stepdaughter, leaving horrific bruises.

Transperth driver sacked after boy dragged 300m by bus

Jeremy Thompson was injured in a bus accident earlier this month.

On Thursday Perth Transport Authority said the driver responsible for dragging a boy 300 metres by a bus which left him with a broken pelvis and hand and two skin grafts, has been sacked.

Court delays WA senator’s trust probe as Higgins, Sharaz prepare to get married

Brittany Higgins outside the Federal Court in Sydney last November, with partner David Sharaz (left) and lawyer Leon Zwier.

Brittany Higgins’ lawyers have successfully delayed a highly charged document swap as she and fiancee David Sharaz prepare to tie the knot.

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Property prices have soared out of reach for many households.

‘People feel cheated’: Cut to home buyer budgets leaves households reeling

Workers are feeling ‘pretty distressed’ to realise the basics of life have slipped further out of reach than even in the recent past.

Nox in the Talofa hinterland near Byron Bay sold for $12 million to animation pioneer Zareh Nalbandian.

He sold his studio to Netflix for $700m. Then he went on a $120m property spree

The Animal Logic co-founder has taken to real estate in a big way in recent years, and his $12 million Byron Bay cash buy is just his latest acquisition.

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Disgraced AFL legend Barry Cable.
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Crime

Ex-AFL player Barry Cable charged with child sex abuse

WA Police have charged ex-AFL player Barry Cable with historic sexual abuse of a young girl.

Essendon’s odd couple: Skipper Zach Merrett and star Jake Stringer.

‘A unique relationship’: The odd couple driving the resurgent Bombers

As mercurial Bomber Jake Stringer reaches a major milestone, we speak to two of his closest football friends.

Days gone by: Jim and Phil Krakouer were two of the AFL’s most exciting players in the 1980s.
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AFL 2024

All 18 AFL clubs put on notice over racism class action

All clubs have been warned they could be targeted over historical racism claims in a class action led by Phil Krakouer and including at least six other footballers who played between 1975 and 2022.

Medal-winning machines ... Kaylee Mckeown, Chelsea Hodges, Emma Mckeon and Cate Campbell after winning the 4x100m medley relay.
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Swimming

‘I just wanted the pain to end’: Olympic gold medallist announces sudden retirement

A member of Australia’s Olympic gold medal-winning women’s 4x100m medley team has called time on her swimming career just months before Paris.

Teahupo’o wipeout,

Margaret River surfer explains why Teahupo’o is so perfect ... and terrifying

Five surfers have died at the iconic and infamous Tahitian break, venue for the Olympic competition in July, which translates as “place of skulls” in the local Polynesian dialect.

Australian basketball star Josh Giddey is no longer under police investigation.

NBA closes investigation into Josh Giddey’s alleged relationship with underage girl

The NBA has ended its investigation into Australian basketball star Josh Giddey for an alleged inappropriate relationship with a teenager, ESPN reported on Thursday.

Bulldog Aaron Naughton will be nervously awaiting scans.
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AFL 2024

Dogs learn Naughton’s fate as injuries mount heading into crucial stretch of season

The Bulldogs’ 14-point loss to premiership favourites Sydney was compounded by injuries to Anthony Scott, Aaron Naughton and Ed Richards.

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