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The polar vortex bringing icy temperatures across southern Australia

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‘Shaken and traumatised’: Football West investigates off-field soccer game brawl

WA Police and the clubs’ governing body have been advised of the incident.

Football West has launched an investigation after spectators from two junior soccer clubs became embroiled in an off-field brawl that left one person injured and children “shaken” and “traumatised”.

Police plead for public’s help over unsolved death of man in WA’s Wheatbelt

WA Police have poured their resources into a small town in WA’s Wheatbelt region, in an appeal to find out what happened to a 50-year-old man who died in a suspected hit-and-run on June 6. Follow our live coverage here.

The science behind why Paris’ ‘slow pool’ is affecting our swimmers

Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus hug after the final of the Women’s 200m Freestyle.

Australia are winning gold, but few world records are being set. Paris’ unusually shallow pool might be to blame.

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Tigers, Roos or Eagles, who will win footy’s ‘race’ to the bottom?

This year’s grand final will remain in its traditional Saturday afternoon time slot. The AFL Commission has signed off on league chief Andrew Dillon’s recommendation today.

Tony Gustavsson’s tenure as Matildas coach is over.

Matildas part ways with coach Gustavsson after Olympics flop

Tony Gustavsson and Football Australia have agreed there will be no new contract after the Swede’s previous deal expired with the team’s elimination from Paris 2024.

Lithium crash to cost 300 jobs at miner in WA

Albemarle chief executive Kent Masters (centre) at the Kemerton  plant.

The world’s largest lithium producer will slash production of the battery ingredient in WA, prompting the federal government to consider bringing forward planned assistance.

Violent storms becoming the norm in Mandurah, says SES

A fallen tree in last night’s storm.

Severe thunderstorms across Perth and WA’s southern regions led to the SES receiving more than 45 calls for help statewide, mostly for water ingress, flooding and downed trees. 

Second ‘upper tier’ property boom expected in Perth

This huge increase in the collective wealth of Perth property owners is laying the basis for a second locally driven property boom.

PM urges Australians to leave Lebanon due to ‘real risk of escalation’

After the deaths of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, it’s thought conflict in the region could heighten amid retaliatory strikes.

The threat of an all-out regional inferno hangs over the Middle East

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Israel’s decision to kill a top leader of Hamas on Iranian soil poured petrol onto a bonfire. The ramifications could be far-reaching and painful for us all.

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Anthony Albanese has been road testing his themes for the election. So has Peter Dutton, who says that the PM is a good bloke. But of course, there’s a catch.

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Tony Gustavsson’s tenure as Matildas coach is over.

Matildas part ways with coach Gustavsson after Olympics flop

Tony Gustavsson and Football Australia have agreed there will be no new contract after the Swede’s previous deal expired with the team’s elimination from Paris 2024.

Mollie O’Callaghan and Ariarne Titmus hug after the final of the Women’s 200m Freestyle.

The science behind why Paris’ ‘slow pool’ is affecting our swimmers

Australia are winning gold, but few world records are being set. Paris’ unusually shallow pool might be to blame.

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If Olympic medals were given for apologies, these would make the podium

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Jess Fox celebrates her second gold medal of the Paris Games.

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Jess Fox needed the run of her life to secure her second gold medal in Paris. With one stunning run under the Parisian sun, she did exactly that, and cemented herself in Australian Olympic lore.

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WA Police and the clubs’ governing body have been advised of the incident.

‘Children shaken and traumatised’: Football West investigates off-field brawl at children’s soccer game

Football West has launched an investigation after spectators from two junior soccer clubs became embroiled in an off-field brawl that left one person injured and children “shaken” and “traumatised”.

Violent storms becoming the norm in Mandurah, says SES

A fallen tree in last night’s storm.

Severe thunderstorms across Perth and WA’s southern regions led to the SES receiving more than 45 calls for help statewide, mostly for water ingress, flooding and downed trees. 

AFL star Marlion Pickett pleads not guilty to stealing more than $380,000 in Perth

Richmond star Marlion Pickett leaves court in Perth in June 2023.

The Richmond player was arrested last year in connection to a spate of commercial thefts. On Thursday, he formally denied having any involvement and will take the matter to trial.

Why hasn’t this abandoned WA ‘molestation sanctuary’ been bulldozed to the ground?

The Katanning Residential College.

Festering in an unremarkable corner of the Great Southern historic town are rows of drab red brick buildings just waiting for someone to do the right thing and bulldoze the lot of them.

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‘Do the right thing’: Danny Hodgson’s plea as state tries to railroad lawsuit

Danny Hodgson with partner, Jess.

The State Solicitor’s Office has lodged an application to overturn a compensation bid by one punch attack victim Danny Hodgson.

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Scott Pendlebury’s appetite for success remains as strong as ever as he prepares for game 400, the Collingwood star declaring “I’ll use the rule book to my advantage if I have to”, while the AFL will take no further action over Carlton’s handling of Harry McKay after a head knock.

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This was classic backs-to-the-wall Matildas – and that was the problem

An Olympic campaign sputtered to an end in Marseille as the Matildas succumbed 2-1 to the US, their forever nemesis. It was an unprepossessing way to go out.

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Club chief executive Craig Kelly is accused of repeatedly making inappropriate comments to a club employee who is now suing for hurt, humiliation and distress.

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Harley Reid has been praised for the physical mongrel he brings to the game, and West Coast players are vowing to do their best to protect him from fiery reprisals.

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