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Australia votes
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Emergency services
Tourists thrown overboard, seriously injured at WA’s Horizontal Falls
A swarm of aircraft have descended on one of the state’s premier tourist attractions to winch numerous seriously injured people from a major accident scene.
Pilbara gas plant price jumps $420 million as COVID hits supply chains
The cost to build Perdaman’s controversial fertiliser plant on WA’s Burrup Peninsula has jumped after Italian construction giant Saipem struck problems.
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Australia votes
Murugappan family allowed to return to Biloela
The family of asylum seekers will be given a pathway to become Australian residents under a decision by the Albanese government to end years of dispute over their treatment.
Joyce to push for leadership at the Nationals’ conference
Barnaby Joyce will make a pitch for his political survival when he addresses the state branch of the National Party ahead of a looming leadership challenge.
Chinese Foreign Minister in Kiribati, new airstrip planned
Wang Yi’s four-hour long visit after leaving the Solomon Islands on Friday will raise concerns in Washington and Canberra about Beijing’s plans for the island.
As a plan was drawn up to regenerate WA’s bushland, another 10,000 hectares was earmarked for clearing
The WA government wants to reverse a decline in native vegetation, but stakeholders are unsure how the state will get there despite a new policy promising a net gain.
St John WA urgent care clinics to start charging gap fee as winter looms
WA hospitals are under intense pressure and a potentially severe flu season during a pandemic could buckle the system further.
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Uvalde school shooting
Fury in Texas over missing 90 minutes between 911 call and gunman’s death
It was 11.30am when local police were first alerted that someone had opened fire outside the school. But he wasn’t shot dead until 1pm.
Billionaire Cannon-Brookes wants AGL board seats if coal split fails
Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has declared he will seek two seats on AGL’s board if the energy giant’s proposed demerger collapses.
Nation’s first Indigenous Supreme Court judge defies the naysayers
Respected barrister Lincoln Crowley recalled thinking “you wait and see, mate” when told he would end up in jail because of his family background.
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Lunch with
‘Australia broke my heart’: Why Yassmin Abdel-Magied may give up her citizenship
The writer, social advocate and now Londoner says the treatment meted out to her in Australia broke her heart and her relationship with the country.
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Industrial relations
Amazon reaches settlement with Australian worker over pregnancy
Rachel Reshmi launched Federal Court action against the online retailer in after it withdrew an offer of a permanent role when she said she was pregnant.
Hey Dad! actor Robert Hughes’ parole decision reserved
The disgraced actor and convicted paedophile wants to return to Britain to spend his remaining years with his wife, and to keep a low profile, a parole hearing has heard.
Google Australia’s tax bill just $85 million despite profit rise
Search giant Google paid $85 million in tax in 2021 despite earning more than $7 billion from the local economy.
Concussion spike as protocols force players to miss
AFL players miss at least one game if they are diagnosed with concussion, but debate continues about what is the appropriate time to be sidelined as the AFL injury report reveals the number of games missed through concussion per club in 2021.
‘Reverse hostage-taking’, ‘scapegoating’: Australian VIPs slam Wimbledon ban
At a Sport Australia Hall of Fame forum, three heavyweights question the sense and worth of Wimbledon’s stance against Russian and Belarusian players.
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Vale
Royalty for Roy: Family, friends and former greats farewell Symonds
Much-loved Australian cricketer Andrew “Roy” Symonds has been farewelled in Townsville after dying in a car crash earlier this month.
Western Australia
One in four in WA have had COVID since pandemic start
New cases reported overnight bring the total number recorded in the state since the pandemic began to 705,723 – one-quarter of WA’s population of about 2.8 million.
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Australia votes
‘Support reform or get out of the way’, WA Liberals boss tells party faithful
During the post-election briefing, Richard Wilson said the worst thing the party could do after suffering a 9.9 per cent hit to their primary vote was nothing.
WA triple-zero patients will be asked to call next of kin under St John plan
The new plan was spurred by the grieving son of Georgina Wild, who died after waiting 2½ hours for an ambulance earlier this month.
WA chases mega factory for hydrogen technology
The WA government wants to offer more than sun, wind and land to proposed multibillon-dollar projects to produce the clean fuel.
Analysis
Australia votes
The inside story of how Labor conquered the western front
Nationally, Labor took a hit in its primary vote, but in WA it increased by 7.4 per cent, scalping two coalition ministers, flipping four seats red and clearing the path for Albanese to form a majority government.
Politics
Labor will urge Fair Work Commission to boost wages to meet inflation
The PM says the government’s submission to the Fair Work wage review would argue workers on the minimum wage could not afford a real wage cut.
Business
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Industrial relations
Amazon reaches settlement with Australian worker over pregnancy
Rachel Reshmi launched Federal Court action against the online retailer in after it withdrew an offer of a permanent role when she said she was pregnant.
World
The Louvre’s former boss charged in art trafficking case
The charges were a stunning turn of events for the ex-director of the museum, Jean-Luc Martinez, France’s ambassador for international cooperation on heritage.
Opinion
‘Turned Frankenstein’: Sharemarkets in the crosshairs in inflation fight
Ambrose Evans- Pritchard
The WFH lessons you should take back to the office
Angela Ferguson
A flying start, a graveside chat: the Albanese era takes off
David Crowe
Chief political correspondent
Explore
Property
From Seabird to Lancelin, coastal towns near Perth are having a renaissance
Forget the holiday home in the dunes: FIFO workers and those who work from home are among those thinking they might as well make their sea change permanent.
The suburbs where the property market has fallen most
Property values have already fallen by as much as $200,000 in some neighbourhoods, new figures show.
Lifestyle
Garden in need of a glow-up? These design experts can help
Do you suffer from Sudden Garden Syndrome? Fear not, there’s help available.
Culture
Young, rich and famous: Is Laroi still the kid from the block?
In the three years since he left Australia, The Kid Laroi has become one of the biggest superstars in the world.
Sport
AFL Briefing
AFL 2022
Blues’ Dow back; McDonald out injured for the Dees; Roughead retires; Dons turn on the sprinklers
Carlton’s Paddy Dow finally gets his chance to impress at senior level this season, Tom McDonald is out for the Demons with an injury, Magpies defender Jordan Roughead announces his retirement, and Essendon’s left-field approach to training.
How viral video of a decades-old arrest spawned racing’s new cult hero
Democracy Manifest was the term used by an Australian man as he was thrown into a police vehicle in the 1990s. But the horse’s form is creating a cult hero.
Smith to miss trip west, reinforcements for Dons
The Western Bulldogs will head to Perth without star midfielder Bailey Smith, who will miss the Saturday night’s clash with West Coast due to illness.
‘Embarrassing moment’: Begu wins at Open after throwing racquet into stands
Romania’s Irina-Camelia Begu was lucky to stay in the tournament after making a child cry when she threw her racquet in frustration while facing Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Saints’ sights set on their man, set to sign Ratten to new deal
St Kilda are set to hand Brett Ratten a new contract, with the senior coach likely to seek a three-year deal.
Opinion
NRL 2022
Should Shane Flanagan and James Hird coach again?
The two coaches at the centre of the “darkest day in Australian sport” want a second chance. Do they deserve it?
Andrew Webster
Chief Sports Writer
Sports Integrity Australia to investigate two claims from process sparked by De Vanna
SIA confirmed it will investigate two matters from the 27 submissions it received into alleged abuse in football at the national level.
Have Your Say
LIV and let die: Why it matters if Mickelson chooses Norman’s rebel tour
Besides piles of Saudi cash, can Greg Norman’s controversial golf league offer anything important to a player’s legacy, history or reputation? No. So is it really a “threat” to the PGA Tour?
Darren Kane
Sports Columnist
