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PoliticsIndigenous leaders in Closing the Gap deal

Ahead of a national cabinet meeting on July 10, Indigenous leaders and ministers will meet to finalise an agreement on health, jobs and education.

Paul Osborne

Priceless patchWA site glistens onto National Heritage List

A patch of four-billion-year-old crystals in WA called “one of the most important places in the world” for research into earth’s origins will now be protected and preserved by the Federal Government.

Sarah Ison

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Labor plays hard border card in WA re-election stunt

EXCLUSIVE: The McGowan Government is using its hard border policy as a re-election weapon — dropping flyers into letterboxes of marginal seat homes urging voters to sign a petition to Keep WA Strong.

Peter Law

Funding boostWA in line for huge $1b export boost

WA is set to receive a $1 billion export boost with the Federal Government underwriting flights carrying rock lobster and other agricultural products while international planes remain grounded.

Lanai Scarr

Basil’s Top 10School kids’ cash rewards should come from parents

Cash incentives for children to work harder are fine, if it’s their own parents dangling it. But schools shouldn’t be offering pupils money for better ATAR scores, Basil Zempilas writes in his Top 10.

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SEE THE DELETED PHOTOSShocking animal photos emerge of WA conservation hire

WA’s conservation department is under fire after recruiting a manager who shared photos of himself holding a firearm and posing with dead animals including zebras, rhinos, giraffes and elephants.

Rourke Walsh

Federal Court trialVic outbreak puts hurdle in Clive’s border battle

Clive Palmer’s hard border challenge could be delayed after WA’s Solicitor-General applied for an adjournment because an expert witness is in Victoria to help with the State’s coronavirus outbreak.

Josh Zimmerman

PoliticsTrad cleared by CCC over corruption claim

Ex-Queensland deputy premier Jackie Trad has been cleared of wrongdoing in the appointment of a school principal but the CCC has slammed "disturbing practices".

Robyn Wuth

Closing the gapIndigenous equality focus of new agreement

A new agreement to be discussed at National Cabinet aims to empower Indigenous organisations to help address disadvantage in communities and sets ambitious goals to cut Indigenous incarceration.

DefenceChina threatens security: defence minister

Defence Minister Linda Reynolds has accused China of deeply unsettling the Indo-Pacific and creating enormous anxiety for Australia and other regional nations.

Daniel McCulloch

‘Watch this space’Top cop’s ominous warning to Mercanti over funeral trip

Police Commissioner Chris Dawson has fired off a warning shot to career criminal Troy Mercanti for his trip to NSW to attend a bikie funeral, saying it was getting ‘full attention’ from WA Police.

Michael Traill and Josh Zimmerman

Politics'Leaders need to prioritise cybersecurity'

The auditor-general says the culture around cybersecurity will drive real change in government departments, with hacking risks rarely prompting a response.

Finbar O'Mallon

‘Can’t remain in ICU’JobSeeker ‘dependency’ has to come to an end: PM

Scott Morrison says continuing the same level of coronavirus stimulus beyond September is unfair to taxpayer and would prove an ‘impediment’ to jobs and businesses.

Sarah Ison

Economy boostGreen hub means more trees and jobs in SW

Red tape will be slashed to make it easier for farm forestry projects to start in the South West under a new Federal Government scheme aimed at creating jobs and meeting emission reduction targets.

Annabel Hennessy

Bad reactionSchool cash incentive slammed as ‘lazy’

Education experts have slammed a top-ranking WA public school's decision to use taxpayers’ money to give Year 12 students $500 cash incentives to work harder as “lazy”.

Caitlyn Rintoul and Josh Zimmerman

PoliticsStates must agree on GST reform: Morrison

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says there needs to be agreement between the states on tax reform before the GST rate can be changed.

Matt Coughlan

Law and orderPolice bust drug syndicate in Vic and Tas

Six men and two women have been arrested in Victoria and Tasmania as part of a five-month investigation into an alleged Malaysian drug manufacturing syndicate.

Carly Waters

Military moneyWhere $2.5b in Defence Dept. cash will be spent in WA

WA defence facilities will be be injected with $2.5 billion in upgrades as part of a Federal Government funding boost. See which locations will get the money.

Sarah Ison

‘China’s ‘arms race’ warning after PM’s $270b plan

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian has said the upgrade of Australia’s arsenal was ‘unnecessary’ and said that ‘all countries should avoid an arms race’.

Sarah Ison

Increased threatChina has ‘deeply unsettled’ region: Defence Minister

China has “deeply unsettled” the region and put Australia’s security and stability at risk, Australia’s Defence Minister Linda Reynolds will say in a speech today.

Sarah Ison

Cash incentiveState offers $6000 for firms to hire apprentice

Up to $6000 in financial support is now available to WA employers who take on a displaced apprentice or trainee.

Peter Law

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Land sales skyrocket to 5-year high as buyers cash-in

Federal and WA Government grants have seen lands sales explode to their highest levels in five years, with new releases selling out in days and warnings of an impending shortage of available lots.

Josh Zimmerman & Michael Traill