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prisoners and detaineesVideoProtests to be held across Australia for Biloela family

Protests are being held across Australia on Saturday, calling for a Tamil family now in community detention in Perth to be allowed to return to Queensland.

Andi Yu

Make your choiceCommentsPremiumVaccine procrastinators can’t hold off forever

In the near future, every person will get to make that stark choice between vaccination and rolling the dice with the virus and its ever-mutating strains. Here’s why John Flint is among the former.

John Flint

John FlintAssistant Editor

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Labor firms on Swan candidate amid factional brawl

Labor looks to have chosen its candidate for the Federal seat of Swan, but the pick came amid an ugly factional clash over the pre-selection.

Peter Law

The fight continuesCommentsPremiumOutgoing AMA boss ‘won’t ease up’ over WA health crisis

The coronavirus pandemic has made Andrew Miller a household name and the departing head of WA’s doctors union has no plans to retreat from the spotlight.

Josh Zimmerman

Police ordersCommentsPremiumScale of cops’ SafeWA data access revealed

The exact number of times WA Police gained access to personal information from the supposedly private SafeWA app has been revealed.

Peter Law

Huge newsCommentsPremiumNew primary school for East Perth on cards: Lord Mayor

A new primary school will be built in East Perth ‘within this period of the current government’, according to Perth Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas.

Kim Macdonald

Losing hopeCommentsPremiumKalbarri cyclone victims say ‘we’ve been forgotten’

Mid West locals say they have been dealt another ‘soul destroying’ blow as assurances for reduced power bills and other financial assistance in the wake of Cyclone Seroja fail to materialise.

Phoebe Pin

Eligibility in doubtVideoCommentsPremiumPeople in 30s rush to get Pfizer jab after rule change

Crowds are building at the Claremont COVID vaccination clinic amid fears people in their 30s could be about to have their eligibility for the Pfizer vaccine pulled.

Brianna Dugan

Rollout in disarrayCommentsPremiumWest Aussies in 30s could have Pfizer jabs cancelled

West Australians in their 30s may become ineligible for the Pfizer jab as health experts tasked with overseeing the vaccine rollout recommended lifting the AstraZeneca age threshold to 60 and above.

Josh Zimmerman

Vaccine farceCommentsPremiumNew advice: No AstraZeneca jab for under 60s

AstraZeneca should only be administered to over 60s, the Government’s peak advisory group on immunisation has ruled.

Sarah Ison

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Finance failureCommentsPremium
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McGowan redundancy plan results in more jobs

The McGowan Government’s targeted voluntary separation scheme has saved just seven per cent of what it promised in 2018 and ended up hiring double the amount of people it made redundant.

Briana Fiore

Boiling overCommentsPremiumMcGowan ‘drunk on power’: Davies fumes over CCC call

Opposition Leader Mia Davies has lashed WA Premier Mark McGowan during a heated parliamentary debate tied to the WA Government’s bid to reinstall John McKechnie as Corruption and Crime Commissioner.

Charlotte Elton

Data privacyCommentsPremium‘Thousands’ of user’s SafeWA data seen in murder probe

WA Police were determined to use any means possible to catch the killer of Rebels bikie Nick Martin, including accessing the data of ordinary West Aussies.

Josh Zimmerman

‘They have come for me’CommentsPremiumClive Palmer sobs over ‘repugnant’ WA Government

In an extraordinary outburst of emotion Clive Palmer has broken down in tears in the High Court, declaring the WA Government had ‘come for’ him before issuing a stern warning to Australians.

Sarah Ison & Charlotte Elton

‘Muscle flex’CommentsPremiumOpposition to vote against CCC boss reappointment

WA Opposition Leader Mia Davies says she won’t support legislation to reinstall John McKechnie as WA’s Corruption and Crime Commissioner, calling it a ‘considerable muscle flex’.

Charlotte Elton

Ideological clashCommentsPremiumTop cop ‘not sorry’ for using SafeWA data for probe

WA’s top cop and the Premier have clashed over the controversial access to supposedly confidential SafeWA app’s contact tracing data as part of their murder probe of ex-Rebels gang boss Nick Martin.

Daryna Zadvirna

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‘Reckless and stupid’CommentsPremium
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Costings reveal Liberals’ $15 billion election disaster

The WA Liberals’ signature green energy plan would have cost taxpayers more than $15 billion if the party won power at the State election.

Peter Law

International edgePremiumBusinesses given a boost to compete in Asia

Twenty-two WA businesses have received funding to help them bolster trade ties with key Asian markets such as Indonesia, Singapore and Japan.

Kate Purnell

Shock revelationCommentsPremiumCops used SafeWA data in hunt for Nick Martin’s killer

Detectives investigating the assassination of former Rebels bikie boss Nick Martin demanded supposedly confidential contact-tracing data as part of their high-stakes probe.

Josh Zimmerman

High court battleCommentsPremium‘It’s my duty to take WA Govt to court’: Clive Palmer

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has labelled the first day of his High Court battle against the McGowan Government as ‘encouraging’, saying it was his ‘duty’ to take the $30 billion stoush to court.

Sarah Ison

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Massive majorityCommentsPremium
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McKechnie to be reappointed as CCC boss

The McGowan Government is set to use its massive majority in Parliament to reappoint John McKechnie as Corruption and Crime Commissioner.

Peter Law and Charlotte Elton

Downsizing’s upsideCommentsPremiumIncentives to seniors could boost affordable housing

For some retirees, downsizing is simply not right for them. But for those who do want to make the shift, all levels of government need to look at what carrots can be dangled to ease the move.

Annabel Hennessy

Annabel HennessyPolitics Reporter

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‘Political poison’CommentsPremium
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Email reveals Honey sounded alarm on Libs’ green policy

WA Liberal leader David Honey warned colleagues the policy of closing government-owned coal plants in just four years would be an electoral disaster the day before it was unveiled.

Josh Zimmerman

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Probe forgottenCommentsPremium
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McGowan backflips on Housing corruption inquiry

Mark McGowan has backflipped on his pre-election support for a government inquiry into corruption within the Department of Housing during Paul Whyte’s time with the agency.

Josh Zimmerman