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Racism
'Utter disbelief': The West Australian newspaper under fire over racial slurs in cartoon
The West Australian newspaper is under fire for publishing a cartoon which refers to an Indigenous character using an offensive racial slur.
- by Nathan Hondros and Hamish Hastie
For decades a serial killer was blamed for Sarah's death. Was that a mistake?
For more than two decades it’s been built into the Perth psyche that a serial killer is responsible for the murders of Sarah Spiers, Jane Rimmer and Ciara Glennon. But could that assumption be wrong in the case of the first 'victim'?
- by Heather McNeill
Pandemic leave hangs in the balance as negotiations go to the wire
Millions of Australian workers may lose access to unpaid pandemic leave on Wednesday, with the existing workplace deal set to expire.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Looming shadow of luxury apartment tower for Perth CBD angers neighbours
Plans to turn a neglected lodge in the CBD into a luxury high-rise tower have been recommended for council approval.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
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'Lower socioeconomic facility': Cottesloe residents not stoked with skate park idea
Cottesloe residents fearing a new skate park might attract drug dealing and gang activity have upped the ante in opposition of the plan.
- by Daile Cross
WA set for long wait before border reopens
Plans to reopen WA's interstate borders on August 8 have been shelved amid a fresh outbreak of cases in several Melbourne hotspots.
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Restaurants
Calombaris restaurant empire's collapse costs taxpayers $1 million
So little cash was left in the company that the taxpayer must pick up the tab - and still some workers will miss out.
- by Chris Vedelago and Cameron Houston
Three million Australians cut spending as virus recession hits income
A survey by the ABS revealed the pandemic's economic impact will last longer, with many households unwilling to return to their pre-virus spending ways.
- by Shane Wright
Swimwear brand Seafolly collapses due to 'crippling' COVID-19 crisis
Major Australian swimwear brand Seafolly appointed voluntary administrators on Monday.
- by Dominic Powell
In Other News
Claremont serial killer trial
State 'failed to prove' Bradley Edwards murdered Ciara, defence says
Defence lawyer Paul Yovich says the evidence fails to show there was a sexual motive for the murder, and therefore the prosecution failed to prove Bradley Edwards' propensity to attack women for sexual gratification.
- by Heather McNeill
'No evidence' linking Claremont accused to Sarah Spiers' death, defence argues
Defence lawyer Paul Yovich said neither Sarah's memory nor justice "will be served by convicting the wrong person."
- by Heather McNeill
Western Australia
Police investigate 'suspicious' Mid West house fire after man found dead
A man has been found dead after a suspicious house fire in Western Australia's Mid West.
Billion-dollar business: Why WA universities face their 'day of reckoning'
Will our state's tertiary institutions wither on the vine without the billions overseas students inject into the state's economy every year?
- by Nathan Hondros
Former Fairfax boss to lead 'review' of Seven West Media's newspaper arm
Former Fairfax Media boss Greg Hywood has been appointed by Seven West Media to review its newspaper division, which includes the state's only locally printed daily paper, The West Australian.
- by Nathan Hondros and Zoe Samios
Perth man jailed for trying to kill love rival has sentence extended
A man who attacked his love rival with a boxcutter, a knife and a screwdriver, leaving him with permanent facial injuries, has had his sentence extended after a court found the original term "substantially less" than adequate.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
'WA needs you': McGowan calls on state's job seekers to go back to work
People knocking back work because they're comfortable on JobSeeker are being urged to get off their backsides.
- by Rebecca Le May
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Politics
Pandemic leave hangs in the balance as negotiations go to the wire
Millions of Australian workers may lose access to unpaid pandemic leave on Wednesday, with the existing workplace deal set to expire.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Business
Australian banks dismiss concerns over links to collapsed Wirecard
Boutique lender ME Bank and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as well as big four major Westpac all had commercial links to the collapsed German firm.
- by Charlotte Grieve
World
Body snatching families risk catching coronavirus to perform final rites
Across Indonesia cases are emerging of grieving families stealing back the bodies of dead coronavirus patients.
- by James Massola and Amilia Rosa
Opinion
Dyson Heydon: who knew and turned a blind eye?
Amanda Vanstone
Former Howard government minister
America is too broken to fight the coronavirus
Michelle Goldberg
I'm a sexually harassed judge's associate, but at last I'm being heard
Another Judge's Associate
Government must spend more to support recovery
Brendan Coates and Danielle Wood
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Property bydomain
Jennifer Hawkins, Jake Wall sell their glamorous trophy home
Six months after the model couple listed the two-year-old property on Sydney's northern beaches for more than $20 million, it has found a buyer.
- by Lucy Macken
The historic WA town that still doesn't have traffic lights
The glistening coastline nearby is where most tourists set their sights for wild adventures. But when the locals want to get away from it all, they head inland.
- by Kate Jones
Life & Culture
SBS and Rove McManus bare all for a nationwide life-drawing class
Yes, there will be nudity and no, it won't be like slow TV, Rove promises.
- by Lissa Christopher
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Comedy
'I knew that Jonah was me': former schoolboy reveals anger about Lilley character
- by Garry Maddox
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AFL 2020
West Coast to take on Sydney after Victorian COVID spike causes fixture upheaval
The AFL is preparing to dispatch Victorian teams around the country for extended periods to overcome mounting border control issues as its options for completing the 2020 season rapidly contract.
- by Sam McClure, Daniel Cherny and Lucy Stone
Analysis
AFL 2020
Unfairly run? How the AFL's compromises are piling up
The COVID crisis has clarified the genuine raison d'etre of the AFL competition, which is to simply have a competition in which players, coaches et al are employed and fans are engaged.
- by Jake Niall
'How selfish can you all get?': Kyrgios slams Zverev, tennis world
The Australian star has continued his crusade against the rest of the tennis world after Alexander Zverev was caught flouting a self-imposed isolation period.
- by Sam Phillips
Fyfe to stay in Queensland hub despite hamstring injury
Dual Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe will stay in Queensland's AFL hub despite injuring his right hamstring in Fremantle's 13-point loss to Gold Coast on Saturday.
'S---canning our brand': Clarkson unloads on AFL
Hawks coach launched a broadside, arguing umpires are not properly able to adjudicate incorrect disposal, which he says leads to dour, low-scoring footy.
- by Anthony Colangelo
Opinion
Novak Djokovic
Djokovic pile-on ignores facts of Serbia's lockdown
True, Djokovic, a naturally tactile type, could have been more observant of guidance to avoid touching and embracing.
- by Oliver Brown
Blues' accidental victory tells only half the story
Carlton are building precisely because it’s not just the usual suspects driving things; Suns v Cats has a match-up we all want.
- by Michael Gleeson
Have Your Say
Real Footy podcast: 'I reckon he was s--tcanning his own brand'
This week on the Real Footy podcast, there's fiery debate between Caroline Wilson, Michael Gleeson and Jake Niall about ugly footy.
