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Paramount worker fighting for life after nightclub 'incident'
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding an incident outside a Northbridge nightclub which left a worker fighting for life and sent another man to hospital.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Tackle call on Essendon's Snelling wrong: AFL
The AFL has admitted that the free kick paid against Bomber Will Snelling for a dangerous tackle - which led to goal to Collingwood's Callum Brown in the final quarter - was a mistake.
- by Jake Niall
How hotel quarantine let COVID-19 out of the bag in Victoria
When the Andrews government chose private security contractors to run hotel quarantine it knew it was putting lives in the hands of an industry known for its dysfunction.
- by Ben Schneiders
Hong Kong medic first to be charged with inciting secession, terrorism
And two hardline Beijing officials were named by China to "advise" and "supervise" a new national security policy committee headed by Carrie Lam.
- by Viola Gaskell
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Where the bloody hell now? $60b tourism sector fights for survival
No industry has been hit harder by COVID-19 than tourism. And the scary thing is, no one knows how long the pain will last.
- by Patrick Hatch
Coronavirus updates LIVE: Deputy CHO defend self-test kits for locked down suburbs
The uncomfortable test involves pushing a long swab to the back of the nose, a process difficult to administer to to oneself.
- by Roy Ward
'They can never take away our beliefs': Beijing's endgame to quash HK dissent
From a Hong Kong jail cell, Australian-born Rebecca Louise Nunan urged her supporters to never give up hope despite Beijing's latest crackdown.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Andrew 'was visitor to Epstein home before girl was raped': lawsuit
Under mounting pressure, Prince Andrew is holed up at Royal Lodge, in crisis meetings with his "working group" of lawyers and public relations consultants.
- by Robert Mendick, Hannah Furness and Josie Ensor
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Claremont serial killer trial
Claremont serial killer case: How scientists finally ‘unmasked a killer’
- by Heather McNeill
Ciara Glennon: How her fight helped 'solve' Australia's longest running murder investigation
In the wake of his daughter's disappearance, Denis Glennon said she had been brought up to "fight on". Two decades later, the state alleges she did just that, and in doing so, helped solve one of Australia's biggest murder mysteries.
- by Heather McNeill
Jane Rimmer: How 'miraculous' discovery of body revealed clues to Claremont killer
The finding of Jane Rimmer’s body in 1996 was the breakthrough Perth homicide detectives had been waiting for.
- by Heather McNeill
Western Australia
Tired CBD block gets green light for luxury tower despite neighbours' anger
Construction in Perth will go ahead despite neighbours' fears the building will block their expensive views.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
Former City of Perth councillor charged with fraud, forging records
A former City of Perth councillor has been charged following a long-running inquiry into the dysfunctional council.
- by Marta Pascual Juanola
WA wildlife department under fire over manager's photos with dead animals
A WA department has come under fire from Esperance locals angry at photos of a recently appointed Parks and Wildlife manager posing with dead animals.
- by Jacquelin Robson
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Gosnells teen facing hundreds of child sex abuse charges bashed in prison
The 19-year-old man, believed to be part of a national online child exploitation ring, had his front teeth knocked out.
- by Daile Cross and Marta Pascual Juanola
Perth astronomer's bizarre find raises new questions about gas giant planets
What lies beneath the clouds of Jupiter and Saturn? A backyard astronomer in Perth may have just helped find out.
- by Liam Mannix
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Albanese says he has best candidate as Eden-Monaro goes down to the wire
Labor leader Anthony Albanese says his party is coming from behind in Saturday's Eden-Monaro byelection.
- by Rob Harris
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Multibillion-dollar plan to help businesses survive or close
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China
Australia risks squandering a lucrative export - and a diplomatic opportunity
Historically, educational exchange in Western democracies has been seen as a way of transferring democratic values.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
World
The power of one: Putin settles in for an extended stay
The Russian President's popularity has nosedived since the coronavirus pandemic but he could still control the Kremlin until 2036.
- by Bevan Shields
Andrew 'was visitor to Epstein home before girl was raped': lawsuit
- by Robert Mendick, Hannah Furness and Josie Ensor
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Scott Morrison is not going to duck this crisis
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The husband who gave his wife a house for a birthday present
'I thought we couldn't afford it,' she said, putting the grand home designed by a famous architect out of her mind. But a surprise was in store.
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The town that built a house to raise money for struggling farmers
When the hammer comes down at the auction of a brand new house at the end of this month, the lucky buyer will get much more than a family home.
- by Allison Worrall
Life & Culture
Fresh Bites: Beehives, brews for new Busselton market, and a beer festival boon for Perth
A new indoor market that showcases South West growers, artists and businesses is coming to Busselton.
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Dons overcome Collingwood challenge
Essendon, pipped by one ancient foe last weekend, have scored the club's most significant and satisfying victory of the season to date, surviving a belated Collingwood surge to win a critical game.
- by Jake Niall
Essendon trounce the Pies with pressure, good kicking
Collingwood stumbled with inaccurate kicking for goal last week against GWS, while the Bombers were lucky to be in it until the end in defeat to Carlton. Both will be looking to head into their hubs next week and beyond with a final win in Victoria.
- by Anthony Colangelo
More Victorian clubs to head to WA as COVID crisis bites AFL
All round six matches will be played in either NSW or Queensland as the AFL reshapes the fixture to deal with the cororavirus outbreak in Victoria, with more teams set to head west in later rounds.
- by Jon Pierik
Pause button could be pressed ahead of Melbourne return: McLachlan
The Victorian clubs will head interstate for the immediate future but the league has not ruled out having a bye ahead of matches returning in Melbourne.
- by Jon Pierik
After decades of protests, Washinton, NFL to consider changing the Redskins name
Many consider the name to be a racist slur against Native Americans, with the team owner saying in 2013 the name would "never" change.
- by Kevin Draper
Opinion
The Fitz Files
Gone to the dogs: Why greyhound racing's new code is a complete crock
Minister for Better Regulation Kevin Anderson insists the code will see greyhounds in NSW looked after better than anywhere in Australia. I call BS.
- by Peter FitzSimons
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How to spot a Victorian at an NRL match? Here are signs
We need to determine if Victorians are at NSW sporting events. I posed the question on Twitter and people were most helpful.
