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UpdatedPremiumOverseas arrivals test positive to COVID despite being vaccinated

Travellers that say they were fully vaccinated overseas have tested positive to COVID-19 while in hotel quarantine in Sydney.

Maria Bervanakis, Anton Nilsson

Porter vs ABCPremiumPorter claims ABC motivated by malice

Christian Porter has accused the ABC of engaging in a witch hunt culminating in the publication of what he says was a defamatory article falsely implying he ‘brutally raped’ a teenage girl in 1988.

Josh Zimmerman

India crisisCommentsPremiumAustralian dies in COVID-ravaged India

Australia’s High Commissioner to India Barry O’Farrell has confirmed an Australian resident has died there, as 9000 Australians remain stranded — but the cause of death is still being investigated.

Sarah Ison

NetballPremiumMundy’s Mother’s Day inspiration

Hannah Mundy want to be her own woman on the court but her mum’s stellar netball career will spur her on this Mother’s Day.

Emma Greenwood

Trend shiftPremiumWhy next generation is picking stocks over bricks

The strong rebound in share prices reflects that while volatile, the market is full of potential ... which is more than you can say for people priced out of the latest property boom.

Arian Neiron

‘Flight risk’Premium‘Tax-dodging’ WA property tycoon scores court win

Allen Caratti — who is accused of dodging millions in tax and impersonating an ATO employee — has had a win in court after his lawyers and prosecutors locked horns over a bail condition.

Shannon Hampton

Disturbing crimeVideoPremiumSA’s ‘10 second rapist’ jailed over Perth sex attack

The man once dubbed the ‘10 second rapist’ in South Australia has now been convicted of a sex assault on a mother in Perth, with his expected jail term leaving his victim weighing up a move overseas.

Tim Clarke

‘Dying on the streets’VideoCommentsStranded Aussies fear for lives in COVID-stricken India

India has reached another grim global world record, with stranded Australians living in constant fear of catching COVID-19 pleading for the Government to help them get home.

Rebecca Gredley

Defamation trialPremiumPorter wants ‘real’ ABC defence withheld from public

Lawyers acting for Christian Porter have revealed the ABC is ‘not pleading truth to most of his case’ in the high-profile defamation trial.

Josh Zimmerman

Contentious banCommentsPremiumPM confirms India pause to stay but no extension

Australians stranded in India will be forced to see out the contentious travel ban ordered by the Morrison Government, after which time a select group of citizens will be repatriated on one proviso.

Sarah Ison & Josh Zimmerman

UpdatedPremiumAustralia mulls major move amid China threat

The Department of Defence’s spend threshold could be moved for the first time since the Cold War amid growing regional uncertainty.

Charles Miranda

NEW CARSPremiumFamily values: Hyundai’s all-new SUV tested

The South Korean brand has launched a new versions of its popular SUV, but those looking for a bargain will be disappointed.

Richard Blackburn

ExclusivePremiumBosses spying on workers at home

More Australians are being asked to install ‘big brother’ software to keep working from home but experts say it’s a bad idea.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

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Top tips to defuse far right extremists

The possibility of a mass casualty attack from the far right is now higher than it was five years ago — here’s a list of things we have to do urgently to defuse potential extremists in WA.

Anne Aly

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Cricket WAG hits out at trolls as players flee India

The wife of Perth cricketer Jason Behrendorff says he only hopped on a plane to play in COVID-ravaged India’s rich Premier League competition because he was assured it was safe to go.

Krystal Sanders

ExclusivePremiumAussie fashion icon Camilla Franks’ devastating surgery

Aussie fashion queen Camilla Franks has revealed her decision to have more surgery as her “hideous” breast cancer fight continues.

Jonathon Moran and Sue Dunlevy

Optimistic outlookCommentsPremiumWhy Australia’s post-COVID economic recovery is so good

Australia’s post-COVID economic recovery has exceeded the Reserve Bank’s most optimistic expectations, according to RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle.

Josh Zimmerman

EXCLUSIVEPremiumNew warning over bushfire apps

Apps warning of bushfire danger saved lives during the Black Summer, but experts warn too much reliance on smart phones could create a deadly problem for firefighters.

David Mills

Vaccine scareVideoWest Aussie’s blood clots ‘likely linked’ to COVID jab

A 64-year-old woman from WA is among five more people to have developed blood clots after having the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, it has been revealed.

Angela Pownall

Brother arrestedVideoPremium‘We’re finished’: ‘Kidnapped’ cricket star MacGill’s girlfriend breaks her silence

Stuart MacGill’s girlfriend has spoken out after she was unwittingly drawn into his horrifying kidnap ordeal.

Josh Hanrahan

Relationship deep-freezeCommentsPremiumTensions flare as China cuts crucial tie with Australia

China has cut off one of the main economic channels with Australia in an escalation of tensions between the two nations.

Sarah Ison

Border shockShocking monthly cost of border closures

A research group has estimated the monthly cost of Australia’s closed international borders – and the bill is frightening.

Evin Priest

Horrifying actVideoPremiumCops investigated after Kelly Wilkinson’s burn death

Queensland police will come under the scrutiny of the Ethical Standards Committee over their dealings with mother of three Kelly Wilkinson who was found burned to death in her backyard.

Darren Cartwright

AustraliaPremiumCandice’s wait for David Warner’s homecoming

Candice Warner has revealed how she will spend Mother’s Day with her mum and David’s mum as he remains stranded in India.

Diana Jenkins