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Oldest-ever champCommentsPremiumAussie golden girl eyes Olympic bid after record swim

If WA swimmer Holly Barratt launches into the Olympic pool in the Tokyo Games in July, her performance will be one for the ages — regardless of whether she takes home gold.

Steve Butler

Future is hereRTS2021: The must-see show that will blow your mine

Jaw-dropping augmented reality, astonishing robotics, world-leading drone engineering and remote operations centres that NASA envies — it’s all coming to Perth and it’s all completely free.

Ben Harvey

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‘Daily abuse’Premium
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WAIS to be hit by allegations of gymnast abuse

The Western Australian Institute of Sport is tonight preparing to respond to allegations of horrific abuse in its gymnastics program that span over three decades.

Annabel Hennessy

‘We were really careful’PremiumNurse who caught COVID in ‘high risk’ hotel pregnant

A pregnant, asthmatic nurse has told of concern for her unborn baby after she contracted COVID-19 from another guest in hotel quarantine in Perth.

Peter Law

Barking madCommentsPremiumDPP therapy dog to earn more than junior nurses

A taxpayer-funded emotional support dog for stressed public prosecutors will be paid more than a junior nurse after the signing of a $162,000 contract. Here’s where that cash will go

Briana Fiore

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Time to diversify: WA told to do ‘more than ore’

Iron ore exports are predicted to bring in $2.3 billion to WA over the next four years, however Perth MP Patrick Gorman says the pandemic had revealed a clear need for economic diversification.

Sarah Ison

‘He knows where her body is’PremiumDevastating end to search with no sign of Hayley found

Police have concluded the search of a Badgingarra property formerly owned by Hayley Dodd’s killer, Francis Wark, with the remains of the missing teenager not located.

Daryna Zadvirna, Phil Hickey & Michael Traill

Supreme Court scrapPremiumFreedom of speech ‘at risk’ amid WA Parliament turf war

Freedom of speech in WA’s Parliament would be ‘profoundly’ affected if it was forced to hand over the contents of devices belonging to disgraced ex-MPs, lawyers for Kate Doust have argued.

Emily Moulton

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New attractionVideoPremium
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Artificial reef makes waves off Perth coast

A new fishing and diving hotspot is being created off the coast of Perth with work to install a million-dollar, purpose-built artificial reef underway.

Tyler Brown

Transmission shockCommentsPremiumOfficials knew Mercure was ‘biggest hotel spread risk’

WA Health has known for weeks the Mercure Hotel — at the centre of an investigation into how COVID-19 jumped between rooms with closed doors — was the quarantine facility most at risk of transmission.

Peter Law

Empowering studentsCommentsPremiumHigh school girls to be taught self-defence

Girls at Mt Lawley Senior High School are being taught how to fight back if they are attacked, using funds raised by parents.

Bethany Hiatt

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Dangerous ‘brain snap’Premium
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Jetski hoon walks free after terrorising boatie, kids

A Busselton man who used his jetski to intimidate a father and his two children by repeatedly swamping their boat has narrowly avoided jail time after being criticised by a South West magistrate.

Taylar Amonini

Cracks emergingVideoCommentsPremiumEgg price hike likely as farmers face costs squeeze

Shoppers could soon be shelling out more for their eggs, after WA’s peak egg industry body warned farmers were facing massive pressure from higher production costs.

Jenne Brammer

Gone in 60 secondsVideoP-plater charged after alleged two-minute police chase

A female driver has been charged after allegedly leading police on a chase that lasted just two minutes in Perth’s south this morning.

Samantha Rogers

Plans lodgedVideoPremiumWoolworths reveals $26.6m West Perth plans

Woolworths has lodged plans for a five-storey $26.5 million shopping centre which would transform the former Princess Margaret Hospital carpark site in West Perth.

Laura Pond

Hotel spreadCommentsPremiumDoctors cry ‘cover up’ over COVID hotel airflow report

WA Health is refusing to release an independent expert review of airflow and ventilation in Perth’s quarantine hotels, prompting accusations from the peak doctors’ group of a ‘cover up’.

Peter Law

‘You’re killing him!’WA man stabbed to death in horror pre-wedding melee

Two brothers argued about veganism with one calling their mother a ‘stunned mullet’ during a drunken argument before a fatal stabbing, a court has heard.

Cheryl Goodenough

Third dayPremiumPolice scour leach drain in search for Hayley Dodd

‘We will never give up’: The search for the remains of missing teenager Hayley Dodd at a Wheatbelt property once owned by her killer Francis Wark enters its third day.

Daryna Zadvirna

Off the leashCommentsPremiumProsecution office therapy dog to cost taxpayers $162K

A full-time emotional support dog placed in WA’s public prosecution office will cost tax payers more than $1000 a week over the coming three years.

Australia firstCommentsPremium‘National interest will not be lost in China talks’

Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says while the Morrison Government wants an open dialogue and a constructive relationship with China, it will not come at the expense of national interests.

Danielle Le Messurier

Pressure off hospitalsCommentsPremiumWA hospitals save millions after homeless given shelter

Putting a roof over the heads of 10 rough sleepers saved WA’s deluged hospital system more than 1450 overnight bed stays in a year — the equivalent of $2.2 million.

Michael Traill

Resilience is keyCommentsPremiumAll boom, no bust for WA

The word boom is often followed by the word bust. Historically the two words have been used in conjunction to describe the WA economy. But this time around it’s showing a real resilience.

Access all areas‘Come see us’: New Woodside boss throws open top floors

Woodside’s interim chief executive Meg O’Neill has wasted no time demonstrating her attitude towards corporate culture within the WA oil and gas giant.

Daniel Newell

DerailedVideoTruckie charged over Kalgoorlie train crash

A truck driver has been charged after his Mack prime mover collided with a freight train in Kalgoorlie, leaving two men with serious injuries.

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