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EmergencyBushfire threatens lives, homes

A fast-moving bushfire is threatening lives and properties in Perth’s northeast, sparking an emergency warning.

Rebecca Le May

POLITICSPremium‘Doesn’t get it’: PM comment raises eyebrows

A comment made by Scott Morrison today has raised eyebrows after a week dominated by that moment with Grace Tame.

Courtney Gould

Hermit kingdomCommentsPremiumMore WA businesses tipped to follow Wesfarmers east

Wesfarmers decision to shift senior executives to the Eastern States is ‘the tip of the iceberg’, according to shadow health minister Libby Mettam.

Josh Zimmerman

Cricket‘Didn’t want to play’: Test star rises from dark times

Last summer he played as his father’s last wish and now Mitchell Starc is on top of the cricket world again.

David Gavin

GAMESSecret Wordle hack revealed

Have you ever wondered what the best word is to start Wordle? One person thinks they’ve discovered a secret hack.

Courtney Gould

AFL‘Sour’ Lions hungry for sweet success

Last year’s poor showing in the finals series has the Brisbane Lions determined not to waste another season in their ‘premiership window’.

Marco Monteverde

CricketPremium‘In shock’: First time win for Aussie star

Australian all-rounder completed a series of firsts for herself and her people by taking out a major cricket award.

Russell Gould

UPDATEDPremiumNew $100 vouchers up for grabs

One state has announced more vouchers for dining out, accommodation and other activities after easing restrictions.

Rebecca Le May

entertainmentPremiumAustralia’s blunt message to Kanye

Rapper Kanye West’s plans to tour in Australia could be dealt a blow following the Novak Djokovic saga.

Courtney Gould

UPDATEDQld warns of change in group most at risk

Covid’s Omicron wave has peaked among part of Queensland’s population with a warning there’s a change in those now most at risk.

Ryan Young

AFLPremiumCripps to be stand-alone Carlton captain

Patrick Cripps will officially be Carlton’s sole captain, with players, coaches and board members ratifying him for the 2022 season

Marc McGowan

CrimePremiumFather, two kids dead in murder-suicide

A father and his two children have been found dead inside a Perth home in what police believe was a horror murder-suicide.

Ryan Young

politicsAustralia reveals new move in China spat

As tensions between the west and Beijing continue to sour, Australia has announced it will seek to take part in a significant move against China.

Courtney Gould

UPDATEDNSW records new deadliest day of pandemic

NSW has had its deadliest day of the pandemic along with another 13,354 cases of Covid.

Courtney Gould

Drop offVictoria records massive fall in cases

Victoria has recorded a huge fall in COVID cases from the previous 24 hours but authorities are bracing for another rise.

Courtney Gould

Covid-19Inside the secret RAT warehouse

While rapid antigen tests for Covid-19 are in short supply, one group is set to enjoy access to truckloads of tests that are being stored in a secret warehouse.

Anton Nilsson

TennisAussie tennis greats rally around Barty

Ash Barty will try to end Australia’s 44-year Australian Open title drought on Saturday night, and the country’s tennis greats are backing her in

Marc McGowan

LATESTInside Aussie TV stars’ biggest falls from grace

From game show hosts to beloved sitcom stars, the past year hasn’t been kind to all of Australia’s biggest TV names. Here’s just who fell from grace.

Holly Hales

COVID variantVideoCommentsPremiumWhat we know about BA.2, the ‘speedy’ son of Omicron

A descendant of the highly-transmissible Omicron strain that appears to be even more contagious, but no more severe, has emerged - and it’s already been detected in Australian cases. Here’s what we know.

John Flint

Cash splashVideoQuestions over timing of PM’s $1b Great Barrier Reef funding

Climate scientists have questioned the timing of a $1 billion Great Barrier Reef spending splash days out from Australia’s deadline to update UNESCO on how it is protecting the World Heritage site.

Georgie Moore

Breaking‘Big investment’ in natural wonder

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has insisted Australia is a ‘leader in reef management’ while announcing a billion-dollar package in an attempt to save the natural wonder.

Rhiannon Tuffield

Covid-19Huge changes to Covid restrictions

South Australia recorded 1846 new Covid-19 cases and five deaths on Friday as restrictions are set to ease.

Emily Cosenza

ParamedicsUni students forced to drive ambos: union

An ambulance union has revealed how the Omicron wave has impacted paramedics, with university students being hired to cope with the pressure.

Emily Cosenza

InquestFirebombing was ‘police-backed’: inquest

Explosive allegations of police involvement in the firebombing of a Brisbane nightclub that killed 15 people have been aired at a coronial inquest.

Blake Antrobus