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Troubled councilPremiumTown of Cambridge, staff headed for super stoush

A legal battle is brewing between the embattled Town of Cambridge and its senior staff, who the local government say are refusing to hand back nearly $300,000 in overpaid superannuation.

Michael Traill

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‘No evidence’ to support increased focus on STEM skills

The national focus on improving Australian students’ STEM skills could lead to more people graduating with degrees they may never use, a Curtin University labour market expert has warned.

Bethany Hiatt

‘dirt file’CommentsPremiumCollier ‘not concerned’ about laptop at centre of probe

Senior WA Liberals MP Peter Collier says purported compromising material on a laptop at the centre of a Corruption and Crime Commission probe which has rocked Parliament ‘might be a storm in teacup’.

Peter Law

‘Closer every day’VideoCommentsPremiumPremier’s biggest hint yet eased WA-Vic border is close

Mark McGowan expects WA’s border will remain closed to South Australia for Christmas, but he’s offered the biggest hint yet that quarantine obligations for Victorian arrivals will be relaxed.

Peter Law

‘We will not stop’CommentsPremiumProtesters arrested as CBD rally turns ugly

Protesters have been arrested in Perth’s CBD after they refused to leave a busy city street. The group, spear-headed by Extinction Rebellion WA, are calling for urgent action on climate change.

Michael Traill

Latest blowPremiumChina to smack Aussie wine producers from tomorrow

China has again stepped up its targeted attacks on Australian imports into the Middle Kingdom, announcing today that it will start new measures aimed at wine producers.

Lanai Scarr and Daniel Newell

Close to concessionVideoTrump reveals when he’ll leave the White House

President Donald Trump says if Joe Biden is certified the election winner by the US Electoral College he will depart the White House.

Jeff Mason

Still waitingVideoStranded Australians may not be home for Christmas

There are more than 36,000 people registered to return to the country with the Department of Foreign Affiars and Travel classifying 8070 as vulnerable.

Matt Coughlan

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Basil ZempilasCommentsPremium
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Kirkup’s impact may be just what WA Libs need

My mum’s 91. I called her on the way home from work on Wednesday night and she asked me during our chat “what do you think about Zak Kirkup?”

Basil Zempilas

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Nowhere to goPremium
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Shortage forces desperate mother to sleep on beach

The mother of an alleged child sexual abuse victim was forced to sleep on a South West beach this week with her teenage daughter because of a shortage of emergency accommodation.

Annabel Hennessy

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Nightmare hits homeCommentsPremium
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Annaliesse’s grieving family forced to move five times

The mother of Annaliesse Ugle, the 11-year-old who tragically took her own life after her alleged rapist was granted bail, is living in a cramped motel room — the fifth home in just a few short weeks.

Annabel Hennessy

House That!CommentsPremiumCouncillor lists only City of Perth property

Newly elected City of Perth councillor Catherine Lezer has readvertised her only property in the local government area — less than a month after the elections.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Powering up jobsCommentsPremiumWA steps on gas with world-first hydrogen project

Western Australia will test a world-first hydrogen-powered microgrid after a new project was approved 800km north-west of Perth — a move that will create dozens of jobs in the remote area.

Lanai Scarr

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Brereton reportCommentsPremium
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Hold off on stripping awards: Veterans

Retired special forces veterans are calling on officials to hold off on stripping unit awards and individual medals for service in Afghanistan.

Lanai Scarr

Call for changeCommentsPremiumHow blue trees became WA brother’s tragic legacy

Jayden Whyte’s shock death was the impetus for The Blue Tree Project in which hundreds of trees around Australia are painted blue in the hope of confronting the stigma of suicide.

Steve Butler

Netflix and changeCommentsPremiumRadical overhaul in bid to save free-to-air TV

The Federal Government will propose an overhaul of the Australian television landscape to insulate free-to-air providers from the rise of streaming giants such as Netflix, Disney and Apple.

Lanai Scarr and Sarah Ison

‘Willing to risk arrest’CommentsPremiumExtinction Rebellion plan ‘civil disobedience’ in CBD

Parts of Perth’s CBD could be brought to a standstill tomorrow as Extinction Rebellion climate protesters plan to hold a music festival on the Malcolm Street Bridge.

Michael Traill

Five-year dealCommentsPremiumSculpture by the Sea returns for 2021 despite cash woes

The founder of the financially-troubled Sculpture by the Sea says it will go ahead in 2021 after he reached a five-year deal with Cottesloe Council.

Jon Bassett

Party ‘conspiracy’CommentsPremium‘Dirt file’: Quigley calls for names of tipped-off Libs

Attorney General John Quigley has called on Opposition leader Zak Kirkup to reveal the identity of current Liberal MPs warned a laptop at the centre of a corruption probe contained a ‘dirt file’.

Peter Law

Foreign affairsCommentsPremiumPM won’t ‘surrender sovereignty’ in China relationship

Scott Morrison says Australia will not “surrender its sovereignty” as it manages the issues raised by China during “an extraordinary period of time in the relationship”.

Sarah Ison

Shock corruption reportCommentsPremiumPhone calls, texts reveal MPs warned of ‘dirt file’

A former Liberal MP contacted current members of Parliament to warn them the CCC had seized a laptop containing “a little s**t file”, according to a bombshell report. READ THE TRANSCRIPTS HERE

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

CCC explainerCommentsPremiumPenthouse Club and $1k lap dances: How MPs splashed out

An explosive new Corruption and Crime Commission report details how three Upper House MPs abused taxpayer funds to pay for strip clubs, interstate wine trips and expensive meals.

Josh Zimmerman

Bombshell reportCommentsPremiumSeven-year ‘sham’ job for Lib MP’s lover exposed

A bombshell report from the Corruption and Crime Commission has revealed how three politicians used taxpayers’ money to fund ‘personal lifestyle expenses’. READ THE FULL REPORT

Josh Zimmerman & Peter Law

‘Nobody feels safe’CommentsPremium‘Inappropriate behaviour’: Council faces another probe

The Town of Cambridge is under investigation by WorkSafe for allegations of ‘inappropriate workplace behaviour’ — in the wake of the release of a damning inquiry.

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