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Hardships behind hard border can no longer be ignored

The rest of Australia has moved forward with smart borders. It’s beyond time we did the same, writes Gemma Tognini.

Gemma Tognini

‘new psychoactive substances’PremiumMeth use down but new drug on the rise

More drug users in WA are taking a toxic synthetic LSD substitute than anywhere else in the country, a new report has revealed.

Phil Hickey

Missing boyUpdate: Missing 7-year-old boy located

A desperate search has started for a missing seven-year-old boy who was last seen this morning is the Carlisle area.

Running it tightCommentsPremiumSkyworks call looms as council sweats on cost to cancel

A decision on whether Australia Day Skyworks will proceed amid the pandemic will be made within weeks, with the City of Perth aware the longer they wait, the more it’ll cost ratepayers to cancel.

Peter Law

It’s a startCommentsPremiumRetailers react to prospect of free Christmas parking

The majority of retailers have expressed overwhelming support for a new push to offer free parking across City of Perth parking bays this holiday season, but it’s not the only issue on their minds.

Michael Traill

Catch of the dayFisherman reels in monster shark off Mandurah beach

It’s a catch most anglers only dream of but for experienced fisherman Michael Draper landing this 300kg tiger shark was almost by accident.

Rourke Walsh

Torment laid bareVideoPremium‘He was totally out of control: Cousins’ ex

The mother of Ben Cousins’ two kids has revealed she secretly moved house with the children to escape the ‘relentless’ and ‘drug affected’ former West Coast Eagles star.

Shannon Hampton

Lover’s retrialCommentsPremiumAustic ‘would do anything to stop lovechild’s birth’

Scott Austic’s retrial has been told there are 11 pieces of evidence which add to the conclusion he killed pregnant woman Stacey Thorne in 2007.

Tim Clarke

Testing ‘on track’CommentsPremiumWastewater delay claims ‘mischievous’ insists Cook

Health Minister Roger Cook says wastewater testing for COVID-19 will start in WA ‘this week’, just 24-hours after his department confirmed it had yet to begin.

Peter Law

prestigious honourPremiumUWA scientist’s waves of success wins $250k PM’s prize

A physicist from the University of WA has taken home the country’s richest and most prestigious science honour, the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science.

Murder trialPremiumInmates ‘feared bikie retribution’ before bashing death

Prisoners charged with the alleged murder of a fellow inmate in Perth were told that if they did not take part in the attack they would have to “answer” to the Comanchero gang, a WA court has heard.

Phil Hickey

Shopping shockerCommentsPremiumHard border ‘to blame for fruit, veggie price rise’

Spudshed CEO Frankie Galati has warned the price of some fruit and vegetables are set to sky-rocket this Christmas as labour shortages and WA’s hard border begin to bite.

Caitlyn Rintoul & Jenna Clarke

‘Relentless and drug affected’PremiumCousins’ ex secretly moved to escape ‘tormenting rat’

Maylea Tinecheff — the mother of Ben Cousins’ two children — told a court she secretly moved house to escape the ‘relentless’ and ‘drug-affected’ former AFL star and banned him from seeing his kids.

Shannon Hampton

Square metresPremiumCanopy lifts the lid on life in inner ring

In a sign of the growing demand for urban infill and density, Stockland has started its first inner-ring urban infill project in WA in more than 20 years.

Kim Macdonald

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Up and upPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Subi master plan to allow 30 storeys

Buildings up to 30 storeys high would be allowed at two locations within the Subi East master plan, released this week by the State Government.

Kim Macdonald

Best of the WestPremiumWA wine producers take COVID-19 hit

But in a glimmer of hope for the industry, the value of wine shipped to global customers rose as drinkers sought out our premium drops.

Ray Jordan

Another oneBusselton man charged with hotel quarantine breach

The 56-year-old man arrived at Perth Airport from Singapore on Friday and was supposed to stay in his hotel room.

Daryna Zadvirna

Restaurant ‘targeted’VideoPremiumBarber faces court over ‘arson attack’

The alleged arsonist responsible for causing $1.75 million damage to a Morley restaurant last month has faced court

Daryna Zadvirna

Leadership MattersRichard Goyder charts COVID challenges and way forward

As chair of Qantas, the AFL and children’s charity Telethon, among other roles, Richard Goyder will offer a unique insight into how we have navigated the COVID crisis and the path to recovery.

‘Shining light’CommentsPremiumParents who lost son in Beirut blast welcome baby boy

The Australian mother of Isaac Oehlers, a two-year-old who died in the Beirut explosion, has given birth to a son — describing him as a ‘shining light that will guide us through the darkness’.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Growing problemCommentsPremiumPositive test for repatriated Aussie as more join list

As the number of Australians wanting to come home from overseas grows by the thousands, it’s been revealed a repatriated Australian has tested positive for COVID-19 — despite previous negative tests.

Sarah Ison

Breath of fresh airCommentsPremiumFamily’s smog struggle inspired WA climate activist

Experiencing Beijing’s choking smog as a seven-year-old had such a big impact on Curtin University student Tiffany Verga that it helped shape her career choices 15 years later.

Bethany Hiatt

‘Temporary immunity’CommentsPremiumPerth test subjects wanted for COVID-19 nasal drops

Perth-based Linear Clinical Research has called for more human test subjects to trial nasal drops that could provide four hours of temporary immunity to the potentially deadly coronavirus.

Michael Traill

Guilty pleaPremiumDriver admits manslaughter in horror Cooloongup crash

A Hillman man has pleaded guilty to two counts of manslaughter over a crash that killed two 27-year-old women in Perth’s southern suburbs earlier this year.

Phil Hickey

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