Mayor alleges blackmail plot at corruption hearing
PerthNowby Max Aldred26d ago
Mayor alleges blackmail plot at corruption hearing A bizarre alleged blackmail plot against an independent mayor has been explored at a state corruption hearing.
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top 18%GST revolt continues with treasurer's 'privilege' claim
PerthNowby Catherine Bouris26d ago
GST revolt continues with treasurer's 'privilege' claim WA's advantageous GST deal defies logic, one state treasurer has argued as the revolt against the beneficial arrangement continues.
REVEALED: Australia’s 10 sweatiest towns - they’re all in WA
PerthNowby Troy de Ruyter26d ago
Australia’s 10 sweatiest towns as revealed by the Summer Stuffiness Index - and all of them are in WA WA has delivered a clean sweep in the battle for Australia’s stuffiest towns — taking all 10...
Top cop 'Golly' honoured at emotional funeral service
PerthNowby Andrew Stafford26d ago
Top cop 'Golly' honoured at emotional funeral service A former police commissioner has been farewelled at a funeral dedicated to the private man behind the lifelong officer who shepherded a state...
Emergency housing on the way as more action urged
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young26d ago
Emergency housing on the way as more action urged New crisis accommodation announced by the government is just one step to fixing the housing system, but independent MPs want more to be done for...
HYROX slammed for letting Aussie compete after defecating
PerthNowby Zosia Melanczuk26d ago
HYROX slammed for allowing Aussie athlete Joanna Wietrzyk to continue – and win – after defecating during race WARNING: THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES HYROX organisers have refused to...
Aboriginal cop class action 'far from straightforward'
PerthNowby Allanah Sciberras26d ago
Aboriginal cop class action 'far from straightforward' Racism claims by Aboriginal community police officers are far from straightforward, a federal court has been told.
Not just ‘memes’: How Australia could become ‘supplicant state’
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt26d ago
Not just ‘memes’: Andrew Hastie warns Australia could become ‘supplicant state’ without AI Without a sovereign AI model Australia will become a “supplicant state”, Liberal frontbencher Andrew...
Flight attendant accused of $500k drug plot
PerthNowby Liam Beatty26d ago
Meena Kondo: Thai Airways flight attendant accused of heroin import at Melbourne Airport A flight attendant accused of importing heroin aboard an international flight is discussing a possible...
Abused mum 'sorry' for slaughtering, cutting up husband
PerthNowby Tom Wark26d ago
Abused mum 'sorry' for slaughtering, cutting up husband Doubt has been cast about how sorry a victim of ongoing domestic violence is for killing and dismembering her husband's body.
Australian shares lift as traders move past grim week
PerthNowby Adrian Black26d ago
Australian shares lift as traders move past grim week Australia's share market is licking its wounds and limping toward a modest rebound as investors try to forget the bourse's worst week in six...
Alan Jones comes face to face with his alleged victim
PerthNowby Adelaide Lang26d ago
Alan Jones comes face to face with his alleged victim A prominent athlete has looked Alan Jones in the eye as he prepared to describe how the radio king allegedly kissed and sexually touched him...
One Nation pledges to slash immigration by 750,000
PerthNowby Noah Secomb27d ago
One Nation pledges to slash immigration by 750,000 One Nation has committed to drastically cut current temporary visa holders under its net-negative migration policy, prompting swift criticism from...
‘Bulls**t’: Olympians blast Sweeney’s nude ad
PerthNowby Andrew Hedgman27d ago
Olympic champion Ariarne Titmus blasts Sydney Sweeney over sexualised Novig campaign Australian Olympians have turned on Sydney Sweeney over her controversial new Novig ad, with Ariarne Titmus...
Pauline’s migration plan would ‘kill the Australian economy’
PerthNowby Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer27d ago
‘Kill the Australian economy’: Labor slams One Nation’s migration plan One Nation’s plan to slash migration by more than 750,000 over three years would “kill the economy”, a cabinet minister has...
Mark Carney wants Canada to cosy up to European Union
PerthNowby Staff Writers27d ago
Mark Carney wants Canada to cosy up to European Union Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an...
Perth gunmen still on run as police hunt enters second day
PerthNowby Caleb Runciman & Jessica Evensen27d ago
Hamilton Hill shooting: Gunmen still on run as police hunt enters second day The search for two men who fled the scene of a shooting in Hamilton Hill — which left a man with a gunshot wound to his...
Trump downplays AI risks as 'things that won't happen'
PerthNowby Sam Hall27d ago
Trump downplays AI risks as 'things that won't happen' US President Donald Trump has downplayed the risks of AI, saying "negative forces" are "bringing up things that won't happen", after calls by...
Australia’s first female High Court judge dies at age 83
PerthNowby Chloe Maher27d ago
Mary Gaudron: Australia’s first female High Court judge dies at age 83, tributes flow Australia’s first female High Court judge, Mary Gaudron, has died at the age of 83.
At least 129 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes
PerthNowby Staff Writers27d ago
At least 129 missing after Indonesian ferry capsizes At least six people have died and another 129 are still missing after an Indonesian passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea during bad weather...