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PoliticsTrump complains about disaster response on campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are on the campaign hustings, as Florida faces a huge clean up after Hurricane Milton.

Staff Writers

news‘Not hiding:’ Major call over China-US fight

While both the United States and China spar for dominance in the Asia region, a defence expert says the battle is largely in China’s court.

Jessica Wang

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opinion
Mark Riley
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Tourette jibe mortification may be a turning point for Albo

Ministers say Anthony Albanese’s Tourette syndrome jab shows he’s human. But prime ministers have a duty to be better than most of us.

Mark Riley

Mark Riley

WA NewsCommentsPremiumCity of Stirling reacts to decision on asbestos dump site

The City of Stirling is pleased with a recent decision by the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation to reject an asbestos dump site proposal near homes and schools in Mirrabooka.  

Erick Lopez

Local governmentCommentsPremium‘Critical need’: Council looks to open childcare facility

The Bayswater City council unanimously voted in support of a ground release at Gibbney Reserve to open an out-of-school-hours childcare facility.

Jessica Evensen

PoliticsZelenskiy drums up war plan support in London, Paris

Volodymyr Zelenskiy presented his "victory plan" to Keir Starmer as pressure mounts on the UK to give Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles in Russia.

Staff Writers

DiplomacyChina defiant over South China Sea skirmishes at ASEAN

China has faced pressure from Southeast Asian leaders to accelerate progress on a code of conduct for the South China Sea during a regional summit in Laos.

Staff Writers

newsPremiumHuge move to track DV offenders

A new program to track serious domestic violence offenders will be introduced in one state after a crackdown on coercive control and bail laws.

Clareese Packer

newsNew details revealed in teen social media ban

As Australia gears up to stop young children from accessing social media platforms, teens caught flouting the pending age ban will not face penalties.

Jessica Wang

Federal politicsCommentsSocial media age ban to be enforced by big tech

Social media companies would be made to boot children off their platforms and make sure they stay off under the government’s plan to legislate a minimum age for access.

Katina Curtis

newsDeadline set for Aussie Lebanon SOS flights

Australians remaining in Lebanon have been told they will have just days to leave the conflict zone, with people being warned “do not wait”.

Jessica Wang

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Nurses’ Union ‘soap opera’ after watchdog removes Secretary

His shock return as Australian Nursing Federation WA secretary – after a previous 24-year stint – lasted just six weeks, when WA’s industrial watchdog issued interim orders on Thursday to remove him.

Jessica Page

ElectionPremiumPressure mounts on man tipped to lead Sunshine State

His party is well ahead in the polls but Queensland's likely-next premier is facing growing calls to clarify his stance on divisive social issues.

Fraser Barton and Savannah Meacham

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How Aussie kids are bearing brunt of cost-of-living crisis

Nearly 40 years after Bob Hawke promised no child would live in poverty, campaigners have warned the Federal Government that children are the victims of the cost of living crisis.

Katina Curtis

newsPush to axe sneaky fee costing Aussies $4bn

A Sydney MP is pushing for an overhaul of 20-year-old regulations that cost Aussies billions of dollars every year.

Jessica Wang

Mergers and AcquisitionsCommentsACCC says unchecked pet shop empire triggered new laws

The unchecked growth of a national pet shop empire is among a raft of “damaging deals” Australia’s newly-empowered competition boss says were the lightning rod to push for tougher takeover new laws.

Simone Grogan

PoliticsPremiumChina seeks deeper economic ties with ASEAN at summit

Beijing has brought a call for deeper economic ties with Southeast Asia to ASEAN's summit, where disputes about the South China Sea overshadow proceedings.

Eileen Ng and Jintamas Saksornchai

Politics'Enough blood has been spilled': concern over Gaza toll

A senior Australian minister has questioned whether Israel is complying with international law in its bombing of schools and hospitals in Gaza.

Dominic Giannini

PoliticsPremiumActing PM saddened after bullying claims against staff

Australia's deputy prime minister has responded to bullying claims levelled by his former chief of staff against other people within the ministerial office.

Andrew Brown

PoliticsChina agrees to drop Australia live lobster ban

Australia and China have effectively ended a years-long trade war after an agreement to end an import embargo on live rock lobsters.

Dominic Giannini

State politicsPremiumNew police jet to cut response time in half anywhere in WA

Police will slash the time it will take to fly anywhere in WA by half after a multimillion-dollar funding boost for a new state of the art plane. 

Jake Dietsch

Federal PoliticsCommentsLobsters back on Chinese menu after Albanese confirms deal

China will lift its ban on Australian live lobster exports by the end of the year, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed after meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

Dan Jervis-Bardy and Katina Curtis

WA newsCommentsPremiumPrestigious Perth boys school to get $25m music hall

A project to build a state-of-the-art recital hall and music centre at a top boys school in Perth’s south has secured the support of State planners.

Jessica Evensen

PoliticsSchool funding deal still doesn't add up for big states

State governments and the education union urge greater federal school funding as the minister looks to pave the way for a new deal in parliament.

Kat Wong