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Medics’ plea to bring Tharnicaa’s family to Australia

Perth doctors treating asylum seeker Tharnicaa Marugappan, 4, say her recovery is dependent on being reunited with her family, while Premier Mark McGowan said the situation has dragged on ‘too long’.

Joe Spagnolo

‘I miss you, i love you’Tharnicaa marks birthday under Border Force guard

Asylum seeker Tharnicaa Marugappan has had her fourth birthday at Perth Children’s Hospital under heavy guard, separated from her dad and older sister who remain in detention on Christmas Island.

Brianna Dugan and Joe Spagnolo

Long recovery Victorian Premier Dan Andrews cleared for work

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he ‘can't wait’ to get back to work after being given the all-clear to resume his duties at the end of the month.

AAP

Full-cycle dockingMorrison denies SA torpedoed WA on subs deal

The contract is worth millions of dollars but who exactly will be responsible for the maintenance of Australia’s submarines?

Joe Spagnolo

PoliticsHongkongers push for visa scheme expansion

Hongkongers are calling on the federal government to offer special visas to those fleeing Chinese rule like those being offered by the UK government.

AAP

PoliticsFederal cash for WA Defence traineeships

The federal government has announced a $10 million program to encourage West Australian school leavers to take up defence industry traineeships.

AAP

PoliticsNATO seeks return to dignity with Biden

NATO allies are set to gather for the first summit in recent years without Donald Trump, hoping to agree reforms for a multipolar, post-Cold War world.

Robin Emmott

Joint effortTaster program for teens with defence sector training

School leavers are being given a taste of what working in the defence sector is like through a new program designed to lure teenagers who are unsure whether it is the right career for them.

Ben Harvey

PoliticsCash splash for NSW elite sport facilities

A $150 million grant fund has been established in this year's state budget, to help community sporting groups to build high-performance facilities.

Tiffanie Turnbull

PoliticsPutin: Relations with US lowest in years

Russian President Vladimir Putin praised former US leader Donald Trump as an 'extraordinary individual' but said relations between the countries had soured.

AAP

PoliticsRBA faces big decisions, not on cash rate

The Reserve Bank of Australia governor will speak in Toowoomba, Queensland, next week, ahead of the bank's July 6 board meeting.

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics Correspondent

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Corruption watchdog should stay out of political fray

It should go without saying that quasi-judicial agencies created by governments to fight corruption must not become blighted with the stain of partisan politics. But this has not always been the case.

Paul MurrayColumnist

Community supportWhy Australia refuses to forget Biloela family

The plight of the Murugappan family, whose home in the Queensland town of Biloela was raided by immigration authorities in 2018, has captured the heart of the nation.

Rhianna Mitchell

PoliticsG7 protesters float a demand for action

Hundreds of protesters have targeted the G7 summit in southwest England, demanding action on the climate, poverty and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michael Holden

PoliticsAustralia pledges jabs for region at G7

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says 20 million coronavirus vaccine doses will be provided to countries in the region.

Michael Mehr

PoliticsQueen hosts reception for leaders at G7

Senior members of Britain's royal family, including the Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, will play a leading role at the G7 summit in England.

AAP

PoliticsBiden to host Merkel at White House

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit President Joe Biden in Washington in July to affirm "the deep bilateral ties" between the two countries.

AAP

UnderdogLabor firming on candidate to take on Wyatt

Labor appears to have chosen its candidate to take on long-serving Liberal MP Ken Wyatt in the Federal seat of Hasluck.

Peter Law

G7 2021PM pledges 20 million doses to global COVID-19 fight

Australian PM Scott Morrison has committed 20 million vaccine doses towards fighting the global pandemic after touching down in the UK for crucial economic and security talks with world leaders.

Lanai Scarr

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No hospital beds available in Fiona Stanley ‘gridlock’

Fiona Stanley Hospital declared a ‘bed state black’ today in the latest escalation of WA’s health system crisis.

Peter Law

PoliticsG7 summit kicks off with focus on pandemic

Leaders of the Group are meeting for a summit that's overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.

AAP

PoliticsMinns appoints NSW shadow frontbench

New NSW opposition leader Chris Minns has appointed his former rival Michael Daley to the shadow attorney-general position.

Hannah Ryan

vaccine hesitancyPlea to tell over 50s when they can have Pfizer jab

The head of WA’s doctors’ union has called for a firmer timeline around when those over 50 will be permitted to receive a Pfizer vaccine following the death of a 52-year-old woman from blood clots.

Josh Zimmerman

No laughing matterPremier ‘kill threat’ a ‘joke, drunken mistake’: Lawyer

A man who stood in the dark outside Premier Mark McGowan’s home screaming ‘I’m going to kill you’ has pleaded guilty to disorderly behaviour in public.

Holly Thompson