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PoliticsPremium‘Voldemort’: MP’s brutal Dutton insult

Senior Labor MP Tanya Plibersek has delivered a scathing insult aimed at Peter Dutton - comparing him to Harry Potter’s nemesis.

Duncan Murray

OFF TO FLYING STARTCommentsPremiumWong heads to Pacific as Albo talks up climate

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will put the finishing touches on his ministry after arriving home from a whirlwind trip to Japan for high-level security talks with three key allies.

Kimberley Caines

PoliticsPremiumBig ask of Aussies to defend country

Aussies are being called upon to sacrifice their standard of living in order to allow more spending on defence as global threats increase.

Duncan Murray

CrimePremium‘Excruciating’: legal action facing cops

Victorian police are facing legal action after allegedly pepper spraying journalists during tense demonstrations last year.

Duncan Murray

CovidMore Aussies urged to get fourth Covid shot

Australia’s vaccine regulator has given the green light for a further 1.5 million Aussies to get a fourth Covid-19 booster shot.

Duncan Murray

WeatherAustralia to cop chilly, rainy blast

Residents of Australia’s southeast are about to shiver through the chilliest weather so far this year, with cold, wind and rain on the way.

Melissa Iaria

NRLPremiumNRL star’s tribute to mum is beautiful

When Isaiah Papali’i runs out for his 100th NRL game, there’s one person who will be cheering louder than anyone else.

Jasper Bruce

MARKETSASX shakes tech blues to move higher

The local sharemarket moved higher on Wednesday, even after technology stocks had another shocker.

Alex Druce

CourtPremiumBizarre reason man burnt parents’ house

There was a rather bizarre reason why a ‘drunk, irrational and very angry’ man burnt down his parents’ home, a court has heard.  

Emily Cosenza

PoliticsInside Scomo’s call with McGowan

WA Premier Mark McGowan has revealed details of his private phone call with former Prime Minister Scott Morrison and launched another spray against Peter Dutton.

Angie Raphael

FinanceHuge deadline looms for 2.9m young Aussies

A huge deadline looms for almost three million Aussies and they are being urged to get in quick to avoid being stung.

Melissa Iaria

GolfPremiumGolf club closes following roo attacks

Golfers are being warned not to mess with kangaroos on the course following a spate of nasty attacks, with one club shutting its doors altogether.

Duncan Murray

COURTPremiumGuy’s astonishing claim about hit album

Guy Sebastian says his former manager never came up with the idea for one of his number one albums, but a court has heard another man did.

Ryan Young and Adelaide Lang

NSWPremiumDepths desperate Aussies have resorted to

The soaring cost of living has caused an increase in dumpster divers searching for recyclable plastics or half-decent food.

Adelaide Lang

HomePremiumGross find behind woman’s bedhead

A woman couldn’t understand why she was constantly plagued with headaches and sinus infections until she looked behind her bedhead.

Daniela Pizzirani

Bona fido family membersCommentsPremiumPets are people too: Article pushes for pet custody rights

Australian laws should be modified to reflect modern Australian attitudes towards pets, rather than the chattels the courts treat them as when ruling on custody disputes, a new journal article has argued.

Sarah Steger

BusinessPremiumSchoolmates’ $2.3 million idea

A multimillion-dollar business has grown from three mates’ shared love of sport, but they had no idea it would prove this successful.

Hamish Spence

politicsPremium‘Learnt nothing’: Dutton just another ScoMo

Anthony Albanese doesn’t face much competition if Peter Dutton is the new opposition leader, according to new government ministers.

Ellen Ransely

COURTPremiumWorker defrauded dead cancer patient: court

A woman will remain in prison for another year after funnelling $244,000 out of a Sydney cancer treatment centre.

Lauren Ferri

BORROWINGPremiumBanks ‘rates war’ as competition heats up

ANZ has slashed its variable interest rate for new customers as it jostles with other major lenders for a slice of the increasingly competitive borrowing market.

Alex Druce

CourtPremiumDawson ‘flirtatious with babysitter in class’

Chris Dawson was “flirtatious” and “vain” around a teenage student who he later married after the disappearance of his wife Lynette Dawson 40 years ago, a court has heard.

Steve Zemek

ChargesPremiumMan arrested over alleged didgeridoo attack

A man accused of being involved in the unprovoked bashing of an AFL fan with a didgeridoo outside the MCG has been arrested.

Madeleine Achenza

AFLPremiumReasons for cryptic comments revealed

Premiership coach Luke Beveridge has revealed why he was cryptic when asked about star forward Aaron Naughton last weekend.

 

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Police probePremium
The West Australian exclusive
Notorious drink-driver who killed girl may have fled WA

Police are exploring the possibility that notorious killer driver Mitchell Walsh — who has failed to attend court on several occasions recently — may have left WA.

Phil Hickey