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Eileen Bond.

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Vale to WA’s queen of outrageous glamour

It took a lot to overshadow the late businessman Alan Bond, but the woman he married when she was just 17 and pregnant with their first child managed to do it time and time again. 

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Big business have been targeted in a wave of cyber attacks.

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Qantas hack a wake-up call that no one is safe

EDITORIAL: Our national airline is the latest big Australian company to fall prey to a malicious cyber attack.

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Dom Sheed at Eagles HQ Mineral Resources Park.

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There’s more to Sheed than just one kick

There’s a touch of unfairness to the fact that retiring West Coast Eagle Dom Sheed will be remembered by fans primarily for a single kick. 

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Anthony Albanese needs to meet with Donald Trump whether he likes it or not.

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Albo needs to rip off Band-Aid and meet with Trump

EDITORIAL: It's a fact of life that some world leaders are people you’d prefer not to invite round for a cuppa. But it’s time for Anthony Albanese to get over that and meet with Donald Trump.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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Wong the wrong person to win American’s favour

Australia’s relationship with its No.1 security ally is at its lowest ebb in memory. And into this fray we are sending . . . Penny Wong. 

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Albanese only loves WA when there’s an election

Despite the Prime Minister’s claims of WA’s importance to the government and to the nation, his actions after the election show Canberra is as out of touch with the west as ever before. 

Psychologist Teneille Williams and her daughter, Zoe Williams, 8. Tenielle is speaking out about NDIS cuts which will effect her both professionally, and personally, as Zoe has autism and will lose access to some vital therapies.

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NDIS changes hurt kids in need

A significant factor in the scheme’s rapid growth is the unexpected number of children with autism or developmental conditions. 

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Pictured is Cassius' mother Mechelle outside court after the sentencing.

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Life sentences are the nearest thing to justice for Cassius

Cassius’s death changed Perth. We had to accept the hard truth that we were a place in which a young Aboriginal boy could be set upon by a group of white adults and beaten to death with a metal pole. 

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Methodist Ladies’ College students will get a three-week mid-year break for the first time this year.

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Three-week winter break doesn’t stack up

Try as you might, it’s impossible to make 12 weeks of school holidays go into the four weeks of annual leave of a parent working full time. 

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NATO Leaders join King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands for a family photo as they participate in the 2025 NATO summit on June 24, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands.

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EDITORIAL: This is the photograph that illustrates Australia’s diminishing place on the world stage, in crystal clear resolution. 

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After pay rises, Premier Roger Cook and Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti will receive $406,000 and $346,000 respectively. 

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MPs must show return on investment

It’s up to our politicians to show taxpayers they’re getting value for money, by working hard and doing the work necessary to keep our economy strong and our communities functioning smoothly.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

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Wishy-washy Albo leaves Australia out in cold on Iran

Australians were desperate to know what Donald Trump’s bold attack on Iran meant for them. But 24 hours later, they got a Prime Minister who looked like he’d rather be anywhere else.

Australia’s silence on strikes is deafening

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Australia’s silence on strikes is deafening

All the Australian Government could muster on Sunday was an ambiguous statement from an anonymous spokesperson. 

Aerial shot of highway connecting to Perth CBD.

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Land shortage forecast adds complexity to housing crunch

The alarming forecast again highlights the need to cut restrictive red and green tape to allow land to be more speedily approved and released.

MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos JUNE 13, 2025: Deputy Prime Minister, the Honourable Richard Marles MP, attends the official opening of Viva Energyââ¬â¢s New Energies Service Station at the Viva Energy Hub in Geelong. NewsWire / Luis Enrique Ascui

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Growing US defence spending push set to test Marles at NATO

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth again on warpath over US allies’ defence spending

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Treasurer Rita Saffioti delivers the state budget in Parliament House

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Budget proclaims Fortress WA built of iron ore

WA households will bear the brunt of the State Government’s decision to axe its $400 power bill credit after three years of relief

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State Budget focus on long term is worthy

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State Budget focus on long term is worthy

Treasurer Rita Saffioti says the Government was focusing on economic infrastructure ‘like we’ve never seen before’

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The White House announced that Mr Trump would be leaving Canada early after dinner with the Heads of State.

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Trump no-show leaves Albo on B-Team

The plain fact is that Mr Trump had a bigger issue to deal with.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, Sunday, June 15, 2025. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch) NO ARCHIVING

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Albanese needs to be clever in meeting Trump

It is not beyond Mr Trump’s capacity to raise an issue out of the blue

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“We know, the world knows that Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile program is a threat to international peace and security,” said Penny Wong.

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Iran is the existential threat to the West 

There is only one ‘people of the region’ under immediate threat, persistent and deadly: the people of Israel. And the threat to those people of the region is posed by one regime alone: Iran.

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Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti will walk into Parliament House to deliver Labor’s first post-election Budget on Thursday. 

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Labor under pressure as they prepare to deliver first Budget

There’s no way of knowing what might be running through the minds of Premier Roger Cook and Treasurer Rita Saffioti as they walk into Parliament House to deliver Labor’s first post-election Budget on Thursday. 

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A firefighter calls out his colleagues at the scene of an explosion in a residence compound in northern Tehran.

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Israel and Iran conflict has the world on edge

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US wasn’t involved in the attacks.

USS Minnesota (SSN 783) arrived in Western Australia on February 25, 2025, kicking off the first of two planned U.S. fast-attack submarine visits to HMAS Stirling in 2025.

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A collapse in AUKUS deal would be a major blow for WA

The need for the submarines is clear and getting clearer seemingly by the day as China continues to flex its military muscles.

Anthony Albanese is expected to meet Donald Trump when he travels to the G7 on the weekend. NewsWire/ Andrew Henshaw

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Pressure grows on Albanese over defence spending

The G7 meeting comes against the backdrop of US calls for its allies to do more to defend themselves and not to rely just on American firepower.

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