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‘Get vaccinated’CommentsPremiumMost Aussies to get access to two jabs by year’s end

Australia’s COVID-19 Taskforce commander is confident most Australians will have access to two doses of the vaccine by the end of the year, as the push to vaccinate Australians ramps up.

Kimberley Caines

PoliticsTrump raises big money in early 2021

Former US President Donald Trump remains the Republican party's top fundraiser, raking in tens of millions of dollars in the first six months of 2021.

Jason Lange

PoliticsUS Senate sits in rare Saturday session

US Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer says he is confident a bill will be approved to spend $US1 trillion on roads, rail lines and other infrastructure.

Susan Cornwell

PoliticsRBA faced with vastly different situation

The Reserve Bank will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday and faces a vastly different economic outlook than when it met in early July.

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

PoliticsRBA faced with vastly different situation

The Reserve Bank will hold its monthly board meeting on Tuesday and faces a vastly different economic outlook than when it met in early July.

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

PoliticsHunt adds several new treatments to PBS

Health Minister Greg Hunt has listed new treatments on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme for high cholesterol, spinal muscular atrophy and chronic migraine.

Colin Brinsden

PoliticsWillie Nelson leads Texas voting protest

Texans have rallied against proposals to impose voter ID requirements, limit ballot drop boxes and mail voting, and strip local officials of election authority.

Acacia Coronado

Against the oddsPremiumMia Davies to bring country grit to an uphill battle

Mia Davies talks candidly about her country roots, Barnaby Joyce, women in power and the fight of her life, as the unexpected Opposition Leader going up against WA’s all-conquering Premier.

Alison Wakeham

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opinion
Moment of truthPremium
opinion
Liberal review of State election must be brutal, honest

For die-hard Liberals, August 28 will be an important day when we find out whether WA Libs are dinkum about resurrecting a once proud party which is now the laughing stock of Australian politics.

Joe Spagnolo

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The West Australian exclusive
Sale of TAB back on McGowan Government’s agenda

The sale of WA’s publicly-owned TAB to wagering and gaming giant Tabcorp is back on the McGowan Government’s agenda.

Peter Law

Changing guardPremiumSpotlight on new wave of bikies looking to flex muscle

WA’s next generation of outlaw motorcycle gang members will be under more heat than ever when a proposal for Australia’s toughest bikie laws is taken to State Parliament next month.

Sarah Steger

Tipping pointCommentsPremiumThe heat is on Gladys as NSW buckles under COVID cases

As case numbers soar and the army hits the streets, the NSW crisis shows no sign of ending. Rhianna Mitchell investigates why the situation is so dire and how the State leader can end the nightmare.

Rhianna Mitchell

PoliticsBritish PM and wife expecting second child

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Johnson are expecting a second child.

Patrick Daly

DiplomacyUS announces new sanctions on Cuba

The United States says it is considering a wide range of additional options in response to the protests in Cuba, including providing internet access to Cubans.

Aamer Madhani and E Eduardo Castillo

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opinion
Election 2022Premium
opinion
Why the 2022 election will be a battle of pragmatists

Next year’s election won’t be a contest where either side has a charismatic leader. It will be a battle of the pragmatists, of two grey men who are, nevertheless, canny campaigners.

Michelle Grattan

‘Future proofing’CommentsPremiumSummit identifies ways to address WA skills shortage

About 150 captains of business and industry, union and not-for-profit leaders plus much of Premier Mark McGowan’s Cabinet attended Friday’s emergency Skills Summit

Josh Zimmerman

No jab, no playCommentsPremiumWest Aussies without vaccine face missing out on footy

West Australians who refuse to be vaccinated face being barred from the footy and other major events as part of plans to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

Josh Zimmerman

PoliticsNew vaccine thresholds agreed in principle

Scott Morrison and the state and territory leaders have reached an in-principle agreement on the phases out of lockdowns and into life alongside COVID-19.

Paul Osborne

‘New standard’CommentsMcGowan reveals plan to turn away COVID ships

The Premier will impose new protocols amid revelations there are six ships on their way to WA which have docked in COVID-ravaged Indonesia in recent weeks.

Peter Law and Josh Zimmerman

Law and orderNine years jail for Hong Kong protester

Hong Kong judges have given a nine-year jail sentence to the first person convicted under the city's new national security law.

James Pomfret and Sara Cheng

DiplomacyNew Samoa PM cancels China-funded port

Samoa's new prime minister says she hasn't closed the door to China but will cancel a China-backed port project.

Jonathan Barrett

DiplomacyDuterte reverses US security pact decision

A decision to end a key defence pact with the United States has been reversed by Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte.

Jim Gomez

DiplomacyChina warns UK over South China Sea

China has warned a Royal Navy carrier strike group to "obey the rules" as it sails through the South China Sea.

Benjamin Cooper

PoliticsGreen bank offered another bite at fossils

Energy Minister Angus Taylor has wedged Labor by redrafting regulations to expand the remit of Australia's green bank to invest in fossil fuel technologies.

Daniel McCulloch