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BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. PERTH CRIMINAL LAWYER, WA BIKIES CAUGHT UP IN AFP AND FBI A Perth criminal lawyer has been caught up in the ‘sting of the century’ which culminated in the arrest of dozens of alleged bikie and mafia figures during raids this week. Dubbed Operation WA OPENS UP VACCINE ROLLOUT TO PEOPLE AGED OVER 30 West Australians aged over 30 will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine from Thursday as the state government ramps up its rollout going further than last week’s national cabinet target. AFL 2021: ICONIC ELEMENT OF DREAMTIME IN THE WEST The iconic showpiece AFL event, being played in Perth for the first time, has generated significant excitement in WA and will draw big crowds to the 60,000-seat stadium. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE The McGowan government will delay some non-urgent elective surgeries in an effort to ease pressure on Perth hospitals. Health Minister Roger Cook told Parliament he FORMER WA TREASURER BEN WYATT JOINS BOARD OF GAS GIANT Former WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt who has joined several boards including Woodside. Credit: Peter de Kruijff Mr Wyatt, a Yamatji man who was the first Aboriginal treasurer in HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOSS REVEALS WHY ARESH ANWAR’S Child and Adolescent Health Service chief executive Aresh Anwar’s resignation was not accepted by the boss of the Health Department because it would be too destabilising. A report into the PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death DEJAN DIMITROVSKI: FOUR FACE TRIAL OVER PERTH FATHER’S Dejan Dimitrovski was found dead in his Balga home in 2017. Credit: Facebook He had suffered significant blunt force trauma injuries to his face, multiple shallow stab FEARS KALBARRI REBUILD COULD TAKE YEARS AS BUILDERS BUSYAUTHOR:

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Kalbarri’s post-cyclone rebuild could take years to complete with the region’s builders already booked up through to 2022 to WA’s booming construction industry. BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. PERTH CRIMINAL LAWYER, WA BIKIES CAUGHT UP IN AFP AND FBI A Perth criminal lawyer has been caught up in the ‘sting of the century’ which culminated in the arrest of dozens of alleged bikie and mafia figures during raids this week. Dubbed Operation WA OPENS UP VACCINE ROLLOUT TO PEOPLE AGED OVER 30 West Australians aged over 30 will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine from Thursday as the state government ramps up its rollout going further than last week’s national cabinet target. AFL 2021: ICONIC ELEMENT OF DREAMTIME IN THE WEST The iconic showpiece AFL event, being played in Perth for the first time, has generated significant excitement in WA and will draw big crowds to the 60,000-seat stadium. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE The McGowan government will delay some non-urgent elective surgeries in an effort to ease pressure on Perth hospitals. Health Minister Roger Cook told Parliament he FORMER WA TREASURER BEN WYATT JOINS BOARD OF GAS GIANT Former WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt who has joined several boards including Woodside. Credit: Peter de Kruijff Mr Wyatt, a Yamatji man who was the first Aboriginal treasurer in HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOSS REVEALS WHY ARESH ANWAR’S Child and Adolescent Health Service chief executive Aresh Anwar’s resignation was not accepted by the boss of the Health Department because it would be too destabilising. A report into the PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death DEJAN DIMITROVSKI: FOUR FACE TRIAL OVER PERTH FATHER’S Dejan Dimitrovski was found dead in his Balga home in 2017. Credit: Facebook He had suffered significant blunt force trauma injuries to his face, multiple shallow stab FEARS KALBARRI REBUILD COULD TAKE YEARS AS BUILDERS BUSYAUTHOR:

HEATHER MCNEILL

Kalbarri’s post-cyclone rebuild could take years to complete with the region’s builders already booked up through to 2022 to WA’s booming construction industry. WA OPENS UP VACCINE ROLLOUT TO PEOPLE AGED OVER 30 West Australians aged over 30 will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccine from Thursday as the state government ramps up its rollout going further than last week’s national cabinet target. EXMOUTH, BUSSELTON ‘MAKE SENSE’ FOR NEW QUARANTINE For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has suggested the tourist hotspots of Busselton and Exmouth could make good locations for purpose A TIMELINE OF WA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE: WAS OUR SUCCESS LUCK Victoria's second wave has been traced back to a handful of security guards being infected by returning travellers. Here in WA, three hotel guards caught the virus, but our COVID-19 story is much MELBOURNE DROPS TO 8TH ON WORLD LIVEABILITY INDEX Melbourne has dropped from second to eighth place on global liveability index, with rankings affected by government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOSS REVEALS WHY ARESH ANWAR’S Child and Adolescent Health Service chief executive Aresh Anwar’s resignation was not accepted by the boss of the Health Department because it would be too destabilising. A report into the G7 SUMMIT: VACCINES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND MORE ON THE MENU The first in-person gathering of world leaders since the pandemic began features a beach barbecue, but the summit’s main menu is several meaty issues. AUSTRALIA V FRAANCE 2021: THIS WALLABIES SQUAD WILL BE 1 day ago · Injuries will play a role in the make-up of the Wallabies’ 38-man squad to be announced on Sunday, with Jordan Petaia and Suliasi Vunivalu already ruled out and a handful of

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FRENCH OPEN 2021: ALEXANDER ZVEREV, ANASTASIA Paris: Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday

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MADELINE GROVES RAISES SERIOUS ISSUES BUT MUST ADD DETAIL 1 day ago · The message from Maddie Groves was loud, if not especially clear. There are those in the sport of swimming, the Rio Olympian contends, who are ‘misogynistic perverts’ that behave 'QUEEN OF QUARANTINA': PERTH DANCER FINDS FASHION Ashleigh Perrie may have had to spend the first two weeks of her return home to Perth cooped up in a hotel room but it seems she had

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BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE The McGowan government will delay some non-urgent elective surgeries in an effort to ease pressure on Perth hospitals. Health Minister Roger Cook told Parliament he AFL 2021: ICONIC ELEMENT OF DREAMTIME IN THE WEST The iconic showpiece AFL event, being played in Perth for the first time, has generated significant excitement in WA and will draw big crowds to the 60,000-seat stadium. PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death FEARS KALBARRI REBUILD COULD TAKE YEARS AS BUILDERS BUSY Kalbarri’s post-cyclone rebuild could take years to complete with the region’s builders already booked up through to 2022 to WA’s booming construction industry. 'TAKING ADVANTAGE': ELDERLY PERTH WOMAN'S BATTLE TO A woman has been ordered to repay her mother hundreds of thousands of dollars after a judge found she acted unconscionably and took advantage of the 84-year-old, who was grieving her husband's death. MCGOWAN COMMITS TO GAY CONVERSION THERAPY BAN WA Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed his party will ban gay conversion therpay if re-elected. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty images In a letter sent on March 9 to a constituent inquiring about the WA TOPS LIST OF CHEAPEST SPOTS IN AUSTRALIA TO BUY A HOUSE It was closely followed by Laverton in the Northern Goldfields, with a median house value of $39,923, Meekatharra and Morawa (median values of $40,433 and $41,569 respectively). ABORIGINAL ELDER HARRY NANNUP REFUSED BAIL AFTER POLICE Aboriginal elder Harry Nannup, a prominent figure in Mandurah and the Peel region, has been refused bail after appearing in a Perth court on

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MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEVEREAUX FARM This was published 7 years ago. Multi-million dollar Devereaux Farm 20 Images Devereaux Farm in Bullsbrook, near Perth, includes a polo field, 12-bedroom house, tennis court and a helipad. BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE The McGowan government will delay some non-urgent elective surgeries in an effort to ease pressure on Perth hospitals. Health Minister Roger Cook told Parliament he AFL 2021: ICONIC ELEMENT OF DREAMTIME IN THE WEST The iconic showpiece AFL event, being played in Perth for the first time, has generated significant excitement in WA and will draw big crowds to the 60,000-seat stadium. PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death FEARS KALBARRI REBUILD COULD TAKE YEARS AS BUILDERS BUSY Kalbarri’s post-cyclone rebuild could take years to complete with the region’s builders already booked up through to 2022 to WA’s booming construction industry. 'TAKING ADVANTAGE': ELDERLY PERTH WOMAN'S BATTLE TO A woman has been ordered to repay her mother hundreds of thousands of dollars after a judge found she acted unconscionably and took advantage of the 84-year-old, who was grieving her husband's death. MCGOWAN COMMITS TO GAY CONVERSION THERAPY BAN WA Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed his party will ban gay conversion therpay if re-elected. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty images In a letter sent on March 9 to a constituent inquiring about the WA TOPS LIST OF CHEAPEST SPOTS IN AUSTRALIA TO BUY A HOUSE It was closely followed by Laverton in the Northern Goldfields, with a median house value of $39,923, Meekatharra and Morawa (median values of $40,433 and $41,569 respectively). ABORIGINAL ELDER HARRY NANNUP REFUSED BAIL AFTER POLICE Aboriginal elder Harry Nannup, a prominent figure in Mandurah and the Peel region, has been refused bail after appearing in a Perth court on

Thursday morning

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR DEVEREAUX FARM This was published 7 years ago. Multi-million dollar Devereaux Farm 20 Images Devereaux Farm in Bullsbrook, near Perth, includes a polo field, 12-bedroom house, tennis court and a helipad. FRENCH OPEN 2021: BARBORA KREJCIKOVA TO MEET ANASTASIA 1 day ago · Paris: For a brief moment, an exhausted Barbora Krejcikova thought she had booked her place in the French Open final and she raised her arms in NRL 2021: MANLY SEA EAGLES PROVE MORE THAN A ONE-MAN TEAM 20 hours ago · The Sea Eagles have finally proved they are not just a one-man team by thrashing the Cowboys 50-18 at Brookvale in a perfect tribute game for NRL 2021: UNWANTED CRONULLA SHARK SHAUN JOHNSON’S FIELD 18 hours ago · Off-contract Cronulla star Shaun Johnson launched a 35m field goal with 90 seconds on the clock as competition leaders Penrith slumped to a second straight loss. The Sharks led 18 GREAT MATES TO DEBUT, GUN EAGLES TRIO BACK AS OPTUS HOSTS 1 day ago · Two great mates and Next Gen Academy members to debut for undermanned Fremantle, while the Eagles recall gun trio for the clash with reigning premiers Richmond. CROWN ROYAL COMMISSION EXTENDED AFTER FRESH LICENCE 1 day ago · Crown Resorts will face an additional 10 weeks of scrutiny in Victoria’s royal commission after new evidence of potential wrongdoing cast further doubt over its suitability to hold

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AUSTRALIA V FRAANCE 2021: THIS WALLABIES SQUAD WILL BE 1 day ago · Injuries will play a role in the make-up of the Wallabies’ 38-man squad to be announced on Sunday, with Jordan Petaia and Suliasi Vunivalu already ruled out and a handful of

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MADELINE GROVES RAISES SERIOUS ISSUES BUT MUST ADD DETAIL 21 hours ago · The message from Maddie Groves was loud, if not especially clear. There are those in the sport of swimming, the Rio Olympian contends, who are ‘misogynistic perverts’ that behave FORMER WA TREASURER BEN WYATT JOINS BOARD OF GAS GIANT Former WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt who has joined several boards including Woodside. Credit: Peter de Kruijff Mr Wyatt, a Yamatji man who was the first Aboriginal treasurer in MANAGING SHARED PARENTING WHEN YOU ARE IN LOCKDOWN These Easter holidays, no one is going to be benefitting from standard shated-parenting arrangements with the upheaval inflicted by COVID-19. Credit: Jessica Shapiro No. WHERE'S THE HARDEST PLACE TO PASS YOUR DRIVING TEST IN PERTH? For the third year running, Mirrabooka was the hardest centre for drivers to pass their PDA, with the highest fail rate out of all nine centres at 80 per cent – a 16 per cent increase on the BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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STATE BRINGS BACK SUBBIE PROTECTION LAWS AFTER SHOCK The Labor party will have a second crack at passing its subcontractor protection laws, introducing a security of payment bill in parliament

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HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOSS REVEALS WHY ARESH ANWAR’S Child and Adolescent Health Service chief executive Aresh Anwar’s resignation was not accepted by the boss of the Health Department because it would be too destabilising. A report into the FEDERAL BUDGET 2021: WHAT’S IN IT FOR WESTERN AUSTRALIA? The Commonwealth has set aside $9.1 million in 2021-22 for a bushfire community recovery and resilience fund to support those affected by PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death DEJAN DIMITROVSKI: FOUR FACE TRIAL OVER PERTH FATHER’S Four men accused of bashing a Perth father to death inside his Balga home allegedly left him with injuries comparable to a car crash victim. Dejan Dimitrovski, 36, was found dead by police on A TIMELINE OF WA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE: WAS OUR SUCCESS LUCK Victoria's second wave has been traced back to a handful of security guards being infected by returning travellers. Here in WA, three hotel guards caught the virus, but our COVID-19 story is much FACEBOOK EXPANDS WORKING FROM HOME OPTION TO ALL EMPLOYEES 14 hours ago · Facebook said it will let all employees work remotely even after the pandemic if their jobs can be done out of an office, but may reduce their pay if they move to a less-expensive area. G7 SUMMIT: VACCINES, CLIMATE CHANGE AND MORE ON THE MENU 12 hours ago · The first in-person gathering of world leaders since the pandemic began features a beach barbecue, but the summit’s main menu is several meaty issues. A TIMELINE OF WA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE: WAS OUR SUCCESS LUCK Victoria's second wave has been traced back to a handful of security guards being infected by returning travellers. Here in WA, three hotel guards caught the virus, but our COVID-19 story is much AFL 2021 LIVE UPDATES: PORT ADELAIDE V GEELONG CATS; ROUND 9 hours ago · The Power are aiming for three wins in a row for the second time this year, but their record against top-eight teams (1-3) hasn’t been flash in 2021. Conversely the Cats have a 3-2 record FRENCH OPEN 2021: ALEXANDER ZVEREV, ANASTASIA 1 day ago · Paris: Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday

(Wednesday AEST) to

PERTH CRACKS TOP 10 CITIES IN THE WORLD TO LIVE WHILE Perth has cracked the top 10 for most livable cities in the world. Credit: Getty Perth has shot up from a rank of 14 in 2019 to the sixth spot on the list – the 2020 version of the rankings were NRL STATE OF ORIGIN 2021 1 day ago · NRL State of Origin 2021 - Game 1 24 Images NSW take on Queensland in the first game of the 2021 NRL State of Origin series at Queensland Countrybank Stadium, Townsville. EXPERTS UNCLEAR HOW AUSTRALIAN ENCRYPTION LAWS WERE USED 1 day ago · Legal and cyber experts say it is unclear exactly how the laws were used, and concerns remain about the scope of the

legislation.

AFL 2021: ALL OPTIONS ARE OPEN AS COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 1 day ago · Collingwood will approach their search for a new senior coach with an open mind as to who is best-suited to replace club icon Nathan Buckley and become the Magpies’ third coach since 2000. The VIDEO: DUTTON WANTS MORE US TROOPS ON AUSTRALIAN SOIL 12 hours ago · Dutton wants more US troops on Australian soil Defence Minister Peter Dutton has suggested more US troops will be based in Australia as concerns of China’s threat grows. BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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FORMER WA TREASURER BEN WYATT JOINS BOARD OF GAS GIANT Former WA Treasurer Ben Wyatt who has joined several boards including Woodside. Credit: Peter de Kruijff Mr Wyatt, a Yamatji man who was the first Aboriginal treasurer in AFL 2021: ICONIC ELEMENT OF DREAMTIME IN THE WEST The iconic showpiece AFL event, being played in Perth for the first time, has generated significant excitement in WA and will draw big crowds to the 60,000-seat stadium. PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death A TIMELINE OF WA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE: WAS OUR SUCCESS LUCK Victoria's second wave has been traced back to a handful of security guards being infected by returning travellers. Here in WA, three hotel guards caught the virus, but our COVID-19 story is much 'TAKING ADVANTAGE': ELDERLY PERTH WOMAN'S BATTLE TO A woman has been ordered to repay her mother hundreds of thousands of dollars after a judge found she acted unconscionably and took advantage of the 84-year-old, who was grieving her husband's HOUSE PRICES COULD CLIMB 20 PER CENT OVER NEXT TWO YEARS House prices will likely climb 20 per cent over the next two years, according to Westpac. Credit: Henry Zwartz. During the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, most analysts tipped house prices to MCGOWAN COMMITS TO GAY CONVERSION THERAPY BAN WA Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed his party will ban gay conversion therpay if re-elected. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty images In a letter sent on March 9 to a constituent inquiring about the WA TOPS LIST OF CHEAPEST SPOTS IN AUSTRALIA TO BUY A HOUSE Topping that list is Mt Magnet, one of WA’s oldest gold-mining towns found a three-hour drive east of Geraldton, which according to the

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BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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FRENCH OPEN 2021: ALEXANDER ZVEREV, ANASTASIA 1 day ago · Paris: Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday

(Wednesday AEST) to

COVID VACCINE AUSTRALIA: VACCINATE YOUNG, MOBILE ADULTS TO 1 day ago · Bad news – the same restrictions and measures we used last year to get down to 1.0 will not be enough to get more infectious Delta to 1.0. A 60 per cent reduction from 5.0 gets us to only 2.0. FACEBOOK EXPANDS WORKING FROM HOME OPTION TO ALL EMPLOYEES Facebook said it will let all employees work remotely even after the pandemic if their jobs can be done out of an office, but may reduce their pay if they move to a less-expensive area. PERTH CRACKS TOP 10 CITIES IN THE WORLD TO LIVE WHILE Perth has cracked the top 10 for most livable cities in the world. Credit: Getty Perth has shot up from a rank of 14 in 2019 to the sixth spot on the list – the 2020 version of the rankings were NRL STATE OF ORIGIN 2021 19 hours ago · NRL State of Origin 2021 - Game 1 24 Images NSW take on Queensland in the first game of the 2021 NRL State of Origin series at Queensland Countrybank Stadium, Townsville. STARTED OFF TWO CREDIT CARDS, AUSTRALIAN TECH COMPANY 5 hours ago · MessageMedia’s founders used their credit cards to bankroll the business in its early years, now the technology company has been snapped up Swedish software giant Sinch. MELBOURNE DROPS TO 8TH ON WORLD LIVEABILITY INDEX 1 day ago · Melbourne has dropped from second to eighth place on global liveability index, with rankings affected by government responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. EXPERTS UNCLEAR HOW AUSTRALIAN ENCRYPTION LAWS WERE USED 20 hours ago · Legal and cyber experts say it is unclear exactly how the laws were used, and concerns remain about the scope of the

legislation.

AFL 2021: ALL OPTIONS ARE OPEN AS COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 20 hours ago · Collingwood will approach their search for a new senior coach with an open mind as to who is best-suited to replace club icon Nathan Buckley AFL 2021: ADAM GOODES DECLINES HALL OF FAME INVITATION The heart of Adam Goodes’ decision to decline the honour of entry into the Australian Football Hall of Fame is that he no longer feels a love for the game in which he became a BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death FEARS KALBARRI REBUILD COULD TAKE YEARS AS BUILDERS BUSY Kalbarri’s post-cyclone rebuild could take years to complete with the region’s builders already booked up through to 2022 to WA’s booming construction industry. A TIMELINE OF WA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE: WAS OUR SUCCESS LUCK Victoria's second wave has been traced back to a handful of security guards being infected by returning travellers. Here in WA, three hotel guards caught the virus, but our COVID-19 story is much OFFICE THERAPY DOG FOR STRESSED PUBLIC PROSECUTORS SET TO The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has defended its decision to spend $162,000 on a dog which will be based at its Perth office full-time as part of a new staff wellbeing program. HOUSE PRICES COULD CLIMB 20 PER CENT OVER NEXT TWO YEARS House prices will likely climb 20 per cent over the next two years, according to Westpac. Credit: Henry Zwartz. During the depths of the coronavirus pandemic, most analysts tipped house prices to MCGOWAN COMMITS TO GAY CONVERSION THERAPY BAN WA Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed his party will ban gay conversion therpay if re-elected. Credit: Paul Kane/Getty images In a letter sent on March 9 to a constituent inquiring about the WA TOPS LIST OF CHEAPEST SPOTS IN AUSTRALIA TO BUY A HOUSE Topping that list is Mt Magnet, one of WA’s oldest gold-mining towns found a three-hour drive east of Geraldton, which according to the

study had a

BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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FRENCH OPEN 2021: ALEXANDER ZVEREV, ANASTASIA 14 hours ago · Paris: Alexander Zverev settled some early nerves before beating Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST) to COVID VACCINE AUSTRALIA: VACCINATE YOUNG, MOBILE ADULTS TO 9 hours ago · Bad news – the same restrictions and measures we used last year to get down to 1.0 will not be enough to get more infectious Delta to 1.0. A 60 per cent reduction from 5.0 gets us to

only 2.0.

PERTH CRACKS TOP 10 CITIES IN THE WORLD TO LIVE WHILE Perth has cracked the top 10 for most livable cities in the world. Credit: Getty Perth has shot up from a rank of 14 in 2019 to the sixth spot on the list – the 2020 version of the rankings were NRL STATE OF ORIGIN 2021 NRL State of Origin 2021 - Game 1 24 Images NSW take on Queensland in the first game of the 2021 NRL State of Origin series at Queensland Countrybank Stadium, Townsville. VICTORIA COVID: MELBOURNE 25KM RADIUS 10 hours ago · For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. The Victorian government is tipped to impose a new 25km travel limit on Melburnians STATE BRINGS BACK SUBBIE PROTECTION LAWS AFTER SHOCK The Labor party will have a second crack at passing its subcontractor protection laws, introducing a security of payment bill in parliament

on Tuesday.

AFL 2021: ADAM GOODES DECLINES HALL OF FAME INVITATION 1 day ago · The heart of Adam Goodes’ decision to decline the honour of entry into the Australian Football Hall of Fame is that he no longer feels a love for the game in which he became a AFL 2021: THE GEELONG CATS’ QUINTON NARKLE TO MAKE A 14 hours ago · Quinton Narkle and the Cats are in discussions about the 23-year-old’s future beyond 2021, however the midfielder is not

expected to make a

‘HEROIC LOSERS’ CHALK ONE UP FOR THE LITTLE PEOPLE 9 hours ago · Heroic Losers is an Argentine goat movie. I’m sorry, I’ll try that again - it is an Argentine caper movie. Apparently, cabra is the Latin (and Spanish) word for goat and goats caper, and

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MANAGING SHARED PARENTING WHEN YOU ARE IN LOCKDOWN Standard custody arrangements, for example, whether they involve alternate weekends or a ‘one week on, one week off’ agreement, are just not working out across the states and territories BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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PERTH | LOCAL NEWS, WEATHER, TRAFFIC, GUIDES & OPINION The latest Perth breaking news, events, traffic, weather and local opinion from WA Today EXMOUTH, BUSSELTON ‘MAKE SENSE’ FOR NEW QUARANTINE For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage, learn more here. West Australian Premier Mark McGowan has suggested the tourist hotspots of Busselton and Exmouth could make good locations for purpose A TIMELINE OF WA’S COVID-19 RESPONSE: WAS OUR SUCCESS LUCK Victoria's second wave has been traced back to a handful of security guards being infected by returning travellers. Here in WA, three hotel guards caught the virus, but our COVID-19 story is much PCH BOSS, HEALTH MINISTER STAY ON AS REPORT LAYS BARE The Perth Children’s Hospital boss and Health Minister Roger Cook will keep their jobs despite a report revealing staffing, policy and equipment failures that could have contributed to the death AJA STYLES | WATODAY Aja Styles is a senior writer for WAtoday. Pulling back the curtain on WA’s ‘festering’ hotel quarantine conditions, ex-guard fears

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'QUEEN OF QUARANTINA': PERTH DANCER FINDS FASHION Ashleigh Perrie may have had to spend the first two weeks of her return home to Perth cooped up in a hotel room but it seems she had

quarantine life in

PERTH BUILDER MENER GROUP SLAMMED FOR 'APPALLING CONDUCT It was a case of a big win for the little guy on Tuesday afternoon as a builder's "shocking lack of respect for his contractual obligations" were detailed in a State Administrative Tribunal finding. WA TOPS LIST OF CHEAPEST SPOTS IN AUSTRALIA TO BUY A HOUSE Topping that list is Mt Magnet, one of WA’s oldest gold-mining towns found a three-hour drive east of Geraldton, which according to the

study had a

BREAKING NEWS FROM PERTH & WESTERN AUSTRALIA Breaking news from Perth and Western Australia, plus a local perspective on national, world, business and sport news. WA TO ‘SLOW DOWN’ ELECTIVE SURGERIES TO RELIEVE PRESSURE A similar move in March 2020 saw all elective surgeries cancelled as fears of a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming WA hospitals reached a peak.

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'QUEEN OF QUARANTINA': PERTH DANCER FINDS FASHION Ashleigh Perrie may have had to spend the first two weeks of her return home to Perth cooped up in a hotel room but it seems she had

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WA | BREAKING NEWS AND HEADLINES | WA TODAY Former McGowan media adviser paid $300,000 over unfair dismissal. Stephen Kaless has been paid nearly $300,000 to settle two legal actions brought against the government after he was sacked when a TATE MODERN EXHIBITION A YEAR IN ART: AUSTRALIA IN 1992 1 day ago · In a cavernous room above the banks of the Thames in London, two very different artworks face each other on opposite walls. One, Algernon Talmage’s The Founding of Australia 1788, offers a STATE OF ORIGIN 2021: JOSH ADDO-CARR EVOKES TOM TRBOJEVIC 1 day ago · Brad Fittler thought it was a joke at first. But when his larger-than-life winger Josh Addo-Carr decided to race against some young Indigenous kids in suburban Townsville on Monday afternoon,

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