Domestic gas guarantee risks 'wasteland' in iconic zone Decades of new gas for export and local use in the west are envisaged under a revised gas reservation policy that has been slammed by environmentalists. AAP · Sep 19, 2024
Lawson leaps from WA 'ressies' to AFL big time at Cats A year ago, Lawson Humphries was playing in the WAFL reserves and now he's about to play for Geelong in an AFL preliminary final. AAP · Sep 11, 2024
Indigenous teenager dies at WA’s Banksia Hill youth detention centre The 17-year-old is the second child to die in custody in Western Australia in less than a year The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2024
Richardson back to old ways after beating hamstring woe Fit-again Australian quick Jhye Richardson will return to his old tried-and-tested bowling formula, hopeful he has put two years of hamstring woes behind him. AAP · Aug 15, 2024
Myanmar’s junta has suffered a humiliating military defeat. Could it be a turning point in the war? My recent research trip to the Thai town of Mae Sot on the Myanmar border coincided with two big events. The heavens opened for several days with the first big rains of the monsoon season. And across the border, the Myanmar opposition forces took control of Lashio, a major military… The Conversation · Aug 6, 2024
Sebastian Coe lauds Neeraj Chopra for putting India on Olympics map PARIS: World Athletics (WA) president Sebastian Coe on Thursday lauded World and Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra for putting India in the elite company of 100 nations who have won a gold in athletics at the Olympic Games. The Times of India · Aug 2, 2024
Olympic track and field winners will win more than eternal glory for the first time with $50,000 prize money: 'They deserve some skin in the game' World Athletics's Sebastian Coe explained that the reward could ease the financial burden on families that support athletes in their foundational years. Fortune · Jul 18, 2024
New players emerge in fighting in Myanmar's northeast, as powerful ethnic militias intervene Recently renewed combat in northeastern Myanmar between troops of the military government and ethnic minority militias has in the past few days become more complicated, as two minority groups not previously involved in the fighting stepped into the fray The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024
The week in parliament: conference chatter over Dutton’s successor and whispers of a December election Angus Taylor is shaping up the most likely successor to Dutton. Plus: success of UK pro-Palestine candidates ‘something to reflect on’ for Labor The Guardian - AU · Jul 6, 2024
Jyothi Yarraji set to be first Indian 100m hurdler in Olympics as World Athletics updates list of qualified athletes NEW DELHI: Jyothi Yarraji is poised to become the first Indian 100m hurdler to participate in the Olympics, while shot putter Abha Khatua secured an unexpected spot through world rankings for the upcoming Paris Games. The Times of India · Jul 2, 2024
Ex-Eagles coach and WA football legend Todd dies at 86 Former West Coast coach John Todd, a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and a sporting legend in Western Australia, has died aged 86. AAP · Jun 4, 2024
Domestic violence accused to lose access to guns People who receive a formal complaint of family violence would have their guns removed under planned changes announced by the WA government. AAP · Jun 2, 2024
PM says Dutton yet to detail ‘a single costed policy’ in three budget replies – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · May 20, 2024
Fatima Payman accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza in significant rupture with Labor party position WA senator says ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free’ – a phrase Anthony Albanese argues is counter to two-state solution The Guardian - AU · May 15, 2024
AAP · Apr 26, 2024 Bunnings customers sprayed with unknown substance Several Bunnings customers and staff had to be treated for eye and throat irritation after they were sprayed with an unknown substance in a WA Wheatbelt town.
AAP · Apr 21, 2024 Drugs, lack of care make immigration detention 'unsafe' An Australian Human Rights Commission report has flagged serious concerns over safety and care at a high-security WA immigration detention centre.
AAP · Apr 21, 2024 Lobb eyes Dockers contest as Dogs wait on Ugle-Hagan Rory Lobb hopes his focus on bringing energy and an aerial contest will help him hold his spot in the Western Bulldogs' side for the clash with Fremantle.
AAP · Apr 20, 2024 WA leaves Agar, Stoinis, Behrendorff off contract list Experienced international players Marcus Stoinis, Ashton Agar, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye have not been offered state contracts by Western Australia.
AAP · Apr 10, 2024 Athletics to introduce prize money at Paris Olympics World Athletics will introduce prize money for track and field gold medallists at the Paris Olympics.
AAP · Mar 25, 2024 Fringe paceman Gannon savours WA's Shield three-peat Reliable paceman Cameron Gannon was 12th man for the first two of Western Australia's recent Sheffield Shield crowns, but he played a key role in the third one.
AAP · Mar 24, 2024 WA smash Tasmania, take third straight Sheffield Shield WA battered Tasmania with bat and ball, taking 10 wickets in the last session to romp to a landslide victory in the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA.
AAP · Mar 23, 2024 WA inching towards third straight Shield title Western Australia are quietly going about setting an insurmountable total for Tasmania to try to chase down in the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA Ground.
AAP · Mar 22, 2024 Wade, Tasmania wobble in Shield final Tasmania have stumbled to 6-152 at stumps on day two in reply to Western Australia's 347 in the Sheffield Shield final at the WACA Ground.
AAP · Mar 21, 2024 Whiteman, Connolly star as WA take opening-day honours Western Australia's selection gambles on D'Arcy Short and Cooper Connolly paid off handsomely, with the duo starring on the opening day of the Shield final.
AAP · Mar 19, 2024 Bancroft ruled out of Shield final after bike accident WA's hopes of sealing a hat-trick of Sheffield Shield titles have suffered a huge blow after opener Cameron Bancroft was concussed in a bike accident.