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West Coast Eagles forward Oscar Allen missed the club with a tight hamstring as Elliot Yeo dominated the contest
West Coast forward Oscar Allen hit a pre-season speed bump when he was sidelined by a hotly contested intraclub at Mineral Resources Park on Friday night with a strained Achilles tendon. Allen, who missed all of last year with a foot injury, reported from the narrows this week, joining teammates Luke Shuey and Dom Sheed in being managed from the…
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Fiji Parliament suspends Bainimarama for incitement to hatred
Fiji’s parliament has suspended longtime former prime minister of the Pacific island nation Frank Bainimarama for three years on charges of hate speech and insulting the president. Bainimarama ruled Fiji for 16 years after seizing power in a military coup until a national election in December saw a coalition of parties narrowly vote to install Sitiveni Rabuka as prime minister.…
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Spinners Key as the Australia Eye World Cup Semifinals
Head coach Shelley Nietschke says Australia’s spin attack is likely to play a crucial role in the final group match of the T20 World Cup against South Africa in Gqeberha. The defending champions are yet to reach the semi-finals and meet the hosts in the second game of Saturday’s doubles game. India will play against England in the first game.…
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Brit Sunak is asking Northern Ireland to support Brexit plans
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to meet with Northern Ireland politicians as a spate of diplomacy fuels expectations that a deal to improve post-Brexit trade arrangements for the province could be finalized within days. Sunak arrived at a hotel on the outskirts of Belfast late Thursday. A European Union diplomat said what appears to be a deal to…
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Peter Coleman: Former Woodside chief believes RBA interest rates are “burdening” younger generations.
Millennials are being ripped off by baby boomers with rate hikes, says a former Woodside boss.
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ACCC initiates court case over alleged price fixing in WA mining camps
The Australian Company Regulator has taken legal action over alleged price fixing and bid rigging for entertainment services at the Rio Tinto and Fortescue Metals Group mine sites. Australia’s Competition and Consumer Commission claimed Swift Networks reached an agreement with competitor DXC five times in 2019 to set pricing for technology infrastructure. The tenders were for projects at the Gudai-Darri,…
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Hearing on electric vehicle tax reignites political dispute
A battle between state and federal governments over how electric vehicle owners will be charged for using roads continues inside and outside the courtroom.
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The Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) reveals that 24 per cent of land in Perth that has been zoned for development is closed
Perth’s housing supply crisis is expected to worsen as new research shows a quarter of all land earmarked for development is actually in lockdown.
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Qld man jailed for brutal, lengthy torture of his partner
A Queensland man has been jailed after torturing his partner, assaulting and dousing her with boiling water every few days.
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Grant scheme to keep GPs in flood-ravaged Lismore
Health care providers in the NSW city of Lismore will receive an additional $5 million in government aid for flood recovery so locals can continue to have access to essential services such as GPs and dentists. Health Secretary Mark Butler said the federal and NSW government would each contribute $2.5 million to the flood-ravaged city’s health sector, with grants of…
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