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WA Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said he had not received any advice from WA Health to suggest they stop using the hotel.

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The club’s skipper will miss at least the first 12 rounds of the season, giving the Roosters an extra $350,000 to spend.

Vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca says it is awaiting fresh data on its ability to combat a new COVID-19 variant after clinical trials for rival innoculations showed reduced effectiveness against the emerging South African strain.

Rules for the airing of movie grievances.

The American superstar looked sharp - and rugged up - in a victory over local favourite Daria Gavrilova at Melbourne Park on Monday.

An out-of-control bushfire in Wooroloo is threatening lives and homes, with an emergency warning issued for people in the Shire of Mundaring.

Police allege the man was not wearing a mask outside a shopping centre on Great Eastern Highway in Midland and refused to when directed by officers.

Mitch Duke will rejoin the Western Sydney Wanderers for the rest of the season in a major coup for coach Carl Robinson’s A-League outfit.

Collingwood’s day of racial reckoning was really meant to be about contrition, not “pride” as a defensive Eddie McGuire claimed.

It’s a wait-and-see situation for the Western Force ahead of Saturday’s trial against the Brumbies and the start of the Super Rugby AU season on February 19.

Viewers of Friday night’s W-League clash were confronted with pictures of a broadcast worker in his bedroom with a tuba prominently placed in the background - the third such production error to have impacted the competition this season.

New Rugby Australia chief executive Andy Marinos fronted the cameras on Monday to outline his first points of business and discuss the prospect of British and Irish Lions matches on Australian shores.

Peter V’landys remains confident a two-way travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia will be established this year, but Warriors CEO Cameron George says the team is preparing for the worst.

Labor Party has charged former cabinet minister Marlene Kairouz with a string of branch-stacking offences - and revoked the memberships of 1800 people.

Collingwood board member Jodie Sizer admits it is “not okay” that the club presently does not have an Indigenous player on its men’s AFL list.

The Prime Minister has signalled his hope to set a target of net zero emissions by 2050 as government policy, after months of internal Coalition debate.

The group of independent experts spent about 4½ hours on its longest site visit since arriving in China.

The Morrison government has continued to stare down Google over its threat to leave the search engine market if it is forced to comply with proposed media compensation laws.

The strategy involves ordering close contacts of a case, and their contacts in turn, into self-quarantine for 14 days, regardless of whether they test negative.

Days after Donald Trump started making unsubstantiated claims of election fraud in early November, Myanmar’s military began doing the same.

The Berejiklian government committed $20 million to the Riverina Conservatorium of Music in Wagga Wagga without a business case or formal assessment, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

The federal Coalition has drawn in about $14 million more than Labor in political donations in the lead-up to the next federal election.

Laura Jean McKay has scooped Australia’s biggest literature prize for The Animals in That Country.

The Australian economy is roaring out of the recession as house values hit all-time highs and job ads return to their pre-virus levels.

The more the evidence is scrutinised, the “more compelling” is the case against Ian Macdonald, Eddie Obeid and Moses Obeid, Crown argues in criminal trial.

Sixers players are preparing to play the final at the SCG without Australia’s Test pace ace as he continues to struggle with fitness issues.

A 28-year-old man will appear in court on Tuesday after investigations led to an arrest over the slaying of a man.

Coffs Harbour sprinter Plonka heads up the coast to turn the tables on local speedster Bugalugs, who beat him home here just nine days ago.

Two weeks after thinking he would be forced to retire, Benji Marshall inked a deal with Souths and is now tipped to be picked for the Maori All Stars.

It’s an eight-race card in the Northern Rivers for Racing NSW on Tuesday.

A review of national environment laws led by Graeme Samuel says characterising community appeals as “lawfare” misrepresents the importance of legal review in society and recommends an expansion of their rights.

David Paradice has seen a lot of things in his distinguished career. But nothing like the online frenzy that led to a surge in GameStop shares last week.

Keith Wolahan, the commando-turned-barrister, has rejected suggestions he contested the preselection battle for the Melbourne seat of Menzies as a moderate candidate.

There was more foot traffic in Melbourne’s CBD during the morning peak hour on Monday than on any Monday morning since the first coronavirus lockdown last year.

Israel has extended a national lockdown as coronavirus variants offset its vaccination drive and officials predicted a delay in a turnaround from the health and economic crisis.

Link has told investors it has seen investor interest in its PEXA stake while the private equity consortium continues to run the ruler over the company.

A man who stole $3.2 million from a Melbourne gold dealer during a staged hold-up has told County Koori Court he used to be racially abused and bullied by his former employer, whom he said was known as “the world’s worst boss”.

Thousands hit the baking jetty all at once on Perth’s favourite summer holiday island on Sunday, in a rush to get home before the lockdown began.

High-profile Mongols bikie president Toby Mitchell has been ordered to undergo intensive anger management and alcohol counselling before being sentenced later this year for attacking two men.

A suicide car bomb exploded early on Sunday evening and was followed by a shootout between al-Shabaab militants and security forces.

A security guard has contracted the virus in Perth prompting a swift lockdown and responses from eastern states.

One of Queensland’s top cops says parental neglect has forced police to act as babysitters all hours of the night.

More than 10,000 people are sheltering at 300 evacuation centres after Cyclone Ana hit the main Fiji islands of Viti Levu and Vanua Levu.

Cody Simpson had global fame as a singer-songwriter, model and partner of Miley Cyrus. But the Australian couldn’t shake his dream of swimming at the Olympics.

As the proud parent of two transgender children, I feel it is my responsibility to call out the critics of the Victorian government’s conversion bill.