Laidley spoke about how sport became both a battle and a refuge as she struggled to come to grips with her identity.
The disruption at Australian airports is set to continue as the winter school holiday rush sets in.
Catie McLeod
Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe has poured cold water on the prospect of a 0.75 per cent jump in interest rates next month – saying increases would be conducted in quarter or half-point increments.
Josh Zimmerman
A distillery in the Perth Hills has released a flame-coloured gin “as strong as the firefighters” that saved it from burning to the ground during last year’s devastating Wooroloo bushfires.
Cally Dupe
A popular item sold at Myer stores has been urgently recalled over concerns its defects could cause serious injury or death.
MLG Oz has secured a new contract with Evolution Mining which the Kalgoorlie-Boulder mining services company says will double its revenue from the Mungari mine operator.
Neil Watkinson
Horizon Minerals says it has received firm commitments for a $4 million share placement, with plans to use the funds to accelerate exploration at its gold projects south-east of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
US stocks have closed higher amid tempered expectations among investors about the Federal Reserve's rate-hike plans.
Lewis Krauskopf, Sruthi Shankar and Anisha Sircar
Australians must trust in the Reserve Bank's plan to lead inflation back down to regular levels, or risk triggering a recession, RBA governor Philip Lowe says.
Katelyn Catanzariti
For the victims of sexual assault and harassment it would have been a strong signal of support if WA Mines Minister Bill Johnston was there in person when the report was tabled.
Sarah-Jane Tasker
It was on the sets of Pirates of the Caribbean and Game of Thrones where Perth tech founder Lucy Cooke concocted the idea for her visual planning tool, which she believes can improve productivity by tenfold.
Cheyanne Enciso
Sparke Dental co-owner Shereen Lim credits the success of her business to implementing a culture that is patient-focussed and one her entire team is aligned on.
Resources Minister Madeleine King has expressed ‘anger’ and called for ‘strong action’ following the release of a landmark report into women being raped and sexually harassed on WA’s mine sites.
Kimberley Caines
The deputy chair of WA’s landmark parliamentary inquiry into sexual assault and harassment in the FIFO industry says there are no easy answers on how to fix the “scary” culture and systemic issues it unearthed.
Adrian Lowe
The minister in charge of WA’s mining industry has been criticised for being absent when an explosive report on sexual assault and harassment in the FIFO workforce was handed down in Parliament.
Danielle Le Messurier
With the cost of petrol soaring past a record high of $2 in cities around Australia, we spoke to an expert to answer your biggest questions.
Adelaide Lang
Cell immunotherapy company Chimeric Therapeutics is ready to test its patented CORE Natural Killer treatment in the USA using two complementary smart drug therapies to fight colorectal cancer.
Matt Birney
Chinese internet giant ByteDance’s nascent foray into gaming is showing signs of promise with spending across its mobile titles growing over the past year as it looks to challenge rivals Tencent and NetEase.
Arjun Kharpal
Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie has revealed a new reason behind inflating lettuce prices, suggesting the Labor government has the solution at its fingertips.
Owen Leonard
A report this week on sexual misconduct in the resources sector acknowledges there will be challenges with implementing a sex offenders register. But if anyone can find a solution, it surely the miners.
Lanthanein Resources will launch a first-pass drill program at its ionic clay-hosted rare earths project near Naracoorte in SA after receiving exploration and rehabilitation approval from the state government.
The Queensland government won't make coal and gas companies start cutting fugitive emissions from their existing mining projects until 2027.
Marty Silk
James Packer has ended his near quarter-century relationship with Crown Resorts by acknowledging ‘the ups and downs, and challenges’ and praising the company’s staff and new owners.
Sean Smith
Australia’s once beloved national carrier has been savaged in a fake ad aimed at the airline’s treatment of workers and passengers.
Duncan Murray
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