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Hastie decisionVideoCommentsPremiumMPs snub Qatari ambassador dinner over strip searches

A group of senior Federal MPs have knocked back a dinner invitation from the Qatari ambassador following the invasive search of 13 Australian women at a Doha airport.

Lanai Scarr

Concerning fallCommentsPremiumLabor whip Chris Hayes collapses in parliament

Federal Labor MP Chris Hayes has collapsed in parliament while delivering a speech, with an ambulance called and the chief opposition whip taken to hospital.

Sarah Ison

Foreign affairsCommentsPremiumDFAT warning on Chinese moves to sow ‘division’

Australia must be must wary of efforts by China to sow “division” between Australian Chinese communities and politicians, according to a senior Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade official.

Sarah Ison

‘Defining moment’VideoPremiumMPs probing Juukan Gorge disaster cleared to visit WA

A parliamentary committee has finally been granted a COVID travel exemption to visit the Pilbara to see first-hand the aftermath of Rio Tinto’s destruction of the sacred site.

Annabel Hennessy

Diggers murderedPremiumAustralia ‘does not accept release’ of rogue soldier

The Afghan soldier known as Hekmatullah — who killed three Australian soldiers — is still imprisoned, but his release remains on the cards as part of a peace deal brokered by the US.

Sarah Ison

‘Deeply disturbing’PremiumRudd’s think tank given Epstein cash

Kevin Rudd has found himself linked to notorious paedophile Jeffrey Epstein after it emerged the former prime minister’s think tank was given $US650,000 in donations by the child sex monster.

Clarissa Bye and Anna Caldwell

Running it tightCommentsPremiumSkyworks call looms as council sweats on cost to cancel

A decision on whether Australia Day Skyworks will proceed amid the pandemic will be made within weeks, with the City of Perth aware the longer they wait, the more it’ll cost ratepayers to cancel.

Peter Law

Massive challengeCommentsPremiumThe interests, values dividing Australia, China

Issues in Australia’s relationship with China go deeper than ever before and are dividing rather than uniting the two nations, according to DFAT secretary Frances Adamson.

Sarah Ison

WatchdogComments‘Extraordinary’ ASIC scandal needs quick probe: ALP

Labor has demanded an investigation into expenses scandals at the corporate watchdog be wrapped up within two weeks.

Matt Coughlan

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OECD positionCommentsPremium
The West Australian exclusive
Labor backs the right Cormann for the job

The ALP is throwing its support behind Mathias Cormann’s bid for one of the world’s top economic jobs, providing the bipartisan support he needs to firm up Australia’s OECD bid.

Lanai Scarr

‘Not wide enough’PremiumADF admits door flaw on $3.6b choppers

Australian Defence Force officials has admitted the door on their $3.6 billion helicopters are too narrow to allow guns to fire while troops are rappelling to the ground.

Off the hookCommentsPremiumCyber security hotline runs hot amid new threats

Calls to the Australian Cyber Security Hotline have increased more than 200 per cent, with a big spike following a warning ‘sophisticated’ actors were attacking critical infrastructure.

Sarah Ison

Coronavirus crisisCommentsPremiumMinister ‘not responsible’ for aged care virus deaths

Richard Colbeck has denied feeling ‘personally responsible’ for Australia’s coronavirus aged care deaths, saying the Morrison Government’s approach ‘has saved lives’.

Sarah Ison

BORDER OPENING?CommentsPremiumMcGowan stays ‘cautious’ ahead of updated border advice

Mark McGowan says the State Government will ‘continue to be cautious’ over WA’s border closure as Victoria recorded consecutive days of zero coronavirus cases for the first time since March.

Peter Law and Ailish Delaney

politicsPM eyes international workers and students

Prime Minister Scott Morrison is shifting his focus to bringing international students and workers into Australia as states ease coronavirus restrictions.

Daniel McCulloch and Matt Coughlan - AAP

Out of actionCommentsPremiumWhy HMAS Perth remains dry-docked after three years

The Anzac frigate completed its last deployment in 2016, before being used as a training vessel off the WA coast. But at the end of 2017, the ship was taken out of the water entirely.

Sarah Ison

EXCLUSIVE POLLCommentsPremiumTurning tide in WA border poll delights PM

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has labelled an exclusive poll in The West Australian as ‘good news’ — after it indicated attitudes to WA’s hard border were shifting.

Annabel Hennessy

Multiple SclerosisPremiumBig savings loom for MS medicine

Australians with Multiple Sclerosis will have access to a life-saving medicine for as little as $41 per prescription.

Sarah Ison

Lucrative contractPremiumDefence Minister grilled over subs project delay

Linda Reynolds has not ruled out a decision on moving a lucrative submarines project to WA being made until after the next Federal election — which could be as late as September 2022.

Sarah Ison

Electoral reshuffleCommentsPremiumChristian Porter, Anne Aly’s seats on chopping block

Attorney-General Christian Porter and Labor MP Anne Aly could have their seats abolished after the WA Liberal and Labor parties called for them to go in a reshuffle of Federal electoral boundaries.

Sarah Ison

Gifts falloutAust Post culture to be probed in expenses scandal

The Morrison Government has released the terms of reference for a one-month investigation into the watches scandal at Australia Post.

Matt Coughlan

Coronavirus crisisVideoCommentsPremiumPM slam’s delay in easing Melbourne lockdown

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Melbourne Lord Mayor Sally Capp have hit out the State Government’s pause on easing COVID-19 restrictions, labelling it Groundhog Day.

Sarah Ison

Waiting gameCommentsPremiumCOVID-19 vaccine may be ‘a year away’

A vaccine for the deadly coronavirus could still be 12 months away, despite the Federal Government outlining hope for a July roll-out in the Budget.

Sarah Ison

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The West Australian exclusive
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Is sentiment changing on WA’s hard border?

WA could be putting all its eggs in one basket to contain the spread of the coronavirus and may be unprepared in the long term, writes Ben Morton Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister.

Ben Morton

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