5 h. ago The premium Perth postcode with a higher crime rate than one of the city’s poorest suburbs

Which suburbs have the worst crime statistics, Perth’s golden triangle, or the KGB - Koondoola, Girrawheen and Balga? New data from WA Police hides some surprises.

Events

15 h. ago Bureaucrats forced to fly economy as tribunal contradicts government

The Remuneration Tribunal published a statement on Thursday removing access to business-class travel for certain office holders. 

Politics

15 h. ago In the race to replace Ward in Kiama, there’s one thing everyone agrees on

Both major parties are claiming underdog status in the campaign for Kiama as the shadow of Gareth Ward looms.

Events

16 h. ago More Hamas officials welcome Albanese’s recognition move, as PM warns against propaganda

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said the Albanese government had “got it wrong” when it announced a plan to recognise a Palestinian state on Monday.

Events

16 h. ago Charges laid after north shore teal candidate targeted in Liberal

Tina Brown, along with Philip Ruddock and his wife, has been threatened in a series of anonymous letters authored by a Liberal volunteer.

Events

16 h. ago Opposition, former LNP premier raise questions over top doc hiring

Campbell Newman and Labor don’t often see eye-to-eye. But both want answers over the chief health officer recruitment process after revelations about political signage at the first pick’s home.

Politics

17 h. ago A Machete, a tomahawk and ‘polite’ intruders: Forrestfield home invasion baffles police

Two men, armed and with their faces covered, entered a 78-year-old man’s Forrestfield home, demanding cash and damaging his speedway sprint car.

Events

18 h. ago The end of negative gearing as we know it? Spender calls for new income tax system

Independent MP Allegra Spender, who represents the nation’s wealthiest electorate, has a seat at next week’s economic roundtable, and property tax benefits are firmly in her sights.

Economics

26 h. ago Assault charges after beachfront erosion fight turns violent

A Central Coast councillor and her husband have been charged after community debate over a proposed seawall turned violent.

Events

29 h. ago Warning from Washington: Speak out about Chinese threat or risk AUKUS subs

Policymakers in Washington are getting nervous that the Albanese government is “less vocal about what the problem is” compared with predecessors, experts say.

Events

29 h. ago Albanese is ignoring Trump’s demands – it will change our place in the world

The prime minister goes out of his way not to make a big deal of it and never wants to look like he’s undermining Donald Trump, but the signs of the shift are mounting.

Politics

34 h. ago ‘Ridiculous regulation’: Labor makes housing central to economic summit

As new data reveals homeownership becoming a more distant dream, slashing housing red tape is firming as an area in which new policies will follow Labor’s economic roundtable.

Politics

36 h. ago The ‘fragmented’ and costly rules putting our most vulnerable at risk

More than 2 million people work in the care economy. But poor systems mean “unsafe workers slip through the cracks”.

Politics

38 h. ago The curious case of the disappearing Queensland Health appointee

Health Minister Tim Nicholls has refused to reveal why job ads for chief health officer have reappeared when the role had already been filled.

Politics

39 h. ago A rapist and bully but beloved by Boomers: The turbulent history of Gareth Ward

One-time Liberal Gareth Ward was loved and loathed in equal measures, but if you stood in his way he would “annihilate you”, according to his foes in the south coast town of Kiama.

Events

39 h. ago I escaped a cult – for years I didn’t even realise I was in one

I have long hidden the shame that I was gullible enough to be lured into such a group. The perception people in cults are different to the rest of us needs to be challenged.

Politics

40 h. ago WA news LIVE: Fake gun law videos emerge online as WA police minister makes plea for bill to pass

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Events

41 h. ago ‘Same issues since 2005’: People wrongly detained due to Home Affairs’ systemic failures

The department locked up one person for a year and a half before they were released, according to a report from the Commonwealth Ombudsman.

Politics

42 h. ago Man charged after police gun 'unintentionally' fired during arrest at Sydney Airport

A man has been charged over an incident that allegedly led to a police officer's gun "unintentionally" being fired near a cafe at Sydney Airport.

Events

42 h. ago Albanese faces backlash after Hamas praises PM’s ‘courage’ on Palestinian recognition

Anthony Albanese said Hamas would be “totally opposed” to Australia’s recognition of Palestine. But the listed terrorist group says it is delighted by the move.

Politics