9 h. ago Fitzroy bondage mural outrages activist group, but its defacing upsets admirers

An attention-grabbing mural in a quiet bluestone laneway near Brunswick Street is the focus of a new debate about what is art and what is offensive.

Politics

35 h. ago Animal rights activist Tash Peterson declares bankruptsy in Instagram videos

Vegan activist Tash Peterson and her partner have declared bankruptcy on Instagram, following their unsuccessful legal battle with a Perth veterinarian.

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35 h. ago Animal rights activist Tash Peterson declares bankruptcy in Instagram videos

Vegan activist Tash Peterson and her partner have declared bankruptcy on Instagram, following their unsuccessful legal battle with a Perth veterinarian.

Politics

58 h. ago AFL LIVE: Dees overcome umpire howler as Hawk upset brews, Blues release McGovern update

The Demons are underdogs as they tackle the high-flying Hawks and seek a fourth-straight season-saving victory on a Super Saturday of football.

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4 d. ago ‘She appeared upset’: Patterson didn’t want to stay at hospital, asked after lunch guests

Medical staff at Leongatha Hospital say accused killer Erin Patterson reported gastro symptoms, asked after her lunch guests and appeared reluctant to stay, leaving and returning over two hours later.

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4 d. ago Retired policeman charged over citizen’s arrest of alleged vandal

Adam Sontag thought he was doing the right thing when he attempted to arrest a masked teenager allegedly defacing a street sign in Upwey. He is now fighting an assault charge.

Events

6 d. ago Cruel loophole targeted after outrage of cop bashed and left for dead

A police officer who barely survived a vicious brick bashing and only discovered her attacker’s potential prison release through a friend called for urgent change.

Events

7 d. ago Fremantle independent hopeful of Labor upset as vote count continues

Climate 200-backed independent Kate Hulett is on the verge of staging a major upset in Fremantle against one of Labor’s most progressive MPs, just seven weeks after nearly doing the same in the state seat.

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9 d. ago ‘He feels as trapped as the chickens’: How an activist teamed up with the ‘enemy’

What happened when the activist and the chicken factory-farmer joined forces? They exposed the lies behind the ‘humane’ treatment of shed-reared chooks.

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9 d. ago He evaded Beijing’s clutches. But this Adelaide lawyer is still a wanted man

A fake climate conference, friends in far-flung places a pro-democracy activist reveals the story of his dramatic escape from Hong Kong.

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1 week ago ‘An insult to women globally’: Mother of woman stabbed 78 times outraged by killer’s sentence

Mackenzie Anderson’s distressed mother ran sobbing from the court and collapsed outside after the maximum term of 22 years and six months was handed down.

Events

1 week ago Optimism is the name of the game, but can the teals cause further upset in WA?

This election the teal independent challenge goes far beyond the traditional inner-city blue ribbon upset that saw Kate Chaney voted into power in 2022.

Politics

1 week ago Sydney Opera House celebrates work of late artist with a kiss of light

A tribute to David McDiarmid, artist and HIV/AIDS activist, will illuminate the Sydney Opera House sails for Vivid Sydney.

Society

1 week ago ‘You feel like Darryl Kerrigan of The Castle’: How Adam got charged for his own solar power

Home owners who assumed their solar panels would help cut the cost of their electricity have just received a surprise bill, and they’re outraged.

Politics

2 w. ago Storm chairman ‘greatly upset’ by Welcome to Country ‘miscommunication’

Melbourne Storm have taken responsibility for what they say was an internal miscommunication that meant the Welcome to Country for their Anzac Day clash at AAMI Park was cancelled.

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2 w. ago Outrage over death of teen after accused killer’s violent history revealed

Audrey Griffin was allegedly murdered by a man who only months earlier had been spared jail despite a record of domestic violence, sparking frustration from victims’ rights groups.

Events

2 w. ago Fitzgibbons stared down surfing’s cruellest fate, again. Then she beat the world No.1

For three straight years, the Australian veteran has faced her own pro surfing mortality and the gruelling road back to the big time.

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2 w. ago Surfing’s great survivor Sally Fitzgibbons upsets world No.1 in Bells Beach boilover

For three straight years, the Australian veteran has suffered pro surfing’s cruellest fate. On Thursday, she stared it down yet again, against the reigning world champion.

Events

2 w. ago Teenage boy accused of breaking fellow student's jaw at shopping centre

The father of a teenager accused of breaking a fellow student's jaw at a shopping centre in Perth has expressed outrage over his son's alleged actions.

Politics

2 w. ago Lawyers disciplined over ‘offensive, demeaning’ LGBTQ ‘joke’ posted in elevators

The two men admitted writing and posting the offensive remarks in the lifts of a Melbourne law chambers building. Their actions caused outrage in the legal community.

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