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The NightlyPassengers horrified after woman dies in cruise ship fall

Cruise ship passengers have spoken of their horror after a woman in her 20s plunged overboard to her death.

Lettice Bromovsky and Peter Allen

World NewsPassengers horrified after woman dies in cruise ship fall

Cruise ship passengers have spoken of their horror after a woman in her 20s plunged overboard to her death.

Lettice Bromovsky and Peter Allen

newsPremiumBrands cut ties to rapper after rape charge

Brands are distancing themselves from a UK music and media personality after he was charged with sexual assault in Perth.

Blair Jackson

Social AffairsPremiumPolice respond to shocking white supremacist protest

A small town on the Victorian-NSW border has seen a group of white supremacists enter their community on the weekend of their annual show.

Alex Mitchell

newsPremium’Risk’: Albo urged to take action on TikTok

A Liberal senator says Australia should take note of the US bid to sever TikTok from its Chinese-owned parent company due to foreign interference risks.

Jessica Wang

The NightlyHow fugitive dad vanished with kids for years - until now

Cat’s three children disappeared in 2021. Only one man knows where they are.

Hilary Whiteman

newsPremiumOne detail sparks election uproar

A top minister has been grilled on the highly-speculated date of the next election after the 2025 parliamentary sitting calendar dropped a key detail.

Jessica Wang

NEWSPremiumCall for Aus to bring in Finnish speeding rule

Flat-rate speeding fines “criminalise poverty”, with Australian research making a bold call for an overhaul.

Blair Jackson

NewsAussie city smashed by $18k rent hike

A new report has revealed the insane amount of money rent has increased across Australia’s capital cities since the pandemic.

Emma Kirk

Religion and BeliefPope urged to backflip on gender-affirming care ban

LGBTQ activists have met the Pope at the Vatican and urged him to reverse a Catholic ban on gender-affirming hormonal care for adults.

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Conflict and WarIsrael orders evacuation of southern Lebanese towns

Israel's military has ordered the evacuation of 23 Lebanese villages, saying Hezbollah is using sites there to conceal weapons and launch attacks on Israel.

Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba

CrimePregnant Filipinos arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy

More than a dozen pregnant Filipino women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia could face prison terms after they give birth.

Staff Writers

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Two photos show why same old Middle East conflict continues

These two photos show just why the same old conflicts keep playing out in the Middle East over and over again.

Ben Harvey

Ben Harvey

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A royal thorn in our side

The uncomfortable truth for the Federal Government is that King Charles’ visit is likely to reignite discussion about Australia’s future: does it become a republic or remain as a constitutional monarchy?

The West Australian exclusive
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WA Government adds two more Black Hawks for fire season

Two extra Black Hawk helicopters will be bought to WA this summer, as the state braces for yet another unpredictable bushfire season.

Joe Spagnolo

TelethonCommentsTelethon Family Festival to make a splash at Yagan Square

Yagan Square will transform into a magical fairy tale land for the ever-popular Telethon Family Festival next Sunday.

Cyber securityPremiumPerth expert reveals bombshell tip on keeping passwords safe

A Perth security and privacy expert says regularly changing passwords is actually making it easier for hackers to gain access to accounts and personal information.

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The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Pipe saga worsens for West Aussies with flooded homes

Thousands of WA families can’t get ‘defective pipes’ ripped out of their homes quickly enough as insurers decline to renew policies on properties hit with repeated water bursts.

John Flint

CrimePremiumCutting edge forensics key to solving 27-year murder mystery

Detectives hope ‘cutting edge forensic techniques’ will eventually help them solve the ‘senseless’ 1997 abduction and murder of Gerard Ross.

Phil Hickey

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Man saved by ‘magic Molly’ the superhero labradoodle

Shivering and hurt under his leaky patio as a thunderstorm battered down, 90-year-old Ron Griffiths feared the worst as his pleas for help were silenced by the pouring rain.

Caleb Runciman

PropertyCommentsPremiumThis Perth suburb is ‘hidden’ yet surrounded by highways

This ‘exclusive’ neighbourhood is secluded despite its location near two busy highways, with locals managing to largely keep its highlights to themselves.

Caitlin Vinci

HealthPremiumBreast cancer battlers 'blindsided' by divorce

It might have started out "in sickness and in health" but increasingly, marriages put under strain when the woman develops breast cancer are failing.

Katelyn Catanzariti

Conflict and WarCoalition at odds with US on Middle East ceasefire

It's not "remarkable" the coalition holds a different view to the US on a ceasefire in the Middle East, a senior Liberal MP says.

Luke Costin and Tess Ikonomou

ImmigrationCuban 'invisible' shipwrecks leave painful void

A UN missing migrants project is monitoring Cuban 'invisible' shipwrecks, amid fears of a new exodus as US presidential candidates talk tough on immigration.

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