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Not done yet Maxwell leaps to defence of struggling star

Australian cricket star Glenn Maxwell believes it’s an ‘absolute no-no’ to doubt David Warner, despite the latter’s worrying run of form.

Alex Conrad

Border trade-offWA to be Australia’s most isolated State for Xmas

Mark McGowan wants West Australians to have a ‘lovely, normal Christmas’ without venue capacity limits and face masks, but it will come at a price.

Peter Law

PoliticsCities given half of ‘regional’ grants

A damning report from the auditor-general has found more than half of grants meant for the regions were awarded to big cities.

James Hall

HealthDetention hotel outbreak rises to 12 cases

The Australian Border Force has confirmed 12 asylum seekers detained in a Melbourne hotel have now tested positive for COVID-19.

Jack Gramenz

UpdatedCleo vanished from same room as sister

Four-year-old Cleo Smith was in a sleeping bag beside her younger sister when she vanished from a coastal campsite in WA.

Angie Raphael

Vaccine roll outOnly ‘a dozen or so’ AZ jabs given in WA each week

While the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is extremely safe, new data shows just how unpopular it is with the WA public.

Charlotte Elton

JobKeeperTax Office boss feels JobKeeper heat

The head of the Australian Tax Office will be hauled over the coals in relation to businesses who received JobKeeper payments.

Catie McLeod

Rare findKununurra vet treats first bilby in 30 years

A rare bilby, found injured and emaciated in the East Kimberley, has been brought back to health and into a specialised breeding program.

Stephanie Sinclair

Frantic searchRemote, harsh, rocky: The rough terrain at Cleo’s tent

If Cleo Smith had ventured out of her family tent on Saturday night she would have been faced with a pitch black abyss, with loud crashing waves, howling winds and rocky terrain.

Kate Campbell

MarketsASX treads water as miners, banks drag

A late sell-off stopped the ASX from notching up its fourth straight day in the green, but a whisky distiller and potash producer gained ground.

Rebecca Le May

COURTMinister has ‘almost no’ emissions control

Australia’s environment minister has ‘almost no control’ over global greenhouse gas emissions, a court has been told as the government battles a climate change ruling.

Lane Sainty

CourtsLabor takeover challenge shot down

A former Victorian minister facing branch stacking allegations has lost a key legal challenge against the Labor Party.

Caroline Schelle

AFLPies make call on key backline trio

New Collingwood coach Craig McRae has moved quickly to bolster the backline of his team, with a key trio committing to the club for 2022.

Alex Conrad

CourtsPlea to examine AFL ‘sins of the past’

The widow of a Richmond football star has asked the coroner to investigate how her husband was ‘badly treated’ by club doctors.

Caroline Schelle

BUSINESSPopular bakery chain in turmoil

Legal woes continue at Retail Food Group with the firm warning a number of former and present Michel’s Patisserie franchisees are launching fresh court action.

Alex Druce

Holding out hopeCleo’s mum waiting for her to ‘run back into her arms’

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW. Speaking through tears, Ellie Smith said Cleo was not the sort of child to wander off, and she would have asked for her mother’s help to unzip her one-piece sleeping suit.

Bethany Hiatt

CrimeMan is a terror-risk if released: lawyer

A Sydney man who threatened to kill a magistrate and confronted police with a knife poses an unacceptable risk if released, a judge has been told.

Margaret Scheikowski

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, measures and impacts in Australia at 1700 AEDT Tuesday, October 19.

Jack Gramenz

Car fireSchizophrenic Broome woman fined for car fire

A schizophrenic Broome woman has been fined $2000 for spraying an aerosol can into the exhaust pipe of a vehicle, causing it to catch fire and burn until it was completely destroyed.

Grace Hendry

Health ordersCops shut down ‘freedom hotel’

The licensee of a regional NSW pub will face court and his hotel has been temporarily closed after he allegedly allowed unvaccinated patrons in.

Catie McLeod

Politics‘Very transparent’: PM downplays criticism

Scott Morrison has vowed all will be revealed on his climate policy as the deadline for a major target draws closer.

Courtney Gould

CrimeANOM drug accused 'family man' denied bail

A Central Coast businessman accused of conspiring to import a large amount of methamphetamine has lost his bid for bail ahead of his wife giving birth.

Luke Costin

New beatSymphony Orchestra offers opportunities for local musos

Karratha musicians will be given the opportunity to work directly with WA’s largest performing arts organisation as part of a new arts and development program.

Cheyanne Enciso

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‘No expense spared’: Inside the police search for Cleo

Police are going ‘full tilt’ in their search for missing four-year-old Cleo Smith and ‘no expense is being spared’ in the investigation to find her.

Phil Hickey