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Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti.

State PoliticsPremiumSaffioti slams One Nation’s lack of by-election policy

One Nation’s policy offerings for the Secret Harbour by-election, or lack thereof, has become the target of Deputy Premier Rita Saffioti, who urged voters to think about which party would deliver for them.

Oliver Lane

Premier Roger Cook.

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Cook ‘ready to fight’ as WA’s $9b GST deal faces threat

A fired-up Roger Cook says WA is “ready to fight” as fears grow that a GST distribution review will recommend ripping up or scaling back the deal for WA’s share of $9 billion a year. 

Joe Spagnolo

One Nation Secret Harbour candidate Luke Herdegen and One Nation WA Leader Rod Caddies.

State PoliticsPremiumOne Nation launches Canning branch and eyes Hastie’s seat

Liberal MP Andrew Hastie would be ‘a fool’ not to worry about losing his seat says WA One Nation leader Rod Caddies, as his party launches its Canning branch as it carries a wave of momentum.

Oliver Lane

A BHP spokesperson said the port was still functioning and negotiations were continuing.

State PoliticsPremiumBHP says operations continuing despite WA strike action

Mining giant BHP says product is still making its way onto boats despite 48-hours of industrial action from a group of unions beginning on Saturday with a day’s ban on loading ships.

Oliver Lane

Sussan Ley has broken her silence on life post-leadership spill.

Federal politics‘Disappeared under doona’: Sussan Ley breaks silence

Buddha, a US road trip, and The Clash – Sussan Ley breaks her silence on life post-leadership spill.

Nathan Schmidt

Todd Blanche is the new US attorney-general after a weeks-long stand-off over his elevation. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumUS Senate confirms Trump's lawyer as attorney-general

The US Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney-general, cementing President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer's command of the Justice Department.

David Morgan and Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff

US President Donald Trump has set his sights on Fifield, NSW – population: 128.

NewsPremiumTrump sets sights on small Aussie town

US President Donald Trump has set his sights on an outback Australian town, with a whopping $560m on the way.

Nathan Schmidt

A senior adviser to Premier Jeremy Rockcliff will lead the Tasmanian Liberals Senate.

NewsPremiumLiberal heavyweight’s replacement revealed

A senior adviser to the Premier and a former state minister will lead the party’s Senate ticket at the next election.

Nathan Schmidt

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POLITICSPremium‘Elon Musk lemons’: Space threat exposed after moon crash

Scientists are making lemonade from “Elon Musk lemons” as they scramble to learn as much as possible from this week’s SpaceX moon crash.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Labor MP Dan Repacholi said he was committed to ensuring better detection and treatment. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

NewsPremium‘Watershed moment’ in cancer fight

Updated guidelines for one of Australia’s most common cancers is aimed at boosting early detection in a world-leading move.

Nathan Schmidt

Taiwan's Han Kuang exercises assess its preparedness for security contingencies involving China. (EPA PHOTO)

SecurityPremiumTaiwan president oversees war games military drill

Taiwan's annual Han Kuang military exercises are simulating responses to a potential Chinese invasion of the self-governed island Beijing claims as its own.

Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has navigated a turbulent relationship with the US. NewsWire/ Nadir Kinani

PoliticsPremiumNew US ambassador to Australia revealed

The US has appointed a new Australian ambassador amid an ongoing rocky relationship between the two ally nations.

Jackson Robb

US President Donald Trump has addressed an American Mining Industry Roundtable in Washington DC. (EPA PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumUS invests billions in mining projects to boost defence

The Trump administration will invest $US3 billion in mining projects to boost US defence supply chains as the Iran war raises concerns over weapons stockpiles.

Jarrett Renshaw and Ernest Scheyder

Colombia's President Abelardo De La Espriella has taken the oath of office in Cali. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumColombian president pledges robust fight against crime

Conservative Abelardo De La Espriella has signalled a hard-line approach to illegal armed groups operating in Colombia's south as he's sworn in as president.

Nelson Bocanegra, Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta

Construction must halt on the ballroom at the White House, says the US appeals court. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumUS appeals court blocks Trump's ballroom, work halts

The US appeals court has demanded work stop on President Trump's ballroom, saying he is "a temporary tenant, not the owner, of the White House".

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Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. Pictured L-R: Roger Cook, Georgia Tree, Pauline Hanson, and Luke Herdegen.

state politicsVideoPremiumAlbo and Hanson fuelling tide of discontent in by-election

Politics is getting personal in Secret Harbour where immigration rates, the cost-of-living, housing and health are fuelling voter anger and indecision. 

Jessica Page

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Cruise chaos as union strikes threaten to strand passengers

Hundreds of cruise ship passengers due to dock at Broome next week face being stranded off the coast because of a high-seas standoff between the wharfies union and the Cook Government.

Ben Harvey

With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.

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Albanese needs to have a plan to deal with One Nation

With Parliament set to resume next week, Labor will be hoping Anthony Albanese is refreshed and at the top of his game because he has plenty on his to-do list.

Mr Cook said conversations were ongoing with the Commonwealth over the issue on Friday.

EconomyPremiumWA has ‘most to lose’ from Federal migration shake-up

WA has the most to lose from the Federal Government’s overhaul of skilled migration numbers, industry leaders warn, adding pressure on Premier Roger Cook to work to excise the State from the plan.

Oliver Lane

Pauline Hanson unsuccessfully appealed the Federal Court finding that found in favour of Maureen Faruqi.

Federal PoliticsHow Hanson could have race discrimination law quashed

Legal experts say Pauline Hanson could win in the High Court if she challenged racial discrimination laws that punished her for telling Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi to go back to Pakistan.

Stephen Johnson

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the United States, not Australia, will decide how long its nuclear-powered submarines will remain at an Australian naval base based on American ‘operational requirements’.

DefencePremiumMarles admits US will make decision about subs in Perth

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the US, not Australia, will decide how long its nuclear-powered submarines will remain at Perth’s HMAS Stirling naval base based on American ‘operational requirements’.

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Tony Burke and Richard Marles.

Federal PoliticsVideoImmigration policy remains secret amid rumours of Labor rift

Labor figures insist there are no Cabinet splits over the Government’s tightening of migration policies as Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke finalises measures aimed at countering growing community concerns.

Andrew Greene

Defence Minister Richard Marles has survived "significant G-forces" in a RAAF Super Hornet. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

DefencePremiumNo Top Gun but minister survives G-force Hornet flight

Defence Minister Richard Marles has found fighter jets are not built for comfort after going up in a Super Hornet.

Lloyd Jones

The Liberal candidate replacing party pariah Moira Deeming has been revealed as the poll draws near. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumLiberals reveal candidate to replace dumped Deeming

The Liberals' choice of a deputy mayor to replace Moira Deeming in the upcoming Victorian election race has drawn the ire of the ousted MP's husband.

Callum Godde