Alicia was evicted without any reason. But support is growing in WA to change that
Alicia Keenan had just turned 21 when they found out they were being evicted from their Perth rental – with no reason why.
· Holly Thompson
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· Andrew Messenger
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The WA government will introduce digital driver’s licenses and a state digital identity by late next year.
· Hamish Hastie
Italy doesn’t deserve to take Iran’s World Cup spot, says Sydney-born Azzurri great
Christian Vieri is still getting over it. Last month, he watched Italy’s latest World Cup qualification failure at a restaurant with a group of his ex-teammates, all of them deeply passionate about the fate of the Azzurri and the state of the Italian game.
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Disability minister Mark Butler on the ‘necessary’ cuts to an NDIS ‘under pressure’ – podcast
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· Luke Pentony
Breaking: Queensland police to test all Glock handguns after fault identified
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· Jordan Bissell
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· Nick Pearson
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· Jay Cohen
'Be honest with people': Politicians across the country react to NDIS cuts
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· Isabella Ross
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The Melbourne Star Observation Wheel will be spinning again by the end of this year, after an agreement was reached between the owners and voluntary administrators of the embattled tourist attraction.
· Gemma Grant
Shipbuilding contract delays could affect AUKUS submarines
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· Brad Ryan
University of Melbourne appoints new leader following VC’s death
The University of Melbourne has appointed a new vice chancellor to replace Emma Johnston, who died late last year aged 52.
· Noel Towell
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· Penry Buckley
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· Matthew Knott
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University of Queensland Press cancels children’s book over illustrator’s post on ‘Zionist framing’ of Bondi attack
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· Joe Hinchliffe
Sydney business body calls for action on homelessness after ‘disturbingly lonely and tragic death’
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· Christopher Knaus
Coroner refers Byron death of Melbourne van-packer to homicide police
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· Hannah Ross
Authors exit publisher after Indigenous picture book pulped for anti-Semitism
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· Hannah Story
Australians ‘uneasy’ about NDIS cuts amid $53bn in new defence spending, Mark Butler concedes
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· Josh Butler, Tom Mcilroy
Trains to get even more crowded, and even skip stations
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· Felicity Caldwell, Matt Dennien
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· Joel Gould
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· Alexander Darling
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· Satara Uthayakumaran
Japan to play Ireland in Australia as part of rugby's Nations Championship in July
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‘Terribly rude’: Text messages between Rebel Wilson and rising star revealed
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· Michaela Whitbourn
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ABC radio presenter, musician and author James Valentine died aged 64 at home on Wednesday, surrounded by family after a two-year battle with oesophageal cancer.
· Daniel Lo Surdo
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· Maddison Leach
The around-the-clock home visits behind Crichton’s early return
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· Christian Nicolussi
‘Pacific ashtray’: Australian billionaire’s plan to ship and burn waste in Fiji condemned by villagers
After his project got rejected in Sydney, a rubbish disposal magnate now hopes to build a $630m port and waste incinerator near a tourist gateway city
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· Matt Shea
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· Luke Buckmaster
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Mayhem in Melbourne: John McEnroe's 1990 default from the Australian Open is revisited
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· Dennis Passa
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Mark Butler’s NDIS cuts will force people with disabilities like mine to withdraw from society | Clem Bastow
The inclusive world disability advocates fought so hard for is being torn apart by ruthless, ableist bureaucracy
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Microsoft will invest $25 billion in Australian data centre, cybersecurity and AI skills infrastructure by 2029, in what the company is calling its largest-ever commitment to the country, as US tech giants race to lock in compute capacity across the Indo-Pacific region.
· David Swan
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Ben Roberts-Smith was planning to leave Australia, court documents show
Roberts-Smith was released from prison on bail on Friday after his father paid a $250,000 surety. Source: AAP / /AAPIMAGE
· Sbsaustralia
Australia now has more fuel on hand than before the war in the Middle East began
Energy Minister Chris Bowen said the government was doing everything it could to lock in fuel supply. Source: Getty / SOPA Images
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