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Staff Gift scandalAustralia Post reveals cost of Cartier watches

Australia Post has revealed the cost of the four Cartier watches at the centre of a scandal surrounding members of its former board.

Watch outCommentsPremium‘Stood down’ Aus Post boss may still be paid

Australia Post’s chief executive Christine Holgate may still get paid over the next four weeks, despite ‘standing aside’ as an investigation of $3000 watches given as gifts to executives takes place.

Sarah Ison

Clean energyPremiumFast-track status for giant Pilbara renewables hub

The ambitious hydrogen project that seeks to become the world’s largest renewable energy export facility has received major project status from the Federal Government.

James Thornhill

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Going postal at waste of taxpayers’ money

It increasingly seems like the only thing Australia Post can be relied upon to deliver — rain, hail or shine — is controversy.

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Mark RileyCommentsPremium
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ScoMo lets the good time poll

History lessons loom large for the Prime Minister on the road to re-election, writes Mark Riley.

Mark Riley

Mark RileySeven News Political Editor

The West Australian exclusive
The West Australian exclusive
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The West Australian exclusive
Oracle’s free virus system knocked back by Feds

The Federal Government could pour hundreds of millions of dollars into its own COVID-19 vaccine technology, despite being offered a free IT platform from one of the world’s biggest software firms.

Lanai Scarr

Good timesAustralia Post’s hilarious tweet amid watch scandal

The boss of Australia Post may be having a day to forget but her social media team is ensuring not all postal service employees are tarred with the same brush.

David Johns

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The West Australian exclusive
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Delay on submarine call ‘intentional’: WA MPs

The Federal Government has been accused of delaying a decision on whether the State will secure a lucrative submarine project, with Labor MPs saying ‘they will let the clock run down and dud WA.’

Sarah Ison

ACCCCommentsPremiumFacebook, Google threats ‘won’t slow media laws’

The boss of Australia's consumer watchdog says legislation requiring tech companies to give money to media outlets will be introduced this year, despite public opposition from Facebook and Google.

Annabel Hennessy

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The West Australian exclusive
HOW YOU CAN SAVECommentsPremium
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Parents better off under ALP childcare plan

Working parents would be incentivised and rewarded to work full-time— if Labor’s childcare policy was adopted, new research shows.

Lanai Scarr

Tough campaignerCommentsPremiumWA Greens name replacement for Rachel Siewert

The WA Greens have elected a Noongar Yamatji woman to replace outgoing Senator Rachel Siewert, with their charge potentially becoming WA’s first female Aboriginal Senator.

Rangi Hirini

Foreign interferenceCommentsPremiumAussie MPs prime targets for foreign agencies: ASIO

The head of Australia’s top intelligence agency says international agencies are targeting all levels of government “to steal our secrets” and “manipulate our decision making”.

Sarah Ison

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Annabel HennessyCommentsPremium
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Stop blaming the homeless for sleeping rough

When it comes to making sure everyone in our society has their most basic needs met — food, water and shelter — there should not be any “buts” involved, writes Annabel Hennessy.

Annabel Hennessy

Annabel HennessyPolitics Reporter

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Sea-trade virus rules must be shipshape

The Al Messilah, or another ship just like it, could become WA’s Ruby Princess if the McGowan Government and its Federal counterpart don’t get their acts together.

Big write-offCommentsPremiumScrapped knight, dame medals cost taxpayers $135K

Australians have forked out more than $130,000 for unused medals now deemed valueless after Tony Abbott’s knight and dame reboot was scrapped by Malcolm Turnbull.

Sarah Ison

Coming and goingVideoCommentsPremiumClose to 50,000 Aussies leave country as pandemic rages

Almost 50,000 Australians have been granted exemptions to leave the country since the international border closed, it has been revealed, as 30,000 Aussies struggle to return home.

Sarah Ison

‘Greatest need’CommentsPremiumMorrison calls on Labor to back JobMaker credits

Scott Morrison is ramping up pressure on Labor to support the Government’s new program that gives employers money for hiring people under 35, saying more young people lived in Labor electorates.

Annabel Hennessy

War of wordsCommentsPremiumMcGowan and Morrison governments in virus ship face-off

The McGowan and Morrison governments have traded barbs, blaming each other as crew from two more ships berthed at Geraldton and Fremantle tested positive for coronavirus.

Joe Spagnolo & Peter Law

‘Entirely unhelpful’CommentsPremiumAbetz’ communism call ‘hurting’ China relations: WA MP

A Liberal senator who insisted Australian citizens with Chinese heritage denounce the Chinese Communist Party has been accused of doing further damage to Australia’s relationship with Beijing.

Border protectionCommentsPremiumPM’s stern border warning for ‘confident’ WA

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned WA against getting too ‘confident’ in fighting COVID-19 because of its hard border, saying ‘you may forget the virus but the virus won't forget you’.

Russia withdrawsPremium‘Deep regret’: Russia snubs continued MH17 talks

Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the Australian Government“is deeply disappointed” by Russia’s decision to withdraw from international talks regarding its role in the downing of MH17.

Sarah Ison

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Tax cuts for high earners? We’re none the wiser

No news is good news when it comes to Budget success. But one debate that does rage on is stage 3 tax cuts ... unfortunately nothing has really changed on that front.

Mark Riley

Mark RileySeven News Political Editor

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The West Australian exclusive
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National Cabinet cancelled after PM’s plane drama

National Cabinet has been cancelled tomorrow after Prime Minister Scott Morrison was stranded in Cairns following issues with his plane.

Lanai Scarr

Quarantine changeVideoStranded Aussies to return home under new deal

Thousands of Australians stranded overseas could soon return home under a deal to allow people to quarantine near Darwin.

Matt Coughlan

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