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Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has called an emergency media briefing for Friday afternoon after an coronavirus outbreak in Perth’s hotel quarantine. Mr McGowan is widely expected to announce new virus rules for WA after a third person, a Melbourne man, tested positive to the virus after leaving a Perth

The bodies of a man and a woman have been found in a unit on the Gold Coast. The man’s body was found at the apartment block on Labrador Street, Labrador, about 10.20am on Friday. Officers who arrived on the scene then found a woman’s body in the same unit

A 68-year-old NSW man has been killed in a crash on the second last day of the Targa Tasmania car rally. Long-time Targa competitor Shane Navin died after he crashed his 1979 Mazda RX-7 at Double Barrel Creek on the Mount Arrowsmith stage of the race, on Friday morning. The

A Melbourne couple accused of holding a woman as a slave for eight years have been convicted. A jury found the couple guilty on Friday afternoon after a trial lasting more than two months. Their victim, a Tamil woman now in her 60s, had come to Melbourne to care for

A Victorian man has tested positive to COVID-19 after contracting the virus in a quarantine hotel in Perth at the centre of an outbreak. Two other hotels in Perth have been identified as having the same “high-risk” status for ventilation issues. A third case has been linked to the Mercure

Homegrown Hollywood actress Margot Robbie has shared an international award with a Brisbane charity supporting people living with a disability. Alongside Charlize Theron and Travis Scott, Robbie received the inaugural RAD IMPACT AWARD, which honours “cultural icons who inspire purpose”. Award recipients select a charity to share the award with

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DETAILS THAT READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING An anti-domestic violence campaigner says the suspected murder-suicide at the Barossa Reservoir highlights the need for more to be done to prevent such tragedies. Henry Shepherdson, 38, jumped from the Whispering Wall tourist attraction with his nine-month-old daughter Kobi in

Six Victoria Police officers must pay compensation to former AFL coach Dani Laidley over leaked photos of her in police custody. Images including Ms Laidley’s mug shot and another of her in an interview room wearing a blonde wig and dress were shared among police and on social media last

Two Australian warships will join the search for a missing Indonesian submarine that disappeared near Bali with 53 people on board. HMAS Ballarat and HMAS Sirius have both been diverted from separate regional deployments, after Indonesia formally accepted Australia’s offer to assist with the search effort. Defence said HMAS Ballarat

A Sydney retiree has credited her grandson for her decision to buy the lottery ticket that just netted her $40 million. Thursday night’s $80 million jackpot was the largest draw so far in 2021, and the Sydney woman was one of two winners to share in the prize. The other

Australia Post’s entire board is set to be grilled over Liberal Party links at a Senate inquiry into former boss Christine Holgate’s controversial departure. Ms Holgate says she was unlawfully stood down after it emerged she gifted four Cartier watches worth $20,000 to executives who had clinched a lucrative deal.

Victoria’s streak of days without locally acquired coronavirus cases has ended, with a local man testing positive for the virus after leaving hotel quarantine in Western Australia. The man travelled from Perth to Melbourne on April 21, where he was instructed to get tested for the virus and quarantine. All