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Premier Mark McGowan has broken his promise to reopen WA's borders next month.

WA shelves COVID-19 border reopening plan

Have your say: Visitors to Heron Point, the Dolphin Discovery Centre and the Busselton Jetty can upload a photo of their beach and complete a survey via 'CoastSnap'. Picture: supplied

Have your say: Beachgoers invited to share the value of their favourite beach

Something odd in the woods: A still from Firewatch, developed by video game studio Campo Santo. Picture: Campo Santo

Another lockdown discovery: story-driven video games

Side by side: Peter and Maureen Ansel celebrate their 71st wedding anniversary, in their shared room in Capecare Dunsborough.

71 years side by side

Gillian McAuliffe and Vicky Small next to a works from Gillian's private collection. Picture: Supplied/SBB

Sculptures on the way to the Bay in Dunsorough

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WATCHNSW records 15,091 COVID cases and 24 deaths

2hrs ago

Canberra murder suspect denied bail

40m ago

Omicron has peaked in some states: Hunt

41m ago

Novavax to roll out from late February

44m ago

Qld integrity commissioner resigns

47m ago

Where's the meat? Employers, governments should have seen this supply crisis coming

48m ago

Vic schools to plough on with pupil cases

48m ago

Supplies of COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits are constrained at the moment.

Omicron has peaked in some states: Hunt

41m ago

Empty supermarket shelves. Photo: Marina Neil, Newcastle Herald.

Where's the meat? Employers, governments should have seen this supply crisis coming

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A Canberra man has faced court charged with the murder of a 68-year-old man in the city's south.

Canberra murder suspect denied bail

40m ago

Novavax will be distributed from February 21 after being ticked off by ATAGI.

Novavax to roll out from late February

44m ago

Queensland Integrity Commissioner Nikola Stepanov has resigned.

Qld integrity commissioner resigns

Nick Gibbs
47m ago

Victoria is determined to keep schools open, with COVID safety measures including twice-weekly RATs.

Vic schools to plough on with pupil cases

Callum Godde
48m ago

Seventeen people are being treated for COVID-19 in hospitals in Tasmania.

Tas records 619 new cases, three in ICU

Ethan James
52m ago

The Bendigo Health team has been following the HeyVan to help vaccinate the homeless. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

The 'vax-van' hits the streets to offer jab to homeless

Neve Brissenden
59m ago

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Contact View Insurance today

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WATCHNSW records 15,091 COVID cases and 24 deaths

2hrs ago

Minister for Education James Merlino, pictured during a past school visit to the south-west, announced a plan to keep education settings open while taking measures to protect students and staff.

EXPLAINERWhat are the new rules for Victorian schools?

INSET: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Free rapid tests twice weekly for students as Victoria prepares for school to return

INSERT: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.

WATCHMasks, twice-weekly rapid antigen tests as NSW schools set to return

Photo: File

Thirty-four lives lost as NSW records 20,324 new COVID cases

Kim Chappell

Photo: File.

WATCHNSW records 20,148 new COVID-19 cases, 30 deaths

Kim Chappell

Mail readers show support for WA border decision

Mail readers show support for WA border decision

Nicky Lefebvre

Time to test: A new list of potential COVID-19 exposure sites includes some of the South West's most popular tourism destinations. Image: WA Health

South West locations added to HealthyWA exposure site list

Nicky Lefebvre

The drone over the pitch that forced the 20-minute suspension of the Brentford-Wolves EPL match.

'Drone Stops Play' in Premier League match

Comoros, who've written the best stories at the African Cup of Nations, have been hit by COVID-19.

COVID-hit Comoros have no goalie at AfCoN

A memorial service and paddle out was also held for Rita Purcell who the association lost to cancer recently.

Disabled surfing takes off in Bunker Bay | PHOTOS

The drone over the pitch that forced the 20-minute suspension of the Brentford-Wolves EPL match.

'Drone Stops Play' in Premier League match

Taj Burrow (third from left, back row) said it was "definitely the biggest Shallows we've ever surfed" at this week's 17th Small Fries competition. Photos: Surfing WA/Jack O'Grady

Pumping waves greet groms at 17th Taj's Small Fries | Photos

DETERRENT: Howard Kotton believes slow over rates could be avoided if offending captains received suspensions. Australia's Pat Cummins and England's Joe Root are pictured during the first Test. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

Suspend Test skippers for poor over rates

Howard Kotton

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Jayne Denham wrote her album Wanted here in Australia, when her trip to the US was cancelled due to COVID.

LISTENDenham a Wanted woman in many countries

Jayne Denham wrote her album Wanted here in Australia, when her trip to the US was cancelled due to COVID.

LISTENDenham a Wanted woman in many countries

Jannis Niewohner, left, and Sandra Huller in Munich - The Edge of War. Picture: Frederic Batier/Netflix

REVIEWWhat-if spy story has its moments

Jane Freebury

Frances McDormand in The Tragedy of Macbeth, now streaming on Apple TV+. Picture: Apple TV+

WATCHMild to wild genre bending in Coen's Macbeth and Wolf Like Me

B.R. Doherty

Clementine Ford - an "angry feminist" who's also an optimist. Picture: Getty Images

What Clementine Ford has learned about love

Sally Pryor

Jannis Niewohner, left, and Sandra Huller in Munich - The Edge of War. Picture: Frederic Batier/Netflix

REVIEWWhat-if spy story has its moments

Don't get disheartened by empty supermarket shelves. Picture: Shutterstock

What to cook when the supermarket shelves are empty

Karen Hardy

And Just Like That ... is akin to a weird form of torture. Picture: Foxtel

WATCHAnd Just Like That ... fails the rat test

B.R. Doherty

KEEPING IT REAL: Real cossies for real women is exactly what Active Truth deliver so that you can enjoy summer in comfort.

Swimmers for every size and shape

Linda Lambrechts

NO PRAM REQUIRED: Your little one will love a daily outing if they are learning how to conquer skateboarding.

World's first kids learner skateboard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

Linda Lambrechts

KEEPING IT REAL: Real cossies for real women is exactly what Active Truth deliver so that you can enjoy summer in comfort.

Swimmers for every size and shape

Carbon neutral: Ecosa believe every business should be accountable for its own carbon footprint.

Australia's leading sustainable sleep solution

Linda Lambrechts

FREE FROM TOXINS: Absolutely perfect for baby's skin.

Protect the skin on your precious baby with Bunjie

House of the Week: The ultimate lifestyle property

House of the Week: The ultimate lifestyle property

House of the Week: The ultimate lifestyle property

House of the Week: The ultimate lifestyle property

House of the Week: Country charm in Capel

House of the Week: Country charm in Capel

House of the Week: Country charm in Capel

House of the Week: Country charm in Capel

House of the Week: Country charm in Capel

House of the Week: Country charm in Capel

Sam Read

House of the Week: Convenient rural lifestyle

House of the Week: Convenient rural lifestyle

Sam Read

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

Brendan Crabb

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WATCHNSW records 15,091 COVID cases and 24 deaths

2hrs ago

Minister for Education James Merlino, pictured during a past school visit to the south-west, announced a plan to keep education settings open while taking measures to protect students and staff.

EXPLAINERWhat are the new rules for Victorian schools?

INSET: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Free rapid tests twice weekly for students as Victoria prepares for school to return

INSERT: NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet.

WATCHMasks, twice-weekly rapid antigen tests as NSW schools set to return

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Green turtles revived on Raine Island, QLD (left), a skater miraculously walks away unscathed (top right) and good doggos on parade in Warrnambool, VIC (bottom right).

WATCHBest videos of the week: Dog shows, beached turtles, unscathed skaters

Emma Horn

Photo: File

Thirty-four lives lost as NSW records 20,324 new COVID cases

Kim Chappell

Bagga's Pharmacy proprietor Manish Bagga said much of the detail of how state and federal governments' plan to roll out plans to deliver free tests to concessional card holders remains unclear, leaving pharmacists without answers amid high demand for rapid tests among customers.

Pharmacists fear being left in the dark over free rapid COVID test roll out

Simon McCarthy

Ornithologist Michael Lenz back with the birds on Lake George. Picture: Keegan Carroll

The birds are back on mystical Lake George

Steve Evans

Prime Minister Scott Morrison (right) and Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly address the media last Thursday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINIONWe need someone to lead our recovery. The pattern shows it's not the PM

Kristy McBain

Since Australia's environmental protection laws took effect two decades ago, the list of threatened species and ecosystems has continued to grow. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONA year on from a landmark report, nature - and law reform - is floundering

Sophie Power

The end of undergraduate studies. Picture: Shutterstock

The odd experience of graduating during a pandemic

Olivia Ireland

WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Advocates concerned labour shortages will impact access to home care packages.

Worker shortage as home care list drops

Eileen Wood

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

How Strike Energy's proposed urea fertiliser production plant at Geraldton is likely to look, provided the current well being drilled near Eneabba and subsequent wells can find sufficient natural gas to support the urea project.

Drilling starts for first fertiliser well

Mal Gill
1hr ago

Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan (left), arrives at Weelhamby Farm, Perenjori, to announcing funding on Thursday, Janurary 13.

Grants to help boost soil carbon projects

Leah Tindale
2hrs ago

CCDM researchers Evan John (left) and Kar-Chun Tan have discovered a new approach to breeding wheat for improved disease resistance relative to its environment. Photo by CCDM.

Discovery to improve breeding for disease resistance

Smart home tech will continues to grow in 2022, after all you might want to remotely open the garage to let a freight drone drop off a parcel while watching on a security camera. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONWhat to expect from tech world in 2022

Mathew Dickerson

How self-driving cars 'see' where they're going

How self-driving cars 'see' where they're going

Jake Port

PUSSABILITY: Let your imagination go wild and create a feline funhouse. Picture: Shutterstock

No place like home ... Give your cat a fun, fabulous inner life

RSPCA