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Eagles have 'full faith' in Simpson, but for how long?

Eagles have 'full faith' in Simpson, but for how long?

West Coast coach Adam Simpson is fighting for his future after his side's a 171-point AFL loss to Sydney on Saturday.

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

Unexpected rain band to hit northern Western Australia

An unseasonable rain band is set to impact northern Western Australia and a flood watch has been issued for the Desert and Kimberley catchments.

Essendon to play it safe with sore ruckman Sam Draper

Essendon to play it safe with sore ruckman Sam Draper

Essendon to play it safe with sore ruckman Sam Draper

Essendon to play it safe with sore ruckman Sam Draper

Essendon ruckman Sam Draper will need to prove he's fully recovered from his hip injury before being able to earn an AFL recall.

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Dockers coach Longmuir laughs off 'too calm' criticism

Dockers coach Longmuir laughs off 'too calm' criticism

Fremantle coach Justin Longmuir has praised the fight of his players after they posted a 32-point win over Essendon.

Luke Jackson boots three as Dockers beat Bombers

Luke Jackson boots three as Dockers beat Bombers

Fremantle have banished their first-quarter blues on the way to a 32-point AFL win over Essendon in Perth.

Man on rape charges after painstaking police probe

Man on rape charges after painstaking police probe

A 51-year-old man has faced a Perth court charged with 34 offences related to sexual assaults on four women in the 1990s.

NSW Swifts embrace burst bubble ahead of netball finals

NSW Swifts embrace burst bubble ahead of netball finals

The NSW Swifts will use their shock loss to resurgent Adelaide as further motivation heading into their Super Netball major semi-final against the Thunderbirds.

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'Insular' Dockers buoyed by Sean Darcy return

'Insular' Dockers buoyed by Sean Darcy return

'Insular' Dockers buoyed by Sean Darcy return

'Insular' Dockers buoyed by Sean Darcy return

Fremantle will be boosted by the return of Sean Darcy and Michael Frederick for their crunch clash with Essendon at Optus Stadium.

Marinkovich re-signs as Diamonds coach until 2027

Marinkovich re-signs as Diamonds coach until 2027

Marinkovich re-signs as Diamonds coach until 2027

Marinkovich re-signs as Diamonds coach until 2027

Australia's hopes of winning the upcoming netball World Cup have been given a timely morale boost after Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich re-signed until 2027.

Shamed Barry Cable stripped of Legend status in WA

Shamed Barry Cable stripped of Legend status in WA

Shamed Barry Cable stripped of Legend status in WA

Shamed Barry Cable stripped of Legend status in WA

The Western Australian Institute of Sport and the West Australian Football Commission have stripped disgraced football legend Barry Cable of his lofty honours.

Cycle of poverty leaves thousands of children hungry

Cycle of poverty leaves thousands of children hungry

Cycle of poverty leaves thousands of children hungry

Cycle of poverty leaves thousands of children hungry

About 17 per cent of WA children live with food insecurity, with those from low-income Indigenous and refugee families the most likely to suffer, a report says

Eagles suffer McGovern blow ahead of Swans clash

Eagles suffer McGovern blow ahead of Swans clash

Eagles suffer McGovern blow ahead of Swans clash

Eagles suffer McGovern blow ahead of Swans clash

Star West Coast defender Jeremy McGovern will miss at least another week of AFL action, but Tom Barrass and Liam Duggan will return against Sydney.

Security upgrade at troubled WA youth detention centre

Security upgrade at troubled WA youth detention centre

Security upgrade at troubled WA youth detention centre

Security upgrade at troubled WA youth detention centre

Prison officers from adult facilities will be sent to WA's troubled youth detention centre under a new plan to improve safety and care for staff and detainees.

Harris shifts from Waratahs to Western Force

Harris shifts from Waratahs to Western Force

Harris shifts from Waratahs to Western Force

Harris shifts from Waratahs to Western Force

Will Harris has become the latest player to join the Western Force for the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season, the athletic backrower leaving the NSW Waratahs.

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Dockers turn into night owls in a bid to regain mojo

Justin Longmuir hopes a training switch can help get Fremantle's finals hopes firing again following back-to-back timid losses to Richmond and GWS.

Calls for delay to 'shambolic' WA heritage laws

The WA opposition is tabling a petition with almost 30,000 signatures calling for the state's Indigenous heritage protection laws to be postponed.

Long-sought abortion laws to remove access barriers

Western Australia will align with other jurisdictions by modernising its abortion laws for the first time in 25 years under a government bill before parliament.

Man admits murdering partner in their home

Steven James Alan Dean, 37, has pleaded guilty to murdering his partner at their Perth home after she suffered serious injuries and died in hospital.

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Activist to fight data access charge to protect sources

Well-known anti-Woodside activist Jesse Noakes has pleaded not guilty to failing to obey a data access order after WA police seized his laptop and phone.

McGovern on track to headline big ins at West Coast

West Coast's hopes of avoiding the AFL wooden spoon are set to be boosted over the next three weeks as a host of stars return from injury.

Greenwash claim as miner pledges to stay away from town

Alumina giant Alcoa has committed not to mine within three kilometres of a forest town as it looks to expand its footprint in Western Australia's south.

Lendlease fined over bricklayer's toe amputation

Lendlease failed to address "foreseeable" safety issues at a Defence base redevelopment project, which led to a worker injury, federal regulator Comcare says.

Court hears of 'hopeless' youth detention conditions

A 17-year-old boy with an extensive criminal record has been sentenced to an adult prison after engaging in riots in troubled youth detention facilities.

Elderly man's death in Perth's south deemed suspicious

Detectives are searching for a tall man aged in his 20s after the suspicious death of a 70-year-old man in Perth's south more than two weeks ago.

Prison guards threaten strikes after rejecting pay deal

The prison officers union warns its campaign over pay could escalate to strike action with four in five members voting against the government's offer.

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