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Saturday, 27 February 2021

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ExclusivePremiumUndercover cop’s splurge on Aussie identities

An AFP officer spent six months undercover snapping up Aussie ids on the Dark Web where drivers’ licences sell for as little as $2.

Natalie O'Brien

Conflict and WarSyria says US air strikes 'cowardly'

A United States air strike in eastern Syria has killed 17 people, local and medical sources say.

John Davison and Maha El Dahan

CrimeSaudi prince approved Khashoggi op: US

A US intelligence assessment says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman likely approved an operation to capture or kill dissident Jamal Khashoggi.

CrimeEx-IS woman loses bid to return to UK

A UK court has ruled that Shamima Begum, who left London in 2015 at the age of 15 to join the IS group, should not be allowed to return to the country.

Christoph Meyer

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No excuse
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Why Elijah Taylor shouldn’t be allowed to play

Commit violence against women and lose your right to play the sport you love. It’s that simple.

Craig O'Donoghue

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Growing problem
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Why schools for troubled kids are booming

WA has seen rapid growth in the type of school that accommodates students who have been kicked out of public schools, where staff work in fear and violent attacks are ‘the tip of the iceberg’.

Bethany Hiatt & Rhianna Mitchell

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Night time battle
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Scientists reveal the secret of getting kids to sleep

It is the question sleep-deprived parents everywhere find themselves desperately Googling: how do I make my child go to bed? Now, a new study looks at what works and what doesn’t at bedtime.

Kate Emery

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Breaking his silence
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The horror of working inside WA’s toughest jails

Stabbed, bashed and even raped — this is the grim reality for guards at Perth’s toughest prisons. A former prison officer speaks about how the job changed him and why workers desperately need help.

Daryna Zadvirna

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RINGING IN THE FUTURE
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Elite school offers Year 12s pricey class rings

Some of WA’s top schools are adopting the American tradition of offering their students ‘class rings’ when they graduate Year 12, as a memento of their high school years — and some cost thousands.

Bethany Hiatt

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Dirty job
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Perth hotel guards suffer humiliation, fear at work

Timed toilet breaks, shared PPE, poor pay and public humiliation. This is what it’s like being a quarantine security guard — one of the last lines of defence between the public and the coronavirus.

John Flint

HealthCases up in Serbia, France; US dip slows

Regional lockdowns are being enforced in France and Finland amid coronavirus spikes while US health authorities say a fall in infection rates may be stalling.

Conflict and WarUN removes Picasso's anti-war Guernica

Pablo Picasso's Guernica has been removed from the entrance of the United Nations Security Council in New York, a spokesman says.

Christina Horsten

ExclusivePremiumAussie expats open up on getting COVID vaccine

New York-based Australian expats have given an insight into receiving the COVID jab, what happened next, and their advice for sceptics.

Tiffany Bakker in New York

CrimeRussia prisons head says Navalny is safe

The head of Russia's penitentiary system says jailed dissident Alexei Navalny will be safe in a penal camp.

Hannah Wagner

CrimeRape allegation against cabinet minister

A letter has been sent to Prime Minister Scott Morrison alleging a 1988 rape by a current cabinet minister.

Andi Yu

HealthVisitor, mask rules wound back in Victoria

Victoria has eased its rules for outdoor gatherings, visitors, and mask wearing, despite two new local coronavirus cases being recorded on Friday.

‘cost burden’PremiumCCIWA shows faith in Premier over payroll tax issue

The State’s peak body for business has “faith” it can convince popular Premier Mark McGowan of the need to introduce meaningful tax reform, despite his refusal to budge on the issue.

Danielle Le Messurier & Kate Purnell

Disaster and EmergencyUKMTO reports blast on Gulf of Oman ship

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations says the crew of a vessel in the Gulf of Oman are safe following an explosion.

Lisa Barrington

Prime real estatePremiumInterstate buyers snap up rare Cullen Bay waterfront block for close to $1.5m

A WATERFRONT block in one of Darwin’s most desirable suburbs has sold to interstate buyers for almost $1.5m, in the latest sign of growing interstate confidence in the Darwin real estate market.

ALICIA PERERA

darwin courtPremiumAlleged dangerous Audi driver returns to court

AN AUDI driver and the President of the NT Pakistani Association has returned to court for driving more than 80km/h over the limit through a red light

Sarah Matthews

Barra bonanzaPremiumBarra-money, money, money! Million Dollar Fish double winnings bonus

FISHOS will be reeling in a new rule change for the final month of the Million Dollar Fishing competition this year, with the March Madness campaign doubling the winnings for the first lucky angler

Will Zwar

Life expectancy dataPremiumHow long Territorians are likely to live based on their suburb

THERE is a 14-year gap between how long Darwin residents are expected to live depending which their suburb they live in, new data shows

ALICIA PERERA

GOLD STANDARDPremiumUK govt calls on NT for COVID-19 and quarantine blueprint

The Territory’s gold-standard COVID-19 response has attracted global attention, with the British government reaching out to authorities to gain the NT’s pandemic blueprint.

MADURA MCCORMACK

ECONOMYPremiumNT set for ‘steady’ recovery but budget repair unlikely: Moody’s

The NT is poised for “steady economic recovery” over the next two years because of the way it and Australia as a whole has handled COVID-19, an international credit rating agency has said.

MADURA MCCORMACK

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