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4 days ago | smh.com.au | Holly Thompson |Hamish Hastie |Rebecca Peppiatt |Olivia Ireland

Pinned post from By Rebecca PeppiattA 51-year-old man who was allegedly hit by an e-scooter in Perth’s CBD on Saturday night has died from his injuries, a Perth court has just been told. LoadingThe man was left in a critical condition after the incident, which led to the arrest of a 24-year-old British woman who is visiting Australia on a four-month tourist visa. Alicia Kemp will now have her charges upgraded after the man’s death, prosecutors told a magistrate this morning.

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By Olivia Ireland and Paul Sakkal June 3, 2025 — 5.00am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. MPs will sit in the House of Representatives for fewer days this year than any other in the last two decades, limiting time for scrutiny of the government’s agenda and debates on legislation.

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, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Working at home could boost productivity, the government’s own analysis has found, as a major report reviewing the pandemic economy concluded hybrid arrangements are not to blame for Australia’s stagnating growth.

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By Olivia IrelandUpdated May 28, 2025 — 11.03amfirst published at 8.14am, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Save articles for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Independent senator Fatima Payman alleges an older male colleague made sexually suggestive and racially offensive comments towards her.

1 week ago | smh.com.au | Olivia Ireland

Independent senator Fatima Payman said an older male colleague made sexually suggestive and racial comments towards her. Payman – who is Muslim and does not drink alcohol – told the ABC’s triple j’s Hack program a male colleague was intoxicated at a social function at pressed her to drink alcohol. Comments included him saying “let’s get some wine into you and see you dance on the table,” Payman alleged. “I don’t drink and I don’t need to be made ...