The Port Adelaide captain ‘needed to say something’ when a ‘disgusting’ rumour started spreading.

The partner called Triple-0 following the alleged assault.

Fresh from winning the T20 series 2-1, Australia are aiming to make a fast start against South Africa in their ODI opener in Cairns on Tuesday.

Denmark’s Bushfire Ready team have been invited to present the story of their successes to an international conference which comes to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from August 26-29.

The Cook Government has announced a review and a $50 million funding injection after The West Australian revealed the extent of disrepair at one of Perth’s major hospitals.

A top economist has declared this week’s productivity summit is “crunch time” to break the political deadlock and lock in fixes for tax, red tape and competition.

Qantas has been hit with a landmark $90 million fine for illegally sacking more than 1800 ground workers, after a Federal Court judge expressed the airline had shown the ‘wrong kind of sorry’.

WA’s environmental adjudicator has recommended that a lower-carbon steel plant set to be built by South Korea’s Posco in Port Hedland be approved, marking a step forward for the State’s green metal ambitions. 

The Sharks captain has been dealt the three worst letters in sport at the worst possible time.

The condition of the truck driver remains unknown.