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WA Premier Roger Cook.

Revealed: The details of West Australian offer rejected by NRL

The NRL is on the brink of walking away from talks to install a team in Perth. Details of the offer they rejected from the WA government can now be revealed.

  • Adrian Proszenko

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WAtoday Armadale line, Transport Minister Rita Saffioti. Picture: WAtoday

Broken promise: State delays Armadale train line reopening

In August 2023, Transport Minister Rita Saffioti said she was “100 per cent confident” the Armadale line would reopen on time in May 2025. It won’t.

  • Sarah Brookes
Mitch Marsh lands at Perth Airport.

Marsh to make his BBL return against Renegades

All eyes are on all-rounder Mitch Marsh as he prepares to suit up for the Scorchers for the first time in more than three years.

  • Rebecca Peppiatt
Cameron Bancroft and Daniel Sams of the Thunder collide while attempting to catch the ball during the BBL match between Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder.

Bancroft breaks shoulder and nose in sickening BBL clash with teammate

Cameron Bancroft’s BBL season is over after the Sydney Thunder opener suffered a broken shoulder in his horror collision with teammate Daniel Sams.

  • Justin Chadwick
India’s bowlers were well on top on days one and two.

$2 million a day: Why Australian cricket officials are barracking for India

The 17 wickets that fell on day one of the first Test raised the possibility of an early result and a resulting loss of revenue for stakeholders.

  • Tom Decent and Daniel Brettig
Gautaum Gambhir with Jasprit Bumrah in Perth.

He’s elbowed Shane Watson and jousted with Ricky Ponting. India’s new coach is a volatile enigma

India’s coach is no longer the bold and boisterous Ravi Shastri, but the feisty Gautam Gambhir. His fighting instincts may tell the tale of this series.

  • Daniel Brettig
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Nathan McSweeney is set to get his chance to prove himself at the top of the order.

McSweeney call shows Australian selectors backed themselves into a corner: Hayden

Batting great Matthew Hayden says Australia was forced to pick a non-specialist opener to face India in next week’s first Test.

  • Tom Decent and Andrew Wu
Flashback: Crowds flocked to the MCG for Boxing Day five years ago.

Boxing Day Test to be locked in at the MCG until 2031

Melbourne’s Boxing Day Test will be locked in for the next seven years, with Australia and England to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Test cricket in March 2027, as part of a complex web of deals between Cricket Australia and governments.

  • Daniel Brettig and Kieran Rooney
Optus Stadium.

Marriage of expedience: Politis, Bears in bed with Perth to push expansion case

The NRL’s expansion road map has taken a turn, with a Perth consortium hoping to leapfrog Papua New Guinea’s bid – and it’s got Nick Politis in its corner.

  • Adam Pengilly
Bailey J. Williams, pictured during the round nine match last weekend, will struggle to break even against Gawn.

Eagles brace themselves for giant Gawn challenge

Melbourne ruckman Max Gawn looms as the most imposing and daunting figure for West Coast in Sunday’s AFL clash at Optus Stadium.

  • Justin Chadwick

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