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The white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager in 2014 was sentenced on Friday to nearly seven years in prison, ending an explosive case that was centered on a graphic dashcam video and added fuel to debates about race and policing and law enforcement’s “code of silence.” …

Follow Joel Embiid’s journey from a raw teenager attending a ‘Basketball Without Borders’ camp in Africa to an MVP contender for the Philadelphia 76ers. Embiid was drafted third overall by the Sixers in 2014 but multiple foot and knee injuries delayed his debut until 2016. Now in his third season …

This year, Perth Festival Writers Week is exploring something we can all relate to — ourselves. Curator William Yeoman says at the heart of the 2019 Writers Week is the theme, Our Imagined Selves, which looks at why your story is part of every story. “What comes first, reality or …

DeMarcus Cousins made a statement early in his Golden State debut, hammering home a thunderous dunk as the Warriors rolled to victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. Cousins, who missed nearly a year of action because of an Achilles injury, had to wait just 86 seconds to get his first …

Robots, fish, dogs, spiders, planes, trains and automobiles. All made from recycled wood, bits of old machinery and copper or steel piping and containers, burnished into life again. Entering Neil Elliott’s Glen Forrest studio feels like walking into a magical, messy toy shop. “When I was a child, my father …

Serb assures he will remain world No 1 at the end of the tournament with win Last Updated: 19/01/19 8:06am Novak Djokovic recovered from a drop in focus to defeat a tenacious Denis Shapovalov in four sets and maintain his charge for a record seventh Australian Open title. The world …

Matildas coach Alen Stajcic has been sacked by Football Federation Australia, less than five months before the start of the Women’s World Cup. FFA chairman Chris Nikou and chief executive David Gallop confirmed the decision at a media conference in Sydney on Saturday. Gallop said the move was based on …

By Reuters Last Updated: 19/01/19 8:14am Benjamin Watson is in his second stint at the New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson is expected to be inactive when they take on the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the NFC Championship game. Watson, who is expected to …

The boss of a recruitment firm says he is considering shutting his labour hire business because he believes the industry model is broken and feels ethically compromised working in it. Steve Heather operates West Perth-based Mining People International, which offers executive search, staff recruitment, career services and labour hire to …

The early numbers are stacking up on a $150 million reopening of a disused stretch of South West railway as a key piece of WA’s lithium industry. Laid more than a century ago to support the State’s timber industry, the 82km line between Bunbury and Greenbushes has not operated since …