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City of Launceston abandons plans for historic four-day week plan after backlash

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

An Australian council which planned to implement a groundbreaking four-day work week at full pay for its staff has walked away from the deal after heavy backlash.

S.Korea's Yoon guilty of rebellion in martial law case

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

A South Korean court has convicted former president Yoon Suk-yeol of leading an insurrection over his short-lived attempt to impose martial law in 2024.

One Nation overtakes Labor nine months before Victoria election: polling

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

One Nation has secured one of its biggest wins yet with new polling putting it ahead of Labor in one Australian state.

'Wildly Orwellian': legislators bypass affected groups

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Groups who claim they will be most impacted by a state's new laws targeting anti-Semitism say they have been frozen out of discussions.

Lai Ching-te: Taiwanese leader cops disgusting spray during Lunar New Year celebrations

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

The foul footage shows the unaware leader cop a mouthful during official Lunar New Year celebrations.

Bill Gates a last-minute no-show at India AI summit

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has bailed on the India AI Impact Summit just hours before he was due to give an address at an event already marred by chaos.

Man admits to secretly filming women using toilet, upskirting others at shopping centres and a university

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

A grim “toilet” detail has been revealed in the case of a man who admitted to secretly filming and upskirting several women at shopping centres and a university in Sydney over years.

Anthony Albanese links Pauline Hanson Muslim comments to Lakemba mosque threat

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Anthony Albanese has linked Pauline Hanson to threats to a Sydney mosque after she doubled down on suggestions there were “no good Muslims”.

Mark Ludbrook: Wheelchair-bound man found guilty of murdering friend Autumn Baker

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

A disabled man with a rare neurological condition murdered his friend while in a drug-affected state, a jury has found.

Asian Cup to kick off match-fixing crackdown

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Australia is susceptible to match fixing set up by offshore criminal networks due to popular illegal betting markets being unperturbed by ad hoc enforcement.

Rio Tinto misses profit view on iron ore challenges

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

Weaker iron ore prices have dug into mining giant Rio Tinto's underlying profit, although stronger copper prices ensured the fall wasn't more severe.

Cockburn revamped as IHG Hotels & Resorts will open a new 170-room Holiday Inn Express

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

WA is about to get an Australian-first inn as part of a major new development in Perth’s south.

Trump to preside over first meeting of Board of Peace

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

President Donald Trump is gathering members of his so-called Board of Peace, as many unresolved questions on the future of Gaza hang over the meeting.

'Very upset' husband arrested as nurse's killer flees

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

The husband of a much-loved nurse slain by his childhood friend during a dispute over designer bags has expressed hurt at being wrongfully arrested for murder.

No spirit of Australia in Qantas closures, report finds

perthnow.com.auFeb 19, 2026

The Flying Kangaroo has been criticised for closing three regional bases, with an inquiry finding it risks calling itself a country carrier "in name only".