WA's year that was: Tragedies, triumphs, and the must-read headlines from 2018

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 27th December, 2018 AM News Update [The year that was for WAtoday in pictures.]( [WA's year that was: Tragedies, triumphs, and the must-read headlines from 2018]( WAtoday runs through the biggest headlines and must-read stories that had you hooked over 2018. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Doctor's daughter says father wrote Trump's bone spur diagnosis as a favour]( In late 1968, Donald Trump received a timely diagnosis of bone spurs in his heels that led to his medical exemption from the military during Vietnam. [Fred Trump and his wife, pictured with son Donald Trump (centre) in 1992.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Man dead after 'altercation' at Duncraig house on Boxing Day]( A man has died at a house in Duncraig overnight following an altercation. [The man died on Boxing Day.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Big ships to turn around': Department stores face new year slump]( Industry pessimism has set in as big retailers struggle to compete with the shift online. [Shoppers queue outside David Jones on Boxing Day. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Boxing Day Test: Day two live from the MCG]( With the series tied at 1-1, follow all the action from the MCG on the biggest day on the Australian cricket calendar. [Cricket Usman Khawaja of Australia (centre) with team mates on day one of the Boxing Day Test match between Australia ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Man arrested on roof after being caught 'peering into letterboxes with machete']( A man accused of peering into people's letterboxes while brandishing a machete has been apprehended by police atop a house roof in East Victoria Park. [A man has been arrested by police on a house roof in East Victoria Park]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bystanders desperately tried to save man who died in MacKenzie Falls as drowning death toll climbs]( Witness says onlookers jumped into the rock pool in an attempt to save the New Zealand tourist, to no avail. [MacKenzie Falls in the Grampians National Park.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sydney to Hobart set for classic finish as fleet crosses Bass Strait]( Two of the world's fastest super maxis, Comanche and Wild Oats XI, are locked in a duel, with InfoTrack and Black Jack close on their tails. [Full sail: Comanche races south early on day two of the Sydney to Hobart.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Chris Dawson reports to Queensland police for the first time since getting bail]( The man accused of murdering his wife Lynette Dawson in 1982 spent Christmas with family after obtaining bail from a Sydney court last week. [Chris Dawson is seen leaving the Maroochydore District Police Headquarters on Boxing Day. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [What's the best movie of 2018? (Hint: you probably didn't see it in a cinema)]( We asked our film writers to rate their favourite movies of the year. Here is their collective top 10. Let the debate begin. [Best movies of 2018: Olivia Colman in The Favourite and John David Washington in BlacKkKlansman.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Huge pressure': Developers cutting costs are root cause of defects]( No one can yet say for sure what went wrong with the Opal Tower but there is an industry-wide pattern emerging. [The 33-storey Opal Tower was completed in August. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth marry in secret Christmas celebration]( The confirmation came via a series of intimate pictures. [Chris's brother Liam Hemsworth is dating singer Miley Cyrus. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Boult takes devastating 6-4 in just 15 balls against Sri Lanka]( Trent Boult took six wickets for four runs in the space of 15 balls, narrowly missing a hat-trick as New Zealand bowled out Sri Lanka for a paltry 104. [Trent Boult had a stunning spell for NZ on day two of their Test against Sri Lanka.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2018 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia