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Hayley Sorensen is news editor at The Nightly. She was previously opinion editor and chief of staff at The West Australian. Prior to joining Seven West Media in 2020, she worked as a reporter and editor at titles across Queensland, NSW, Victoria, NT and East Timor.

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Smiling. Happy. Healthy. Three things every child should have the right to be. But WA knows that for Noah Johnson, these basic blessings didn’t come easy.

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Bringing smiles to kids’ faces at heart of Telethon’s goal

Smiling. Happy. Healthy. Three things every child should have the right to be. But WA knows that for Noah Johnson, these basic blessings didn’t come easy. 

Hayley Sorensen

Hayley Sorensen

Elle Macpherson using her platform to promote unproven therapies is, however, not model behaviour.

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Why what Elle Macpherson did was blatantly wrong

Elle Macpherson using her platform to promote unproven therapies is, however, not model behaviour.

Hayley Sorensen

Hayley Sorensen

Women’s football and the Matildas have come a long way and Australia’s pioneers of the game could not be prouder.

Matildas feverPremiumMatildas pioneers proud of rise and rise of women’s football

Women’s football and the Matildas have come a long way and Australia’s pioneers of the game could not be prouder.

Hayley Sorensen

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam no longer supports the Voice to Parliament.

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‘Why I can’t vote Yes’: Mettam reveals why she changed mind

WA Liberal leader Libby Mettam no longer supports the Voice to Parliament and intends to vote No in the upcoming referendum.

Hayley Sorensen

Hayley Sorensen

Who gets to live, who has to die? They’re questions Grant Tree grappled with for decades, through addiction, recovery, jail and freedom. Now his daughter Georgia has tried to find answers in her debut book.

OLD BOYPremiumDaughter’s debut book tells story of her father’s addiction

Who gets to live, who has to die? They’re questions Grant Tree grappled with for decades, through addiction, recovery, jail and freedom. Now his daughter Georgia has tried to find answers in her debut book.

Hayley Sorensen

Former Australian of the Year, sexual abuse survivor and activist Grace Tame has released her memoir.

Feminist iconPremiumMemoir gives unique insight into what drives Grace Tame

Every Australian knows a version of Grace Tame’s story, no matter where they sit on the devotee-detractor spectrum. Now she’s telling it in her own words, in a sprawling, serpentine memoir.

Hayley Sorensen

Matthew James Fry and his wife Anna Katarzyna Fry are the new owners of 26 Jutland Parade in Dalkeith. The couple bought the palatial property last month for $16.5 million from Tzu Chao Pan and Beng Choo Lim.

From rats to riches PremiumRAT importing couple buy Perth’s most expensive home

An importer of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests is the newest resident of Perth’s most exclusive street.

Hayley Sorensen & Kellie Balaam

Mark McGowan will be out on election day, battling to win over undecided voters for Labor leader and “terrific fellow” Anthony Albanese.

What friends are for McGowan to help mate Albo snag win on polling day

Mark McGowan will be out on election day, battling to win over undecided voters for Labor leader and ‘terrific fellow’ Anthony Albanese.

Josh Zimmerman and Hayley Sorensen

Ellie Smith and Jake Gliddon announce their engagement.

True happinessCleo Smith’s parents reveal wedding joy

The parents of rescued four-year-old Cleo Smith are getting married.

Hayley Sorensen

Leigh Sales announced her decision to leave after 12 years behind the desk at the end of Thursday’s program.

‘time to pass baton’PremiumLeigh Sales to quit ABC’s 7.30 program after election

Leigh Sales will leave the ABC’s flagship current affairs program 7.30 after the federal election.

Hayley Sorensen

Zane Mellor was one of six children to die after a freak jumping castle accident in Tasmania

HeartbreakingPremium‘My world is broken’: Mum of jump castle victim

Georgie Gardam has shared photographs of her video game-loving son to Facebook alongside a gut-wrenching tribute.

Hayley Sorensen

Jordan Marshal.

Bizarre disappearance PremiumFamily of missing real estate agent plead with residents

The brother of the Fremantle real estate agent last seen just before a fire started near Margaret River has pleaded with residents to look for him, as police say they believe the inferno was deliberately lit.

Hayley Sorensen