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Four Perth beaches, including Scarborough, have been closed by shark sightings.

Shark warning after 24 sightings in 20 July days

Shooting in Austin Texas

Multiple victims after separate Texas shooting incidents

WA Premier Colin Barnett says he doesn't expect an ambush at next weekend's Liberal Party state conference.

Colin Barnett: 'to be challenged you need a challenger'

Isaac attack: Swans' Heeney celebrates a goal against Fremantle.

Dockers disaster results in 90-point loss to rampant Swans

Work in progress: Australian chairman of selectors Rod Marsh says there is nothing more Cricket Australia can do to ...

Marsh admits Aussies are stumped in Sri Lanka

Luke Aikins signals to pilot Aaron Fitzgerald during training for his historic jump in Simi Valley, California.

US skydiver jumps from 7.6km without parachute into 30m net

Teen arrested for Tasering people at Fremantle fight

'Had to beat the Vics': new Perth Stadium to get massive TV screens

WA gets three new Lotto millionaires with 50th division one win of year

Sunday morning hail gives way to Pav's 350th arvo reign

'I own you': couple shockingly molest athlete daughter

The Dockers couldn't deliver on Matthew Pavlich's big day.

Lyon: 'Men win footy , not emotion' after Pav shocker

The shot curves around the net and seems to defy the law of physics.

This table tennis shot will absolutely blow your mind

Fremantle hail

Perth turns winter wonderland with Sunday morning hail

"Pearl" is believed to be only three or four weeks old.

Our own Migaloo: rare albino whale calf off SW coast

Rebecca Hall as Christine Chubbuck in Christine.

The TV presenter who killed herself on air

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Should we eat skippy?

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 31: Matthew Pavlich of the Dockers is greeted by his wife Lauren and children Harper and Jack ...

Matthew Pavlich's 350th game in pictures

Ronan Keating will perform in Perth as part of his world tour in November.

Win tickets to Ronan Keating at Kings Park

Burglar dies after homeowner ties him to tree with masking tape

11:51PM

More than 120 bodies of migrants washed up on Libya's shores

11:37PM

Al Shabaab claims responsibility for attack on Somali police base

10:39PM

Bessards' Studio and JAJA Architects have transformed an abandoned Danish lighthouse into a giant kaleidoscope.

Architects turn old lighthouse into a kaleidoscope

Madeleine Wedesweiler

This rose cutting is headed for an old potato in which to propagate.

How to give an old potato a new lease on life

Jason Hodges

Helen Kontouris, internationally known Australian homewares designer and judge.

Designing for life: Aussie products created for the long haul

Jenny Brown

Top Property

Watch now: Million-dollar knock-down rebuild

Top Property

Don’t let the winter doldrums get you down – start planning your spring garden now so everything is ready to go once the ...

Green thumb guide: The August checklist for gardeners

WA's planned new museum will open in 2020.

New $428m Perth museum to be four times the size of current one

Holidaymakers stranded following collapse of Perth travel agency

Adrian Beattie

Arson squad investigating suspicious house fire in Balga

Adrian Beattie

"Sharon" is apparently "every man's dream."

Perth man selling his much-loved Emu Export car for $1000

Scott Morris making "gang signs" outside the Supreme Court yesterday.

'Midland dog': arsonist turns on journos after escaping jail time

Adrian Beattie

The fin seen from the helmet camera worn by Ian Watkins off Albany.

'Emergency, emergency, emergency': kayaker's shark fright

The new freeway and cycling network plan.

WA government's transport plan to cope with 3.5 million people by 2050

A kangaroo and her joey. Mothers share close bonds with their young.

Why kangaroo meat is dividing the nation

Four Perth beaches, including Scarborough, have been closed by shark sightings.

Shark warning after 24 sightings in 20 July days

A protester locks on to a gate that is part of Santos' Narrabri CSG project.

'Santos working hand in glove with the government'

NSW

Mirage Whitsundays, Airlie Beach, Queensland

13 of 24 Queensland reef resorts closed

QLD

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been given a face-saver or a hospital handpass, depending on how you spin it.

Turnbull's wings clipped before he even gets airborne

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Rudd snubbed by Turnbull: no job, no meeting

Mark Kenny

Racist taunts keep Nauru refugees from school

Nicole Hasham

SMH. Still Portraits of federal labor Senator Penny Wong as part of the Politicains for the Instagram Fairfax ...

Wong warns Australia not to go it alone

Daniel Flitton

Kylie Sturgess is leading the 'Don't make yourself as Jedi' campaign.

Atheists urge: don't put Jedi as census religion

Matthew Knott

Kevin Rudd's UN bid is over.

Roughshod rules in PM's decision to block Rudd

Analysis

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull ignored us over the NT royal commission, say Aboriginal groups.

Aboriginal groups push back against royal commission

Steve Ciobo: keen to get trade talks with Jakarta moving again.

Ciobo heading to Jakarta to shore up trade deal

Jewel Topsfield

The hot air balloon crashed in Texas, with 16 onboard.

Hot air balloon crashes in Texas, killing 16

German Chancellor Angela Merkel defends her refugee policy following renewed criticism in the wake of violent attacks in ...

Germany a nation on edge as attacks take their toll

Nick Miller

Zulfikar Mohamad Shariff, 44, had been living in Australia for 14 years, leaving Singapore after run-ins with Muslim ...

Terror arrest man 'got the dole in Australia'

Lindsay Murdoch

Michelle Obama delivered a tremendous speech during the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Why Michelle Obama should be president

COMMENT
Daniel Flitton

The sign posted on the window of the Footscray Bank of Melbourne branch.

Bank's reaction typical of attitude to homeless

COMMENT
Gemma Cafarella

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday.

Malcolm Turnbull is in fear of his own party

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

They may not win a beauty contest, but ugly zucchinis taste just as good.

The future of food is ugly

Steven Overly

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has added $US7.9 billion to his personal fortune this year, more than any billionaire.

Tech billionaires rock global rich list after a whopper week

Ian Bremmer went from playing the Risk boardgame to assessing risks for global investors.

Meet Wall Street's Mr Risk

Sangwon Yoon

The High Court dismissed an appeal from ANZ Bank customers on Wednesday, ending a class action that has been running for ...

After ANZ bank fee case, are class actions cactus?

Sarah Danckert

Tourists avoid Europe amid terror fears

Failed marriage? It wasn't about the money

The four mega trends set to disrupt our economy

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Oil giants tumble in doomsday market

Joe Carroll

Qantas considered a similar bar/lounge for its Airbus A380s but couldn’t justify the space required.

What it used to be like to fly the boozy skies

Business Class
David Flynn

Better known as a high-end sipping spirit, cognac is finding new fans as a cocktail staple.

Cognac's back, and very much in the modern mix

Jane Rocca

Martin Flood is concerned that ASX rule changes will make it harder for him to access sharemarket floats.

Small investors to be locked out of sharemarket floats

John Collett

Personal loans are cheaper than credit cards.

The cheaper debt product Aussies forgot. Hint: it's not plastic

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Men who take a primary carer role feel their careers stagnate, as has been observed in women's careers in previous ...

How being a carer affects your career

James Adonis

"All I want viewers to do is smile at the end of the show" – Ricardo Goncalves of Small Business Secrets with Whitney ...

Why migrants are so good at small business

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Fire breaks out in Australian Olympic quarters

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Royal commission needs Aboriginal involvement: Shorten

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Australian arrested over terrorism-related activities

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Should we eat skippy?

reign

The early years of Mary, Queen of Scots. Reign - Season 1

community

Join the Community - every episode ever, now streaming.

the voices

Ryan Reynolds stars in this off the wall comedy

City of Perth

Perth: Australia's winter culture capital

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City of Perth

Discover Perth's Secret Artistic Life

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AMEX

The business rules of attraction

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Guy Pearce in the ABC series <i>Jack Irish</i>.

Guy Pearce film to explore 'confronting' NT history

Roy Slaven tips his hat to the Russians: "You've got to admire their tenacity."

The Olympics are still worth tuning in to

Melinda Houston

Five more years of Kyle and Jackie O on KIIS 106.5.

Kyle & Jackie O sign on for five more years at KIIS, worth $40 mill

Aja Styles

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child picks up where the last novel finished.

What we know about Harry Potter and The Cursed Child

Aja Styles

Game of Thrones to end after season 8

Game of Thrones to end after season 8, HBO confirms

Christine.

The TV presenter who killed herself on air

Karl Quinn

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 21: Wayne Deakin poses for portraits on July 21, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by David ...

'I have the right to make rape joke': comic Wayne Deakin

Jay Richardson

Daniel Radcliffe in <i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II</i>.

JK Rowling bids farewell to Harry Potter, with Cursed Child book

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Emma Booth and Stephen Curry in Perth film, Hounds of Love.

Perth thriller selected to screen at Venice International Film Festival

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Shadowland sneaks up on Perth

The new 480ml mug at the Wembley Hotel which was sold to us as a pint.

Sneaky pint-sized tricks not smart for Perth pubs

Alex Perry was MC for Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie Australian premiere at State Theatre on Sunday.

Alex Perry makes controversial speech at Ab Fab opening

Jenna Clarke

Jul 31, Sun Herald, The Goss, Jenna Clarke, The Tigermist dress Zhivago claims is a copy. Photo: Instagram

The local 'click bait fashion' angering the fashion industry

Jenna Clarke

Sydney escort Samantha X, real name Amanda Goff, has started a school for would-be sex workers.

The reason why escorts don't wear pink nail polish

Amy Croffey

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key with DJ ambassador Jessica Gomes and David Jones boss Ian Moir at the grand opening ...

How David Jones is becoming the Bergdorf's of Australia

EXCLUSIVE
Jenna Clarke

Working in the kitchen of Catalina in Rose Bay has been a "life-changing" experience for Jack Studholme, 20, from North Ryde.

Chef with autism lands dream job at top Sydney restaurant

Amy Croffey

cr: Richard Saker/Contour by Getty Images Pictured here is English female Caitlin Moran, who works as a journalist, ...

Stuff male critics, it's 'fun to be a feminazi', says Caitlin Moran

Jane Cornwell

"I've found myself forcing my love life into a Manic Pixie Dream Girl narrative too many times."

I was 13 the first time I tried to save a boy. If only I stopped there

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 03: Constance Wu arrives for the Emmy FYC Event For ABC's "Fresh Off The Boat" at The London ...

Constance Wu slams Hollywood's white saviour problem

Stocksy.

Caught with porn at work? Maybe you have UPV

Ben Pobjie

Introverts need quiet and calm.

The joy and anxiety of socialising for an introvert

Refreshing Golden Ginger Beer with Lime and Mint

It's worth making the switch for this wellness trend

Sarah Berry

Kelsey Wells

Fitness blogger shows why we should throw away the scales

Vegetable thai curry

Veggie fix: Yellow Thai curry with brown rice

Aloo chole (chickpea and potato curry), left.

Meal planner: Vegetarian recipes for Meat-Free Week

Woah Nelly donuts, for quick bites, made by Janell Smith.

Australia's best doughnuts

Lauren Sams

Neil Perry's banana caramel crumble.

Banana. Caramel. Crumble. That's all.

Neil Perry

There are some things you just must do before your baby arrives.

The 23 things you MUST do before your baby arrives

Lauren Dubois

Tawny Nelson with three of her four kids.

Elderly man rescues single mum and four kids from nightmare situation

Karen Walsh stages photo shoots to help her get through her cancer treatment.

Mum counts down chemo treatments with funny, inspiring photos

Ariane Beeston

The neolithic village ruins of Skara Brae are the best of their kind in northern Europe.

Older than the pyramids: The mystery of the UK's own Pompeii

Scotland
Steve Meacham

Qantas still flies 747 jumbo jets on several routes, but Boeing may stop making them after nearly 50 years.

Goodbye, jumbo? Boeing may stop making iconic 747s

Big PIcture

The Big Picture: The best travel photos from our readers

Was Marina on drugs? Had she been kidnapped? Both? On the internet it's hard to tell.

The crazy conspiracies of #SaveMarinaJoyce

Henry Cooke

Watch out for telephone scammers demanding you pay your tax bill using gift cards.

ATO never asks you to pay with iTunes cards

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Xperia X Performance

Xperia X Performance review: a comfy, quiet powerhouse

Tim Biggs

Pokemon Go players in Peg Paterson Park, Rhodes.

Pokemon GO still making mess of Rhodes

Kotaku

LastPass remembers all your passwords so you can use a different one with each online service.

Major flaw in popular password manager

Andrea Peterson

The all-new Mazda CX-9 has arrived with much fanfare, but can it topple the segment benchmarks the Kia Sorento, Toyota ...

Which is the best seven-seat SUV?

David McCowen

2016 Mercedes-Benz E-Class.

The car that's smarter than an A380 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Updated 2016 Mazda3 Maxx.

New Mazda3 reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Suzuki Baleno.

Suzuki's new Corolla rival reveiwed

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen's Golf GTI 40 Years has proved popular with traditional car enthusasts.

VW buyers snap up manual Golf GTI

David McCowen

Renault Koleos.

New Renault Koleos prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

The Dockers couldn't deliver on Matthew Pavlich's big day.

Lyon: 'Men win footy games, not emotion' after Pav 350th disaster

Isaac attack: Swans' Heeney celebrates a goal against Fremantle.

Swans crash Freo's party for milestone man Pavlich

Jack Watts celebrates kicking the sealer for the Dees.

Melbourne hold on – just – against Suns

Humbled: Matt Priddis and the Eagles walk off the MCG after losing to Collingwood.

Eagles fighting for the top eight: Simpson

Sandwiched: North Melbourne defender Michael Firrito goes up against Saints Tim Membrey and Darren Minchington.

Victory over Saints is icing on Boomer Harvey's cake

Kerry Haigh, the chief championships officer of the PGA of America.

Third round of PGA Championship washed out

Investigations are continuing into the motive behind the shootings.

Former NFL player and wife allegedly murdered by son

Alan Richardson wants "clarity" form the umpires.

Saints coach seeks umpire clarity