Breaking News from Perth & Western Australia

War of words: Australia 'at the fringes of civilisation'

Emily Rauhala

Rio day three: Hockeyroos beaten by the United States

Live
Larissa Nicholson
26m ago

No apology: Australian Olympic Team chef de mission Kitty Chiller.

No apology: AOC backs Mack Horton over comments

1h ago

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	3	5	4	12
2. CHN	3	2	3	8
3. AUS	3	0	3	6
4. ITA	2	3	2	7
Full Medal Tally

Ross James Boag (left) was arrested by police in relation to Peta Fairhead's death on Monday. Leroy Daniel Smith (right, ...

Ross Boag charged over mother's 'kidnap, murder'

Peter Sumich has cut his ties with the Fremantle Dockers.

Peter Sumich gets immediate heave-ho from Fremantle

A still from the CCTV footage from Clothes on the Nose laundromat.

Caught wet handed! CCTV captures Perth laundromat 'theft'

Some Perth junior teams have been banned from singing their club song to stop fights.

WA junior footy teams banned from singing team songs on ground

Sharni Dakota was told she couldn't attend a Perth boxing club because she was Muslim.

Perth boxing club worker fired over Muslim discrimination

MP Brendon Grylls is vying for WA's top job.

Brendon Grylls eyes leadership of WA Nationals

Men safe in WA desert after walking 50 kilometres

Why I want my privacy respected and won't be filling in the census

COMMENT

Viewers slam Seven over its 'woeful' Olympics coverage

WA One Nation senator hands himself in to police

Fill up on fuel! Perth petrol at equal lowest price in 11 years

Bernard Lee had lived in Australia for more than seven years.

Irishman detained, booted from WA over old crimes

Buckland House is set over 21 hecatres in the heart of Avon Valley.

Buy a piece of WA history: Northam manor seeks new owner

Some of the suspected stolen coin collection and a safe recovered by police.

Traffic stop uncovers rare coin collection and safe in WA

Simon Williams makes the best of the big wet with his jet ski.

Only in WA...farmer uses jet ski to get across flooded paddock

The sponsor might have been happy but Ross Lyon was battling after the derby.

Ross Lyon finally left speechless - by chocolate almonds

NASA's mesmerising rocket in slow motion

Hyde Park Hotel drops the ball when it comes to the small things

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

Win tickets to Ronan Keating at Kings Park

Voter turnout lowest since it became compulsory

9:59PM

Pakistan hospital bomb kills dozens in Quetta

8:28PM

Priest in iconic Bloody Sunday image dies

7:47PM

A new ALDI store to be built in Wattle Grove will be allowed to sell alcohol.

Aldi gets green light to sell alcohol at Wattle Grove store

Heather McNeill

Bail bunkum: Why does Evil 8 child sex abuser walk our streets?

COMMENT
Karalee Katsambanis

Man dies at Fiona Stanley Hospital after 'medication mix-up'

Heather McNeill

Two WA lotto players had big wins on Saturday night.

Two WA lotto players scoop $400,000 each

Adrian Beattie

Two boys, 12 and 13, will face court over stealing a car in Kalgoorlie. File photo.

Boys, 12 and 13, allegedly crash stolen car in Kalgoorlie

Police are investigating the death of a man at The Newman Hotel on Friday night.

Police investigating WA hotel death in state's north

Daniel Ashley has pleaded guilty to a number of offences.

Sentencing delayed for paraplegic gunman

Lindt cafe gunman 'convinced partner to kill his ex-wife'

Judge Judith Gibson awarded a man $150,000 after his life fell apart following a slanderous Facebook post.

The $150,000 Facebook post that destroyed a life

A crocodile attacked a kayaker off the Queensland coast.

Trapped kayaker rescued after crocodile attack

Andrew Barr wants a low-cost carriers like Jetstar or Tigerair flying into Canberra.

Low-cost flights on horizon for Canberra

EXCLUSIVE

Old Parliament House was turned into a polling booth for election day both for ACT and interstate voters in any ...

Court annuls new One Nation senator's larceny conviction

Breanna Chillingworth

Former ANZ chief Mike Smith thinks ABC journalists need to engage more with corporate leaders.

ABC's business coverage unbiased but 'unfocused'

Matthew Knott

Emperor Akihito with his son, Crown Prince Naruhito.

Uneasy lies the head: Emperor Akihito seeks way off Japanese throne

Jonathan Soble

Indonesian activist cancels Australia trip to fight police lawsuit

Jewel Topsfield

Shahram Amiri greets his son Amir Hossein after arriving back in Iran in July 2010.

Six years on, an Iranian's spy saga ends at the gallows

David Sanger

Pistorius' wrists bandaged but self-harm reports 'untrue'

Aislinn Laing

Confessed child abusers should not be granted bail.

Bail bunkum: Why does Evil 8 child sex abuser walk our streets?

COMMENT
Karalee Katsambanis

Australian taxpayers spend $370 million on training Olympians, we'd like to see some return for the money spent.

We shouldn't spend taxpayers' money on ungrateful Olympians

COMMENT
Garry Linnell

Some working mothers feel the need to continue doing a significant amount of housework even though they are paying for ...

Why outsourcing doesn't make chores fairer for women

COMMENT
Matt Wade

The tax system alone isn't the answer to ending gender inequality.

Want to reduce the gender pay gap? Tax the rich

COMMENT
Nassim Khadem
49m ago

David Jones' iconic Market Street store will be sold to the Scentre group for $360 million.

DJ's Market Street store sold to Westfield owner

Carolyn Cummins

Blame it on Rio, not Telstra

Colin Kruger, CBD

Retail trade was at a three-year low in June, due in part to discounting.

Why low rates aren't firing up retail spending

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Will the Olympics be golden for Seven?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

US optimism, bank stocks boost ASX

Vanessa Desloires

Analysts' steady slide from optimism

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

The self-help guru who owns only 15 things

Alex Williams

Make the most of your first home with these tips for every 20-something.

Small space solutions I wish I'd known in my 20s

Pauline Morrissey

What do the experts use in their kitchens?

What to purge and what to splurge on in the kitchen

History for sale: WA's Northam manor seeks new owner

Eerie pictures of abandoned Olympic buildings

This dark grey outdoor furniture at 1 Warringal Place, Eaglemont is right on trend.

How to design an outdoor room

Danielle Braff

Californian maker 1000 Stories creates a zinfandel that's finished in whisky barrels.

Can't decide between whisky and wine? You can have both at once

Fine Drinks
Michael Austin

‘Disruptive’ new Rolls-Royce breaks all the rules

Luxury Cars
Peter McKay

NEWS: Four Leaf Clover found by 8 yr old Jasper Coverdale at Glenfyne.
111017LP26
PICTURE:LEANNE PICKETT

How much of a role does luck play in success and investing?

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Generic Melbourne public transport image, 2016. Photograph by Chris Hopkins

Here's how to get the most bang for your public transport buck

Alex Kidman

Melany McBride and Amy Parfett started WedShed together.

Wedshed: its like Airbnb for weddings

Larissa Ham

Encourage mobile shopping which creates a sense of ownership.

Nine ways to get customers to love your business

Nina Hendy

Sharks are 'lazy' hunters

James Altucher advises 'choose yourself'

WA Nationals leadership battle

Environmentally friendly coffee pods

Rio 2016: anatomy of an athlete

Power Season 3, fast tracked every Monday

It's more than a job. Roadies - new episodes every Monday.

Perth: Australia's winter culture capital

Advertiser Content

Discover Perth's Secret Artistic Life

Advertiser Content

The business rules of attraction

Advertiser

CCTV footage of the man police wish to speak to over the incident at the Spiderbait concert.

'Smirking' Spiderbait fan urinates on woman at Melbourne concert

Nicole Precel

Xavier Samuel starred as Riley Biers in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

Aussie actor reveals how Twilight changed his life

Kate Waterhouse

Jerry Seinfeld opens in the fake script with: 'You think they ever get backed up at the gates of Heaven? Too many people ...

Fake Seinfeld 9/11 episode begs question: Can we laugh at terror?

Aja Styles

Flag-bearer Anna Meares with the Australian team at the Rio Olympic Games Opening Ceremony.

Why the lowest-rating Olympics opening ceremony is no surprise

Michael Lallo

George RR Martin has confirmed a deal to bring the <i>Wild Cards</i> anthology to TV screens.

George R.R. Martin announces new TV series

Amelia Zhou

Mixed reviews haven't put off moviegoers from watching <i>Suicide Squad.</i>

Suicide Squad sets box-office record as fans ignore critics

Not exactly working up a sweat to release his second album, R&B singer Frank Ocean.

Long promised Frank Ocean album fails to materialise – again

Bernard Zuel

The second coming of their second coming sees The Stone Roses at the Sydney Opera House in December.

The second coming of the reformed Stone Roses

Bernard Zuel

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

Perth thriller selected to screen at Venice International Film Festival

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

American star Michael Phelps was covered in cupping marks during the 4x100 metre freestyle relay in Rio.

'Love bite' therapy helps Michael Phelps to Olympic glory

Jenna Clarke

The Bachelor's Keira Maguire has distanced herself from her paedophile father and cult past upbringing.

The Bachelor's Keira distances herself from paedophile father

Amy Croffey

Jools and Jamie Oliver, known for choosing unusual names, have not yet revealed what their fifth child will be called.

Jamie Oliver welcomes baby number five

Mary Ward

If your style is tight enough, you can go "topless" underneath, like Heidi Klum.

How to wear overalls as an adult

Melissa Singer

Princess Beatrice has become one of the most eligible bachelorettes in Europe after splitting from her boyfriend of 10 years.

Princess Beatrice now an eligible bachelorette

Sarah Knapton

Hungary's Katinka Hosszu appears to be reminding commentators who did the swimming after winning gold with a new world ...

US sports media struggles to separate female Olympians from husbands

Jenny Noyes

"I love men, but they can be a liability - one I'm not willing to risk when I'm on my own in a foreign place."

I'm usually bisexual, but that changes when I go on holidays

Breena Kerr

Islamophobia has become normal. What can we do now?

Mariam Veiszadeh

"My dad's all sorts of awesome!" Twitter users counter hate with love.

Indigenous dads' powerful response to Bill Leak cartoon

Jenny Noyes

"For the love of God, do not make things worse by getting rid of cargo shorts."

Men of the world defend their right to wear cargo shorts

Rob Moran

Should exercise be as easy as child's play?

Jo Hartley

Last minute tips to get you over the line this City2Surf

Sheree Webber

How to injury-proof your knees

Bill Phillips

Weekly meal planner: TV dinners Get-set, couch potatoes!

In the fridge or out? How to store fruit and vegetable

Katie Falkiner

Emergency dinners: Karen Martini's Pad Thai.

10 Ingredients = 40 Recipes

Jill Dupleix

Bikini-wearing mum hits back at body-shaming stranger

Staff writers

Mark Short with his three children, Mark Jr., 5, Liana, 8, and Willow, 2.

Family of five die in murder-suicide after youngest gets heart transplant

Letting our kids travel in a terrorised world.

The awful advice you need to give your teen before they travel

$335 a night: Zero-star hotel is just a bed on a mountain

Kylie McLaughlin

Virgin Australia's new business class cabin on board its Boeing 777.

Virgin Australia's new seat is the future of business class

Flight Test
Craig Platt

Qantas is considering a direct London to Perth flight.

Direct Australia-to-London flights possible for new Qantas Dreamliner

Airlines

Facebook's new feature shows a camera feed when you open the app, just like Snapchat.

Facebook uses Olympics to test Snapchat clone

Jessica Guynn

Leicester's Marc Albrighton (right) and Swansea's Angel Rangel battle for the ball at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Optus' Fetch TV the best way to watch EPL

COMMENT
Adam Turner

How much of the Google Maps app do you actually use?

Six secrets to help get the most out of Google Maps app

Hayley Tsukayama

Tesla Model X

white car with doors that open upwards

Tesla Model X Australian prices

Gizmodo

Visitors to the exhibition can experience a virtual collision of protons at near light speeds.

Exhibition puts you in Hadron Collider hotseat

Marcus Strom

Ford Focus RS to get more power

David McCowen

The Ram 2500's towing numbers are even more impressive than its size.

Which car is the best weightlifter?

Dom Tripolone

Leicester City Football Club stars will drive in style with matching BMW i8 supercars.

EPL champions all receive BMW i8s

David McCowen

High-tech: the NSX makes its power using a sophisticated V6 hybrid powertrain.

Honda NSX first drive review

Sam Charlwood

Sportier Toyota 86 in works

Daniel DeGasperi

Which car would win a 100m sprint?

Dom Tripolone

Channel Seven used Chile's flag - instead of China's - in its projected medal tally

Mmmmm, that's Chile's flag, not China's

Philip Wen

Rio day three: Rowing, hockey and plenty more

Live
Larissa Nicholson
26m ago

China's silver medal winner Sun Yang waves during the ceremony for the men's 400-meter freestyle final at the swimming ...

Sun Yang says he's king of 1500m, and no friend of Horton

Megan Levy

Australia's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay team show off their gold medals.

Women, not girls: Commentators urged to respect females

Darren Gray
57m ago

Phelps makes it gold No.19 as McEvoy swims Australia to bronze

Phil Lutton

'Nobody can crash here and get up': Cyclist's sickening fall

How a chemical engineer found her way to Olympic gold

Ambulance crew dropped injured gymnast

Junior footy teams banned from singing team song on ground

Dockers coach Ross Lyon finally undone by chocolate almonds

Brendan Foster

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JULY 31: Alex Silvagni of the Dockers looks to pass the ball during the round 19 AFL match between ...

Sparkling Silvagni lifts Dockers despite derby defeat, says Lyon

Emma Quayle

The secret behind Horton's gold medal

Phil Lutton

Skin in the game: Luke Shuey and Josh Kennedy celebrate a West Coast goal.

Eagles close on top eight lock after downing Dockers in derby

Brad Elborough

Setting the pace: Geelong midfielder Patrick Dangerfield had a quiet game, by his lofty standards.

AFL: Classy Cats cream Bombers

Emma Quayle

Australian cricketer Nathan Lyon is working to add extra options to his spin bowling ahead of the third Test in Sri Lanka.

Lyon works to put a fresh spin on Test defeat

Jon Pierik

No Rio, no worries: Nick Kyrgios has won the Atlanta Open.