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The men's 100m freestyle champion Australian Kyle Chalmers.

New Olympic king 'did OK' in this year's school carnival

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Karsten Forsterling (bow) of Australia, Alexander Belonogoff of Australia, Cameron ...

Australian quad rowers win silver in Rio de Janeiro

Melissa Woods
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Australia's dressage rider received 'admin sanction'

Patrick Bartley
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Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	11	11	10	32
2. CHN	10	5	8	23
3. JPN	6	1	11	18
4. AUS	5	3	5	13
Full Medal Tally

A severe whooping cough season has prompted a vaccine supply shortage.

Whooping cough alert after case at Perth school

Universities are collecting unprecedented amounts of information about students to personalise their learning and ...

Uni students, you are being watched...every time you log on

The shark sightings have led Fisheries to put Perth's northern beaches on alert.

Shark sightings triple off WA, detection gaps remain

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been embarrassed again.

Malcolm and the census: 'Everything he touches turns to manure'

ANALYSIS

Overwhelmingly, the conference declared our prohibitionist method of dealing with drugs to be flawed and part of the problem.

Busselton council says 'no, no, no' to first of kind rehab centre

Liza Harvey is no fan of Brendon Grylls' proposal for a mining tax.

Liza Harvey ridicules Grylls but looks forward to working with him

Has Freo given up on charging members $3k for new stadium seat?

Shocking crash after red-light dash: Car T-boned in Perth

Nicky Winmar's new gay rights fight is more than skin deep

Albany masseur 'filmed clients undressing with hidden camera'

Census back online after 48 hour long outage ...or is it?

Although the weekend forecast is clear, Thursday night's forecast is for more rain.

Get your camping gear out, dry weekend forecast for WA

Premiership defender returns for Eagles must-win game against GWS

Dockers forward Chris Mayne is considering his contract options.

Fremantle forward Mayne weighs up move to Victoria

The rubble on the site of the former Salt on the Beach restaurant.

The Hamptons in Freo? Plans for Salt on the Beach, revealed

The vehicle was wedged in the walkway overnight, forcing the local ferry company to cancel services.

Red-faced Irishman stops ferry with epic worst driver entry

Arson squad investigate crane fire

Supermarkets beware: Anything Waleed Aly says on TV goes crazy on social media.

Fremantle Festival 2016 stuns with big-name line-up

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

Win tickets to Ronan Keating at Kings Park

Census cyber attacks likely from low-level ...

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Census-fail suggests Turnbull has the Midas touch ...

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Ukrainian President orders troops onto highest ...

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Local council puts brakes on Fremantle cheese-chasing event

Heather McNeill

Historical home of Toastface Grillah is on the market

Angie Tomlinson

Seals to make Perth beaches home

A solid score: The scotch fillet at the Kingsley Tavern.

Radio 6PR's pub of the year: Kingsley Tavern the place for seniors

James Mooney

NBL star Tiny Pinder not guilty of rape

A household travel survey, being commissioned by the state government, will track the movements of 9000 Perth households.

9000 Perth households to take part in GPS tracked travel survey

Heather McNeill

A WA pregnant woman has allegedly been caught drink driving in the state's north.

WA pregnant woman caught driving five times over the limit

Heather McNeill

Census back online nearly 48 hours after outage

James Massola, Michael Koziol

Several locations around Bondi Beach have been defaced with swastika graffiti and racist slogans.

Bondi Beach defaced with racist graffiti, swastikas

A Canberra man has been sentenced to more than two years' in prison for raping his wife.

Husband raped wife in front of their young child

A flotilla of boats searches the waters off Moreton Island for a diver missing from Henderson Rock.

Eight aircraft, 16 boats search for missing diver

Most Australians are yet to complete the census

Census back online nearly 48 hours after census outage

Morrison blocks sale of Ausgrid to foreign bidders

Treasurer protects national security with sale block

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime MInister Malcolm Turnbull has been politically embarrassed by the census fiasco.

Who cares more about a computer cock-up than child abuse? We do

COMMENT

Census-fail is a sign Turnbull has the Midas touch - in reverse

ANALYSIS

Dutton says asylum seekers self-immolating 'to get to Australia'

Disappointed: Australian Marriage Equality director Rodney Croome.

Three-quarters would oppose popular vote on own right to marry: poll

Clarinda MP Hong Lim at the Victorian Parliament, in front of a portrait of former premier Jeff Kennett.

Victorian MP barred from Cambodia over human rights remarks

Lindsay Murdoch

In case of loss, start blaming 'election fraud' now. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Fayetteville, ...

Crushed in polls, Trump renews talk of 'rigged election'

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Julian Assange speaks via video link from the Ecuadorian Embassy in London.

5 times WikiLeaks and Russia have crossed paths

ANALYSIS

Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, here in 2013, is set to inherit his father's entire, which is almost all of London.

Duke steps into father's $14b shoes at age of 25

Census debacle puts the Prime Minister on notice

COMMENT

The defenders of banks don't get capitalism. They're holding us back

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Offenders could soon spend up to 25 years in jail.

Finding a better way to treat drug addiction than by jailing people

COMMENT
Ross Fitzgerald

Leap of faith: We need to improve our competitiveness by opening ourselves up to the world.

Sexual harassment crisis continues to grow at Fox

JB get thumbs up for Good Guys buy

Georgia Wilkins

Lew's battle with ex-CFO heads to trial

Sarah Danckert

Mixed results for Telstra

Lucy Battersby

Pinterest is an infinite universe of unattainable perfection.

Is it time to step away from the virtual pinboard?

Garden view of the Badminton Estate in Gloucestershire, England.

Meet the gardener who could set you back a cool $50 million

Kelly and Michael Briggs, who run a floristry and photography businesses, say they couldn't go back to not having a cleaner.

The generation that's most likely to hire a cleaner

Unavoidable truths cat owners need to accept

Short on time? How to style your home in just 10 minutes

David Farrier pursued a career in medicine before switching to journalism.

How the 'Kiwi Louis Theroux' made the year's must-see documentary

Culture
Stephen A Russell

What difference does the weight of your weights really make when building strength and muscle size?

Lifting light weights can be just as effective as heavy ones

Fitness Trends

A photo of Ron Barassi taken from a scrapbook compiled by his mother Elza. The scrapbook features original black and ...

Your chance to buy memorabilia from AFL great Ron Barassi's life

QUIRKY INVESTMENTS
James Cockington

When one half of a couple has no interest in money matters

ASK NOEL
Noel Whittaker

Most people who abuse customer service workers are just in a bad mood.

Top 10 worst customers: which one are you?

James Adonis

Karen Gee, finalist in the Ausmumpreneur competition.

How this designer retains her high profile clients

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Rio 2016: Kyle Chalmers' stunning gold

If Aussie team names were real

Plane crash survivor wins lottery

Telstra's $4.5b spending binge

Rio 2016: the Australians to watch

Based on the popular kids book by Julia Donaldson

The Circus - It's the US election like you've never seen it before.

Visit the quirky side of perth

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Three kitchen designs you'll love forever

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The perfect oven: combining tech and style

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The death knell for feminism: Wednesday's episode of <i>The Bachelor</i>.

This season of The Bachelor is a car crash

COMMENT
Ebony Bowden

Eric Darnell's Invasion, a virtual reality short screening at MIFF 2016.

Virtual reality won't save cinema but it may blow your mind

Karl Quinn

a scene from the film Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix starring daniel radcliffe
For Winter Movie Guide ...

Latest Harry Potter is fastest selling book in nearly a decade

Kerrie O'Brien

Film Still

American actor Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock and Canadian actor William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk appear ...

Star Trek TV reboot boldly goes on the hunt for a female leader

Michael Idato

Cate Blanchett as she appears in John Hillcoat's clip for the Massive Attack song The Spoils.

Cate Blanchett faces off in new Massive Attack video

Karl Quinn

Rihanna is lined up for the female-led <i>Ocean's Eight.</i>

Rihanna, Anne Hathaway set to join cast of female Ocean's Eight

The new cast: (back) Arthur Smith as Mr Harman, Jorgie Porter as Miss Croft, Justin Edwards as Mr Rumbold and Mathew ...

Are You Being Served? cast revealed for BBC anniversary special

Michael Idato

MOVIE: GHOSTBUSTERS, Saturday 27 August at 7pm on 7Flix. M Mag tv previews by Melinda Houston. Image supplied by Sony ...

Ghostbusters sequels slimed by Sony after box office falls short

Karl Quinn

It's delicious and it's not bad for you.

Perth footballer nutritionist shares lemon slice recipe with a twist

Julie Meek

Fremantle Festival 2016 stuns with big-name line-up

Fran Rimrod

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

Perth thriller selected to screen at Venice International Film Festival

Hugh Richard Louis Grosvenor, here in 2013, is set to inherit his father's fortune.

The new Duke of Westminster is the most eligible of eligible bachelors

Jenna Clarke

"We're really in a pussy generation," Clint Eastwood recently said, and now science seems to be backing those claims.

Clint Eastwood was right, we are the weaker generation

Malia Obama may or may not have smoked cannabis and everyone seems upset.

The internet reacts to Malia Obama's cannabis claims

Amy Croffey

Carrie Bickmore attends An Evening with Susan Sarandon at Regent Theatre on August 7, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia.

The parties the celebrities were invited to this week

The admirable Kate Moss: she's started dressing in things that are more reflective of her age.

How to dress like a grown-up (when you're young at heart)

Nedahl Stelio

"It would be like measuring the desirability of Bachelor Richie by how well he serviced a jet plane."

The only kernel of reality from last night's ridiculous episode of 'The Bachelor'

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 07: Simone Biles of the United States smiles before competing on balance beam during ...

Why is Simone Biles' relationship with her parents an issue for Olympic commentators?

Is it better to spend your money on 'experiences' than on 'things'?

Neha Kale

Nacif Elias carries the flag of Lebanon during the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, ...

Don't ask athletes to set aside politics for the Olympics

Ruby Hamad

The Game of Thrones scene that proved too much for some viewers: Ramsay and Sansa on their wedding night.

7 questions I have for the showbiz industry about rape

Alyssa Rosenberg

Carb loading: is it really necessary?

Jacqueline Alwill

Approaching depression from another way

Evelyn Lewin

How to avoid burnout before the big race

Ben Lucas

Satiate cravings with this supercharged peanut butter fudge.

Is gelatin the next superfood?

Sarah Wilson

McDonald's Aussie Angus 'n' Egg Legends burger.

The junk-food taste test for Olympics 2016 meals

Callan Boys

Eden Valley Biodynamic Flour. Copyright Richard Cornish 2015. All Rights Reserved. Credit RIchard Cornish

How to make self-raising flour out of plain flour

Richard Cornish

Blake Lively at the Cannes Film Festival in May 11.

Blake Lively shuts down Sunrise presenters over baby weight comments

Staff writers

Teen lost in wilderness for days, found with mysterious new look

Katie Mettler

A number of egregious incest cases have been reported in Australia in recent years.

It is the ‘worst of the worst’ abuse, but it is often ignored

Michael Salter

Scoot, which flies between Australia and Singapore, is one of the world's cheapest airlines, based on cost per kilometre.

Are we being ripped off? World's cheapest airlines named

Airlines
Michael Gebicki

Up there: The Empire State Building viewed from the Rockefeller Centre.

The ten best things to do in New York with your family

Tracey Spicer

Singapore Airlines has flown a new Airbus A350 into Melbourne Airport.

Singapore Airlines' A350 arrives in Australia for first time

Craig Platt

Android man: a data scientist has shown how to tell which tweets are really from Republican presidential candidate ...

How to tell which tweets are really from Trump

Tim Biggs

Snapchat's lens gave users cartoon Asian eyes and exaggerated teeth.

Another Snapchat lens prompts calls of racism

Caitlin Dewey

The Roomba 980. While you're out, it roams your house.

Roomba 980: Vac your home from anywhere in the world

Tim Biggs

Apple's current MacBook Pro in 13-inch and 15-inch.

New MacBook Pros to have touchscreen keys

Mark Gurman

Andrew Denton's 2015 podcast, Better Off Dead, was very successful - unlike many.

The persistent problem with podcasts

COMMENT
Peter Wells

Audi's pothole-powered car

David McCowen

The all-new Mazda CX-9 has enough room to haul the whole team to the game.

Which car would win Rugby Sevens?

Dom Tripolone

Skoda Kodiaq teased again

Dom Tripolone

BMW has used motion-tracking technology to help US swimmers ahead of the Rio games.

BMW uses self-driving tech to help Olympic swimmers

Hyundai has offered a sneak peek at its next generation i30.

Hyundai teases new i30

David McCowen

2016 Range Rover SVAutobiography Dynamic.

Updated Range Rover revealed

Dom Tripolone

KAZAN, RUSSIA - AUGUST 09: (L-R) Bronze medallists Emily Seebohm, Taylor McKeown, Emma McKeon and Bronte Campbell of ...

'No room for cheats': Aussie determined to beat Russian

Australia's Kyle Chalmers celebrates winning the gold in the men's 100-meter freestyle during the swimming competitions ...

Five things you didn't know about Kyle Chalmers

Stathi Paxinos, Emma Quayle

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Silver medalist Madeline Groves of Australia poses on the podium during the medal ...

Groves misses gold by 0.03 seconds

Chris Barrett

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Cameron Bairstow #10, Aron Baynes #12, Brock Motum #14 and Matthew Dellavedova #8 of ...

Everyone knows who the Boomers are now

After 112 years, golf tees off again at the Olympics

Steve Keating

Rugby's 'Harlem Globetrotters' lift Fiji toward history

Jerry Brewer

Trailblazer strikes a joyful blow for Nauru

Jonathan Liew

Aussies left with stinging eyes as another Rio pool turns green

Docker members might not have to fork out a whopping $3000 to secure a seat at the new Perth Stadium.

Has Freo dropped any plan to slug members $3000 for stadium seat?

Nicky Winmar's new rights fight is more than skin deep

Rohan Connolly

Lions coach Justin Leppitsch and his players come to grips with another loss.

AFL doesn't need to change its priority pick system – again

COMMENT
Rohan Connolly

Anthony Morabito has been plagued by a number of injuries.

Morabito could make emotional Dockers return in coming weeks

Kim Hagdorn

AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan has plans for an academy for its emerging executives.

McLachlan reveals plans for emerging executives academy

Caroline Wilson

Peter Sumich became the latest Ross Lyon assistant coach at Fremantle to depart the fold.

Suma exit shouldn't have shocked ....but what does it say about Freo

Brad Hardie

Kayne Turner has signed on for two more years at North Melbourne.

Kayne Turner, on winning his North Melbourne teammates over again

Emma Quayle

With all spots in the Australian team under review, Joe Burns says he's focusing on proving he belongs.

Battling Burns hopes to leave his mark in Colombo

Jon Pierik