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Sanctioned: Emma McKeon has been disciplined.

Swimmer demands banned McKeon is allowed back

Three runners were separated by 0.01sec; and the bronze decided by 0.003.

Race for bronze decided by 0.003 seconds

Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Joshua Palmer

Gaps in Aussie's story after he reveals he was held at gunpoint

ANALYSIS
1 hr ago

Medals	G	S	B	Total
1. USA	35	33	32	100
2. GBR	22	21	13	56
3. CHN	20	16	22	58
10. AUS	7	10	10	27
Full Medal Tally

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull defends giving $5 to beggar in street

The 24-year-old will face Midland Magistrates Court on Friday.

Hills man charged for alleged sex with under-age co-worker

1 hr ago

Paramedics could not save the Mazda driver.

Driver killed when utility hits tree near Collie

Tony Abbott, pictured surfing in 2014, went to hospital for a "couple of stitches" after encountering rough surf ...

Stitched up: Tony Abbott taken to hospital after surf accident

23 mins ago

The Public Service Commission recommends a job closing date of two weeks after the vacancy is first advertised.

WA unemployment figure Australia's second-highest

Sports Illustrated.

Michael Phelps' colossal screw-up on cover of Sports Illustrated

The new batteries that could double your phone's life

Bali police seek Australian woman over policeman's death

1 hr ago

Self-absorbed Ryan Lochte gets what he deserves

COMMENT

Bizarre: US relay team race around track by themselves

Premiums boost scandal-plagued insurer's bottom line

20 mins ago

Usain Bolt smiles as he crosses the line.

This is the race Usain Bolt really cared about

When you see it...

Can you spot the surfing shark?

46 mins ago

Scitech will move from City West to the Perth Cultural Centre.

Scitech to quit iconic building

1 hr ago

Dutch BMX rider Niek Kimmann carries his broken bike along the course

BMX rider walks into semi-final

The house in the exclusive suburb of Peppermint Grove has remained partially-built since 2010.

Oswal's eyesore to be torn down

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Usain Bolt v wombat - who would win?

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

Housemate shocked to learn of Sara Connor's link ...

12:14PM

In Afghanistan two deadly enemies reunite, as ...

12:14PM

Stitches for Tony Abbott in surf accident

11:54AM

Alanna MacTiernan has not ruled out returning to WA politics.

Alannah MacTiernan to return to WA politics

Worker fined for setting mate on fire

Hannah Barry

Freeway closures disrupt weekend plans

Hannah Barry

The monitor appears to have split in two.

Perth mum warns parents after baby monitor explosion

Hannah Barry

Radhika Oswal told the court she was strong armed by ANZ to sign the guarnatee to assume her husband's debts.

Oswals, ANZ agree to settle

Sarah Danckert

The cat alleged to have been skinned.

RSPCA hunts grinning man filmed with skinned cat

Emma Young

The woman caught on CCTV approaching a Yangebup house and stealing a parcel.

Perth parcel thief caught on camera

Heather McNeill

The truck rolled near Sydney Airport about 3.50am, spilling hundreds of litres of fuel and causing peak-hour traffic chaos.

Traffic nightmare after tanker crash near Sydney airport

NSW

CCTV images appear to show a teenager with ankle-cuffs being held down at the Townsville centre.

Footage shows alleged abuse in youth detention

QLD

The car of the future is well on its way.

Who gets fined in a driverless car, and 700 legal barriers

QLD

The house in the exclusive suburb of Peppermint Grove has remained partially-built since 2010.

Oswal's 'Taj Mahal on the Swan' to be demolished

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with homeless man Kent Kerswell in January this year.

'It was a human reaction': PM defends giving money to a beggar

Matthew Knott

'Worthy arguments' to change race act but not a 'priority', says PM

1 hr ago

'Very unreasonable': Turnbull attacks Vietnam over lock-out

Matthew Knott

Tony Abbott, pictured surfing in 2014, went to hospital for a "couple of stitches" after encountering rough surf ...

Abbott goes to hospital for stitches after surf accident

23 mins ago

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison says he was only "following orders".

Morrison says he was following Abbott orders against Gillard

Mark Kenny

Divorce should always be a source of sadness, but given the pain and soul-searching involved, it shouldn't be a source ...

Super cap exemptions: Divorce settlements in, lottery wins out

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash says the figures show the economy is resilient.

We're moving part-time as the jobs market hollows out

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

China agrees to aid Assad

42 mins ago

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Moscow in 2013.

Shadow Brokers NSA leak could also be propaganda, says expert

51 mins ago

Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar in his younger days.

Abduction of El Chapo's son caught on video

Australian veteran Alister McCoy, left, and Vietnamese veteran Pham Van Mien.

Some Vietnam veterans turned away from Long Tan

Lindsay Murdoch

There's no known cure for men who don't listen and let their man flu develop into full-blown servesyourightitis. Or ...

Inside every stupid man is a very silly boy

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Hackers and conspirators in more than a dozen countries generated hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit proceeds ...

Born in 2016? Expect to be hacked by 30

Richard Buckland

Some parents just don't care about their children roaming the streets at night.

Proof of pathetic parenting in Perth

Karalee Katsambanis

It seems Medicare is paying the price for the scandal over its customer treatment.

Medibank Private's health scare

ANALYSIS
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

Earnings season is upon us.

Markets Live: BHP leads ASX higher

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

The Big Short: Steve Eisman's character was portrayed by Hollywood actor Steve Carell.

Bank class action linked to The Big Short

Sarah Danckert
3 mins ago

Sources told Street Talk that Oaktree was preparing to launch an auction within the next two months, targeted at ...

Ardent sells Goodlife gyms for $260m to private equity

14 mins ago

IAG launches $300m buy-back as profit falls

Sally Rose

The world's richest family just got richer again

Santos ditches dividend after plunging to $US1.1b loss

Angela Macdonald-Smith
39 mins ago

China helps Bellamy's triple full-year profit

Lucy Battersby

Joe Hockey forced the sale of Villa del Mare in 2015.

Federal government all 'hot air' on foreign buyer crackdown

Designer Tom Ford is selling his luxury ranch for nearly $100 million.

No donations for bid to buy $97 million ranch

IKEA

IKEA's 2017 catalogue is a bleak look at our future way of living

Bob's spectacular 16-foot treehouse.

On the outskirts of a major city, Bob is living in a treehouse. Why?

houzz

Don't decorate your home without these 10 must-know rules

Pink Moon Saloon by Sans-Arc Studio.

17 of Australia’s most ridiculously good looking bars

Fine Drinks
Stephen Lacey
1 hr ago

Mike Campbell is a Sydney-based 'Man Coach' who thinks conversations between men need to go 'beyond the beers'.

We need to talk about why men can't talk about anything

Self Improvement

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Bring on the 'hard-nosed conversation' for the age pension

George Cochrane

Raised from the dead: Unlike the character Jon Snow in Game of Thrones, death is final and we need to plan for it.

Jon Snow in Game of Thrones and why we all need an estate plan

Catherine Robson

Sponsoring the Olympics is big business. Simone Biles is now considered the greatest female gymnast in the world.

Sports sponsorship: Why it's a big deal

James Adonis

An advertised image of the "sharelarium".

The business you should never run from your garage

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Son of 'El Chapo' kidnapped

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Rio 2016: US swimmers booed at police station

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On set with Kristen Stewart

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Britain introduces soft drink sugar levy

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 13: Kiki Kisses, Miss Sanders, Miss Ambrey, Miss Bambi L'amour and Miss Kat D'vyne at the ...

Photos of the week: August 18, 2016

beauty and the beast

Love isn't always a fairytale. Beauty and the Beast, now streaming.

fringe

Fringe - every episode of the sci-fi drama now streaming.

City of Perth

Visit the quirky side of perth

Advertiser Content

SMEG

Is this the perfect oven?

Advertiser Content

SMEG

The perfect oven: tech and style

Advertiser Content

<i>Mr Huff</i>

The Australian children's books your kids must read

Linda Morris

Trevor Noah says he deploys humour to understand issues that are no laughing matter

Trevor Noah on why Donald Trump is a dangerous clown

Andrew Taylor

Scandal has hit actor/director/writer Nate Parker before the release of his slave film <i>The Birth of a Nation</i>.

Scandal hits Nate Parker's vaunted film, Birth of a Nation

Brooks Barnes, Cara Buckley

The 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey has never been solved.

Could JonBenet's murder be solved through new TV series?

Ebony Bowden

Lady Gaga has reinvented herself a few times on her journey from shock value pop star to Tony Bennett collaborator to ...

Lady Gaga to star in remake of A Star Is Born with Brad Cooper

Ebony Bowden

Back to Gotham: A new animated <i>Batman</i> movie featuring the voices of Adam West and Burt Ward is on the way.

Holy comeback! Ageing caped crusaders return to Batman

Linda Morris

Megan Marx told Richie she couldn't fall in love with him in such an intense environment.

Megan's shock Bachelor exit is the only real thing so far

COMMENT
Ebony Bowden

Daniel Radcliffe in Imperium.

Daniel Radcliffe apologises for character's racial slurs

Hannah Furness

The menu seems to aim for pub food done well, with a menu ranging from beef and guinness pie through to pan fried ...

Wine list leaves Heights high and dry

Hannah Barry

An artist's impression of Ku De Ta Perth, opening later this year.

Bali party hub Ku De Ta granted liquor licence for Perth river venue

David Prestipino

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

Renovation plans for Salt on the Beach in Fremantle revealed

Heather McNeill

The stores will be selling Kanye West-branded sweatshirts, T-shirts, denim and swimwear.

Big queues as shoppers flock to Kanye's Australian pop-up

Melissa Singer and Jenna Clarke
1 hr ago

amber heard

Heard to give $9m from Depp divorce settlement to charities

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy.

Why you shouldn’t want to always be happy

Frank T McAndrew

Former President Bill Clinton, left, is the star speaker at the Democratic Convention to endorse his wife Hillary ...

Why is Hillary still taking part in the 'First Lady Cookie Contest'?

Maura Judkis

Being a stepmum isn't easy.

I don't love my stepchildren

COMMENT
Michelle Smith
1 hr ago

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2015 file photo, Amy Schumer attends the VH1 Big In 2015 with Entertainment Weekly Award Show ...

Five questions answered in Amy Schumer's revealing new book

Emily Yahr

"Twitter has proven, again and again, that it doesn't care about meaningful steps towards stopping harassment," writes ...

Delete your Twitter and leave the whole thing to the trolls

Clem Bastow

A disciplined approach to cleaning your white sneakers will keep them looking fashionable for longer.

All white: how to keep your sneakers clean

Melissa Singer

pushups

Why pushups are your new favourite exercise

Benjamen Judd

Green jackfruit on the tree

Is jackfruit the new vegan superfood?

Lindy Alexander
1 hr ago

fitness

How to get fit without spending a cent

Victoria Hoff

How to cut your shopping bills.

9 tips that will save you money at the organic grocer

Katie Faulkiner

The Katering Show's Kate McCartney (top) and Kate McLennan

The Katering Show: how do I eat at a fancy restaurant?

KATE MCCARTNEY AND KATE MCLENNAN

Winter nights: Sirloin with pan gravy, eschalots and Jerusalem artichokes.

Beef sirloin with gravy juices, eschalots and Jerusalem artichokes

Neil Perry

Jordyn Ann Dumont.

When she vanished, he called police. Now he's charged with murder

Katie Mettler

Spot the difference: Australian Federal Police post a message for parents.

Think you're posting a harmless selfie of your child? Think again

Ariane Beeston

Mum pens hilarious letter to husband as she is leaving for a girls weekend away.

Mum leaves hilarious note for dad before leaving for the weekend

Singapore Airlines business class cabin on an A350 aircraft.

What it's like to fly business class for the first time

Siobhan Downes

Keep your eyes open for special planes, such as Japanese carrier ANA's R2-D2 style Star Wars jet.

The perfect place for a plane spotter in Sydney

Craig Platt

Minaret Station, near Wanaka, New Zealand.

Five private ski experiences that will make your friends so jealous

Rachael Oakes-Ash

Devices that include the new kind of battery could go for twice as long without needing to be plugged in.

These batteries could double your phone's life

Tim Biggs

Rather than go to war with streaming giants like Netflix and Apple Music, Telstra is using them to win over mobile customers.

Telstra aims to sway Netflix fans

COMMENT
Adam Turner

New technology could help minimise train delays by identifying faults in overhead wires.

The internet of things system helping the trains run on time

Andrew Colley
1 hr ago

Egg

Pokemon GO players break gyms with eggs

Kotaku

Twitter's filter has been available to users with a blue tick for more than a year.

Twitter finally gives 'quality filter' to all

Caitlin Dewey

Traxxas Slash 4x4 radio controlled car.

Father's Day Gift Guide

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen Australia will boycott the AAA's Australia's Best Cars awards.

Volkswagen takes aim at car clubs

David McCowen

The new Holden Colorado LTZ is a significant improvement on its predecessor.

New Holden Colorado reviewed

David McCowen

The 2016 BMW 2-Series Coupe.

More power for BMW 2-Series

Dom Tripolone

2016 McLaren 570GT by MSO Concept.

McLaren reveals 570GT concept

Dom Tripolone

Volkswagen is set to introduce a baby SUV based on the T-Cross concept.

VW prepares SUV onslaught

David McCowen

David Graf of Switzerland, left, and Maris Strombergs of Latvia, right, fall during the BMX cycling quarter-finals .

'A good track for girls': BMX champ crashes out

Samantha Lane

China's gold medalist Ren Qian waves from the podium after the women's 10-meter platform diving final in the Maria Lenk ...

'Amazing athlete' wins gold - aged just 15

CCTV aired by Globo shows the swimmers getting into a cab. Police said the driver obeyed instructions not to leave until ...

Lochte charged with lying about robbery after trashing toilet

Australia's Cedric Dubler makes an attempt in the javelin throw.

Aussie decathlete nearly takes out cameramen with javelin

1 hr ago

Gregson the first Aussie to reach 1500m final in 40 years

Aussie wins bronze after $5000 bet over a beer

Brotherly hugs as triathletes show up Rio's muscle men

Aussie out after three rounds in shot put final

1 hr ago

Spun out: Australia's David Warner leaves the pitch after being dismissed. The batsmen have struggled with spin on the ...

Lehmann says beaten tourists should be 'reasonably embarrassed'

Standing by his mates: Michael Hurley has signed a five-year deal to remain with the Bombers.

High fives, as Michael Hurley re-signs

The 2014 Carbine Club grand final lunch.

AFL snubs Carbine Club over men-only membership

Another one bites the dust: Mitch Marsh heads back to the stands during the third Test.

Mitch Marsh pulled out of Sri Lanka ODIs

Nick Kyrgios smashed three racquets in quick succession.

Kyrgios destroys three racquets in anger

Off to the midlands: Mile Jedinak.

Socceroos star completes Villa switch

Champion mare Winx is set to return to racing in Saturday's $250,000 Warwick Stakes at Randwick.

Winx back but staying in Australia for now

Cool head: Matt Giteau can dictate the game for the home side.

Why nobody should write off the Wallabies

ANALYSIS