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Prominent blogger Constance Hall says she has received death threats for removing the blackface photo from her Facebook page.

Constance stunned by support after blackface backlash

26 mins ago

Artists impression of the surf park on the Swan River in Alfred Cove.

$25m surf park on the river set to make a huge splash

An internal investigation has confirmed three Pilbara police officers dumped two children on the outskirts of town.

WA cop charged over 'dumping kids out of town'

1 hr ago

Warren Mundine has labelled Fremantle's decision to scrap its fireworks a "silly mistake".

Warren Mundine labels Fremantle's fireworks snub a 'silly mistake'

Book Week blackface: The boy dressed up as AFL footballer Nic Naitanui.

Perth mum hits back after copping backlash for 'blackface' stunt

Rick Knoppert's amazing photograph last month of surfers heading to the shore at Mettams Pool after a shark was swimming ...

Fisheries accused of causing panic over shark drumlines at Trigg

'Still on the shiraz and cakes diet': Pav's farewell to teammates

Nic Naitanui offers to meet kid involved in blackface controversy

25 mins ago

Really Australia? Why are we having the blackface debate again?

COMMENT

'Arrogant and tired' Barnett not happy with business interference

Wealthy become our largest retail landlord with Masters deal

It's going to take how long Ross?

Lyon: Dockers rebuild could take four years

15 mins ago

Mr Skender helps the dolphin swim clear.

Trapped dolphin rescued in WA

1 hr ago

Sticking to the plan: Katie Ledecky.

Ledecky chooses college over $7m

Ninety-nine per cent is exhausting.

The 100% rule changed my life

One of the game's greats, Matthew Pavlich, plays his last game this weekend.

'Pavolution' on the cards for Freo

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Matt Pavlich's top 5 moments

Perth Darts Masters at PCEC 2016.

Perth Darts Masters off to colourful start

DO NOT USE Huffpo

Toilet anxiety is real and it's affecting many of us

Ross Lyon concedes that Dockers rebuild could ...

2:59PM

Earthquake rattles deeper fears in Italy's ...

2:59PM

Little Danica, killed in Philippines 'war on ...

2:52PM

The Coogee Hotel – or Honeymoon Hotel as it was called – offered Western Australians a taste of the pleasure palace.

WA's Honeymoon Hotel ready for a new publican

The relationship between tenant, property manager and property owner (landlord) can play out like a Game of Thrones episode.

The worst type of people you could possibly share a house with

The property at 46 Seaview Terrace, Sunshine Beach, is for sale for $18 million.

Pat Rafter selling Sunshine Beach mansion for $18 million

635/32 Hastings Street, Noosa Heads, is the perfect holiday home.

Sick of winter? Best holiday homes under $500,000

Gogglebox has turned the mundane act of watching TV on the couch into a surprise hit show

Gogglebox stars dish the dirt on how to be a good housemate

Colin Barnett, Dean Nalder (inset)

Nalder's chances of being leader are 'dead', Liberal insider claims

Brendan Foster

Coming soon to your corners...free 24/7 vergeside libraries

Blaize Pengilly

Labor: emails show kids' safety was risked with Elizabeth Quay water

Tom de Souza

The Perth Duo re-inventing how Lego is sold.

Lego at reasonable prices thanks to first dedicated store

Blaize Pengilly

An artist’s impression of the upgrade to Carousel shopping centre, Perth. Image: Supplied

Perth embarks on era of shopping expansion

Angie Tomlinson

Dr Alida Lancee has admitted administering medication that hastened the death of a terminally ill woman.

Doctor defends lethal injection to woman

David Allan-Petale

Illegal dumping near Woodman Point has angered locals.

Illegal dumping at popular nature spot

Heather McNeill

Frenchman Smail Ayad had been expected to front Townsville Magistrates Court via video link.

Accused backpacker killer 'resists' police request

Jorge Branco

Do Premier Mike Baird (left) and Deputy Premier Troy Grant (right) back the recommendations of its own esteemed lockout ...

The decision Mike Baird dreads is his toughest test yet

COMMENT

A person has died in a house fire

Firefighters threatened with axe as house burns

NSW

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is getting tough over Facebook use.

Crackdown on public servants' Facebook

ACT

"Reformers can't lose heart – even though a government with a solid record of achievement has just had its majority ...

Hold firm against the 'grievance-mongers' and populists: Abbott

Bianca Hall
57 mins ago

Greens to vote against same-sex marriage plebiscite

Michael Koziol, Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

Don't let them die in our arms: Liberal MP's emotional plea

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon
25 mins ago

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said she fought to keep the immigration role.

Di Natale defends stripping Hanson-Young of role

Farmers who supply Murray Goulburn and Fonterra have been hit the hardest, because they export more than other producers.

Murray Goulburn pay rise 'doesn't pass the sniff test': Joyce

A matter for the WA Party: The Foreign Affairs Minister declined to comment on donations to the WA Liberals from ...

Bishop's links to Chinese political donors

EXCLUSIVE

Treasurer Scott Morrison speaks at a Bloomberg business breakfast in Sydney on Thursday.

Morrison paints $1 trillion debt horror scenario

A girl holds a child in front of a ruined house in the town of Cizre, on the Syrian-Turkish border, in March this year.

Nine dead, dozens injured in police HQ attack in Turkey

37 mins ago

Danica May, 5, was shot as gunmen attacked her grandfather.

Little Danica, killed in Philippines 'war on drugs'

Lindsay Murdoch
23 mins ago

Rubble surrounds damaged buildings on August 25, 2016 in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.

Earthquake rattles deeper fears in Italy's struggling centre

15 mins ago

Bolivian Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes

Bolivian minister Rodolfo Illanes killed by miners

Briony Scott, the principal of Wenona School, is back doing what she loves.

Fear will not win in cancer battle

COMMENT
Briony Scott

Fathers should be more involved in teaching their sons to respect women.

Fathers need to step up for sake of their sons

COMMENT
Julie Szego

Country footy: a family affair.

A newcomer to footy, I realised why it matters

COMMENT
Aubrey Perry

Investors had a lot to digest at the company level this week.

ASX ends weaker as Fed takes centre stage

Vanessa Desloires
7 mins ago

The Masters stores are estimated to cover about 700,000 square metres combined.

The rich listers who've become Australia's largest retail landlord

Simon Johanson

Unemployment is highest in Queensland's outback.

Where unemployment is lowest in Australia, and where it's highest

Faltering demand and rising supply would combine at a time when inventories at ports in China had risen rapidly, Westpac ...

Iron ore market tipped to collapse below last year's nadir

1 hr ago

19 skills every leader needs to be successful

The house always wins, but not always enough

Brian Robins

Red letter day as Aussie Post returns to profit

Patrick Hatch

Water puts fizz in Coca-Cola Amatil profit

Sue Mitchell

Sheep Whey Vodka.

These remarkable Australian vodkas are anything but basic

Smart Sipping
40 mins ago

Seven style trends from Mr Runway.

Style checklist: the key fashion trends to nail right now

Men's Style
Jane Rocca

Illustration: Simon Letch

The downside to investing in property for retirees

ASK NOEL
Noel Whittaker

Emerging markets can rewards investors for taking risks.

Index tracking can miss the mark

John Collett

Snuggle on down and get to sleep for business success.

Why lack of sleep makes you bad boss

James Adonis

Kate Carnell says bank-related complaints are high on the list of small business grievances.

Carnell: A royal commission will solve nothing

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Iran vessels 'intercept' US ship

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London burkini beach party

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Clinton blasts 'alt-right' Trump

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Tom Hiddleston mimics Chris Hemsworth

The Age, News, 22/08/2016, photo by Justin McManus. Cosplay Lecture at RMIT Brunswick by Goldy from Japan. Goldy catches ...

Fairfax photos of the week - August 25, 2016

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Burnt - Starring Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper.

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The classic children's book The Gruffalo, now streaming.

Smeg

Get some kitchen inspiration

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Hacker with binary codes looking directly to the camera iStock pic for Cyber Crime story Hacker / computers /technology ...

Cyber criminals target Australia

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WFI

The role of strata committees

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Tom Ballard says the 'Australian [comedy] scene has grown from strength to strength since the 90s'.

Is this a golden age for Australian comedy?

Nick Miller
9 mins ago

Outside the top 30 this year for world's highest paid actors ... Hugh Jackman.

Jackman and Hemsworth miss Forbes' list of top-earning actors

Garry Maddox

Winona Ryder stars in the compelling Netflix series <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Netflix's Stranger Things generates huge ratings

Ebony Bowden

Nails Aussie accent ... Dev Patel in <i>Lion</i>.

Dev Patel nails Australian accent in much-anticipated Lion

Garry Maddox

Rising star ... Sydney actor Natasha Bassett will play Britney Spears in a new Lifetime film.

Aussie actress to play Britney Spears in unauthorised biopic

Ebony Bowden

Ryan Lochte will reportedly bust a move on Dancing with the Stars.

Lochte tipped to join Dancing with the Stars after PR debacle

Michael Idato

Ricky Gervais aims to put a bit of hope and humanity into all his characters, whatever their flaws.

'I can hardly hear you': a chaotic encounter with Ricky Gervais

Garry Maddox

Writer-director Quentin Tarantino with Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell at the black carpet premiere of <i>The Hateful ...

How to be a film buff in Sydney

Garry Maddox

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

Everyone was a bit grossed out by the chocolate bath on last night's episode of <i>The Bachelor</i>.

Don't believe Bach, a chocolate bath won't affect your 'love chemicals'

Mary Ward

Celeste Barber.

I got in trouble at yoga

Celeste Barber

Ninety-nine per cent is exhausting.

The 100 per cent rule: The simple advice that changed my life

Susie Moore

Katy Perry performs during the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.

Katy Perry described attack on Leslie Jones as 'misogynoir'

Rob Moran

THE GOOD: Jessica Alba is basically a walking advert for the power of a backcomb here, I’m obsessed with the volume in ...

Best and worst dressed celebrities of the week

The picture, which was posted without comment, has been shared over 3,500 times.

Photo of nuns enjoying the beach goes viral, prompts Facebook ban

Rob Moran

Pauline Hanson's One Nation still continues to stump the most seasoned political watchers.

Still confused by One Nation? Here's a handy guide.

SATIRE
Ben Pobjie

Graduating student, Andrea Lorei, who helped organise campus demonstrations following the Brock Turner case, holds a ...

Why Stanford's response is worthy of a PhD in cluelessness

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

detox

Spring cleaning the body with a detox? Read this first

Jacqueline Alwill

Melissa Ambrosini

Why Melissa Ambrosini chooses love over fear

Neela Shearer

desktop

Using social media at work can prevent burn-out

Lindy Alexander

Fermented pickles and food from the Cornersmith Picklery.

How to live waste-free (is this the end of rubbish?)

KATIE FAULKINER

Sweet delight of Provini's tiramisu.

How to make tiramisu - watch the step by step video

Neil Perry's salad of pickled prawns with baby carrot and hazelnuts.

Neil Perry's king prawn salad

Neil Perry

But just like raising a child was simpler in previous years, having a pet isn't quite so easy now.

The reasons why having a puppy is exactly like parenting a child

Megan Blandford

Susan L. Terrillion was arrested for leaving her two children, aged 8 and 9, home alone while picking up dinner.

Mum arrested for leaving kids at home to pick up dinner

Ariane Beeston

Rubble surrounds damaged buildings on August 25, 2016 in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.

Girl, 8, gave her life for her sister under the rubble of their home

View from Reinebringen at Lofoten Islands, located in Norway, during summer sunset.

The world's most beautiful beaches are also the most dangerous

Ute Junker

Just another day at Burning Man, Nevada.

Is everyone really naked? 10 misconceptions about Burning Man

Sarah Theeboom

Part caravan park, part boutique hotel: Notel in Melbourne.

Think Aussie hotels couldn't get anymore hipster? This just opened

Julietta Jameson
1 hr ago

NBN chief Bill Morrow flagged HFC changes in March, following Malcolm Turnbull's order to rollout the NBN "the fastest, ...

NBN drops 1.5 million homes from HFC plan

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Apple

Apple rushes iPhone fix to stop eavesdropping

Nicole Perlroth

The so-called "Touch Disease" only affects the iPhone 6 and the larger iPhone 6 Plus.

iPhone design flaw leads to screen paralysis 'disease' for many

Stephen Hutcheon

No Man's Sky mixes a saturated, low-fi presentation and meditative synth metal soundtrack with?mysterious, old-school ...

Eight No Man's Sky tips I wish I knew last week

Kotaku

solitaire

Google adds solitaire game to search results

Tim Biggs

Outback Comparison: Ford Everest v Toyota Prado v Toyota Fortuner.

Which is the best 4WD?

Toby Hagon

The 2016 Infiniti Q30 S ofers impressive on-road manners.

First drive: Infiniti Q30

David McCowen

2016 Toyota Camry RZ.

The 'sporty' Toyota Camry reviewed

Mark Short

New Porsche Panamera.

New Porsche Panamera reviewed

Stephen Corby

Volkswagen Trakkadu AT campervan.

Tested: VW's new campervan

Sam Charlwood

The Infiniti Q60 will be offered in Australia with a twin-turbo V6 by late 2016.

Infiniti: 'We're not relevant'

David McCowen

Beseiged: Lions coach Justin Leppitsch.

Late bid to save Leppa from axe

Caroline Wilson

Not selected: Jake Stringer.

Stringer remains on the outer

Stathi Paxinos

Time for a breather: Steve Smith.

Clarke questions Smith flying home

Blew it: Jason Day lost out to Dustin Johnson in the WGC Invitational.

Day, Scott chase FedExCup glory

New Wildcat Jaron Johnson.

New Wildcat makes best/worst shot seen

James Mooney

Can the Dockers lift for Matthew Pavlich's big day?

Freo go for sentiment for Pav's last hurrah

Brendan Foster

Matthew Pavlich has bled more purple than any other Fremantle player before him.

Pav's top 5 magic moments for Fremantle

David Prestipino

Nic Naitanui and girlfriend Elle Demasi.

Nic Naitanui 'won't stop talking', jokes girlfriend

Brendan Foster