Breaking News from Perth & Western Australia

Kitesurfers take advantage of the strong westerly winds on Botany Bay to sail their kites off the shore of Kurnell.

Freo kitesurfer killed by shark in New Caledonia

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Damaging winds are forecast for the South West of WA on Tuesday night.

Severe weather warning with winds up to 125km/h to hit SW

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The man says his Samsung Galaxy Note7 exploded in his hotel room in Perth.

Samsung phone 'explodes' in Perth hotel room

Ben Vernon's parents Darrin and Kylie say they will chain themselves to his roadside memorial to stop Main Roads removing it.

Grieving father says 'we will chain ourselves to son's roadside cross'

One of a number of police cars smashed in the Kalgoorlie riots.

Elijah Doughty's cousin fined $1k for smashing police car in Kal riot

The City of Fremantle is worried the port city could become overrun with cafes and fast food outlets.

Fremantle wants to put the bite on cafes and fast food

Injury-cursed Anthony Morabito delisted by the Fremantle Dockers

Crown Perth punter wins $2.7m on poker jackpot

$1000 to London: Price war cuts airfares to record lows

Illegal PMH footy parkers could be hit with $1000 fines

Apple badly needs new iPhone to address sales slide

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Tim Biggs

The whale - said to be a humpback - has become stranded in a weed bank just off Cheynes Beach.

Video: Humpback whale stranded off Cheynes Beach near Albany

Have you taken the carriage counting challenge?

Counting challenge - how many carriages does this train have?

'Rio is my last wish': Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort.

'My last wish': Paralympian considers euthanasia after Rio

Em Rusciano described the headline as "unkind".

Em Rusciano quits column over 'unkind clickbait headline'

Freddie Mercury from the band Queen in the documentary Live Aid: The Day the Music Changed the World

Asteroid named after Queen singer Freddie Mercury

US, Russia work on Syria truce

The Eagles' 2006 premiership, a favourite memory for many.

Send us an Eagles finals memory and win tickets for Thursday!

Vita Kamliuk of Russia poses for a photo during Burning Man at the Black Rock Desert north of Reno, Nevada.

Burning Man Festival 2016: photo gallery

Chinese donate 'just to be friendly', says first ...

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Galaxy Note7 'explodes' in Perth hotel causing ...

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Balance seems to have gone out of the window and alternative views have not been properly canvassed.

At four years old, identifying a child as transgender is too early

Karalee Katsambanis

Surfer thanks 'lil bro' for saving his life after shark attack off WA coast

Broome man gambled away $2.1 million of stolen cash

The crash happened in a suburb north of Perth.

Ducati rider dies in hospital after Nowergup crash

Rachel Wong

Police released this image of Annabelle Chen on Monday afternoon.

Body in suitcase identified as missing Mosman Park woman

Emma Young

Police search bush east of Kalbarri looking for missing Clarkson man Steven Allison.

Perth missing man Steven Allison found 'in good health'

The karaoke bars have been forced to pay out almost $11,000 after underpaying workers.

Underpaid WA karaoke workers receive pay encore after raids

Still a mystery: All Blacks coach Steve Hansen and his team leave the Intercontinental Hotel after the listening device ...

All Blacks may have bugged players' hotel room: Police

Tom Decent

Amelia Khan suffered brain damage and is being fed through a tube.

'Devastating': Parents of gassed baby speak out

The cage at the centre of the ACT's withdrawal space crisis.

Apology for boy at centre of autism cage scandal

Missing woman identified as 'body in suitcase'

Senator Sam Dastyari labours through a 25-minute grilling over the donations furore.

The rules stink! You know it, I know it and most MPs know it too

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Opposition Leader Bill Shorten fronts the media in Moonee Ponds, Melbourne on Tuesday.

Shorten stumbles, Brandis blathers and voters turn off

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Jack Ma welcomes Malcolm Turnbull to Alibaba's headquarters in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday.

PM condemns North Korea, Philippines' leader on way out of G20

Philip Wen

Four Corners reporting of the Don Dale Detention Centre has been brought into question.

Royal commissioner Gooda pledges impartiality

Iced coffee at Olivier Cafe in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Expert questions cyanide poisoning in coffee murder trial

Jewel Topsfield and Karuni Rompies

A Kurdish man holds up a picture of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan in Diyarbakir, Turkey, in March 2015.

Dirty little secrets that keep Syrian war going

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Maher Mughrabi

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte boards his limousine upon arrival in Vientiane, Laos.

Duterte puts ally offside with rough rhetoric

ANALYSIS
Lindsay Murdoch

New 'I love Brazil' installation placed by the government in the centre of Brasilia.

We're open for business, Brazil tells Australia

Lia Timson

At four years old, identifying a child as transgender is too early

Karalee Katsambanis

Ella and Mitchell Tromp after their father was found alive and safe.

Intrigue over Tromps carries lesson for us all

COMMENT
Jen Vuk

IVF can be a cruel, debilitating and intrusive process physically and mentally.

We shouldn't be using taxpayer funds on IVF for older women

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Wendy Squires

It's also a bit rich to be surprised or disappointed about the dive in resources capex.

We are the world champions of growth – not that we act like it

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Michael Pascoe

Joseph Gutnick declared himself bankrupt in July.

Shareholders up in arms over Merlin Diamonds vote

Sarah Danckert

Galaxy Note7 'explodes' in Perth hotel causing $1800 damage

Heather McNeill

The weak labour market is being blamed for a rise in car loan losses.

Car loan losses hit six-year high

Clancy Yeates

Dick Smith board 'concerned' about excess stock

Michaela Whitbourn

Former McDonald's execs, private equity firm swallow Pizza Hut

ASX falls, local dollar firms

Vanessa Desloires

RBA holds rates steady at 1.5%

Peter Martin

Water Hall looks like the perfect home for the party prince.

The $6.3 million mansion Prince Harry's new bachelor pad?

Fresh flowers are the perfect way of showing your grown-up hosting abilities.

10 things guests always notice about your home

Summer Rayne Oakes lives with?more than 500 plants in her apartment.

Peek inside the greenest apartment in New York City

The latest economic data remains underwhelming and there is a chance of another rate cut later in the year.

RBA leaves official interest rates unchanged

The Water Corporation is pushing for grass verges to be replaced with native plantings.

Water Corporation policy sparks turf war over native garden push

Design secrets of the world's greatest supercar

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Mark Gambino

Running off the beaten track in Tasmania.

22 of Australia's best places to run away on holiday

The Long Run
Laura Hill

The high-rise construction boom may have further to run, recent figures suggest.

Expect more cranes: apartment glut to dampen market

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Clancy Yeates

You don't have to decide immediately which family home to claim the CGT exemption for.

Your guide to capital gains tax on the family home

Noel Whittaker

Vivian Nguyen with her celebration cakes.

Making it work with a day job and a side hustle

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Tamar Krebs, CEO of Group Homes Australia.

The future of aged care is not what you imagine

Alexandra Cain

Duterte lashes out at Obama

Clinton: 'Everytime I think about Trump...'

Lost comet lander Philae found

Thousands march in Brazil

Spanish bullfighter Jose Tomas touches his eyebrows before the paseillo or ritual entrance to the arena before a ...

World of Photos - September 6, 2016

Burnt - Starring Hollywood heart-throb Bradley Cooper.

Binge Season 1 of Ash Vs Evil Dead ahead of Season 2 in October!

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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Cyber criminals target Australia

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The role of strata committees

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Hamish calls James Lord the best bloke in Australia.

Hamish and Andy nominate 'best bloke in Australia' after prank

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Gaga's new song can't come soon enough as fans take to trickery

Aja Styles

Snezana Markoski and Sam Wood at the launch of Weet-Bix Blends in Sydney. They are ambassadors for the new range.

Why it pays to be on the Bachelor: Fame, fortune, freebies await

Ebony Bowden

Lushsux's defaced mural of Kanye's Famous on Instagram.

Melbourne artist's Kanye, Kim and Taylor mural gets censored

Hannah Francis

Daniel Craig in his first outing as James Bond in <i>Casino Royale</i>.

The price of Bond: Is Daniel Craig worth a $200 million payday?

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Michael Idato

Happy to land at number one for the 11th time, Barbra Streisand.

Barbra Streisand beats Britney Spears the old-fashioned way

Bernard Zuel

Anne Lambert as Miranda from the Australian film Picnic At Hanging Rock

Picnic at Hanging Rock to be 're-imagined' for Foxtel

Michael Idato

Musician Nick Cave and Susie Bick attend the inquest into his son's death at Brighton Coroner's Court in 2015 in ...

'He's in my heart, but he doesn't live at all': Nick Cave shares grief

Stephanie Bunbury

Miss Universe Australia crowning held at the Sofitel Hotel in Melbourne. 31 August 2016. The Age NEWS. Photo: Eddie Jim.

Miss Universe Australia gallery: Perth girl earns top gong

Colour and style at the Perth Darts Masters

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

Bali party hub Ku De Ta gets liquor tick for Perth

David Prestipino

Dayane Mello, Matteo Manzini and Giulia Salemi at the Venice Film Festival.

Have we finally hit peak nudity on the red carpet?

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Jenna Clarke

Wendi Deng Murdoch at the Met Ball in New York earlier this year.

Rupert Murdoch's ex-wife takes over Burning Man

Jenna Clarke

Rina Roat, in her restaurant-cum-fashion store.

I worked in a sweatshop and know how those $59 jeans are made

Daisy Dumas

Just when you thought those US gymnasts had done it all...

Mary Ward

Dani Mathers' now infamous SnapChat image.

SnapChat body shaming victim found, and willing to testify

"Returning home brings with it an expectation that everything will be the same, but the people I left behind have moved ...

Why the hardest part of coming home is reverse culture shock

Mihal Greener

Kids don't like moving ... they crave familiarity

My kids hate it but I have moved house 14 times in 28 years

COMMENT
Lowri Turner

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Madonna attends the "Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age Of Technology" Costume Institute Gala at ...

The most scandalous dresses of all time just got a new entry

A young woman screaming uncontrollably while isolated on a black background

The riskiest emotions for your heart

Sarah Berry

Studio portrait of sexy sporty young man. Muscular man with naked torso and towel on hips

Why men should do pelvic floor exercises

Megan Blandford

Fried roman artichokes on kitchen paper, decorated with slices of lemon, mint leaves and garlic.

Get bitter if you want to feel better

Anthia Koullouros

Recipe: Adam Liaw's ultimate steak sandwich with soubise sauce

Adam Liaw

Chefs share their instant noodle hacks for budget meal ideas

Callan Boys

This is the Chinese version of an antipasto platter

Neil Perry

'Whatever the price is, I'll pay for it': the mums 'too posh' to parent

Sadie Nicholas

Robbie Nettles has taken to Facebook to express his anger after his niece's school shamed her over her outfit.

School fat-shames girl, 9, for 'form fitting' clothes

Cat Rodie

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

Parents told to "beat their kids" after viral Facebook note

Heidi Stevens

The Arctic Snow Hotel features glass igloos.

World's best job available, if you like the cold and no sleep

Annie Dang

Prora, on the island of Ruegen on Germany's Baltic coast.

Giant Nazi holiday resort set for luxury makeover

Hugh Morris

Sensational suspension: Treehotel, Lulea, Sweden.

Move over, IKEA: This hotel has the world's coolest rooms

Craig Platt

The final form of Apple's new iPhone remains a mystery, but not for long.

Can minor iPhone upgrade fix sales slide?

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Tim Biggs

NBN plans a speed education campaign

Andrew Colley

Review: Party like it's 1999 in Worms W.M.D

Tim Biggs

The course was developed by Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Tina Overton.

Course readies students for life on red planet

Bridie Smith

Image and close up showing the Philae lander wedged in a crack in the Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.

Lost comet lander Philae has been found

Nick Miller

2016 Ford Mustang by Herrod Performance.

The supercharged Mustang tested

David Morley

How Holden's Ute could have gone global

Toby Hagon

The ultimate Golf GTI reviewed

David McCowen

What small SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Nissan mulls CX-3 rival

Stephen Ottley

Skoda launches Fabia Monte Carlo

Stephen Ottley

Scott Lycett faces an anxious wait for a green light to play in the Eagles first home final.

Race against time for strained Lycett's finals berth

... and the long road to recovery begins for Eagles star ruckman Nic Naitanui.

Nic Naitanui back on the tools after knee surgery

The Eagles sing their team song after winning the second preliminary final against North Melbourne in Perth in 2015.

Welcome to hell, aka, an Eagles home final

Giant Lachie Whitfield was allegedly secreted away by former GWS football manager Graeme Allan and former welfare ...

AFL may look for penalties over Lachie Whitfield affair

Michael Hurley's anger towards Essendon

Glen Jakovich's attack on Chris Connolly was brutal.

Eagles legend Jakovich in scathing attack on Chris Connolly

Martin Hiscock addresses Monday's news conference.

Tiger challengers force Brendon Gale's hand

Caroline Wilson

Confusing: Australia's dismal record in Tests in Asia is a strange anomaly compared to their success in the shorter form ...

Why is Australia so much better in one-day cricket than Tests in Asia?

Scott Bailey