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Senator Derryn Hinch delivers his first speech in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra.

Hinch names alleged paedophiles in maiden speech

Travis Mills with his daughter Ruby.

Four found guilty in Perth body-in-boot murder case

The Great Escape water park has closed indefinitely and is in need of a new tenant.

Slide away: Hillarys Great Escape water park set to close

Meningococcal symptoms may include high fever, chills, headache, neck stiffness, nausea and vomiting.

Internal memo reveals meningococcal B vaccine shortage in WA

Why is the focus suddenly on what Mr Wall did wrong, instead of what he did right?

'Not racist but...' How can kindness get turned around?

FuelWatch has warned Perth drivers to fill up their tanks on Monday evening ahead of price hikes on Tuesday.

Fill 'er up: Perth petrol prices to jump 16 cents on Tuesday

Horror day for ASX with loses of $35b, in worst day since Brexit

Owner 'warned of dogs' before they mauled a girl, 9, in a Perth park

The insurance products that cost more than you can possibly claim

Johnson banned from GWS Giants' preliminary final

UPDATED

WA government launches first ever 24/7 meth helpline

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during Question Time at Parliament House on Monday.

Turnbull cabinet considers February same-sex marriage plebiscite

EXCLUSIVE

Bob Maumill is hanging up the mic for good this time.

Veteran broadcaster Bob Maumill quits Radio 6PR for good this time

Not for the first time, Jack Darling went missing in a big final.

AFL 101: three things we worked out from the first week of finals

Burn victim Dana Vulin as she appeared on Seven's Sunday Night program and (inset) before the fire attack.

Burns survivor Dana Vulin poses in crop top for Woman's Day

Don't confuse this thing with the USB stick that has your work files on it.

This USB stick can kill any device it touches

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Incredible pizza acrobatics

Photos of wildflowers in WA's mid-west.

Tourists flock to WA to see wildflowers 'visible from space'

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Dayane Mello, Matteo Manzini and Giulia Salemi attend the premiere of 'The Young Pope' ...

Shock value

The most scandalous dresses of all time

Italian quake town may sue Charlie Hebdo over ...

1:17AM

Fire at Orlando gunman's mosque was 'set ...

12:52AM

Peter Costello says mining industry is 'treated ...

12:14AM

Why is the focus suddenly on what Mr Wall did wrong, instead of what he did right?

Aboriginal dad responds to racism with good old-fashioned cuppa

Fran Rimrod

Posting 'revenge porn' could land you in jail in WA

Heather McNeill

Barnaby Joyce keeps shtum on WA mining tax fight

Saori Jones' death prompted the law change.

'Saori's law' - one punch killers to face twenty years in jail

Adrian Beattie

Pilot injured in crop duster plane crash north of Esperance

Adrian Beattie

Arson Squad detectives are investigating a suspicious fire in Woodbridge in the early hours of Saturday

Arson squad probes suspicious Woodbridge house fire

Willetton IGA has been fined for selling expired food including meat, cheese and yoghurt.

NOT how the WA locals like it: Willetton IGA fined for expired food

CCTV footage of alleged attacker Ihsas Khan as he tried to force his way into a hairdressing salon on Saturday.

Bizarre scissor attack preceded terror stabbing

EXCLUSIVE

Clive Palmer clashed with media ahead of his appearance in Brisbane's Federal Court on Monday.

Palmer's bodyguards clash with media again

Grant Cook, pictured with his wife Colleen, died after a tackle during a rugby league match in Murwillumbah.

Rugby league player dies after tackle

An image of William Tyrrell released on the two-year anniversary of his disappearance. A $1 million reward has been ...

$1 million reward to help find William Tyrrell

Nauru asylum seekers cost $400,000 each for their detention, according to Save the Children and UNICEF.

Revealed: stopping the boats has cost more than $9.6b

Michael Gordon

Cabinet considers February plebiscite but Labor hardens stance

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Turnbull government needs to wake up to itself, fast

COMMENT
James Massola

Senator Derryn Hinch delivers his first speech in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra.

Hinch names five alleged paedophiles in Senate speech

Amy Remeikis

Senator Hatter has the Senate floor and Senator Alice and Senator March Hare ponder the riddle of the day with nothing to do.

Senate tea party where time means nothing at all

Senator Sam Dastyari was the only one of several MPs on the video to specifically praise People's Daily.

Dastyari praises Communist mouthpiece People's Daily

Social Services Minister Christian Porter did not address the question of living on $38 a day when approached by Fairfax ...

Dole minister ducks charity challenge to live on $38-a-day

David Cameron

David Cameron resigns as an MP

Nick Miller

The Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicting Italians as different kinds of pasta.

Italian quake town may sue Charlie Hebdo over 'lasagne' cartoon

Isla Binnie
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Firefighters work at the scene of a fire at the Islamic Centre of Fort Pierce on Monday.

Fire at Orlando gunman's mosque was 'set intentionally': police

Lindsey Bever

Mary Jane Veloso was spared the firing squad last year.

Duterte 'will not interfere' over execution of Mary Jane Veloso

Jewel Topsfield

'People like Maryanne Demasi make a mockery of the system.'

Injured during sex? Workers' comp claims have outrageous history

Karalee Katsambanis

Taking time off work for paternity leave had its highs and lows writes Mathew Dunkley.

Paternity leave: a pile of poo and princesses

Mathew Dunckley

Manus Island: Causing suffering to complement and reinforce the 'turn back' strategy was always morally questionable, ...

We must resettle the refugees before it is too late

COMMENT
Patrick McGorry

Mobile banking has boomed in recent years, becoming the dominant channel through which customers manage their finances.

NAB to offer a credit card, without the card, as banks go digital

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has moved to wind up Australian internet firm Uglii.

Not pretty: Court closes down Uglii

AN ASIC review found that many "add-on" products don't offer good value.

Why your car insurance might not be worth a great deal

COMMENT
Peter Kell

Businessman jumping for joy on city street.

Customer experience key to restoring trust in banks

Will Mark Bouris be in Whistler while he works?

Colin Kruger, CBD

There's no need to panic over ASX's plunge

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Hollywood finds a new home in Australia

Elders eyes earnings jump, limit on live exports

The house in the middle has been dubbed London's skinniest house.

The real life London doll's house asking an eye-watering price

The penthouse apartment at 9/2 Tasker Place in North Fremantle has views over the Indian Ocean from one side and the ...

The WA Cancer Council penthouse on sale for a good cause

Not your average bunker.

Shhhh! Six next-level security systems for billionaires

The trends to look out for if you're thinking of doing a spring update.

Hot home decor trends to watch out for in 2017

Charlie Pickering, a Spectrum Now Festival ambassador, picks his highlights.

Why Charlie Pickering's sharehouse was named 'The Smokatorium'

MOO produces a 'Patrick Bateman template' inspired by the movie <i>American Psycho</i> and its iconic card-swapping scene.

Raised lettering? Why business cards are crucial in the digital age

Leadership
James Atkinson

Japanese whisky.

Sensational single malt whiskies (that aren't from Scotland)

Smart Sipping
Luke McCarthy

Petar Sabados owns a slice of two investment properties, which he tracks on his phone.

Fractional ownership of residential property a first

John Collett

American Express was independently rated by Choice and Mozo to have some of the best rewards programs.

How to be a power user of credit card rewards programs

Kate Jones

Patriot Campers need to push themselves as a premium product in order to survive.

Why automation might help save manufacturing jobs

Sylvia Pennington

Alan Jones of Blue Chilli start-up accelerator.

Why you don't need that business degree after all

Alana Christensen

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Senators have no work to do

Federal Politics

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Football dad dies after tackle

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Hajj pilgrims climb Mount Arafat

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Narrow escape in car bin crash

A goat is transported in a yellow cab near a live stock market ahead of the Muslim festival Eid al-Adha in Kolkata, ...

World of Photos September 13

ash v evil dead

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

Power

Power - From Executive Producer Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson.

NPS

The role parents play in nursing sick kids

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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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Bruce Springsteen will bring his E Street Band back to Australia for a summer tour in 2017.

The Boss is back: Springsteen announces Aussie tour in 2017

Bernard Zuel

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper on the scene said that a Harry Potter movie was showing on the DVD player.

Daniel Radcliffe returning to Harry Potter?

Michael Idato

Tash Sultana takes aim at Jetstar over lost music equipment.

Singer Tash Sultana slams Jetstar over lost music equipment

Aja Styles

Thor: Ragnarok's Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston and Idris Elba talk up the Byron Bay Film Festival.

Thor stars brew up a Byron Bay Film Festival storm with video

Karl Quinn

Nick Cave and his son Arthur Cave, inset. His new album, Skeleton Key, is suffused with the sadness of losing his son

Nick Cave's first album since his son's death marks you deeply

Bernard Zuel

In this image released by HBO, Kit Harington appears in a scene from "Game of Thrones." On Thursday, July 14, 2016, ...

Australian Game of Thrones team sweated blood for Emmy win

Karl Quinn

Barbra Streisand took to mocking Donald Trump as a clown at a Hillary Clinton fundraiser

Streisand sends in the clowns for Donald Trump

Bernard Zuel

Alexis Arquette has died.

Transgender actress Alexis Arquette dies, aged 47

Michael Idato

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

David Prestipino tries out all sizes of beer at The Grosvenor... for investigation purposes only.

Cheaper by the pint? Not at these Perth pubs

David Prestipino

Motorcycle police help Ingrid Magtengaard and fellow olive oil pickers deliver their pressings.

Why we're impressed with Harvest 6006

Staff Writers

The Christian Siriano Spring 2017 collection is modeled during Fashion Week in New York, Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016. (AP ...

'It was the right time': Diverse show wins over NYFW

Rob Moran

Tyga, Kylie Jenner, Kendall Jenner, Kim Kardashian sit front row at the Kanye West Yeezy season 4 fashion show in New York.

When did NYFW become all about the celebrities in the FROW?

Amy Croffey

Great, let's all hear what Kate Upton has to say about #BlackLivesMatter.

Kate Upton criticised after sharing #BlackLivesMatter protest

Rob Moran

Solange Knowles

Solange Knowles pelted with rubbish at a Kraftwerk concert

Jenny Noyes

Zimmermann debuts Spring 2017 Ready-to-wear collection, Stranded, at New York Fashion Week.

Zimmermann debuts Spring 2017 collection at NYFW

Beyonce on stage with dancers John Silver and Ashley Everett after their proposal.

Beyonce stops Single Ladies mid-song for a surprise proposal

Mary Ward

Clementine Ford

The invisible weights dragging women down

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Bird's nest parenting separated parents go back and forth between residences while the kids remain in "the nest".

How to make the 'bird's nest parenting' solution really work

Cosima Marriner

Performance enhancing music?

Benjamen Judd

Healthy food in heart and cholesterol diet concept on vintage boards

Blood sugar wars: The best diet for diabetes

Paula Goodyer

Jacqueline Alwill

The seven day vegan challenge

Jacqueline Alwill

Rachel Khoo's smoky chickpea, aubergine and tomato one pot.

Meat-free Monday: Smoky chickpea and eggplant one-pot wonder

Rachel Khoo

Cauliflower gratin with gruyere cheese.

Goodbye soggy cauli! Try this new-school cauliflower cheese

Neil Perry

Lamb tenderloins,
charred eschallot and salsa verde.

Weekly meal planner: Spring lamb with salsa verde and more

Doctor Megan Meier at work.

The working mum who makes multi-tasking look easy

Megan Blandford

CHOICE tests reveal cleaning wipes don't do all they claim to do.

CHOICE tests reveal cleaning wipes just "push dirt around"

Jo Hartley

Teach kids to tie their shoelaces with this mum's genius hack.

Mum's genius hack for teaching kids to tie their shoelaces is going viral

Ariane Beeston

A group of eight Chinese tourists notched up a bill of more than $US4000 after an evening at a hummus eatery.

How did 8 Chinese tourists end up paying a $5k bill at hummus eatery?

Double Six Hotel, Seminyak, Bali.

TripAdvisor's CEO reveals his favourite hotels

Steve Meacham

An Airbus A340-600, which like the Airbus A340-300, flies the Johannesburg-Perth route.

Flying long-haul with cheese, wine and crisp linen tablecloths

Alison Stewart

Don't confuse this thing with the USB stick that has your work files on it.

USB stick can kill any device it touches

Spandas Lui

As the Saudis act urgently to escape the grip of fossil fuel addiction, what is Malcolm Turnbull's "agile and ...

How 'dematerialising' might save the planet

Drew Turney

traffic.

How livestreams of nothing became online obsessions

Caitlin Dewey

Apple introduces the wireless AirPods.

Apple AirPods surprisingly not terrible

Gizmodo

Apple's event may have been more about theatre than substantive changes to its devices.

How to deal with no headphone jack

Brian Chen

2016 Skoda Superb 4x4.

Skoda sets sights on Mazda

Stephen Ottley

Head-to-head: Peugeot 308 GTi 270 v Ford Focus RS.

Peugeot 308 GTi v Ford Focus RS

Stephen Ottley

New ute on the way for Renault

David McCowen

Great Wall's new Steed is available from $24,990 drive-away.

Great Wall reveals Australian prices for new Steed Ute

David McCowen

Mid-size luxury comparison test: Audi A4, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Lexus IS, BMW 3-Series, Jaguar XE

Where does your car come from?

David McCowen

2016 Jaguar F-Pace R-Sport 20d.

Road test: Jaguar F-Pace 20d R-Sport

Stephen Ottley

Patrick McGinnity played more than 90 games for the Eagles but only three of them were this year.

Eagles cull starts with six delistings, including McGinnity

Simon White

Down for the count: Kurt Tippett on the turf against GWS.

Swans rule out Tippett, hold key to Johnson's finals fate

Andrew Wu

Focused: Liam Picken commits to chasing the ball for the Dogs.

Five burning questions for the Dogs

Daniel Cherny

Isaac Smith of the Hawks reacts after missing a shot on goal after the siren to win the match during the 2016 AFL Second ...

No such thing as September surprises this year

Rohan Connolly

On your bike: Luke Hodge gives away a 50m penalty on Friday night.

Fitness and discipline issues for Hawks

Daniel Cherny

Injured: Jason Day pulled out of the BMW Championship with a back probkem.

Day withdraws from PGA with back injury

Protest: Kansas City Chief's cornerback Marcus Peters raises his fist as the US national anthem is played.

NFL player raises fist during anthem

Chelsea's Eden Hazard and Swansea's Kyle Naughton clash at Liberty Stadium on Sunday.

Diego Costa scores twice but Chelsea are held at Swansea

Steve Tongue