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The fire on Thursday night destroyed the home.

'No surprise' at fire linked to teen Elijah's accused

1 hr ago

The council will be replaced by a commissioner appointed to the Shire.

WA shire council suspended after Facebook 'bullying'

Chad Mitchell faced a Mandurah court on Friday.

Missing Iveta Mitchell's husband fronts court on firearm charges

9 mins ago

Clarence Wells served his country in WWII and was a regular at ANZAC Day parades.

How one Facebook post led to an 'impossible' Perth reunion

Peter Sumich has cut his ties with the Fremantle Dockers.

Fruit before footy: Sumich tells Eagles 'thanks but no thanks'

Macquarie Island is home to important wildlife, including penguins.

Backtrack on decision to end year-round station on Macquarie Island

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'I need the upgrade!' Perth crowd camps overnight for iPhone 7

Four-year Fisheries report on great whites fails to find relevance

Emma Young

Injured Royals footballer on road to recovery after serious spine injury

1 hr ago

The Bachelor fans turn on 'idiot' Richie over shock decision

'We have concerns': Dockers, Eagles in major stoush with AFL

Caroline Wilson

Simone Farrow has been jailed for more than six years.

Former Penthouse Pet smuggled drugs to fund Hollywood lifestyle

1 hr ago

Scott Lycett's won't need a full knee reconstruction.

Scott Lycett on track for 2017 after dodging full knee reconstruction

1 hr ago

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Call the Karma Police - buddha statue stolen from Perth lawn

None of us is gettig any younger, right? Renee Zellweger in Bridget Jones's Diary.

Here's the shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

COMMENT

Almost a perfect score for iconic Applecross venue The Raffles.

Pub of the year? Iconic Raffles close to perfect for Karl

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Will the Hawks and Swans win?

WAtoday has four double passes to give away to singer, John Williamson's WA concerts.

Win a double pass to see True Blue star John Williamson

Photos of wildflowers in WA's mid-west.

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

Missing woman Iveta Mitchell’s husband faces ...

4:14PM

Women may soon have clean sweep in defence and ...

3:42PM

China expels 45 legislators over election fraud

3:27PM

Drivers face $400 fines and 3 demerits if caught using their phones like this behind the wheel.

So, you can or can't use your mobile behind the wheel in WA?

'Six tigers in seven minutes': Herdsman hotspot for slither

Dog attack woman's lawyer tells local mayor to 'be quiet'

Emma Young

The chase comes to a head after the car spirals out of control.

Police arrest WA escapee after dramatic high speed chase

Hannah Barry

This raft of Australian Sea Lions spotted the drone and gathered to have a look.

Say fish! Sea lions cute pose for drone portrait

David Allan-Petale

WA Police have been inundated with support following their Facebook post.

No fowl play by police in KFC disabled bay

Hannah Barry

A new ReachTel poll has targeted Treasurer Mike Nahan in his Riverton seat.

Another ReachTel poll targets Liberal party

"The school has become the currency for the debate" in divorce proceedings.

Public v private: The rise in parents split over schools

The home was reduced to rubble.

House blaze linked to accused killer of Kalgoorlie teen

The accident scene where Ms Shaylor's handbag was allegedly stolen.

Fatal crash theft: 'One of the lowest crimes ever seen'

NSW

Clive Palmer arrives at the Federal Court in Brisbane on Thursday.

Palmer points to 'corruption at its highest level'

QLD

Senator Stephen Conroy and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in 2015.

Stephen Conroy: the Right's man of political intrigue

Tony Wright

Hardman's soft exit could leave Bill Shorten exposed

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Turnbull open to compromise on marriage plebiscite

Fergus Hunter
57 mins ago

George Christensen says the Queensland change is akin to legalising older men being able to groom boys.

Age-of-consent change will allow 50-year-olds to groom boys: MP

Senator Michaelia Cash hugs Senator Pauline Hanson after her speech in the Senate on Wednesday.

A tale of two speeches: one a cut above the other

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Senator Stephen Conroy during an estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 26 February 2014.
Photo: ...

Labor powerbroker Stephen Conroy resigns from the Senate

Fergus Hunter

Labor senator Stephen Conroy will leave the Senate.

'I scored a hat-trick...must be time to say farewell'

Billionaire business man Wang Wenliang.

China expels 45 from Congress in fraud scandal

57 mins ago

Labour's Jeremy Corbyn: There's a perception he's ''telling it how it is'', which resonates with this many supporters, ...

Cult of Corbyn exposes inconvenient truth of a new politics

British PM Theresa May has approved deal with French energy giant EDF for a new nuclear plant at Hinkley Point using ...

Britain green light for nuclear plant

A man walks among hundreds of lifejackets scattered by UK charities ActionAid and Islamic Relief on the bank of the ...

Europeans have not lost their hearts: poll

Jesinta Campbell with Lance "Buddy" Franklin on the black carpet earlier this year.

Football's white male elite struggling to make sense of world gone mad

COMMENT
Jonathan Horn

Single and pregnant: Renee Zellweger in <i>Bridget Jones's Baby</i>.

The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

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

'Not racist but...' Kind gesture turns haters against Aboriginal dad

Fran Rimrod

Former BBY executive chairman Glenn Rosewall.

BBY chairman Rosewall 'a tyrant', court hears

JB Hi-Fi entered a trading halt on Thursday and then exploded out of the blocks on Friday, leaping 5.3 per cent to close ...

ASX roars back but stays in the red

1 hr ago

Colin Falls, a farmer from the plains north of Bendigo, standing in his bumper canola crop this week. Farmers are ...

Aussie Farmers see dark clouds from $88b global mega-deal

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The Star casino plans $500m, '6-star' hotel

1 hr ago

10 things you didn't know about the new RBA power duo

Palmer denies role in QNI administration decision

Why Myer should be left on the shelf

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

21 signs you're mentally stronger than average

When toxins become floating dust they can enter the body and even at low levels, affect your health.

How your favourite homewares are slowly killing you

Bert and Ernie: the ultimate flatmates.

Do your flatmates like you? The five stages of flatmate friendship

However you need a drone to fully appreciate the artistic creation.

A swimming pool styled on a van Gogh masterpiece

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How to make your family laundry work harder

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10 questions to ask if you're planning an extension

You can't got wrong with a Comme des Garcons striped T-shirt.

Weekend style checklist: what to wear when you're off duty

Stitched Up

Canberra’s Bentspoke has become one of the country’s busiest brewpubs.

Twelve great Aussie brewpubs making their own beer on-site

Fine Drinks

Demand from China has sent Bellamy's stock soaring, making it one of the ASX's recent success stories.

There's no such thing as 'smart money'

Scott Phillips

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The best way to give property to your children

George Cochrane

Detch Singh, co-founder of Hypetap.

This huge trend in start ups continues apace

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran
1 hr ago

Joji Felicitas Pantoja speaks in an inclusive business conference.

The best country in the world for women social entrepreneurs

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Unusual changes to brilliant galaxy

Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Bus fire closes all lanes on Sydney Harbour Bridge

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Air Force bases slated to close

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'New' Myer's first year drives profit

Theda Station's Megan and Brandy Jones rely on the plane to deliver their schoolwork, as well as movies and presents ...

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The hilarious Stan Original comedy No Activity, now streaming

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Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

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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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Tim Verlinden said he has no plans rekindle his romance with ex Nikki Gogan now that The Bachelor Richie Strahan has ...

Even Nikki's ex-fiance was sad to see her dumped by The Bachelor

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

Levi Miller will play Mick, a boy living on a Pilbara cattle station in the 1960s.

Can Red Dog perform new tricks?

Ebony Bowden

Maurizio Cattelan's America, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.

Sitting pretty: Gallery installs solid gold toilet for art lovers

Karl Quinn

Dr. Oz, left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Trump's icky comment about daughter cut from Dr Oz Show

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan after Nation was named the winner of <i>The Bachelor</i> during the season four finale ...

Ropeable fans call for royal commission into Richie's pick

Ebony Bowden

The best on earth & the best on Mars. Spike Lee as Mars Blackmon, Tracy Camilla Johns as Nola and Michael Jordan as ...

Legendary director jumps on the Netflix bandwagon

Karl Quinn

Single and pregnant: Renee Zellweger in <i>Bridget Jones's Baby</i>.

The shocking truth about Renee Zellweger's face

COMMENT
Karl Quinn

Celia Pacquola, Luke McGregor and Rob Sitch in Utopia.

Making mischief on TV matters more than gags, says Rob Sitch

Rob Sitch

NBC master brewer Ken Arrowsmith preparing a pale ale Canimal.

Yes we CAN... beer in takeaway cans at Northbridge brewery

David Prestipino

Pints of Gage Roads beer will be pouring at the Sail and Anchor for $5.

$5 pints of beer in Perth? One night only

David Prestipino

There are now at least three sizes of beer at Perth pubs - the middy, the schooner and the pint.

Cheaper by the pint? Not at these Perth pubs

David Prestipino

Alex Nation and Richie Strahan.

Alex's win on the Bachelor is a win for all single mums

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

THE BAD: Natasha Poly appears to be succumbing to the actual purple people eater in this Francesco Scognamiglio dress. ...

Best & worst dressed celebrities of the week

Victoria Beckham and the Cookie Monster.

It's Friday. Here's Victoria Beckham dancing to the Bee Gees

Models Bella Hadid and Kendall Jenner wear fake dreadlocks at Marc Jacobs' NYFW show.

Marc Jacobs called out for putting dreadlocks on models at NYFW

Rob Moran

Should you shop at the 'new' Katies?

Melissa Singer

Move over Kim Kardashian: Why you need to add ''Blac Chyna'' to your vocabulary.

Why you need to add 'Blac Chyna' to your vocabulary

Amy Croffey

'Our instincts are always to save energy.'

Harvard professor: 'It is natural and normal to be physically lazy'

Colby Itkowitz

He also has a fashion line, Yeezy, with Adidas.

Is Kanye West fooling us all? Tim Gunn has his suspicions

Amy Croffey

Shot of a group of people doing squats in a gym

Understanding the 'cult' of group fitness

Lindy Alexander

fish

Why the Mediterranean diet works

Ellie Krieger

Male Athlete Doing Pull Ups - Chin-Ups In The Gym

How to do the perfect pull-up

Benjamen Judd

Morgan McGlone, of Belles Hot Chicken fame, reveals his favourite places to get fried chicken in America.

Here's where to find the best fried chicken in the USA

Lee Tran Lam

Can a label be trusted to indicate a wine's worth?

Can you judge a wine by its label?

Callan Boys

Barbecued T-bone with salsa dragoncello.

Barbecued T-bone steak with Italian-style salsa

Neil Perry

A US fertility doctor is accused of using his own sperm while treating patients.

Fertility doctor used own sperm '50 times' when treating patients

Cat Rodie

Addison Quinn, 16, is in search of a weekend job.

Down syndrome teen's letter asking for a job goes viral

Ariane Beeston
1 hr ago

Jonathon Taylor Thomas, Zachery Ty Bryan, and Taran Noah Smith starred in Tim Allen's <i>Home Improvement</i>.

Home Improvement is 25 years old and the boys are all grown up

Ariane Beeston

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

Reviewed: Can spending a night here turn you into a hipster?

Kylie McLaughlin

Snow selfie.

Vote for the Miss Snow It All Instagram photo of the season

Rachael Oakes-Ash

What was the name of the pilot in 'Tahiti looks nice' 1970s TV ad for Cussons Imperial Leather soap?

Traveller quiz: Who is the pilot in 'Tahiti looks nice' 1970s TV ad?

As Tim Cook hones Apple's smartphone design, what will the next iPhone look like?

Has iPhone's weight loss finally plateaued?

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The fundamental nature of lithium batteries means the potential for 'thermal runaway' is always there.

Why your phone is a ticking time bomb

Alex Cranz

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Review: Fixing the past to save the present in Dragon Quest VII

Tim Biggs

pac-man

Latest Pac-Man game breaks the rules

Kotaku

The Galaxy S7 Edge, which debuted in March.

Does S7 Edge have battery problem too?

Jon Swartz

Mazda MX-5 US road trip.

One in a million

Andrew MacLean

Mazda hopes Australian car fans will turn to the Mazda6.

Mazda chasing Aussie car refugees

David McCowen

2016 Audi A4 Allroad.

Driven: Audi A4 allroad

Peter McKay

The car offers a choice of four cylinder petrol or diesel engines.

Volvo's SUV alternative

David McCowen

2016 Holden Spark.

What little runabout should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2016 Mercedes-Benz E350d.

Driven: Mercedes-Benz E350d

Andrew MacLean

Off target: Cats players celebrate after Hawthorn's Isaac Smith misses a shot on goal after the siren in the qualifying ...

Has Hawthorn's luck run out?

COMMENT
Ronny Lerner

Travis Cloke is likely to be a Bulldog next season.

Cloke to ink two-year Dogs deal

Jon Pierik

The Socceroos are now the second-ranked team in the Asian confederation.

Socceroos shoot up FIFA rankings

Two straight 16-win seasons don't count for much when you don't get past the first week of the finals.

Curing the Eagles' soft underbelly

Brad Hardie

Enigma: "Not many people really know who I am as a person," says Nick Kyrgios.

'Nobody knows the real me': Kyrgios opens up

Michael Chammas

Size doesn't matter: The Hawks' Cyril Rioli (46 goals) and Jack Gunston (50) have proven a lack of height in the forward ...

Hawks' small forward line 'like NBA Warriors'

Jon Pierik

Scott Lycett now faces the distinct prospect of a knee reconstruction.

Now Lycett could miss all of 2017 AFL season

Simon White

Training mishap: Mitchell Starc.

Australia 'hopeful' Starc fit for summer Tests

Jon Pierik