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Annabelle Chen and one of the tiles found inside the suitcase dropped at the Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

Body-in-suitcase woman a big time casino gambler

EXCLUSIVE

One Powerball ticket purchased in Canberra has scored the whole division one prize pool in Thursday night's Powerball ...

Two WA winners snare more than $500,000 each in Saturday Lotto

1 hr ago

Lance Franklin celebrates one of his goals against the Crows.

Swans advance to prelim finals after overcoming Crows

1 hr ago

Skylar Dore, the former police chief of Jonesville, Louisiana.

Policeman's ugly Facebook rant divides a town

Local Government Minister Tony Simpson has resigned from state cabinet sparking a new leadership crisis for Premier ...

New leadership crisis for Barnett as minister resigns

The penalty regime in Australia needs to be far harsher

Counting the cost of the big four banks breaking bad

COMMENT

Prison guard suspended over 'immaculate conception'

Former Abbott ally turns into Turnbull's secret Senate weapon

Broome man charged over 'indecent dealings' with schoolgirls

Airfares dogfight: Pilbara locals fighting sky high plane tickets

Barf and the beautiful: the Pilbara, for a beginner...

Transport Minister Dean Nalder has quit Cabinet.

Dean Nalder quits Cabinet, leaving Liberals in disarray

Dean Jones.

'Please, get over it': Dean Jones' innings slammed 30 years later

A wedding ring found on the road in North Perth has sparked a Facebook search for its owner.

Perth wedding ring mystery sparks Facebook search for owner

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman in late 1994; by then, their distance from Scientology was ringing alarm bells in the Church.

Paradise lost: Scientology and the Kidman-Cruise split

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

Air links vital factor in the Kimberley outback

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When magpies attack

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'

Crisis looms as Australians look to ditch private ...

9:53PM

Two WA winners snare more than $500,000 each in ...

9:12PM

Liberal party in tatters with Dean Nalder ...

8:45PM

Stunning stonemasonry: 34 Hesperia Avenue, City Beach.

Pool party: see inside the City Beach home with an 18m pool

Chris and Mariesa Hughes enjoy some extra space with their giant bed to accommodate all eight dogs.

Couple build giant bed so they can share with their eight dogs

14 Irymple Avenue, Kew East.

'We wanted to prove we could do it': Dea and Darren Jolly's reno

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

The mural has slowly faded due to repeated attempts to clean graffiti off it.

Locals come together to protect marriage equality mural

Hannah Barry

Locals 'not surprised' by fire linked to Elijah Doughty manslaughter

David Allan-Petale

Missing woman Iveta Mitchell's husband on firearm charges

Kate Hedley

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

Family asks bugler to play at Pop's funeral and gets new clan

David Allan-Petale

The line was very long by the time the store opened at 8am.

Crowds camp outside Perth Apple store for release of iPhone 7

Emma Young

Peter Sumich has cut his ties with the Fremantle Dockers.

Peter Sumich says 'thanks but no thanks' to Eagles coaching offer

Kim Hagdorn

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?

One in five Australian children are overweight or obese.

Childhood obesity so entrenched even doctors confused

NSW

Annabelle Chen and one of the tiles found inside the suitcase dropped at the Fremantle Traffic Bridge.

Body-in-suitcase woman was big gambler at casino

April and Ian Bailey died in 2004.

'Mistaken identity' behind the murder of siblings

QLD

A wedding ring found on the road in North Perth has sparked a Facebook search for its owner.

Wedding ring mystery sparks Facebook search

Malarndirri McCarthy, Ken Wyatt, Linda Burney, Pat Dodson and Jacqui Lambie at Parliament House.

In historic gathering, nation’s Indigenous MPs reject hate

Fergus Hunter

The dark side of Australia's border protection success

Michael Gordon

Conroy quietly exits politics for expected business role

Heath Aston, Fergus Hunter

Stephen Conroy with Opposition Leader Bill Shorten in 2015.

Hardman's soft exit could leave Bill Shorten exposed

ANALYSIS

Former communications minister, Labor senator Stephen Conroy is believed to be one of the people being raided.

Stephen Conroy: the Right's man of political intrigue

Outgoing Deputy Commander Joint Task Force 633 Brigadier Kathryn Campbell, CSC, left, with incoming Deputy Commander ...

Women may soon have clean sweep in defence and foreign affairs

Julian Leeser delivers his first speech at Parliament House on Wednesday.

Julian Leeser: young fogey and constitution lover

Residents of Bukit Duri, on the banks of the Ciliwung river are fighting to be able to stay.

Proud slum residents fight eviction from Ciliwung river bank

Jewel Topsfield

Eddie Braun did what Evel Knievel couldn't.

Daredevil powers rocket over US canyon

Anti-migrant graffiti on a rubbish bin in downtown Budapest.

Hungarian migrant referendum off to a 'xenobophic' start

Helen Womack

This illustration shows a glowing stream of material from a star, disrupted as it was being devoured by a supermassive ...

Black holes caught swalling stars and burping energy back up

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

A copper ore miner in Zambia: Antofagasta sees the glut in the red metal lasting for another two years.

Commodities in 2016: In with a bang, out with a whimper?

1 hr ago

The penalty regime in Australia needs to be far harsher

Counting the cost of banks breaking bad

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The dual camera feature on an iPhone 7 Plus is shown during an event to announce new Apple products on Wednesday, Sept. ...

There's a backlash brewing against big tech

COMMENT
Conor Sen
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The money men: Guy Debelle and Philip Lowe.

Meet the odd couple who'll be running our central bank

How Gina Rinehart could help create 25,000 start-ups

ANALYSIS

The Apple store line is dying

Is the power of king coal overstated?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Why the house price souffle is rising again

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

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

Joji Felicitas Pantoja speaks in an inclusive business conference.

The best country in the world for women social entrepreneurs

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Dogs end Hawks' golden era

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Manatees rescued from golf course pond

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Iggy Azalea shows patriotism

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Eddie Betts: Good times and bad

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.

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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Kirsten Dunst in Fargo.

Emmys 2016: who's nominated, who should win and why

Michael Idato

Edward Albee in Sydney in 2010, aged 83.

Edward Albee: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? playwright dies

Jacqui Taffel

The teenage cast of Gonzo: (DETAILS OF NAMES TO COME)

Boys and porn, in their own words: the facts of modern life

Kylie Northover

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

Robert Englund who played iconic horror character Freddy Kruger, is in Brisbane for Comic Con.

Freddy Kruger's Robert Englund could have been an Aussie

Nathanael Cooper

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

Can Red Dog perform new tricks?

Ebony Bowden

Comedian Dave O'Neil

Dave O'Neil on peaking in the 80s and outlasting the critics

Kerrie O'Brien

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

Sitting pretty: Gallery installs solid gold toilet for art lovers

Karl Quinn

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

Indigenous model Magnolia Maymuru was the first Indigenous woman from a traditional community to become a finalist in ...

Is this the end of Aussie fashion's 'blonde-ocracy'?

Andrew Hornery

North West with mother Kim Kardashian West and Vogue editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour.

North West finds new direction

Amy Croffey

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

Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Netflix's <i>Stranger Things</i>.

Eleven from Stranger Things is a new style icon

Natalie Reilly

WOODSTOCK, ENGLAND - MAY 31: Alexa Chung attends Christian Dior showcases its spring summer 2017 cruise collection at ...

How to wear sequins in the daytime

Melissa Singer

Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall.

And the award for worst feminist goes to ...

Andrew Hornery

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

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

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Miranda Kerr in Harper's Bazaar Australia.

Cleaning up, Malibu Miranda style

Andrew Hornery

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

Pumpkin pie cheesecake

Pumpkin pie cheesecake recipe

Adam Liaw

Buttermilk fried chicken with hot sauce.

Buttermilk fried chicken and hot sauce recipe

Darren Robertson and Mark LaBrooy

Chicken and 100 almonds.

Five dinners you can make-ahead and freeze

Sophie Gilliatt and Katherine Westwood

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

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

Himalayan ride 6 - Riding the Friendship Highway, Tibet Must credit?Nomadic Knights ?Iain Crockart

The world's 10 most epic motorcycle rides

David McGonigal

Mantua, View towards Mantua and Lago Inferiore.

Italian city-states where art was used for power and influence

Ute Junker

Welcome to Australia? Customs at Melbourne Airport.

Traveller letters: Melbourne Airport is embarrassingly bad

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

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

Scott Lycett on track for 2017 after dodging full knee operation

Brendan Foster

The ever-popular Jarryd Roughead in healthier times for the Hawks.

Roughead 'not out of the woods'

Daniel Cherny

The Western Bulldogs celebrate after dethroning Hawthorn.

The kings are dead, the princes are charming

Greg Baum

Ellie Cole celebrates winning the gold medal in the women's 100m backstroke S9.

Ellie Cole overcomes self doubt to win first individual gold

Scott Spits

Reminder: The message on Eddie Betts' wrist stands for "start well" which was the last thing coach Phil Walsh said to ...

The meaningful mantra on Eddie Betts' wrist

Samantha Lane

Liam Picken is delighted as the Western Bulldogs surge to victory.

Giant trade materialises into preliminary final

Daniel Cherny

Kim Brennan

Aussie trio's medical records hacked

News/Sport. Official preview and pre launch of the Westside at Acton Park. Tennis star, Nick Kyrgios, was on hand to ...

Kyrgios set to play at NBA All-Stars weekend

Michael Chammas