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This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Ahmad Khan Rahami. The New York Police Department said it is looking for ...

Five devices found near New Jersey station

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Murray-Wellington MP Murray Cowper is calling on Premier Colin Barnett to step aside graciously.

Cowper: 'Barnett? I'd pick Joe Francis' dog over him'

Nathan Hondros

Lachie Henderson had a close encounter of the marine kind last weekend.

Cats defender has close encounter with a shark

Kenneth Cook, 48,was sentenced to 10 years in jail after he was found living under an alias in Kalgoorlie.

'Most wanted' sex offender and the cycle of child abuse

A rock wallaby spotted in the colony in the cliff range.

'Blinding lasers in rock wallabies' faces!' NT light show under fire

The Cloud 9 Smoke Shop in Rockingham is one of a number of smoke shops popping up around WA

Cloud 9 owner fined $96k over ice pipe imports to WA

Mundaring Police help mum teach daughter to stay in her car seat

Teen refused bail over Warwick crash that killed Perth couple

Epic South West parking fail leaves the locals stumped

Aussie Ben beats GoT stars in bittersweet Emmys win

'I've got the numbers': Colin Barnett ready to stare down challenge

Uluru's traditional owners ask that visitors not climb the rock.

Rescue effort underway at Uluru after three climbers get stranded

1 hr ago

Salty and sweet, bacon desserts have a legion of fans.

Vegemite martini, soy sauce icecream: try these weird combos

Corey Feldman and his Angels perform on the US Today show.

Mocked Corey Feldman slams 'painful' backlash

Glenelg players go nuts after the win

Miraculous point wins under-18 grand final after the siren

A bold outfit is a must, say TST's Beverly and Nicole.

A guide to surviving your first ever Perth Fashion Festival...

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Barnett hits back at Dean Nalder

A lack of cheese and crackers made a United Airlines passenger snap, court told.

Is cheese addictive, or does it just taste really good?

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

Suspect wanted for questioning over New York blast

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Refugee welfare service provider Connect abandons ...

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Morrison warns any backdown on backpacker tax ...

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Sam de Sillery erected a sign on her front fence.

'I have food, I can be your friend': WA woman's sign to stop break-ins

Brendan Foster

Perth pooches get into the mud run spirit at Swan Valley Mudfest

Dean Nalder doesn't have number to oust the Premier: Liberal sources

Brendan Foster

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

Body-in-suitcase woman was big time gambler at casino

Adrian Beattie

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

Simon White

Roy Hill in the Pilbara.

Barf and the beautiful: beneath the red dust of mining in the Pilbara

Brendan Foster

A prison guard has been suspended after an inmate became pregnant at Bandyup Womens' Prison.

Prison officer suspended after 'immaculate conception'

Adrian Beattie

Uluru's traditional owners ask that visitors not climb the rock.

Three people stranded on Uluru

Aisha Dow
1 hr ago

Alcohol interlocks will be installed in the cars of repeat drink drivers from October.

Alcohol interlocks to be forced on drink drivers

APS Commissioner John Lloyd: "The APS is no exception”.

APS boss to extend temp contracts to three years

ACT

Vito Mir Zepinic walks out the front yard of his Turramurra home.

Judge's warning to bogus shrink after nine failed cases

NSW

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

Control your borders or face instability, PM tells UN

Mark Kenny

Australia's badge of honour is really a badge of shame

Michael Gordon

Burney and Bolt: An odd couple tackle constitutional recognition

Fergus Hunter

Refugee welfare service provider set to abandon the facility: The island of Nauru.

Refugee welfare service provider Connect abandons Nauru

Adam Morton

Given the government's one-seat majority in the lower house, LNP MP George Christensen's influence has risen since the ...

'Katter left, Christensen could too': Joyce's fears over maverick MP

Matthew Knott

Defence Minister Marise Payne declined to give details of the RAAF's involvement.

No pause in Australian air strikes on IS despite fatal blunder

F/A-18F Super Hornet aircrew head to their aircraft.

How to create a decision-making 'kill chain'

This undated photo provided by the FBI shows Ahmad Khan Rahami. The New York Police Department said it is looking for ...

Suspect wanted for questioning over New York blast

Georgina Mitchell
1 hr ago

Most voters do not see any viable alternative to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his allies.

Putin-backed party on course to win Russian election

Indonesians were the worst affected with an estimated 91,600 excess deaths, the report found.

Indonesian forest fires may have caused 100,000 deaths: report

Jewel Topsfield

A New York Police Department bomb disposal robot handles an unexploded pressure cooker bomb on West 27th Street in New ...

FBI questions five over New York City bombing

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a rally in Canton, Ohio, last week.

Donald Trump in the White House: not so far fetched after all

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten joined Greens senator Janet Rice and ''rainbow families'' opposed to a plebiscite on ...

Our Garden of Eden has values from the dawn of time

COMMENT
Aubrey Perry

There's not much to laugh at in the Bridget Jones story if you're still a sad singleton in your 40s.

For many of us, Bridget Jones is a tragedy, not a comedy

COMMENT
Mary Loxley

Attempts to open up Telstra's regional mobile network to roaming could reduce investment, the telco's CEO warns.

Telstra flags risk of forced network sharing in bush

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 19: (EDITORS NOTE: Stawberry Surplus story, Chloe Booker ) Cheap strawberries for sale ...

Supermarkets blamed for 'ridiculous' strawberry prices

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Women are on track to occupy 30 per cent of boardroom seats by the end of 2018.

Two more companies join blacklist of 'female-free' boardrooms

Childcare educator Patricia Rosas with five-year-old Antonella Blanco at the ABC childcare centre in Ultimo.

Childhood educators protest being paid as little as $20 an hour

'Utterly ridiculous': traders vent fury over ASX fail

Jessica Sier

Google may face Indonesian tax bill of over $US400 million

Packer holds the cards over board's 50 per cent pay rise

Colin Kruger, CBD

Chinese buy stake in Melbourne following Ausgrid debacle

Sarah Danckert

Changing the treatment of your towels will ensure they feel fresher and last longer.

Six ways you're mistreating your bath towels

Tradies ask that you respect their time when getting a quote for a project.

The biggest gripes tradies' have about their customers

The Bachelor Richie Strahan visits Fairfax Media office at One Darling Island. 10th August 2016. Photo: Janie Barrett

Bachelor Richie slashes price of Perth investment property

How much light a room gets is the most important thing to consider when choosing paint colour.

How to choose the right paint colour for any room

When can we move in?

A look inside the coolest homes from around the world

Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman on the red carpet.

Why do the men have it so easy on the red carpet?

Men's Style

A sudden call of nature is not unusual for distance runners.

Nature calls: every runner's most embarassing problem

The Long Run

Two of everything is not a wise investment strategy.

Two of everything is for zookeepers, not investors

Scott Phillips

Hannah Richardson is preparing to sell unwanted children's toys ahead of the influx of Christmas gifts.

Households could unlock $40b by selling unwanted items

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The Age, News. Streaming music in Restaurants and public places, Nick Larkins (in blue) and Matt Elsley who have started ...

Cafe soundtracks are changing and here's why

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Attractive woman working on a laptop computer. She is casually dressed with long blonde hair. She looks relaxed with a ...

Help! What is a 'blackhole' expenditure'?

Max Newnham

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WA Premier expects to keep leadership

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WA leadership: no faith in premier

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Two dead, hit by car fleeing police

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Manchester City maintain perfect record

Actress Ava Gardner as Moira Davidson walks along a wharf in the Port of Melbourne in 1959.

Look back at Port Melbourne

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Younger - from the creator of Sex and the City.

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Exposing the history of lingerie

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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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Corey Feldman and his Angels perform on the US Today show.

Mocked Corey Feldman slams 'painful' backlash

Rob Moran

The 1996 murder of JonBenet Ramsey has never been solved.

JonBenet docu-series will name new suspect, says investigator

Ebony Bowden

Jimmy Barnes hopes to break the cycle of shame and fear of his childhood with new book.

Barnes says Rosie Batty inspired ugly truths in his new memoir

Rob Moran

Matt Damon, left, embraces host Jimmy Kimmel on stage at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, at ...

Kimmel played it safe but there were still some shocks

Michael Idato

Ben Mendelsohn who won an Emmy for his role in Bloodline.

Aussie Ben beats Game of Thrones heroes at Emmys

Michael Idato

Actress Charmian Carr plays Liesl as she performs the classic song Sixteen, Going on Seventeen from the movie The Sound ...

Charmian Carr, star of the Sound of Music, dies at 73

Michael Idato

Can I get a harrumph? Former PM John Howard hits the hustings to plug his documentary-making debut.

Howard on Menzies dismissed as 'propaganda'

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Aja Styles

OJ Simpson TV series.

The People V OJ Simpson cleans up in 2016 Emmys

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

Kerry Washington and #kerrywashingtonslay was trending on Twitter thanks to this look.

Kerry Washington steals the show with well-dressed baby bump

Jenna Clarke

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 18: Actress Kristen Bell attends the 68th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater ...

All the dresses (and the stars) on the Emmys red carpet

Jenna Clarke

Schumer and sister Kim Caramele matched in similar Vivienne Westwood black gowns and hairstyles, which is probably ...

Amy Schumer gives 'best answer to dumbest question'

Amy Croffey

Sophie Turner at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles.

Sophie Turner reveals matching Game of Thrones tattoo

Amy Croffey

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra at the 2011 Logies.

Karl and Cass: On the way to joining a surprising group

Michael Evans

Susan Carland. Dress by Sportsmax

'Islam chose me': Susan Carland on religion, love and the hijab

Susan Wyndham

The Teva x UGG Hybrid.

No one asked for this Teva/Ugg collaboration. No one

Mary Ward

"Forget the popular myth that sex is spontaneous - it's not. You have to create the time and the space," writes Matty Silver.

Can a sexless marriage ever survive?

Matty Silver

Our relationships matter more for wellbeing than ill health.

The paradox of our health and wellbeing

Sarah Berry

It's time to chew the fat on duck farming.

The darker side of duck fat

Paula Goodyer

From Fitbit to fit? Not necessarily.

Life after Fitbit: do they make a difference?

Cat Rodie

Casarecce pasta with asparagus, chilli, garlic and pancetta.

Simple spring pasta by the master, Neil Perry, with asparagus, chilli and garlic

Salty and sweet, bacon desserts have a legion of fans.

Soy sauce on icecream? Weird food combinations that work

Rachel Bartholomeusz

Dry wonton noodles

Weekly meal planner: early spring recipes

Does your relationship take second place behind your children?

This is why you should put your partner before your children

Lori Lim

Lyra Thomaston, 6, with her rainbow unicorn-inspired haircut and dye.

Mum responds to critics over daughter's unicorn inspired haircut

Ariane Beeston

Harper Beckham, 5, with her father, David Beckham.

Why I wont let my daughter, 5, wear high heels like Harper

Cat Rodie

Icelandic airline Wow.

I tried five of the world's cheapest airlines and here's what I found

Jenn Harris

Tokyo, Japan: The Land of the Rising Sun has become increasingly popular with Australians.

The most popular new destination for Aussies revealed

Craig Platt

Molokini Crater, Maui.

Twenty reasons to visit this incredible island

Kerry van der Jagt

Lifting the barometric vent, which is not a second speaker, from the iPhone 7 Plus.

What sits where the headphone jack used to?

Tim Biggs

Echo

Why you should care about Amazon Echo

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Mark Skilton

The father of modern computing, Alan Turing, helped turn the tide of the Second World War whilst breaking German codes ...

Geek pilgrimage: England's Bletchley Park

COMMENT
Adam Turner

The best astronomy images of 2016

Gizmodo

Messages is a whole lot less simple since the iOS 10 update.

Apple has made Messages a nightmare

COMMENT

Ford Australia was established in Geelong in 1925

The rise and fall of Ford Australia

Daniel DeGasperi

Mazda keeps chipping away at the Mazda6 sedan and wagon.

Tested: New Mazda6

David McCowen

Abarth 124 Spider revealed at the 2016 Geneva motor show

Details: Abarth 124 Spider

Stephen Ottley

Drive: Nathan Hindmarsh with his large people mover, in Artarmon, Sydney. 6th September 2016 Photo: Janie Barrett

Star & Car: Nathan Hindmarsh

Owen Thomson

Mazda MX-5 US road trip.

Road trip: The Peak to The Beach

Andrew MacLean

2017 Audi TT RS.

Audi's secret TT RS rival

Stephen Corby

Race winner Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, centre, of Germany sits with second placed Red Bull driver Daniel Ricciardo, ...

Ricciardo falls just short of first at Singapore Grand Prix

Andrew Tate

Jeremy Cameron, of the Giants, celebrates a goal during the first qualifying final between the Sydney Swans and the GWS ...

Giants say they can win flag at first attempt

Andrew Wu

Fiery clash: Kurt Tippett and Shane Mumford wrestle during the 2016 AFL First Qualifying Final between the Sydney Swans ...

Football romance, or the road to the future?

Rohan Connolly

Ryley Batt celebrates gold.

Aussies record double overtime victory over US to win gold

Scott Spits

New record: Chun In-gee made history with the lowest score in a major by a man or a woman.

Chun shoots lowest major score in history

Iranian paracyclist Bahman Golbarnezhad, 48, has died after a serious crash during the men's C4-5 road race at the ...

Paralympian dies while competing in Rio

Lance Franklin celebrates one of his goals against the Crows.

Swans' ferocious win comes at a cost

James Buckley

Sting performs in Brisbane in February last year.

Sting revealed as AFL Grand Final headline act

Nick Toscano