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Nick Kyrgios had a night to forget against Mischa Zverev.

Nick Kyrgios in bizarre on-court meltdown

Canberra's self-confessed supermarket thief is an example of people "neutralising their moral concerns".

Confessions of a self-service supermarket thief

William (Bill) Mitchell becomes eligible for another parole review this week.

Family prays WA mass murderer's parole bid fails this week

Kelly O'Dwyer serves as a board member for Ovarian Cancer Australia.

Vote blunder sees coalition agree to explain its own failures

Perth enjoyed its first day over 30 degrees in six months on Wednesday.

Spring scorcher: Perth gets first 30 degree day for six months

Modern urban design forgets children, says commissioner.

New Perth suburbs aren't being designed for kids

'Little food, brown water and no pay': Rio ship probe

Demolition work means no more cliff jumping at Black Diamond Pool

RSPCA uncovers 40 animals left for dead in abandoned house

Yarloop re-opened to the public despite asbestos fears

WA tenants taken to the cleaners by known fraudster

San Churro reckons it'll give lifetime supplies of churros if customers get a branded tattoo...

San Churro offers lifetime supply if you get its tattoo

Drivers south of the river were found to have 18 per cent less insurance claims than those north of the river.

North or south of the river: where is home to Perth's worst drivers?

Sam Mitchell against his likely new team, West Coast.

Trade of Sam Mitchell to West Coast shaping as win for everyone

A cheese toastie - made from 100 per cent potato.

Aussie invents potato that melts like cheese, can make ice cream

How to get a pair of free Nike Air Maxes from the City of Perth

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Perth crow caught with 'meth'

Phoebe Handsjuk with Antony Hampel. Picture supplied by Richard Baker

Phoebe's death: The society boyfriend and the secret tape

Unlucky in love? This is why you're single

Trump as president would pose global danger: UN ...

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Is it worth it? San Churro offers lifetime supply ...

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Russian Olympic chief to step down

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The new clinics are designed to help children avoid peanut allergies later in life.

'Peanut clinics' to help Perth babies avoid allergies

Armadale drivers urged to check their fuel tanks for dirty diesel

WA creates first oceanic marine park without a sanctuary zone

Emma Young

Missing student, Ehab Elmowafy.

Curtin University student missing for a week after late-night library visit

Heather McNeill

A man has been taken to hospital with severe facial injuries after an altercation between two groups of men in Joondalup.

Two arrested after Joondalup fight leaves man with facial injuries

David Allan-Petale

Police are continuing their inquiries.

Breaking Bird: Crow reveals secret Perth meth stash

David Allan-Petale

Professor Barry Marshall and Dr Robin Warren.

WA's globetrotting Nobel Prize legacy could save world $1.6b plus

Maddison Simmonds

Footage payed in court showed Gable Tostee walking around the Gold Coast entertainment precinct for an hour and ordering ...

Tostee ordered pizza after Tinder date death

A scene from the Four Corners program, at the Don Dale Detention Centre.

'I beg you - do not just put it in the filing cabinet'

The report found that "most councils plan poorly for the long term", and that 24 of Queensland's councils predicted ...

Councils lay off 5000 staff to stay 'financially viable'

QLD

Cassandra Cooney was ordered to pay $5000 in fines in NSW.

Tenants simply taken to the cleaners

Sound and fury. Donald Trump speaking to the faithful in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Fears keep more Republicans from abandoning Trump

Paul McGeough

John Podesta's personal email account was hacked.

Trump campaign 'colluding' with WikiLeaks

"Disloyal R's are far more difficult than Crooked Hillary. They come at you from all sides. They don't know how to win - ...

What blokes really say in the locker room, Mr Trump

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull, cabinet ministers using WhatsApp for private chats

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Government accidentally supports Labor in embarrassing blunder

Tom McIlroy

Every MP asked to link arms in Parliament in historic gesture

Michael Gordon

Special Minister of State Scott Ryan says a bill to kill of the Life Gold Pass will be reintroduced.

Life Gold Pass for former MPs back on the chopping block

Adam Gartrell

Federal MP Warren Entsch

The same-sex marriage warrior left shouldering the blame

ANALYSIS
Amy Remeikis

Former prime minister Tony Abbott responds to opposition cheers as he rises to ask a question on trade with Singapore ...

It's nice to be popular: Tony Abbott's back in from the cold

Tony Wright

Attorney-General George Brandis in the Senate on Monday.

Brandis' direction to Solicitor-General 'unlawful'

EXCLUSIVE

Thais hold portraits of King Bhumibol Adulyadej at Siriraj Hospital where the king is being treated in Bangkok.

Thai King in people's prayers as condition unstable

Salah Abdeslam

Lawyers for Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam quit

Andrew Callus

A Rafale jet fighter leaves France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier to join the US-led coalition against IS.

IS drones strikes French troops in Iraq: report

Russian President Vladimir Putin wears special glasses at a research facility in St Petersburg

Venezuela awards Vladimir Putin a peace prize

In these uncertain times, the banks are offering attractive yields.

The properties the banks don't want to lend you money for

Kirsten Robb

The amount of screen time Aussie kids have is dangerous, a WA doctor says.

Screen use by children has hit crisis point and it's time to act now

Dr David Roberts

Gina Rinehart has made an offer for the Kidman cattle station empire, along with Chinese investors.

Mining mogul Gina Rinehart has a valuable lesson for Australia

COMMENT
Hannah Bretherton

Michael Gill was declined by CommInsure because they ruled his case of rheumatoid Arthristis was an out of date definition.

Life insurance a lottery for sick and dying consumers

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Mitre 10-owner Metcash has assembled the executive team for the combined Mitre 10-Home TImber & Hardware business.

Metcash axes staff, assembles executive team

David Reddin

Over 50, but 'not over the hill' for career change

Illustration: John Shakespeare

Livingstone has her work cut out at CBA

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

'Gig' staffer the new kid on the block

Masters employs muscle to keep control of obnoxious customers

Vocus leadership coup rattles investors

Why the Brexit hard landing will be worse than you think

Drug squad police removing chemistry equipment from a suburban meth lab.

Will meth-checks become the next thing in property inspections?

Kate Burke

A smidgen of smell profiling will enable you to determine the personality and lifestyle of a home's residents.

The one thing people always notice about your home

House feature.

Take a peek inside the stylish home of funnyman Dave Hughes

It's time to upgrade your sleeping situation to a decent mattress and good-quality bedding.

10 things every adult should know how to do

In these uncertain times, the banks are offering attractive yields.

Blacklist? Why the banks don't want to lend you money for

The new BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 is straight out of a sci-fi movie.

BMW's new motorcycle is so smart you won't need a helmet

Technology

Turning 30 can be great. Just make sure you're prepared.

Thirty things you should never do after the age of thirty

Self Improvement

Movie popcorn is overpriced.

The 13 biggest rip-offs money can buy

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Big banks have been accused of side-stepping financial planner laws.

Beware of bank staff spruiking their super funds

John Collett

Mom's Organic Market has found a niche in the market.

A simple method for making money: don't waste it

Thomas Heath

Rory Kennard, founder of Makinex.

This Australian company has a very rare goal

Alexandra Cain

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There's life after Year 12

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Why sons should get more chores

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What's up with WhatsApp?

Cyber security

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That cheese is made from what?

A woman worships Jibika Bajracharya, the newly appointed child goddess Kumari, in the street on October 7, 2016 in ...

World of Photos - October 12, 2016

Locke

Tom Hardy stars in the intense drama Locke

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Younger Season 3 now streaming on Stan.

Why more people are studying online

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Activities that could make your kids smarter

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones hunt for clues in <i>Inferno</i>.

Tom Hanks too good for Inferno, the latest Dan Brown adaptation

Jake Wilson

In contention for an Oscar nomination: Nicole Kidman in <i>Lion</i>.

Kidman an Oscar contender as Lion begins to roar

Garry Maddox

Taraji P. Henson at the 67th Emmy Awards in September.

Taraji P. Henson claims she lost out to Naomi Watts over racism

Ebony Bowden

Billy Bush has since been sacked over the video.

Billy Bush is leaving the Today show over Trump tape scandal

It's going to be more expensive to see artists such as Axl Rose, left, and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses, who are ...

Why Aussie tours are in danger from new visa changes

Bernard Zuel

Putting his claws away for good ... Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in 2000's <i>X-Men</i>.

Wolverine 3: Logan to be the darkest outing for Jackman yet

Ebony Bowden

Silvia Colloca.

Razer takes knife to ABC cooking show over 'fatuous property porn'

Andrew Hornery

Nancy O'Dell, the host of <i>Entertainment Tonight</i> is the married woman Donald Trump "moved on like a bitch".

Nancy O'Dell slams Trump: 'no room for objectification'

Ebony Bowden

Feral Brewing has launched a lager strikingly similar to Perth Draught.

Perth lager wars: Horns sound off at Feral Brewery tapping

David Prestipino

There are plenty of reasons to smile at UnWined Subiaco this year.

10 wines to try at UnWined, Perth's best wine festival

David Prestipino

City of Perth to hand out free Nike Air Max sneakers...for art's sake

Heather McNeill

Julia Gillard.

Julia Gillard at Jo Cox memorial: Women in public life are threatened 'almost daily'

Jenny Noyes

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton takes a selfie with supporters at a campaign rally at the Zembo Shrine ...

Why I'm still not excited about a Hillary Clinton victory

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Beyonce

'This is insane': Beyonce brought into Trump debate

Jenny Noyes

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a town hall-style forum, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016.

Woman quits Republican party with epic rant against sexism

cr: Stocksy (supplied image, one time use only) SL - making decisions story, aug 28/16

Today I shall atone - and maybe you should try it, too

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Gwyneth Paltrow was called an "asshole" by her own father.

'You're getting a little weird': How Paltrow's dad intervened

Amy Croffey

Doctors need to understand the mental health needs of their patients.

LGBTI people need doctors to leave their prejudice at the door

Roz Bellamy

Khloe Kardashian appears on The Ellen Show on October 11, 2016.

Khloe Kardashian: 'Kim's not doing that well'

Mary Ward

Simply swapping sugar-dense drinks for water can halve our intake.

Sweet news: the anti-sugar message has toned down by half

Sarah Berry

Half Body Shot of Two Happy Healthy Woman at the Park Showing Thumbs Up at the Camera After their Training.

A gift better than gratitude

Dr Tim Sharp

Worrying results: the effect of concussion.

A single concussion may have lasting impact

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.

How you can easily raid your fridge to make mac 'n' cheese frittata

Jill Dupleix

Bright, healthy asparagus is a spring winner.

Here are 23 amazing asparagus recipes you should try this spring

Adam Liaw's chicken Nicoise salad.

This is how to make Adam Liaw's roast chicken Niçoise salad

Adam Liaw

Krystin and Somchai Lisaius.

No jail time for mum who passed cocaine on to baby via breast milk

Staff writers

Paul Van Der Toorren proposed to his girlfriend of seven years, Elysia Simons, at Uluru, the place they first met as ...

Wedding bells for pair who met as children, filming iconic Qantas ad

Suzi Catchpole

"I think the LGBTQ alphabet could continue forever," says Miley Cyrus, who identifies as "pansexual".

Miley Cyrus talks about sexuality and coming out to her parents

Ariane Beeston

'I'll drink to that': Pints are $5.70 in the UK.

Visiting the UK just got a lot cheaper for Aussies

David Whitley

Tradition and modernity: A Geisha in Gion, Kyoto

The essential things you need to know before visiting Japan

Ben Groundwater

The path can glow in the dark for up to 10 hours.

Glow in the dark: The world's most beautiful bike lane opens

Hannah Meltzer

Samsung's Note7 was a great phone, apart from the overheating, but the Note name may now be tarnished forever.

What Samsung should do next

COMMENT
Alex Kidman

Keep your credit card details safe when shopping online.

Don't make scammers' Christmas come early

Adam Turner

Attendees try out PlayStation VR during a Sony Corp. event ahead of the E3 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, ...

What Sony's loungeroom-ready VR headset is all about

Tim Biggs

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8 reasons I'm sticking with DVDs, Blu-Rays

Lifehacker

'Forbidden for transport by aircraft': Samsung's return box for the Galaxy Note7.

Samsung's fireproof box for Galaxy Note7 returns

Bryan Menegus

Ford has paused Mustang production in the wake of reduced demand in the US.

Ford shuts Mustang factory

The Scuderia Cameron Glickenhaus SCG003S is claimed to be the fastest cornering supercar in the world.

Meet the newest rival to Ferrari and Pagani

Stephen Ottley

The 2016 Volvo S90 Inscription is a stylish alternative to German rivals.

First drive: Volvo's E-Class rival

David McCowen

2017 Kia Soul.

Kia cuts Soul price

Dom Tripolone

2016 Audi RS Q3 Performance.

Driven: Audi RS Q3 Performance

Peter McKay

The BMW M3 Competition.

BMW M3 Competition reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Cam McCarthy has long been on the Dockers radar and he's finally here.

The Cam McCarthy footage all Freo fans should froth over

David Prestipino

Sam Mitchell is 'really excited' about the prospect of shifting west.

Hawk champion Mitchell 'excited' about Eagles option

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Andrew Tate

Adelaide forward Charlie Cameron is likely to be thrown into the mix as the Crows look to secure Bryce Gibbs from Carlton.

Blues eye Charlie Cameron for potential Gibbs trade

Michael Gleeson

Socceroo Mile Jedinak is congratulated by teammates after his penalty.

Socceroos and Japan share the spoils in qualifier

Michael Lynch

Watson will be given a chance to argue his case.

Lloyd says Watson set to lose his Brownlow Medal

Andrew Tate

Cam McCarthy takes a mark.

Cameron McCarthy becomes a Docker, finally

Emma Quayle, Michael Gleeson

The Eagles say Jack Darling won't be traded.

Eagles declare Jack will stay their Darling

Brendan Foster

Stomach soreness has put the rest of Tomic's season in doubt.

Season in doubt as Tomic retires early again

Linda Pearce