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A key to a sustained recovery in the Perth housing market is an improved performance from the local economy.

Why you may never end up paying off your house

COMMENT
Peter Martin

"Why James Packer's company?" and "Why now?" are the two burning questions.

Largest sharebolder won't face grilling at Crown annual meeting

COMMENT
1 hr ago

Maria Claudia Lutz was devoted to her children, Elisa and Martin.

Mum appeared happy in days before family deaths

Ava Benny-Morrison

Warned of cyber threats: David Irvine.

The 'potent' threat our former intelligence chief loses sleep over

EXCLUSIVE
Deborah Snow

A protester who was run over by a Philippine National Police van waits for treatment outside the US embassy in Manila on ...

Police van drives into protesters as Manila protest turns violent

Lindsay Murdoch

Former NSW Labor minister Joe Tripodi at Green Valley Police Station on Wednesday.

Joe Tripodi questioned after allegedly leaving scene of accident

Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott switch places on guns

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Winners and losers: $219m funding boost for NSW schools

No change in PM 'anytime soon', says Abbott

One German policeman critical, four injured in raid on far-right group

Thai ambassador puts Channel Ten on notice over 'disrespectful' skit

Kurdish forces found food and cooking utensils in the tunnels, indicating IS fighters had been living under destroyed ...

'It's outside human behaviour': IS offensive goes underground

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Being ghosted by my bridesmaid hurt more than any break up

First lady Michelle Obama speaks

In America, there is only one critic at whom Trump dares not lash out

COMMENT

The NSW government has passed legislation to be able to sell the NSW Land Titles Registry to the highest bidder.

Why you would be nuts to invest in property right now

Bashing the bagmen: Winx and Hugh Bowman have been a costly combination for bookmakers.

100 million reasons Aussie bookies hate this horse

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Obama tells Trump 'stop whining'

"There will be oversupply in all cities except for Sydney. The pain will really be felt in 2017 and 2018," Mr Mellor said.

Apartment glut is 'going to get ugly', warns economist

Michael Moore has some views on Trump and America.

Michael Moore to release 'surprise' film about Trump

Treasury secretary John Fraser is busy bee

12:15AM

Students learn good marks may not be good enough ...

12:15AM

Questions the Crown board can't answer about the ...

12:15AM

Money generic.

Refunds after insurance customers overcharged $6.8 million

Sean Nicholls

Union refuses to back down on Baird campaign

James Robertson

What will $960k buy in Sydney? Real estate agents 'just laughed'

The crumpled car rolled several times until it came to rest next to a tree.

Three dead after car 'lost traction' and plunged down cliff

Fire brigade

Husband charged with murder after woman's body found in Sydney fire

Melanie Kembrey

"The real concern is that consumers can be enticed into participating in auctions when they don't have a chance," says ...

House hunters gain protections against underquoting agents

The proposed site for the coal mine.

The deadline that would kill plans for the Shenhua coal mine

Heath Aston

Arrested in Japan: Remy and Wayne Gardner.

Motorcycle champion Gardner and son Remy in custody in Japan

Allan McDevitt was driving at 94 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

Driver ran down pedestrian, walked free, killed again

VIC

Queensland's legal brothels have hit hard times, with five closing in the past year.

Legal brothels doing it tough, as five close in 12 months

QLD

Behind bars: Much is made of the high incarceration rate of Aborigines compared with their proportion in the population.

'They ignored their duty of care to the children'

Damien Murphy

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday.

Trump's doesn't have a clue about the law, critics claim

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Donald Trump.

Election hits Trump where it hurts

ANALYSIS
Michael Evans

Riding high: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Clinton trolls Trump on Putin

The Eiffel Tower stands above the city skyline as the sun sets over skyscrapers in La Defense business district in ...

DFAT flies 23 executives business class to Paris for meeting about saving money

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Banks having us on over tracker mortgages, says ASIC chief

Peter Martin

How the NSW RSL is sitting on hundreds of millions of dollars

David Wroe

Former prime minister Tony Abbott with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The latter whittle away the former's massive ...

Abbott and Turnbull switch places on guns

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Senator Ian Macdonald during Supplementary Budget Estimates at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 18 October 2016. ...

Are these two senators the rudest men in Australia? You decide...

COMMENT

A recent poll published by the Climate Institute found support for coal power is continuing to collapse among Australians.

'Dummy spit': BHP complains it isn't appreciated in Australia

Former prime minister Tony Abbott in Parliament on Tuesday during the debate on gun laws.

Government would be 'crackers' to relax gun laws: Abbott

A Chinese Coast Guard boat sprays a water cannon at Filipino fishermen near Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea ...

China may give Filipino fishermen access to Scarborough

Hillary Clinton making a serious face in the second debate.

Your face can determine your fortune

Officers guard The Grand Palace in Bangkok, on Monday.

Thai police 'foiled Bangkok bomb plot'

Lindsay Murdoch

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng, left, and Chen Dong salute after entering the space lab Tiangong-2.

Chinese astronauts enter space station

Premier Mike Baird must grasp the harm to Australia's climate pledge by the intent of his government to expand the coal ...

Mike Baird is wrong to support coal mines

COMMENT
David Shearman

Pokemon Go took the world by storm when it launched in July.

Favourite to failure: what went wrong with Pokemon Go?

COMMENT

The construction industry is the third-most important contributor to the Australian economy.

Tackling corruption is not as simple as ABCC

COMMENT
Dave Oliver

James Packer released a statement saying he was 'respectful, that these detentions have occurred in another country and ...

Questions the Crown board can't answer about the Packer 18

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

Shoppers at Coles and other retailers will be able to convert flybuys points into Velocity points.

Virgin and Coles strike deal to exchange flybuys for Velocity points

Neelam Gopalani did the the Duke of Edinburgh Award while she was at high school.

Students learn good marks may not be good enough to get a job

1 hr ago

Illustration: John Shakespeare.

Treasury secretary John Fraser is busy bee

CBD
Carolyn Cummins
1 hr ago

Cranes reach new heights with record numbers across Australia

Details of Chinese high rollers in hands of mainland authorities

EXCLUSIVE
Philip Wen

Gambling can be as certain as death and taxes

COMMENT

Workplace culture a deal breaker for many employees

Malinda Crichton had her tiny house stolen, thankfully it was returned several hours later.

Woman wakes up to find her home has been stolen

The cost of stamp duty rises with the price paid for the home.

The 'hated' government tax dissuading people from buying homes

The sell-off of 13 terrace houses is set to add more than $23 million to NSW government coffers.

Inner-city street up for grabs for over $23 million in rare offering

From shower curtains to dog beds, many household items should be cleaned regularly.

10 things you forget you can put in the washing machine

NSW's proposed laws would mean that unit owners may not be able to ban short-term letting in their buildings.

Furious reaction to report that sweeps away Airbnb restrictions

EXCLUSIVE

Robin Williams was known for his love of cycling.

You can buy one of Robin Williams' bikes - but there's one small catch

Lifestyle

Business class is where the action lies.

Five of the most game-changing business class seats in the sky

High Flyer

Raj Patel was on the verge of declaring bankruptcy when he saw a financial counsellor.

The three things low-income earners can do to get ahead

Christine Long

Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street. Women make better fund managers than men but most women don't take enough ...

Women not taking enough risks with their super

John Collett

Luke Anear, founder of SafetyCulture is staying put in Townsville.

Surprisingly humble home of this $160 million Aussie tech success

Rob Caslick is the ultimate social entrepreneur.

Think you're busy? Meet Rob Caslick

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The bank of mum and dad

Housing

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Duterte goes big on his state visit to China

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Gun law debate intensifies

Federal Politics

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Police film drug induced episodes

A demonstrator is removed during a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, Monday, Oct. 17, ...

World of Photos - October 19, 2016

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House of Lies Season 4 - now streaming on Stan.

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Arctic Adventure Norm of the North

The difference between fine and gross motor skills

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Ten activities to aid toddler development

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Tom Cruise reprises his role as Jack Reacher, a hardbitten former military policeman who specialises in dishing out ...

Cruise's Jack Reacher sequel is downright touching: review

Jake Wilson

Kim Cattrall faced adversity over her new series <i>Sensitive Skin</i>.

Kim Cattrall faced discrimination over new series Sensitive Skin

X Factor judges, from left, Adam Lambert, Iggy Azalea and Guy Sebastian make up an all tattooed panel.

In the dog days of reality TV, is The X Factor still relevant?

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

Guests on Monday's <i>Have You Been Paying Attention?</i> offended the Thai ambassador.

Thai ambassador puts HYBPA? on notice over 'disrespectful' skit

Ebony Bowden

Michael Moore has some views on Trump and America.

Michael Moore to release 'surprise' film about Trump

Rob Moran

Kyle MacLachlan, as he appeared in the original series of <i>Twin Peaks</i>.

Kyle MacLachlan tells how Twin Peaks reboot came about

Michael Idato

Ryan Lochte, the US Olympic swimmer who lied about a drunken encounter at a gas station in Brazil during the Rio Games.

Disgraced US swimmer Ryan Lochte is heading into acting

Ebony Bowden

Frank Ocean at the 2013 Grammy Awards where he picked up two gongs.

Frank Ocean misses Grammys deadline – on purpose

Ebony Bowden

The inimitable Dalvanius Prime, the mastermind behind the song.

The Maori star who beat Michael Jackson to the top

Sarah Thomas

Conference call: Tash Sultana is among 150 acts over two nights at Bigsound Sees the Future.

Who needs a band when you can play everything yourself?

Lucy Cormack

Rembrandt's <i>Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul</i>, from 1661.

We'll see your Van Gogh and raise you a Rembrandt

Linda Morris

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama smile together as they wait to greet Italian Prime Minister Matteo ...

'Goddess moment': Michelle Obama dazzles final State Dinner

Jenna Clarke

Weight Watchers brazenly tried to exploit women's insecurities

COMMENT
Jenny Noyes

"I have no intention of sharing my bikini photos ... they don't tell the whole story, far from it."

Some myths never die, but this breast cancer one needs to go

COMMENT
Jane Gilmore

"You don't see the mental illness: It's not a mass; it's not a cyst. But it's there."

Amanda Seyfried opens up about her struggle with OCD

Nicole Economos

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I was ghosted by my bridesmaid in the lead-up to my wedding

Donald and Melania Trump.

Why Melania and Donald Trump are a perfect match

COMMENT

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - JUNE 14: Khloe Kardashian attends the House of CB flagship store launch at House Of CB on June 14, ...

Khloe fires back at Trump's 'ugly Kardashian' remarks

Adele performs in Nashville on October 16, 2016.

Adele shocked as partner surprises her with love confetti

Mary Ward

Back pain, all in your head? No, not all.

Using your mind to relieve back pain

Sarah Berry

More reason to move: Exercise for hormone's sake.

How exercise gives your fat cells a workout

Gretchen Reynolds

When the body doesn't know friend from enemy.

Why autoimmune diseases affect women more

Marlene Cimons

The FAT: Feta, avocado and tomato on toast.

25 avocado recipes that are almost as good as owning a house

The chef is pictured here with the Cube from his Everdure by Heston barbecue range.

Heston Blumenthal: How to make ice-cream from your barbecue

Neil Perry's spring spinach gnocchi with peas, zucchini, goats curd and tarragon.

This quick and easy gnocchi is the perfect pasta dish for spring

Yang Li terminated her pregnancy to save her brother Yang Jun's life.

The woman who terminated her baby to save her brother's life

Derek Steele wants to raise his sons to know what makes "a real man".

Dad tells sons how to be a "real man" in powerful open letter

A delightful under the sea drawing became a tattoo for this dad!

Parents are turning their children's drawings into tattoos

Como Hotel, The Treasury, Perth.

World's best hotels named: Australian hotel comes in at No.2

Kylie McLaughlin

Terminal 2 at Singapore Changi Airport.

The best of the best: The perfect airport named

Ben Groundwater

Hotel Sofitel Fiji Resort and Spa.

Six of the best beautiful Fijian resorts to escape to

Sheriden Rhodes

The Pixel and Pixel XL are available in 'Very Silver' and 'Quite Black'.

The most complete Android phone ever

Tim Biggs

The mosaic surface of Venus.

Venus spins strangely and we don't know why

Kenneth Chang

Original content like <i>Stranger Things</i> has helped Netflix stave off a customer revolt.

Netflix subscriber numbers soar despite VPN crackdown, price hike

COMMENT
Adam Turner

Over the years, many people have come up with illustrations of what the Apple Car may look like.

How Apple backed away from car plans

Mark Gurman and Alex Webb

Trolls prompt Disney rethink on Twitter buy

2017 Audi R8 V10 Plus Spyder.

First drive: New Audi R8 V10 Spyder

Jonathan Hawley

2016 Lexus RX200t F Sport.

Lexus reveals expanded RX range

Dom Tripolone

2017 Ford Escape.

Ford to bring back the Escape

Dom Tripolone

Compact cars could be set to have larger engines in the near future.

Carmakers forced back to bigger engines in new emissions era

The ACCC will examine fuel efficiency claims as part of its study into the car industry.

ACCC sets sights on car industry

David McCowen

Apple has been testing its own autonomous vehicle system.

How Apple scaled back its titanic plan to take on Detroit

Below his best this year: Israel Folau.

The magic the Wallabies need to beat Eden Park hoodoo

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 18: Sydney FC player Bernie Ibini poses for a portrait before his up coming comeback match ...

Ibini returns in style as Sydney FC through to FFA Cup final

Firm: Former Wallabies legend Simon Poidevin wants the ARU to take a letter sent by himself and former players seriously.

'Sit down and listen': Poidevin's warning to ARU

Tom Decent

Jamie Sadlowski

Golf's real life Happy Gilmore heading to Australia

Adam Pengilly

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - FEBRUARY 10: Usman Khawaja of Australia poses during a portrait session at Oriental Bay on ...

'I'm planning as if I'm playing': Surprise move for Khawaja

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 03: Michelle Payne riding Prince Of Penzance returns to scale after winning race 7 the ...

The ban Michelle Payne can't overturn

Old allies: Harry Kewell and Tim Cahill.

'Greatest city in the world': Harry Kewell's message for Tim Cahill

Michael Lynch

Confident: ARU chief executive Bill Pulver at the 1986 Wallabies 30th anniversary lunch in Sydney.

Pulver backs Wallabies despite bookies' gloom

Tom Decent

Vowing to play on: Benji Marshall is keen to remain in the NRL next season.

Benji shuns limelight for Broncos

Adrian Proszenko

New rules: Max Donnelly is proposing a series of changes to the Eels constitution in a bid to end the political ...

Eels' radical rule change to end club infighting

Adrian Proszenko

Andrew Fifita is on the outer.

Why the Knights met with Fifita brothers

James Gardiner

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