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Mitchell Finnerty and his newborn son.

Murder charge dropped over Perth dad's death

The blaze broke out in bushland across fom Warwick Shopping Centre.

Out-of-control bushfire threatens homes in Hamersley

26 mins ago

A cow spotted on South Beach.

Cow vanishes after ocean swim and run through Fremantle

Josh Gouldswaard never boarded his flight home on November 6th.

Cottesloe man Josh Goudswaard vanishes in Bali with Tinder date

A woman jogging at a beach in South Fremantle was flashed by a male hiding in the bushes.

South Freo warning for women over man masturbating at beach

14 mins ago

The start of a long day for WA firefighters.

Bright spark flicks butt into Perth bush, starts fire on 37-degree day

13 mins ago

Esplanade killing: Accused makes plea offer as mass trial looms

1 hr ago

Iron ore prices surge, however producers yet to up capacity

1 hr ago

West Australian drivers need kids to show them how to merge

1 hr ago

Two women pulled alive from rubble hours after quakes

Live
1 hr ago

Flash bombs deployed as WA teen detainees riot

It shapes up to be a perfect afternoon to take the kids to the beach.

Perth-ect weather one day, Melburnian the next?!

5 mins ago

Don't move a muscle

11,000 Perth Wildcats fans freeze for mannequin challenge

14 mins ago

Kerri Anne Kennerley on Sunday Night.

I hate this new life: Kerri-Anne opens up on husband's recovery

The dugite trying to find its way home.

Snakes on a train? Slithery shock for Cockburn commuters

President Barack Obama jokes Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on February 9, 2015.

You need these memes of Joe Biden trolling Trump today

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WA drivers so bad at merging they need kids' help

Green on the Go

Perth's best weekday coffee vans unveiled

Plataran Jetty.

Go West: Discover the wonders of Bali's other side

Perth hits 30 degrees before 10am, but heat is ...

12:35PM

Trump wants to unify the country - but his split ...

12:29PM

Bright spark flicks butt into Perth bush, starts ...

12:28PM

Two women have died on WA roads on the weekend.

Two women from Perth's south killed on WA roads on the weekend

Brendan Foster

Woman dies after boat capsize off the coast of Walpole

Five people jailed for life for body-in-boot murder of Travis Mills

The footage shows a youth distracting a motorist on the freeway.

Dashcam captures Kwinana Freeway mooners

Emma Young

This full moon was prior to a phenomenon called a 'Super Moon' eclipse.

Perth awaits supermoon phenomenon, here's the best spots to see it rise

Emma Young

The dugite trying to find its way home.

Snakes on a train? Spring influx of snakes rattles on in Perth

Emma Young

Parkinson's Disease patients are using boxing to keep their symptoms at bay.

Parkinson's patients punching symptoms into submission

Adrian Beattie

Storm carnage at the Port of Brisbane.

Shipping containers blown over 'like Jenga'

QLD

Smashed: Department of Human Services people services manager Adrian Hudson.

Not even close: Another APS pay offer smashed

ACT

Metro West takes matters into its own hands and offers to build a fast train from Sydney to Parramatta.

Metro rail from CBD to Parramatta confirmed

NSW
1 min ago

Banksia Hill is WA's only youth detention centre.

Flash bombs as teen detainees riot in Perth

President-elect Donald Trump gives his acceptance speech on election night, flanked by his running mate Mike Pence ...

Trump wants to unify - but his split personality may need attention

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough
12 mins ago

Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, speaks to the media following the vice presidential ...

Trump picks Priebus as White House chief of staff

14 mins ago

A protester demonstrates in an anti-Trump protest against President-elect, Donald Trump

New Yorkers take to the streets in thousands to protest against Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump visits US President Barack Obama in the Oval Office of the White House last week.

Trump will axe refugee deal on day one, says US think tank

The beginning of the end of a shameful chapter

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

Turnbull 'confident' Trump will honour deal, unsure of numbers

Latika Bourke

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with US President Barack Obama earlier this year.

The good news story that had to wait a year

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

An anti-TPP protest last year in Atlanta, Georgia

TPP dead, before Trump even takes office

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a resettlem

Confusion, fear and joy from asylum seekers to US resettlement plan

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry gestures while speaking to the media during his and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey ...

Turnbull government takes wraps off US refugee deal

In this Friday, Oct. 14, 2016 photo, Myanmar police officers patrol along the border fence between Myanmar and ...

Fighting flares in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine

Lindsay Murdoch

France's far-right National Front president Marine Le Pen.

Fears for Russian influence in French vote next year

Nick Miller

Products lie on the ground in a chemist after an earthquake.

New Zealand earthquake: Large tremors shake South Island

Live
1 hr ago

Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, center left, and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif, fourth right, pray after ...

Pakistani PM welcomes first large Chinese shipment to key port

A bunch of bogus pro-Trump and anti-Clinton reports came from websites published in Macedonia, the operators of which ...

Why we're falling for fake news more than ever

COMMENT
Tim Dick

President-elect Donald Trump tapped into ordinary Americans' nervousness on several fronts.

Why Trump has fans in the Liberal Party

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

The world isn't in as quite as bad a shape as you might imagine.

It might be hard to believe but things are getting better

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Gerry Harvey gave an emphatic rebuttal of allegations the retailer is not paying its fair share of taxes, and it is ...

'Piss off!': Gerry Harvey slams short seller peddling 'hearsay'

CBD
41 mins ago

Investors need a break after last week's wild swings.

Markets Live: No relief for gold miners

Live
Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

Printing US dollar banknotes - Stock image
Currency, Printing Press, Printing Out, US Paper Currency, Printout

Can the world afford a Trump-fuelled dollar?

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

Jeff Bezos is one of the world's richest people. His Amazon empire is about to take on Australian supermarkets

Amazon to open small stores, online supermarket in Australia

National Australia Bank chief's pay rises to $6.7m

Trumponomics: The Donald is a cunning con man, not an idiot

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

China releases one of detained Crown casino staff

Philip Wen

Aldi to sell Australian products to China

Benn & Penna Architecture.

Nothing to see here: Stylish ways to block out your neighbours

Winners are grinners: Karlie and Will take out The Block 2016.

The Block's big payday: contestants share in nearly $3m prize money

Winners Karlie and Will with The Block co-host Shelley Craft, watching the auctions unfold.

Lights, camera, sold: The Block auctions smashes price record

Old and new

Five mistakes to avoid when combining the old and new

The Beach Box in Cottesloe.

Amazing Perth houses open their doors ... to everyone

The iconic Eames chair and ottoman turns 60 this year.

Man cave must: The chair every good bachelor pad needs

Property

A few extra hours sleep is so powerful that it could actually translate into thousands of dollars in wages.

The surprisingly powerful effect of sleeping more

Self

As the world waits to see the new face of America, so far so good for Australian investors.

What the new world order means for your hip pocket

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Ride the Trump rollercoaster of money and emotions

Karen Lawson, CEO of corporate start-up accelerator Slingshot.

Why are so many start-ups failing?

Adam Courtenay

The waterproof-backed Sandusa beach towel gets a workout.

'Summerpreneurs' cash in on bright spot in calendar

Christine D'Mello

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The moment the earthquake hit New Zealand

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McGregor makes UFC history

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Guevara's spectacular Moto3 save

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The Block winners net $815,000

Domain

A float featuring a man in a bath parades past St Paul's Cathedral during the Lord Mayor's Show on November 12, 2016 in ...

World of Photos - November 13, 2016

seinfeld

Every single episode of Seinfeld now streaming. Only on Stan.

the circus

The Final episode of The Circus fast tracked from the U.S.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Steve Price has claimed he was 'ambushed' by a question on domestic violence on the ABC's Q&A.

Calls for The Project to apologise after Steve Price 'bullied'

Ebony Bowden

Risky business: Charles Cottier hams it up with Stephen Peacocke (centre) and director Kane Guglielmi.

Nerves as the comedy film he sold his home to make opens

Garry Maddox

Kerri Anne Kennerley on Sunday Night.

I hate this new life: Kerri-Anne opens up on husband's recovery

Rob Moran

Grant McLennan and Robert Forster from Brisband band The Go Betweens at the Bondi Iceburgs Thursday March 31, 2005. The ...

Can Red Dog success add to Go-Betweens film? Forster thought so

Karl Quinn

Kate McKinnon as Hillary Clinton on SNL following the shock US election.

Kate McKinnon pays tribute to Clinton and Cohen on SNL

Jenna Clarke

Gable Tostee did set things straight, although probably not in the way in which he had intended.

Tostee recalls night with Wright, but didn't hear her final scream

Drew Creighton

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2010, file photo, Elton John, left, greets Leon Russell on the stage during their joint concert ...

Leon Russell, hit maker and musicians' musician, dies at 74

JON PARELES

Jimmy Fallon and David Blaine.

What happened to the frog? Jimmy Fallon shocked at illusion

Aja Styles

Guildford Hotel after its long refurbishment.

Most expensive schooner in Perth? Guildford prices slammed

Heather McNeill

Cakeage fees are becoming the norm in Perth.

Have your cake, but can you afford to eat it? ... $25 cakeage hits Perth

David Prestipino

WA reality TV stars Rachel and Sue with Tyler and Riley Nelson at Ronald McDonald House.

Perth reality TV stars join forces for sick kids on McHappy Day 2016

Controversial columnist Clementine Ford, author of Fight Like a Girl.

A message to Steve Price and his supporters: get over it

COMMENT
Clementine Ford
18 mins ago

Katy Perry with Hillary Clinton last week.

'For the teenage me': Katy Perry gives $10k to Planned Parenthood

Amy Croffey

The safety pin movement is gaining momentum in the days following the US election.

Take off your safety pins and stop wallowing in white guilt

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad
20 mins ago

Women are well versed in grinning and bearing it.

The label that helps men more than women

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Lena Dunham speaks to a crowd at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in January.

'Don’t agonise, organise’: Lena Dunham's call to action

Nicole Economos

HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 12: Actress Emma Stone attends the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 8th annual ...

Stone and Kidman dazzle in metallics on the red carpet

1 hr ago

President Barack Obama jokes Vice President Joe Biden in the Oval Office on February 9, 2015.

You need these memes of Joe Biden trolling Trump today

Mary Ward

Ivana Trump attends the Dennis Basso fashion show on September 13, 2016 in New York City.

Ivana has picked out a role for herself in Trump's presidency

Mary Ward
58 mins ago

The HPV vaccine is helping to shrink the numbers of Australians carrying the virus.

The vaccine that can stop cancer in its tracks

Paula Goodyer

For a whole body workout, the rowing machine beats running or cycling.

The cardio that beats running and cycling?

Stephanie Kanowitz

Happy rats like being tickled.

When rats get tickled for science

Sarah Kaplan

Tatts on show: Automata's favourite hand model, Joeri Timmermans.

Brain Food: Is it possible to become a credible chef without tattoos?

Dan Lepard's classic cream cheesecake.

It's a classic (triple) creamy 1960s-style cheesecake

Moorish pork skewers with black olive & orange salsa.

Weekly meal planner: Tasty, globe-trotting dinners every night

Aaron Curtis

'Tastes like liver': Bodybuilder films himself eating placenta

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25 hilarious places to hide your child's Elf on the Shelf

Are we giving kids too many dress up days? Melissa Radke sure thinks so.

Why this mum's rant about school dress up days has struck a chord

Emirates is the largest customer for the Airbus A380.

Emirates will now only fly superjumbos, 777s on all routes

Craig Platt

Some parts of China are very crowded, but others are almost empty.

Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to China

Brian Johnston

The rear of the main cabin on Hawaiian Airlines.

Flight test: Airline's 'economy extra comfort' class to Hawaii

Jamie Freed

The NBN is a national mess.

One third of Australians apathetic about NBN

COMMENT

A fake email address is a sensible precaution when making new friends online.

AdultFriendFinder hack a lesson to all of us

COMMENT

Fruit Ninja, one of the most successful games of all time, was an unexpected hit for Halfbrick.

After Fruit Ninja: Aussie company's fall from grace

Mark Serrels

morty

10 crazy technologies to expect by 2100

Gizmodo

Mark Zuckerberg says it's unlikely fake news posts on Facebook influenced the US election.

Facebook denies fake news impacted election

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF.

New Mazda MX-5 RF reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Last year's Best City SUV champion, the Suzuki Vitara, goes up against the new Jeep Renegade.

Drive Car of the Year: Best City SUV

Peter Mckay

The new Mercedes-AMG E43 arrives locally in February 2017.

Mercedes-AMG E43 price revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk.

Tested: Grand Cherokee Trailhawk

Stephen Ottley

Tesla has made groundbreaking claims about the driver aids available in its Model X.

New Tesla Model X reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Porsche Panamera 4.

Porsche extends Panamera line-up

Greg Kable and Dom Tripolone

Don't move a muscle

11,000 Wildcats fans freeze up for massive mannequin challenge

James Mooney
14 mins ago

Happy days: Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke celebrate the Ashes whitewash in 2014.

As in olden days, it's young talent time

Greg Baum

Under the pump: Steve Smith and Darren Lehmann watching the rain at Blundstone Arena.

Lehmann must reinvent himself, says Howard

Chris Barrett

Winning start: Serbia's Novak Djokovic.

Testy Djokovic makes winning start at season finale

Linda Pearce

Jobe Watson has made the decision to return the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Mitchell and Cotchin deserve to cherish their Brownlow moment

COMMENT
Rohan Connolly

Opportunity: Jack Bowes is a very tidy ball user and good in tight spaces

Suns academy prospect Bowes 'ticking every box'

Daniel Cherny

Marcus Bontempelli gets a handball away in traffic against the Lions.

Drafting to stay ahead of the AFL's changing curve

Rohan Connolly

Wild shot: David Warner edges behind to be dismissed for just 1.

Warner not to blame for top-order capitulation: Lehmann