Bushfire advice Firefighters contain Bertram blaze
UPDATE: THE Department of Fire and Emergency has downgraded the Bertram bushfire status in Perth's south to "advice".
Safeguard WA's largest shark barrier open
THE largest shark barrier in WA has been officially opened as various Perth beaches were closed both days of the weekend due to sightings of the predator.
Melaleuca New $24.3m women's prison opens
UPDATE: WA’s new women’s prison will be run by a private operator who will get a $15k bonus for every inmate who stays out of jail for two years after release.
Brave children The 'zipper kids' are all right
THE scars on little Abigail White give just a hint of the horrendous journey the toddler has endured in her short life.
Ms Dhu footage 'Difficult situation for police': Barnett
WA PREMIER Colin Barnett says police seen on security footage manhandling dying Aboriginal woman Ms Dhu were in a difficult situation but her death should not have occurred.
'Stay safe' Crash victim's family's desperate plea
THE family of a Perth DJ who died in a horror car crash say she had an infectious personality that resonated with all she touched.
Aviation mystery Is this debris key to finding MH370?
WHAT happened to MH370 is one of the greatest aviation mysteries. And one WA woman believes these personal effects could hold the key to finding the missing the plane.
Politics Minister attacks fat jibes
DEFENCE Minister Marise Payne has fired up at rumours she’d had a nervous breakdown and was scared to go on television because she was too fat.
Man found dead missing man's dad
A MAN found dead in his Bullsbrook home is believed to be the father of a 30-year-old missing man.
How Perth is going to pot
MEDICINAL cannabis crops will be grown on the outskirts of Perth. But don’t expect to see these fields of pot because military-style security has been employed to keep intruders out.
Classic coup How Perth won the battle to snare Roger
IN just over a week Roger Federer, the Mr Perfection of world sport, arrives in Perth. Billy Rule looks at the behind-the-scene strategies that lured a legend to WA.
- 3:31AM Nine people killed in Jordan shootout
- 2:15AM Australian prof detained in Turkey purge
- 6:33PM Odds of a cyclone in Territory waters grow
- 5:54PM Call to extend Hedland alcohol ban
- 5:54PM New women's prison opens in Perth
- 5:19PM Queensland boy dies days after crash
- 5:15PM Premier opens WA's largest shark barrier
Scientology controversy ‘Tom Cruise thinks I’m the devil’
EX-SCIENTOLOGIST Leah Remini says Tom Cruise thinks she’s out to harm him and that he is “well-aware” the religion is “defrauding people.”
Sexy Aussie bikinis making a splash worldwide
Sun, surf and sexy swimwear. Savvy young Australians are turning our love for the beach lifestyle into a lucrative international business.
Confidential Look who made this year's list
IT’S that time of the year again when Confidential revisits the break-ups and hook-ups between Perth identities in 2016. And, as an added bonus, we’ve thrown some new relationships into the mix.
Warm week Keep cool the Aussie way
SUMMER can’t stop these kids from hitting the slopes with their “Aussie toboggan”.
Legal tangle Tensions deepen in animal welfare case
THE RSPCA WA has taken legal action against the Department of Agriculture over a dog in an animal cruelty case — the latest salvo in an escalating war.
GST share GST woes threaten election bid
PREMIER Colin Barnett’s bid for re-election has taken a massive hit, with federal Finance Minister Mathias Cormann snuffing out any hope WA’s GST woes will be fixed before the May Budget.
Free entry Callea's call for Carols by Candlelight
ANTHONY Callea will lead Perth’s biggest-ever Christmas singalong, with an expected 15,000 people to pack Langley Park. Your guide to the Carols.
Aussie stars head home for Christmas
HOLLYWOOD heavyweights Rebel Wilson and Margot Robbie have proved that they still call Australia home, with the actors both returning to their homeland for Christmas.
McCafe to runway Hot model out of Africa
YOUNG, beautiful and statuesque, everyone except Ajok Madel thought she could make it as a model.
Globetrotter The WA photographer 'up for anything'
GLOBETROTTER. Wildlife snapper. Rock-star shooter. He’s the WA photographer always going places ... and he’s up for anything.
Gary Adshead Paedophile dad 'deserves to die in prison'
EIGHT words was all it took. A sentence buried in a document so drenched in depravity that anyone would struggle to comprehend or stomach what they were reading.
Joe Spagnolo McGowan looks every bit the winner
AS THE end of 2016 approaches, I have decided to reflect on the year that was in State politics and specifically nominate who I believe was WA’s politician of the year in the past 12 months.
Star Wars The uncomfortable fact about Rogue One
ROGUE One: A Star Wars Story may be set a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but its plot lines are actually based in our reality.
Day four Aussies in danger of world record loss
AN incredible rearguard stand from centurion Asad Shafiq and Wahab Riaz underlights has given Pakistan a real chance to chase down a record total against Australia.
Injury blow Another paceman down for Scorchers
PERTH Scorchers have been dealt a blow ahead of their BBL opener against the Adelaide Strikers on Friday with paceman Joel Paris suffering a side strain.
Carlton camp Cripps will be right for opening game
PATRICK Cripps will be ready for Round 1 despite the back issues that have derailed his pre-season, teammate Sam Docherty says.
BAC .258: When Skull took on Pakistan hung-over
REMEMBER the time Kerry O’Keefe took 3-42 against Pakistan with a blood alcohol concentration of .258? No, seriously. This actually happened.
- Tennis Jasika comeback seals Open wildcard
- Phil Rothfield What’s the Buzz: The 2016 Awards
- Cricket Can Johnson 'blow the cobwebs off'?
- Boxing/MMA Trait that Green and Iron Mike share
- Sport Scorchers lose to Mooney-inspired Heat
- AFL Eagles take LARS route on Tunbridge
- Football Kerr double sinks Adelaide
- Cricket Teen ready to show wares on BBL stage
- Sport McNamee back after Hopman 'cold war'
- Cricket Nice Gary: Gabba turns Lyon into cult hero
- Basketball Martin pushes for early return
- Cricket Australia exacting sweet revenge at Gabbatoir
- Football Berisha’s winner conquers Cahill’s classic
- Sport New-look Glory thumped 4-1 by Sky Blues
Burgoyne aiming for a top-four finish
A TOP-four finish is high on Hawk Shaun Burgoyne’s to-do list as he heads into a 2017 season he’s unsure of whether it will be his last.
- Gold Coast Ablett’s flag race at Suns setting
- Hawthorn Locked in: Rioli re-signs with Hawthorn
- AFL News Confirmed: New AFL video game in 2017
- Sport Looks like the Judd twins picked their team
- AFL News Cotchin’s show of respect to Jobe
- GWS Delay in Giants misconduct hearing
- Dept. Trade Star Tiger not worth seven figures: Mooney
- Collingwood Keeffe, Thomas back at Pies for pre-season
- Melbourne Dawes ‘embarrassed’ by time at Dees
- AFL Neale aims to tackle Cats
- AFL Nic Nat to push for late-season return
- AFL Young Saint detained by police
- Hawthorn New number a pointer to Burton’s potential
- Sydney There’s just one man to lead Swans
Baldwin skewers Trump and Putin
ALEC Baldwin was joined by two special guests on his final 2016 Saturday Night Live parody of Donald Trump — and Russia was in his sights.
Delta in tug of war with networks
DELTA Goodrem has found herself at the centre of a stoush between TV network rivals over her starring role in Seven’s Olivia Newton-John telemovie.
‘Tom Cruise thinks I’m the devil’
EX-SCIENTOLOGIST Leah Remini says Tom Cruise thinks she’s out to harm him and that he is “well-aware” the religion is “defrauding people.”
RendezView Who exactly is ‘against Christmas’? No one, that’s who
You know it’s Christmas when news about someone taking the “Christ” out of Christmas features and right on cue a politician jumps on the “defend Christmas” bandwagon.
RendezView He’s the one. We just don’t know it yet
Barnaby Joyce is the obvious conservative saviour, who could make Australia great again, writes Miranda Devine. Sadly, he’s in the wrong party.
Fortescue to repay another $1b of debt
IRON ore miner Fortescue Metals Group is cashing in on the recent strong run in prices with a further $A1.4 billion repayment of its debt next week.
- Business New Woolies jobs for 1500 Masters workers
- WA News Payless Shoes to shut its doors
- WA News Palmer wins $14.3m in business battle
- Companies Rinehart keeps beef in Aussie hands
- Budgeting Aussies have a ‘Merry Thriftmas’
- News Economic backslide a ’bump in the road’
- Business Bunnings chief John Gillam quits
- WA News Economy smaller first time in five years
- WA News Perth property less affordable
- WA News Chinese takeover bid for WA gas pipeline
- Cars New Holden Commodore unveiled
- WA News Interest rates kept on hold
- WA News Perth economic growth slows to crawl
- WA News Slender design for Perth's tallest hotel
Card offers Get the longest interest-free card
A MAJORITY of credit cards have an interest-free period but they can vary far and wide which means consumers can get stung hard if they don’t pay attention.
Gift of life Even Santa can’t match this wish
WHILE some girls hope for an iPad or perfume for Christmas, Erin Taylor, 12, is hoping for a kidney.
- Eat Man steals $30K worth of seafood
- Lifestyle Catching the ultimate gingerbread man
- School Life Can you answer these questions?
- Celebrity Life Jonah Hill shows off huge weight loss
- Eat Google’s most-searched dishes of 2016
- Babies Cancer mum welcomes miracle baby
- Babies UK green lights three-parent babies
Negative growth Property prices recede at record rates
FOR the seventh straight quarter, house prices in Perth have dropped - they are now back to 2013 levels. So is there any good news for homeowners?
- WA News Freo heirloom passed to new generation
- WA News Perth property less affordable
- WA News Slender design for Perth's tallest hotel
- News Slab of gold for St Georges Terrace
- WA News Cool pools help make homes hot sellers
- WA Business New Fremantle base for public servants
- WA News State Buildings trophy collection grows
19 last-minute gifts for travellers
MATERIAL gifts are so 2015. This Christmas it’s all about giving travel - and the best thing is, it’s not too late to get these pressies under the tree.
What it’s really like as a geisha girl
IT’S a mysterious practice confined to the wealthy and influential of Japan. Here’s a rare look at one of the country’s most revered traditions.
What’s on your streaming service?
TO help you binge-watch the Christmas holidays away, here is a list of all of films and television shows coming to your streaming services this month.