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Footballers from Brazilian team Chapecoense were on board a plane that crashed in Colombia.

Footballers among survivors pulled from plane wreck

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WA police released this composite of a man wanted in connection to the attack.

Hunt for Floreat Beach sex attacker after assault on 14yo girl

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Ablett's comments that next year may be his last came as a shock.

Ablett hands over captaincy, may retire at end of next year

44 mins ago

Wade Cameron Dunn was killed in May last year.

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The meeting of Aboriginal and community leaders some people claimed never happened.

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Perth restaurant kitchens fall foul of health inspectors

The passenger sustained a deep gash in his arm after trying to disarm the attacker.

Bid to disarm knife-wielding man in Perth road rage goes 'horribly wrong'

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The truck stuck under the bridge - almost as the flier predicted.

Predictable.. Did this flyer foresee latest Bayswater Bridge fail?

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Telltale catches a sign WA crayfish 'white run' is about to begin

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The missing sign.

McDonald's offers 41 Big Macs as reward for recovery of stolen sign

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Star Wars screening of Rogue One sells out in four minutes

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 23: Robbie Williams arrives for the 30th Annual ARIA Awards 2016 at The Star on November ...

The stars of Aussie music hit the ARIAs 2016 red carpet

Gigi Hadid arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, November 20, 2016, in Los Angeles.

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Predictable? The flyer that foresaw (well, ...

6:18PM

Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense ...

6:04PM

Perth road rage disarm goes 'horribly wrong'

5:56PM

WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan has warned against police ramming cars in a chase.

Top cop Karl O'Callaghan fearful of WA Labor's chase ramming plan

Teenager dies after Fremantle bus stabbing by relative

Heather McNeill

Man killed in tree lopping accident south of Perth

Brendan Foster

We have missed the point of Mayor Brad Pettitt's move to shake up Australia Day.

Freo's Australia Day will prove to be a history defining moment

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

A man has died after a head-on crash near Albany.

One killed, two serious injured after head-on crash near Albany

Brendan Foster

Shooper Yasir Khan filmed a man being 'tackled' to the ground by Coles staff.

Customer 'manhandled' at Coles 'for coming in after closing time'

Pints are back on the menu at two popular waterholes in Perth after some public pressure.

Pints are back as Perth pubs succumb to beer pressure!

David Prestipino

Police take evidence from an upmarket apartment at Sydney's Olympic Park on Tuesday.

Rebels bikie arrested over gangland shooting

NSW
57 mins ago

A new scam has targeted migrants with threatening phone calls.

Woman, 89, loses $200,000 in phone scam

QLD

Rayne probe returns dead ends, Plice Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan conceded.

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The Australian capital is one of Qatar Airways' eight new destinations for 2017-18.

Second overseas airline to fly to Canberra

ACT

Senator Nick Xenophon addresses the media on his party's deal with the Prime Minister.

Xenophon water backdown clears the way to ABCC win for Turnbull

James Massola

Australian students now behind Kazakhstan in maths and science rankings

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Dutton admits US has refugees limit

Michael Koziol

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 29 November 2016 Photo: Andrew Meares

George Brandis damage: the central question for Turnbull

ANALYSIS
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Oil and gas giants face tax and royalties probe

Heath Aston
44 mins ago

First grandfather, now Labor threatened over logo

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'It's like putting barbed wire over the Opera House'

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Thailand may have new king within days

Lindsay Murdoch

A woman walks past a one of hundreds of tribute sites to Fidel Castro set up across Cuba.

Cubans line up to bid farewell to Fidel Castro

Donald Trump - opposes any outcome in any vote he doesn't win.

Electoral College pitfalls on full display after US vote

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Peter Wilding: the man who invented the word 'Brexit'.

Peter Wilding coined the term Brexit. Now he fears its impact

Nick Miller

We have missed the point of Mayor Brad Pettitt's move to shake up Australia Day.

Freo's Australia Day will prove history defining

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

I didn't think Facebook was having a big impact on my life. I was in denial.

Deactivating Facebook the best decision I made

Mark Serrels

Opportunites for women have never been better.

This is why middle class white men are so angry

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

James Packer, co-chairman of Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd., right, and singer Mariah Carey stand for photographs at the ...

What Mimi can tell Packer about Crown jewels

COMMENT
David Fickling

The last Holden V6 engine built in Australia.

A free lunch, a polo shirt, then shown the door

President-elect Donald Trump needs someone to manage his business affairs to resolve questions of conflict.

How Trump could quell conflict-of-interest woes

COMMENT

Investors are hesitating ahead of Wednesday's OPEC meeting.

ASX slips as metals rally runs out of steam

$874m wiped off Vocus market cap as profit guidance falls short

AMP shakes up management after massive losses

2017 rate rise not a fait accompli, say local experts

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Chinese wanting to buy Aussie property face 'sandwich squeeze'

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The Knutsford development in Fremantle was honoured in the National Architecture Awards for its design principles of ...

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Luxury

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Barossa blowout: The ultimate $150,000 weekend away

Fine Drinks

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A few hours of Netflix a month could push up your data usage if you're not careful.

The mistake people make when choosing a mobile plan

Alex Kidman

Subcontractors in Queensland are to be given a better deal.

Qld plans new payment system for 'subbies'

How can my husband who is a sole trader write off a large asset?

One big tax myth that could cost you

Max Newnham

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Trudeau offers condolences on Castro death

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Arsenal beat Bournemouth

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Princess Beatrice cuts Ed Sheeran with sword

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Rosberg seals first ever F1 World Title

Andrew Dyson

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We shall not be moved: David Oldfield sticks to his guns in <i>First Contact</i>.

'It should have died out': David Oldfield's First Contact verdict

Karl Quinn

Ben Mendelsohn portrays Director Krennic in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

Rogue One opening screening sells out in four minutes

Linda Morris

Neil Young won't be touring Australia or New Zealand in 2017 so how can he still be on Bluesfest bill?

Neil Young pulls out of tour, with question hanging over Bluesfest

Amazon's <i>The Grand Tour</i> has come to Australia, but there's no simple way to watch it on your television.

The Grand Tour available to stream in Australia

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

Adrien Brody stars in a Wes Anderson directed short for H&M

Wes Anderson creates Christmas short starring Adrien Brody

Linda Morris

Karl Stefanovic hosts the Nine Network's Today Show.

Nine hires defamation lawyer over Stefanovic gossip

Georgina Mitchell

Stars Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard with director Justin Kurzel.

Why Fassbender and Cotillard jumped into video game movie

Garry Maddox

One of the mums from the series now, 10 years later, with her kids and Plumpton High's then principal Glenn Sargeant.

ABC drops Plumpton High teen mums doco over legal dramas

Sarah Thomas

Russ rebuffed ... being overseas while filming <i>Gladiator</i> has been cited as part of the reason Crowe missed out on ...

The man behind the music of Gladiator to play in Perth

Saxon Durrant

Swinney Vineyards utilises a mix of old world growing techniques and modern technology like drones to enhance its vineyards.

WA winery using drones to perfect its drops

David Allan-Petale

Pints are back on the menu at two popular waterholes in Perth after some public pressure.

Pints back at the bar as suburban pubs succumb to beer pressure!

David Prestipino

Aly is the first female Muslim MP in Federal Parliament.

Meet Daily Life's top 10 Women of the Year, as nominated by you

Daisy Dumas

Actress and singer Evan Rachel Wood Performs With The Group Rebel.

How Westworld helped Evan Rachel Wood 'make peace' with her sexual assault

Nicole Economos

Miranda Tapsell's definition of being Aboriginal: "Being told by a white boy from Tassie that that his people pushed my ...

Twitter users #DefineAboriginal in wake of Hanson comments

Jenny Noyes

BMI weight analysis does not take into account many things, including lifestyle habits.

Why reducing advice to a BMI number is hurting our health

Kasey Edwards

Prince William weighs in on Prince Harry's girlfriend Meghan Markle.

Prince William weighs in on Prince Harry's girlfriend

Amy Croffey

Moroccan TV station 2M airs makeup tips for hiding domestic violence.

TV show airs makeup tips to hide domestic violence

Love may not be the best reason to stay in a relationship.

Love is no reason to stay in a rotten relationship

Kerri Sackville

Party prank gone wrong: Princess Beatrice of York reportedly cut Ed Sheeran's face.

Princess Beatrice slices Ed Sheeran's face with a sword

Our phones are leaving us mentally aroused and unable to sleep.

Sleeping with the enemy: why Australians struggling to sleep

Sarah Berry

Yo-yo dieting: getting to the guts of it

Scientists say gut microbes may play role in yo-yo dieting, obesity

Kate Kelland

Junk food and soft drink are hindering our health.

The 10 things Australia needs to do to improve health

Hazelnut macaroons, coconut jelly and soft chocolate.

Our ultimate list of dinner party recipes for entertaining season

A selection of supermarket cheeses as tasted at Gerard's Bar & Charcuterie.

The great supermarket cheese taste test: experts on what to buy

Callan Boys

Smith & Daughters' pan-fried peppers.

Five dishes, five minutes – top chefs' foolproof quick hit recipes

Jane Ormond

zoe alex

'Married at First Sight' couple welcome baby

Parents are not happy about unisex toilets being introduced at a UK school.

Parents outraged over unisex primary school toilets

Doctors have warned water beads can cause serious illness if swallowed.

Water beads pose serious hazard to children, new report

Guanacaste, Costa Rica.

The 10 countries in the world right now not involved in wars

David Whitley

Underwater restaurant Anantara Maldives.

Travel's most amazing secrets hidden underground

Brian Johnston

James Bond Island, Phang Nga Bay National Park.

Phuket: Is it still a safe holiday destination for Australians?

Tracey Spicer

Designer Veniamin Geskin has been imagining curved iPhones for quite a while. Here his iPhone 8 concept is seen in a ...

Apple could launch curved iPhone next year

The solar thermal research hub at Steel River, Newcastle.

CSIRO's push into huge Chinese renewables

EXCLUSIVE

Bright and playful, <i>Watch Dogs 2</i> is a hacker's paradise.

Hacker sequel is everything the first game should have been

Steve Huffman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Reddit.

Reddit CEO admits to editing users' posts

Will Apple be able to avoid the issues that sunk Google Glass?

Apple Glass: what the company needs to do

Last Holden V6 built in Australia.

Holden builds its last engine

Andrew MacLean

2017 Holden Barina.

2017 Holden Barina prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Ford Escape.

Driven: New Ford Escape

David Morley

Volkswagen Coupe Sport GTE concept

Volkswagen's next top model

Andrew MacLean

2017 Infiniti Q60.

Driven: Infiniti Q60 Coupe

Drive Staff

2017 Lexus IS200t F Sport.

Driven: New Lexus IS sedan

Drive Staff

Drew Petrie is confident he has good footy ahead of him.

Petrie confident of bouncing back to form at West Coast

Ronny Lerner

Day-night Tests may not be the answer everywhere.

Test cricket sees the light, but must not be blinded by it

Greg Baum

Tim English is going to focus on gaining muscle.

Time for WA draftee to muscle up at the Bulldogs

Larissa Nicholson

Injured Diego Castro is expected to return for Glory early next year.

Blow for Glory as injuries hit star duo Castro, Risdon

West Coast's first draft pick has drawn comparisons to Luke Shuey and Patrick Dangerfield.

The Eagles draftee who looks like Shuey and plays like Danger

Tim Carrier

Big innings: James Pattinson.

Pattinson smashes 137 off 64, and that's not even a record

Claire Siracusa

No show: Stephen Dank did not appear at his scheduled hearing.

Fury at Dank appeal... 'he should not be near any athlete'

UPDATED
Rohan Connolly

Lots to play for: Australian captain Steve Smith.

Australia's No.1 ODI ranking on the line