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Former 6PR presenter Jane Marwick has announced she is stepping down from ABC 720's Afternoons programme.

Jane Marwick signs off from 720 ABC Perth Afternoons

1 hr ago

Luke Brett Moore bought paintings, cars and a boat with the money he kept withdrawing from a St George bank account.

Man who withdrew $2.1m after bank error wins appeal

Crown Towers Perth offers 'six star' luxury.

$25k a night: Perth's newest luxury hotel opens its doors

Do you have a lottery ticket you haven't checked yet? $2.1m and $700k are up for grabs

Does $2.1m await you? The hunt continues for Perth Lotto winner

Police officers in Broome with the seized alcohol.

Huge 'sly grogging' seizure in Broome one of WA's biggest

The woman's crotch was baldy burned during an IPL treatment.

WA beauty industry raise alarm after shock crotch burns

Murderer putting homeless men 'out of their misery'

Opinion poll has Labor to win election thanks to marginal seats

Bunnings shoplifter cops the fine, but gets the girl

QLD

The Aussie schoolboys taking on the 'most hated man in the world'

Who dunny-it? DNA catches out robber who left pubic hair on loo

Wesley Boyd

A hard earned thirst makes a big Christmas tree: Perth man's VB monument

Oly with his new Google Pixel phone and, left, holding his old Nokia.

Perth man turns off 2G network, says bye to 13-year-old Nokia

Kitoto in her transport that took her across the country.

Young giraffe completes 4200km journey to Perth Zoo

Steak and chips is a favourite at the Broken Hill.

Chips for $11! Stats reveal Perth has Oz's most expensive pub grub

The roo.

Skippy the pool kangaroo? WA marsupial enjoys a dip

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Giraffe looking for love in Perth

Every ex's dream: Bella Hadid bumping into her ex The Weeknd on the Victoria's Secret runway in Paris on Wednesday.

Kendall and Gigi take to the Victoria's Secret runway in Paris

A character: Richmond's Billy Barrot was impressive on and off the field.

Can modern football pass the character test?

'I don't even know why I am here': Sara Connor ...

8:12PM

ABC 720 Afternoons presenter Jane Marwick signs ...

6:42PM

A hard earned thirst makes a big Christmas tree: ...

6:13PM

The Guildford asked its customers if they wanted to return to pints.

Finally beer Perth can afford... Guildford Hotel slashes pint prices

David Prestipino

Workers, Unions and Associations clash over penalty rate changes

Saxon Durrant

Scammers target out of work miners with fake job ads

Hannah Barry

Lisa Scaffidi has failed in her mediation with the Local Government Department.

Government loses patience with Scaffidi over expenses saga

David Prestipino

The Liberal party could be in trouble ahead of the March election according to an opinion poll

Barnett government announces sale of Western Power

Brendan Foster

Research suggests that from the age of six young girls may be recognising sexualisation through advertisements, ...

Increased sexualisation ‘a problem for young children everywhere’

Saxon Durrant

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

Aboriginal elders 'break silence' on Fremantle's Australia Day saga

Brendan Foster

This is what was left of the surfer's board.

Man bitten by shark while surfing in NSW

NSW

Senate committee member and Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie was in disagreement with her colleagues.

Senate committee slams 'toxic' war on public servants

ACT

Travel times have increased more than 40 per cent on some roads.

Motorists hit hard by QR driver shortage

QLD

The roo.

Kangaroo enjoys dip in backyard pool

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull are all smiles as they announce the Greens deal ...

Greens strike deal with Coalition for 15% backpacker tax

Michael Koziol

Big fence is unfortunate but unfortunately we need it

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull's secret weapon is a woman on the rise

Matthew Knott

The Prime Minister might be right to look cheered.

Ban on PM attending Mardi Gras overturned

Tom McIlroy

One Nation Senator Rod Culleton says it is fair for the public to view a rift between himself and the rest of One Nation.

One Nation splits over Culleton High Court fight

Amy Remeikis

A security guard patrols the lawns at Parliament House.

'We're getting like a gated community: very American style'

EXCLUSIVE

Treasurer Scott Morrison is determined to ensure money for affordable and social housing is better spent.

Treasurers' housing summit to focus on cheaper rentals

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, centre, gestures to the media as he leaves after being ...

Fake news report on Jakarta Muslim hardliner linked to Australia

Jewel Topsfield

Historic agreement: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, front left, and the top FARC commander Rodrigo Londono, ...

Colombia approves revised FARC peace deal, triggers disarmament

A Ukrainian serviceman inside a surface-to-air missile system.

Ukraine prepares missile test near Crimea, angering Russia

Donald Trump and Wilbur Ross.

Is Donald Trump draining the swamp or fishing it?

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Pauline Hanson's One Nation is set to have a big say come the March election in WA.

WA election: One Nation preference debate a distraction

COMMENT
Daniel Smith

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

Dealing with young offenders is difficult, but not impossible

COMMENT
Julie Edwards

In <i>Game of Mates: New Masters of Australia</I>, James becomes the generic name for well-connected operators lining ...

Meet James, the man who always wins the Game of Mates

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

New investment figures suggest the sun is setting on Australia's remarkable run of growth.

'Plain disappointing'. Did Australia just go backwards?

Peter Martin
38 mins ago

BHP Billiton's Olympic Dam mine was one of several big facilities cut off by the blackout.

Lights out at Olympic Dam riles BHP

Levi's CEO Chip Bergh: "You shouldn’t have to be concerned about your safety while shopping for clothes or trying on a ...

Leave your guns at home, Levi's CEO asks shoppers

Lana Hopkins, founder and CEO of Mon Purse: "This is a true 'pinch-me' moment."

How a small Australian outfit scored a deal with Selfridges

Who is the proposed US Treasury Secretary?

ANALYSIS

Hemmes snaps up Sydney pub for record $37.5m

Best day in eight years for ASX's energy stocks

Float adviser cuts McGrath earnings, price outlook again

Taku Ekanayake is a 28-year-old Uber driver in Sydney, who owns six properties and plans to have 10 by November 2017.

How a 28-year-old investor used Uber to buy six properties

Eclectic Bedroom by Katy SB.

Stylish alternatives to the traditional bedside table

Tips for people who want to celebrate the festive season stylishly.

How to make your home a festive one ... without the tinsel

Can the government supply its way out of the housing affordability problem in major Australian cities?

Comment: Changes for foreign buyers rely on broken argument

When life hands you lemons, why not use them to clean?

The best natural cleaners you probably already own

The print advertisement for M7.

Brut and beyond: 10 men's fragrances that changed the game

Grooming

Executives are re-learning the art of writing with fountain pens.

How the fountain pen became a status symbol in the digital world

Luxury

Flight responses that protected our species so well can make us poor investors.

What was good for fending off mammoths is bad for investing

Illustration: Simon Letch

Mum to lose pension after inheriting small parcels of rocky land

ASK NOEL

Lana Hopkins, founder and CEO of Mon Purse: "This is a true 'pinch-me' moment."

How a small Aussie outfit scored a deal with Selfridges

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

Bored telephone operator, call centre, Telstra, telco, telecomms, phone company

You're doing reference checks wrong

Tony Featherstone

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Colombia plane crash audio released

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OPEC deal: What's next for oil?

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Shorten's tribute to hero cabbie

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Irukandji sting 'pretty scary'

A cadet from the Interior Ministry with the word Fidel painted on her face attends a rally honoring the late Cuban ...

World of Photos - December 1, 2016

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Younger Season 3 fast tracked from the U.S. every Thursday.

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

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Flume

Drake, Flume, Sia among Spotify's most streamed artists of the year

Rob Moran

David Oldfield, left, doesn't take the news too well. He's with Natalie Imbruglia and Ian 'Dicko' Dickson.

David Oldfield claims First Contact prison ban was 'payback'

Karl Quinn

Adele will play to more than 600,000 people in Australia in February and March.

Hello! Adele to reap upwards of $30 million in biggest Oz tour ever

Bernard Zuel

Canadian police are using Nickelback as a drink-driving deterrent these holidays.

Police threaten drink-drivers with Nickelback songs

Rob Moran

Steve Jacobs, with daughter, announces he's leaving <i>Today</i>.

Steve Jacobs announces departure from Today

Rob Moran

Just a hint of <i>Mad Max</i> ... <i>Mad Shiela: Virgin Road</i>

China's Mad Max: meet Mad Shelia: Virgin Road

Garry Maddox

Lynette Wallworth is leading the world in virtual reality film making.

The unknown filmmaker leading the world in VR

Garry Maddox

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie.

Hundreds of local musos protest against ABC cuts

Rob Moran

Swinney Vineyards uses bush vines, where the grapevines are left to grow naturally.

Drones propel WA winery Swinney to great heights

David Prestipino

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

Perth pubs succumb to beer pint pressure!

David Prestipino

Cakeage fees are becoming the norm in Perth.

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

David Prestipino

Susan Alberti and Moana Hope on the Brownlow red carpet earlier this year.

'I had no idea it was going to turn out like this': Moana's stellar year

Daisy Dumas

Brandon Cook

My mother bought me PrEP for Christmas

Brandon Cook

Every ex's dream: Bella Hadid bumping into her ex The Weeknd on the Victoria's Secret runway in Paris on Wednesday.

Bella Hadid's awkward encounter on the Victoria's Secret runway

Amy Croffey

Kendall Jenner walks the runway during the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Wednesday in Paris.

Victoria's Secret 2016: Kendall, Gigi and Bella take to the runway

"White men are so keen on eroding the collective power of working class men in Australia that we just had a bizarre ...

Who white, working class men really have to fear

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

DOLLY MAGAZINE Historical COVER tears through the years and editorial spread contents SPECIAL for THE SUNDAY AGE NEWS ...

Goodbye Dolly, and thanks for the 'spunks' and body advice

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Stay-at-home fathers are still a rarity.

We are expecting more from fathers, but not less from mothers

COMMENT
Shevonne Hunt

Mariah Carey on stage in London in March with back-up dancer Bryan Tanaka.

Mariah Carey seen kissing back-up dancer after James Packer split

Amy Croffey

To butter, to not butter or to miss the point?

A big, fat problem: saturated fat and heart disease risk

Sarah Berry

Crying: A natural painkiller?

Why do we cry? To dull the pain. Literally

Sarah Kaplan

Working your way to health but not necessarily weight loss.

Why do I tend to gain weight when I exercise?

Gretchen Reynolds

Lemon and oregano skewers with cucumber yoghurt.

34 recipes for people who love to eat things on sticks

Pops bellini icy pole.

Boozy icy poles arrive in time for summer

Your brain is trained to prefer red foods over green - but why?

Why our brains prefer red foods over green

Keith and Sherri Papini with their two children.

Husband speaks out in puzzling case of kidnapped Sherri Papini

Ben Carter and his family are celebrating thanks to Tommee Tippee

Tommee Tippee makes 500 cups for boy with autism

Monkey see, monkey do!

Oops! When you're accidentally a bad role model for your kids

Border security: You're next.

Border force: The world's toughest customs and immigration

Ben Groundwater

Evening light on Boyeeghter Strand, Ireland.

Why everyone wants to move to this country

Oliver Smith

Waikiki Beach and Diamond Head.

Hawaii's most popular activity for Australians may surprise you

Sheriden Rhodes

Select Netflix shows — including a lot of the service's 'orginals' — can now be saved to a mobile device for offline ...

What you need to know about Netflix downloads

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

Reddit gets proactive in banning abusers

The Xperia XZ: a mystery to most.

Review: Sony's latest is a beautiful phone most will overlook

Eyes on the road: the TomTom Go 520.

Why we still need standalone satnavs

COMMENT

RadioApp puts your favourite Australian commercial and national radio shows in your pocket.

Hands on: RadioApp live streaming radio

COMMENT

2017 Mercedes-Benz G-Professional Cab Chassis.

Mercedes debuts military-grade ute

Dom Tripolone

Holden Monaro CV8.

Holden Monaro CV8 used car review

David Morley

BMW plans to expand its electric car range.

BMW reinvents itself

Greg Kable

2014 Ford Fiesta ST.

What used hot hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

The new Mercedes-AMG E 63 S comes with a drift mode.

First drive: New Mercedes-AMG E63

Jonathan Hawley

Four of the world's largest car makers have joied forces to investigate building a fast-charging network for electric ...

Car makers join forces to create electric highways

After his acceptance speech, Bruno Fornaroli appeared to exclaim "and f*** off!"

'And f*** off!': A-League star's surprise speech sign-off

Daniel Cherny

Difficult off-season: Gary Ablett is uncertain whether he will see out his contract at the Suns.

Ablett, a multi-million-dollar cautionary tale

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Hameed faced an eye-watering 110 balls for only 17 runs until . . .

England opener soldiers on with finger in 'two pieces'

Nick Hoult

Burnt out: Jonathan Trott.

Pink ball Ashes: England agree to first day-night Test

Chris Barrett

A character: Richmond's Billy Barrot was impressive on and off the field.

New crop come through but can modern football pass the character test?

Rohan Connolly

Matthew Wade pulls off the stumping of Kagiso Rabada

The gloves are off in the great Test wicket-keeping debate

Daniel Cherny

The Western Bulldogs are well stocked but staying on top is a challenge in itself.

Post-season wrap: Drafts, trades and your club's 2017 playing list

Oscarine Masuluke's goal would have made the Likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo proud.

Goalkeeper pulls off incredible bicycle kick goal

Ronny Lerner