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Bradley Hugh Hoddy was last seen in 2006.

WA man 'burned and killed over gun debt', trial hears

Vodafone has introduced a new "missing persons" policy.

Vodafone's new policy after billing 'missing persons'

An Albany commercial fisherman has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 for unlawful interference with another ...

WA man fined for 'interfering' with fellow fisherman's gear

The student was told to go home due to his haircut.

'Too short': Mum's outrage as son sent home over haircut

Police escort the accused transgender prostitute from Perth Airport.

Transgender prostitute to leave male prison on bail

The kangaroo was punched in the face after it released the man's dog.

Heartfelt story behind 'kangaroo punching' video finally revealed

Police seek man who forced driver to give him a lift at knifepoint

Westpac, NAB hit investors with interest rate move

Clancy Yeates

'It won't be ready': Ashes unlikely to open new stadium

Holidaymakers beware: How criminals scam Airbnb users

New Zealand PM John Key resigns in shock announcement

Lateline host Amma Alberici says programs cannot be run as they were five years ago.

ABC stars speak out as tensions between staff and management escalate

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A Perth diver comes within inches of a great white shark near Esperance.

Perth diver goes nose-to-nose with a great white to prove a point

WWE NXT comes to Perth tonight for the first time ever to entertain fans of the sport.

Perth-born tag team set to star in WWE NXT show on home soil

Two passengers have walked away from this light plane crash.

Miraculous escape as light plane crashes in WA

Not moving: Daniel Ricciardo will not be released from Red Bull to join rivals Mercedes.

Mercedes chase Daniel Ricciardo as Rosberg replacement

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The Currambine Bar & Bistro is one of eight finalists competing to be named Radio 6PR Pub of the Year.

Perth's top 8 watering holes in Radio 6PR's Pub of the Year

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

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Protesters and Native American tribe celebrate ...

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'Say it ain't so, bro!': Turnbull rues departure ...

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Robert Stephan Hamiora Serjeant "was the final and fatal link in a chain of errors" an inquest heard

'Chain of errors' before WA rigger's death

Teenage girl fighting for life after horrific late night City Beach crash

'Put your basketballs out': Tributes flow for Tyreez after death

Heather McNeill

Frederico Nevolo being revived at Mettam's Pool on Sunday morning.

'Traumatising' abalone drowning sparks stricter beach powers

Heather McNeill

Police are calling for witnesses to a fatal head-on smash between a tow truck and road train.

Tow truck driver killed after head on smash with road train

David Allan-Petale

A man has been charged after police found a bomb on the back seat of his car on Hepburn Avenue on Friday.

Man charged after bomb found on the back seat of a car in Kingsley

Adrian Beattie

Batik Air is about to start flights between Perth and Bali.

New Indonesian airline set to fly between Perth and Bali

Adrian Beattie

Storm clouds mass over Burwood.

Man struck by lightning, homes damaged as storm batters Sydney

Hannah Craft

A man faced court over the alleged bashing death of a man by the roadside.

Man bashed to death after argument over parking spot, court told

Jane Lee

Dr Raymond Lovett from the ANU Research School of Population Health, has received major funding from the National Health ...

ANU projects on indigenous health receive major funding boost

Karen Hardy

Bradley Hugh Hoddy was last seen in 2006.

WA man 'burned and killed over gun debt', trial hears

Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg has a fine line to walk on climate policy.

Coalition conservatives furious over climate review

James Massola

Faith in 'laws of war' dangerously slipping, says Red Cross

David Wroe

ABC stars speak out as tensions over program changes escalate

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

Mutuma Ruteere says Australia is not unique among western democracies in grappling with popular support for parties with ...

UN expert says Australians (and their leaders) have big racism problem

Stephanie Peatling

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Energy and Environment minister Josh Frydenberg attacked state renewable energy ...

Decommissioned: Turnbull to axe Abbott's Green Army

Dinal approval has been given for the Adani mine.

'It’s not critical': Adani says it doesn't need $1b government loan

Michael Koziol

A scene from the <i>Four Corners</i> program, at the Don Dale Detention Centre.

Darwin youth prison a scene of 'disrepair and despair'

Damien Murphy

Native American veterans join an interfaith ceremony at the Oceti Sakowin camp where people gathered to protest the ...

Protesters celebrate Dakota Access pipeline victory

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Donald Trump's call with Taiwan's President was part of a deliberate strategy, say those involved in its planning.

Taiwan call all part of a long-held Trump plan, say insiders

Philip Wen

Charlyne Chen, with Taiwan's former vice-president Annette Lu, centre, and an unidentified man, in a photo posted by the ...

Taiwan city planning a makeover had visit from Trump 'rep'

Leni Robredo is sworn in as Vice-President in June. She will keep that job - which is elected separately to the ...

Philippines veep quits cabinet after Duterte orders her to stay away

Hefty age gap: Marlon Brando, 48, and Maria Schneider, 19 star in Bernardo Bertolucci's film <em>Last Tango in Paris</em>.

Bertolucci and Brando forever stained by Last Tango butter rape

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Karl Quinn

Stumped for gift ideas? You can use maths to maximise your Christmas haul, according to a new book.

How to exploit ‘game theory’ to stuff your stocking this Christmas

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

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

Mallaby argues central bankers should instead lean on bubbles with higher interest rates.

Why central banks should lean on housing bubbles

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Since 2010 Australia is the only region to show an increasing trend in female CEO appointments.

Australia stagnates, just 10 female CEOs in the ASX 200

Retailers are feeling decidedly upbeat as they had into the critical Christmas holiday season.

Retailers expect bountiful Christmas, new year

Bellamy's has seen profits triple this year on the back of selling baby formula to China.

Bellamy's Organic bosses picked the peak

Colin Kruger, CBD

Family flees home after washing machine catches alight

Italy's banks face another hit, but it needn't be fatal

UniSuper could be key to $7.3 billion bid for DUET Group

CBA's compensation bill rises as new victims emerge

Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan.

How the Socceroos' Mat Ryan pulled a great save on his childhood home

Statue of little gnome.

Booming Gnomesville puts strain on gnome housing

Avoid last minute hassles with a little help from the style experts.

What Australia's most stylish have on their Christmas lists

Muller House, Palm Beach, uses glass to blur the lines between inside and out.

How to make windows work in an energy-efficient home

Kalbarri Coastline, Western Australia Kalbarri coastline.

New electricity technology powers into Kalbarri

Men's style trends 2016.

Seven of the hottest men's trends of 2016 that aren't going anywhere

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Even if you're not invited you should still look the part.

Style guide: How to be the best dressed man at a wedding

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If you use disposable nappies, the cost can run to $66 a week.

Take the nappy pledge: grow your super while on parental leave

You have to hand over your banking login to see the round-up transactions in the Acorns app, but the money is ...

Nicole helps … sort out fintech and fraud liability

Sarah Christian, owner of luxury wig shop The Beautiful Hair Boutique, herself has alopecia.

How she's turning her illness into $1 million revenue

Mitch Hills says new design and web platforms create a collaborative process between company and client.

The tech your small business needed yesterday

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Sandy Hook families release chilling PSA video

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US Army refuses North Dakota pipeline permit

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Dying to Be Heard: Reporting Syria's War

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The great Australian pastime of esky driving

Jakub Janda of Czech Republic jumps in front of the rising moon.

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Gibson may have last laugh after AACTAs' awkward Jewish joke

Garry Maddox

Alec Baldwin has made a "uge'' impression with his impersonation of Donald Trump.

There's nothing decent about Baldwin's SNL parodies of Trump

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Ben Pobjie

Tom Cruise and Annabelle Wallis in <i>The Mummy</i>.

Tom Cruise on why The Mummy is bringing a new kind of monster

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Sarah Thomas

Australian electronic music pioneers The Avalanches will be playing for American owners at this year's Falls Festival ...

Splendour In The Grass and Falls festivals now American-owned

Bernard Zuel

Felicity Jones in the new trailer for <Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

These movies put Disney on track for biggest year ever

Karl Quinn

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump.

Baldwin to Trump: Release tax returns, I'll stop impersonations

Despite a decade of stand-up comedy, hosting <i>Saturday Night Live</i> and producing her own TV series, Amy Schumer ...

Amy Schumer unexpectedly cancels Australian tour

Ebony Bowden

Felicity Jones in <i>Rogue One: A Star Wars Story</i>.

Is the Force with Rogue One? George Lucas gives his verdict

Michael Idato

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

Mariam Veiszadeh is Daily Life's 2016 Woman of the Year

Daily Life 2016 Woman of the Year: Mariam Veiszadeh

Daisy Dumas

Hefty age gap: Marlon Brando, 48, and Maria Schneider, 19 star in Bernardo Bertolucci's film <em>Last Tango in Paris</em>.

Hollywood is rife with 'non consensual' scenes

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Ruby Hamad

The Goop Gift store.

Goop's pop-up store is everything you imagined and more

Mary Ward

The bush is here to stay.

What you can really expect to change after a labiaplasty

Kylie Minogue is seen on December 2, 2016 in Paris, France.

Celebrity street style

Enigma: Melania Trump might surprise us.

Does Melania Trump deserve a dressing-down?

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Natalie Reilly

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2014 file photo, Amy Schumer arrives at the GQ Men of the Year Party in Los Angeles. Schumer ...

Twitter dumps on Amy Schumer after news of Barbie role

Jenny Noyes

Sparkke Change head brewer Agi Gajic.

Beer industry gets a shake-up with socially-conscious cans

Cameron Nicholls

A vegetable burger can be a delicious alternative.

Ten things to eat instead of bacon – and why it matters

Paula Goodyer

Fit findings: there are many benefits to exercise as you age.

Studies show people get more benefits from exercise as they age

Gary Rotstein

Pick up and restore strength.

These five workouts are essential if you spend the day sitting

Sunday night dinner: Chicken tinga with tortillas.

Weekly meal planner: 7 quick summer dinner ideas

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The top 25 Aussie tinnies for Christmas

Karen Martini's summer vegetable lasagne.

Hit list: Our top 10 most popular recipes of 2016

Jane Holroyd

Big risers of 2016: Harley (<i>Suicide Squad</i>), Tyreese (<i>Walking Dead</i>), Ivanka Trump, Dustin (<i>Stranger ...

Top baby names for 2016: old favourites, new additions

Brandy Vela's family said the teen was the victim of cyberbullying.

Bullied teen commits suicide in front of family

"We didn't expect to be raising our granddaughter."

The HONY photo striking a chord with grandparent carers

Just a few tourists on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls.

The 8 tourist attractions that are worth braving crowds for

Nobby Head, Port Macquarie.

The sun-starved could be here in under two hours with JetGo

Julietta Jameson

Security check point at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

I got stuck at the airport for 11 hours and it was awesome

Amelia Rayno

The competition watchdog has denied a bid by Commonwealth Bank, Westpac and National Australia Bank to collectively ...

Apple gets vocal on self-driving cars

As the copper phone network goes from bad to worse, decent broadband is still years away for many Australians.

Do you have an NBN plan B?

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Clockwise from top left: Meeting new water Pokemon Popplio; a powerful Totem version of Alolan Raticate; exploring a ...

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Sydney 'too boring' for the jobs of the future

Volkswagen has been given clearance to repair most of the remaining diesel cars affected by its emission scandal

VW to recall more than 60k cars

Andrew MacLean

2016 Toyota HiLux.

Toyota HiLux set to become Australia's best-seller

Andrew MacLean

2018 Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV has begun public testing

Rolls-Royce SUV revealed

Andrew MacLean

2018 Toyota Camry

All-new Toyota Camry teased

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche Macan

Cheapest new Porsche in 30 years

Andrew MacLean

2015 Toyota HiLux 4x4 SR double cab 2016 Toyota HiLux SR 4x4 Double Cab.

Best new car deals this Christmas

David McCowen, Dom Tripolone

Dockers star Nat Fyfe gives a young Ballantyne fan an autograph after the race.

Nat Fyfe proves fitness with Rottnest kiteboarding race

Not moving: Daniel Ricciardo will not be released from Red Bull to join rivals Mercedes.

Daniel Ricciardo off limits to Mercedes, says Red Bull

James Brayshaw has left Channel Nine.

Brayshaw leaves Nine, Hutchison to co-host The Footy Show

What a catch: Matt Wade embraces Steve Smith after the captain's stunning grab.

Smith stuns cricketing world with outrageous catch

Matt Bungard

Barry Hall will take up a part-time coaching role with the Suns.

Barry Hall joins Gold Coast as specialist, part-time coach

Mike Hussey: Tipped for national role.

Hussey tipped to be appointed as Australian T20 caretaker coach

Chris Barrett

Record-breaker: Smith salutes the crowd after his superb 164.

Steve Smith leads with bat as Australia cruise to victory

Chris Barrett

Port Adelaide's Jarman Impey.

Jarman Impey investigated for hit-run smash

Emma Quayle