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A Kwinana resident has complained to their local council about a 'noisy' Christmas lights display.

Silent night! Xmas grinch says 'display is too noisy'

1 hr ago

The Health Department told 12 food businesses to clean up their act this year.

Perth's dirty dozen: More restaurants hit 2016 health list

One in three WA cyclists use their mobile phone while riding, a new study shows.

Cyclists using mobiles and riding while 'under the influence'

The "new payments platform" will allow for real-time fund transfers to someone using a different bank.

Minutes before retiring, worker emails the ultimate reply-all

Brad Hardie's days at Radio 6PR could be numbered.

Brad Hardie's Radio 6PR future in limbo after 23 years at station

1 hr ago

A teenage girl was lucky to avoid serious injuries after tripping over barbed wire which was strung across a High ...

Teenage jogger injured by barbed wire strung across Perth road

33 mins ago

'I would trade her for a monkey'... Perth mum's hilarious online plea

McGowan 'must end doublespeak' on Rockingham canals

The tainted election: How Donald Trump won is horrifying

COMMENT

Man rescued after jumping from Elizabeth Quay bridge

Ben Cousins in court fighting to spend Christmas a free man

Cousins main pic

'I am on the right path.' Cousins avoids jail after latest court hearing

6 mins ago

A beautiful shot of the supermoon over the west coast

Supermoon to steal the limelight from Perth meteor shower

Former Hawthorn now West Coast player Sam Mitchell receives the 2012 Brownlow Medal from Shane Crawford on Tuesday.

Eagle Mitchell receives medal at 'unusual' Brownlow ceremony

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The 'kangaroo punch' mural in Richmond.

Graffiti artist turns 'kangaroo punch man' into a work of art

Local Drive presenters for Mix94.5, Pete Curulli and Lisa Shaw, command the timeslot in Perth.

Perth radio ratings reveal the naughty and the nice

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Perth Zoo feed the crocs

Triage!

Fringe World Festival Perth 2017: Top 10 picks

GENERIC - Series of an older businessman at desk. Stress in tray documents overworked tired.

When will you be too old for your job?

Ben Cousins avoids jail after pleading guilty to ...

3:55PM

ATO loses a million gigabytes of data

3:51PM

Renewable jobs grow as ACT drives down emissions ...

3:47PM

The albino magpie spotted in Inglewood.

One-in-a-million albino magpie spotted in Inglewood

Heather McNeill

Cashier injured in armed hold-up at Carlisle siege deli

Heather McNeill

All trained up with nowhere to go: WA's unemployed nurses

Zoe Keenan

Two people have died after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a road train.

Two dead after head-on collision with road train in WA's south

Heather McNeill

The government had a role to play, Mr Barnett said.

Barnett explains $14m public funding for Perth-London flights

Emma Young

Travel has again come to a halt on the Eyre Highway due to bushfire forced road closures.

Second bushfire closes Nullarbor highway, strands travelers

Heather McNeill

A woman has been sexually assaulted by two men near Albany.

Woman sexually assaulted by two men near Albany

Hello old friend: the sun is on its way.

Heatwave across east coast sends mercury soaring

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Police at the site of the incident in Forrestfield.

Man, 29, charged after fatal 'brick' fight

Associate professor Steve Madden and his colleagues at the ANU have assembled a chip-based interferometer that could ...

The scientists helping us discover far-off worlds

ACT

Aguek Nyok get a chance to upgrade his maxi taxi for a weekend.

Taxi company turns off the meter to take on Uber

QLD

22 August 2011 FILE PIC Canberra Times photograph by GRAHAM TIDY Image to archive. Aerial shot of Parliament House. ...

Our elected representatives won. We are no longer above them

COMMENT
Peter Martin
41 mins ago

Payne's absence triggers fresh round of reshuffle talk

James Massola
1 hr ago

Security agencies considered digging 'moat' around Parliament

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

12 August 2010; SHD NEWS; L to r - Don Rowe, President RSL NSW Branch. A round table discussion with Don Rowe, Graham ...

Savage audit reveals true reason why RSL boss resigned

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe
19 mins ago

The image of Voller in a spithood at the Don Dale Youth Detention Centre helped trigger the royal commission.

Justice system 'set Voller up to fail': ex-case manager

1 hr ago

Meat & Livestock Australia's 'Operation Boomerang' advertisement featuring Lee Lin Chin.

The most complained about ads of 2016

Matthew Knott

President-elect Donald Trump made immigration control a hallmark of his election campaign.

Secret trip to sell Turnbull-Obama deal to team Trump

EXCLUSIVE

A Syrian boy displaced with his family from eastern Aleppo eats a vegetable in the village of Jibreen south of the city ...

'Save yourselves': Aleppo residents await dark end game

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Paul McGeough

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, popularly known as Ahok, sits on the defendant's chair at the start of his ...

Ahok, godson to Muslims, gives emotional defence at his blasphemy trial

Jewel Topsfield
57 mins ago

Employees organize 100-bolivar notes at a lottery store in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. President ...

Venezuela closes border with Colombia in wake of cash chaos

Batman and Wonder Woman will appear in a new comic book series.

UN ends Wonder Woman's 'battle for equality' after protests

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg revealed ructions within the Coalition.

Turnbull buckles on effective climate action

COMMENT

Samantha Armytage predicted Donald Trump's election win.

How Sam Armytage left the experts for dead

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Police raid a home in Beeliar.

The police 'ride along' that I never expected

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Qantas won't announce the routes its remaining 787-9s will fly until the first or second quarter of next year.

Qantas mulls second crack at American Airlines deal

Labourers at Covino's Longford farm.

Union in landmark legal action over farm wages

1 hr ago

The rise of populism has been a major source of volatility in the market and is expected to continue into 2017.

Political uncertainty set to spark volatility in 2017

China's chief government forecaster has said a predicted decline in steel demand will not happen in 2017.

Commodity rally sets up a mining cash splash

ASX see-saws ahead of Fed meeting

Former Billabong boss's ex-wife breaks down in court

Why Buffett may be kicking himself

COMMENT

Why so few of us fix interest rates at the right time

Have fun with bright colours and big blooms for a uniquely Australian Christmas.

Forget snow: Styling tips for uniquely Australian Christmas

Cuadra san Cristobal is considered one of Barragan's masterpieces.

Own an architecturally important home? Good luck selling it

An outdoor pool should be both functional and impeccably designed.

Taking the plunge: The future of swimming pool design

Don't tell the agent you're not willing to negotiate and then offer more money.

Time and place: What not to say in front of your real estate agent

Chateau d'Aubiry, in France, is reported by website Curbed to be heavily discounted.

Ooh la la: Buy a French chateau at (almost) half-price

Inside the Anderson & Sheppard workroom.

The Savile Row tailors every man should visit once

Men's Style
1 hr ago

David Gandy goes beltless.

Buckle up: Is wearing a belt going out of style?

Men's Style

Shopping centres play Christmas carols because it's proven that it makes customers spend more money.

Six psychological tricks retailers use to make you overspend

Few borrowers fixed their loans when fixed rates were at their cheapest.

Why so few of us fix interest rates at the right time

Clancy Yeates

Flying over Western Australia, in a private jet. Air travel, horizon, sunset, wing, SMH News/Generics. Pix by Quentin ...

Private jet startup claims to raise $105 million

Big Apple Buddy founders Ben Chaung and Phillis Chan spotted a gap in the online retail market.

Aussie couple making a mint from exporting American goods

Adam Courtenay

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McConnell: 'The Russians are Not Our Friends'

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'La La Land' tops Globes with 7 nominations

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Trailer: The Fate of the Furious

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White Night to dazzle

Graham Spencer 66yrs overlooks the front beach in Vung Tau, Vietnam. From Perth, Graham volunteered for National Service ...

Australian Vietnam veterans return to live in Vietnam

Preacher on Stan

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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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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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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From London: David Attenborough in finale of Planet Earth II.

Sir David Attenborough makes moving plea on Planet Earth II

Sarah Thomas
1 hr ago

Brutal takedown ... The Late Show host Stephen Colbert blasted Donald Trump for his self-congratulatory response to the ...

The 'most streamed' late night host may surprise

Rob Moran

Ryan Reynolds joins the belt-free brigade.

Ryan Reynolds' plea to Jackman

Ebony Bowden

Anne Deveson, 86, has died

Journalist and broadcaster Anne Deveson dies, aged 86

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman

Surprises and snubs among Golden Globes nods

Chris Evans as Captain America, with Thor's Chris Hemsworth.

Hollywood's 'best value actors' revealed

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Alan Jones, probably not amused.

Sydney radio ratings: 2GB feels Alan Jones' absence

Neil McMahon

Collingwood president Eddie McGuire.

Eddie McGuire loses radio ratings lead in Melbourne

Ebony Bowden

Triage!

Fringe World Festival Perth 2017: Top 10 picks

Emma Young

Slate Cafe's French toast ($17) - one of many amazing breakfast dishes in the Swan Valley.

Swan Valley breakfasts: Perth's new go-to for breakfast

Liz Sheehan

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 revealed in Radio 6PR Pub of the Year

Heather McNeill

Meghan Markle has written about her experience as a biracial woman for <i>Elle UK</I>.

Meghan Markle opens up about racial abuse online

Mary Ward

Linda Tirado had to travel to Ohio to have an abortion.

Why Ohio's 'fetal heartbeat' bill should have us all worried

COMMENT
Linda Tirado

Good sex and intimacy starts at home.

Improving your sex life starts at home

Bella Ellwood-Clayton

The conservative Muslim country enforces a strict dress code for women in public

Saudi police arrest woman for removing her veil in public

Regularly subjected to media abuse: Samantha Armytage.

Let's call Daily Mail's treatment of Sam Armytage for what it is

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Sally Obermeder with Elyssa Rose.

Sally Obermeder welcomes second child

Mary Ward

Divorce leaves women and children financially vulnerable.

Women with children biggest financial losers of divorce

Daisy Dumas

Viola Davis speaks at the 22nd Annual Critics' Choice Awards.

Viola Davis uses speech to encourage self-acceptance

Nicole Economos

How much you feel you have invested influences your decision to stay or go.

Why people stay in unhealthy relationships

Sarah Berry

The 'Dailay mile craze' is teaching children to enjoy exercise.

'Daily mile' craze in Britain hopes to tackle national obesity crisis

Karla Adam

Choline, contained in foods including brussel sprouts, is important for good health, research says.

The nutrient you didn't know you were missing

Christy Brissette

Bacon-roasted turkey with pumpkin, sausage and fruit mince stuffing.

From turkey to frosé: Jill Dupleix's traditional-with-a-twist Christmas

Rachel Khoo's nutty no-bake ice-cream cake.

Can't stand the heat? Try Rachel Khoo's no-bake ice-cream cake

Steamy stuff: Passionfruit batida.

On drinks duty this Christmas? Here's 13 fab summery cocktails

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Mum changes daughter's name three times in 18 months

I couldn't help thinking how all the kids who didn't get an award were feeling.

What to do when your child doesn't get an end of year school award

The fake "Happy Hour" Playset

It's OK parents, Fisher Price is not making a 'Happy Hour' playset

The new economy seats on Qantas's Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Would you sit here for 17 hours?

17-hour slog: Non-stop flights to London aren't without problems

Michael Gebicki

It's easy to forget how great Australia is when you live in it.

Our home-grown bucket list: What you should do this summer

Ben Groundwater

Passengers on a three-hour Southwest flight drank the plane dry.

Pilot congratulates passengers for drinking all the alcohol on flight

Hazel Plush

<i>Super Mario Run</i> is launching on the App Store this week.

Will Mario on iPhone take off?

Tim Biggs

An artist's impression depicts a rapidly spinning supermassive black hole surrounded by an accretion disc.

Black hole shreds wandering star

The moon rises in Bondi, Sydney, on November 15, a day after the official supermoon was obscured by clouds.

Look up! Another supermoon set to rise over Australia

Australian commentator Daniele Purdue.

24/7 eSports channel launches in Australia

It's possible to let kids enjoy phones and game consoles without giving them unfettered access to its capabilities and ...

Manage your kids' safety, spending online

An Aston Martin DB4 GT sold at auction for almost $4 million this year.

Aston to build 25 classic DB4 GTs

David McCowen

Mercedes has sold more cars this year than BMW, both at home and abroad.

Mercedes-Benz poised to topple BMW as world's luxury-car king

Elisabeth Behrmann

Mercedes-AMG GT R.

AMG GT R sets Nurburgring record

Dom Tripolone

Tesla Model S P85+ race car to compete in the inaugural Electric GT Championship.

New Tesla-only race series revealed

Dom Tripolone

Nissan 370Z Super GT.

Inside the 2016 Nismo Festival

Kez Casey

2017 BMW 5-Series.

New BMW 5-Series prices revealed

Andrew MacLean

Glory captain Rostyn Griffiths says the team understands why their fans booed them.

Perth fans were right to boo us, says Glory captain

Australia's key to success lies with their captain Steve Smith.

Where the Pakistan Test series will be won

Michael Johnson is facing an assault charge after allegedly punching a man at a kebab shop.

'Too early to pull trigger': Dockers yet to punish charged duo

Max factor: Glenn Maxwell in action for the Stars

Don't pigeonhole Maxwell... he's a leader, Stars coach says

Daniel Cherny

A replica Ashes urn

Ashes day-night Test to be played next summer

Simon Tunbridge will miss the 2017 season with an ACL injury.

Eagles utility to miss 2017 season with ACL

Brownlow Medalist Matt Priddis and veteran Mark LeCras headline Eagles stars heading into contract talks in the New Year.

Priddis and LeCras headline contract talks

Pool deck ambassador Rice cools off at the Gabba.

Gabba splashes out to tempt cricket fans

Tony Moore