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Tamara Louise Thompson.

WA mum who let baby starve to death gets 10 years

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Protesters are at the Beeliar Wetlands protesting preliminary work, 10 days before a high court decision is to be made.

Roe 8 High Court appeal fails for highway protestors

Senior Constable Luke Weiks after the attack

Cop stabbed in line of duty speaks out about 'toxic workplace'

The fire in the engine compartment caused an estimated $8000 worth of damage.

Car bursts into flames near Kwinana Freeway exit in Baldivis

Tyson Duval-Comrie worked in packaging for $1.77 an hour.

$100m payday for $1-an-hour staff with disabilities

58 mins ago

Gary Adshead with Peter Garrett in the 6PR studio last year.

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North West bracing for possible tropical cyclone before Christmas

Labor frontbencher settles 'racist smear' defamation suit

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'Congestion election' looms for WA as Labor reveals transport plan

Carol Roe outside court on Friday.

Family wants justice for 'tragic, disturbing' death

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Peter Handscomb achieves his maiden Test century at the Gabba

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Oliver Curtis and his wife Roxy Jacenko arrive at his insider trading trial although she was not present at his appeal.

With family ties like these, people like Oliver Curtis fall only so far...

A Meadow Springs couple decorate their entire home with Christmas decorations every year.

Real-life Mr and Mrs Claus welcome Perth into their home

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'Inhumane treatment' of Ms Dhu

You may as well do things properly: a storm trooper at the Rogue One premiere in Innaloo.

The force is with Perth at midnight Rogue One screening

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Real-life Mr and Mrs Claus welcome the public ...

1:05PM

Vincent mayor John Carey has quit to concentrate on running for the state seat of Perth for Labor.

Vincent mayor John Carey quits to focus on running for seat of Perth

Brendan Foster

Woman shot outside her home caught in the middle of a chase

Emma Young

Nullarbor bushfires which forced highway closure visible from space

Heather McNeill

Commercial fishermen will be able to see extra western rock lobsters direct to the WA public.

Eight tonnes of WA lobster to hit local markets for Christmas

David Allan-Petale

Kyran & Joan.

'A special bond': Grand-daughter makes nanna her bridesmaid

Hannah Barry

Colin Barnett at one stage suggested children shower before enjoying the water park at Elizabeth Quay.

Elizabeth Quay water park closely monitored after re-opening

Hannah Barry

The composite image.

Police issue fresh appeal over sex attack at Floreat Beach

Hannah Barry

Then-NSW Fisheries Minister Obeid in 2001.

'Someone has to get paid': rise and fall of Eddie Obeid

NSW

Michael Hook, Coen Kentwell and Felicity Pallett were killed in the crash.

Jail for drink driver who killed three, went home to bed

An internal police investigation is underway after a police weapon was allegedly fired during one of two chases on Hume ...

Police allegedly fired shot in Hume Highway chase

ACT

An image of a fatberg at Sunnybank.

Fatbergs, and how we are making them worse

QLD

The home ownership inquiry, commissioned by Joe Hockey in April 2015, has a long and tortured history.

'It's laughable': Coalition slammed for housing affordability probe that proposes no changes

1 hr ago

Labor frontbencher Terri Butler settles defamation suit

Majority support in Parliament for a republic, movement claims

EXCLUSIVE

ATO officials were unable to use their computers after a crash brought internal and external systems to a halt.

Tax Office's IT crowd spent big, then suffered major crash

EXCLUSIVE
1 hr ago

Christopher Pyne in Paris on Thursday.

Pyne denies angling for Defence job and hits out at 'liar' colleague

Latika Bourke

Attorney-General George Brandis has previously come under fire for appointments he has made.

Brandis names former Liberal MPs for $200,000 tribunal role

Four weapons installations shown in one of the satellite images released by CSIS.

Bishop accuses China of fuelling 'tension and mistrust'

Commuters use the notes to express their feelings in the Union Square subway station, New York.

New York 'wailing wall' offers therapy after Trump shock

Samantha Lane

A Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force Su-30 fighter, right, flies along with a H-6K bomber as they take part in a ...

China holds first live-fire drills with aircraft carrier, warships

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Zulay Pulgar rests with her son Emmanuel, after standing in line to buy cement to resell. She gave one of her seven ...

Venezuela's crisis is forcing some parents to give children away

1 hr ago

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a 21st Century Cures Act signing ceremony in the South Court Auditorium of the ...

US will respond to Russian hacking: Obama

RBA governor Philip Lowe has been happy to let US Fed chair Janet Yellen do the work for him.

So how do you like your interest rate cut this morning?

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Our accuracy is well off.

We are way off target when we guess what others think

COMMENT
Matt Wade

Copyright laws affect many facets of our lives.

Our copyright laws are holding us back, and there's a way out

Peter Martin

The emails in question were to customers migrating to Australia who had recently opened NAB accounts.

NAB sends 60,000 customers' account details to wrong email

1 hr ago

People who are prone to be bulls or bears are displaying cognitive bias.

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Jens Meyer

Tyson Duval-Comrie worked in packaging for $1.77 an hour.

$100m payday for $1-an-hour staff with disabilities

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'Enough is enough' in executive pay bonanza

Mayne Pharma shares dive on US price fixing lawsuit

42 mins ago

Curtis loses appeal against insider trading conviction

ACCC walks away from Woolworths cash-demand case

Hastie Services finance boss cooked the books

59 mins ago

LocalAgentFinder chief executive officer Matt McCann says he's undertaken an extensive review of the site's practices.

Criticism prompts agent comparison service to change operation

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18 Strathmore, Collinsville, in QLD, is listed for $45,000.

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Bree Leech & Heather Nette King for Dulux Colour Trends 2017 – Entwine Palette.

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11 mins ago

There are some trends we hope don't make it into the new year.

What were we thinking? Nine shocker trends to kiss goodbye

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Kyle Frost and Amy Miller planned exactly how much they would spend on their three-week trip to the US and Mexico – and ...

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The lies we tell ourselves are the most dangerous of all.

The lies we tell ourselves about investment

Cutting corners in a workplace can lead to injuries.

Corner-cutters at work: a profile of the main culprit

James Adonis

"We completely reverse engineered the business rather than just overlaying a digital strategy" – Adam Laurie of Digital360.

Data pros bought a waste water plant to prove their point

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

NBC News reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in U.S. election hacking. Lisa Bernhard reports.

Was Putin involved in US election hacking?

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FBI investigating Yahoo breach

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Aleppo rebel evacuation under way

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59 vehicles crash in snowy pile up

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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In '80s-era <i>Home and Away</i>, even the guys had shoulder pads.

How Home and Away became the great Aussie soap opera

Michael Lallo

Dane Swan at lunch with Karl Quinn at The Smith in Prahran.

Party drugs and musicals: The Dane Swan you've never met

FILE -- 1994 file picture of Michael Hutchence, the late singer and songwriter for Australian rock group INXS, taken ...

Check out this new material by Michael Hutchence

Leonardo DiCaprio with Growing Pains stars Alan Thicke and Kirk Cameron.

Leonardo DiCaprio pens touching tribute to Alan Thicke

Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers.

'Creepy' twist in Passengers leads to unexpected backlash

Will Smith and Helen Mirren in <i>Collateral Beauty</i>.

Will Smith's latest, Collateral Beauty, is ripped apart by critics

Rob Moran

Harry Styles playing a British soldier in his on-screen debut in <i>Dunkirk</i>.

One Direction's Harry Styles makes his big screen debut

Ebony Bowden

Was that the end for Josh Thomas' <i>Please Like Me</i>?

Have we seen the last of Josh Thomas' Please Like Me?

Rob Moran

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

Can someone please tell Beyonce Vogue says cleavage is "over"?

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Dom Knight

Chrissy Teigen, right, poses with her 8-month-old daughter Luna and a couple of other familiar faces.

Chrissy Teigen's solution to Legend missing Santa photos

Nicole Economos

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are the Hollywood pair most revered for their red carpet appearances, that is until their ...

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively make public debut with family

Amy Croffey

Jay Newton-Small started a business writing anecdote-filled profiles of dementia patients after her father got ...

Former journalist's 'weird' idea is transforming patient care

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This is Emma Stone's year, and she's dressed for it

1 hr ago

"The couple of minutes of joy gained from my children was scant compensation for the forty-plus minutes that the parent ...

The pride and pain of attending school Christmas concerts

Ben Pobjie

Artist Julia Kaye.

This artist has created a cult following with her cute comics

Doctors caution against following celebrities like Pete Evan for health advice.

The real reason we consult Google before visiting the doctor

Natalie Reilly

Breathing affects the way we feel.

How breathing affects our brain

Sarah Berry

Bad fat and good food? People are confused.

It's time to get over our fear of dietary fat

Carrie Dennett

It's surprising that a demographic so conscious of appearance is failing the tooth-care test.

Young women have the worst dental hygiene

Aldi's Turducken

The Aldi Christmas food taste test

Jill Dupleix's Nutella pancake stack.

Australia's most searched recipes for 2016 are...

Eggplants.

Is eggplant the new avocado?

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Ryan Reynolds thanks Blake Lively, gives first look at their kids

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner at an Oscars party in March. In June, the couple announced their intention to divorce.

Ben Affleck calls Jennifer Garner 'world's greatest mum'

1 hr ago

Mum's genius Santa hack to remind her kids to behave.

Mum's genius Santa hack for getting her kids to behave

The underground tunnel is efficient but bleak.

There's a good reason to avoid the world's longest train tunnel

Keith Austin

The concept could allow for radical new designs including sleeping compartments.

Airbus unveils new cabin design with beds, cafes and showers

Justin Bachman

Blue lagoons at the Blue Lagoon in Iceland.

Traveller quiz: Which country is known as the land of fire and ice?

Mal Chenu

VPN-related searches on Google skyrocketed last year after new website-blocking measures were approved, and again this ...

Pirate Bay block won't stop VPN-savvy Aussies

Tim Biggs
34 mins ago

As long as you're running, old foes like goombas and koopas won't stop Mario this time. He vaults right over them.

Super Mario Run is elegant and addictive

Tim Biggs

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive and founder of Facebook: "extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth".

Facebook rolls out anti fake news measures to select newsfeeds

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Every Star Wars video game ever, ranked

Kotaku

surface

Christmas tech gift guide: Over $1000

The Mazda CX-9 is a great everyday family car.

Hits and Misses: Best Daily Driver

The Drive Team

BMW Australia will introduce a limited-edition M4 to celebrate victory in the European DTM championship.

BMW's M4 DTM on the way to Australia

David McCowen

2016 Volvo XC90

New Volvo XC90 hybrid reviewed

David McCowen

Holden has launched a micro site for a trio of limited edition Commodores due to revealed in January

Swansong Commodores confirmed

Andrew MacLean

Volkswagen has produced a new Polo 'beats' special edition.

New VW Polo Beats reviewed

David McCowen

Toyota will build a Yaris hot hatch following its WRC experience.

Toyota confirms GTI rival

David McCowen

Jobe Watson: the one-time winner of the 2012 Brownlow Medal.

Brownlow mystery: Where's the medal, Jobe?

COMMENT

Questions asked: The ACA's submission to pay negotiations with Cricket Australia have been endorsed by Steve Smith and ...

Australian players call for audit of $400m cricket revenue 'gap'

Steve Smith

Livin' on the edge: Smith hits ton after Pakis fail to appeal nick

Australia's Steve Smith

Steve Smith and his rookies make for winning brew

Freo Breeze

Freo makes bold bid for Big Bash League team

Brendan Foster

Winning combination: Bart Cummings with Saintly.

Melbourne Cup champ Saintly back in 'heaven'

UPDATED
Patrick Bartley and Ronny Lerner

Max factor: Glenn Maxwell on the attack for the Stars.

BBL doing fine without Aussie internationals

Andrew Tate

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: AFL footballer Heritier Lumumba during a Melbourne Demons training session at AAMI ...

Lumumba saga drags on as Dees hunt sponsor

Daniel Cherny