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Julie Cutler and Kerry Turner remain unsolved murder cases in Perth.

Claremont charges bring hope and fear in other cold cases

Qantas A380 QF2 is stranded in Dubai due to technical difficulties.

'Sort it out Qantas': Hundreds stranded after rolling delays

UPDATED

LAS VEGAS, NV - DECEMBER 30: (L-R) Ronda Rousey and Amanda Nunes of Brazil face off in their UFC women's bantamweight ...

Rousey destroyed in 48 seconds in her UFC comeback fight

Serena Williams.

Tennis crisis over 'puzzling' $200m deal with Channel Seven

EXCLUSIVE

The video shows the pilot staggering through security at Surabaya airport.

Airline executives quit after video emerges of allegedly drunk pilot

The Lorne site of Falls Festival this year.

More than 60 injured after stampede at Falls Festival

New Year's Eve revellers: Beware of 300% Uber price surge

WA's top secondary students awarded Beazley Medals

'It will humiliate Barack Obama': Vladimir Putin's masterstroke

ANALYSIS

Perth bar fraternises with controversy for the second time

Stop ironing. It will help not just you but the economy too

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Ruby Campbell was just behind the first two girls who fell at the Falls Festival.

Festival stampede: 'I was on top of someone and their bone snapped'

Best of WAtoday in 2016

A look back at the top 10 most read stories in WA in 2016

Lego fan Annaleise O'Keefe with her son Evander and some of her Lego collection.

Black market of blocks: The dark side of Lego

Jennifer Lawrence is rudely awakened 90 years early by Chris Pratt.

Why Lawrence's Passengers is better than Rogue One

The only New Year's resolution Nicola Appleton kept was to give up clothes shopping for a year.

I quit clothes shopping for a year and this is what I learnt

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Europe ramps up security for NYE

Author Zoe Morrison in The Domain in Sydney. Zoe has written her first fiction novel called 'Music and Freedom', ...

Ten books of 2016 to keep you reading over the summer holidays

The ABC's 2016 New Year's Eve telecast will be hosted by Ella Hooper and News 24 presenter Jeremy Fernandez.

NYE on telly: Grin and bear it, or better yet, just bare it

Merkel says Islamist terrorism is biggest test ...

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Two killed, two wounded at rap concert in ...

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China bans ivory trade in bid to save elephants ...

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Eclectic Living Room by Daleet Spector Design.

Creative and space-friendly ways to park your bike at home

The Dreamy Camera Cafe, South Korea.

The shops that give us a reason not to buy online

Add a drop of dish soap to aluminium foil and use it to tackle stubborn bits on a baking trays, glass pans and even the ...

21 best housekeeping hacks to make habits in the new year

As a single twenty-something, Rowie Geraerts sees huge benefits in her lifestyle.

I haven't paid rent in a year: A guide to a rent-free life

Last year's New Year's Eve fireworks on Sydney Harbour.

The best properties to buy for your New Year's Eve celebrations

Oshin's parents Angela Kizko and Colin Strachan pay their respects.

Oshin Kiszko's parents farewell son in heartbreaking ceremony

Emma Young

Young motorcyclist Mitchell Chase dies after Aubin Grove crash

Heather McNeill

Federer greets fans at Cottesloe Beach after packed training session

Heather McNeill

WA's luckiest lotto suburbs for 2016 have been revealed.

WA's luckiest Lotto suburbs revealed on eve of $31 million draw

Heather McNeill

Some of the offensive banners which have forced the Brass Monkey Hotel into issuing an apology.

Brass Monkey Hotel apologises for sexist 'frat party' banners

Heather McNeill

The vandalised ACROD stickered car at Garden City on Wednesday.

Perth shopper slammed for vandalising disabled person's car

Heather McNeill

Two men suffered life-threatening reactions to what they thought was ecstasy.

WA N-Bomb warning after life-threatening reaction to bad ecstasy

Brisbane will mark the new year with fireworks displays at 8.30pm and midnight.

'It's a challenge': 90,000 expected at South Bank

QLD

Police and bystanders at Mermaid Pools in Tahmoor on Friday afternoon.

Three more die in tragic week on NSW beaches

NSW

This isn't the first time the Brass Monkey Hotel has courted controversy.

Hotel fraternises with controversy for second time

Canberra girl Ivy Marriott reunited with her great mate Jasper after three years.

Family reunited with cat missing for three years

ACT

Faysal Ishak Ahmed and his son, Mazim.

'I need you to look after my family': Sudanese refugee's burning fear

EXCLUSIVE

Bernardi accuses of Abbott of 'self-interest' and 'talking up division'

Amy Remeikis

Tax Office faces explosion of complaints amid job cuts

Tom McIlroy

Labor MP Anne Aly.

The MPs whose names you'll know by the end of 2017

COMMENT
James Massola

President Barack Obama with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in ...

Labor hedge their bets on UN Israel resolution

Former prime minister Tony Abbott.

Abbott hits out at Bernardi over talk of a breakaway party

Julie Bishop said the government had ''consistently not supported one-sided resolutions targeting Israel''.

Bishop backs Israel rather than US over UN resolution

German Chancellor Angela Merkel poses for photographs after the television recording of her annual New Year's speech at ...

Merkel says Islamist terrorism is Germany's biggest threat

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Two people were shot at the concert.

Two killed, two others wounded at rap concert in Connecticut

1 hr ago

Donald Trump and his family in their first post-election television interview. From left, Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump ...

Trump casts long shadow over the world in 2017

Foreign Correspondents

Men carry the body of a person killed in the blast in Baghdad.

Blasts in Baghdad kill dozens as Mosul fighting intensifies

Oshin Kiszko suffered from Medulloblastoma (brain tumor), pictured with his Mother Angela Kiszko.

The case of Oshin Kiszko: think before you judge

COMMENT
Emma Young

Some of the offensive banners which have forced the Brass Monkey Hotel into issuing an apology.

Brass Monkey's 'frat party' a celebration of rape culture

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Spectators are exposed to plenty of alcohol-related adverts in sport, including on players' uniforms.

Why watching cricket could be dangerouns for your kids

COMMENT
Toby Hall

Shows streamed from Ten, Seven, Nine, ABC, SBS, Stan or Netflix are not covered by any of the broadcasting regulations ...

Why fake news and secret ads are allowed to flourish online

Julia, Janelle, Shane and Kirsten, staff at Paul Sadler Swimland Essendon, have banded together after discovering they ...

'We just never knew it was this bad': Swimland under the spotlight

Comment
Adele Ferguson

Ironing is one of the great productivity sappers plaguing civilisation

Stop ironing your clothes. Our economy could depend on it

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Reformation: 'Wolf Hall' features Henry VIII's right hand man Thomas Cromwell.

We can thank the Industrial Revolution for our economy

Comment
Ross Gittins

Myer hit with another class action

Sarah Danckert

ASX in 2016: shocks, turnarounds, and golden miners

Patrick Commins

Peter Hall sells shares in his firm at a third of their market value

Don't fear the robots; they're unlikely to take your job

COMMENT
Paul Wallace

Some things are just not a good look after a certain age.

10 things a man over 50 should never do

Culture

Some buyers may be hibernating through the winter season, which offers a big opportunity for those keen to get ahead of ...

How much sleep do you really need?

Self Improvement

ETFs give you exposure to a market, without high fees.

Five biggest mistakes people make saving for retirement

Gary Stone

Australia is in the top five countries for life expectancy worldwide and Australians aged 64 now can expect to spend ...

Is the trend of running out of money in retirement increasing?

Michael Dundon

Sexy doesn't always equal profitable.

What's the most profitable industry?

Louis White

Amanda Clark is a dietitian whose idea was stolen by a corporate.

One of the most infuriating aspects of innovation

Falls Festival crowd in Lorne, December 2016.

Serious injuries during Lorne Falls Festival crush

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Astronauts defy gravity in mannequin challenge

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Russian compounds close in US hack response

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Crystal Ball drops in Times Square test

SMH/NEWS. A fire stack is tripped to remove excess product at the botany Industrail Park in Botany Sydney. Pic by Nic ...

2016: The year in pictures

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The Hunger Games - Binge all 4 movies now

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Brand new season of Mozart In The Jungle - now streaming on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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The Grand Theatre at Falls Festival in Lorne.

Festival stampede: we were using sanitary pads to bandage wounds

Emily Woods

Carrie Fisher (left) and her mother Debbie Reynolds will be buried together at Forest Lawn cemetery in Hollywood Hills.

Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds to be buried together

The Age, Spectrum. Leisure series. Generic image of model Anna McEvoy in water . Pic Simon Schluter 20 December 2016.

Author Kathryn Heyman: equality can be found beneath the waves

game of thrones, series 3 - GWENDOLINE Christie as Brienne ?for weekend features

Prepare for Game of Kebabs: the end of the golden age of TV looms

Ben Pobjie

Portrait of English author Neil Gaiman. Saturday 31st January 2015. Photograph by James Brickwood. SHD NEWS 150131

Our guide to the best new books of 2017

Jane Sullivan

Jennifer Lawrence is rudely awakened 90 years early by Chris Pratt.

Why Jennifer Lawrence's new film is better than Rogue One

Paul Byrnes

The Lorne site of Falls Festival this year.

Sixty injured during Falls Festival 'stampede'

George Michael during his Live Global Tour.

George Michael autopsy results 'inconclusive'

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

young woman walking on the street

Domestic violence in 2016: How have women fared this year?

Daisy Dumas

Some of the offensive banners which have forced the Brass Monkey Hotel into issuing an apology.

What this 'frat party' tells women to expect from men in 2017

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

The only New Year's resolution Nicola Appleton kept was to give up clothes shopping for a year.

I quit clothes shopping for a year and this is what I learnt

Nicola Appleton

In 2017, resolve to say yes to new things, instead of saying no to old habits.

Why you should make new year's resolutions that are kinder to yourself

Patrick Lenton

Latest crime statistics show that reports of sexual assault, rape and intimate partner violence double, and in some ...

With the holidays comes fear in the family home

COMMENT
Natalie Reilly

Bella Hadid attended "The Unknown Girl (La Fille Inconnue)" film premiere at Cannes wearing...not much.

The most stunning fashion moments of 2016

Jenna Clarke

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn separated after 21 years together.

RIP Brangelina, Hiddleswift and Mariah and James

Amy Croffey

Erik Anders Lang and Sia attend the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2015.

Sia files to divorce filmmaker husband

Don't pass the bread...

Dietary needs etiquette for hosts and guests

Christy Brissette

Medicinal: Australian manuka honey.

The new reason to buy Australian honey

Sarah Berry

Surviving suicide: Coming out of the dark.

Surviving a loved one's suicide

Jason Nark

Rosewater and raspberry popscicle with rose champagne. Karen Martini CHRISTMAS recipes for Epicure and Good Food. ...

The best party cocktails to try this weekend

Nail your Friend Edit for the perfect party.

Don't feel like going out? Here's how to nail New Year's at home

Vietnamese pork ball noodle salad (Bun Cha)

Easy summer recipes you can make this week

Photo: YouTube

The sweetest things that happened in 2016

Remember that the goal is to have fun and be together.

Six new year's resolutions for your family

Keep your pets safe and sound this NYE.

Keep your pets safe on New Year's Eve

Best region: The increasingly popular Basilicata, Italy.

The best new destinations and travel experiences of 2016 named

Money was removed from a wallet in business class during a flight.

Traveller letters: Watch your wallet on flights, even in business class

Qantas' first 787 Dreamliner will take off in 2017.

Bumper Traveller quiz: Which route will Qantas' first Dreamliner fly?

Mal Chenu

Crash

Tesla predicts crash, applies brakes: footage

Remember Myspace? You might not log in anymore, but it's still going.

Once left for dead, these tech giants still kicking

A beautiful open world, savage monsters and great company.

Review: Final Fantasy XV is a return to form

Tim Biggs

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The result of partnership between smartphone manufacturer HTC and game developer Valve, the Vive ...

HTC might unveil wireless Vive very soon

Kotaku

Simply designed, and brutally effective, Arcam's amp really kicks out the jams.

How to amplify your portable music at home

2016 Holden Astra RS-V

Road Test: Holden Astra RS-V

Andrew MacLean

2016 Audi R8 V10 Plus.

Road Test: Audi R8 V10 Plus

Andrew MacLean

The iconic McLaren F1 turns 25 in 2017.

The biggest automotive milestones of next year

Stephen Ottley

Ford Motor Company is introducing its next-generation Fusion Hybrid autonomous development vehicle, just in time for CES ...

Revealed: Ford's new driverless car

Drive team

The class of 2016.

What you read in 2016

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen has revealed a real-life version of its radical GTI Roadster designed for the Gran Turismo computer game.

Gamers and geeks to drive VW's future

Drive team

Premier Colin Barnett and Roger Federer teaming up for a game of beach tennis.

Federer mania continues as tennis star has a hit at Cottesloe Beach

Heather McNeill

Moment of triumph: Mitchell Starc takes the wicket of Yasir Shah as Australia wrap up an unlikely win on Friday.

Steve Smith's men pull one out of the fire in epic win

Greg Baum

Novak Djokovic.

Tennis crisis over 'puzzling' $200 million deal with Seven

EXCLUSIVE
Chris Vedelago

Kevin Pietersen and Mark Waugh

KP tells Test selector Waugh to pick Maxwell

Winds me up: Titans' star signing Jarryd Hayne.

2016 grievances: Hayne, commentators, bro hugs

Darren Kane

Roger Federer

Federer, Kyrgios get to headline Hopman Cup

Another big innings: Chris Lynn plays a shot on Friday night.

More Lynn fireworks inspire Heat BBL win

Call up: Steve O'Keefe could partner Nathan Lyon in his home Test.

Agar, O'Keefe in spin off to partner Lyon in Test

Andrew Wu