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Health Minister Sussan Ley is facing calls to provide a full explanation of her trip to the Gold Coast or resign.

Minister apologises for trip, will repay expenses

Jessie Swan posted to the Cancer Council Facebook page after her baby was hospitalised for an averse reaction to sunscreen.

Peppa Pig sunscreen outcry may not be what it seems

WA's first Lotto millionaires for 2017 have each scooped $1.3m in Saturday night's draw.

Two new Lotto millionaires hail from Perth's north east

The area police are searching for a missing man.

Man swept away into crocodile-infested waters in WA's north

Drivers who record a blood alcohol content between 0.05 and 0.08 will double from $500 to $1000 under the proposed changes.

Drink-driving WA parents face double penalties

WA Labor leader Mark McGowan said the state had the highest methamphetamine use in the country, with one in 25 people ...

WA Labor's 'radical plan' to battle state's meth epidemic

One Nation dumps candidate after homophobic post

Fisherman's warning after pet dog swallows hook near Hillarys

Tinder is so last year - in 2017, dating apps are getting more selective

Sarah Polus

Trump's election win prompts spike in use of F-word online

I admit it, everything's my fault because I'm a leftie

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Shark bitten in half

'Hunter becomes hunted': Hammerhead shark rips rival shark in half

Falls festival

Hipsters, hats and happy faces as Falls Festival descends on Freo

Shark

High hazard: Stopping sharks without the slaughter

Striking problems: Ronda Rousey was visibly outmatched in her boxing skills against Amanda Nunes.

The reason Rousey's sparring partners aren't talking

House prices are predicted to find a floor in 2016 and begin to rise modestly.

Perth a must see destination in 2017, say top travel guides

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Shark bites shark in half off Exmouth

Alison Bunting's Vogue-inspired photoshoot was edited by dozens of strangers, including this Harambe inspired ...

Web's hilarious responses to woman's Photoshop request

Best of WAtoday in 2016

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

Australian man drowns in Bali resort pool

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Among red state Donald Trump supporters, ...

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Claremont victims Ciara Glennon (left) and Jane Rimmer (right). Investigation into the disappearance of Sarah Spiers ...

Claremont murders investigation: Police seize Holden Commodore

Adrian Beattie

Missing WA father and sons found safe

Bikers and Bunbury community rev up to grant Zane's birthday wish

Heather McNeill

Wesley Ballantine was just 17.

Family mourns teenager Wesley Ballantine, killed on Perth work site

Emma Young

A 17-year-old girl has died after a two-car collision in Scarsdale.

Police remove fishing wire strung across Perth street

Heather McNeill

Some of the drugs seized by police during Operation Nebulos.

Police seize drugs, handgun and ammo in anti drug operation

Phil Hickey

Traffic near Warwick Road after a crash on Mitchell Freeway.

Mitchell Freeway crash cleared after traffic backed-up for 5km

Heather McNeill

Shark

Stopping sharks without the slaughter

Brian Rudd, who was a regular shoeshiner in Sydney's Pitt St Mall, has passed away.

City's beloved Shoeshine Brian dies, again

NSW

Luke Newsome and partner Caity Lye.

Summernats boss slams 'blame game' over death

ACT

The red-bellied black snake, one of the most commonly encountered suburban snakes in south-east Queensland.

Scary snake stories rolling in as weather warms

QLD

Health Minister Sussan Ley is facing calls to provide a full explanation of her trip to the Gold Coast or resign.

Ley apologises for Gold Coast trip, agrees to repay expenses

Matthew Knott

Centrelink 'farce' must end, Shorten says

Matthew Knott

Dumped One Nation candidate hits back at party

Cameron Atfield

Dr Bastian Seidel, head of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Oversupply of doctors to hit this year amid calls to halt imports

Anna Patty

Senator Pauline Hanson at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 13 September 2016. Photo: Andrew Meares

One Nation will get bigger but can Hanson steady the ship?

COMMENT
Amy Remeikis

Health Minister Sussan Ley.

This is not the time of year to submit to the pub test, Minister

COMMENT
Michael Gordon

The most frightening thing about the Centrelink malware debacle is the verve with which the government embraced it.

How Centrelink unleashed a weapon of math destruction

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Israeli emergency services personnel at the scene.

Four Israeli soldiers dead in truck ramming attack in Jerusalem

William Booth

A missile is launched during a drill at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

North Korea ready to test-launch ICBM at any time: official news agency

Supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump cheer during a campaign rally, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, in ...

Trump supporters indifferent to Russian interference fears

Obama: "Russia is not on our team."

Obama: I didn't underestimate the threats from Putin

Yes, yes, Brexit was my fault too.

I admit it, everything's my fault because I'm a leftie

COMMENT
Wendy Squires

Tattoos ensure the Yarloop postcode will forever remain in the minds of locals and visitors to the devastated town.

Adversity shows the strength of Yarloop community

Kate Hedley

John Shakespeare

Centrelink's robo-debacle is a litany of inhuman errors

COMMENT
Peter Martin

Interest in holiday home properties on the NSW and Victorian coasts is on the rise after years of stagnation.

Sydney, Melbourne coastal holiday homes bounce back

Simon Johanson

The ASX rally looks set to extend to a fifth day.

8@eight: New high in sight for ASX

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The international banks accused of rigging the Singapore intra-bank interest rate including ANZ and Macquarie say the US ...

ANZ, Macquarie join push to have rate rigging case dropped

Sarah Danckert

Cotton On chief executive Peter Johnson (left) and chief financial officer Michael Hardwick.

How Cotton On mastered the middle market

Catie Low

Trump and Yellen twin risks for investors

Patrick Commins

'It will not work': Nobel Prize winners slam Trumponomics

Extra toppings: Domino's staff get big Sunday pay rise

Looking into the crystal ball: Is 2017 the year the scales tip?

Three Parts House by Architects EAT.

The architecture trends to say goodbye to in 2017

Welcome to the year of the renter.

2017: Welcome to year of the renter

The dos and don’ts of applying for a rental property.

How to get the home: six tips for a successful rental application

Transitional Living Room by Found Associates.

How to make like Michelangelo and spruce up your ceiling

I did something people in their mid-twenties don't usually do: I moved away from the city to a small coastal town.

My friends thought I was crazy: I made a sea-change at 25

Sell yourself, but remain genuine.

10 ways to guarantee you get that promotion in 2017

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Bausele Oceanmoon.

Eight Australian watch brands you need to know

Watches

You don't have to retire to go on holidays to distant places like Montenegro.

Your Questions: when can I afford to retire?

George Cochrane

Speak up, and put your hand up.

Invest in yourself in 2017

Annika Bradley

Wing La Cakes owner Wing La expects fellow existing businesses to adapt to the newcomers.

'We need the hipsters': Asian small business leader

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

HiSmile founders Nik Mirkovic and Alex Tomic have used Kylie Jenner to spruik their product.

Dental dimes: $10 millon turnover in 18 months

Kate Jones

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Russia hacks: Intel chief pushes back at Trump

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Government denies elderly of public mental health services

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Misbah: Aussie spinners could struggle in India

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Multiple people dead in Florida airport shooting

2SM Sports commentator Reg Grundy, pictured in January 1953. SUN NEWS Picture by LAURIE SHEA Radio broadcasting hhollins ...

Rewind - When they were young

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In "Room", 5-year-old Jack and his Ma escape from the enclosed surroundings that Jack has known his entire life.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock now streaming, Only on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 06: Actor Joe Klocek poses for a photo on January 6, 2017 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo ...

Kidman, Jackman ... Klocek. Our rising stars revealed

Broede Carmody

Mel Gibson attends the 6th Annual AACTA International Awards held at Avalon Hollywood on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Los ...

'I wanted to strangle him' - Mel is still dirty on Gervais

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

Elvis and Priscilla Barbie dolls are displayed for sale at Graceland in Memphis, Tenn., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. (AP ...

How Elvis makes more money now than when he was alive

Nick Miller

Melbourne author Liam Pieper.

Holiday hell: Why trying to relax sends me into a panic

Liam Pieper

Tony Martin and Damian Cowell of TISM

TISM's Damian Cowell and Tony Martin's star-studded adventure

Michael Dwyer

06.tif David Bowie: Fenton Lake, New Mexico, 1975. From the Blender Gallery's Celebrate Bowie exhibition. To be run only ...

The untold story of how John Lennon's killer targeted Bowie

Gabriel Wilder

Carrie Fisher, left, and her mother Debbie Reynolds perform together in archival footage from the documentary, ...

'Heartbreaking' film shows Fisher and Reynolds together at home

Yvonne Villarreal

This image released by STX Films shows Hailee Steinfeld, left, and Haley Lu Richardson in a scene from "The Edge of ...

Hailee Steinfeld and the birth of a new teen classic

Paul Byrnes

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

Roxy Jacenko with Hunter, two, and Pixie, five.

What Roxy Jacenko tells her kids when they ask to see their incarcerated father

Amy Croffey

Nicole Kidman led the fashion pack at the 6th AACTA International Awards.

Nicole Kidman leads the charge on the AACTAs red carpet

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President Obama's farewell party draws star-studded line-up

Michelle Obama delivers remarks honouring the 2017 School Counsellor of the Year and counsellors from across the country ...

'I hope I've made you proud': Michelle Obama's final speech

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Sunglasses, $429, Karen Walker.

Monochrome swimwear: anything but boring

Melissa Singer

Emma Jane

Rapeglish - the hyberbolic, sexualised vitriol found online

Emma Jane

Disgraced deputy Auburn mayor, Salim Mehajer, wants to return to politics in 2017.

Salim Mehajer to return to politics to do what he loves most - 'help others'

Amy Croffey

"Everything we did, we did ourselves. There wasn't any fanfare to it."

Forget the big wedding as more couples 'include' you through Facebook

Megan McDonough

Green juice? Great. Let's put some play into our eating too.

Healthy-ish: the answer to good health?

Sarah Berry
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There's a time for refined foods.

Newsflash: why some refined carbs may be good for us

Paula Goodyer

Regular breaks can make you work and feel better.

Work. Walk 5 minutes. Work.

GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
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Chipotle chicken in adobo.

How to make 100 dishes from 10 tins in your pantry

Adan Liaw

A snap from his new show Destination Flavour: Singapore.

Adam Liaw: What not to do on a TV cooking show

Adam Liaw

Fratelli Famous pizza is available to eat-in or takeaway to the park.

Why it's better to eat your pizza cold

Callan Boys

smart cycle

The latest gadget that's dividing parents: smart idea or just ridiculous?

Staff writers

It's okay for mums to have a rest.

Why I'm aiming to be a worse mum in 2017

Family holidays are about sharing new experiences.

The five trends that will dominate family travel in 2017

Italian guys, they're so good looking?

'Why are Italians so handsome?' What people Google about Italy

Hazel Plush

Symi island, Dodecanes, Greece .

Fourteen amazing islands that offer more than just beaches

Brian Johnston

Have you been issued a speeding fine after driving a hire car?

Traveller letters: Speeding fine? I wasn't even in the country, Avis

Tim Baxter, president and COO of Samsung Electronics America, speaks at CES.

Humble Samsung blunt about its 2016 struggles

A 75-inch Samsung QLED TV.

Everything Samsung announced at CES

The Cerevo Taclim VR shoes.

VR shoes let you feel the surface you're not walking on

Google unleashes Go-playing AI online

Kotaku

Faraday Future's FF 91 can summon 1000 horsepower and go from 0 to to 60mph (96.5kmph) in 2.39 seconds.

Faraday Future unveils FF 91 electric car

Mercedes-AMG has teased a new hybrid supercar at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Mercedes teases F1 hybrid supercar

David McCowen

2017 Hyundai Sonata.

2017 Hyundai Sonata reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda now offers five year warranty

Andrew MacLean

2016 Toyota HiLux.

Australia's favourite car revealed

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai will be giving demonstrations of its Ioniq hybrid at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.

Hyundai's plan to stop you driving

Dom Tripolone

2016 Drive Car of the Year Best Luxury Car over $80,000: Mercedes-Benz E220d

In-car health monitors to prevent crashes

David McCowen

Striking problems: Ronda Rousey was visibly outmatched in her boxing skills against Amanda Nunes.

The reason Rousey's sparring partners aren't talking

Marissa Payne

Record: Wayne Rooney tied Sir Bobby Charlton's goals record for Manchester United.

Rooney equals record as EPL sides shocked in FA Cup

Fingertip control: Jameel McKay.

Perth turn Kings into paupers at home

Kevin Pietersen shone for the Melbourne Stars, setting up a big total.

Pietersen fires for the rising Stars

Jon Pierik

The ball beats both Peter Nevill of the Melbourne Renegades and Glenn Maxwell of the Melbourne Stars.

Maxwell keen to get back to international cricket

Daniel Cherny

Set for change: The world cup will almost certainly be expanded.

'Overwhelming support': World Cup overhaul imminent

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Lehmann refuses to guarantee Renshaw a start

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Champion junior targeted by syndicate, as footage of fixed match emerges

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