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Wade Cameron Dunn was killed in May 2015.

WA drug dealer gets 22 years after hacking up mate

1 hr ago

Users can hover over a suburb to see full statistics.

Buying a house in Perth?You should have a look at this map first

Samuel Walsh, 38, failed to return to his Claremont care facility on Sunday.

Remains of missing mental patient who killed his mum found

1 hr ago

Western Power crews working to restore power to 25,000 homes.

Weird weather sparks power outage at 25,000 homes in Perth and SW

A fire in Upper Swan on Monday came within 300 metres of homes on Monday.

Threat from Perth Hill fire eases after fireys contain the blaze

40 mins ago

Tigerair.

Tigerair passengers vent after all Bali flights are cancelled over new law

How Donald Trump's latest speech sent the Australian dollar soaring

Rogue Perth builder fined over SAT forged documents

Ugly scenes at Roe 8 protests as activists push over fence

Police arrest man over 'drug-related' Midvale shooting

Police station set on fire and street stabbing keep Armadale cops busy

Australia day lamb ad

New lamb ad weighs into Australia Day debate

Mr Shippy with a happy customer.

'Finally': Mr Shippy serves treat need of Perth water enthusiasts

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Authorities are searching for a quokka who escaped Rottnest Island on a rubbish barge.

Search on for Quokka that hitched ride to mainland on rubbish barge

Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.

'Blatant disrespect': Fury at actor's portrayal of Jackson

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An artists' impression of the planned housing.

One family's $4m plan to tackle homelessness ... with own cash

Roe 8 protester tackled to the ground by police

Roe 8 protester tackled by police

Sean Blocksidge's Sunset Kangaroos snap took out first prize in a national photography competition.

Amorous kangaroos help WA tour guide win photo comp

Falls festival

Music lovers hit Fremantle for WA's first Falls Festival

Meet Perth's first floating ice cream truck

2:30PM

Rod Culleton's last-ditch effort to stay in the ...

2:04PM

Fire threatening lives and homes in the Perth ...

1:59PM

Warren Sturrock's pirate cubby house for his daughter (pictured).

Mutiny: Perth pirate playhouse falls foul with neighbours

Hannah Barry

Centrelink 'hounded' Perth woman for $26k debt but she was owed $5k

Brendan Foster and Tom McIlroy

Government promises Falcon Beach shark barrier if re-elected

Hannah Barry

A man's body has been found in Wesley Quarter.

Man, 20, 'stabbed' to death outside church in Perth CBD

Heather McNeill

Travis Bastian finally got the break he needed.

Perth dad's desperate bid to find work for his son pays off

Emma Young

The bus driver was spat in the face in mid December.

Police hunt man who racially abused bus driver, spat in his face

Phil Hickey

A Perth man who claimed on Gumtree he could help people prepare to represent themselves in court at a fraction of the ...

WA man loses fight over legal help advertised on Gumtree

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says she won't be cutting preference deals with the major parties.

Hanson confident One Nation can win on its own

QLD
1 hr ago

Authorities are searching for a quokka who escaped Rottnest Island on a rubbish barge.

Search on for quokka that hitched a ride

Tigerair cancelled Bali flights due to "new administrative requirements".

Tigerair forced to cancel all flights to and from Bali

Police at the house in Fairfield West, where toddler Henry Tran fell into a fish pond.

Toddler dies 10 days after being pulled from pool

NSW

Peter Dutton: part of the problem.

Taxpayers slugged for Dutton's $4000 dinner at luxury US hotel

Adam Gartrell, Amy Remeikis

Rod Culleton's last-ditch effort to stay in the Senate

Fergus Hunter
34 mins ago

How DFAT is tackling its male culture, a room at a time

Amy Remeikis

Voters say Mr Turnbull is more intelligent and knowledgeable than Mr Shorten.

Study shows right-wing politicians are better looking

"Absolutely disgraceful": retiree Helena James says it's not fair that politicians spend profligately while pensioners ...

Pensioners get first reduced payments amid anger over MP expenses

43 mins ago

Sussan Ley, under fire for her use of travel allowances, has certified all her entitlements as being within the rules.

'This is not the Sussan Ley I thought I knew'

Human Services Minister Alan Tudge.

Centrelink to resume debt letter push

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen poses for photos after she received Guatemala's highest honor 'Orden del quetzal' on ...

Taiwan president meets likely Trump staffer

59 mins ago

Donald Trump is going to make life tough for investors.

The Moscow dossier is as plausible as Donald Trump's fake news

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York.

The moment Trump's press conference degenerated into chaos

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Road are covered in mud after a landslide triggered by a storm in the village of Volcan, Argentina.

Mudslide in Argentina triggers evacuation

Caravanning is the ultimate expression of our intrinsically laid-back character, married perfectly with our love of the ...

The very best sort of Australian holiday

COMMENT
Amanda Sheehan

Australians Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were executed in Indonesia.

We can stop another Bali 9 case, but the blueprint gathers dust

COMMENT
Emily Howie

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has been quick to point out the final outcome of conciliation with East Timor ...

Australia's unscrupulous pursuit of unfair deal needs to stop

COMMENT
Tom Clarke

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York Wednesday, Jan. 11, ...

Why most economists are so worried about Trump

COMMENT
Justin Wolfers

There was bloodletting in healthcare stocks following Donald Trump's press conference.

ASX slips on healthcare stocks

26 mins ago

Tigerair Australia

Licence breach blamed for Tigerair's Bali grounding

58 mins ago

Investor appetite for Australian infant formula companies seeking to break into the China market has not soured despite ...

'Too risky': $200m wiped off Bellamy's shares in two days

Mining's next boom isn't as high tech as you might think

COMMENT

Australia Day lamb ad drops Australia Day

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Tiling for tips: Bank exec jailed for inside info to plumber mate

29 mins ago

Subway Tile Splashback by Bespoke Tile & Stone.

Luxe or less: The ultimate guide to kitchen splashbacks

Cave dwelling takes on a whole new meaning in Villarrubia, near Cordoba in Spain.

Could you live in a Spanish cave? These people do ...

Jo Carneigie with her parents Neil and Anna at their home near Sandy in Bedfordshire.

I'm 41 and have moved back in with my parents

The house at 31 Malcolm Street, West Perth, that once housed two of WA's most influential women - Edith Cowan and Ruth ...

How one old house built the history of two WA women

Dedicating a space that is specific to your work is instrumental to working from home.

How to work from home without losing your mind

Made using recycled sails, Salty Bags are already well travelled accessories.

This nautical-inspired bag really has sailed the Seven Seas

Men's accessories

The best new fitness tech to get you over the line in 2017.

The 20 best new fitness tech to help smash your PB in 2017

Technology

Many people are paying for gym services they don't use.

How to avoid spending too much on gym memberships

John Collett

Matt Torcasio has quit gambling with the help of girlfriend Lauren Britt and the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation.

Beating the curse of problem gambling

Leo D'Angelo Fisher

Nick Haddow runs a successful cheese business from Bruny Island.

Meet the small business owners living in paradise

Nina Hendy

Small Business Minister Michael McCormack.

MP urges government to extend $20,000 instant asset writeoff

Bhakthi Puvanenthiran

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Trump pick Rex Tillerson grilled over Russia

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Trump hands over business empire to sons

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Iraqi forces push further into Mosul

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Volkswagen shares soar on guilty plea

Cody Rohrich chips away at a large snowdrift while working in the blowing snow on a rooftop in downtown Bismarck on ...

World of Photos - January 12, 2017

Preacher - STAN

Every episode of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

Sherlock

Brand new season of Sherlock 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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John Legend in Los Angeles last year.

Ariana Grande and John Legend sing Beauty and the Beast theme

Ebony Bowden

Black Mirror actor Jerome Flynn also features in Game of Thrones as the lovable swordsman Bronn.

Finding something decent to watch can be a thankless task

COMMENT
Red Symons

Girls TV show creator Lena Dunham is making a new comedy called Max.

Lena Dunham regrets whitewashing the cast of Girls

Ebony Bowden

Undressed: Take off your clothes and get to know each other.

Getting naked is the latest trend of the TV dating show

Maureen Matthews

Neighbours regular Ryan Moloney, aka Toadie, had his name misspelled.

Neighbours producers say credit typos result of 'too many sherries'

Rob Moran

How on earth did someone persuade not just Will Smith but Helen Mirren to appear in <i>Collateral Beauty</i>?

Worst movie ever stars Mirren and Winslet

Paul Byrnes

Natalie Portman at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards earlier this week.

Portman reveals Kutcher got paid three times more for movie

Sarah Thomas

Guy Pearce as LGBTI activist Cleve Jones in the upcoming miniseries. During filming he felt how tenuous civil rights for ...

Pearce delivers powerful TV series message to all the LGBTI haters

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.

The Swan Valley... Perth's new go-to hot spot for breakfasts

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

Selena Gomez is the followed person on Instagram.

Selena Gomez just had the Disney date of your dreams

Nicole Economos

If it weren't considered feminine, would more men knit fun coloured beanies?

The things men would do if they weren't afraid of being 'feminine'

The inventor of the tankini, Anne Cole, died this week but her invention has helped many women overcome their anxiety ...

An ode to Anne Cole, inventor of the tankini

Melissa Singer

The idea that girls are being forced into chub-rub garments that they can’t easily run in seems to ignore the ...

The school dress 'debate' is nonsense

Lauren Rosewarne

Ruby Rose attends the premiere of "XXX-Return Of Xander Cage" at O2 Cineworld on January 10, 2017 in London, England.

Ruby Rose is a technicoloured dream at movie premiere

Hayden Szeto as Erwin Kim plays opposite protagonist Nadine Franklin (Hailee Steinfeld).

The love story in Edge of Seventeen was a revelation

Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge speaks to Aoife, 9, during his visit to a Child Bereavement UK Centre in Stratford on ...

Prince William comforts 9-year-old girl: 'I lost my mummy too'

David Panton and Julie Bishop at the Portsea Polo on Saturday January 9, 2016.

Why Julie Bishop goes to the Portsea Polo

Melissa Singer

Cravings? Research shows alcohol activates the hypothalamus, the part of the brain usually stimulated by starvation.

Why drinking makes us binge-eat

Evelyn Lewin

There are better things to focus on than weight.

The simple, cheaper choices that can help you lose weight

Sarah Berry

Forget the date health bar and save it for a slice of cake?

The 'boringly simple' diet (that's not a diet)

Radhika Sanghani

Stick to house wine and tap water and opt for the pasta section.

Feeling the post-Christmas pinch? 10 tips for eating out on a budget

Meat appetizer selection or wine snack set. Variety of smoked meat, salami, prosciutto, bread sticks, baguette, olives ...

Why homemade salami is the next big thing

The world's favourite choc-hazelnut spread uses palm oil as a key ingredient.

Nutella defends palm oil use in spite of cancer warnings

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'Mum, please don't be mad but I've just had a baby - it's on the table'

'I have watched my son stand at the window and wait, I have watched him cry.'

An open letter to absent parents on behalf of their children

A man has labelled two women shopping in their pyjamas "bloody disgusting".

Man faces backlash after complaining about pyjama-wearing shoppers

United Airlines will stop flying jumbo jets this year, earlier than originally planned.

End of an era: US airlines to stop flying 747 jumbo jets

Passengers were lucky Dr. Rumack (Leslie Nielsen, rear) was on board in 1980 comedy film Flying High.

Is anyone a doctor? What airlines do when someone dies on board

Michael Gebicki

CFED93 Gelato, Rome, Italy

The 15 foods every visitor needs to try in Italy

Ben Groundwater

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has previously announced measures to limit misinformation on the network.

Facebook announces its own journalism project

This image from the video a frame shows the man with his mouth taped shut.

Reddit user helps raise $160k for attack victim

Razer's prototype can automatically switch from a single-screen setup to three screens.

Three-screen laptop prototypes stolen from CES, bounty issued

Illustration: Paul Rogers

Is 150 times a day too much phone usage?

COMMENT

Interactive Batman story flips the script

Electric cars like the Chevrolet Bolt (pictured) have the potential to dramatically change car design.

GM design boss: 'Shackles are off'

Stephen Ottley

Inside the Czech Hyundai plant at Nosovice.

How to build a car

David McCowen

2017 Kia Stinger

Kia doesn't need sub brands

Andrew Maclean

2018 Toyota Camry.

New Camry won't be as popular

Daniel DeGasperi

<b>Nissan VMotion 2.0</b><br>

Nissan set to kill traditional sedan

Daniel Degasperi

18MY Jaguar F-TYPE, 400S. 2017 Jaguar F-Type.

Jaguar reveals new F-Type

Dom Tripolone

Brownlow medallist Patrick Dangerfield.

Kyrgios and Dangerfield: off message, on song

Greg Baum

Andy Murray remained the requisite one step ahead of rival Novak Djokovic in the duel for the year-end No.1 ranking.

Channel Seven callers to reference world No.1 as Sir Andy Murray

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Chammas

Ronda Rousey's return to the octagon was a brief one.

From rock bottom to ...? What could be next for Ronda Rousey

Reece Hooker

Loss of meaning: Paul Wade has decried the expansion.

Australia issues mixed response to FIFA's expansion of World Cup

Dominic Bossi

Handy option: Kevin Pietersen says teammate Adam Zampa should tour India.

Zampa a 'no-brainer' for India Test tour: KP

Daniel Cherny

Kevin Pietersen at Werribbee Open Range Zoo on Wednesday.

Pietersen plays down Pollard incident

Daniel Cherny

"I could not be happier to have my first match back on tour at one of my favourite tournaments": Sharapova.

Sharapova to make comeback in Stuttgart

Caught in the middle: Josh Hazlewood.

The curious case of Hazlewood's disappearing finger