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The Bueti family (father on left, daughter on right) from Adelaide used the Cancer Council aerosol spray sunscreen but ...

Growing alarm over popular aerosol sunscreens

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Aussie workers bracing for 'Blue Monday' as holidays come to a close

The man has been charged with murder.

Murder charge for Halls Head man after argument turns violent

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Australia's squad for India has been named.

Australia pick four spinners in Test squad for India tour

Sorry, not sorry: David Cobbold.

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'Terrain denial strikes': new strategy to thwart Islamic State

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Sienna Miller as Emma Gould in the prohibition-era gangster movie <i>Live by Night</I>.

Sienna Miller escapes gossip in search of career-defining role

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COMMENT

A photo Mr Flynn uses in presentations, which shows dozens of kangaroos lapping up water from potholes in a rural South ...

'Watching kangaroos'... speeding WA driver's flimsy excuse

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Spurs hammer West Brom

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

Amorous kangaroos help WA tour guide win photo comp

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"They're wrong and I’m not afraid to say so": ...

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India's Prime Minister replaces Gandhi in iconic ...

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Former spy Christopher Steele's frustration with ...

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The state government has released new images of what the revamped Scarborough Beach revamp will look like when its finished.

Scarborough revamp - new images of $100 million development

Adrian Beattie

Shark warnings at City Beach and Rottnest as Perth heats up

Crisis talks after native title Christmas handouts fuel violence

Heather McNeill

Maria Camarda.

Woman who stole $2m from law firm to fund debts, lifestyle jailed

Rowan Wallace Cook went missing while camping at Aldridge Cove in Walpole Nornalup National Park.

Missing WA camper Rowan Wallace Cook declared dead

11 year-old Louis Rebeiro has been a big hit at the Fremantle Markets.

11-year-old piano prodigy takes centre stage at Freo markets

Hannah Barry

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Buying a house in Perth? Then look at this interactive crime map

Brisbane New Parallel Runway project director Paul Coughlan (left) with works inspector Des Hasemann on top of 11 ...

Brisbane's new airport emerges from the sand

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The man has been charged with murder.

Police charge man with murder after violent argument

57 mins ago

The women were attacked within 20 minutes of each other.

Two women assaulted in separate attacks

NSW

Sea gull on a hot night.

Sydney record hot night: Mercury hits 30C at 2am

NSW

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is greeted by the Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull on arrival at Kirribilli ...

Trump looms large over Turnbull's talks with Japanese PM

Adam Gartrell

Turnbull's plan to avoid major reshuffle after Ley expenses furore

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MP billed taxpayers $2000 to attend US prayer breakfast

Clive Palmer addresses the media at a press conference on the High Court challenge, in Canberra on Thursday 10 November ...

Clive Palmer goes ballistic over 'rogue killers'

Foreign Affairs minister Julie Bishop welcomed Frances Adamson as Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and ...

PM's pragmatic call frees him for a Bishop manoeuvre

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Michael Gordon

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US 'threatens to involve Australia in war with China': Keating

Fergus Hunter

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

How a Sussan Ley's ministerial career unravelled

Anti-Trump protests will run throughout the week leading up to his inauguration.

Anti-Trump protests kick off in Washington ahead of inauguration

Syrian security forces and residents gather at the scene where a suicide bomber attack.

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Iraqi special forces advance inside Mosul University during fighting against Islamic State militants.

Air strike targeting IS kills up to 30 civilians in Iraq's Mosul

Some refugees have no warm clothes, as the freeze settles in south-east Europe.

Little humanity in Europe for refugees stuck out in cold

Nick Miller

Jim Pavlidis cartoon for Letters page, Friday?January 13, 2017

Politicians have a silver foot in their mouths

Ebony Bennett

The BBL has brought a new demographic of fans to cricket.

Don't let Ch9 near the Big Bash League

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Steven Dhu, chairperson of the Gumala Aboriginal Corporation.

The class gap is growing in Australia

COMMENT
Steven Dhu

Bellamy's former CEO Laura McBain, who was ousted this week.

Milk shakes: Bellamy's disaster was only a matter of time

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner is under scrutiny.

Embattled Seven boss set to front at the Australian Open

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The relationship with his bank was clear. Then it started to blur

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COMMENT
Alex Malley

Deutsche Bank bans text messages

Give ombudsman tools to tackle no-name wage fraud

COMMENT

Supermarkets urged to share customers' data

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Perth property: What to see this weekend

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Workers fitting a new weather vane on the lighthouse tower.

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Smart Sipping

Sometimes focusing on the details means we miss the bigger picture.

Investors should focus on the forest, not the trees

COMMENT
Scott Phillips

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

How to avoid spending too much on gym memberships

John Collett

First lady Michelle Obama is perceived as a succesful leader.

The one factor that determines leadership success

James Adonis

Nick Haddow runs a successful cheese business from Bruny Island.

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Nina Hendy

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SpaceX launches first rocket after explosion

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Anti-Trump protests begin before inauguration

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Watford, Middlesbrough play out goalless draw

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Depp and Heard finalise bitter divorce

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Sienna Miller attends a special screening of Warner Bros. Pictures' "Live By Night" at Metrograph on Tuesday, Dec. 13, ...

Miller escapes gossip in search of career-defining role

Andrew Purcell

Hundreds "flee' fictitious monsters in Brisbane's CBD as Pacific rim - The Maelstrom - begins shooting in Brisbane's CBD ...

Hundreds flee as 'monsters' attack Brisbane during filming

Tony Moore

Carrie Fisher on the set of <i>Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. </i>

Lucasfilm shuts down rumours of digitally recreating Carrie Fisher

Sarah Thomas

Jimmy Kimmel and Amber Sherlock

Kimmel takes a crack at Amber Sherlock's wardrobe tantrum

Amelia Zhou

James McAvoy as Dennis in Split.

James McAvoy, man of many faces, adds another 24 in Split

Andrew Purcell

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Divergent author Veronica Roth's next big series

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Dev Patel stars in Lion.

Dev Patel goes on 'a journey of real pain' in Lion

Garry Maddox

Meryl Streep poses in the press room with the Cecil B. DeMille award at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the ...

Number of women making films in Hollywood is 'pitiful'

Rob Moran

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Fringe World Festival Perth 2017: Top 10 picks

Emma Young

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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.

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Heather McNeill

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Celebrity style: Portsea Polo in pictures

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Andrew Hornery

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Melissa Singer

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The trouble with Khloé's 'Revenge Body'

COMMENT
Catherine Bouris

Amber Heard has claimed Johnny Depp cut off his finger tip during an argument.

Depp and Heard finalise bitter divorce

Piya Sinha-Roy

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in a scene from La La Land.

There's nothing romantic about the dapper gentleman

Neha Kale

Running the same route? It's time to shake it up.

This is why you need to change the way you work out

Sarah Berry

Middle age does not have to mean a middle spread.

How to avoid a midlife middle

Maria Lally

Turn-around: From fat-shamer to apologiser.

Fat shamer apologises after he struggles to lose weight

Sarah Berry

Macadamia-dukkah chicken with preserved lemon

Weekly meal planner with delicious Moroccan chicken dish

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

How to eat at a hatted restaurant on a budget

Chocolate mousse with hazelnut praline

Attention Nutella fans. Here are 23 delicious choc-hazelnut recipes

Sarah Louise Bryan and the shoes that started it all.

Mum demands $530 for daughter's shoes after messy playdate

Dr. Groth performs surgery on his young patient's favourite stuffed toy.

Doctor performs 'surgery' patient's favourite stuffed toy

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The scientific reason it hurts so much when we step on Lego

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Twenty things that will shock first-time visitors to Fiji

Sheriden Rhodes

The impressive architecture of Munich Airport Centre and Terminal 2.

Traveller letters: When things go wrong, this is the airport to be at

Q Station Manly.

The top 10 best places to stay in Sydney - for visitors and locals

NSW
Mal Chenu

Ubtech's Lynx, a video-enabled humanoid robot with Amazon Alexa.

Robots must get smarter to rule the world

Mark Zuckerberg has described telepathy as the "ultimate communication technology".

Facebook targets a way to read your mind

Exclusive shows like <i>Stranger Things</i> are one of the main reason consumers sign up for Netflix.

Apple looks to launch own content in 2017

Nintendo Switch

Australian details for Nintendo Switch launch

Kotaku

Screenshot of <i>The Lion King</i> on the Jaunt VR app.

Want VR on the cheap? Try these phone apps

The Volkswagen I.D. Buzz concept was one of the stars of the show.

Six best cars from Detroit show

Stephen Ottley

Life and Leisure Abarth 124 Spider for Tony Davis Column

2017 Abarth 124 Spider reviewed

David McCowen

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

GM design boss: 'Shackles are off'

Stephen Ottley

2018 Lexus LS.

Lexus rejects autonomous tech war

Daniel DeGasperi

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

Yestin Eades is nippy, has tremendous skills and a keen eye for a goal.

Essendon rookie stood down over legal incident

Larissa Ham

Routine win: David Warner took a couple of catches late in the contest.

Australia cruise to big win over Pakistan despite batting collapse

Phil Lutton

Kevin Sheedy says there is "no way known" Hird set out to run an illegal supplements program.

Sheedy launches passionate defence of Hird

Jon Pierik

One of the greats: Monica Seles.

Regrets, yes, but Monica Seles refuses to look back in anger

EXCLUSIVE
Linda Pearce

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to reporters during a news conference, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, in New York. Silver ...

NBA considers shorter games due to millennial attention spans

Dropped: Diego Costa

Chelsea star dropped amid unprecedented offer from China

Former Essendon coach James Hird is in hospital.

Hird had post-traumatic stress disorder 'for years': Ex-Bombers boss

Roger Federer faces qualifiers initially but his draw quickly becomes tricky.

Kyrgios could bang into Wawrinka, while Fed faces tough task

Linda Pearce