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President-elect Donald Trump has given wide-ranging interviews with the German newspaper Bild and The Times of London.

Trump derides NATO, dismisses EU, talks up Brexit

Perth coffee wars

A coffee war is brewing across Perth over cost, but is it all just froth?

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"There are too many indications that this will not be as good as the previous year," Fitch director Andrea Jaehne says.

Debt levels spark warning about Australian banks

A childhood photo of Erelle Mason.

Step-father of Halls Head attack victim speaks out

A fire is bearing down on Brunswick, south of Perth.

Fire threatens lives and homes near Brunswick, south of Perth

People have taken to the Tigerair Facebook page to request refunds for flights scheduled as late as July.

Customers begin to desert Tigerair over Bali flights drama

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Postcard Bandit Brenden Abbott pleads guilty to 1989 jail break

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Builder fined after storm blows roof off two Mandurah homes

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Perth rubbish truck driver run over by ute in Northbridge

Man dies jumping off Blackwall Reach cliffs in Bicton

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The Wildcats looking sharp as if it was 1999

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Nick Kyrgios' campaign begins on Monday night,

Australian Open: Kyrgios begins title quest

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Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL to mock Trump’s ‘pee pee’ moment

Anthony Morabito's time at the Dockers was ravaged by a number of serious injuries.

Morabito to extend career in the WAFL with Claremont

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Passenger plane's close call

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

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Nine fin facts about sharks in Victoria

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Half of our 12,000 refugees to be settled by just ...

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Blackwall Reach has been a popular Cliff jumping spot for generations.

Man dies jumping off Blackwall Reach cliffs in Bicton

Fran Rimrod

Perth pair wanted for holding a car and pet dog ransom

Hannah Barry

'They're wrong and I’m not afraid to say so': Zoo owner's rant

Hannah Barry

Drilling works begin on the Roe 8 project.

Barnett promises new tunnel to Fremantle if re-elected

Hannah Barry

The man has been charged with murder.

WA Police charge man with murder after argument turns violent

Hannah Barry

The dog can be seen swimming in the surf moments before the attack.

Hillarys dog attack prompts calls for new horse beach

Hannah Barry

Could 2017 be the year to buy in WA?

Time to buy - but where? Top 8 WA areas to buy property in 2017

COMMENT
Cheryl Oprandi

quad bike

Twin, 7, dies after quad bike accident in Riverina

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Matthew Hall died of critical heatstroke on Friday.

Pilot dies of heatstroke while motorbike riding

QLD

The ute then smashed into another car parked on Roe Street in Northbridge.

Perth rubbish truck driver run over by speeding ute

Daniel Meyers show the injuries sustained after being mauled by two dogs in a public housing block.

Tenant claims pitbull mauling was 'preventable'

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Senator Arthur Sinodinos is a confidant of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

PM mulls cabinet secretary role while considering Sinodinos for health job

Heath Aston

Half of our 12,000 refugees to be settled by just one Sydney council

Fergus Hunter
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Hanson invited to Trump's party, Burston to represent her

Michael Koziol

Japan's giant abattoir ship Nisshin Maru on Sunday with a harpooned minke whale on the deck.

Japan kills inside whale sanctuary as activists lose the hunters

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Bill Shorten says Centrelink's automated debt recovery system is a 'toxic mix of incompetence and cruelty'.

Shorten throws support behind federal ICAC following Ley scandal

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 13: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announces the resignation of Sussan Ley's from his ...

Turnbull slips further in midst of Centrelink, entitlements furore

Weekend comments by Tony Abbott are set to end any hope he had of a return to a Turnbull cabinet.

Abbott slapped down as Turnbull opts for 'minimalist' reshuffle

Muhammad Rizieq Shihab, also known as Habib Rizieq, addresses protesters outside Indonesian police headquarters.

Indonesia's police deny they are afraid to tackle hardline Islamic leader

Jewel Topsfield
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President-elect Donald Trump has given wide-ranging interviews with the German newspaper Bild and The Times of London.

Trump derides NATO, dismisses EU, talks up Brexit and warns BMW

Jay Y. Lee, co-vice chairman of Samsung Electronic, surrounded by members of the media as he leaves the special ...

Korean political crisis escalates as Samsung chief awaits fate

Turkish Airlines planes stationed at Ataturk International Airport.

Turkish cargo jet crash kills at least 30 in Kyrgyzstan

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Global elite parties on at star-studded gabfest

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Jessica Irvine

Treating the results of two international tests as an objective truth about the standard of education in a country is a ...

International tests don't tell us about our schools

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Alan Reid

Relax ... these apps have you covered.

There's another reason you can't keep New Year resolutions

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Vivienne Pearson

Chinese manufacturers make around 40 billion pens a year.

China finally invents a ballpoint pen of its own

COMMENT
Adam Minter

Alcoa's Portland smelter.

Deal set to keep Alcoa plant operating

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Gina Rinehart and Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest: dream duo?

What's your big investment idea for 2017?

Stronger commodity prices saw mining giant BHP Billiton's stock rocket to a 17-month high, closing up 1.9 per cent to $26.77.

ASX pushed higher by miners

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Pound tumbles as 'hard Brexit' fears rise

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Biggest weekly jump in petrol prices in two years

Can US banks boost the ASX?

Woolworths appoints Tesco veteran as supermarkets boss

Tennis champion and former Olympian Rennae Stubbs is a commentator for the Seven's Summer of Tennis.

How tennis champ Rennae Stubbs missed out on her first home

South Korean architect Moon Hoon recently completed the project, called the "Busan Times" for a family in the South ...

It's a hoot: Korean architect builds house to look like an owl

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 06: Actress Portia de Rossi (L) and tv personality Ellen DeGeneres attend the People's Choice ...

Ellen and Portia reportedly eyeing a new house in Australia

The 1979 Melbourne train carriage that Jeanette Hergenhan turned into a rainforest retreat.

Rainforest refuge: Meet the woman who lives in a 1979 train carriage

In an undated handout photo, a 1977 bronzed steel cabinet with 23-karat gold leaf, among the Paul Evans pieces being ...

Is this cabinet worth $500,000? Offbeat items break auction records

Shane Warne rocked up in black jeans and t-shirt.

Warnie misses the style memo at the Portsea Polo

Men's Style

The 2012 Hennessey Venom GT Spyder Owned by Steven Tyler.

Million dollar babies: 10 rare luxury rides that could be yours

Cars

Gina Rinehart and Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest: dream duo?

What's your big investment idea for 2017?

Marcus Padley

Super funds need liquid assets to meet compliance.

Want DIY super? Beware the liquidity trap

George Cochrane

Inner-city congestion costs Australian businesses $3.37 billion annually, according to recent data.

Traffic congestion could ruin the delivery economy

Caroline James

First lady Michelle Obama is perceived as a succesful leader.

The one factor that determines leadership success

James Adonis

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Late United goal holds Liverpool

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Australian Open tennis stars come out to party

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Ringling Bros. circus to close after 146 years

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Batting collapse costs Australia in Melbourne

A cat stands behind a structured glass door as it wants to get entrance in Frankfurt, central Germany,

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Dirty cops and the Russian Mob face-off in all star action thriller Triple 9 - now streaming on Stan

Sherlock

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

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Shannon Noll has released new single Who I Am, which is all about getting back on top.

Shannon Noll forges ahead with tour despite arrest

Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson.

'Shameful' Michael Jackson skit cancelled

Ebony Bowden

Nick Cave and collaborator Warren Ellis took a stroll around Ballarat the night before the gig and sampled the local ...

A heartfelt homecoming for Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Martin Boulton

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2016 file photo, Amber Heard, left, and Johnny Depp arrive at the 27th annual Palm Springs ...

Johnny Depp sues his former managers for $33 million

Rob Moran

The everyday lives of the Kardashians continues to captivate, 10 years on.

How 10 years of Khloe, Kim and Kourtney has changed television

Ebony Bowden

Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in <i>La La Land</i>.

Love or loathe La La Land there's more to come

Nicole Kidman as Sue Brierley in <i>Lion</i>

Nicole Kidman on sudden loss and connection to Lion

Garry Maddox

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live.

Alec Baldwin returns to SNL to mock Trump's 'pee pee' moment

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

Zoe Saldana

No Zoe Saldana, Hollywood did not bully Trump. Here's why

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Natalie Reilly

A group of men surround a young woman and shout 'black top, black top' requesting she remove her top. She didn't remove ...

The behaviour that cannot be excused or ignored

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Clementine Ford

Channel Nine presenter Bec Judd spoke to Fairfax Media about 'whitegate' in the Jaggad Marquee at the Alfa Romeo Portsea ...

Bec Judd weighs in on Amber Sherlock and 'whitegate'

Amy Croffey

Winnie Harlow attends the Denver Nuggets v Indiana Pacers match as part of the NBA Global Games London 2017 at The O2 ...

Winnie's denim bomber wins whatever sport she's watching

Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne arrives at the 2017 Australian Open party at Crown.

Celebrities, players kick off the Australian Open in style

Danielle Brooks.

I saw my billboard and said, 'Dad, I made it'

Danielle Brooks

Nick Kyrgios on Sunday night with his mother, Norlaila, and sister, Halimah

Outside Court: Reluctant star gets party started

Melissa Singer

Meghan Markle has reportedly met the Duchess of Cambridge.

Meghan Markle meets the Duchess of Cambridge: reports

Mary Ward

Carrots: Don't slice away the goodness, keep the skin on.

Diet tweaks for a healthier 2017

Paula Goodyer

Nutella: A jam or nut butter on toast?

How Nutella plans to 'trick' you into thinking it's healthier than it is

Caitlin Dewey

'Alkalise' with lemons or just eat more unprocessed foods?

Why clean eating is now a dirty word

Dr Giles Yeo

Now there's no excuse for left-over chicken this Christmas.

9 BBQ chook recipes from top Aussie chefs

It's just the beer talking...

What your beer says about you

Pasta alla gricia

Weekly meal planner with an easy, delicious pasta dish

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Why we hold babies on our left (it's not about being right-handed)

Can these songs help you through the last weeks of school holidays?

School holidays top ten playlist - for parents

There are ways to avoid falling into the 'dadsplaining' habit.

Kids, let me tell you all about how dadsplaining works

Flight times are getting longer for a number of reasons, including fuel costs.

Why flights take longer now than they did 40 years ago

Hugh Morris

Wilsons Bluff

The record-breaking part of Australia few of us ever see

Daniel Scott

Air France Boeing Dreamliner 787

French style: First Air France Dreamliner takes off

Craig Platt

Returned boxes of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 smartphones are placed at a shop of South Korean mobile carrier in ...

Samsung fans stay put despite explosive 2016

Live videos: a slippery slope.

Two weeks to remove footage of girl's death

When detached from the console, the Joy-Con can be fitted with straps that make them comfier to hold and stop you ...

Hands on with Nintendo Switch: everything you need to know

Google's Pixel and Pixel XL could step in to fill the gap left by the Note7.

Most Aussie Note7s have been returned

Gizmodo

The latest Fetch TV Mighty update lets you watch your recordings on a Fetch TV Mini set-top box in the bedroom, so you ...

Fetch TV adds multi-room streaming

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2016.12.23 2018 Lexus LS.

Electric LS accidentally confirmed

Daniel Degasperi

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

Six best cars from Detroit show

Stephen Ottley

The Holden manufacturing plant at Elizabeth, Adelaide, South Australia will close October 20, 2017.

Holden confirms shutdown date

Stephen Ottley

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes goes cold on hydrogen

David McCowen

2016 Abarth 124 Spider.

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

Anthony Morabito's time at the Dockers was ravaged by a number of serious injuries.

Morabito to extend career in the WAFL with Claremont

Kim Hagdorn

Nick Kyrgios is a tough opponent on any given day, but hasn't shown endurance yet, says Roger Federer.

Slam: Federer says Kyrgios 'not ready' to win Open

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Linda Pearce

Nick Kyrgios on Sunday night with his mother, Norlaila, and sister, Halimah

Keeping up with the Kyr-dashians as Nick gets party started

Melissa Singer

DHARAMSALA, INDIA - MARCH 18: Mitchell Marsh of Australia looks dejected after being dismissed by Mitchell McClenaghan ...

Marsh out of one-day series with shoulder injury

Andrew Wu

Everton's Romelu Lukaku denies City's John Stones the ball at Goodison Park on Sunday.

Pep concedes City's title chances are over, Zlatan rescues United

Jose Mourinho and Jurgen Klopp had to be separated by the fourth official.

Mourinho plays down touchline clash

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Heavy burden: Steve O'Keefe is all but assured of starting in the Test side for the India tour.

Australia adopt spin to win mantra to India

Andrew Wu

Australia's squad for India has been named.

Australia name Test squad for India tour

Andrew Wu