Tragic crash Man charged after rubbish truck driver dies

UPDATE: POLICE have charged a man over a crash which claimed the life of a council rubbish truck driver.  

Italy disaster ‘Many dead’ in Italy hotel avalanche

‘Many dead’ in Italy hotel avalanche

SEVERAL people have reportedly been killed after a ski hotel in central Italy housing 30 guests was struck by an avalanche.

Unwanted bill Landlord’s nightmare: Maggots, faeces, rubbish

Landlord’s nightmare: Maggots, faeces, rubbish

AS FLIES swarm and a pungent stench fills the air, a tearful landlord wonders where she went wrong, after responding to a Gumtree ad she decided she’d give a large family a go by letting them rent her home.

Freight Link Roe 8 protester hit by police horse

A man is struck by a horse at the Roe 8 protest site. Picture: Renee Schipp/Facebook

A PROTESTER has been injured after being hit by a horse as tensions boiled over again at the Roe 8 project site, with police making more than 40 arrests today.  

Perth visit Hanson won't tell WA how to run State

Pauline Hanson addresses Pauline Hanson's One Nation party State election candidates and the media at Parliament House, Perth. PICTURE: NIC ELLIS   THE WEST AUSTRALIAN

PAULINE Hanson has told local candidates and supporters of her renewed push into WA that she will not tell West Australians how to run the State, leaving it to the local branch to form policy.

Day 4 - Australian Open

Huge upset Bolter outs stunned Djokovic

SPECULATION around Novak Djokovic’s obsession with radical diets has intensified after the defending Australian Open champion was stunned by Uzbekistan bolter Denis Istomin.

Sexual assaults Man admits to North Perth child abuse

The findings into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody will be revealed next week.

A MAN has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two young children who were lured away from a North Perth care program last year. 

Slight improvement WA unemployment falls to 6.6%

WA's economy is still transitioning, says Treasurer Mike Nahan. Picture: Nic Ellis

THE West Australian treasurer says he is aware some people are still doing it tough in the "transitioning" economy as the unemployment rate fell to 6.6 per cent.  

Woman keen to pass on 'free money'

Voyage Financial money stunt

A WOMAN who was filmed taking free money and promising to give it to someone with greater need has come forward, and she has a clear message for the people of Perth.

'We told him he picked the wrong house'

Tyran Davis, Logan Burke and Dylan Davis who made a citizens arrest when an intruder broke into their Scarborough unit last night. Pic Mogens Johansen, The West Australian

AN intruder chose the wrong Scarborough unit to break into early on Wednesday when he encountered three rugby-playing flatmates who made a “citizen’s arrest”.

The company building the Quinns Beach shark barrier begins installing the 1.9-tonne concrete weights used to anchor the construction this morning. The novel part of it is that they will be using helicopters to do a job that would normally take dive crews a couple of weeks to complete. Picture: Ian Munro The West Australian 18/01/16

Shark barrier Swimmers to have 'ocean sanctuary'

SWIMMERS in Perth’s northern fringe are set to feel safe in the water within weeks as construction of an anti-shark barrier at Quinns Rocks starts in earnest.

Facebook vid Rockingham residents told to be 'proud'

ROCKINGHAM residents, stand tall and be proud of where you live.

BBL CA investigating on-air BBL exchange

AN on-air exchange between commentator Mark Howard and Strikers skipper Brad Hodge is under investigation by Cricket Australia’s integrity unit.

Unwanted bill Landlord’s nightmare: Maggots, faeces, rubbish

AS FLIES swarm and a pungent stench fills the air, a tearful landlord wonders where she went wrong, after responding to a Gumtree ad she decided she’d give a large family a go by letting them rent her home.

Protester trouble Police arrest 30 people at Roe 8 site

WA Police say they had arrested 30 people by 8am for disrupting land clearing works as bulldozers moved in on the controversial Roe 8 highway extension project.

Crimestoppers Police seek info after indecent exposure

POLICE are seeking information from the public after a man may have filmed and exposed himself to young children.

Consumer warning Free showerhead ploy to sell solar panels

A TELEMARKETING business and solar panel company are suspected of misleading West Australians by claiming to promote a water-saving initiative, Consumer Protection warns.

Claremont murders Police search accused killer's old home

POLICE have begun a search of a Huntingdale home that was owned at the time of the Claremont serial killings by the man now charged with two of the murders.  

Dev Patel in a scene from the movie Lion.

True story the world needed to hear

REVIEW: IT has been way too long since Australian cinema made a movie the world wanted to see — but Lion, with its roar power, is it.

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Morning meals Say goodbye to boring brekkies

Photographing Nikki Heyder (NOOD director) at the NOOD pop up cafe at Brookfield Place (next to Print Hall).  The story is about - Say goodbye to boring brekkies with these quick and clever ideas to glam up your morning meal.We need happy bright pics of Nikki with her breakfast.
Picture: Ian Munro The West Australian
02/12/16

MAKING the most of the morning meal has had a comeback, with more people turfing traditional breakfasts for taste sensations.

McCafe to runway Hot model out of Africa

Ajok Madel

YOUNG, beautiful and statuesque, everyone except Ajok Madel thought she could make it as a model.

Dr Marny Lishman

Marny Lishman How do you get through crisis?

EVER gone through a difficult time and hummed “just keep swimming”? Been on a bad holiday and thought “there is no place like home”? Recently got angry and started singing “let it go”?

Tom Percy Why lawyers defend heinous charges

STM Head Shot - Tom Percy

THERE are the two dinner party questions that make a criminal lawyer cringe. You would like a dollar for every time you get asked. 

Peter van Onselen Why Trump can’t bridge the growing divide

Political commentator Peter van Onselen at home in Vaucluse in Sydney with some of his favourite things. Picture: John Fotiadis

AFTER a recent family trip to the US Peter van Onselen says he has a much better sense as to why and how someone like Trump managed to win the presidency.

Huge upset Bolter outs stunned Djokovic

SPECULATION around Novak Djokovic’s obsession with radical diets has intensified after the defending Australian Open champion was stunned by Uzbekistan bolter Denis Istomin.

ODI series Smith leads Australia to crushing win over Pakistan

ON the back of a century from skipper Steven Smith and a half-century from debutant Peter Handscomb, Australia has crushed Pakistan by seven wickets at the WACA Ground.

Can Aussie Jordan come back again?

SERENA Williams and Aussie Daria Gavrilova are into the third round but Novak Djokovic is out of the Australian Open. Can this young Aussie continue his run? FOLLOW LIVE

Australians in Film Breakthrough awards in Los Angeles

Minchin anti-Pell song up for award

FLUME, Missy Higgins, Sia and Tim Minchin are up for the APRA Song of the Year award as protest songs make a comeback.

Kidman’s ‘bizarre behaviour’ at Globes

Kidman’s ‘bizarre behaviour’ at Globes

NICOLE Kidman “left observers wondering if she’d had too many wines” at the Golden Globes, according to a new report.

Pink throws daughter a big sister party

Pink throws daughter a big sister party

SINGER Pink has thrown her daughter, Willow, a ‘big sister party’ to celebrate the birth of her brother, Jameson Moon.

RendezView Go ahead, disagree. But do it with respect

Go ahead, disagree. But do it with respect

Many issues divide us, but the great irony? The discord is only exacerbated by the aggressive way many of us respond. And that makes a resolution near impossible.

RendezView Parents, not schools, are to blame for our education crisis

Parents, not schools, are to blame for our education crisis

Our students are failing on a global scale. But rather than blame class sizes or the curriculum, the real problem lies much closer to home, writes Kylie Lang.

$159 flights: This’ll be bigger than Bali

$159 flights: This’ll be bigger than Bali

JETSTAR says this place is set to become as popular as Bali or Thailand for Australian travellers, as new direct flights go on sale today.

20 travel experiences to have in your 50s

20 travel experiences to have in your 50s

THINK you’ve done it all by 50? Think again. From ancient wonders to bucket list one-offs, these journeys need to be on your travel hit-list.