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1 Feb 2017 - 6:06pm

Police car crashes into Perth house

A police car has crashed into a house in Perth's north while following an allegedly stolen car, but no one was injured.

1 Feb 2017 - 5:08pm

Qld premier to consider bail law changes

Queensland's premier says she will consider tightening bail laws in the wake of the murder of a Gold Coast mother by her estranged husband.

1 Feb 2017 - 10:26pm

McGowan commits to surplus in first term

A Labor government would get the WA budget back in to surplus in a first term, WA opposition leader Mark McGowan has promised.

1 Feb 2017 - 4:20pm

Poverty cuts life more than alcohol: study

Poverty should be regarded as a major risk factor for premature death, scientists have concluded after analysing data on 1.7 million people.

1 Feb 2017 - 5:34pm

'Unacceptable' risk on Opera House upgrade

The City of Sydney council has written a scathing submission against the proposed expansion of the Sydney Opera House's function centre.

1 Feb 2017 - 2:40pm

Indon, Aust sign new terror finance deal

The Australian and Indonesian governments have signed an agreement as part of a bid to weaken the financial capability of terrorists.

1 Feb 2017 - 3:40pm

Defence land grab 'heartless and cruel'

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has called the federal government's deal with Singapore to acquire land for military training 'heartless and cruel'.

1 Feb 2017 - 1:54pm

More troops on merit for IS fight

Malcolm Turnbull says Australia is in talks with the new Trump administration about the future direction of the fight against Islamic State extremists.

1 Feb 2017 - 1:48pm

Turnbull not expecting recession

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull does not expect the national accounts on March 1 will show the economy sank into recession in the second half of 2016.

1 Feb 2017 - 4:40pm

Hutt River Province 'prince' to abdicate

The 'prince' of a wheat property in WA that claims to have seceded in 1970 will abdicate on February 11, handing sovereignty to his youngest son.

1 Feb 2017 - 2:44pm

PM focuses on electricity storage, prices

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull wants to make energy storage a priority for the year ahead to help stabilise the electricity grid.

1 Feb 2017 - 1:18pm

Super-camera captures WA's Ningaloo Reef

A camera that can capture 90 times more of the light spectrum than the human eye has surveyed WA's Ningaloo Reef, helping to monitor marine and reef health.