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A bushfire, sparked by a prescribed burn, destroyed 37 homes in the region in November 2011.

Threat from out-of-control Margaret River blaze eases

UPDATED

A man has died in flood waters in WA's north west. File photo.

Heroic act to save a girl from WA floods costs man his life

A 27-year-old man has been seriously injured by the propeller on this boat.

Singleton man caught in boat propeller fights for his life

Alec Baldwin's POTUS speaking with Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, played by Beck Bennett.

SNL mocks Trump's phone call to Turnbull: 'Australia sucks'

The WA government's latest pledge to battle the growing meth epidemic in the state.

Libs promise mandatory jail for WA meth dealers if re-elected

One lucky WA Lotto player has won $1.3 million in Saturday's draw.

Another WA millionaire coined after Saturday Lotto draw

US government formally appeals court ruling on ban

Two charged over 'Green fight' pub brawl after man's life in danger

ABC launches experimental Q&A Extra with Tracey Holmes

EXCLUSIVE

Non-vaccinated child spreads measles to Perth babies at hospital

White House lists the 'President of Australia' on call list

Verge wars in Warwick

Verge war brews: Perth council tells residents to rip up paved verges

Big-wave surfer, Felicity Palmateer.

'Too many creeps': Pro surfer hides her location

The entree was my personal favourite: incredible avocado ice-cream with a duo of salmon, cucumber, tomato and baby ...

It's all about the avo in this unique Perth dining experience

Players hit the deck as bees stop play.

Odd scenes as swarm of bees holds up play

Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

Dear men, it's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT

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Perth consolidate top six position

The Kookaburra boats are towed out to compete in the America's Cup

30 years on: Freo's glorious defence of the America's Cup

'Please welcome my very good friend John Tra-valtaaaaaahhhh!': Winfrey is famous for her shouty guest introductions.

Oprah's return to TV could prove to be a disaster

Victorian woman killed in freak jet-ski accident ...

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France's far-left Melenchon, National Front ...

3:22AM

The political view that unites Australians

3:13AM

Archaeologists say they have found historic aboriginal artefacts alongside the route of the Roe 8 extension.

Archaeologists raise more questions over Roe 8 development

Adrian Beattie

Boy knocked unconscious by hit-and-run motorbike rider in park

Adrian Beattie

Fears 'flasher' is stalking kids in Perth fast food restaurants

Adrian Beattie

Duncan and Nicola help build schools and provide education for kids around the world.

Meet the Perth couple doing charity fundraising differently

David Allan-Petale

The school bus engulfed in flames.

Nine kids safe after school bus fire in WA's remote north

David Allan-Petale

New laws to ban the manufacturing, selling, supplying or promoting synthetic drugs were introduced in WA in 2015.

Augusta mum's warning about buying herbs online after son lapses into a coma

Brendan Foster

Lighting will play a major role in entertaining Perth Stadium fans.

How the world's biggest LED system will light up Perth Stadium

David Prestipino

Canberra girl Rosa Green who is a student at St Clare?s College Griffith will represent the ACT at the Miss Teen Galaxy ...

Schoolgirl a finalist at Miss Teen Galaxy Australia

ACT

Officers taken to hospital after man rams their car in stolen four-wheel-drive: police

Officers taken to hospital after man rams police car

NSW

A bushfire, sparked by a prescribed burn, destroyed 37 homes in the region in November 2011.

Threat from Margaret River blaze eases

UPDATED

An Uber driver has been bashed with a spanner and had his car stolen, in one of a spate of armed robberies across the ...

Uber driver's car stolen in violent attack

QLD

A poll has shown voters in Coalition seats want MPs to be given a free vote on same-sex marriage.

Voters in Coalition seats want free vote on same-sex marriage

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Premium pay rises for health insurance bosses 'irk' customers

Heath Aston

The political view that unites Australians

EXCLUSIVE
Matt Wade, Inga Ting
36 mins ago

US President Donald Trump speaks with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull from the Oval Office of the White House.

We don't owe Trump: Turnbull says no quid pro quo over deal

Warming world: Proposed CSIRO climate cuts drew international rebukes.

CSIRO climate science proves its worth one year after deep cuts

'Malcolm Turnbull made a clear election commitment', says former PM Tony Abbott.

'Don't break your promise': Abbott's warning to Turnbull

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 04: Image of Melbourne Grammar School on February 4, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Government looks to trim funding growth for 'over-funded' schools

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Rodrigo Duterte threatens to 'drop bombs' on rebels

President Donald Trump

Russian executive sues BuzzFeed over Trump 'golden showers' dossier

1 hr ago

Lifesavers try to save the life of Victorian tourist Emily Jayne Collie on Phuket's Karen Beach.

Australian woman killed in freak jet-ski accident in Phuket

Lindsay Murdoch
14 mins ago

A family who fled violence in Salipara village in Myanmar, sit by a fire in the Balu Kali Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's ...

A boy cried out for his mother. They slit his throat, says witness

Lindsay Murdoch

Australia is unlikely to go down the US path and put Pauline Hanson in the Lodge.

Hanson as PM in three years? Here's why it won't happen

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Donald Trump's ''alternative facts'' would not have done well with Greek philosopher Socrates.

NAPLAN prepares us for neither the real world nor Trump

Peter Martin

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Orwell and other writers past see their dystopian views come real

Maggie Alderson

Malcolm Turnbull wants to blame our problems on a too-fast shift to renewables, to justify a new subsidy for new ...

Malcolm Turnbull wants us to think he's an energy magician

Ross Gittins

There's still considerable heat in the housing market.

Investor home loans the fly in ointment for RBA

Peter Martin

The divide between rich and poor in Australia is growing.

Divide between rich and poor in Australia is growing

Law firm Slater & Gordon has been hit with a discrimination claim by one of its former employees.

Slater & Gordon sued for unfair dismissal

Eyes turn to RBA as US cuts bank regulation

Wrongly accused of fraud and evasion by the ATO?

Fight over super's objective heats up

Clancy Yeates

'They destroyed my life': Worker accused of being a terrorist

... Now you don't.

English mansion with a ballroom and a secret pool for sale

Robert Martin, of Martins Orchard, at Wandandian, at his stall on the Princes Highway.

The businesses becoming rarer in regional towns

Actor Russell Crowe seems to have inspired a great deal more moral support than Azealia Banks in the aftermath of the ...

Russell Crowe pulls his apartment off the market

52 Nidjalla Loop, Swanbourne WA 6010.

Perth property for sale: Homes to see this weekend

John Symond has decided to stay put despite an offer of more than $100m for his Point Piper home.

Aussie John decides to keep $100m Sydney mansion after all

EXCLUSIVE

Camping is as much about luxury as it is getting away.

Putting the glam in camping: How to go five star under the stars

Luxury

Kaiju Krush! Tropical Pale is a break away from traditional beers.

10 of the best new Aussie beers you need in your esky

Fine Drinks

Are you covered?

Is insurance in super pointless with a pre-existing condition?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Ensuring you are paid compulsory super can take a back seat to take-home pay and other entitlements.

Not everyone gets paid their compulsory super. But it's easily fixed

Daryl Dixon

Invoice2Go founder Chris Strode says the biggest challenge is not how hard you can work, but learning how to let go.

How I plan to win in 2017

Chanelle Louise, Cilk Rose Water

I turned my boyfriend's accident into sweet success

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Trailer: Fifty Shades Darker

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Trump beheading cover draws criticism

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Perth consolidate top six position

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Tiger pulls out in Dubai

2SM Sports commentator Reg Grundy, pictured in January 1953. SUN NEWS Picture by LAURIE SHEA Radio broadcasting hhollins ...

Rewind - When they were young

Stan - Billions

Binge every episode of Billions before the brand new season - 20th Feb

Stan - Hateful8

The 8th film from Quentin Tarantino - The Hateful Eight. Now streaming on Stan

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Married at First Sight's runaway bride, Lauren.

Married At First Sight ends on runaway bride cliffhanger

Aja Styles

Tony Jones returns to screens on Q&A come Monday.

ABC launches experimental Q&A; Extra with Tracey Holmes

EXCLUSIVE
Neil McMahon

Alec Baldwin's POTUS speaking with Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, played by Beck Bennett.

SNL mocks Trump's phone call to Turnbull: 'Australia sucks'

Aja Styles

Jamie Dornan, left, and Dakota Johnson arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Fifty Shades Darker.

Fifty Shades Darker promises more robust plot

Phyre Hawkins as Mrs. Brown, Ryan Bondy as Elder Price and AJ Holmes as Elder Cunningham in The Book of Mormon at ...

South Park creators' musical is an un-PC delight

Cameron Woodhead

Nick Murphy – the producer/singer/electronic soul artist formerly known as Chet Faker – sounded more rock 'n' roll than ...

Who stood out from the Laneway crowd, unexpectedly

Bernard Zuel

Liam Neeson says working with Martin Scorsese can be "f---ing terrifying''.

Why Martin Scorsese terrified Liam Neeson

Stephanie Bunbury

<i>The Book of Mormon</i>'s stereotypes of everyday members and missionaries are spot on.

What it's like to see The Book of Mormon as a lapsed Mormon

Adrian Lowe

The Kookaburra boats are towed out to compete in the America's Cup.

How the 1987 America's Cup defence changed Perth forever

The Boss kicked off his Australia and New Zealand tour with a politically-charged setlist.

Bruce bites back with a political setlist for the ages at Perth Arena

David Prestipino

The Average Joe stars WA-born iOTA, whose at the height of his powers as a performance artist.

Not your average Joe: Why iOTA is the star of this year's Fringe

David Prestipino

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, FEB 5/17 ISSUE. cr: Stocksy Wellbeing - Back to work blues

How to shake off the Sunday night blues

Jo Hartley

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, FEB 5/17 ISSUE. CR: STOCKSY Meshel Laurie piece - Some Alone Time

How being alone helped me get through my marriage breakup

Meshel Laurie

Big-wave surfer, Felicity Palmateer.

Why pro-surfer Felicity Palmateer has to hide her location

Amy Croffey

Her only crime is being on the precipice of puberty.

Dear men, it's not OK to comment on a pre-teen girl's looks

COMMENT
Tracey Spicer

Broad City

Twitter shows Trump how to #dresslikeawoman

Mary Ward

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, FEB 5/17 ISSUE. Justine Clarke photographed for Sunday Life by Hugh Stewart. 1 TIME USE, NO ...

Justine Clarke: My single mum taught me freedom and resilience

Sunday Life

Actress Lola Kirke received death threats after showing off her armpit hair at the Golden Globes last month.

Why women are growing back their body hair this February

Jenna Clarke

FLORENCE, ITALY - JANUARY 11: German fashion blogger and model Alexandra Lapp is wearing retro vibe Gucci printed cotton ...

Can a T-shirt ever be worth $600?

Melissa Singer

Celebrate the little wins.

8 ways training for a triathlon made me a better dater

Alicia M. Cohn

A little light can help you to sleep deeper.

How nature can help us sleep better

Sarah Berry

Five minutes to a better day.

A morning routine to set you up for a super productive day

Susie Moore

Korean spice-rubbed chicken.

54 chicken fillet recipes that actually taste amazing

Adam Liaw's vegetarian spring pasta: Spaghetti with zucchini and spinach.

The Eat-More-Veggies weekly meal planner

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried mussels with black beans, chilli and native herbs.

The easiest recipe to make when you want to impress people

Kirsten Bell didn't pump for 24 hours in preparation for her role as a "trashy ex trophy wife".

Why Kirsten Bell skipped pumping for a day

Kids' party planning can be stressful - and expensive. Would this mum's solution help?

Should parents be 'fined' if their child is a party no-show?

Melissa Radke's signs of "mum guilt" have been viewed over half a million times.

Mum's confessions will make you feel better about your failures

CommSec estimates that car prices are at their most affordable since 1987, while women's clothing is the cheapest in 27 ...

Traveller letters: Rental company's tyre claims complete nonsense

Huangguoshu Waterfalls in the Guizhou province, China.

Six incredible places in China you've never heard of

Brian Johnston

Overwater villas at Lux South Ari Atoll.

Truly awesome: Every luxury holiday should be like this

Luke Slattery

Evan Spiegel, left, chief executive of Snap, and Bobby Murphy, senior vice president of engineering, each own 227 ...

Who are the new Snapchat billionaires?

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is distancing himself from the Trump administration.

Uber CEO quits Trump advisory group

The Oculus Rift has put Facebook at the forefront of the virtual reality boom.

Oculus lift: Facebook loses $653 million VR verdict

Continuum

Bike with infinite gears changed my life

Gizmodo
1 min ago

MasterCard Identity Check will let Australians shop with a smile.

MasterCard 'Selfie Pay' coming to Australia

COMMENT

2017 Audi Q2 Launch Edition.

New Audi Q2 prices revealed

Drive Staff

The Mazda3 was the top-selling car in January.

Strong start to 2017 new car sales

Stephen Ottley

Leena Gade.

Bentley's 'First Lady of Le Mans'

David McCowen

2017 Holden Trax.

New Holden Trax prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2016 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV sold out

Jonathan Hawley

2017 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition.

New VW Passat Alltrack Wolfsburg Edition

Dom Tripolone

Bulldogs players celebrate their win over the Dockers on the final siren at VU Whitten Oval.

AFLW coaches must try to make game attractive

Daniel Cherny

Mr Sharpe has been enjoying internet memes created in his honour

Man streams Mundine v Green fight through Facebook page

Jacob Saulwick

Mundine and Green hug at the end of their bout.

'It's moments like this that ruin the sport': Mundine

Adrian Proszenko

'Beautiful': Eden Hazard scored one of the goals of the season against Arsenal.

Chelsea overpower Arsenal to stretch lead

Ian Chadband

Jordan Thompson of Australia is congratulated after winning the tie against the Czech Republic.

Australia's happy team in Hawthorn

Linda Pearce

Missing Eddie McGuire from the AFLW inaugural match between Colligwood and Carton Football Club.

Eddie missing from historic debut

Neelima Choahan

Meg Hutchins (top) was disappointed with her side's showing.

Pies 'outworked' in loss to Blues

Daniel Cherny

Danny Green in full flight.

Green in split decision win over Mundine