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Perth is set to cop a lot of rain over coming days.

Rain, rain go away: Perth to get heavy falls until Saturday

Police are searching for a man accused of grabbing two women in a Mount Lawley driveway.

Police hunt man who grabbed two women in Mount Lawley

50 mins ago

Sixty-nine staff were sacked and 18 Allphones stores closed on Monday.

Staff axed and stores to close as Allphones goes into administration

1 hr ago

A soccer player was allegedly beaten by opposing players at a Wanneroo soccer pitch on Tuesday.

Man 'repeatedly kicked in face' during social 5-a-side soccer match

18 mins ago

Congestion in Perth will outstrip that of Sydney within 15 years, according to Infrastructure Australia.

WA Labor promises to redirect cash from Roe 8 into $2.5b Metronet

1 hr ago

Mother and son used the Lotterywest website to confirm the six winning numbers.

'Tears of happiness': Perth Hills ex-serviceman wins $1.3m

Freo council backs fundraisers to pay legal costs of Roe 8 protestors

57 mins ago

Man accused of killing Kalgoorlie teen seeks trial in home town

What type of Aussie are you? Meet the 7 new political tribes

WA election: unsavoury love triangle happening before our eyes

COMMENT

Senator reveals stunning defection from Liberal Party

EXCLUSIVE

The snake was first spotted on the windscreen of the Volvo.

'It's looking right at me': City shopper shocked as snake winds up in wipers

Emily Woods

And then there were two: Super Bowl 51 promises to be a cracker.

Patriots complete one the greatest comebacks in Super Bowl history

Chair umpire Arnaud Gabas reacts to getting hit in the eye with a ball.

Player sensationally eliminated after hitting ump in the face

Married at First Sight's runaway bride, Lauren.

Married At First Sight ends on runaway bride cliffhanger

Big-wave surfer, Felicity Palmateer.

'Too many creeps': Pro surfer hides her location

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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

Man 'repeatedly kicked in face' by opponents ...

4:03PM

Police hunt man who grabbed women in Mount Lawley ...

3:31PM

Freo council backs fundraisers to pay legal costs ...

3:24PM

Politics makes for strange bedfellows.

WA election: The weirdest menage a trois is happening before our eyes

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Singleton man dies after getting caught in boat propeller

Heather McNeill

Verge wars: Perth council to tell residents to rip up paved verges

Heather McNeill

One Nation candidate for the PIlbara David Archibald called single mums 'too lazy to attract and hold a mate'

Hanson confident on Pilbara win despite 'lazy single mum' furore

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

Liberals promise mandatory jail for WA meth dealers

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

Man drowns in Kimberley flood waters after rescuing girl

Heather McNeill

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

WA Lotto player wins $1.3 million in Saturday's draw

Heather McNeill

Australian Federal Police officers carry bags of cocaine.

Police seize largest cocaine haul in Australian history

NSW

Stirling Hinchliffe has defended calls from the opposition to resign, saying he is focused on fixing the issues.

Two ministers go as report reveals QR failures

QLD

Mother and son used the Lotterywest website to confirm the six winning numbers.

Ex-serviceman takes out $1.3m Lotto win

Centrelink has been embroiled in controversy since late 2016 over its debt collection system.

Centrelink staff to go on 'micro-strikes'

ACT

Liberal senator Cory Bernardi has accused the government of "ripping the scab" off old debates.

How a conversation with Tony Abbott sealed Cory Bernardi's exit

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

The Trumpification of right wing politics in Australia has begun

COMMENT
David Wroe

Rats like Cory Bernardi will merely help to sink the ship

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

LNP MP George Christensen says he is staying within the Coalition.

Christensen warns government's position could become 'untenable'

Matthew Knott

Treasurer Scott Morrison listens as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the National Press Club of Australia in ...

Morrison joins ranks of MPs misusing the term 'fake news'

ANALYSIS

Same-sex marriage is being debated by the Liberal Party, again.

Conservative MPs scramble to stymie same-sex marriage push

James Massola

Cory Bernardi will resign from the Liberal Party to form his own conservative movement.

Bernardi to rock first day of Parliament by resigning from Libs

EXCLUSIVE
Latika Bourke

Indonesian President Joko Widodo being interviewed by Fairfax journalists Jewel Topsfield and Peter Hartcher at the ...

Indonesian President Jokowi to visit Australia at end of month

Jewel Topsfield
1 hr ago

US President Donald Trump.

Trump's showdown with America's courts on the horizon

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.

Scottish independence vote may be decided 'within weeks'

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

Australian woman killed in freak jet-ski accident in Phuket

Lindsay Murdoch

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

Weird menage a trois happens before our eyes

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Malcolm Turnbull needs to stand for something people can be confidently for or against. Otherwise, he will continue to ...

Why Turnbull will be lucky to last the year

COMMENT
Tom Switzer

Worse than a terrorist attack? Economists have measured the likely impact of a period of prolonged uncertainty a Trump ...

How Donald Trump will corrode jobs and growth

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

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How retailers watch how you shop online and use it to sell you more

An investigation found that some staff were not paid at all for some of their work.

Tour operator charged for allegedly trying to avoid paying back staff

1 hr ago

There have now been 61 forced property since May last year with a combined value of $107 million.

Australia forces 15 foreign property owners to sell

Sixty-nine staff were sacked and 18 Allphones stores closed on Monday.

Allphones turnaround fails, company goes into administration

1 hr ago

Bunnings axes zero hour contracts for British employees

Colin Kruger, CBD
7 mins ago

Got milk? Dairy outlook brightens on supply crunch

1 hr ago

Christmas sales fell short as Aussies looked for bargains

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

ASX slips as bank rally loses steam

1 hr ago

Noisy neighbours? Housemates who never clean? That’s nothing compared to these renters’ experiences.

Tenants and landlords share real-life renting horror stories

The Eclectic Creative Studio.

Tips to style your living room that don't cost the world

The screen and stage legend John Waters has been in the limelight for decades.

John Waters: I was in my early 50s and homeless

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

The businesses becoming rarer in regional towns

... Now you don't.

English mansion with a ballroom and a secret pool for sale

Bring back the good old days of crash diets that did little in the long run.

Clean living: When did being healthy become such hard work?

Fitness Trends

Novelty ties, rainbow blazers and sunnies? Big no no.

Seven things you should never wear to a job interview

Self Improvement

Only five months to go before super contributions caps are lowered

Clock ticks on $1 million super deadline

John Collett

Orphaned children may have a loving extended family but if their parents don't nominate a testamentary guardian, it ...

If you don't have a will, this is what could go wrong

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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

Jim Pavlidis

Best of Fairfax cartoons, Feb 6

Stan - this is England

The gritty story of growing up in the 80's in This is England '86 & '88

Stan - Trumped

Trumped - One off special from the makers of The Circus. Only 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

Advertiser Content

Plenty of fireworks but none aimed at Trump: Lady Gaga performs during the Super Bowl 51st halftime show.

Million Reasons to protest but Gaga opted for feel good show

COMMENT
Bernard Zuel

AirBnB's super bowl ad 2017.

Super Bowl ads, not Lady Gaga, take a swipe at Donald Trump

Broede Carmody

Perth 'flirty flatmates' Bek, left, and Ash got the worst score ever in <i>MKR's</i> history.

Raw garlic prompts lowest-ever score on MKR

Michael Lallo

'I want to say, Welcome Prime Minister Trumbull [sic]: Laurie Oakes grils Malcolm Turnbull on <i>60 Minutes</i>.

'You're in a hole politically': Oakes roasts Turnbull

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer.

Melissa McCarthy returns to SNL to mock Sean Spicer

Broede Carmody

Mariah Carey in the film clip for her single I Don't.

Mariah Carey torches Packer wedding dress in new film clip

Broede Carmody

Carroll as seen in the new ABC documentary <i>Ice Wars.</i>

Surfer Tom Carroll reveals his ice demons and making a new doco

Sarah Thomas

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

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

How the 1987 America's Cup defence changed Perth forever

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

Stephanie Garnaut

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

Singer Kylie Minogue, right, and former fiance Joshua Sasse.

Why Kylie's breakup was always going to happen

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are having a ball at the Super Bowl.

Celebrity spotting at the Super Bowl: Chrissy steals the show

Amy Croffey

Ivanka Trump arrives at Trump Tower in New York.

Ivanka's politcal makeover is off to a rocky start

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Elsa Pataky is seen on January 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Elsa Pataky brings a bit of Byron to the streets of LA

Kate Middleton lets Prince William beat her during a race for a London Marathon training day in London on Sunday.

Did Kate let Prince William win this race?

Amy Croffey

Why do people assume that the day women go through the trauma of labour must be up there with the best days of their lives?

A C-section and the shame of a thwarted birth plan

COMMENT
Shannon Kelley

Dior's 'We Should All Be Feminists' T-shirt as Maria Grazia Chiuri took the reigns as Christian Dior as the first ...

The fashion world is rattled, and you can see it on the runway

Robin Givhan

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

Optimal levels of iron fortification in infant formula has experts divided.

Could iron overload in childhood pave the way for Parkinson's disease?

Paula Goodyer

Minimise impact by learning to fall the 'right' way.

The right way to fall

KATE MURPHY

A gluten-free cookie is still a cookie.

Four mistakes people make when going gluten-free

COMMENT
Jae Berman

Almost 20 per cent of Valentine's Day reservations were made within 48 hours of the date.

That's amore: Italian restaurants rule Valentine's Day reservations

Annabel Smith

Answering your questions: Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney of <i>The Katering Show</i>.

The Katering Show: How do you deal with unhygienic friends?

Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan

Adam Liaw's rainbow salad recipe.

Eat the rainbow with this week's vegie-rich meal planner

There's a reason this mum's post about shower sex post-kids is going viral.

Mum's hilarious story about attempting shower sex

Facebook: Melinda Tankard Reist

Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

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?

Economy class: Air Canada 787-9 Dreamliner.

Flight test: Even minor comforts come with a price tag on this flight

Lance Richardson

Easter Island's staple industry is tourism, which pulls in about 90,000 visitors a year.

Utterly spectacular: The island at the end of the Earth

Isobel King

Flights on the 20-day holiday feature yoga sessions and hypnotherapy.

Billionaire birthday: Private jet holiday cost $18 million

Sinead Pearson

New degrees such as agri-sciences are being added by universities, with a sharp rise in students who do not have a ...

Wanted: high-tech grads for farm work

When you're finished working online, turn Wi-Fi off.

Top 10 ways to stay safe on public Wi-Fi

The restriction of a first-person viewpoint does wonders for the game's tension.

Review: Horror returns home in Resident Evil 7: Biohazard

Continuum

Bike with infinite gears changed my life

Gizmodo

While America's best AI talent keeps its distance from the government, China is catching up.

China's AI weapons are getting smarter

2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon.

New Commodore wagon revealed

Drive Staff

18MY Jaguar F-TYPE, 400S. 2017 Jaguar F-Type.

Thieves steal $4.9m worth of engines

Dom Tripolone

2017 BMW M760Li.

BMW's most powerful car reviewed

Jez Spinks

2018 Subaru Liberty.

2018 Subaru Liberty revealed

Drive Staff

Ferrari's 488 GT3 took a dominant win on the mountain.

Ferrari wins Bathurst 12 hour

Stephen Ottley

Suzuki focused on style when creating the new Ignis hatch.

New Suzuki Ignis reviewed

Stephen Ottley

Needless dismissal: Travis Head.

Australia lose ODI series in NZ, could lose No.1 ranking

Budweiser boycott

Budweiser's 'immigration' Super Bowl ad triggers boycott threat

Half-time scrutiny: Questions have arisen if Lady Gaga will use her Super Bowl half-time show to protest.

Super Bowl 2017: How to watch the big game in Australia

Controlled aggression: Toni Vilander, Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup celebrate the win.

Whincup finally nails victory at Bathurst

Tim Cahill heads off Etihad Stadium after being red-carded by Chris Beath.

Bouzanis sweats on penalty for Berisha slur

Michael Lynch

Sam Groth went down to Jiri Vesely on Sunday.

Australians look ahead to Davis Cup against US

Linda Pearce

The only thing holding girls back from a footy field now is her two left feet.

AFLW coaches must make game attractive

Daniel Cherny

And then there were two: Super Bowl 51 promises to be a cracker.

Who you should cheer for at the Super Bowl?

Matt Bungard, Jamie Marcuson