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As Darcy Vescio played a blinder on Friday night, her Twitter account was under cyber attack.

Carlton AFLW star comes under cyber hacking attack

EXCLUSIVE
10 mins ago

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi admitted to five breaches of failing to declare trips on Tuesday.

Scaffidi admits five breaches at hearing on 'travel rorts'

1 hr ago

Artist impression of the marina.

Barnett promises marina development for Perth's north

19 mins ago

Seven's chief executive Tim Worner has been cleared by the board of any wrongdoing.

Seven Chief thanks lover for giving him 'quite a weird feeling'

Antonio Bagnato after his arrest in Cambodia in December over the kidnapping and murder of Hells Angel biker Wayne Schneider.

Australian sentenced to death in Thailand over Hells Angel murder

Matisse Beach Club is a pool bar and restaurant in Scarborough.

Perth mum claims 'discrimination' by beach bar over toddler

Dockers to pocket millions from council as it departs the port city

Operation targeting crime at major WA ports 'sends a strong warning'

1 hr ago

Government puts old Fremantle hospital on the market

Defection, intrigue: Cory Bernardi quits as Parliament sits for 2017

WA election: Labor says no to preference deals with One Nation

The missing ring from the severed finger...

'He handed me my finger, minus my wedding ring': Nightclub trip goes wrong

90-year-old Danny Doran's performance has gone viral.

Worldwide acclaim for 90-year-old Perth man's soulful singing

32 mins ago

Granddad the lungfish from Shedd Aquarium

'Goodbye Granddad': World farewells oldest captive fish

Melania will not be based in Washington, at least for the first few months.

How Melania Trump is shaking up the role of being the First Lady

COMMENT

Angelia Cuming and her husband Paul walk down the aisle on their wedding day.

My overseas wedding was the loneliest day of my life

COMMENT

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More rain set for Perth

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

Marina development for Perth's north

4:57PM

White House includes Lindt Cafe siege and Curtis ...

4:45PM

International acclaim for 90-year-old Perth man's ...

4:44PM

Man U great Paul Scholes (left) is one part of a Red Devils legends teams heading to Perth in March.

Manchester United legends to play charity match in Perth

Brendan Foster

Dockers to pocket millions from Freo council as it departs port city

Brendan Foster

WA election: Labor says no to preference deals with One Nation

Brendan Foster

Raymond Sydney Cheek has drawn the ire of a WA judge.

Perth judge lashes pedophile priest for forcing victims through trial

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

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

Fran Rimrod

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

WA election: Labor's pet rail project Metronet to cost $2.5 billion

Brendan Foster

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

Police hunt man who grabbed women in Mount Lawley driveway

Heather McNeill

SMH News; Story: Sydney set for a day of wind and rain, as the weather takes a turn. Photo by, Peter Rae Thursday 29 ...

Sydney unit block threatens to fall after wild storms

NSW
1 hr ago

Lacey and Brenton Bradford pictured with their four children.

Girl, 5, hailed for bravery after car crash

QLD

The missing ring from the severed finger...

Man severs finger on razor wire, loses wedding ring

Firefighters survey the scene at a house fire at 3 Ranken Loop, Belconnen.

Man 'set fire to partner's house while she slept'

ACT

Hyerploop

High-speed rail and a Hyperloop: MP's crusade for cheaper housing

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

The bromance is over: Why did Cory turn on Tony?

Jacqueline Maley

Senate move could lift the lid on Centrelink debt letter debacle

Senator Cory Bernardi addresses the media after delivering a statement in the Senate at Parliament House in Canberra, on ...

Courageous or crazy? Political defections that ended in tears

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a service in Canberra to mark the start of the parliamentary year.

Even the one comfort in Turnbull's disastrous run is bad news

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has called time on the Gold Pass.

PM takes the axe to the most notorious political perk of all

Senator Cory Bernardi

Bernardi breaks silence, quits Liberal Party in Senate speech

James Massola
1 hr ago

Samar, 8, an asylum seeker from Sudan at the protest outside the UNHCR in Jakarta on Monday.

'I like Australia': Refugees beg UNHCR to decide their fate

Jessie Chiang

A settler reacts as police evict the last settlers from the West Bank outpost of Amona on Thursday.

Israel passes law to seize private Palestinian land

Footage from the attack.

Fresh video of suicide boat ramming Saudi frigate

Pro-government supporters hold up the national Syrian flag and pictures of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo ...

Syria carried out mass hangings at military prison: Amnesty

Politics makes strange bedfellows.

WA election: Weird menage a trois happens before our eyes

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

"What do you think? Our country is so innocent?": President Donald Trump .

Trump's 'stunning ignorance' of US political culture

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Scabies

Unacceptable: Remote Australia still struggles with scabies

COMMENT
Simon Quilty

Ahmed Fahour

Senate committee tells Aus Post it can't keep CEO's salary a secret

1 hr ago

Transurban CEO Scott Charlton said the company wasn't anticipating an immediate boost from Donald Trump's promised ...

Transurban to wait patiently for Trump's road bonanza

MELBOURNE,AUSTRALIA-APRIL 6, 2011 : Generic photo of the ASX board in Melbourne on Wednesday, April 6, 2011. AFR / LUIS ...

Four graphs that show why you should buy Australian shares

Sydney suit maker Herringbone and stablemate Rhodes & Beckett are the latest Australian brands to collapse.

Herringbone, Rhodes & Beckett add to retail carnage

Will Snapchat last, or will it fade before our eyes?

COMMENT
James Titcomb

Parmalat's dairy factory pay battle heads to tribunal

French populism fears boost the Aussie

Worner's love letters to Harrison released online

The old maternity hospital, Woodside, is being sold by the state government.

Government puts old Fremantle hospital on the market

Got noisy neighbours? We've got tips to help bring peace and quiet to your apartment.

Noisy neighbours? This is how to soundproof your apartment

Treasurer Scott Morrison.

Australia orders sale of illegal foreign property purchases

Your bedroom should be a completely tranquil space.

Bedroom design tips that can help combat anxiety

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

Tenants and landlords share real-life renting horror stories

Angry puppy.

Expensive, noisy, messy: Why getting a dog was a big mistake

Self

Longines' Flagship Heritage timepiece, 60th Anniversary edition, 1957-2017.

Four of the hottest new timepieces to watch this year

Watches

How much is your home worth? The answer is more complex than you may think.

Home truths about how we actually measure home prices

Jessica Irvine

Under the current super system, employees can only make concessional contributions if their employer offers salary sacrifice.

One way super is changing for the better for employees

Noel Whittaker

Peter Wallace is backing marriage equality.

Small businesses back marriage equality

Determining value is important when you're spending your redundancy payout.

How much should I spend buying a business?

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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

8yo Frederic Lan is the youngest participant in this years Sydney Chinese New Year Festival. He has been practicing his ...

Fairfax photos of the week

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65 million years in the making, the Jurassic Park trilogy will never get old.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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John Jarratt will reprise the role of Mick Taylor for the second season of <I>Wolf Creek</I>.

Stan to roll out offline viewing, Wolf Creek given second season

Broede Carmody

Golden boy: Shane Warne at the announcement of his Warney Uncut national tour.

Warney show promises 'nothing but the truth' about personal life

Karl Quinn

Emilia Clarke says the second-last season of Game of Thrones is going to be a "mind blower".

Is Daenerys' origin story on the cards for a GoT prequel?

Broede Carmody

'A living hell': You can hear Andrew Bolt and Miranda Devine from 8pm on 3AW.

'For Christ's sake, Miranda': Bolt threatens to hang up on Devine

Ebony Bowden

George Michael on stage in 2012.

George Michael's body still hasn't been returned to his family

Broede Carmody

Tom Arnold on I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Outta Here Australia season 3, 2017.

Donald Trump a 'sexist, racist phoney' says Tom Arnold

Karl Quinn

Sean Spicer learned about the SNL skit on his way home from church.

Sean Spicer says SNL should stop being 'mean' after skit

Broede Carmody

Tony Jones,Xiuhtezcatl Martinez and Josh Frydenberg on Q&A.

Q&A recap: Dear Mr President, do you even watch Q&A

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

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

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, left, speaks as Hillary Clinton ...

Anti-establishment pin up Bernie Sanders inspires luxury fashion collection

Jenna Clarke

Nora Ephron once wrote,"There's not a damn thing you can do about a neck."

This is how you can stop feeling bad about your neck

Natalie Reilly

By the time she died, I had my own family, but still the grief came for me every day.

I am still not ready to be eldest sister, and never will be

Jenna Price

Kylie Minogue has successfully blocked Kylie Jenner from trademarking the name "Kylie".

Battle of the Kylies: Minogue beats Jenner

Amy Croffey

Attempts to phone Centrelink would end up with me on hold and no further advanced in the phone queue by the end of my ...

How Centrelink has terrorised me over an ex-partner's debt

COMMENT
Andie Fox

Actress Jamie Lynn Spears with her daughter Maddie Briann Aldridge, and mother Lynne Spears.

Britney Spears’s niece seriously injured: reports

Nicole Economos

Demonstrators hold signs while marching towards Trump Tower during the Women's March in New York, U.S., on Saturday, ...

Women's March organises second day of action

Mary Ward

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Actress Emma Stone attends the 89th Annual Academy Awards Nominee Luncheon at The ...

The best looks from the 2017 Oscar Nominee Luncheon

Health is not one-size fits all but personalised health is not quite here.

The problem with personalised nutrition and health

Sarah Berry

Good dancing is expressing what's on the inside.

Why everyone can learn to dance well

Sarah Berry

Performance doesn't have to decrease with age.

An athlete's age not the most important for performance

Ginny McReynolds

GOOD FOOD: Sydney Fish Markets. Chef Brent Savage tours the fish market showing us how to pick fresh seafood. Spanner ...

How to buy the freshest seafood at the market

'Pretty much nothing in it': Chocolate cloud cake from Anthia Koullouros.

19 smart sweet swaps to crush sugar cravings

Pete Evans' paleo spaghetti with prawns, pesto & pistachios

Paleo spaghetti with prawns, pesto and pistachios

Pete Evans

Drew Barrymore at a screening of her new show, <i>Santa Clarita Diet</i>.

Drew Barrymore: 'My third divorce was my worst nightmare'

Facebook: Melinda Tankard Reist

Aussie preschooler's lunchbox prompts scathing note home

Movie time

What I said when my daughter asked me about my sex life

These airport terminals are set to beautify any commute.

Hope for a delay: The world's most beautiful airports

Sinead Pearson

Star Ferry, Hong Kong Harbour, at night.

Ten of the world's greatest travel experiences for $10 or less

Angie Kelly

Travelling in the US will be the same as it ever was.

Why you should still visit the US despite President Trump

Ben Groundwater

An artist's rendition of how Uber sees the future of on-demand urban air transportation, from last year.

Uber eyes flying cars, hires NASA veteran

The FTC says the Vizio case shows how a television or other appliance might be telling companies more than their owners ...

Vizio TVs apparently spied on their owners

A robot fills orders inside an Amazon fulfilment centre in the US.

Amazon ponders robot-run supermarket with staff of 3

Daniel John Sobieski, a retiree in Chicago is credited with an increase in the pro-Trump social media presence.

The 'cyborg' Twitter drive of conservatives

The Primo app scans a QR code.

This app lets you skip the shopping queue

2017 Volkswagen Amarok Core Plus.

Updated VW Amarok revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mercedes-AMg Gt R sets bathurst lap record.

The fastest car around Bathurst is ...?

Andrew MacLean

The BMW M4 GTS has arrived in Australia.

Driven: BMW's hardcore M4

Stephen Ottley

2018 Holden Commodore Sportwagon.

New Commodore wagon revealed

Drive Staff

2018 Subaru Liberty.

2018 Subaru Liberty revealed

Drive Staff

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

Thieves steal $4.9m worth of engines

Dom Tripolone

India's captain Virat Kohli.

'Punter' says India's Virat Kohli is the world's best batsman

Jon Pierik

Man U great Paul Scholes (left) is one part of a Red Devils legends teams heading to Perth in March.

Manchester United legends to play charity match in Perth

Brendan Foster

The Dockers new training HQ at Cockburn Central

Dockers to pocket millions from Fremantle council as it departs the port city

Brendan Foster

Demon Richelle Cranston crashes into Lion Jamie Stanton. She has been offered a one-match ban.

Three AFLW players rubbed out for hard hits

UPDATED
Emma Quayle

City goalkeeper Dean Bouzanis and Victory star Besart Berisha come face to face.

Bouzanis has case to answer for 'gypsy' sledge

Michael Lynch

Eugenie Bouchard agreed to go on a date with a fan.

Patriots comeback earns fan a date with Eugenie Bouchard

Danielle Rendina

Hit in the pocket: The Chappell-Hadlee series loss to New Zealand means Australia's players will miss out on performance ...

Series defeat to Black Caps hits Australians in the hip pocket

Jon Pierik

GOAT: Tom Brady is the most successful quarterback in Super Bowl history with a fifth championship.

'Cool, calm and collected': What makes Brady a champion

Andrew Webster