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Political experts say the Liberals deal 'smacks of desperation'.

Libs deal with One Nation 'smacks of 'desperation'

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More than 40,000 people turned up to Kings Park to watch the lights show.

Stunning turnout as 40,000 flock to see WA trees 'come to life'

Until recently, very few clinics, even sexual health specialists, could test for the sexually transmitted infection, ...

The STI superbug putting 400,000 Australians at risk

Senator Sinodinos has defended the West Australian arrangement.

Libs defend giving preferences to One Nation over Nats

Where the man's body was found.

Body found in search for man swept away in Esperance floodwaters

Further charges relating to the incident are pending.

Police officers assaulted during out-of-control party in Perth's north

WA man faces extortion charge after ransom demand for pet dog

If you don't 'get' women's footy, go back to the Dark Ages

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Warning about Valentine's Day roses 'with holes in petals'

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Power politics don't get any hotter than this

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Annabel Crabb

Portrait of Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 August 2016. Photo: Alex ...

'Where are you?': What its like being a 'FIFO' mother

FOR MARCUS STROM - SEE HIM BEFORE ANY USE Rock carvings on the Burrup Peninsula, near Karratha, Western Australia ...

Scientific slip puts 30,000-year-old Burrup Peninsula rock art at risk

Cody went down to his local park to carve up the water.

'Not every day you can ride in the park': Perth's wet inspires fun

Kings Park's trees will come to life in the PIAF opening spectacular.

One more night of magic at Kings Park for Perth arts festival

Levi Miller and Phoenix in <i>Red Dog: True Blue</i>.

Red Dog leaves Berlin Film Festival critics howling for more

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Late goal earns West Brom a point

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

Liberal preference deal with One Nation smacks of ...

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Invasive spyware's odd targets: Mexican advocates ...

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WA Labor says mining royalties will pay down the state's debt if it's elected.

State election: Labor promises iron ore royalties to go to WA debt

Body found in search for man swept away in Esperance floodwaters

Hannah Barry

Eagles recruit Willie Rioli sent for surgery after ripping hamstring

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Kim Hagdorn

Playing a dangerous game: Danny Green celebrates after defeating Anthony Mundine last week.

Green suffered bleeding on the brain, and yet they let the fight go on

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Peter FitzSimons

Corey De Bie was found dead on Thursday morning. A man has been charged over supplying him with a synthetic drug.

Man charged over teenager's 'synthetic-drug' death in Aveley

Adrian Beattie

WA's mining sector shed jobs for the second consecutive measurement period in a row.

New stats show a mixed bag for WA's mining fortunes

David Allan-Petale

Water levels in the Avon River are expected to rise dramatically during Saturday leading to widespread flooding.

Fresh flood warnings for Northam - "lots more water on the way"

Adrian Beattie

Blackmores was the golden child of 2015 as sales to China saw its revenue double in two years, but the shares have lost ...

Tourists swoop on pharmacies for Blackmores

NSW

Queenslanders hit the beach in droves on Saturday.

Hottest day of summer, worse to come

QLD

The teenager was at a Woodridge park when she was seen getting into a car driven by an unknown man.

Police search for teenager last seen getting into car

QLD

The grub that a man discovered crawling out of his sausage.

Grub crawls out of Coles Finest sausage

NSW

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (seated), joined by President Donald Trump, Vice-President Mike Pence (left) and his ...

What does Donald Trump have in mind for the Asia-Pacific?

David Wroe

Conservatives leap to defend Ross Cameron's 'dry humour'

Cory Bernardi's defection and right-wing politics in Australia

Nick O'Malley

Suddenly, it seemed, Mogadon Malcolm morphed into Street Fighting Man.

Turnbull's attack on Shorten could be the beginning of the end

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Michael Gordon

Ross Cameron appears on Sky News on Friday to defend his speech.

Ross Cameron defends calling Liberal Party 'a gay club'

Michael Koziol

The Turnbull government says it will announce its plans for school funding by the middle of the year

Private schools demand government release funding plans

Matthew Knott

Former Liberal MP and Sky News host Ross Cameron at the Sydney fundraiser on Thursday night

'At least they chuck pillow-biters off buildings': inside an explosive fundraiser

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A man watches a TV news program on North Korea's missile launches at Seoul Railway Station, South Korea, at the time of ...

North Korea fires unidentified missile from its north-west

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Immigrants living in fear of Trump's 'deportation force'

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Alejandro Toledo is accused of receiving millions of dollars in bribes from a Brazilian conglomerate in return for ...

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Cambodia's opposition leader Sam Rainsy, pictured in Phnom Penh in 2013.

Cambodia's exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy resigns

Lindsay Murdoch

Phoebe Cork is protesting against the clearing of parts of the Beeliar wetlands for the Roe 8 development.

A warrior's story from the front lines of Roe 8

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Phoebe Corke

The Dockers and the Eagles will play at Burswood Stadium in 2018.

It's laughable to say the AFL won't play at the new Perth Stadium

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Both major WA parties have made commitments to job creation through questionable policies.

Buying 'WA made' is a cop out on real job creation in state

COMMENT
Conrad Liveris

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Now that it's back to business, bring on the wage rises

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Ross Gittins

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You got a leg up if your parents called you Aaron or Alex, rather than Will or Zac, according to the research.

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Adele Ferguson

NSW's biggest power user Tomago pleads for AGL not to curb supply

Peter Hannam

Happy Valentine? Consumers urged to avoid some online flower sellers

Esther Han

US stocks jump to record on 'phenomenal' tax hopes

This former chapel turned art gallery in Carlton, Melbourne is suited to a variety of uses.?

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Europe's first vertical forest, the Bosco Verticale, was completed in 2014 in Milan.

Five of the coolest vertical forests in the world

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The Leixoes Cruise Terminal in Matosinhos, Portugal, designed by Luiis Pedro Silva Arquitecto, won the Public Building ...

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Tower of power: The St James building sub-floor penthouse 252 at 350 St Kilda Road is for sale.

Australia's best luxury apartments lure prestige buyers

Make it a day to remember.

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Handsome Things

The Melbourne Moonshine Distillery was established south of Melbourne's CBD by a pair of former engineers.

The once-illicit spirit that's making a big comeback

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Marrickville flatmates Arlo Alexander-Meylan, Harry Gregg, Nikita Podlasov, Tom Grimes and Isaac Ewald filled their ...

Smart money moves to avoid share-house hell

Christine Long

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Valentine's Day? Bah, humbug!

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Teen entrepreneur Rebecca Rusinovic was the youngest keynote speaker at Pause Festival at Federation Square.

Teen entrepreneur gets set to launch skincare range

Cara Waters

Great pains are taken to ensure that what the audience sees is accurate to the last detail.

The startup turning archaeology into virtual reality

James Wong

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Liberals to direct preferences to One Nation

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Usain Bolt's All-Stars sweep Nitro series

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Wild weather contintues across Australia

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Stoke continue Crystal Palace's woes

Lightning echoed through the valleys at Laguna , north of Sydney . Photo Nick Moir 4 feb 2017

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Shane Thatcher and Sonya Stephen, creators of the Choovie app, at the Lido Cinema in Hawthorn.

Coming soon: Uber-style movie ticket pricing

Karl Quinn

Flume is in the running for his first Grammy.

The Grammy that could change a life; the nomination which won't

Bernard Zuel

Jonny Lee Miller as Simon in <i>T2 Trainspotting</i>. Twenty years after the original film, the character's "maturity ...

'I'm still friends with my ex Jolie,' says Trainspotting star

Celia Walden

Geoffrey Rush attends the Final Portrait premiere during the 67th Berlinale International Film Festival Berlin.

Rush praised as 'the king of dags' in Berlin honour

Stephanie Bunbury

Josh Lawson as Paul Hogan in a miniseries that mixes the real with the reimagined.

Hoges: The Paul Hogan Story is a five-out-of-five beauty, mate

Bridget McManus

Guns 'N Roses concert, Calder Raceway, Melbourne, 1993: Early birds: Guns 'N Roses fans camping out overnight at Calder ...

The notorious Gunners concert that rocked Melbourne

Martin Boulton

Matt Day is the winner of Tropfest 2017 for his dark comedy <i>The Mother Situation</i>.

Matt Day's dark comedy wins at Tropfest short film festival

Phoebe Moloney

Levi Miller and canine friend in <i>Red Dog: True Blue</i>.

Red Dog, True Blue leaves Berlin howling for more

Stephanie Bunbury

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

Channel 7 Sunrise host, Samantha Armytage forced an apology from Daily Mail Australia.

Daily Mail to stop publishing 'fat-shaming' stories

Amy Croffey

Specific patterns may make some people appear to be better dancers than others, a study has found.

What makes a good dancer? It's all in the hips, study says

Steph Yin

Portrait of Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 29 August 2016. Photo: Alex ...

Sarah Hanson-Young on what it's like to be a 'fly in, fly out' mum

Joanne Brookfield

Australian model Nicole Trunfio with musician husband Gary Clark Jr and their son, Zion.

Nicole Trunfio speaks out amid US racial tension for her biracial son

Amy Croffey

US President Donald Trump has a "massive fan" in Lisa Oldfield, wife of One Nation co-founder, David Oldfield.

David Oldfield's wife Lisa is a 'massive fan' of Donald Trump

Amy Croffey

Being married is about getting on the floor alongside your loved one and picking them up.

For me, marriage is the last line in the sand of life

Nicki Reed

Australian Laura Brown, editor-in-chief of InStyle Magazine and former Features/Special Projects and Executive Director ...

The Australian editor shaping up to be the new Anna Wintour

Jackie Dent

Em Rusciano and Harley Breen have made a strong start on air at 2DayFM

Why it is finally a good time for women on FM radio

Jenna Clarke

It looks like running could have been given a bad rap.

Study suggests running may be good for our knees

Sarah Berry

Focus more on less.

5 little ways to stop being stressed and start being on time

Susie Moore

Most conversations don't go as smoothly as Ryan Gosling's.

Single men are having less sex than you think

Jon Gugala

Snapper in crazy water Photograph by William Meppem

No-red-meat Weekly meal planner

Adam Liaw gives classic lemon and sugar crepes an update.

Crepes with citrus sugar and sour cream

Adam Liaw

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19 excellent zucchini recipes

New dad, Damien Leeson, was left horrified after being labelled "disgusting" for feeding his baby.

Dad labelled 'disgusting' for feeding baby in parents' room

"Wildo the Dildo." The very funny letter one dad received from his son's school.

Wildo the what? Dad shares hilarious letter from son's school

Kids' parties can be extravagant these days.

Mum's shock at being told to buy 'replacement gift' for birthday boy

Playa del Amor in the Marieta Islands of Mexico has an unusual history.

This amazing 'lovers' beach' is completely hidden inside a cave

Sinead Pearson

The Qantas Club in Sydney.

Letters: I can't believe what I saw people wearing in business class

A loop of the Moselle River.

Is this real or a fairytale? A part of Europe that's straight off a postcard

Brian Johnston

The Safety Check feature on Facebook.

Facebook to the rescue in times of emergency?

The new esports league will mimic the structures and conventions of the NBA.

NBA starts professional esports league

What battery percentage makes you anxious?

Why we're all obsessed with keeping our phones charged

Overwatch

7 stages of spending too much in games

Kotaku

Greg Miller

RTX and the power of small, strong audiences

2018 Audi RS3 Sportback.

Updated Audi RS3 revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

Driven: Nissan GT-R Nismo

Andrew MacLean

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

New Isuzu D-Max prices revealed

Drive Staff

2017 Audi S4 Avant.

Details: 2017 Audi S4

Peter McKay

The Ferrari experience descended on Mount Panorama during the Bathurst 12 Hour.

Driving a Ferrari around Bathurst

Lucas Kennedy

2017 Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider.

Mazda MX-5 RF v Abarth 124 Spider comparison review

Stephen Ottley

The best of times: Essendon beat Hawthorn early in 2015.

Has there ever been a greater unknown quantity about a team?

Daniel Cherny

Melbourne celebrate their first ever win in the AFLW on Saturday night.

Demons too good by half as Magpies run hot then cold in AFL Women's

Larissa Nicholson

Stuart MacGill in action during an Australia-Sri Lanka Test at the Gabba, in 2007.

MacGill a no-show in $2.6 million injury case against Cricket Australia

Jon Pierik

Willie Rioli has torn his hamstring.

Eagles ace recruit Willie Rioli rips hamstring, out for three months

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Kim Hagdorn

Carlton v Adelaide

AFLW: Blues charge home, at home

Daniel Cherny

Melbourne City's Bruce Kamau cops the brunt of a challenge by Luke Devere.

Patched-up City show steely resolve to draw

Michael Lynch

How will cricket judge Dean Jones in its history?

The most baffling axing in Aus cricket history?

Tim Lane

Playing a dangerous game: Danny Green celebrates after defeating Anthony Mundine last week.

Stop the fight! Please, stop the fight

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Peter FitzSimons