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AFL Women's games look set to stay at Fremantle Oval in a new deal struck between the Fremantle Dockers and the City of ...

Dockers offload Freo Oval to council for $1.5 million

Witness photograph

State refuses to front Senate inquiry into dead fauna at Roe 8 site

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Allan McDevitt was driving at 94 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

Family 'disgusted' at 100kg man's sentence for killing 3-year-old

Jane Lee
2 mins ago

Police warned that Mr Harman should not be approached.

'Violent' man who went missing from Perth facility found in QLD

The beach will be a popular place to be in Perth on Saturday with the temperature expected to hit 40 degrees.

Perth set for scorching weekend as summer draws to a close

Police released this image to the public as part of their investigation.

Man acting suspiciously at fast food outlets faces 48 sex offence charges

'Top of the pack': Trump's plan for US nuclear arsenal

Defiant Julie Bishop responds to dig during Abbott interview

Tracking device fitted to Borce Ristevski's car was 'removed or fell off'

Down $20k a week: Scarborough businesses on the rocks

CBA dumps brokers who don't send enough business their way

Ben Cousins

Fallen Eagle Ben Cousins arrested on new stalking, drug and VRO charges

BREAKING
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An image from a video a passenger on the United flight filmed of a man and woman being escorted off of the plane after ...

'This is not Trump's America!': Celebration for man on flight

Australia's Matthew Renshaw celebrates his fifty during the first day of the first test cricket match against India in ...

When you've got to go, you've got to go: Renshaw hits back

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

Tom Arnold reveals epic pay cheque for brief Celebrity stint

Ben Broady shot this amazing video of Lake Argyle's spillway flowing over after heavy wet season rains.

WA spillway voiding 712k litres per second from Lake Argyle

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Mitchell's first game for Eagles

Samia Lila dragged the goanna from the restaurant.

'I thought it was a dog': Waitress drags goanna from eatery

Chris and Grant, the gay couple on Seven's reality series <i>Bride & Prejudice</I>.

Bride & Prejudice star adds twist after powerful TV moment

State refuses to front Senate inquiry into dead ...

11:39AM

Malaysia says VX nerve agent was used in murder ...

11:38AM

Eman Ahmed's weight-loss target: from 500kg to ...

11:35AM

Mark McGowan and Colin Barnett

Tame WA election leaders' debate shows no clear winner

Pauline Hanson has angered Muslims in the past and now it seems Colin Barnett has too.

Barnett wants WA Muslims to 'judge fairly' despite One Nation deal

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'High income not the cause for WA's drug epidemic': Top cop

Mark McGowan and Colin Barnett

Who performed better? Recap the leaders' debate blow by blow

Live

What are WA's big issues?

Roe8, Western Power and crime: Key issues of the WA state election

ANALYSIS

The City of Stirling has attempted to fine the popular cafe spot nearly $1 million for allegedly breaching its planning ...

Customers, locals rally around Yelo as legal battle continues

Hannah Barry

Kimberley locals go chasing waterfalls as record wet season continues

David Allan-Petale

Young man accused over assault on 70-year-old in Thornlie

Emma Young

The cuts were recommended by the Fair Work Commission could mean workers would lose out on up to $6000 a year.

WA workers trash penalty rates cut

Hannah Barry

Works have now begun.

Scarborough beachfront businesses 'close to going under'

Heather McNeill

Police warned that Mr Harman should not be approached.

'Dangerous' convicted rapist found in Brisbane after Graylands escape

Heather McNeill and Phil Hickey

Dan and Anoushka Strange started their business selling watches to pay for treatment associated with their daughter's ...

Mandurah watch brand a labour of love to fight cancer

Nathan Hondros

A woman has been critically injured after a car mounted the footpath and struck her in Chatswood.

Car crashes onto footpath, hits pram in Sydney

NSW

Camobodian Pheun Ra has been caught up in a land grab funded by the ANZ bank.

ANZ-financed company demolishes homes

EXCLUSIVE
Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker

Mr Vitamins is under fire after promoting an event featuring David Wolfe.

'This man is dangerous': Anti-vaxxer promo row

NSW

Police arrested three men over the cannabis crop at Colinroobie.

80-year-old charged over $5.5m cannabis crop

NSW

Tony Abbott says he is not taking pot-shots.

Abbott pledges 'full support' for Turnbull, hours after attacking him

Tom McIlroy
1 hr ago

It's civil war as Abbott lights up and Shorten sits back

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

'I had the courage to act': Turnbull hits back at Abbott

Fergus Hunter

School children work off a computer at Darlington Public School.

Schools and universities charged millions for things that are free

Former prime minister Tony Abbott's unspoken sixth point in his plan is that he must be returned as gang leader.

Abbott calls it; Turnbull won't be provoked. Not half . . .

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is set to meet the US President in early May.

Standing next to Trump on a battleship: Plan for PM's US trip

EXCLUSIVE

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has his tie straightened by his Australian counterpart Foreign Minister Julie ...

Julie Bishop and British PM divided on Syria

Eman Ahmed has been confined to a bed for 20 years.

Eman Ahmed's weight-loss target: 200kg

Amrit Dhillon
33 mins ago

Kim Jong-Nam, the older brother of the North Korean leader.

Malaysia says VX nerve agent was used in murder of Kim Jong-nam

Lindsay Murdoch
29 mins ago

President Donald Trump

Donald Trump wants to expand US nuclear arsenal

Pope Francis

Pope suggests 'better to be atheist than hypocritical Catholic'

A key reason given for the decision is to encourage employment in the hospitality industry, which is already our star ...

Why penalty rates should be sharply higher

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
52 mins ago

US equities have risen to record highs in recent weeks on hopes tax reform and other Trump administration policies would ...

I ignored Donald Trump news for a week. Here's what I learnt

COMMENT
Farhad Manjoo

Following Donald Trump is literally like flicking through TV stations or sitting on Twitter – a whir of opinions, issues ...

Reckless Trump is living in a bubble, and it's causing chaos

COMMENT
Josephine Tovey

Bellamy's

Bellamy's flags 18-month turnaround as earnings fall short

Brian Robins
43 mins ago

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Markets Live: Metals' mini meltdown

Live
Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer

"Household debt is at record levels. Is it really in the national interest to get a little bit more employment in the ...

Reserve Bank chief dashes hopes of interest rate cuts

Peter Martin

Domino's pizza.

Domino's faces 11 per cent wage hike: Deutsche Bank

Madeleine Heffernan

'Grand champions' of currency manipulation: Trump slams China

Why penalty rates should be sharply higher

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe
52 mins ago

Australia must face some home truths about housing affordability

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

$A hits new 2017 high amid frustration over US reform pace

Myriam Robin

New residents are given 'hello' cards, which encourage them to introduce themselves to their neighbours.

Should you bother trying to get to know your neighbours?

The new collection will land in stores Autumn 2017.

Retail giant Target's new collection is very un-Target

Holy opportunity: The church-like house at 47A Birdwood Circus, Bicton will go under the hammer on February 25.

Bicton's church house set to bless a new owner

Stephanie Pegler

American billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

You can buy billionaire Warren Buffett's Laguna Beach holiday home

You may not know this but Australians are a force in the interiors world.

Five things Australians do best in the world of home design

Scotch is a delicious dram to use in cocktails.

Five whisky 'scotchtails' you should shake up tonight

Smart Sipping
1 hr ago

Dating, and sex, can be as awkward as it is fun.

What I learnt from going on 100 dates in a year

Self Improvement

The penalty rates cuts disproportionately target women in work.

How the penalty rates decision hurts women

ANALYSIS
Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Financial and legal advice is a good idea if you're separating, especially if there are children involved.

How to rebuild financially after divorce

Mark Bouris

Dell Australia and New Zealand managing director Angela Fox is on the Dolphin Tank panel.

Pitching can be vicious, particularly if you're a woman

Cara Waters

Don't feel guilty about your caffeine habit.

Turns out caffeine isn't so bad after all

James Adonis

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Breakthroughs few in next iPhone

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Angry Transgender rights activists protest

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'Racist' passengers kicked off flight

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2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia QV video reviews

SMH/NEWS. Portrait of 2 members of the Dream Time Divas photographed on a property just outside Kempsie. "Nova Webster" ...

Fairfax photos of the week

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Stan - Billions

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

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. 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

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FILE - In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, honoree Martin Scorsese attends the Friars Club Entertainment Icon Award ...

Netflix picks up $100m Scorsese and De Niro mob film

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

Matthew McConaughey with his 2014 Best Actor Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club.

Oscars 2017: Does an Oscars win even mean anything anymore?

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Tom Arnold says he earned "$600k, $700k" for his brief stint on Ten's I'm A Celebrity.

Tom Arnold reveals epic pay for brief stint on I'm A Celebrity

Rob Moran

Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford in the original <i>Star Wars</i>.

Unaltered Star Wars trilogy rumoured to be re-released

Broede Carmody

Beyonce has withdrawn from her scheduled appearance at Coachella citing doctors orders

Pregnant Beyonce pulls out of Coachella music festival

Anna Philp, part of the SBS documentary <i>Is Australia Racist?</I>, says focusing on people's negative comments simply ...

Is Australia racist? This woman has the answer

Karl Quinn

<I>Judge Judy</i> has grossed $US1.7 billion over 19 seasons.

Judge Judy looking to auction reruns for tens of millions

Broede Carmody

Three Blue Ducks chef Darren Robertson has made his MKR debut.

MKR is running out of steam and a new judge can't save it

COMMENT
Broede Carmody

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

How the 1987 America's Cup defence changed Perth forever

There'll be four days of epic music at the Port Beach Weekender from March 9-12.

Neil Finn headlines four days of epic music at Port Beach Weekender

1 hr ago

The fluids should really run wild, and be good, on Valentines Day.

What wine romantics should drink

David Prestipino

The blanket rule against allowing our daughters to be in the care of lone male adults means that we do not have to make ...

Why I won't let any male babysit my children

Kasey Edwards

An online commercial released by Nike this week showing Arab women playing sport has provoked debate.

'Shame on Nike': sports ad strikes nerve in Arab world

Celine Aswad

SANTA CLARA, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at Levi's ...

Beyoncé breaks social media silence to criticise Trump

Mary Ward

A model wears a creation part of the Gucci women's Fall-Winter 2017-18 collection in Milan on Wednesday.

Photos: Milan Fashion Week gets silly and sublime

Annie Brown

Sex worker and rights activist Laura Lee has been campaigning against the law for three years.

Why police and health staff are siding with this sex worker

Jenna Price

These captured moments had served as a reminder that life was not static, no experience or pain permanent, but now I ...

I took a photo of myself every day after my marriage ended

Olivia Clement

Witches of the world, unite.

The internet's witches plan to cast spell on Trump: reports

Mary Ward
1 hr ago

White House counsellor Kellyanne Conway speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Oxon Hill, ...

Kellyanne Conway: I'm not a feminist because I'm not 'anti-male'

John Wagner

Back pain: there are big costs.

Early death by back pain? There's a 13 per cent chance

Sarah Berry

Why the eat less, move more message doesn't work: Michael Mosley

What Michael Mosley has learnt since the 5:2 diet

Sarah Berry

Wearable technology for fitness? The evidence isn't there.

Wearable fitness devices don't seem to make you more fit

AARON E. CARROLL

Neil Perry's Mexican fiesta.

Our favourite Mexican recipes for your next fiesta

How to hold a wine glass

How to hold a wine glass (and what it says about you)

Eat the rainbow: Pete Evans' paleo pad thai salad.

Eat the rainbow: Pete Evans' paleo pad Thai salad

Actress Amber Tamblyn just cornered the market on weird celebrity baby names.

Is this celebrity baby name for real? (Let's hope not)

"Whoops!" Mum, Jessica Gianoni, was shamed for sending cake to school with her daughter.

'You're in trouble, Mum': school's narky note over packed lunch

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Should school be 9-5? A new report says yes

LATAM 787-9 Dreamliner business class.

Flight test: This business class flight gets a perfect score

Tatyana Leonov

Heavens below: Huahine.

The Traveller quiz: What is the largest island in French Polynesia?

Mal Chenu

Plane toilets and tray tables contain germs and bacteria that can make you sick.

Air quality and plane toilets: Why flying can make you sick

Michael Gebicki

Waymo was inadvertently copied on an email from one of its vendors.

Grand theft driverless auto? Waymo sues Uber

<i>Splatoon 2</i> is launching this year for the upcoming Nintendo Switch, a machine with much greater competitive ...

Could next big esport be from Nintendo?

Google's new API, which can show whether 'the internet' thinks a comment is toxic, is still a work in progress.

Google's new troll-fighting tool scours for toxic content

steam

Steam games get more expensive in Australia

Kotaku

This render shows the same hypothetical phone in various colours.

Upcoming iPhone tipped to have new 3D camera

2017 Toyota C-HR Koba with optional black roof 2017 Toyota C-HR.

New Toyota C-HR reviewed

David McCowen

2016 Lexus IS 200t F Sport 2017 Lexus IS200t F Sport.

Lexus, Porsche top dependability survey

David McCowen

2017 Hyundai i30.

All-new Hyundai i30 reviewed

Daniel DeGasperi

Jeep is now offering a five-year warranty on all models.

Jeep announces five-year warranty

Stephen Ottley

2017 Land Rover Discovery.

New Land Rover Discovery reviewed

Stephen Corby

2017 Toyota C-HR.

New Toyota C-HR prices revealed

David McCowen

Change in fortunes: Claudio Ranieri.

EPL title in May, out of a job by February: Leicester sack Ranieri

Matt Renshaw rushed off the field following the dismissal of David Warner.

Test for spin twins as Renshaw, Starc redeem Australia

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Andrew Wu

Bennell has been plagued with a nagging calf injury.

Dockers recruit Harley Bennell impatient to get on the field

Kim Hagdorn

Lance Franklin and Luke Parker failed to record on their doping control forms that they had been administered cortisone.

Swans, Franklin, Parker fined for breaking drug rules

Kelly is negotiating a deal for premiership coach Chris Scott at Geelong and opposes any six-month payout clause.

Player manager slams push for reduced coach payouts

Caroline Wilson

Dustin Martin has put contract talks on hold.

Hardwick hopes special relationship will sway

Ronny Lerner

Dangerwood no more? Joel Selwood (left) and Patrick Dangerfield formed a lethal midfield combination in 2016.

Geelong skipper no Dangerwood fan

Trevor Nisbett.

Eagles push for access to academy recruits

Caroline Wilson