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Pauline Hanson is due to appear at a Perth pub for an event with free beer and pizza.

My shout: Pauline's free pizza, beer night at Perth pub

18 mins ago

Eliza

'Colin and Pauline 4eva': Iconic statue gets political makeover

Live
23 mins ago

Rod Caddies is standing for One Nation.

'Islam more scary than bikies', according to WA One Nation candidate

51 mins ago

David Avocado Wolfe.

Perth hotel defends decision to host 'wellness guru'

1 hr ago

Ron McLean and wife Marye Louise Daniels have begun legal action after Pauline Hanson dumped them from One Nation for ...

Too old? Axed One Nation officials set lawyers on Hanson

53 mins ago

WA election key seats

Down to the wire: 10 seats that could decide the WA election

'It's not the 80s anymore': Cost of living crisis shapes election

No question too dumb: An idiot's guide to Roe 8 (and the alternative...)

Cory Bernardi's $1m secret shows why the rules are broken

ANALYSIS

Rayney details hostile attitude from wife's family after her murder

Mother blows 0.15 in Gosnells while driving with six-week-old baby

Two people are in custody after police recovered allegedly stolen cars and jewellery from a Strathmore address.

'Anyone with a good idea is slammed as racist': WA judge blasts prison system

1 hr ago

Mitchell Marsh has struggled with bat and ball in India.

First casualty of India series as Mitchell Marsh sent home

BREAKING
41 mins ago

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 06: Australian captain Steve Smith looks on during day four of the Third Test match between ...

Smith did cheat, but that's not the real story from a great Test

COMMENT

Retiring Dockers great Matthew Pavlich.

'Like a long-term girlfriend'... Pav needs some space from Freo

David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton chokes up as he reveals his greatest regret

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Cockatoo chirps at WA Premier

Justin Bieber flanked by 20 backup dancers.

Justin Bieber's purpose: To please Perth crowd with string of hits

A recent report shows that rates of Alzheimer's disease are falling dramatically.

The truth about Alzheimer's that needs to be known

Pauline Hanson to shout free beer and pizza at ...

3:24PM

Sackings and bitter infighting hit Pauline ...

3:22PM

WA State Election live day two: Colin Barnett ...

3:18PM

Mark McGowan and Colin Barnett will know their fate this Saturday when West Australians go to the polls.

Hanson in the Pilbara, McGowan on cuts and asset sales hit spotlight

Perth drivers got a political message with their morning commute.

Boom = debt, please explain: banners on freeways in protest

Mark McGowan has warned voters Colin Barnett will sell the Water Corp next.

Libs will also sell Water Corp, warns McGowan

Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett is facing a loss at this weekend's election.

Leaked poll forecasts massive Liberals election loss

EXCLUSIVE

The new iVote system will be available to WA voters for the first time this year.

New iVote system will help many have their say this state election

Two British child migrants brought to Australia in the 1950s.

Child migrants to WA slam UK for 'deportation' at sex abuse inquiry

'Extreme concern': Engineers say Perth Stadium bridge could collapse

Brendan Foster

Rayney grilled about his gambling, claims wife Corryn was a bully

Police took these photos of the road train's trailer on its side.

Road train rollover shuts major highway

Phil Hickey

On the grass at the arts centre.

Senate finds Roe 8 clearing unlawful

Emma Young and Molly Schmidt

Former Australian cricketer Mike Hussey and interim Men's Health and Wellbeing CEO Simon Yam.

Test great Hussey pads up for men's health

Brendan Foster

Police say this person may be able to help with their investigation

Man wanted over Mirrabooka sex assault

Phil Hickey

Julie Bullock, pictured with her husband Darren, was killed while driving her twins to school.

Horror crash on school run claims lives of mum, son

NSW

Karana Downs chef Patrick Willemyns was found dead in his own home.

Man wanted to 'kill the monster' in his brother, court told

QLD

The Australian Signals Directorate, which the Defence Department has warned is at risk of shutdown unless upgrades proceed.

Government cyber spy agency at risk of shutdown

ACT

Victims of institutional child sexual abuse will be compensated under a national redress scheme.

Hundreds of sex abuse allegations referred to police

Senator Cory Bernardi at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday 15 February 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Cory Bernardi's $1m secret shows why the rules are broken

ANALYSIS
Adam Gartrell

Veterans' anger over personal information laws prompt privacy review

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

205 records in 90 days: Australia's 'angry summer'

Stephanie Peatling

Ron McLean and wife Marye Louise Daniels have begun legal action after Pauline Hanson dumped them from One Nation for ...

Too old? Axed One Nation officials turn lawyers on Hanson

53 mins ago

Federal Trade Minister Steve Ciobo has apologised for announcing a boost in Garuda Indonesia flights between Australia ...

Trade Minister apologises for insensitive plane crash statement

Peter Varghese says a super-department is not needed because the present system 'works pretty well'.

Super-department not needed to fight terror, say security experts

Parents of unvaccinated children have told a national poll one in six were denied medical treatment

The methods used by anti-vaxxers to create doubt

COMMENT

A publicity shot for the Fairbridge Farm in Molong, NSW, where migrant children worked.

'The word is kidnapping': Australian child sex abuse survivor tells UK inquiry

Nick Miller

The hospital where gunmen are believed hiding, in Kabul.

Explosion, gunfire reported at hospital in Afghan capital

1 hr ago

Protesters outside the Defence Ministry in Seoul.

China proposes North Korea-US nuclear compromise

Kirsty Needham

Malaysia's Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar.

Assassination suspects barricaded in embassy in Kuala Lumpur

Lindsay Murdoch

A recent report shows that rates of Alzheimer's disease are falling dramatically.

The real truth about dementia is good

Dr Joe Kosterich

Parents of unvaccinated children have told a national poll one in six were denied medical treatment

Anti-vaxxer movement instil fear and doubt

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

Pauline Hanson is risking sensible debate about how to raise immunisation levels.

Voting crucial: Hanson's rise is your fault

Jenna Price

bank

Winner for best performance at the banking inquiry goes to...

Elizabeth Knight
44 mins ago

Cotton On has backed the AFLW.

AFLW puts some muscle into Cotton On's fight

Catie Low

On average, women live longer than men, but have less superannuation.

Women live longer, on less money than men

Olivia Maragna

Choppy trade saw markets almost hit Tuesday's close before sinking lower

ASX closes flat in choppy trade

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

Brace for rate hike this year, Goldman says

Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

We all feel accountable: Westpac CEO rejects shaming of bad banks

Sarah Danckert

Interested? Uber CEO, keen to 'grow up', seeks a deputy

Katie Benner

Trump's US no longer drives the world economy. Here's why

Matt Wade

In action: Aran Zalewski, left, is tackled by Great Britain's Henry Weir at a championship match in London in 2016.

Step inside the Freo sanctuary designed for an Olympian

One-person households in NSW are projected to rise from 630,000 in NSW in 2011 to more than 1.03 million by 2036.

What's Australia's biggest housing trend? Going it alone

City of skyscrapers: The vast majority of high-rises across the world are examples of poor design - but there are some ...

Expert labels most skyscrapers 'crap pieces of design'

The completed house, which took 24 hours to 3D print.

3D home - with kitchen and bathroom - printed in a day for $15,000

The actions of the Reserve Bank can directly affect how much money is in your pocket.

Why the RBA cares so much about house prices

A truly iconic object and symbol not only of Philippe Starck but of Alessi itself, this citrus squeezer is as ...

Five iconic design moments that changed the world

Handsome Things

Frequent flyer points are often a means to an end, and not just the destination.

True frequent flyers are chasing something better than points

High Flyer

Lesley Anton has made a career change into real estate.

The wins and losses in financial wellbeing for Australian women

EXCLUSIVE
Bianca Hartge-Hazelman

Casual workers should check if they are entitled to super.

Claim super to help offset the hit to penalty rates

John Collett

Damian Oliver, deputy director of the Centre for Management and Organisation Studies at University of Technology Sydney ...

Should interns pay to do work experience?

Caroline James

Mortgage broker Ashley Simmons (far right) finds it challenging to separate work from home and recommends physically ...

Avoiding the post-work witching hour

Alexandra Cain

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Kohli slams Smith's 'brain fade'

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Poachers kill rhino in French zoo

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What is the biggest challenge facing women?

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WikiLeaks releases 'vault 7'

QAYYARAH OIL WELL FIRES Two men provide security at Well 77 in the Qayyarah oil fields. When ISIS retreated from the ...

Flames of Qayyarah

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. Only on Stan.

STAN - American Gothic

Gripping murder mystery American Gothic - all episodes now streaming on Stan

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton tears up as he reveals his greatest regret

Karl Quinn

Blanchett left host Colbert flustered with an unexpected vagina joke.

Blanchett says the Oscars debacle was a win for Trump

Rob Moran

Ash Pollard has come clean about her career aspirations.

Ash Pollard admits she has used reality television to get a TV role

Broede Carmody

ABC managing director Michelle Guthrie has announced sweeping job cuts, and a $50 million investment in content and ...

Cut the buzz, Guthrie and tell us what this means for ABC viewers

COMMENT
Michael Lallo

Gary Cole as a Trump-inspired wealthy politician.

Donald Trump-inspired episode of Law & Order won't ever air

Rob Moran

Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on <i>Saturday Night Live</i>.

Baldwin says impersonating Trump revived his 'dead' career

Josh Gad as Le Fou, left, and Luke Evans as Gaston in a scene from <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>.

Russia imposes 'gay propaganda' ban on Beauty and the Beast

Michael Idato

Genre-defying: Brian Tyree Henry (left) and Donald Glover play cousins Alfred and Earn.

Donald Glover's Atlanta is most original comedy in years

Kylie Northover

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

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

What wine romantics should drink

David Prestipino

Susan Carland on her recent recce to Phnom Phen, with Cambodian women’s rights activist Mu Sochua

Why today is a good day to ask who made your clothes

Clare Press

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

This video from a Sydney all-boys school is a must-watch today

Annie Brown

Childcare worker Alicia Smith looks after babies from six weeks to 19 months.

Meet the childcare worker who earns more as a cleaner

Jenna Price

Anne Summers nailed a manifesto to the door of the Australian Education Union in Victoria on Tuesday night, the eve of ...

Call to action: Anne Summers releases her manifesto

Jenna Price

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 03: frank body and Willow & Blake co-founders Jess Hatzis (grey shirt) and Bree Johnson ...

Friends turn coffee into a $20-million beauty brand

Melissa Singer

Ruby Hamad.

This IWD, a reminder that 'intersectionality' is not a brand

COMMENT
Ruby Hamad

Actress Emma Watson sit with the crowd during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington. ...

Emma Watson reveals her unconventional beauty tip

Cara Delevingne attends the Chanel show as part of the Paris Fashion Week.

Cara Delevingne manages to make boxer shorts look chic

Time in nature is good for our health

Watch birds and be in nature for better mental health

Sarah Berry

More vegetables makes a happier body.

Vegan diet may let you lose a few kilos

Marta Zaraska

Human hand wearing rubber glove and holding spray bottle

Fragranced products are making us sick, study finds

Sarah Berry

Silky, mouth-watering, delectable, clean-tasting wontons.

Kylie Kwong's Prawn wontons with spring onion and ginger vinegar

Soft shell crab, kewpie with sriracha sauce at Mocan and Green Grout, NewActon.

The supermarket item that chefs can't get enough of

They may be big on taste, but are Grill'd burgers also big on calories?

Are Grill'd burgers healthier than McDonalds? Apparently not

55 mins ago

The Sense a Life device alerts carers to the presence of a child in the car.

The simple device to prevent child deaths in hot cars

Suzi Catchpole

The boy doesn't like it when teachers accidentally use his first name.

'Should I let my six-year-old change his rather unusual name?'

The restaurant manager has said he does not know how the juice became contaminated.

Kids hospitalised after drinking contaminated juice at restaurant

Airlines are opting for rows of 10 seats, rather than nine, in the Boeing 777.

Seat squeeze: Airlines put extra seat into Boeing 777 economy rows

Lauren Zumbach

A holiday in Cambodia? It's no joke these days.

If you said you were coming here 30 years ago, you'd be called crazy

Ben Groundwater

Hotels around Kapalua in Hawaii are among the most expensive in the world for Australians.

Most expensive (and cheapest) destinations for Aussies revealed

Kylie McLaughlin

Download traffic will inevitably grow, particularly as demand for streaming services increases.

Telcos feed growing appetite for downloads

1 hr ago

Walt Disney has decided that Australians no longer need free digital downloads when buying blockbuster movies like ...

Disney scraps free downloads for Aussies

COMMENT

Fire serves many purposes, just keep it away from dry grass unless you have an escape route.

Review: new Zelda game is hard to fault, impossible to put down

NBN is coming.

The cheapest NBN plans for each available speed

Lifehacker

Anas Modamani, a Syrian refugee, posed for a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2015 in Berlin.

Refugee loses fake news case against Facebook

McLaren 720S on the stand at the 2017 Geneva motor show.

Top six supercars from Geneva motor show

Drive Staff

The Mitsubishi Lancer looks likely to be dropped.

The Mitsubishi Lancer's future looks bleak

Stephen Ottley

Audi Australia confirms presence of 'cheat' software used to dupe emissions testing.

ACCC takes Audi to court over diesel emissions

David McCowen

Honda's 2017 Honda Civic Type R will inject aggression into its local line-up.

Honda unveils new Civic Type R

David McCowen

Showcar Mercedes-AMG GT Concept 2017 Mercedes-AMG GT Concept. EMBARGO: 7.45pm 7/3/2017

Merc's four-door master blaster revealed

Greg Kable

2017 Audi RS5 Coupe.

Revealed: Audi's new RS5 coupe

Greg Kable

Michael Walters thinks Fremantle can make the finals in 2017.

Walters contradicts coach Lyon on Freo's chances in 2017

Kim Hagdorn

Happy days: Daniel Ricciardo.

Don't get between Ricciardo and his dinner

Andrew Tate

Indian captain Virat Kohli may have to be mindful of new rules for ''send-offs''.

The law catches up with cricket, but why has it taken so long?

Greg Baum

Retired Docker Matthew Pavlich.

Dockers in the mix for finals return, says Pavlich

Scott Spits

Moment of impact: Andrew Bogut collides with Okaro White.

Injury comes at worst time, but Bogut can bounce back

ANALYSIS
Roy Ward

"I've got my concerns": Michael Clarke.

Clarke concerned over Australia's DRS actions

Shaun Marsh heads for the stands after his incorrect dismissal.

Smith, Marsh mix-up the turning point in Test

Sniffing victory: Under fire India captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of Australia's Steve O'Keefe.

Kohli all but accuses Australia of cheating

Andrew Wu