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Reclusive author Tim Winton speaks out against fracking in the state.

'Digging, dealing economy': Tim Wintons speaks out

36 mins ago

A quiet retirement is becoming increasingly difficult for WA pensioners.

WA's cost of living crisis: Pensionersare payng the price

26 mins ago

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson campaigning in Mandurah, south of Perth.

Sackings, bitter fighting hit Pauline Hanson's One Nation WA race

ANALYSIS

The two major parties' policies on property will have very different effects on the market.

How the state election will affect WA's property market

COMMENT
28 mins ago

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson campaigning in Mandurah, Western Australia, this week.

'I was wrong': Hanson apologises for vaccine allergy remarks

1 hr ago

Teachers complain that GROH properties aren't up to scratch.

Housing for WA regional teachers 'absolutely disgusting'

27 mins ago

Australia Day crash plane suffered 'aerodynamic stall'

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

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

'You're celebrating her death!' Perth lawyer Lloyd Rayney details abuse

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

WAtoday's Brendan Foster explains voting

Make your vote count this election: An idiot's guide to preferences and voting

42 mins ago

Scarlett Johansson arriving at the recent Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

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Amy describing how Tyson's cooking goes when he loses his cool.

Amy and Tyson fall from MKR grace, buckling under pressure

Lisa Curry stayed in the South African jungle for a massive 41 days.

Lisa Curry slams 'untrue' reports about fiance Mark Tabone

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India's captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of England's Jos Buttler during their second day of the fifth ...

Cricket Australia denies 'outrageous' cheating accusations

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Gunmen dressed as doctors kill more than 30 in Kabul hospital

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

Malta's 'Azure Window' collapses

6:30AM

Climate Institute to shut due to lack of ...

6:29AM

WA cost of living crisis: Pensioners pay the price

6:20AM

Voting in the upper house (Senate) in WA can be a nightmare.

WA election: An idiot's guide to preferences and voting

42 mins ago

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson campaigning in Mandurah, south of Perth.

Sackings, bitter fighting hit Pauline Hanson's One Nation WA race

ANALYSIS

Reclusive author Tim Winton speaks out against fracking in the state.

Winton speaks on fracking, WA's 'digging and dealing' economy

36 mins ago

A quiet retirement is becoming increasingly difficult for WA pensioners.

WA cost of living crisis: Our pensioners are paying the price

26 mins ago

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson campaigning in Mandurah, Western Australia, this week.

'I was wrong': Hanson apologises for vaccine allergy remarks

1 hr ago

The Grumman sea plane crashed into the Swan River on Australia, killing its two occupants.

Australia Day crash plane suffered 'aerodynamic stall'

David Allan-Petale

Rendezvous stands by decision to host 'wellness guru' David Wolfe

Hannah Barry

Fighting for his political life: on the road in WA with Eric Abetz's brother

Matthew Knott

The Liberals have made more than $2.8 billion in promises, including the controversial Perth Freight Link project.

Liberal costings for $2.8 billion worth of projects reasonable, says Treasury

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 Pauline Hanson

Michael Koziol

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

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

WA engineers fear the Perth Stadium footbridge could collapse due to poor welds.

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

Brendan Foster

Tim Winton

Tim Winton slams 'digging and dealing' economy

36 mins ago

Police said the young woman showed 'great courage' in detailing her abuse after being rescued at Mitchell.

Brit backpacker's urgent plan to head home after ordeal

QLD

Nick Dwyer says he owes rescuers his life.

'Waves the size of buildings': Couple plucked from yacht

NSW

Aircraft landing at Canberra Airport is at risk of building-induced turbulence, a pilots association has warned.

Airport hits out at 'grubby' safety claims

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson campaigning in Mandurah, Western Australia, this week.

'I was wrong': Pauline Hanson apologises for controversial vaccine allergy remarks

Michael Koziol
1 hr ago

Veterans' anger over personal info laws prompt privacy review

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Wholesale power prices have doubled since the carbon tax was axed

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The Climate Institute's John Connor: "The highest level of scrutiny should be [applied] when we are using taxpayer funds.''

Climate Institute to shut due to lack of philanthropic support

16 mins 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 turn lawyers on Hanson

Liberal MLA Peter Abetz is fighting to retain his seat in the state Parliament.

Fighting for his political life: on the road with Eric Abetz's brother

Matthew Knott

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

Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina and 2016 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a ...

Top judiciary panel senators ask for proof of Trump wiretapping claims

This is a April 2014 image of the Azure Window.

Malta's 'Azure Window' collapses

16 mins ago

Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, Wednesday 8 ...

Boris Johnson refers to Israel's "illegal settlements"

Latika Bourke

Prosecutors requested that Ms Connor serve the same jail sentence as her British DJ boyfriend.

Sara Connor's lawyer says eight years' jail is '1000 per cent not fair'

Jewel Topsfield

The two major parties' policies on property will have very different effects on the market.

How the state election will affect WA's property market

COMMENT
Brendon Ptolomey
28 mins ago

Let parents decide on vaccines: One Nation leader Pauline Hanson.

Hanson's distrust of experts runs deeper than vaccines

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

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

The real truth about dementia is good

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Prices in Melbourne and Sydney have skyrocketed, fuelled by record-low interest rates, increased demand from overseas ...

There's no housing bubble, heads of the big four banks say

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Less than 10 per cent of Australian companies say they are prepared for a digital future.

Few Australian companies equipped for digital future

Anna Patty

In a way, the National Housing Lotto already happens – how many lottery tickets are bought by would-be home owners, ...

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COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

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Gary Burton
39 mins ago

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

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Smoking may kill you, but vaping made it look stupid.

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Lesley Anton has made a career change into real estate.

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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

How will 40 per cent of the workforce learn to run a business?

Self-employment should be mandatory learning

Tony Featherstone

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

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Caroline James

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Gunmen dressed as doctors kill more than 30

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Malta's Azure Window collapses

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Lisa Curry stayed in the South African jungle for a massive 41 days.

Lisa Curry slams 'untrue' reports about fiance Mark Tabone

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

Hugh Jackman cops a beating as this older Wolverine in Logan.

What Logan shows us about the future of superhero movies

Garry Maddox

Daisy Ridley as Rey in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Disney screens first fragment of next Star Wars film, The Last Jedi

Michael Idato
1 hr ago

Are there changes in store for <i>7.30</i>? ABC boss Michelle Guthrie says she wants to find new ways to tell stories.

Revamped Catalyst could inspire new-look 7.30, Lateline and News

Michael Lallo

Amy describing how Tyson's cooking goes when he loses his cool.

Amy, Tyson fall from MKR grace after buckling under pressure

Broede Carmody

BRIE LARSON as Mason Weaver in Kong: Skull Island.

Kong: Skull Island review: A fun, if sanitised, spinoff

Jake Wilson

Steve Price comforts Lisa Curry who was evicted from I'm A Celebrity.

Waxing, coffee, Waleed? What the celebs miss after 40 days in Africa

Aja Styles

David Stratton is the subject of a new film.

David Stratton tears up as he reveals his greatest regret

Karl Quinn

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

Scarlett Johansson arriving at the recent Vanity Fair Oscar Party.

Scarlett Johansson files for divorce, wants primary custody

Christie D'zurilla

This was never going to end well.

The best responses to Trump's IWD tweet

Mary Ward
18 mins ago

The question of what defines womanhood has become increasingly fraught, but it needn't be, writes Naomi Chainey.

What makes a 'real' woman, anyway?

COMMENT
Naomi Chainey

Iceland will introduce an Equal Pay Standard requiring all employers with more than 25 staff to ensure they give equal ...

Iceland to demand businesses prove equal pay

One of the LGBTI pedestrian lights at Trafalgar Square, London.

Melbourne not the first city to give green light to gender equality

Latika Bourke

PARIS, FRANCE - MARCH 07: A general view of models on the runway during the finale of the Chanel show as part of the ...

Chanel actually launched a rocket at Paris Fashion Week

Robin Givhan

Kylie Minogue spoke in Sydney on Tuesday about how she will capitalise on split with ex-fiance Joshua Sasse.

Kylie Minogue to turn heartbreak into art

Amy Croffey

A screengrab from the Sydney Boys High video.

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

Annie Brown

Moderation: Processed meat, too much salt and too few vegies are linked with cardiometabolic death.

Death by diet: Cardio deaths linked to food

Sarah Berry

Support your body to optimise your chances.

The secrets of fertility over 40

Cass Chapman

Journal: Tello wrote down what she ate because research shows tracking helps.

Prescription for weight-loss: Doctor takes her own advice

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

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

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

Disney scraps free downloads for Aussies

COMMENT

CIA

The rise of doxing: how to keep your secrets safe

COMMENT
1 hr ago

The Panasonic FZ2500, a great all-rounder.

A camera perfect for the serious amateur

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

Fightback: India's Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the first-innings dismissal of Steve Smith in Bangalore.

Australia are back where they began; behind the eight ball

Greg Baum

Dustin Martin

Comment: Dustin Martin is ill-equipped to handle the scrutiny

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Centre of the storm: Virat Kohli and Steve Smith.

ICC turns blind eye to second Test antics

Andrew Wu

Casualty: Swans' Kurt Tippett was left with a broken jaw after being clattered by Callan Ward while contesting a ruck ...

Keep protecting ruckmen: Longmire

James Buckley

Craig Hutchison has always been driven.

Can Craig Hutchison save The Footy Show?

Jon Pierik

India's captain Virat Kohli celebrates the dismissal of England's Jos Buttler during their second day of the fifth ...

'Outrageous': Cricket Australia slams Virat Kohli

Andrew Wu

Michael Walters thinks Fremantle can make the finals in 2017.

Walters contradicts coach Lyon on Freo's chances in 2017

Kim Hagdorn

Retired Docker Matthew Pavlich.

Dockers in the mix for finals return, says Pavlich

Scott Spits