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Parents are appealing for change to state laws that prevent schools from warning parents about students' criminal ...

Uproar as another Perth child 'rapist' back at school

EXCLUSIVE

Police are searching for Shyam Acharya, who allegedly posed as Dr Sarang Chitale in hospitals for 11 years.

Reports: 'Fake doctor' who practised in NSW for 10 years found

The video is laced with lingering shots of Coopers beers.

Bibles, beer, and the seven minutes of life I'll never get back

COMMENT

Pasquale Barbaro (middle).

Pasquale Barbaro: Sydney underworld scion or 'dog'?

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 09: Michael Barlow of the Suns handballs during the JLTR Community Series AFL match ...

'It rips your heart out a bit': Barlow speaks out about Dockers delisting

Medibank changed its policies and intentionally didn't tell consumers, a court has heard.

Medibank's secret plan for angry customers

Sarah Danckert

Joe Francis concedes defeat in Jandakot with Twitter post

UPDATED

Former WA bricklayer jailed in Bali for possessing hashish

'He will tear this league apart': Mitch Clark to play WA country footy

Shock upset: Nationals leader Brendon Grylls loses seat of Pilbara

Esperance woman caught 'drug driving' three times in six days

Rumours are swirling former Treasurer Mike Nahan will lead the Liberals in opposition.

A poisoned chalice? Liberal ministers' fall in race to replace Barnett as leader

Rough deck: The pitch square at Ranchi

Tailor-made to blunt Lyon: Ranchi pitch rocks Australians

Private schools are among the things economists classify as "positional goods" – they reveal your position in the ...

Why Australia's private schools are losing their magnetic pull

COMMENT

On staff: Tony Lockett in action for the Swans against Geelong in 1998.

Goal-kicking legend Lockett joins Swans coaching staff

The moment of impact is captured on film.

Is this the worst u-turn ever? Dashcam captures WA driver's fail

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Racist? Sean Spicer confronted at Apple store

Bacon

The best places in the Perth CBD for breakfast

Justin Bieber flanked by 20 backup dancers.

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

Somali pirates just hijacked a commercial ship ...

1:21AM

Trump's Sec of State 'used alias' to discuss ...

1:07AM

Blizzard hits northeast US grounding flights, ...

12:25AM

Joe Francis with ex-Treasurer Mike Nahan.

Francis labels Liberals 'dysfunctional' as he concedes defeat

UPDATED

Nationals leader Brendan Grylls (middle) has lost his seat in the Pilbara against Kevin Michel (right).

WA Nationals leader Grylls concedes seat in the Pilbara

Rumours are swirling former Treasurer Mike Nahan will lead the Liberals in opposition.

A poisoned chalice? Liberal ministers' fall in race to replace Barnett

Labor's Ben Wyatt says he will cut recurrent government spending.

Debt will take decades to deal with: Labor's Ben Wyatt

Pauline Hanson during her live crosses at the Melville Bowling Club in Perth during the WA election.

Pauline is about to begin her third TV cross when James Ashby steps in

Parents are appealing for change to state laws that prevent schools from warning parents about students' criminal ...

Uproar after another Perth child 'rapist' allowed back at school

EXCLUSIVE
Heather McNeill

Fishers fined for illegal Mandurah undersize crab haul

Kate Hedley

ABC Perth wants explanation for One Nation election night ban

Police in Esperance have apprehended a driver for alleged drug driving three times in six days.

Womancould be charged drug driving three times in six days

Phil Hickey

The mother of one of the boys spoke out, saying they were traumatised.

'No misconduct' after claims cops point gun at boys, 14, in South Hedland

Staff writers

Scott Lycett dislocated his shoulder while playing in a WAFL practice match.

'It could be two weeks, it could be 20': Eagles sweat on Lycett injury

Justin Chadwick

Shaun Southern has been identified as the man who allegedly drove his car into oncoming traffic on Bussell Highway.

Man charged with murder over fatal Capel highway crash

Heather McNeill

Stacey Docherty and her son, Seth, were found dead in a Hillsdale apartment on Monday afternoon.

Words scrawled in blood near bodies of mum and child

NSW

The minister said the plan would also create about 650 jobs, although it stopped short of guaranteeing the new gas plant ...

SA backs battery, gas plant under $550m energy plan

Nationals leader Brendan Grylls (middle) has lost his seat in the Pilbara against Kevin Michel (right).

WA Nationals leader concedes seat in the Pilbara

Guiseppe Serafino smiles after he was sentenced to 7 months' jail in Denpasar District Court on Tuesday.

Australian jailed in Bali for possessing hashish

Japan's government will receive $2.9 billion in import tax for Australian gas over the next four years.

Japanese government taps more benefit from Australian gas than us

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Bishop backs Japan's right to sail warship in troubled waters

David Wroe

PM to confront gas companies at crunch energy meeting

James Massola

Richard Di Natale is urging Australian society to seek a better life-work balance for the sake of everyone.

Work fewer hours and be happier: Greens

Mark Kenny

Liberal MP Sharman Stone comments on SPC Armona during a doorstop interview at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday ...

Australian Christian Lobby seeks Trump-style aid abortion ban

Stephanie Peatling

Dinkus for Mark Kenny . Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

State-first energy plan overturns a decade of pointless power-play

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Could the big four banks be broken up?

Could the ALP break up big four banks? Maybe, says Labor MP

James Massola

A Rohingya refugee nurses a badly broken arm in a Teknaf makeshift camp on the Myanmar Border.

Australia slammed for refusing to back Rohingya investigation

Lindsay Murdoch

Masked Somali pirate Hassan stands near a Taiwanese fishing vessel in 2012, washed ashore after the pirates were paid a ...

Somali pirates hijack a commercial ship for the first time in five years

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The image from the Qassim Girls Council that has gone viral.

Image of all male panel at Saudi Arabian girls council goes viral

A taxi drives past piles of snow as a storm sweeps through Times Square on Tuesday.)

Blizzard hits northeast US grounding flights, closing schools

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Most parents relate to the crippling panic when you lose your child.

I feared I lost my sanity the day I lost my little son in Fremantle

COMMENT
Fran Rimrod

Let's not forget Senator Pauline Hanson – who had ''no assistance'' and ''no help from anyone'' as a mother.

It's far too soon to write-off Hanson and the populist right

COMMENT
Nick O'Malley

Facebook wasn’t a peer-reviewed medical website, but that doesn’t seem to matter to 20 per cent of people using it for ...

Dr Google isn't the most dangerous 'doctor' on the internet

COMMENT
Rachael Dunlop

Sally McManus

Sally McManus becomes the first female ACTU secretary

Anna Patty

Chris Lucas, owner of Melbourne restaurant Chin Chin.

Top restaurants slap on Sunday surcharge

Cara Waters

Forget the model and check the real world.

Facts get in the way of the company tax cut chant

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Lucky break: Former Medibank boss George Savvides.

Ghost of Medibank past can rest in peace

Colin Kruger, CBD

Collapsed developer spells trouble for Waterford residents

Simon Johanson

Accenture tipped as anchor at International House

Carolyn Cummins

'I'm not used to making losses' – Bunnings Brit boss targets growth

Catie Low

High times: King of Cannabis lights up pot stock

Colin Kruger, CBD

The rules of normal clean are far from clear.

Only three areas to worry about: Cleaning for normal people

Mental As Anything lead singer, Greedy Smith, says his life in a share flat was not something to be desired.

Why Mental As Anything frontman lived with cockroaches

Heat kills bacteria but it can also shrink your clothes.

Finally an answer: The right temperature for your washing

The Dubai Frame towers over the other structures in Za’abeel Park.

Dubai's new landmark skyscraper a sham, original architect claims

Cork is eco-friendly, durable, low-maintenance and brimming with retro-charm.

The once daggy retro trend making a huge comeback

The 1983 Duesenberg SJ from the 2013 film The Great Gatsby.

Are these the nine greatest movie cars of all time?

Cars

Perhaps the best dads are the ones who know that saying sorry isn't necessary.

Five things I regret the most about being a disappointing dad

Self

Shopping around for the best insurance is not easy.

Comparison sites don't compare

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

If you keep the quality high, it's easier to have just a little.

Work with your weaknesses, don't fight them

COMMENT
Melissa Browne

Chris Lucas, owner of Melbourne restaurant Chin Chin.

Top restaurants slap on Sunday surcharge

Cara Waters

Freelance art director Chris Eichberger uses volunteering to build his network.

How I learnt to love networking – and you can too!

Alexandra Cain

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Jack Russell face-plants to glory

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South Australia 'going it alone'

Electricty

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Pubs boycott Coopers 'Bible' beer

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CNN presenter eats human brain

Dyson drawing; re Melbourne suburban planning, overdevelopment, Age Opinion 15 March 2017

Best of Fairfax Cartoons, March 15

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Underground

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

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Married At First Sight: I'm not moving for anything less than love, says Nadia.

Married at First Sight: Nadia finally calls BS on Anthony

Karl Quinn

An example of the harassment experienced by Kelsey.

Thorpe's Bullied is confronting, disturbing and heartbreaking

Sarah Thomas

Rooney Mara in Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

Girl With Dragon Tattoo sequel is happening - but without Mara

Casey Donovan signs "thank you" over her I'm A Celebrity win.

Casey's win shows Australia loves her, if not showbiz

COMMENT
Christine Sams

Contestant Matt, from the 2014 season of <i>The Biggest Loser</i>, next to the giant screen used in studio weigh-ins.

Can The Biggest Loser shed its fat-shaming stigma?

Michael Lallo

SEN breakfast line-up (from left): Sam McClure, Tim Watson, Garry Lyon and Hamish McLachlan.

Radio ratings: Did new breakfast line-up cost SEN Lyon's share?

Broede Carmody

Robin Bailey has breathed life into Triple M's breakfast ratings.

Ditching Robin Bailey backfires on 97.3FM after ratings slide

Jorge Branco

Em Rusciano with co-host Harley Breen.

Radio ratings: Em Rusciano fails to deliver for 2DayFM

Rob Moran

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

Professor Robert E. Kelly remained calm during the interview, despite the interruption.

Jacinta Tynan: The BBC dad interview did us all a favour

Jacinta Tynan

Angela Tan will be donating all proceeds from her ball to Opportunity International Australia.

Bride turns cancelled wedding into a charity ball

Nicole Economos

Zendaya at the Kid's Choice Awards.

Zendaya's Kid's Choice dress was $50

Annie Brown

Broad City's Ilana Glazer has married and we only just found out about it.

Broad City's Ilana Glazer got married and no one knew about it

Jenna Clarke

Allison Gallagher.

No, women like me did not grow up with 'male privilege'

COMMENT
Allison Gallagher

Can age-gap friendships survive?

Meet the women making their age-gap friendships work

Evelyn Lewin

Jill and Jeff Smokler early in their relationship. The couple behind popular blog Scary Mommy have announced their ...

Husband of 'Scary Mommy' blogger comes out as gay

Annie Brown

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 07: Kristen Stewart arrives at the Premiere Of IFC Films' "Personal Shopper" at The Carondelet ...

It's not just a 'break-up' haircut, it's a calculated risk

Natalie Reilly

We give and we all receive health benefits.

Gain five years of your life by doing this

Sarah Berry

Noone is OK and that's OK.

I'm not OK. Neither are you. Who cares?

HENRY ALFORD

Strengthening your health and your muscles.

The science of strength: Seven ways muscle makes us healthier

Paula Goodyer

A green cocktail, part of the healthy alcohol movement.

The future of food: Sex drinks, plant burgers and healthy cocktails

The vegemite bagel from Shmucks, Melbourne.

Is Vegemite actually good for you?

Zucchini and haloumi fritters are quick, healthy and delicious for all the family this summer

Weekly meal planner: Give your diet a Mediterranean makeover

"This is my ex. This right here is more valuable than gold," writes mum, Jessica Singelton.

Mum's praise for ex who 'doesn't pay a dime' in child support

The "eraser challenge' causes serious burns and places students at risk of severe infection.

Parents warned about 'eraser challenge' danger

One of the prized cups.

People are lining up for hours to buy this plastic cup

A villa suite on board Celebrity Cruises's new Celebrity Edge ship.

Cutting edge: Cruise company unveils new class of ship

Andrea Black

There are good reasons for planes to fly high.

Sky high: The reason why planes fly at 35,000 feet

Hugh Morris

Tourists drink beer in Seminyak, Bali. Aussies will soon be outnumbered on "the island of the Gods".

Australian tourists are about to be outnumbered in Bali for first time

Michael Gebicki

How to buy the best smart TV for your home

Alexandra Elliott, a high school senior, says she is a heavy phone user and that using it for social media really feels good.

Are smartphones the new drugs for teens?

Financial Review Business Summit Interview with AFR Business Person of the Year Mike Cannon-Brookes, Co-founder, ...

Mike Cannon-Brookes gives Tesla plan 'good chance' of success

Social networks have come under fire for working with third parties who market the data to law enforcement.

Facebook says police can't use data

Elon Musk has said supercapacitors will be the next big energy storage breakthrough. Pictured at Tesla Motors' battery ...

Musk resumes Twitter campaign for energy fix

2010 Range Rover Sport.

Is a Ranger Rover a good used car buy?

David Morley

2014 Nissan X-Trail.

What used SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

German World Champion driver Michael Schumacher, of the Ferrari team, gives the okay sign to start out on a test run at ...

What are the seven best Ferrari race cars?

David McCowen

The new camera technology detects drivers using their phones.

Drivers reveal what they think is the major cause of road deaths

David McCowen

Porsche continues to reveal information about its new Mission E electric car range.

Porsche reveals more Mission E details

Greg Kable

What are the seven best Ferraris to date?

Stephen Ottley

Rough deck: The pitch square at Ranchi.

Ranchi pitch rocks Australians

Andrew Wu

Mitch Clark will play for Mundijong in 2017.

Ash McGrath and Mitch Clark to be reunited at Mundijong in 2017

Justin Rake

On staff: Tony Lockett in action for the Swans against Geelong in 1998.

Goal-kicking legend Lockett joins Swans coaching staff

James Buckley

AFL draft stats

Comment: Why Giants should lose rich recruiting zone

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Michael Barlow is excited about joining Gold Coast.

Barlow says Dockers' delisting 'rips your heart out'

Rohan Connolly

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 23: Michael Hooper of the Waratahs gets tackled by Ben McCalman and Sitiveni Mafi of the Force ...

Nervous wait for Western Force with Super clubs facing axe

Chris Dutton

Scott Lycett dislocated his shoulder while playing in a WAFL practice match.

'It could be two weeks, it could be 20': Eagles sweat on Lycett injury

Justin Chadwick

Sam Mitchell's pinpoint handball is a weapon the Eagles will utilise in 2017.

Mitchell boosts 2017 flag chances of West Coast