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Eddy Herbert is alleged to have set fire to his children in Doubleview.

'Her whole head was on fire' 3yo's rescuer testifies

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Parents are protesting against convicted child sex offenders being allowed to return to school.

'Keep rapists out of our schools': Angry Perth parents send message

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Sara Connor returns to prison after being sentenced to four years' jail on March 13.

Bali: Against advice Sara Connor won't appeal fatal assault sentence

Amilia Rosa
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Grocery suppliers claim Coles made it clear at its recent supplier forum that customers would not accept any price rises.

'You'll get pizza': WA Coles manager asks staff to work for free

The man tried to fly 4000 insects, 27 spiders and seven scorpions to Abu Dhabi.

Man tried to sneak 4000 insects, spiders and scorpions on flight

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Aerial view of Montgomery Reef, Kimberley, Western Australia.

Decade-long recovery for bleached Western Australian reefs

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Pilot hurt as light plane crashes in bushland near Bunbury Airport

Howard, Keating among hundreds of MPs in mobile leak

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Vandal chainsaws roots of majestic South Perth gum tree

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India's Ravindar Jadeja, left, celebrates with captain Virat Kohli the dismissal of Australia's David Warner during the ...

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Kim Kardashian West reliving her ordeal in Paris for her reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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Levi Miller and Angourie Rice star in Jasper Jones.

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Jadon Wilder takes those going through a rough patch out on his boat for some fishing and relaxation.

Fisherman's plan to help those struggling with mental health

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Alex Riddell is sick of expectations on young women.

'Stop telling me I need a man to buy a house'

Senate crossbench poised to kill off substantial ...

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Roman's conquest could prove tricky for Pezzullo

2:55PM

Sara Connor won't appeal four-year sentence for ...

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Mike Nahan has revealed the Liberal party expected Colin Barnett to step down prior to the state election.

Nahan's bombshell on Barnett, why Libs lost

Incoming Premier Mark McGowan has announced his new ministry.

Premier seeks advice to sack Perth council

Mr McGowan says his oath of office.

Mark McGowan sworn in as WA premier

WA Premier-elect Mark McGowan arrives at the state's swearing in ceremony with his family.

WA premier acts on promise to bring back state jobs

WA Premier-elect Mark McGowan arrives at the state's swearing in ceremony with his family at WA's Government House, ...

WA Labor announces new ministry, two big names miss out

Police and onlookers at the scene.

Man charged over death of 23-year-old woman in Broome

Brendan Foster

Perth business under fire for 457 visa job 'requirement'

Staff Reporters

Man arrested after armed hold-up at Clarkson Mini Mart

Hannah Barry

The mood changes with the time of day and surrounds.

Hypnotic Sculpture by the Sea work a stand-out installation

Police and onlookers at the scene.

Police investigate 'suspicious' death in Broome

Cape workers are on strike after the company offered them a 25 per cent pay cut to negotiate a new agreement with ...

South West asbestos removalists strike over '25%' pay cut

Marta Pascual Juanola

Mr Baz Bosch was planning to take his children to a birthday party on the day he was killed.

Family wants answers over murder of 'kind, generous' dad

Emma Young

Eddie Obeid was jailed in December for a maximum of five years.

Judge hits Obeids with massive bill over lawsuit

NSW

The tree now.

Vandal chainsaws roots of majestic decades-old gum

35-year-old fisherman Warren Hughes was found dead on Monday morning, with injuries on the body supporting the police ...

Police believe crocodile took spear fisherman

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At least 22 airports across Australia are though to be affected by legacy chemical contamination. Pictured is Canberra ...

Chemical crisis spreads to nation's airports

ACT

Senator John 'Wacka' Williams at his Parliament House in Canberra.

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Politicians' private phone numbers published in embarrassing blunder

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Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

Race hate law changes to ignite tensions inside government

James Massola
29 mins ago

Bob Katter will introduce a private member's bill to Parliament.

'Very confident': Katter and Christensen team up on banks inquiry

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Former prime minister Paul Keating accused the Liberal Party of ''ideological snakiness''.

Super-bad policy: Keating attacks government ahead of budget

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Mark Kenny

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull puts on ear plugs

Snowy Hydro 2.0 could hasten death of fossil fuel electricity

Heath Aston

Sara Connor returns to prison after being sentenced to four years' jail on March 13.

Sara Connor won't appeal four-year sentence

Amilia Rosa
43 mins ago

A National Police officer shows his finger after voting in Farol, Dili, on Monday.

Long queues as East Timorese choose new president

Lindsay Murdoch

Matthew Flinders proved Australia was a continent.

Dig under way for Matthew Flinders in old London cemetery

Nick Miller

Smoke rises from explosions at?Jobar, some two kilometres east of Damascus' Old City walls.

Fierce clashes break out in Syrian capital

Cartoonist Bill Leak.

The words that should be deleted from 18C

COMMENT
Tony Walker

The Australian Energy Market Operator has warned of power shortfalls as soon as next summer.

Energy crisis will cost us dearly

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Former prime minister Paul Keating accused the Liberal Party of ''ideological snakiness''.

'Super-bad': Keating attacks housing policy

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority chairman Wayne Byres doesn't use the B-word, but says "we are in an ...

Housing market at 'heightened risk', but it's not 'the B-word'

Sarah Danckert
1 hr ago

Harvey Norman shares were heavily sold down on Monday, after a director reduced their stake as Credit Suisse speculated ...

Harvey Norman hit hard as ASX falls

Myriam Robin
1 hr ago

Reserve Bank of Australia head of financial stability Luci Ellis.

Senior Reserve official slams 'dismally male' profession

Jessica Irvine

Former Dick Smith CEO Nick Abboud.

Receivers launch legal action against Dick Smith directors, ex-CEO

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Fines of up to $4.5m, 10 years jail for corrupt payments to unions

Anna Patty

Secretive billionaire reveals how he toppled Apple in China

Scott Morrison's Monty Python moment

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Michael Pascoe

ASIC warns on housing bubble, cyber threats

Sarah Danckert

A shop on Napoleon Street, Cottesloe, is the first to come up for sale in many years. Photo: Supplied

Cottesloe shopping strip among the nation's hardest to buy into

NCH Live Tom Burlinson

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The operators of a childcare centre at World Tower in Sydney, complained that more than 500 cigarette butts were found ...

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George and Amal Clooney lock down a Manhattan apartment

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The Tissot Smart-Touch watch.

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Liz Sunshine's street style from VAMFF.

22 of the best-dressed men on the street right now

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Savers are bearing the brunt of sharp cuts in deposit interest rates.

Nicole helps… find the best savings rate

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Digital native Elizabeth Barry can't remember the last time she logged on for internet banking.

Smartphones set to dominate digital payments

John Collett

Charles Davidson is evangelical about his business Peninsula Hot Springs.

The $25 million hot water business

Cara Waters

'The best option': Ross Marais with his parents.

Start-ups funded by the bank of mum and dad

Kate Jones

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Melissa George's Parisian nightmare

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Manchester United edge Middlesbrough

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Rex Tillerson meets President Xi Jinping

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Cummins takes four as Pujara holds fast

Jake, White Lion

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

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Nikki, 25, is wanting to transform herself into the perfect bikini body for her young family.

Biggest Loser trainer says critics are 'reverse fat-shaming' Nikki

Michael Lallo
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Neighbours - Margot Robbie - "Donna"

Hollywood launch pad Neighbours appears in trouble in the UK

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Adele

Adele celebrates surprise same-sex proposal at final Aus gig

Broede Carmody
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Hollywood conservative Tim Allen

Tim Allen says Hollywood is like '30s Germany for conservatives

Married at First Sight Australia 2017: Susan finally committed to Sean.

Married at First Sight: Susan drops a 'bombshell' on Sean

Karl Quinn

Pete Evans face said it all on <i>My Kitchen Rules</i>.

Pete Evans' face said it all on My Kitchen Rules

Aja Styles

Spotify has revealed that Drake has become the first artist to hit 10 billion streams.

Drake becomes first artist to hit 10 billion streams

Broede Carmody

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker on the first day of filming Star Wars in 1976.

Mark Hamill reveals first ever pic of Luke Skywalker

Karl Quinn

Ku De Ta Perth invited selected guests to an exclusive preview on Thursday.

First taste of Ku De Ta: Perth's most anticipated restaurant

David Prestipino

Gelato Messina will debut in Perth for the markets and feature this one-off fried icecream dish.

Perth gets first lick of Gelato Messina at 2017 Night Noodle Markets

David Prestipino

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

How the 1987 America's Cup defence changed Perth forever

Sharon Verghis and her twins.

We sent our twins to school when they were four. This is why

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Sharon Verghis

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Jaya Taki is the NRL's latest disposable woman

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Kim Kardashian West reliving her ordeal in Paris for her reality TV show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

Kim reveals how she 'mentally prepped' herself to be raped

Amy Croffey
1 hr ago

Lizzie Buttrose and her fiance Zoran Stoper outside Waverley courthouse on Monday.

Ita Buttrose's niece has claim she threatened her son dismissed

Jenna Clarke

IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR TRACY ANDERSON - Lena Dunham gives a hug to Tracy Anderson at the opening party of the Tracy ...

Lena Dunham criticised for losing weight

Nicole Economos

Melissa George with <i>Sunday Night</i> reporter Steve Pennells.

'I just want my country to help me': Melissa George opens up

Jenna Clarke

Dan Single with wife Bambi Northwood-Blythe at a NYD party on January 1.

Dan Single out of intensive care after third floor fall in Paris

Amy Croffey

Katy Perry spoke out about her sexuality at the Human Rights Commission gala in LA over the weekend.

Katy Perry opens up about her sexuality: 'I prayed the gay away'

Annie Brown

Men now lag further behind women in the longevity stakes than they did in back in the 19th century.

The new gender gap that is a matter of life and death

Paula Goodyer

Fuel your mood with happy foods.

Eating your broccoli can make you feel less stressed

Sarah Berry

Taryn Brumfitt believes that there has been a shift in the way many people view the "perfect" body; it no longer has to ...

Taryn Brumfitt on stripping down to shape up

Sarah Berry

Smoky chickpea, aubergine and tomato one pot.

Up your veg count this week with the vegetarian meal planner

New generation: How to navigate the dining table in 2017.

No waste, smart phones and double dipping: the new table manners

Keep it simple: Cook the egg from the bottom - and top.

The simple secret to making the perfect fried egg

This popular Little Tikes swing is being recalled in Australia.

Popular baby swing recalled in Australia

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Parents petition to change 'embarrassing' school name

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Paris Jackson on growing up with dad Michael

Champs Elysees from Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France istock

The 25 streets around the world every traveller needs to visit

Soo Kim

The Bird's Nest Villas are the most desirable at Keemala resort on Phuket.

Unforgettable: Phuket's weirdest resort is also wonderful

Anthony Dennis

Seating on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 is comfortable if a little squeezed for width.

Flight test: Economy a squeeze on width, but legroom is impressive

Tim Richards

Former Uber president Jeff Jones

Uber president quits amid company turmoil

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A rider on a Mobike in Beijing. Mobike and Ofo are the market leaders in bike-sharing in cities across China.

Beijing returns to biking past via smartphone app

LoL OPL 2017

League of Legends: OPL week 8

Gizmodo

The best add-ons for protecting your Gmail

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Attempts at addressing Reddit users' bad behaviour through tech solutions has done little to curb abuse.

Grassroots campaign to make Reddit less toxic

Daniel Ricciardo is ready for the 2017 F1 season.

Why Ricciardo is the world's best F1 driver

Stephen Ottley

The upcoming Kia Stinger was caught undisguised in Sydney.

Kia Stinger GT spotted testing in Sydney

David McCowen

Audi looks set to stick with a non-turbo V10 in the R8 in the foreseeable future.

No turbo V10 for Audi and Lamborghini

David Morley

BMW believes the biggest issue with driverless cars is people's acceptance of the technology.

Would you trust a self-driving car?

Andrew MacLean

Jaguar F-Type SVR built by Special Vehicle Operations.

Report: Jaguar building F-Type racer

Stephen Ottley

Lotus Elise Sprint 220.

Lotus reveals even lighter Elise

Andrew MacLean

Jeremy McGovern must get experience in the forward line.

Eagles coach Adam Simpson must sharpen McGovern weapon

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Kim Hagdorn

Leader: Dyson Heppell.

Returning Bombers face a fight for starting spot in round one

Max Verstappen in the Red Bull-TAG Heuer RB13 during winter testing.

Cars the stars in new era of F1

Mark Fogarty

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin and Carlton captain Marc Murphy.

AFL 2017 special interactive... club-by-club breakdown

Virat Kohli gestures to his shoulder.

Chief antagoniser Kohli mocks Steve Smith again

Jamie Marcuson

Adelaide's Erin Phillips (left) and Sarah Perkins belt out the team song after their win against Collingwood on Sunday.

'Blame Adele' for AFLW grand final venue delay

Daniel Cherny

Big-name recruit: Travis Cloke will make his Bulldogs debut on Friday night.

Cloke impact will be visible, says Beveridge

Sam McClure

Australia's captain Steve Smith celebrates his century during the third day of the first cricket test match against ...

What prompted VVS Laxman's rant at Smith