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Western Knights Soccer Club president Gordana Sliskovic said the list was removed immediately.

Perth soccer players invent $5 fine for 'mingas'

Molly Schmidt
21 mins ago

The incident is alleged to have happened at the Clarkson Westpac branch on Saturday afternoon, just after 12pm.

April Tool's bank robbery 'prank' goes horribly wrong

1 hr ago

Bright Tank owners Matthew Moore (head brewer) and Gemma Sampson (operations manager).

Husband and wife one step closer to opening East Perth microbrewery

14 mins ago

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter has been dubbed leader of the 'Canberra Six'.

Liberal powerbrokers lash 'Canberra Six' for WA shortfalls

The City of Stirling is championing the skip bin solution.

Perth councils are playing a new verge collection game

WA builder Builton Group was trading while insolvent.

Perth home builder Builton traded while insolvent despite audit

1 hr ago

Esperance people bond to sue, claiming they were molested by priest

Lawyer says Perth wife fatally stabbed husband in self defence

1 hr ago

The jobs that will give you the biggest pay rise this year

1 hr ago

Nurofen must pay $6m penalty after final appeal rejected

1 hr ago

Chemical attack in Syria poses profound questions for Trump

ANALYSIS

Kasey Edwards.

I refuse to feel guilty for sending kids to childcare

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

The plane is set to fly across Perth on Wednesday afternoon

Is it a bird? Big jet plane to pass over Perth this arvo...

When you see Emily at Forrest Chase, drop her some coin to realise her dream.

Perth teen busker pedals her way into John Mayer's footsteps

Chokka in his natural habitat.

Forget the bunny: this Easter, it's all about Chokka the Quokka

7 mins ago

A slight clue that the old Josh is still simmering away beneath the surface despite his better manners on MKR.

What happened to My Kitchen Rules 'bad boy' Josh?

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Perth braces for big plane

Spiderbait drummer/singer Kram in action at Metro City Perth.

You're f--king awesome! Spiderbait rocks Perth

Comic-Con fans head to Perth Convention Centre in typically impressive costume.

GALLERY

Get your geek on: Oz Comic-Con kicks off in Perth

What China wants from Xi and Trump meeting

3:02PM

Forget the bunny: this Easter, it's all about ...

3:02PM

Syria chemical weapons attack: removing dictator ...

2:58PM

Lewis Jetta could make a return to the Eagles side this Saturday.

West Coast must overcome 'on-going MCG hoodoo' this weekend

Kim Hagdorn

Rayney friend wanted to protect her memory

Illegal dumper fined $40,000 for leaving rubbish on properties

Heather McNeill

A Perth aunt is accused of encouraging her husband to sexually abuse their niece.

Meth addict aunt on trial accused of encouraging husband to sexually abuse 6yo niece

EXCLUSIVE
Heather McNeill

Danika Louise Lena appeared in court accused of $1.3 million fraud.

WA man says he was advised to plead guilty

In one case, a landlord agreed to include electricity costs in the rental agreement and ended up with an $85,000 bill.

Perth landlords duped by gangs turning rentals into drug dens

Bottlenose dolphin with an octopus wrapped around its head

Tackling the kraken: Dolphin strategy for dangerous dinner

Kate Sprogis, David Hocking

Stephanie King with her son Jacob.

'Amazing mother': Town rallies after flood tragedy

NSW

The deaths two cyclists in Bundaberg prompted a magistrate to call for road rules refresher tests when drivers renewed ...

Coroner calls for driver tests after two cyclist deaths

QLD

Drummoyne MP John Sidoti.

'Oversight': Lib MP failed to disclose property interest

NSW

A Ford-era fire hydrant, overlooking the Tapajos river in Fordlandia, Brazil, a community founded in 1928 by Henry Ford, ...

Man caused $550k damage after minibar binge

ACT

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Chemical attack: removing dictator Bashar al-Assad 'not an option'

Tom McIlroy
11 mins ago

Australian unis commit to releasing sexual assault data

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw
26 mins ago

Anna Bligh concedes banks face 'implosion' of public trust

Heath Aston

Bob Day was ineligible to have been elected, the High Court has ruled.

Family First ruling throws Senate numbers into doubt

Matthew Knott

Treasurer Scott Morrison says Labor would take a chainsaw to the housing market.

'We want to use a scalpel': Scott Morrison hits back on housing

James Massola

Counter-radicalisation clinical psychologist Feriha Peracha in Canberra.

The woman who de-radicalised nearly 200 potential terrorists

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says world leaders will determine a response to the Syrian attacks.

$24b tax cut may be worth just 0.2% to the economy

A child victim of a suspected chemical attack is treated at a makeshift hospital in the town of Khan Sheikhoun, northern ...

Chemical attack in Syria poses questions for Trump's leadership

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor".

Advertisers flee Bill O'Reilly over harassment story

The Cadbury Easter Egg Hunt at Werribee Mansion in 2013.

Outrage in UK after Cadbury drops Easter reference for egg hunt

arter Page, a former foreign policy adviser of US President-elect Donald Trump, speaks at a news conference at RIA ...

Former Trump adviser admits speaking with Russian spy

Women represent less than 10 per cent of Senior Counsel members of the bar.

Festering Family Court system needs fresh triage approach

Catherine Leach

Dockers coach Ross Lyon will be hoping Freo can turn it around pretty quickly.

Embattled Freo Dockers on verge of a worse 'annus horribilis'

Brendan Foster

When China began modernising, it made 4 per cent of the world's steel. Today it makes more than all the other countries ...

How China built its dominance on our factories

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Category four Cyclone Debbie hammered the north Queensland coast.

Debbie does more damage - this time to insurers' profits

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

Selling in the big banks was offset by a strong performance in resources stocks on Wednesday.

ASX gains as miners trump banks

Patrick Commins
6 mins ago

Top IT professionals can get multiple job offers, giving them bargaining power for their wages.

The jobs that will give you the biggest pay rise

Anna Patty
1 hr ago

Banks need to rethink how much capital they hold, says APRA chairman Wayne Byers.

Banks struggle to rejig pay for workers that put customers first

Six-week strike may have cost BHP $1.3 billion

Fairfax readies to strip out $30m costs

Jessica Gardner

You can buy a dozen harbourview mansions - or this gem

Divorced couple in legal spat over $93m share bonanza

Colin Kruger, CBD

All that glitters is not gold in Perth, as the property market finds its floor.

'Don't get caught up in the hype': WA price bust lessons for Australia

Don't make these rookie mistakes when tackling your renovation.

The three biggest renovation mistakes, according to an expert

A covered terrace makes the most of the outdoors at 18 Rivers Street, Bellevue Hill.

Indoor comforts: Four of the best outdoor living rooms

DS-600 sofa by de Sede. Leather-upholstered segments can be zipped together, and the price goes up the more you add.

Fancy a $200,000 mattress? Insanely expensive housewares

Photo: Oskar Da Riz Fotografie

Reflections of luxury: Stunning retreat mirrors the Italian countryside

Master & Dynamic MW50 headphones.

Boys toys: 25 gadgets you probably don't need, but you'll really want

Technology

The Qantas WiFi service will be free to all passengers.

What the airlines aren't telling you about your inflight Wi-Fi

High Flyer

Young adults can do things now that will improve their financial future

15 things to do by 30 to create a better life after 60

Money
John Collett

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What women want from the budget

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Kate Carnell has uncovered the practice of big business offering loans to small business in her inquiry into late payments.

'Pretty close to extortion': Mars, Kellogg's and Fonterra pushing loans on small business

Cara Waters

Mark Chapman is the head of tax communications at H&R Block.

Can you still run a cash business?

Alexandra Cain

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Horrifying gas attack in Syria

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Kylie Minogue gets royal treatment

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Monster the python's massive weigh-in

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Andrew and Anthony cop a grilling

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 03: A dog, at the behest of his owner, rides a skatebaord on April 3, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. ...

World of Photos - April 5, 2017

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - Billions

Brand new season of Billions - 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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Beyonce revealed the new clip on Instagram today.

Beyonce drops surprise song clip for Jay Z on ninth anniversary

Sarah Thomas
1 hr ago

A new documentary will air rare footage of Heath Ledger's home movies.

'Always a director': Ledger doco to air rare home footage

Broede Carmody

Shia LaBeouf and Kate Mara in Man Down.

Shia LaBeouf’s new flop earns just $11.50 in UK opening weekend

Rob Moran

Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he turned down an offer to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

Sir Ian McKellen turned down offer to play Dumbledore

Broede Carmody

Gone for good: Danielle Cormack may have been the lifeblood of Bea Smith in Wentworth, but the prison lives on.

Can Wentworth survive without Queen Bea?

COMMENT
Nathanael Cooper

A slight clue that the old Josh is still simmering away beneath the surface despite his better manners on MKR.

What has happened to MKR 'bad boy' Josh?

Aja Styles

Casey Affleck in <i>A Ghost Story</i>

Casey Affleck and Whitney Houston films hit our shores

Garry Maddox

Shane Jacobson will host the feel-good talent show.

Seven gambles on kids' talent show to boost ratings

Broede Carmody

British gastropub Mayfair Lane is spot on for style, substance and value.

Mayfair Lane brings the wow back to West Perth

David Prestipino

Online gaming events will feature at the Festival of the Web in Perth next week.

Web geeks unite as tech giants Apple, Facebook come to Perth

David Prestipino

It's a festival for meatlovers in Perth this weekend.

Perth's inaugural BBQ festival set to sizzle at Burswood Parklands

Mel B has filed a restraining order against her estranged husband, Stephen Belafonte.

Mel B says her estranged husband punched and choked her

Amy Croffey

My mother took great pride in the fact she did not "dump" her children at childcare.

Why I refuse to feel guilty for sending my kids to childcare

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance.

Kendall Jenner's 'protest' Pepsi ad will depress you entirely

Annie Brown

FILE - In this April 26, 2016, file photo, actor Chris Evans poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the ...

Dating Captain America: What the end of this relationship tells us

COMMENT
Katherine Allan

Bill and Hillary Clinton‘s 22-year-old nephew, Tyler Clinton, has officially signed a modeling contract with big-time ...

Hillary Clinton's nephew scores himself a modelling contract

Naomi Watts attends the Charles Finch and CHANEL Pre-Oscar Awards Dinner at Madeo Restaurant on February 25, 2017 in ...

When celebs clap back: Naomi Watts outs secret 'snapper'

Prince Philip presents Kylie Minogue with the Britain-Australia Society Award.

Kylie gets royal nod from Prince Philip

Nick Miller

Part of making work function as self-care is considering its impact.

'Self-care' isn't just about relaxing. For me, it's about work

Anna North

We're still not getting the message on the role fruit and vegetables play in physical wellbeing.

The nutrition report card that Australians are failing

Sarah Berry

Make the moments count for a more positive day.

Turning negative thinkers into positive ones

JANE E. BRODY

Being a parent can be stressful, but mindfulness can help create more pockets of calm and connection.

The skill that will make parenting a lot more enjoyable

Sarah Berry

Jill Dupleix's mac 'n' cheese frittata.

Hot out the oven: 35 easy, cheesy pasta bake and lasagna recipes

Massimo Buttura gets grilled for Good Food's 20 Questions.

20 Questions with four of the World's 50 Best Chefs

Research suggests that desserts taste 10 per cent sweeter off white plates than black ones.

Sight, sound, touch: the scientific hacks that change how food tastes

Natasha and baby Danika.

Why red tape is keeping baby Danika's dad off her birth certificate

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The four-letter word helping teens talk about bullying

Bryce Maine when he asked his grandmother Catherine to the prom.

Teen asks his grandma to prom, but school rules it out

One of the wonders of the world, Cappadocia, Turkey.

The world's nine most incredible places where humans live

Ben Groundwater

Singapore Airlines' flight attendants have become iconic.

How Singapore Airlines changed a whole country

Steve Meacham

In this Wednesday, March 29, 2017 photo, visitors enjoy the cherry blossoms at the Yuyuantan Park during spring festival ...

Photos: Japan turns pink for its most magical time of year

43 mins ago

Intel Security has been rebadged as McAfee and now operates as a standalone company.

McAfee rebranding creates pure-play cyber security company

Michael Gorey

Judging by AOL CEO Tim Armstrong's tweet, which points to "20+ brands", it appears that many of the individual services ...

The internet has fun with new name for AOL-Yahoo tie-up

Brian Fung

Amazon is "conducting a storewide test about whether it should change its pricing strategy."

Six questions we have about Amazon in Australia

Elon Musk fired off a provocative tweet as Tesla shares soared. .

'Stormy weather in Shortville': Musk mocks investors as Tesla soars

David Welch and Dana Hull

Wiley Day's dog-tag chain got caught on the prongs of his plugged-in iPhone charger. He was treated at a hospital for ...

'Demonic': Electrocuted while sleeping with his charging iPhone

Amy B Wang

The next-generation Holden Commodore range will feature a high-riding wagon variant.

Holden unveils Subaru Outback rival

David McCowen

Toyota has recalled some Yaris models to replace faulty airbags.

Toyota customers hit again by airbag recall

David McCowen
59 mins ago

2018 Mercedes-AMG GLC63 S Coupe.

Mercedes-Benz reveals two new hot SUVs

Greg Kable

2017 Mercedes-Benz E220d All-Terrain.

Mercedes reveals prices for its high-riding wagon

Dom Tripolone
42 mins ago

City cars like the Mazda2 have seen a dramatic fall in sales over the first quarter of 2017.

Is the writing on the wall for city cars?

David McCowen

Volkswagen Passat 206 TSI R-Line offers plenty of punch.

VW's latest attempt to push into the premium market reviewed

Daniela Intili and David McCowen

Lewis Jetta could make a return to the Eagles side this Saturday.

Eagles must overcome 'ongoing MCG hoodoo'

Kim Hagdorn

Dustin Martin

Tiger Martin may wear a helmet for Eagles clash

Scott Spits

Melbourne and Carlton players wrestle during the round two match on Sunday which resulted in suspensions for Jesse Hogan ...

Lewis, Hogan remorseful for 'stupid decisions'

Ronny Lerner

Tom Boyd after scoring a goal against the Swans on Friday night.

AFL admits Bulldogs free in front of goal was wrong

Caroline Wilson

Nat Fyfe has come out backing coach Ross Lyon and his player group.

Captain Fyfe breaks silence on Dockers debacle...

Daile Cross

Ross Lyon must put words into action now.

Hey Ross, the rebuild (or whatever we're calling it) must start now

Kim Hagdorn

Emotional: Jason Day announced his withdrawal from an event in Austin, Texas as his mother underwent surgery last month.

Day reveals mother's good news ahead of Masters major

Brad Hardie says commentators need to stop trying to shove Nat Fyfe to another club.

Brad Hardie: Talk of trading Fyfe is just ridiculous

Brad Hardie