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President Donald Trump is urging unity in the attempt to contains threats from North Korea

US navy strike group sails toward Korean peninsula

35 mins ago

Asylum seekers at the Manus Island detention centre.

Refugee court challenge to be streamed live on Manus Island

EXCLUSIVE
15 mins ago

Deputy Perth Lord Mayor James Limnios and Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, in happier times.

Scaffidi launches attack on Premier for refusing to work with her

Hannah Barry

The dolphin was discovered stranded in shallow water around 6am Saturday morning.

Stranded baby dolphin euthanised after efforts to find mother failed

Hannah Barry

This picture, provided by the Syrian anti-government activist group Edlib Media Center, shows a man carrying a child ...

Warplanes return to bomb chemical attack town in Syria

Australian surfer Jack Freestone was beaten in the semi at Margaret River

'I think there's sharks out here': Margaret River pro halted

29 mins ago

The $300m GST grab hardly anyone knows anything about

Premier says finances looking 'more rocky', budget will be tough

A fix for housing affordability? Let's learn from London

ANALYSIS

The 63 hours that shook the world, from chemical attack to strike

Fyfe stars as Dockers defeat Bulldogs and the new 'kids' step up

The RFDS have been kept busy in the last 48 hours.

Two fatalities in horror weekend on WA roads

45 mins ago

Perth-based blogger and mum Constance Hall.

Blogger Constance Hall's split turns nasty, husband goes public

Smokin: Joe Daniher is always a man to watch.

Live: All the action as the Blues take on the Dons at the MCG

Live
1 hr ago

Nick Kyrgios of Australia

Emotional Kyrgios leads Australia to Davis Cup semis

1 hr ago

Oops, dropped it! When a new model is available, the research suggests, iPhone users become more careless with the ...

Damaging your phone, accidentally on purpose

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Panda Qifu lands on her child's head

The amazing "underwater waterfall" effect can be seen from the air looking back towards Le Morne.

The incredible 'underwater waterfall' in paradise

Whatever you do, don't gripe. Even if you're totally justified, it will just sound like sour grapes.

15 sentences an interviewer doesn't want to hear

Melbourne weather: City braces for damaging ...

1:44PM

Venezuelans riot after opposition leader banned ...

1:37PM

Refugee court challenge to be streamed live on ...

1:37PM

Photos of the sign were posted to different community Facebook groups.

City of Cockburn rejects pro-Labor billboard claims

Hannah Barry

Two fatalities in horror weekend on WA roads

Hannah Barry
45 mins ago

Baby dolphin euthanised after efforts to find mother failed

Hannah Barry

Deputy Perth Lord Mayor James Limnios and Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi, in happier times.

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi launches attack on Premier

Hannah Barry

WA's Premier Mark McGowan said the state's finances were looking "more rocky".

Premier promises tough budget as situation looks "more rocky"

A truck is ablaze on the Great Northern Highway.

Truck ablaze on Pilbara highway

Heather McNeill

One of the children has been flown to Princess Margaret Hospital.

Women and children rushed to hospital after Capel head-on crash

Heather McNeill

Operation QUEENSLAND ASSIST 17:?The Australian Defence Force (ADF) continues to assist the people and communities of ...

Climate challenges mount up in 'disaster alley'

Zeeshan Akbar, 29, died in an attack at Queanbeyan.

Teenagers charged with Queanbeyan murder

ACT

The Dutch backpacker had only been in Australia for a few weeks before she was allegedly attacked in a Surry Hills laneway.

Dutch backpacker 'raped in Surry Hills laneway'

NSW

Premier Mark McGowan.

It's official: WA's economy is a basket case

UPDATED

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addresses the media during a doorstop interview after his visit to the Bomana War ...

Tight-lipped: PM places longer timeline on closure of Manus

Michael Gordon

Syria, Kokoda and the 'hinge of fate': Question on PM's mind

Assad must be punished for war crimes: Turnbull

Malcolm Turnbull says Russia has a 'solemn obligation' to rein in its 'client' Syria.

Russia must act, says PM as Australia welcomes missile attack

David Wroe

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the flightdeck of a C-17 Globemaster during a visit to the Middle East.

Will Australia be drawn into a fresh conflict in the Middle East?

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Syrian President Bashar Assad.

Turnbull 'knew in advance' of US plan to strike Syria

David Wroe

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says he will need to find similar savings from elsewhere in the higher education ...

Turnbull kills off high-fee course plan

EXCLUSIVE
Matthew Knott

President Donald Trump is urging unity in the attempt to contains threats from North Korea

US navy strike group sails toward Korean peninsula

35 mins ago

Protesters threw petrol bombs during a protest in Caracas on Saturday.

Venezuelans riot after opposition leader banned from office

15 mins ago

US President Donald Trump prepares to speak at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, after the US launched the air strike in Syria.

Middle East waits for Trump's next move after Syria air strikes

COMMENT
Maher Mughrabi

An officer stands guard as police cordon off a large area in Oslo around a subway station on a busy commercial street ...

Oslo police detonate 'bomb-like device', suspect in custody

Ben Cousins has two children with Maylea Tinecheff but his desire to see them has resulted in VRO breaches.

Ben Cousins saga: VROs are a tool for protection, not leverage

COMMENT
Simon Creek

Lance Franklin of the Swans

Rock star, goalkicking extraordinaire - Buddy Franklin has it all

Wayne Carey
Wayne Carey

Portraits from the 'You Look Like A...' series.

'Terrorist or hipster': Assumptions we make about dark bearded men

COMMENT
Cherine Fahd

Protesters from Stop Adani Sydney gathered outside Westpac's 200th birthday celebrations in Sydney on Saturday night.

Anti-Adani mine protesters disrupt Westpac's birthday party

Lucy Battersby
31 mins ago

Our phones are vital tools that we need to get the job done.

I'm Not Texting. I'm Taking Notes.

JONAH STILLMAN

The ratio of debt to disposable incomes is far higher among those with mortgages.

Why we need to worry about the level of household debt

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The $300m GST grab hardly anyone knows about

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The decision that sends chills down the spines of private equity

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Damaged your phone, accidentally on purpose? You're not alone

'Lost my biggest bet': Gambling king found guilty of insider trading

Cherry picking or opportunism: insurer tricks take their toll

INVESTIGATION
Mario Christodoulou

Vertical gardens, like this created by Greenwall Solutions, is a perfect fix for space-poor but sunny balconies and terraces.

On the way up: Indira Naidoo's advice on vertical gardens

Melbourne will be the leading population hub in less than two decades based on current projections.

Is it possible to predict the next property hotspot?

A simple, light-filled interior at Habitat On Terrace.

Making four new sustainably performing homes

Rebecca Judd

Where dreams are made: Rebecca Judd's bedroom makeover

38 Northland Road, Bellevue Hill, is for sale with Pillinger.

Lost in space: What living in luxury means today

Room temperature isn't quite the same as it is in Europe.

We're 'anaesthetising' our wine - here's how to drink better

Fine Drinks

Think more Billy Crudup in Almost Famous, less Greg Brady.

Back to the future: How to rock this season's biggest menswear trend

Stitched Up

Mortgage rates are on the rise and borrowers don't want to get in above their heads

How to avoid squeeze of rising mortgage rates

John Collett

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

The $300m GST grab hardly anyone knows about

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Peter Strong, chief executive of the Council of Small Business Australia, is calling for an investigation into the loans ...

Call for ASIC and ACCC to investigate 'coercive' small business loans

Cara Waters

Almost two thirds of genuine sickies can be traced back to work-related infections.

Feeling sick? Just. Go. Home.

James Adonis

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Should you ask Peter Dinklage for a selfie?

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Tigers creep past Eagles

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Protests erupt in US against airstrikes

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The elephant in the room

Murray Wilkinson with his cattle dogs, at the Easter Show in Sydney. 4th April 2017 Photo: Janie Barrett

Fairfax photos of the week - April 6, 2017

STAN - better call saul

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

Stan - RPDR

Season 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race premieres tomorrow. Only on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

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Hit the road and escape the city

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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Rhys Muldoon picked France Soir, where he describes the wine list as 'incredible'.

Rhys Muldoon: St Kilda grimmer and scarier than Kings Cross

Kylie Northover

Joanna Murray-Smith's Three Little Words raises existential questions about life and love.

Why the ripple effect of a break-up can be catastrophic

Kerrie O'Brien

Carrie Fisher in her best known role as Princess Leia

Carrie Fisher to appear in final Star Wars, three years after death

Karl Quinn

Hugo Weaving as Alex and Susie Porter as Gina.

Seven types of terrific: The Australian TV show you must see

Karl Quinn

Garrance Marillier stars as vet science student Justine in Julia Ducournau's French horror film Raw.

Vegetarian-turned cannibal flick Raw redefines the horror film

Karl Quinn

Actor Bill Nighy attends the premiere of "Their Finest" at the SVA Theatre on Thursday, March 23, 2017, in New York. ...

Bill Nighy goes from 'laughably low expectations' to Finest hour

Garry Maddox

Kristen Stewart in <i>Personal Shopper</i>.

Kristen Stewart stripped bare in new film Personal Shopper

Craig Mathieson

A former Saturday Night Live cast member said Trump ''didn't get the jokes'' either in 2015.

Trump 'struggled to read' while preparing to host SNL

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

Daenerys, mother of dragons, knows that power of a bold shoulder and a well-cut suit.

The new Game of Thrones costumes are basically fashion week take two

Annie Brown
1 hr ago

Kim Ross as a baby with her adoptive mother, Doreen Adams.

'Unreal' - the family secret that everybody but Kim Ross knew

Katherine Feeney

The Kings: Jalen, Milly (the dog), Kobe, Lisa and Harrison with pictures of Noah and Aaron

Under 50 and widowed: How five women are moving through their grief

Nicole Madigan

Royal engagement rumours: Is Prince Harry preparing to propose to Meghan Markle?

Meghan Markle's latest move sparks royal engagement rumours

Things aren't always as they seem.

My 'perfect' fashion friend reminds me that the grass isn't always greener

Wendy Squires

Lizzie Buttrose denies causing a furore during her guest appearance on Sunday night's episode of The Real Housewives of ...

Lizzie Buttrose's run-in with the Real Housewives of Sydney

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Kendall Jenner leads the resistance in the Pepsi ad.

Kendall Jenner: Is she 'complicit' or not in Pepsi ad fiasco?

Maria Puente

Neither Salim Mehajer nor his younger sister Mary would respond to Fairfax Media about their charity ball on Sunday in ...

Mary and Salim Mehajer quiet about charity ball with $15k seats

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Family fun without sugar: it's possible, Shenker says.

Could you raise a sugar-free family?

Sophie Ellis

A University of Queensland report estimates that rates of depression had increased 18.4 per cent in the past 10 years.

Let's talk about changing these depression statistics for World Health Day

Sarah Berry

Adrenal fatigue? It may be a question of meaning.

Is adrenal fatigue real? Forget the label and treat the stress.

Christy Brissette

Chocolate and almond Easter cake

19 gorgeously indulgent Easter desserts

The DASH diet can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease.

The DASH diet is proven to work so why hasn't it caught on?

Rachel Khoo's roast chicken

Easter Weekly Meal Planner

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'My name gave me social anxiety - don't do it to your kids'

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Four myths about only children - and why they're wrong

The young girl was found in January and is still unable to speak.

Girl found living with monkeys in Indian forest

Tired? A Qantas Boeing 747-400.

Traveller letters: Qantas jumbo jets are tired, smell of mothballs

Have you ever seen a better-looking sandwich?

What made the banh mi the world's best sandwich

Peter Barrett

Jackalope is designed along a black theme. A lot of black.

Victoria's gobsmacking new hotel is downright sexy

Julietta Jameson

NBN

What broadband speeds are you really getting?

Lucy Battersby

Is Snap even a 'public' company?

Myriam Robin

NBN

Homes without internet are stuck in regulatory limbo

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Turner

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Facebook takes new steps to stop 'revenge porn'

Hayley Tsukayama

Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc. and founder of Blue Origin LLC, pauses while speaking at the ...

'I want humans in space': Bezos sells $1.3b in Amazon stock a year to pay for it

Spencer Soper

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk

Jeep's supercar SUV revealed

Andrew MacLean
1 hr ago

2017 Ford Everest Trend RWD

Quick Spin: Ford's four-wheel drive that isn't...

Mark Short

Mercedes-AMG E 63 S 4MATIC+ designo diamantwei? bright Leder Exklusiv Nappa AMG schwarz designo diamond white bright AMG ...

New Mercedes E63 prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

City SUV comparison: Toyota C-HR, Suzuki Vitara, Holden Trax, Honda HR-V.

New Toyota C-HR v Honda HR-V v Holden Trax v Suzuki Vitara

Toby Hagon

2018 Subaru Outback.

Updated Subaru Outback revealed

Drive Staff

2018 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport 2018 Mitsubishi ASX.

New Mitsubishi ASX city SUV revealed

Drive Staff

Smokin: Joe Daniher is always a man to watch.

Live: Blues v Dons

Live
Daniel Cherny
1 hr ago

Nick Kyrgios of Australia

Emotional Kyrgios leads Australia to Davis Cup semis

1 hr ago

Australian surfer Jack Freestone was beaten in the semi at Margaret River

'I think there's sharks out here': WA surfing event halted

29 mins ago

On Target: Adam Scott hit 15 of 18 greens as part of a three-under 69, in the third round of the US Masters.

Scott three shots back after third round

Magic moment: Hugh Bowman secures another Winx win.

Winx reaches new heights before the lows of the Cup

Jack Riewoldt celebrates the goal that sealed the match.

Tigers stars align to topple Eagles

Sergio Garcia of Spain

Stars atop crowded Augusta leaderboard after second round

Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand in his match against Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final of the Miami Open.

Backhand to the future

Greg Baum