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Nationally, about $1.1 billion lies dormant with the untouched money being transferred to the Commonwealth after seven ...

Do you own part of $75m of unclaimed WA cash?

1 hr ago

A study of Chevron's and Exxon Mobil's Australian operations concluded that the petroleum resource rent tax regime is broken.

Global gas giants use loophole to avoid tax on billions

1 hr ago

Civmec headquarters in Henderson.

Massive undercover shipyard south of Perth will create 1000 jobs

48 mins ago

The crash scene in Bassendean.

Woman inspecting car after prang pinned by another passing driver

48 mins ago

In Silicon Valley, what matters is having the biggest and most engaged network. And because Facebook is that network, ...

'Ruthless': How Mark Zuckerberg keeps Facebook king

ANALYSIS

The area has ties to sacred Aboriginal beliefs.

'A missed opportunity': Old Swan Brewery under the microscope

48 mins ago

Brain injury again prevents Capel highway accused fronting court

Inflation back in RBA's target range after March rise

1 hr ago

Career fight: Lloyd Rayney still facing threat to his law job

1 hr ago

Anzac Day outrage: ABC stands by TV presenter over rant

Nine stumped over $40m annual loss on cricket coverage

The blast spanned 50 hectares.

BHP Billiton breaks blast record at Jimblebar mine

1 hr ago

Adam Simpson's Eagles are wingless at the MCG.

AFL 101: Three things we learned from round 5 of the 2017 season

54 mins ago

The drone perfectly captured the shadows of each bowler as they walked to collect their bowls.

'Optical illusion': Drone footage of WA bowls club stumps internet

Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Tom Hardy, real-life Mad Max, chases motorbike thief in London

The group documented their road trip across Australia, cracking open ATMs, along the way.

They stopped for road trip photos, unaware police were watching

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Great white attacks dead whale

Dozens of elite athletes are expected to descend on the town.

Win a trip for two to WA's iconic Outback festival

Sylvia Jeffreys in Rebecca Vallance.

Who wore what and what happened at the Logies

First 'Made in China' aircraft carrier unveiled

3:36PM

'We didn't do anything wrong': refugees hit back ...

3:16PM

'Glug, glug, glug': Paul Keating sounds warning ...

3:06PM

The teen has been charged with grievous bodily harm.

Esperance teen charged with fatal attack on elderly man

Hannah Barry

'We will remember them': Thousands attend Kings Park Anzac Day dawn service

Heather McNeill

Anzac Day is for reflection, not reflected glory

COMMENT
David Allan-Petale

Dino Hadzic went missing from his workplace on April 10.

Body found in Kings Park believed to be missing man

Heather McNeill

Perth Children's Hospital.

Report says 'ring main caused lead at new Perth hospital'

The driver lost his licence for six months after he was caught on camera doing a burnout.

Expensive day for Perth driver caught doing burn-out on 'car cruise'

Heather McNeill

Fans screamed their appreciation.

Screaming fans for K-pop boy band Got7 in Perth

David Allan-Petale

The body of Jack McGlynn, 89, was found after the boat he was in overturned on a fishing trip on Monday.?

Elderly church friends die on fishing trip

QLD

Hickson Park will be one hectare of public parkland, similar in size to the renowned Bryant Park in front of the New ...

Huge park part of $6b Sydney development

NSW

Treasurer Scott Morrison will hand down the federal budget on May 9.

Budget could see 4500 more public service jobs cut

ACT

Henri van Breda arrives at the High Court in Cape Town on April 24.

Ex-Perth man pleads not guilty over axe murder

A photograph showing an injury allegedly sustained in the Good Friday incident at Manus Island regional processing centre.

'We didn't do anything wrong': refugees hit back at Peter Dutton

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Gordon
20 mins ago

Bernardi looks for more mergers after Family First takeover

Matthew Knott

Girt by derision: a tortured history of our national anthem

COMMENT
Tony Wright

A study of Chevron's and Exxon Mobil's Australian operations concluded that the petroleum resource rent tax regime is broken.

Global gas giants use loophole to avoid tax on billions

Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen will deliver a speech on housing affordability and the financial system on Wednesday.

Labor sounds alarm as interest rates fall despite crackdown

EXCLUSIVE

The Property Council's chief executive Ken Morrison.

Developer lobby urges more urban land, low-deposit loans

Malcolm Turnbull with Australian troops at Australia's main base in the Middle East..

Australian troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for long term: PM

The newly-built Chinese aircraft carrier is transferred from dry dock at a shipyard in Dalian, Liaoning Province, on ...

First 'Made in China' aircraft carrier unveiled

Kirsty Needham
1 min ago

US President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Mar-a-Lago promotion pulled from official US sites after uproar

A Kayapo paints the face of her daughter during an assembly in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 24, 2017. Various Indian ...

Brazil indigenous protest over land rights turns violent

Demonstrators chant against US President Donald Trump's executive order on "sanctuary cities" in Cincinnati in January.

Donald Trump suffers third setback on immigration

Perth actress Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker in <i>13 Reasons Why</i>.

What I learnt from watching 13 Reasons Why with my teenage son

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

Is g'day acceptable English?

Would you pass the government's proposed English language test?

Sally Baker, Rachel Burke

An allegedly flawed 2002 study gave hormone replacement therapy a bad name.

Menopause made worse by misinformation

COMMENT
Jen Vuk

The most significant price rises in the quarter were petrol (up 5.7 per cent) and electricity (up 2.5 per cent), items ...

'Pain spend' drives inflation, hitting households where it hurts

Mathew Dunckley
1 hr ago

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Markets Live: ASX eyes 6000 points

Patrick Commins
45 mins ago

Peter Kell

ASIC wants powers to change high-risk pay structures

Clancy Yeates
1 hr ago

Coca Cola Amatil has cut prices to levels not seen since the aftermath of the Coke Life launch

Coca-Cola Life quietly disappears from Australian shelves

Patrick Hatch

Yahoo boss Marissa Mayer's $245 million parachute

Jena McGregor

Japan Post books $4.7b writedown on Toll, cuts 1700 jobs

Thomas Wilson and Taro Fuse

United passenger caused his own injuries, police report claims

Deborah Thomas quits CEO role at Dreamworld owner Ardent

Colin Kruger, CBD

The Mosman Park mansion s at 149 Wellington Street, the former address of Rose Porteous.

Famous Perth properties left on the shelf may finally be sold

Many see the property market as out of reach, or aren't yet convinced it's the best place to park their savings.

Plenty saved, so why don't these millennials want to buy a house?

Photo: Jen Dalley

So chick: The latest urban trend brings rural bliss to the suburbs

The renovated carriage is located in no ordinary train. We're talking Great Southern Rail's iconic Ghan.

Australian rail travel has been given a glamorous makeover

The Athena statue that tops the Heritage Falls fountain in Monterey Park.

Statue proposal sparks racism row for US community

Comfort and variety are the biggest trends in denim right now.

The most uncomfortable trend in menswear is finally over

Men's Style

When do you know you've finally transitioned into adulthood?

When does adulthood begin? Here's five signs you've officially made it

Self

A-REITs have done very well, including ALE Property Group, which owns pubs.

The best-performing asset class of the past five years

John Collett

Make sure your offset account isn't really a redraw facility in disguise. Illustration: Michael Mucci

The fake offset accounts that could make your savings vanish

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

There's a steady stream of would-be childcare educators who don't understand the basics.

No clue in reality: when vocational training falls short

Sylvia Pennington

Physiotherapist Pete Hunt is starting to see a lot of people with neck and back pain related to their mobile.

There's one very good reason your neck's sore

Alexandra Cain

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MKR: Tyson feels the Semi Finals heat

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Trump's wall delayed amid government shutdown threat

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Ivanka Trump defends father's stance on women

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Melbourne crack Warriors in Anzac Day special

A penguin pauses during a swim to check out the crowd celebrating World Penguin Day.

World of Photos

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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Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

Did Mark Hamill give away The Last Jedi plot twist?

Broede Carmody

Tom Hardy as Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road.

Die Hardy: Tom Hardy chases down motorbike thief in London

Rob Moran

The ABC has said Yassmin Abdel-Magied's personal views do not represent those of the national broadcaster.

ABC stands by Yassmin Abdel-Magied after Anzac Day outrage

Broede Carmody

Disney's mega release date announcement is part of a Hollywood land grab.

Why Disney's 'save the date' spree is the new normal

ANALYSIS
Michael Idato

Scott Baio at the Republican National Convention last July.

Baio blames 'fake news' for harsh comments about Erin Moran

Rob Moran

Flash and dazzle: House of Bond.

House of Bond boils Alan Bond down to basics

COMMENT
Debi Enker

John Boyega and Oscar Isaac as Finn and Poe in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

A Star Wars first? Lucasfilm fails to shoot down gay fan theory

Broede Carmody

Amy and Tyson impressed at David and Betty's MKR score.

Angry, Angry Man failed to show in MKR grand finals decider

Aja Styles

The future of Perth's culinary scene... Jayden Baggett (The Shorehouse), Benn Rowe (Rockpool), Amanda Yong (Wildflower) ...

Meet Perth's next superstar chefs

David Prestipino

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

Mayfair Lane brings the wow back to West Perth

David Prestipino

Health(ier) schnitzel! Could it be true?

Belmont breast in WA as Schnitz takes the plunge

Emma Young

Emma Watson is understandably wary of the role model title.

We get why Emma Watson is afraid of being a role model

Annie Brown

Madeleine Ryan.

How my autism diagnosis helped me drop the act

Madeleine Ryan

Ivanka Trump defended her father's views and record on women.

Ivanka jeered while defending her father's views on women

End of days or exactly what we deserve?

These $600 mud-stained jeans are exactly what we deserve

COMMENT
Annie Brown

Beyonce in a scene from her visual album Lemonade.

Beyoncé creates Formation Scholarships for women

Nicole Economos

In some significant ways, it’s the single people who are doing particularly well.

More people than ever before are single - and that's a good thing

Bella DePaulo

Changing a lightbulb just seems too risky to contemplate.

The one household chore I cannot bring myself to do

Jenna Price

Prince William, Duke of Cambridge is sprayed with water during the London Marathon.

Prince Harry sprayed William with water and Kate Middleton loved it

Jenna Clarke

The weather affects whether we want to exercise.

How climate change could affect the way we exercise

Sarah Berry

"Flossing": Easing in and out of a nerve stretch.

Nerve Flossing – the easy method for pain relief?

Elizabeth Clarke

Drinking at home over dinner still counts.

More older Australians are drinking booze in a risky way

Sarah Berry

Australians are consuming too much sugar.

Soft drinks feeling the squeeze in the war against sugar

Adam Liaw's belly-warming garlic fried rice.

Adam Liaw's quick Filipino garlic fried rice

The Happy Kitchen's sesame seared tuna with crunchy Asian slaw.

Good-mood food: Seven recipes to boost your happiness

Abby Plested's children Houston, 3, and baby Goldie.

'Let them learn': why this mum doesn't believe in baby gates

Bradley Herbst, dressed in his daily costumes, with daughter Sydney.

Dad's social media deal with teen gets job done in hilarious way

Mackenna posted this photo to Twitter.

Husband keeps sick wife company in sweetest way

Air Koryo only offers one dish on board, and no one is quite sure what it is.

'World's worst airline' serves only one dish: A cold, mystery burger

Jonathan Kaiman

COMAC could be the single biggest threat over the coming decades to the dominance of Boeing and Airbus, both in China's ...

China's answer to the Boeing 737 ready, but will anyone fly it?

A hiker walks at Barn Bluff at Cradle Mountain Lake, in Tasmania.

Don't forget: 10 essential things you need to take on any hike

Andrew Bain

NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.

NBN regional Fixed Wireless trials hit 1Gbps

COMMENT

Hipchat is Atlassian's long-running chat app.

Atlassian's Hipchat hacked for user details

In Silicon Valley, what matters is having the biggest and most engaged network. And because Facebook is that network, ...

Tech world witnesses robbery led by 'ruthless' Zuckerberg

ANALYSIS

usb-c

Is the USB-C standard really that good?

Lifehacker

Concept image of a Joby S2, one of the emerging flying vehicles highlighted by Uber in a new White Paper.

Uber to test flying taxis by 2020

A unique BMW Individual interior trim made from salmon skin.

Is this the most unusual car trim in the world?

David Morley

One of the 600 Chrysler Pacifica people mover modified by Waymo, Google's self-driving car company.

Google expands self-driving fleet

Stephen Ottley

Harley-Davidson Street Rod.

Harley-Davidson's sportiest little Hog reviewed

David Morley
1 hr ago

Great Wall's Steed did not fare well in ANCAP's crash test.

New Great Wall ute's two-star crash result

David McCowen

2015 Hyundai i30 Series 2.

What long-distance cruising car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo.

Nismo set to expand

Stephen Ottley

Andrew Gaff says the Eagles don't have an MCG hoodoo.

Eagles star denies MCG hoodoo

Dino Djulbic's defence was the difference in Glory's 2-0 finals win.

Defence crucial to Glory success

Yellow and black: Richmond players belt out the song on Anzac Eve.

How good are Richmond, really?

ANALYSIS
Jon Pierik

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 26: Jamie Cripps of the Eagles takes a mark in front of Ricky Henderson of the Crows during ...

Cripps faces two months out

Kim Hagdorn

Triumph and relief. Jobe Watson

Worsfold still not over 'wall' comments

Scott Spits

Joe Daniher of the Bombers is congratulated by Zach Merrett after kicking a goal in the final quarter of the Anzac Day match.

Daniher stars as Dons down wearying Magpies

UPDATED
Michael Gleeson

AOC president John Coates.

More bullying claims emerge to haunt Coates

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Bachelard

Nathan Buckley bemoaned his side's inabililty to make the most of opportunities.

Anzac Day is Groundhog Day for Buckley

Michael Gleeson