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North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

Between lobbing missiles, N Korea looks to Russia

ANALYSIS

The Takata airbag in a RAV4 SUV responsible for injuring a 21-year-old Darwin woman on Monday.

Woman almost killed by dangerous recalled airbag

Police are treating the death as suspicious.

Police investigate: man found dead outside Kelmscott apartments

23 mins ago

The fire spread quickly.

Camp fire to blame for blaze that shut Tonkin Hwy: police

Where royalty-based taxes are based on revenue, the PRRT is a profit-based tax.

Gas tax review: the nation faces decade wait for revenue

EXCLUSIVE

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 21: Jackson Trengove of the Power celebrates a goal during the round five AFL match between ...

Lions now take on Port Adelaide on our live footy blog

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Car envy: the 13 amazing vehicles that will make you richer

Cars

New artificial reefs in place off Perth to bring anglers more luck

First 100 days of 'American carnage' under Trump

Ashes test to remain at the WACA as stadium races toward completion

The basic economics Treasurer Scott Morrison fails to grasp

ANALYSIS

In texts, the man embellished himself as a rugged country man. The writer later found this image was another man's car.

The great pretender: how I found out my relationship was based on lies

Weird load.

Ute driver cops $300 fine for whacking a trampoline in the tray

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Which captain will hoist the Derby trophy aloft on Saturday night?

Three reasons why the Eagles will win derby... or the Dockers

ANALYSIS

The con man tricks his victims by promising to return with a box of marrons.

Has Perth's marron con man returned?

Bragg's set included a blistering attack on Donald Trump.

Billy Bragg's powerful sermon to the port city faithful

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Strayan values: how Aussie are you?

Jeremy McGovern is pranked by Docker Lee Spurr

Freo's Lee Spurr prank calls Eagle Jeremy McGovern

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

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

Man found dead outside Kelmscott apartments

3:45PM

Bitten but not shy: Shark bite survivor back in ...

3:28PM

Cory Bernardi warns of most pressing danger to ...

3:19PM

Scott Farquhar has bought Australia's most expensive residence, the Elaine estate in Point Piper.

Atlassian billionaire, 37, smashes Australian $70m house price record

EXCLUSIVE
17 mins ago

A townhouse that was painted in red and white stripes by its owner Zipporah Lisle-Mainwaring after a planning dispute ...

Garish house that sparked row has earned its stripes, court rules

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Why home loan pre-approval matters for auction bidders

If you don’t like people peeking over your fence – the old reasoning goes – you should build a higher fence.

How can backyard skinny-dippers keep drones at bay?

Qubix, a year-old company founded by Youssef Farag and Karim Rafla, delivered its first order in August.

'Cargotecture' company transforms shipping containers into homes

Police are treating the death as suspicious.

Man found dead outside Kelmscott apartments

David Allan-Petale
23 mins ago

Police step up manhunt for two men wanted over indecent assault

Camp fire to blame for blaze that shut Tonkin Highway

The towers are designed to help anglers catch large pelagic fish.

New artificial reefs in place off Perth to bring anglers more luck

The crash scene in Dianella.

Police call for witnesses to fatal Dianella crash

WA teachers are at odds with parents.

Parents behaving badly: WA teachers hit out at poor treatment

Staff reporters

Fremantle Dockers captain Nat Fyfe and West Coast captain Shannon Hurn will lead their teams into battle in Western Derby 45.

Friday Furnace: Who will win the first Western Derby of 2017?

Staff reporters

Ron Walker (right) with Derryn Hinch in 2016.

Ron Walker lashes IOC over Coates battle

AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin.

AFP illegally obtain journalist's phone records

Professor Ian Hickie said mental health services are poorly co-ordinated, and has called for the defunding of ...

'Mental health needs reform, not just money'

Catholic bishops have been warned about the risks if they start charging Catholic schools rent

Furore over plan to charge Catholic schools rent

EXCLUSIVE

The Gorgon Gas Project in Western Australia.

Gas tax review confirms nation faces decade wait for revenue

EXCLUSIVE
Heath Aston

Police reveal they have illegally accessed journalist metadata

Michael Koziol

Dutton comments could raise Manus tensions: police chief

Michael Gordon

Donald Trump's heated phone call with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in January made headlines around the world.

How does Turnbull solve a problem like Donald Trump?

ANALYSIS
Judith Ireland

Resources Minister Matthew Canavan has suggested Queenslanders avoid banking with Westpac after the bank ruled out ...

Westpac's anti-coal stance exposes a Coalition out of touch

COMMENT
Mark Kenny

Sydney University senior lecturer Tim Anderson.

Uni lecturer used Anzac Day to accuse Diggers of murder

President Donald Trump

Turnbull downplays need for shield as Trump sends warning

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un.

Between lobbing missiles, Kim Jong-un looks to Russia

ANALYSIS
Kirsty Needham

A man rides a bicycle past buses set on fire during a trade union general strike in Rio on Friday.

Brazil gripped by first general strike in two decades

1 hr ago

Masked Kashmiri protesters throw rocks and bricks at Indian government forces in Srinagar,Kashmir, on Friday.

Internet shutdowns rob Kashmiri activists of lifeline

Joyce Laboso Kenya's?deputy parliamentary speaker

Breakthrough as Kenya poised to elect first female governors

Clancy Glover, the most perfect dog in the world.

Richard Glover: It's a dog's life renting with a pet

Donald Trump promised big but has been forced to deliver small on some proposals - and that's a relief.

Trump's 100 days worrying, but could have been worse

EDITORIAL

Heath Shaw of the Giants apologised for his slur against Tom Papley.

Yet again, the AFL has let down a minority group

COMMENT
Georgia McCormick

Pizza Hut franchisees are hoping to take the company for $80 million.

Pizza Hut set for the courts over its cut-price pizzas

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Illustration: Simon Bosch

How high is too high for Australia's marijuana stocks?

Patrick Hatch

On Thursday, Scott Morrison will tell business economists in Sydney of his plans for infrastructure investment borrowing.

The basic economics Scott Morrison can't grasp

ANALYSIS
Jessica Irvine

Joseph Gutnick outside the Federal Court in Melbourne.

Diamond Joe's business life stacked up in sad, neat binders

Sarah Danckert

'Un-investible': Why Network Ten is now only worth $99m

Lucy Battersby

'Culture' hampering probes into financial crimes

Georgia Wilkins

'We can't hold back the tide' on house prices, says bank watchdog

Clancy Yeates

Westpac branded 'wimps' over coal pledge

Peter Hannam

The Alpha Romeo Giulia is one of many modern classics.

Money makers: 13 new cars that will make you richer

Cars

Shooting tequila with salt and lemon is not the way to do it.

Wait, you're officially drinking this the wrong way

Fine Drinks

First home buyers in many states get grants or stamp duty exemptions.

Is it time to fix your mortgage interest rate?

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Noel Whittaker.

Get rich by focusing on process not outcome

Noel Whittaker

Tattoos can result in reverse discrimination.

Tattoos can be good for your career

James Adonis

CBA says its changes will give small business customers more control to avoid defaulting.

CBA removes controversial loan clause

Clancy Yeates

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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile

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Robots kill more jobs than China

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Giants pip Bulldogs in another thriller

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Bert Newton in hospital

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Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

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SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - SEPTEMBER 24: American director Oliver Stone attends the "The Untold History of the United ...

Stone on his newest film subject: Putin

EXCLUSIVE
Garry Maddox

Harry Styles performs at the American Music Awards.

Harry Styles to tour Australia in November, but few will see him

Lenny Ann Low

Classic 90's sitcom Roseanne is being revived

'Roseanne' being revived with original cast

Joe Otterson

British comedian Phill Jupitus is touring Australia in April.

Review: Phill Jupitus a great storyteller but not cutting-edge

Sarah Thomas

Samara Weaving.

From Summer Bay to Hollywood via 'lesbian' thriller Bad Girl

Karl Quinn

Author Paula Hawkins.

Into the Water: A dark follow-up to The Girl on the Train

Sue Turnbull

At Lunch With Robin Nevan at the Il Bacaro. 3 October 2016. The Age Spectrum. Photo: Eddie Jim.

When Robyn Nevin met Julie Andrews

Jason Steger

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

George Miller reveals plans for at least two more Mad Max sequels

Rob Moran

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

Serena Williams is expecting her first child in spring.

Twitter mistakes Serena Williams 'doubles' joke as fact

Mary Ward
33 mins ago

Today host Lisa Wilkinson at the 59th Annual Logie Awards on Sunday.

Why Lisa Wilkinson keeps getting overlooked for a television gong

Amy Croffey

Sydney escort Samantha X, real name Amanda Goff.

An escort tells: the day I got a call from the wife of my client

Samantha X

In the fashion and luxury world, it's about being on the inside.

What the new 'status symbols' really tell us

Annie Brown

Rose Bertam, pictured with fellow models including Bella Hadid and Emily Ratajkowski, promoting Fyre Festival on Instagram.

Fyre Festival: Celebrity-endorsed Bahamas festival ends in disaster

Polly Mosendz and Kim Bhasin

Sophie Monk arrives at the 2017 Logie Awards.

Sophie's courage to put herself out there is why we love her

Natalie Reilly

Kim Kardashian's make-up is always set to perfection.

How to ensure your makeup lasts the distance

Stephanie Darling

Under fire for an Anzac Day Facebook post: ABC presenter and youth activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

Clementine Ford: The hypocrisy behind the vitriolic reaction to Yassmin Abdel-Magied

Walk it out, shake it off.

4 ways to detach from work and finally enjoy your downtime

Susie Moore

Craving protein? It might be in your guts.

Listen to your gut - it can tell you what you need to eat

Sarah Berry

Man Kaur of India celebrates after competing in the 85-year-olds age group 100m sprint at the World Masters Games.

'Winning makes her happy': She's 101 and still competing

Cindy Boren

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The hilarious song lyrics every mum will sing along to

Photo: Ebay

If your kids haven't asked for one of these yet, they will soon

Let it go... again!

Frozen 2 release date announced - don't say we didn't warn you!

Energy load: A large kale smoothie can contain 2500 kilojoules.

People think juice is good for them - they're wrong

COMMENT

The key to cooking with salt is using the right amount at the right time in the right form.

The single most important ingredient: Salt

Salisbury steaks with mushroom and onion gravy.

Make every meal interesting: 48 sauce, gravy and puree recipes

Have vegetarians become the sacred cows of air travel?

Traveller letters: Special meal? Get over yourselves, vegetarians

There's a wild side to Europe.

Side of Europe few Australians see: 10 spectacaular natural attractions

Ute Junker

Claims that Jetstar is "the world's worst airline" are overblown.

'World's worst airline': Jetstar angry over survey claims

COMMENT
Craig Platt

It stands up like a regular all-in-one PC if that's what you prefer.

For Microsoft, Surface loses but Windows wins

Neither side of politics can claim the moral high ground when it comes to bending the truth.

War on fake news lost as phrase gets corrupted

Reviewers have been praising of the wall-to-wall glass screen.

Samsung Galaxy S8: The good and the bad - so far

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo Switch ticks over the millions

Kotaku

A concept Airbus A3 from Uber's flying cars plan.

Don't expect to catch a flying taxi soon

Terrafugia

The Breakdown: Flying cars

David McCowen

The driver received serious facial injuries as a result of the smash.

Australian driver seriously injured by Takata airbag in Darwin crash

David McCowen

Ferrari GT4CLusso at Targa Tasmania.

Targa Tasmania in a Ferrari

Andrew MacLean

2017 Porsche 911 GT3.

Is this the ultimate Porsche 911?

Greg Kable

2017 Mazda CX-5

Mazda reveals CX-8

Stephen Ottley

2017 Skoda Kodiaq.

Skoda Kodiaq price revealed

Dom Tripolone

In a good place: Nick Kyrgios

Are we finally witnessing the turning point for Nick Kyrgios?

Under scrutiny: FIFA president Gianni Infantino

Infantino in spotlight as new ethics crisis hits FIFA and IOC

Maria Sharapova: "Really good rhythm."

Maria Sharapova comeback continues in Stuttgart

Ilie Nastase still blames the Brits for his outburst.

Nastase sorry - sort of - for Fed Cup abuse

Simon Briggs

Time to return: Essendon ruckman Tom Bellchambers.

Bellchambers makes long-awaited comeback

Jon Pierik

Paul Hasleby won the Ross Glendinning Medal a record four times.

Crawling through dog turd secret to 'Demolition Derby' win

Brendan Foster

Fremantle Dockers captain Nat Fyfe and West Coast captain Shannon Hurn will lead their teams into battle in Western Derby 45.

Friday Furnace: Who will win the first Western Derby of 2017?

Staff reporters

Sam Mitchell has made a remarkable recovery from an ankle injury.

Mitchell returns for Western Derby debut

Tim Carrier