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Rajat Chaudhary could be deported after being jailed for two years for attacking his colleagues with a meat cleaver.

Perth pizza man jailed for meat cleaver attack

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Jenny Scott's doctor decided not to tell her she had lung cancer until she finished her cruise.

Doctor's decision not to ruin patient's holiday with cancer diagnosis

Canberra, June 6, 2005. Chinese ambassador to Australia Mme. Fu Ying during a book launch in Canberra today. Mme. Fu was ...

Top Chinese diplomat warns of apocalypse on North Korea

Federal Court judge Steven Rares said barristers could perform some legal work more efficiently and cost-effectively ...

Judge takes aim at 'incomprehensible' $239,485 legal bill

14-year-old Tavleen Kuar is missing.

Police search for missing Perth teenager Tavleen Kaur

34 mins ago

The haul is the largest seizure of methamphetamine in WA history.

Hong Kong teenager jailed over record WA meth haul

1 hr ago

Obesity, risky drinking, lack of sport: WA's unhealthiest suburbs

Turnbull dubs $19b backflip on schools deal Gonski 2.0

29 mins ago

More retail pain as bag chains are forced to call in the administrators

Man not guilty of Perth music festival attack on event manager

'No body, no parole' and meth laws top priority for McGowan

Woolworths said total group sales were up 4.4 per cent to $13.8 billion in the 13 weeks to April 2.

Supermarket war: Woolies just 'shot the lights out' for Coles

UPDATED

Rihanna won the Met Gala (again).

The internet has feted its Met Gala queen, Rihanna

Extinctions by Josephine Wilson has been long-listed for the Miles FRanklin award.

WA author Josephine Wilson makes Miles Franklin longlist

The mural by TelmoMiel.

Dutch artists bring new artwork to life in Midland

Princess Charlotte appears to be thrilled at the prospect of her impending second birthday in this new photo taken by ...

Princess Charlotte turns two, is not amused in her new portrait

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Stadium Super Trucks storm Elizabeth Quay

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

'Drunk driver' smashes ute into Perth home

6:06PM

Delegates stunned as Chinese shout down welcome ...

5:50PM

Pizza man jailed for meat cleaver attack

5:42PM

Labor leader Mark McGowan with his family at the party's campaign launch.

McGowan government stick to pre-election pledge to freeze TAFE fees

Brendan Foster

Maslin family settle with Malaysia Airlines over MH17 tragedy

Brendan Foster

'So far from the truth': Richardson hits back over Fyfe rumour

Jamie managed to snap a picture of the shark

Four metre shark filmed up close in WA's South West

Staff reporters

A Rockingham man has been fined $1,188 for interfering with someone else's cray pots.

Fisheries nab tenth cray pot thief, dismantle illegal fishing camp

Heather McNeill

Perth house prices have dropped by another per cent.

WA's top suburbs revealed as house prices take another hit

Ellendale Diamond Mine.

Loopholes for 'rogue' miners to escape clean-up must close

Emma Young

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 02: Kelly Landry arrives at the Downing Centre today during her AVO case against her estranged ...

Landry suspected Bell's links to TV host

NSW

Labor's human services spokeswoman Linda Burney says Alan Tudge is "in denial".

Government 'in denial': Centrelink wait times worsen

Emergency services are responding to a?small aircraft crash at Caboolture Airfield.

Light aircraft crashes at airport with two on board

UPDATED

Premier Mark McGowan does not believe there has been an increase in great white shark numbers.

'No body, no parole' laws focus for new Premier

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 20 April 2017. ...

So,Turnbull gives a Gonski after all

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

Wealthy schools have funding slashed as PM redirects funds

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Draw it: Can you rate the Coalition's economic performance?

INTERACTIVE

David Gonski's name has become synonymous with education reform.

David Gonski is backski for more political drama

ANALYSIS
Jacqueline Maley

A return to the barricades? Students from the University of Sydney Uni and the University of Technology Sydney protest ...

How to get students howling back to the barricades

COMMENT
Tony Wright

A new two-tiered fee system is being considered.

Uni reforms show PM does not want a repeat of 2014 horror show

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the new university reform package deserves to pass the Parliament.

Uni changes: 8 per cent fee increase, funding cuts, earlier repayments

Former Chinese ambassador to Australia Fu Ying in Canberra in 2005.

Top Chinese diplomat warns of apocalypse on North Korea

Kirsty Needham

A masked militant from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, in Gaza.

The New Hamas charter explained

ANALYSIS
Maher Mughrabi
1 hr ago

A man is arrested after a fatal stabbing attack on the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas.

University of Texas stabbing: student on murderous spree

A child victim of the chemical attack is treated at a makeshift hospital.

April nerve gas attack in Syria appears to be one in a series

Donald Trump has said that he's expecting China's Xi Jinping to do the hard work of deterring Kim from any further ...

Donald Trump is learning a lesson from North Korea - and so are US allies

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The picturesque verandahs of country shopfronts were once a threatened species.

Getting around to it, and the occasional genius of procrastination

Jenny Stewart

"I spent years feeling guilty about not finding motherhood totally and utterly fulfilling": Kasey Edwards.

Why mothers shouldn't feel guilty about wanting to work

Kasey Edwards

FREE? Does the pardoned turkey get to live out a long life on the farm post-pardoning? Well, not really ...

No role for turkeys in Sydney's second airport

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight
1 hr ago

Chevron

Tax ruling against Chevron could lead to more claims by ATO

Nassim Khadem

Woolworths said total group sales were up 4.4 per cent to $13.8 billion in the 13 weeks to April 2.

Woolworths blitzes Coles but Big W woes deepen

UPDATED
Madeleine Heffernan

Analysts are optimistic another OPEC production cut agreement will eventuate.

New OPEC deal eyed as oil prices slide

Jessica Sier

ASX eases as ANZ spooks investors

Myriam Robin

Victoria Station and Kate Hill retail chains call in administrators

Patrick Hatch

Store wars: Aussie label leaves Myer for David Jones

Melissa Singer

Rate rise 'a distant prospect' as RBA holds steady again

UPDATED
Eryk Bagshaw

Elevator company Thyssenkrupp has new technology that allows lifts to travel horizontally as well as vertically. Image: ...

Forget architecture, one new technology will change cities forever

Designer Daniella Norling says we should be supporting truly Antipodean talent and designs.

'Trends that stick die horrible deaths': An anti-Scandi stance

Masterchef judge Gary Mehigan would hate to think of the value of his first home purchase now.

'I hate to think how much it is': Gary Mehigan's first home buy

Photo: Brittany Makes

Secrets only real estate agents know about bathroom renovations

Streamline everyday tasks with these easy-to-install smart home products.

Turn an existing home into a smart home - even if you're renting

Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

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This Aussie craft whisky brand is reaching for the stars

Fine Drinks

Food and drink prices fell in the March quarter, reflecting stiff competition across much of the retail sector.

Why interest rates are unlikely to fall further

ANALYSIS
Clancy Yeates

If you use a LIC, you can concentrate your energy on trying to time the market.

The place of LICs in an investment strategy

Marcus Padley

Kate Carnell says the ABA's response to her inquiry is "feeble".

Carnell slams banks' 'feeble' response to small business loans inquiry

Cara Waters

Alex Liberman took on a new job at age 43 as head of UX at On a Roll 21.

The advantages of hiring older workers

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Johnny Depp's former managers have fired back at claims they mismanaged his earnings.

Depp's ex-managers claim he pays someone to feed him lines

Broede Carmody

Aussie Property Flippers

TV shows highlight a flipping obsession with real estate

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson
1 hr ago

Rapper Ja Rule has said the festival was 'not a scam'.

Celebrity music festival was 'closer to Hunger Games': lawsuit

Rob Moran

House Rules host Johanna Griggs.

House Rules smashed in reality TV ratings war

Michael Lallo

Chelsea Gibb as Sally Bowles in the Australian production of Cabaret.

Cabaret was almost a disaster, until Chelsea Gibb swooped in

Broede Carmody

Sandra Sully is one of Ten's most popular anchors - but staff fear its news division will be cut.

Channel Ten staff fear 'major' job losses and cuts to news

ANALYSIS
Michael Lallo

Barnaby Joyce on Monday night's episode of Q&A.

Barnaby Joyce: Q&A;'s great political satirist

ANALYSIS
Neil McMahon

Callan Smith is only 18 years old and being described as the wonderkid of food.

A new generation of MasterChefs wow the judges

Christine Sams

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

Maeve Marsden

Sorry, well-meaning celebrities, but I refuse to be 'tolerated'

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Maeve Marsden

On theme and winning the internet ... Rihanna attends the Met Gala in Comme Des Garcons.

Bow down: Rihanna wins the internet with her Met Gala dress

Annie Brown

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'Flip flop' celebrities raise eyebrows at the Met Gala

Jenna Clarke
1 hr ago

The bad ballerina look never looked as good as on Lily Collins.

Met Gala 2017: These celebrities totally nailed the dress code

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Melissa Singer

Erin Molan and Anthony Bell were crew members on the super maxi Perpetual Loyal.

Erin Molan denies 'intimate relationship' with Anthony Bell

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Amy Croffey

Carly Findlay: "Would you really stop someone in the street and pray for them if they look different?"

I am tired of people being scared of my face so I'm putting it on TV

Carly Findlay

Kim Kardashian attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala.

What's behind Kim Kardashian's new low-key look

Annie Brown

Kylie Jenner walked the Met Gala cream carpet with Donatella Versace.

Faux pas: Kylie Jenner breaks Anna Wintour's rule

Amy Croffey

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

The curious case of ageing: why would we want to live forever?

Sarah Berry

Drop the yo-yo, it doesn't help.

Yo-yo dieting isn't just counterproductive - it could put you at risk

Carrie Dennett

Born to eat meat? Not necessarily.

Why do we cling to the idea that meat is central to a healthy diet?

Paula Goodyer

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Take your coffee to the next level.

How to take your coffee to the next level

Cornersmith Picklery. For Pete Barrett's foodie hobbies cover story.

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Kylie Kwong's stir fry of five mushrooms with soy and ginger.

Kylie Kwong's stir-fried mushrooms with soy and ginger

Virgin Australia's new business class cabin on board its Boeing 777.

The new planes, seats and routes that are changing air travel forever

Julietta Jameson and Michael Gebicki

Hudson Yards Observation Desk.

Move over, Empire State: The amazing new buildings of New York

Keith Austin

Travellers often get hooked on the challenge of being somewhere different.

The one foreign word every traveller should know

Ben Groundwater

Andreas Vlachos, a computer scientist at the University of Sheffield in England, is one of a growing number of ...

Fighting fake news in crucial election times

Rising up the rich list: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Tech giants making all the rules this week

Jeff Bezos is a mere $US5 billion away from the Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Learning from the soon-to-be richest man on Earth

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Pokemon Go player faces jail time in Russia

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Theft of Netflix season portends a TV crisis

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Renault has updated the Clio for 2017.

Renault cuts prices for updated Clio

David McCowen

2017 Mini Seven special edition.

New Mini Seven special edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport GLX.

What 4WD should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Dodge Charger Hellcat SRT.

Seven American cars we need in Oz

Stephen Ottley

2016 Subaru Outback.

Which is the best Subaru Outback?

Stephen Ottley

Volkswagen T-Roc concept.

Volkswagen teases new T-Roc SUV

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Michael Walters has struggled for Fremantle early in season 2017.

Lyon leaps to defend injured, wayward Walters

Kim Hagdorn

Dockers captain Nat Fyfe is tackled by Elliot Yeo, of the Eagles, during the round six derby.

AFL's MRP failed to apply the rules on Fyfe, Nankervis

COMMENT
Michael Gleeson

Will Sutherland of the CA XI bowls during the tour match between Pakistan and the CA XI at Allan Border Field early this ...

AFL, cricket in tug of war over Cricket Australia boss' son

Sam McClure

Fremantle Dockers skipper Nat Fyfe's future is still up in the air.

'So far from the truth': St Kilda hits back over Fyfe rumour

Captain and coach: Scott Pendlebury and Nathan Buckley after the Anzac Day loss to Essendon.

AFL answers Buckley: Pies knew what they signed up for

Jon Pierik

Josh Kennedy won the Ross Glendinning Medal in the Eagles Derby win.

AFL 101: Was this the tamest Derby in history?

Staff reporters

Jobe Watson looks dejected after losing to Melbourne on the weekend.

Don dive: Lloyd worried about Watson's form

ANALYSIS
Jon Pierik

Adam Simpson addresses the team at quarter time during the round 2 match between the Eagles and St Kilda.

'It's not the travel, it's consistency with our intent:' Adam Simpson

Kim Hagdorn