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A man with a tomahawk went on a scary rampage in Bunbury.

Pregnant woman, child terrorised by 'erratic man'

The trial found 90 per cent of those speeding were exceeding the limit by between one and nine kilometres, while around ...

Every third driver is speeding, fixed cameras south of Perth show

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Thursday's Lotto draw has jackpotted to $30 million.

Mystery solved: Rockingham's missing millionaire found

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In 2009,?Raina Thaiday was interviewed when she went to thank paramedics for safely delivering her child in the back of ...

Schizophrenia drove mother to kill eight children

Cassandra Sainsbury was allegedly caught with 5.8kg of cocaine.

'A ghost': Cassandra Sainsbury's lawyer in search for rogue guide

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...

Facebook hiring 3000 people to monitor live video violence

Teenage cyclist seriously injured in Fremantle crash

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Dead WA man was bound, naked after drug binge: court

'They don't have to be best friends': Turnbull to meet Trump

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One of WA's most-loved wineries goes up for sale for up to $20 million

Le Pen and Macron face off in vicious French election debate

Police presence during the protests.

New report alleges cases of police brutality at Roe 8

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Mike and Heather Martin have said the children were often in on the pranks and enjoyed the attention.

Parents who 'pranked' their children on YouTube lose custody

The Claret Ash trees light up in equal amounts of yellow, purple, orange, red and green one or two days a year.

WA tourism operator's'mind-blowing' Claret Ash trees photos

Brad Pitt has told GQ Style magazine he quit drinking after Angelina Jolie filed for divorce.

Brad Pitt opens up about his divorce: 'I was boozing too much'

Damian Lewis as Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in <i>Billions</i>.

The best TV shows of 2017 (so far) and the ones to get ready for

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Eagles sue Hotel California

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

Teen cyclist seriously injured in Fremantle crash

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University students protest outside Malcolm ...

10:31AM

Rockingham's missing millionaire found

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Ratepayers should be concerned about what happens at local councils.

Exmouth shows corruption could flourish at WA councils: CCC head John McKechnie

Brendan Foster

RSPCA on case as dead dog pulled from river in Bicton

Emma Young

From ramen to riches: student among winning Lotto syndicate

Heather McNeill

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

Teenager jailed over record WA meth haul

Heather McNeill

Jamie David Foster was found not guilty.

Man not guilty of Perth music festival attack

14-year-old Tavleen Kaur is missing.

Police search for missing Perth teen

David Allan-Petale

The mural by TelmoMiel.

Mural by renowned artists hits Midland

David Allan-Petale

The fire at Widgiewa Road at Carwoola on Friday, February 17.

Bushfire class action launched claiming $15m

ACT

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (right) met India's Adani Group founder and chairman Gautam Adani during a visit to ...

Adani sediment '8 times more than allowed'

QLD

The driver of this crane broke his leg when it toppled at a building site in Taree.

Toppling crane causes driver to tumble close to cab

NSW

Gregory John Hudson was found dead inside a residence in Varsity Lakes.

Dead man found bound, naked after drug binge: court

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has taken aim at political leaders.

Tony Abbott claims 'cultural cowardice' in politics at heart of voter discontent

James Chessell

'They don't have to be best friends': Turnbull to meet Trump

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

INTERACTIVE

Xavier College, generic, private school Melbourne, private school

Revealed: the private schools set to have their funding cut

Matthew Knott

Yassmin Abdel-Magied posted on her Facebook page: "Lest. We. Forget. (Manus, Nauru, Syria, Palestine)."

Multiculturalism minister criticises ABC presenter over Anzac post

Latika Bourke

Bill Shorten is set to announce Labor's plans for skilled migration visas.

Labor to triple fees for skilled migrants under visa crackdown

James Massola

Treasurer Scott Morrison flags further action if the budget fails to cool the housing market.

Morrison flags further action if housing market fails to cool

James Massola

State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Aung San Suu Kyi.

Aung San Suu Kyi's no longer celebrated abroad

Lindsay Murdoch

FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

FBI's Comey on Clinton email probe: 'I don't have any regrets'

Oceana Gold operates Didipio, one of the world's lowest-cost gold mines 270 kilometres north of Manila that employs ...

Philippine lawmakers reject appointment of controversial figure

Lindsay Murdoch

There were at least 10 passengers in the carriage at the time and some of them spotted the unattended bag.

Student found guilty of leaving bomb on London tube

Illustration: Andrew Dyson.

It's a great pity the government is scared of changing Medicare

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Ross Gittins

How far we fall when we hit hurdles also depends on our resilience.

We're all elite athletes, trying to jump life's hurdles

COMMENT
Alan Stokes

According to Australia's Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, "about 765 people on 30 boats have now been returned" since ...

Stopping the boats is a futile, cynical exercise

COMMENT
Violeta Moreno-Lax

Nab has unveiled a lift in profit.

NAB lifts profit to $3.29 billion despite bad debt rise

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Markets Live: Eyes on NAB, Qantas ahead of sluggish start

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Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
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Caltex says it is trying to 'do the right thing' by underpaid workers

'Difficult' - Caltex gets green light on $95m deal

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ACSI chief Louise Davidson says male-only boards have had enough time to "get their house in order".

Super funds move to vote against all-male company boards

Georgia Wilkins

Facebook has made almost $1 billion a week this year

Sarah Frier

US Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady

Lindsay Dunsmuir and Jason Lange

Australians still getting stung on mobile global roaming

John Collett

'Who the f--- do you think you are' - census spray ends in sacking

Mathew Dunckley

The art deco Breckler house, the original home of the Betts shoe empire family, is for sale in Alexander Drive, Menora.

Perfect fit: Original Betts family home has a room just for shoes

Never say it's your dream home.

The one thing you should never say while house-hunting

Aaron Brockett of Indochino, an internet retailer of custom-fit suits, measures Mark Papish for a tailored suit in New York.

Clothing sales 'tipping point' an ominous sign for retailers

What will the kitchen of the future look like?

A bartending robot and six other kitchen appliances of the future

Photo: INTRO INRED

Where dangerous chemicals are hiding in your home

For the founder of MWC, launching a watch company was as simple as quitting one job and starting a new one.

The little Aussie watch company taking on the luxury giants

Watches

Airbnb is targeting business travellers.

Hotel chains should be nervous about Airbnb's new function

Business Travel

Adelaide-based wealth adviser Louise Pfeiffer, 39, has chosen a career and business that will maximise her ability to ...

Meet the 'effective altruists' who earn to give

Lindy Alexander

Telstra's share price is under pressure as mobile competition increases.

Telstra's a tough call for its one million shareholders

John Collett

Should we accept that 43 universities, in a population of 24 million, is the right number?

Does Australia have too many universities?

COMMENT: Tony Featherstone

CocoVivo in Panama is one of the world's most beautiful and remote coworking spaces.

The world's five most exotic co-working spaces

Elissa Doherty

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'146-year-old man' laid to rest in Indonesia

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Drop in iPhone sales hits share price

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2017 Kia Picanto first drive video review

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Mine explodes killing over 21 in Iran

Conservator and restorer Valerie Kaufmann poses with a wax-work head of Admiral Horatio Nelson in a CT scanner before it ...

World of Photos May 4, 2017

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks premieres 22 May. Only on Stan.

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Brand new season of Billions - now streaming. 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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The 10 best TV shows of the year (so far) - and what's still to come

Craig Mathieson

Stephen Colbert has sparked outrage with his latest anti-Trump monologue.

#FireColbert goes viral following late night host's Trump takedown

Rob Moran

Carrie Fisher's last hurrah is being held back by ABC.

ABC's catastrophic failure to release Carrie Fisher's last hurrah

COMMENT
Paul Kalina

Em Rusciano, co-host of 2DayFM's breakfast show.

Em Rusciano bounces back after 'I can't do this' on-air moment

Broede Carmody

Political satirist Armando Iannucci opened the Sydney Writers' Festival Tuesday night.

Thick of It, Veep writer says pollies have stolen his best lines

Linda Morris

Hollywood has narrowly avoided a writers strike similar to one in 2007 in which picketers marched outside the entrance ...

Studios and writers finalise deal minutes after strike deadline

Michael Idato

Cate Blanchett has been nominated for her work in The Present.

Tim Minchin, Cate Blanchett lead Tony Awards nominations

Michael Idato

Heath Ledger records himself with a handycam.

Family green lighted 'Cathartic' Heath Ledger doco for one reason

Michael Idato

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

Despite progress and good intentions, many obstacles to equality remain.

What does a female-friendly workplace actually look like?

Sue Williams

Ivanka Trump at a meeting on the America business climate in the White House last month.

To relax, Ivanka Trump watches her kids sleep

Maria Puente

Rihanna and Mary J Blige

Met Gala 2017: What the stars wore to the after-parties

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, was photographed topless while enjoying a private holiday in France in 2012.

Trial begins over topless photos of Duchess of Cambridge

Maeve Marsden

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

COMMENT
Maeve Marsden

Gwyneth Paltrow.

'Flip flop' celebrities raise eyebrows at the Met Gala

Jenna Clarke

Prince Harry will visit Sydney and Singapore in June.

Prince Harry is coming back to Australia in June

Jenna Clarke

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

Erin Molan denies 'intimate relationship' with Anthony Bell

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Committed or addicted? Just because a behaviour is "healthy" doesn't always mean we have a healthy approach to it.

Extreme health or excessive: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

Pulling back the years: Do we want to?

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

Sarah Berry

You may be a night owl naturally but you can reprogram your body clock.

Being a night owl could be genetic

Evelyn Lewin

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Midwife fined after having affair with dad-to-be

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Stay-at-home parents need work life balance too

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Banning kids from social media could actually hurt them

Be sure you don't make these common kitchen cleaning mistakes.

Cleaning mistakes that make your food taste terrible

Will induction edge out gas?

Gas v induction cooktops, what is your pick?

Creamy with flavour: Garganelli with cream and prosciutto.

Neil Perry's version of pasta with cream and prosciutto

With EasyJet, like other budget airlines, you tend to get what you pay for.

Budget airlines aim to do just one thing, so stop whinging about them

Ben Groundwater

One in 10 US travellers admit having sex in an airport, a survey claims.

Mile-high club? No, travellers are having sex somewhere else

Fredrick Kunkle

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

Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg said the network hopes to cut down on the response time between when someone reports a ...

Facebook hiring 3000 to monitor live video violence

Hayley Tsukayama

Get used to Apple's less-turbocharged future. The tech giant still generates more profits than any other company, and it ...

Apple shifts out of fast lane, perhaps for good

COMMENT

The spate of global cyber espionage has unfolded largely under the public radar.

Entering 'golden age of espionage' for hackers

The Surface Laptop's affordable price, portability and features could appeal to a far broader audience-including Mac ...

Apple can't ignore Microsoft's slick, new Surface Laptop

The Apple Watch: a rare miss for the company.

Where will the Apple Watch be in 2020?

Lifehacker

Drivers are regularly caught out by a lack of road rule knowledge.

Top 10 Road Rules you never knew existed

Alessandra Melville
57 mins ago

2017 Kia Picanto.

First drive: New Kia Picanto

Stephen Ottley
58 mins ago

2017 Volkswagen Golf.

New Volkswagen Golf prices revealed

Dom Tripolone

2017 Holden Trailblazer Z71.

Holden reveals Trailblazer Z71

Stephen Ottley

The Toyota LandCruiser broke into the top 10 best selling vehicles in April.

Australia's best selling cars last month

David McCowen

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

Isuzu opens up on Mazda deal

Peter McKay

Reality check: Our podcasters say the Tigers are not a top-four team.

Sorry, Richmond fans - the Tigers aren't a top four team

Podcast

Jordan De Goey has served his six-week suspension

No longer a whipping boy, De Goey back in the mix

Connor Blakely has embraced his new tagging role at Freo.

Shades of Crowley... meet the new lockdown king at the Dockers

Kane Lambert, Jack Riewoldt, Alex Rance of the Tigers sing the song in the rooms after winning the round five AFL ...

Cotchin's honesty at the core of his improved form

Andrew Tate

Scott Pendlebury and Joel Selwood exchange words.

'I'm no sore loser': Selwood on that awkward chat with Pendles

Joe Daniher celebrates his goal against Melbourne.

Kick goals, hug whoever you want: Worsfold's advice to Daniher

Ronny Lerner

Dominant force: Cristiano Ronaldo.

Regal Ronaldo puts Real on verge of Champions League final

Michael Walters has struggled for Fremantle early in season 2017.

Lyon leaps to defence of wayward Walters

Kim Hagdorn