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African family hugging For mother's day?story. Mother, mum, mums, mothers, family, 3 generations? NO CREDIT NEEDED.

You can't outsource motherhood, but you can share it

Cardinal Pell at London's Heathrow Airport.

Cardinal George Pell strenuously denies new abuse allegations

Past and present players are sending support to the #fairshare campaign.

Ashes boycott looms as Australia's cricketers hit back over pay

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1 hr ago

Bennell and his cousin.

Fremantle Dockers investigate Harley Bennell's WAFL conduct

1 hr ago

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Eurostreaker! Man dressed in Aussie flag streaks the final

The Two Rocks Volunteer Sea Rescue Group went to assist the men.

Three men rescued from a sinking boat off Perth's north coast

Perth man charged with drink driving twice in same night

North Korea fires suspected missile from west coast

Kate Aubusson
1 hr ago

We won't pay you: Sutherland's stunning email to players

Chris Barrett

Nihad was a sex slave and is desperate for a new life in Australia

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Bipartisan consensus is now a baffling concept in Canberra

COMMENT

Perth photographer Colin Wimbridge took this shot from the Mosman Park Lookout.

Photographers capture burn-off haze hanging over Perth city

40 mins ago

AFL footy

Live: All Sunday's footy action, including Dockers at the MCG

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For many women, Mother's Day is just more work.

If only I had the power to cancel Mother's Day...

COMMENT

Neville Crichton with his bride Nadi Hasandedic at Sydney University on Saturday.

'Croaky' Crichton's million-dollar wedding stuns Sydney

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn at the 2011 Logies.

Two things Stefanovic wouldn't abandon when he left his wife

The Goss

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Eurostreaker! Man moons Eurovision in Aussie flag

The man behind the mascot masks is the same.

The dark secret behind the Eagles and Dockers' mascots

Athletes at last years event.

World's best athletes venture to Leonora in battle of the titans

Rolf Harris to face London court again

11:31AM

Live: Super Sunday of AFL

11:07AM

Photographers capture burn-off haze hanging over ...

11:05AM

Do ghost units really exist?

Ghost properties are harder to exorcise than it seems

Comment

The key to your small-space urban gardening success has a lot to do with the types of pots or planters you select.

How does your garden grow? Indira Naidoo's tips for success

The former Castle Fun Park near Mandurah. All that remains is a derelict minature castle covered in graffiti.

Abandoned mini castle and '80s relic for sale in Mandurah

Grazia Materia, Steve Parry and their son Orlando at home.

Proud and passionate: At home with a mid-century enthusiast

Lucy Feagins

V-Line trains at Southern Cross station in Melbourne.

Bad weather, ugly beaches - yet we're flocking to Melbourne

Perth was covered in a smoky haze on Saturday morning because of prescribed burns.

Perth blanketed in a smoky haze from prescribed burns

Brendan Foster

Do the speed limit! Perth's freeway woes are easy to solve

COMMENT
David Allan-Petale

Freak hailstorm hits Wheatbelt mining town

Adam Poulsen

Perth Children's Court.

Rape case against WA boy, 11, dropped

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MAY 11: Tom Lynch of the Suns (left) and Travis Boak of the Power pose for a photograph with the 2017 ...

Can the Eagles curb Dogs' bite and will the Dockers tame the Tigers?

Staff reporters

Budding urban planners at work.

Freo council bows to powerful children's lobby, approves park

Emma Young

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crimestoppers.

Police release image of man wanted for random attack

David Allan-Petale

Ada: One of the girls advertised as a "cute little schoolgirl" by Star Massage.

School fights brothel offering 'schoolgirl' service

NSW

Lee Lee and Aimee Szabo at the Fish Lane Festival at South Brisbane.

Businesses use 'mini-festivals' to gentrify city: expert

QLD

The McGowan government has announced its plans to reduce shark attacks of the WA coast.

Shark shield rebates and drones to reduce attacks

Doug Morgan-Thomas s the men's officer at John XXIII College, ANU.

'Toxic masculinity' culture at uni college challenged

ACT

Kamaia Alexander with her stepfather Andrew Perry, a veteran.

'He had 10 knives and a machete': The truth about veteran suicides

David Wroe

After the Bishop-era, Smith stamps his mark as a model speaker

Tony Wright

Beazley urges acceptance of Aussie troop deployment request

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she is focused on getting a better deal for public schools

Greens prepared to strike school funding deal with the Coalition

Matthew Knott

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten delivers his budget reply speech on Thursday night.

'Horrendous politics' to come after 50 per cent tax rate

Eryk Bagshaw

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with Health Minister Greg Hunt on Friday.

Turnbull and Shorten are going for gold in the backflip olympics

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull gets up close to National Heart Foundation mascot Have a Heart at Sydney's St Vincent's Hospital.

Turnbull's Medicare levy rise push set to stall

Friday's cyber attack ripped computers worldwide.

British researcher finds a 'kill switch' for global cyber attack

United States Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gives a press conference on the last day of a three-day summit of G7 of ...

Trump's US trade policy proves unpopular at G7 finance meeting

Jack Fischer.

'Oh my gosh': Marathon spacewalk takes rookie astronaut's breath away

First lady Michelle Obama flexes her arms in response to a joke about her habit of wearing sleeveless dresses during the ...

'They don't care': Michelle Obama hits out over school lunches

Getting drug tested on the dole is adding insult to injury.

Drug testing for the dole policy should go up in smoke

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Paddy Ryder of the Power competes with Jonathan Giles of the Eagles.

What the ruck? Last possession rule could kill the ruckman

COMMENT
Brad Hardie

Dale Thomas of the Blues

Carlton eyes enticing list of free agents, including Nat Fyfe

Caroline Wilson
Caroline Wilson

Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted says the bank tax will ultimately hit bank customers, shareholders or bank staff.

Bank tax sets 'terrible precedent', warns Westpac chair Maxsted

Clancy Yeates

SEEK chief Andrew Bassat.

'No joy': Seek boss rues draining newspapers' rivers of gold

Lucy Battersby and Amy Remiekis

"Buying stampede": The shares of Alphabet, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook, have gained an average 24 per cent in 2017.

If tech's Big Five were a nation, they'd be bigger than Britain now

ANALYSIS
Lu Wang

Illustration: Simon Bosch

Banks and government go to war, and shareholders lose

IN DEPTH
Clancy Yeates

Will ScoMo's big budget give a big economic push?

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Spotify, valued at $17.6b, cuts out brokers on way to Wall Street

Maxed out: should CEO salaries be capped?

COMMENT
David O. Friedrichs

When your home is a castle

Paul Sullivan

Good Beer Week has 300-plus events at more than 200 participating venues.

One country is stealing our craft beer thunder

Fine Drinks

Masons menswear will be the latest retail haven targetting stylish men.

Where to find the best underground fashion labels

Men's Style

Jeremy Becker, 23, did his research before buying his first car, a second-hand former fleet vehicle.

No lemons: how to buy a second-hand car

Barbara Drury

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

You can't outsource motherhood, but you can share the load

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Charles Lukasik, owner of Floral Expressions says order gatherer florists are "devastating" for the industry.

Remember this warning about online florists for Mother's Day

Cara Waters

Opposition leader Bill Shorten gave his budget reply on Thursday night.

Shorten leaves small business tax cut up in the air

Cara Waters

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Essendon stun Geelong Cats

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Shanghai gets a taste of the AFL

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Global cyber attack cripples British health service

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St Kilda resist spirited Carlton Blues

Scientists from The Australian Museum visit Lord Howe Island to research the current animal populations ahead of a rat ...

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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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George Lazenby as James Bond in <i>On Her Majesty's Secret Service</i>.

Why this Aussie turned down a fortune to play James Bond again

Karl Quinn

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Portugal wins Eurovision Song Contest so where did we rank?

Michael Idato

Nicole Kidman is the undisputed queen of Cannes with four projects screening in the world-renowned festival.

Nicole Kidman emerges as the undisputed queen of Cannes

Jenny Cooney Carrillo

An Australian streaker has interrupted the Eurovision Song Contest.

Aussie flag streaker in Eurovision stage incursion

Michael Idato

Isaiah Firebrace from Australia is introduced during the Final for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Australian Isaiah Firebrace lights up the Eurovision stage in Kiev

Michael Idato

Newbery Prize-winning author Kate DiCamillo.

The author who got 473 rejection letters before making it big

Linda Morris

Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn in <i>Snatched</i>.

Goldie and Amy on getting old and our fear of funny women

Michael Idato

Singer Katy Perry streams live on YouTube with her pet dog, Nugget.

Katy Perry's regret: I over-sexualised myself to get attention

Gabriel Wilder

The multi-faceted winery Aravina Estate in Yallingup is one of WA's best.

One of WA's most-loved wineries is up for sale

David Prestipino

The colour of the Claret Ash trees is spectacular.

'Mind-blowing' photos of Claret Ash trees

Tim Carrier

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

Mayfair Lane brings the wow back to West Perth

David Prestipino

Chrissy Metz has "hit back at fat shamers", revelling in her "Body Pride"

'Fativist' Chrissy Metz hits back: 'I wear what I want, when I want'

Andrew Hornery

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn at the 2011 Logies.

Karl Stefanovic's two 'priorities' in marriage split

The Goss
Amy Croffey

Clare Rowe with Maggie-Rose 11- white top, Bridgette 10-blue dress, Gracie 8-spotted dress and biological daughter ...

Mothering is a commitment to love, not a biological tie

Cosima Marriner

Beyonce wearing Alice McCall to support her sister Solange's appearance on Saturday Night Live.

Beyonce's preferred playsuit maker is branching out

Jenna Clarke

Anna wears Matin “Angie” dress, $650. Banjo wears “The Island” top, $55, and pull up pant in white cotton drill, $50, ...

How Anna Feller balances motherhood and modelling

Georgie Gordon

I don't like the colour my hairdresser is using.

How to break up with a long-term hairdresser

Jessica Rowe

Stella Channing needs to get about with a crutch to take as much weight as possible off her pelvis.

A healthy baby isn't the only important outcome of birth

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Rosie Wallace campaigns for reproductive rights.

My abortion cost $770 and I'm one of the lucky ones

Amelia Paxman

Finding a good trainer can be as simple as asking a likeminded person for a recommendation.

How to choose the right personal trainer

Jo Hartley

Dropping the ball sometimes is good.

5 ways dropping the ball can actually benefit you

Susie Moore

Four cups of coffee a day pose no health risk, but there are things to keep in mind.

'Safe' not 'good': Four cups of coffee daily may not be healthy

Sarah Berry

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Mum's message for women who hated her birth announcement

Director Jonathan Levine, left, actress Goldie Hawn, actress Amy Schumer and producer Paul Feig attend a special ...

'Monogamy is a very tough order': Goldie Hawn on marriage

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'It's like boot camp': school's 'draconian' new rule angers parents

Love you mum! Jill Dupleix's brunch pick of ocean trout with green mash, peas and a fried egg.

Brunch recipes for Mother's Day

Jill Dupleix

Most Australian's are confused by tipping etiquette, a new study as found.

To tip or not to tip? Plus the top 5 tipping tips

Quick and flavour-packed ... Pork and noodle stir-fry.

Weekly meal planner: mid-May

Should passengers ask permission to recline their seat?

Airlines should make passengers ask permission to recline: Letters

Waiheke Island, New Zealand.

Not enough annual leave? The best short breaks to take in 2017

Ute Junker

A standard Yotel room, Yotel, Gatwick Airport, London.

Where to find the best airport sleeping pods?

Michael Gebicki

Apple gets almost two-thirds of its revenue from the iPhone, compared with 39 per cent in 2010. However, those sales ...

Apple product line-up balloons under Cook

Browsing Timeline on an iPhone, with help from the Cortana app.

Windows 10 to play nice with iPhones, Android

Email computer online security squiz generic generics cyber hacking crime

Update your Windows systems now. Right now.

Hayley Tsukayama

NetMarble chairman and founder Jun Hyuk Bang owns 24.5 per cent of Netmarble, which at the IPO price gives him a net ...

Slumdog billionaire: From school dropout to $4b gaming boss

Protestors burn flares during a taxi strike in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Uber suffers bloody nose in fight for Europe

Ford

The Breakdown: Autonomous emergency braking

David McCowen

2017 Audi A5 Sportback.

New Audi A5 and S5 Sportback reviewed

Peter McKay

Alfa Romeo Giulia QV.

Alfa Romeo's Mercedes C63 rival reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 Mazda CX-3 Maxx.

Self-braking now standard on every Mazda SUV

David McCowen

SUV comparison: Mazda CX-5 GT diesel v Subaru Forester 2.0D-L

Can all-wheel drive SUVs go off-road?

Toby Hagon

Renault

New look for Renault Captur

David McCowen

That's the way: Tory Dickson is likely to come into the Bulldogs attack next week.

Eagles win saw lost Dogs struggle to find the way home

Brad Elborough

Gianni Infantino has enjoyed more days of honeymoon than Elizabeth Taylor.

FIFA's Infantino is Trump minus the comb-over

COMMENT
Oliver Brown

Stumped: Kyrgios could not match Nadal's clay court game.

Kyrgios handed a hiding by clay court master

Michy Batshuayi scores the goal that secured the title for Chelsea.

Chelsea secure Premier League title with win at West Brom

Luke Beveridge

Bulldogs' chance to prove they are masters of Domain

Scott Spits

The man behind the mascot masks is the same.

The dark secret behind the Eagles and Dockers' mascots

Brendan Foster

Paddy Ryder of the Power competes with Jonathan Giles of the Eagles.

Last possession rule could make the ruckman extinct

COMMENT
Brad Hardie

Kangaroos head coach Brad Scott

Scott's the man for the job at North: Carey

Wayne Carey