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Lisa Scaffidi was found to have breached the Local Government Act 45 times.

Defiant mayor tells council: 'walking is not an option'

Heather McNeill

Treasurer Scott Morrison delivers the 2017-18 budget.

Recap: Scott Morrison unveils financial plan for 2017 in budget

The 2017-18 Budget papers

The one gaping hole in Scott Morrison's 2017 federal budget

COMMENT

Former WA Treasurer Mike Nahan is emerging as favourite to take on the Liberal leadership.

Untenable? Lisa Scaffidi on the outer as the Liberals cut her loose

Clive William Black leaves court with his lawyer following an earlier appearance.

'I had to do something': Victims of Bunbury paedophile speak out

Some of the dumped materials.

Man who dumped junk mail in Perth bushland cops hefty fine

WA tradie hospitalised with suspected spinal injury after fall off roof

Perth drug dealer 'lured to his death, then body thrown in ocean': court

'I did nothing dishonestly': Scaffidi maintains innocence

Bali police probe possible murder of 'generous' Australian

Man, 43, charged with assaulting airline staff at Perth Airport

Ed Sheeran has announced his Australian tour dates.

Could Sheeran open Perth Stadium? Singer confirms tour date at new venue

What the budget means to you

Try our interactive: What the budget means to your finances

The big splash in 'infrastructure spending plans suggest most of the winners will be workers and companies sprawled ...

All the big winners and losers from the 2017 budget

Paramedic David Watson and his wife Nicole.

Heart attack paramedic drives himself to hospital

Michael Walters.

Pavlich's gaffe was a 'joke' but where was the punch line?

COMMENT

Scott Morrison delivers the 2017 Federal Budget

Winners and losers from the 2017 federal budget

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

Echoes of Dreamworld as girl dies in British ...

3:56AM

Double bombing targets shoppers in Thailand's ...

2:46AM

South Korea election: Moon Jae-in declares ...

2:35AM

More than $80 million worth of jackpots up for grabs in this week's Lotto.

More than $80m up for grabs for WA lotto players

Adam Poulsen

Man charged with assaulting airline staff

Phil Hickey

Qantas boss Alan Joyce jokes he needs a decent drycleaner after cream pie incident

Brendan Foster

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

Vaginal mesh implant destroyed my life: Perth mum speaks out

Emma Young

The expensive kitchen appliance has taken over households across Australia.

Former Thermomix contractor sues after losing business

The moped was split in two.

Pizza delivery man on moped seriously injured in crash

Heather McNeill

After a dry run this autumn rain is on the way.

Mother's Day forecast is set to be a wet one as Indian summer ends

James Mooney

A distressing incident at a NSW nursing home has led to a call for an inquiry.

Woman had maggots in mouth at nursing home

NSW

Daramalan College in Canberra is the most over-funded school in the country.

The Canberra schools losing funds revealed

ACT

The state claims Jason Edge was killed in a Clarkson home before his body was thrown into the ocean.

Perth drug dealer's body 'thrown into the ocean': court

One of the Van Tassel girls pictured in the Evening News.

First flight taken in Brisbane was by a daredevil

QLD

Treasurer Scott Morrison's second budget addresses key concerns.

Budget delivers promise of better days for Turnbull government

ANALYSIS
Paul Osborne

Medicare rebates to increase as part of $10b healthcare package

Increase in Medicare levy to fund gap in NDIS

The 2017-18 Budget papers

Treasurer can claim fairness, opportunity, but not much security

COMMENT

The big splash in 'infrastructure spending plans suggest most of the winners will be workers and companies sprawled ...

Surplus expected within four years thanks to faster economic growth

Sean Aylmer

Scott Morrison in his Treasury office building ahead of the 2017 budget.

Defence boosts staffing, takes razor to private sector spending

Doug Dingwall

Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

It's a budget for millionaires: Labor

Moon Jae-in declared victory in South Korea's presidential election.

Democratic Party's Moon Jae-in wins South Korea presidency

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Firefighters try to extinguish the fire after a bomb hidden in a car exploded in southern Thailand.

Bombing in Thailand's south targets shoppers, injures 56

Lindsay Murdoch
1 hr ago

At least 14 were killed in the explosion.

Mexico fireworks tragedy kills 14, including children

No explanation: Turkey has blocked Wikipedia.

Wikipedia appeals to Turkey's constitutional court over blocking

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

Lest Abdel-Magied forgets, she created the problem

COMMENT
Amanda Vanstone

Grammy Award-winning singer Alanis Morissette. Could she be replaced by artificial intelligence?

Could computers become better artists than humans?

Yuval Noah Harari

Is the honeymoon already over for US President Donald Trump?

Trump should be afraid of his lousy poll showing

COMMENT
Albert R. Hunt

The big splash in 'infrastructure spending plans suggest most of the winners will be workers and companies sprawled ...

Budget 2017: The winners and losers revealed

Foreign buyers to be slugged a fee for having an empty property for six months or more than a year.

Foreign home buyers hit by vacancy tax and restrictions

Jennifer Duke

Treasurer Scott Morrison is planning to impose a tax on interbank transactions, according to banking sources.

Budget caps off Black Tuesday for Australia's big banks

Mark Hawthorne

The big splash in 'infrastructure spending plans suggest most of the winners will be workers and companies sprawled ...

Budget surplus expected within four years

Sean Aylmer

$75 billion infrastructure spending spree

First-home buyers get 'super' saver scheme

Jennifer Duke

Downsizing retirees given superannuation incentives

Tom McIlroy

Small business celebrates win on tax break

Mathew Dunckley

Foreign buyers to be slugged a fee for having an empty property for six months or more than a year.

Government hits foreign home buyers with new taxes, rules

Treasurer Scott Morrison announced a first-home buyer 'super' saver scheme at Tuesday night's Federal Budget.

Federal Budget: First-home buyers get 'super' saver scheme

Holley uses a hutch to display her shoe collection.

High standards, low budget: A cheapskate's guide to decorating

Research shows most seniors are emotionally attached to their home.

Why older Australians don't downsize and what can be done

opinion

Le Chateau des Palmiers.

Donald Trump lists Caribbean mansion for $37.5 million

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

Danica Hampton is Head of Investment Specialists at Citi Wealth

It's bonds to the rescue as the needle points up for interest rates

COMMENT
Danica Hampton

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

Small business owner Alecia Whitelaw was looking for incentives to hire and improvements to payment terms.

Small business celebrates Budget win on tax break

Mathew Dunckley

Jowan Osterlund from Biohax Sweden holds a small microchip implant, similar to those implanted in workers at the ...

Technology to drive future workplace trends

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Trump was warned an aide may be open to blackmail

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Trump's million dollar travel costs

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Sharapova and Bouchard react to Madrid Open thriller

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Amazon sweeps US market for voice-controlled speakers

John Shakespeare colour cartoon / illo / illustration / toon / artwork Budget / Scott Morrison / Malcolm Turnbull (NO ...

Best of Fairfax cartoons, May 10

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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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Hugh Jackman and Dafne Keen accept the MTV award for best duo.

Nice guy Hugh Jackman scolded by Logan co-star for bad manners

Emma Watson, left, and Josh Gad accept the award for movie of the year for "Beauty and the Beast" at the MTV Movie and ...

Emma Watson wins first major gender-neutral movie award

Travis M. Andrews

Hidden Figures

Five myths Hollywood studio executives should stop repeating

Cara Buckley

Hard rock act Lordi, from Finland, perform at the 2006 Eurovision song contest.

Power ballads and metal: Myf Warhurst's top Eurovision acts

Myf Warhurst

Kit Harington as Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Australia to get its own Game of Thrones convention

Tim Richards

Girlboss Girlboss

Girlboss is aggressively charmless and desperately dry

Brad Newsome

Treasurer Scott Morrison during an interview with Fairfax Media journalists Peter Hartcher and James Massola ahead of ...

Why Channel Nine beeped Morrison during Oakes interview

Val Jellay appeared in a number of Australian television series, including <i>The Flying Doctors</i>, <i>Neighbours</i> ...

'She lived an amazing life': Flying Doctors star Val Jellay dies, aged 89

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

Lily Rose Depp, the daughter of French singer and model Vanessa Paradis and actor Johnny Depp, has walked for Chanel.

The next generation of supermodels and their famous model parents

"I felt a large shift in how I was treated when I was read as a man": Nevo Zisin.

What it's like for a teen girl to become a man

Nevo Zisin

Karl Stefanovic and Cassandra Thorburn pictured in 2012.

Karl Stefanovic's $6 million divorce settlement: reports

As a younger woman, I clung to friendships because I was afraid of being lonely.

Why I ended my toxic friendships

Mandy Appleyard

A long and rewarding career: Jane Fonda.

What Jane Fonda has learnt about life at age 79

Jan Janssen

In the dark: Kanye West.

Kanye's Twitter and Instagram accounts go dark

Conrad Hilton, left, seen here in 2008 with his mother Kathy Hilton and his father Rick Hilton, has been arrested in Los ...

Paris Hilton's younger brother Conrad arrested

A blasphemy probe is under way into Stephen Fry.

Stephen Fry in blasphemy probe by Irish police

It's not uncommon, but what can we learn from it?

Emotional eating: why we do it and how to manage it

Sarah Berry

Way before it was considered cool, our front and back yards were planted out with vegetables and fruit trees.

Secrets to happiness from a peasant lifestyle

Maria Milone

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

Extreme health: When exercise becomes addiction

Sarah Berry

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5 things my wife needs to know before we have a third baby

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Welcome to parenthood, sorry but you are no longer 'cool'

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The unexpected ways our children make us happy

Neil Perry's carrot soup with coriander yoghurt.

21 creative ways to incoprate yoghurt into savoury meals

Eggplant and scallop moussaka by Peter Conistis.

The mothers who made our great chefs

Char-grilled calzone stuffed with ajvar and slow-cooked pork.

Weekly meal planner - this pork calzone will make your year

Cattle class: Blighted by not enough space, bad air quality and grumpy passengers and flight attendants.

Why flying has become a pain in the back seat

Lee Tulloch

The low-cost carriers are the most likely to play hardball over carry-on allowances.

How flexible are airlines' carry-on baggage allowances?

Michael Gebicki

Silver Muse's pool deck, around which bar staff glide bearing colourful concoctions.

Silversea ups the luxury ante with new ship Silver Muse

Brian Johnston

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.

Uber faces criminal probe over sneaky 'greyball' software

Dan Levine and Joseph Menn

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

2018 Ford Mustang.

2018 Ford Mustang spec leaked

Stephen Ottley

2017 Isuzu D-Max.

Is this the toughest dual-cab ute?

Andrew MacLean

2016 Kia Sportage SLi Diesel.

What SUV should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Jeep's Grand Cherokee Trailhawk offers outstanding off-road ability.

Which is the best Jeep Grand Cherokee model?

David McCowen

Reinvented: A Harley-Davidson, minus the famous v-twin.

Harley: 100 new bikes in 10 years

Andrew MacLean

Can use and re-use for Fairfax publications only including Online. Advertising/marketing are excluded. Images are ...

Top 10 tips for buying your first car

Alessandra Melville

Mitch McGovern celebrates after kicking a goal during the round 23 match between the Crows and the West Coast Eagles.

Eagles and Dockers set for bidding war over Adelaide forward Mitch McGovern

Kim Hagdorn

Fremantle small forward Michael Walters has come to the defence of his former captain.

Dockers star Michael Walters defends Pav over Midland 'gaffe'

Brendan Foster

Back on the sidelines: Hawthorn's Grant Birchall was due to have scans on Monday after hurting his knee during the game ...

Star Hawks hobbled, Dogs forward confident

Jason Phelan

Zak Jones opened the Swans account against Brisbane.

Zak Jones preaches aggression to maintain Swans’ momentum

Fremantle Docker Michael Johnson arriving at Perth Magistrates Court for an earlier hearing.

Docker Michael Johnson pleads not guilty to 'kebab shop slap'

Heather McNeill

Aaron Sandilands of the Dockers and Matthew Leuenberger of the Bombers.

Taberner steals the show as Dockers beat Bombers

Jarrad Waite booted six goals against the Crows

Reports of Kangaroos' demise greatly exaggerated

Chris Judd

Nathan Buckley is under fresh scrutiny

Same old story for Buckley's Pies: Too many passengers