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A Perth bound Qantas flight was delayed after the plane was too heavy to fly.

Qantas passengers removed because 'plane too heavy'

44 mins ago

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull addressed the National Press Club in Canberra on Thursday 30 June 2016. Election 2016. ...

Back to the polls? Turnbull may call an early election

1 hr ago

Emergency crews have rushed to a house in Highgate following a gas explosion.

Man seriously injured in gas explosion, police and paramedics on site

1 hr ago

An Airbnb host has been told by a court he cannot sub-let his apartment using the popular platform.

Airbnb ban at Perth apartment complex upheld by appeals court

14 mins ago

Alastair Clarkson couldn't comment on 'disgraceful umpiring', he said during the press conference after Saturday's loss.

Hawks coach Alastair Clarkson fined $20,000 for umpire remarks

1 hr ago

Elizabeth Quay will be transformed into a winter wonderland come June.

Winter wonderland coming to Elizabeth Quay over June and July

Perth Jewish community slams 'vile' and 'desperate' posters

Do you know a top cop? WA Police Excellence Awards now open

Perth truck driver captures hit and run on his dashcam

Crash cleared but traffic still heavy on Mitchell Freeway southbound

UPDATED

Incest accused pleads not guilty to six charges in Bunbury court

Green turtles swimming in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland.

Reef turtles carrying drug resistant superbugs

Tom McDonald and Christian Petracca celebrate winning the Queen's Birthday stunner.

Demons beat Magpies in Queen's Birthday classic

12 mins ago

Linda Oppel ha lived in Perth with her family since 2012.

Perth grandmother plans to fight her deportation

Punters took to social media to voice their frustration.

'Is this a joke?' Fury as Cirque Du Soleil cancels final shows

'Is the heartbeat going to be there?' Pregnant Megan Gale opens up on miscarriage trauma.

Pregnant Megan Gale speaks up about miscarriage trauma

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Usain Bolt wins final 100m race

The SOS sign spotted by a pilot in the Kimberley.

Stalked by crocodiles: WA survival story solves SOS mystery

A Perth father has lost his bid to have the word 'God' removed from his daughter's 30-year-old school creed.

Perth dad loses legal battle to remove God from school creed

Operation Australia: The ‘deeply disturbing’ ties ...

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No tax revolt as Australians happy with what they ...

5:40PM

Airbnb ban in Perth apartment complex upheld

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The former operators of Quest in South Perth have been fined over sham contracting.

'Sacked, then re-hired': Perth business penalised for sham contracting

'Really scary': Witness watches shark knock surfer in Bunbury

'A very unhappy place': PMH report highlights low staff morale

Hannah Barry

Peter Anthony Jarman died during a blaze at his North Perth apartment.

Man charged with murder over North Perth apartment fire death

Hannah Barry

Dinah will be released from custody on a supervision order.

WA sex offender to be released back into the community

EXCLUSIVE
Phil Hickey

Tina the Turtle was found near Shoalwater with her intestines "filled with rubbish."

Dead turtle found south of Perth 'stuffed with plastic rubbish'

David Allan-Petale

Roimata Keepa-Tibble sang one of her new songs.

Singing pizza delivery girl wows customers in WA

David Allan-Petale

A 55-year-old Queensland man is in hospital after being charged by a bull.

Man in hospital after being flung into air by bull

QLD

Dean McGlinchey in 2014.

Ex-rugby player accused of trying to kidnap woman

NSW

The man made it across Toodyay Road before panicking and ditching the painting.

Brazen art theft in Swan Valley caught on CCTV

UPDATED

Damage at Amaroo Sporting fields believed to be caused by a stolen bobcat on Saturday night.

Stolen bobcat tears up Canberra sporting field

UPDATED

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the campaign trail in 2016.

PM may be forced to call election after just two years of governing

Heath Aston
1 hr ago

Lawyers condemn Dutton 'power grab' on citizenship

Michael Koziol

New coal tech would gain approval under CET, says Finkel

Mark Kenny

Treasurer Scott Morrison's efforts to distinguish "good debt" from "bad debt" in the lead-up to the budget appear to ...

No tax revolt as Australians happy with what they pay

EXCLUSIVE
13 mins ago

Antony Green is the face of elections in Australia.

ABC election analyst Antony Green is now a national treasure

Five-year-old Mohannad Ali lies on a hospital bed in Abs, Yemen, in December. His two-year-old cousin died of hunger.

The humanitarian catastrophe Australians know nothing about

"One down, many to go": Peter Dutton welcomed the axing of Yassmin Abdel-Magied's program.

Peter Dutton seeks stronger powers over citizenship decisions

Desert energy - lithium evaporation pools on the salt lakes of Bolivia.

Lithium powers the world at a terrible price

Bostjan Videmsek

US President Donald Trump's Washington hotel is illuminated with projected messages by Robin Bell, an artist and filmmaker.

Key A-Gs to sue Trump over foreign payments

A new battleground: Facebook

Philippine Islamic extremists open second front on Facebook

Lindsay Murdoch

Donald Trump is dogged by the "Russian thing".

For Donald Trump, this 'Russia thing' is a real problem

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn leaves Labour headquarters. The city-country divide makes Corbyn's path to power complicated.

UK election result is bad news for Australian pollies

Brenton Prosser and Gerry Stokes

The votes are in: UK Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to call a snap election has resulted in a fiasco.

Generation gap widens and political chaos slips through

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

Special Minister of State Scott Ryan: plans to introduce donations legislation to Parliament in spring.

Sweep the sewers and ban foreign political donations

COMMENT
Tony Walker

Travis Kalanick of Uber.

Uber executives' fates uncertain

Eric Newcomer
1 hr ago

Jim Stanford, economist and director of the Australian Institute's Centre for Future Work.

Wage woe: Workers share of GDP hits record low

Anna Patty

Britain's Kate Duchess of Cambridge arrives for the premiere of the film "A Street Cat Named Bob", event in aid of her ...

David Jones scores win in the store wars

Melissa Singer

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Sydney-centric: Ad types hit the road to find out about Australia

Lucy Battersby

Deborah Thomas to exit with $731,000 payout

Colin Kruger, CBD
1 hr ago

Is Coles strategic or desperate?

ANALYSIS
Madeleine Heffernan

Westpac hits back at ASIC responsible lending claim

Clancy Yeates

Tougher ID requirements under spotlight

Anna Patty

Tara Dennis is a Better Homes and Gardens presenter.

TV designer Tara Dennis didn't always have a perfect house look

Lisa and Josefine from Scandilove Gift Co.

Stylists answer the questions you've always wanted to ask

Selling your home? A study suggests that painting the bathroom blue will put more money in your pocket.

Selling your home? This colour bathroom adds the most value

The recent changes to strata law redefined what is cosmetic, minor and major renovation.

Flat Chat: How to nail rogue renovators

Comment

285 Canterbury Road in Canterbury is for sale and has a permit for a 42-room boarding house.

Developers cash in on soaring demand for boarding houses

Two-tone watches are tied to old school alpha-male sex appeal.

The new watch trend that comes with 'alpha male sex appeal'

Watches

The actor Jonah Hill is one of the celebrity practitioners of the black-socks-and-shorts trend.

The ugly style fail that became menswear's hottest fad

"If you're sitting on some bad apples you might as well bring forward the realisation of a loss to offset any gains."

Ten things you're doing wrong at tax time

Katrina Haskew

Renting to a relative is one way to avoid the ups and downs of the rental market.

Nicole helps … get the best loan for an investment

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Grace Mazur came across Thermomix on a visit to an old school friend's house in Poland.

Cracks in the $60 million cult of Thermomix

Cara Waters

Josh Mihan is the owner of The Bearded Man. His business sees 2000 customers a year.

Behind the barber shop renaissance

Elissa Doherty

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60s Batman star Adam West dies

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Kickboxer attacked by fans in chaotic finish

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Tough break for Theresa May as top aides quit

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Carlton's cheap shot on Steve Johnson

Brumbies in the hogh grasslands near Kiandra in the Snowy Mountains.

Snowy Mountains Brumbies

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Ben Platt and the cast of Dear Evan Hansen perform at the Tony Awards.

How the Tony Awards dictate our live entertainment diet

ANALYSIS
Nathanael Cooper
11 mins ago

Actress Rowena Wallace.

Embattled Rowena Wallace hopes crowdfunding will relaunch career

Broede Carmody

Katy Perry at an event.

Katy Perry undertakes bizarre livestream of her life

Joey Pucino

Kevin Spacey performs at the 71st annual Tony Awards.

Blanchett, Minchin miss out on awards at Spacey's Tonys

Broede Carmody

In Conversation with Ben Mendelsohn ? Ben Mendelsohn talk at Sydney Film Festival

'One day you'll be in Star Wars': Ben's renaissance

Garry Maddox

Dylan Voller explains his actions and apologises to his victims on 60 Minutes.

Voller tells how he felt he was 'going mad' in detention

Aja Styles

"I was thinking for a moment that I wasn't going to make it": Candice Hedge.

'Like a horror movie': Aussie describes London attack

Cameron Mee

House Rules judge Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen was out for blood.

House Rules elimination almost ends in burning at the stake

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Dianne Laurance poses in front of the 'Chick on a Stick' at her former winery.

'Chick on a Stick' to stay as new wineries open at famous Margs landmark

David Prestipino

Is Elmar's taking the mickey with this mountain of cheese?

'Something has gone wrong here': Elmar's adds cheese to nachos

Watts' irreverent humour was a staple on many sports program in the early 80s.

Vale John K Watts: the best ever... but could he play football?

Simon Beaumont

A powerful man's mistake is his own, while a powerful woman's mistake "hurts all women" according to this ...

No, Theresa May's failures have not 'set women back decades'

COMMENT
Naomi Chainey

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and their son Barron Trump walk from Marine One across the South Lawn ...

Melania and Barron Trump finally join Donald in the White House

Travis M. Andrews

A$AP Rocky works 'gorpcore' at fashion week earlier this year.

Polar fleece is having a fashion moment

Annie Brown

'Is the heartbeat going to be there?' Pregnant Megan Gale opens up on miscarriage trauma.

'Is the heartbeat going to be there?' Gale's miscarriage trauma

Amy Croffey

My question to all the men who insist they do in fact want workplace flexibility: What are you doing about it?

How men can fight for workplace flexibility (if they really want it)

COMMENT
Kasey Edwards

About one in three nominees for Order of Australia honours is a woman.

Australian honours: time to ditch the men at the top

COMMENT
Jenna Price

Alexandra Shulman with Kate Moss. Moss has appeared on 27 covers under Shulman's reign at Vogue.

UK Vogue departing editor Alexandra Shulman: 'women can't have it all'

Celia Walden

Tina Fey arrives at the 71st annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.

It was all about frills and feathers on the Tony Awards red carpet

Working out at night is not bad.

Night owls, rejoice: A late workout shouldn't hinder your sleep

Carolee Belkin Walker

Addictive or just enjoyable?

Cheese: is it addictive? This doctor thinks so

Paula Goodyer

Competitive runner Dylan McCuaig-Walton tried minimalist running shoes for a while.

Minimalist shoes may be able to make you run a lot faster

Sarah Berry

Baby Ezra surprised his mum during a shopping trip.

She didn't know she was pregnant, then gave birth in supermarket

Jessica Simpson and 5-year-old Maxwell.

Jessica Simpson and daughter in bikini photo furore

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What I want you to know about my 'gifted' son

Neil Perry's broad bean falafels with mint labna.

Our favourite falafel recipes and hotspots for Falafel Day

Right first dine: Scrambled eggs on toasted wholegrain bread.

Chefs tell: How they tweak their scrambled eggs to perfection

Pete Evans' shepherd's pie. <b>Styling:</b> Deb Kaloper. <b>Photos:</b> Mark Roper.

Weekly meal planner (starring paleo shepard's pie)

Airbus may add extended wings to its A380 superjumbo, the world's biggest passenger aircraft.

Supersize superjumbo: World's biggest plane could get even bigger

Fiij Airways business class has just eight seats.

Flight test: No seatback TV in business class? But don't panic

Nina Karnikowski

The debate over seat reclining etiquette continues.

Traveller letters: This is why airlines should ban reclining seats

The Xbox One X is being touted by Microsoft as the most powerful console ever created.

Microsoft announces the Xbox One X

You can usually bypass a VPN block when it's compromising your security.

Beating a VPN block when it puts you at risk

COMMENT

The app lets Powerwall owners monitor their home energy system from afar.

Tesla will drop power bill to $0, says owner

Minecraft will now run a bit more like a service or social media platform than a traditional game.

New Minecraft makes game more accessible

E3 2017

E3 2017: The Australian gamer's one-stop guide

2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super.

Alfa Romeo's C-Class rival tested

Stephen Ottley

There are a few trick to stretch out your trips to the bowser.

Fuel saving tricks: Fact or fiction?

Alessandra Melville

The Queen is reportedly a fan of the Netflix drama.

Top 5: Cars fit for The Queen

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW 530e.

First Drive: BMW's 530e plug-in hybrid

Andrew MacLean

Tesla has played a huge role in shifting perceptions of electric cars.

Why Australians shun electric cars

David McCowen

2017 Renault Clio.

New Renault Clio reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Handy addition: Former Hawk Sam Mitchell has boosted the Eagles midfield stocks.

Eagles mid-season report card: horror road record taints season

Mid-season report

On top: Lewis Hamilton claims his sixth title in Montreal at the Canadian GP.

Triumph for Hamilton in Montreal, Ricciardo third again

Top flight: Carlton's Matthew Kreuzer is at the top of his game.

Rohan Connolly's Last Word on round 12

Rohan Connolly

Spain's Rafael Nadal wins the French Open.

Nadal demolishes Wawrinka to win 10th French Open title

Christopher Clarey

All smiles: (L-R) runners-up Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua, with winners Lucie Safarova and Bethanie Mattek-Sands.

Dellacqua, Barty lose French Open final

Pass mark: The rust was evident and expected but the Wallabies got their season off to a solid start against Fiji on ...

Wallabies start with a six out of 10

Paul Cully

Off and running: Conor McKenna has improved quickly for Essendon.

Quicker, slicker Dons look dangerous

Rohan Connolly

Bounced out: Shane Mumford congratulates Matthew Kreuzer after Carlton's upset win at Etihad Stadium.

Respect the Giant killing Blues

Michael Gleeson