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Paul McCartney, now a knight, is on his way to Australia in December.

Tim Minchin: Paul McCartney will visit WA

The four-month old girl, Anastasia Hand.

18-year-old Capel mum charged over baby daughter's death

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Australia kept its place in the top 10 largely due to its strong performance in the opportunity section of the index.

Australia drops five places in 'best places to live' survey

Students with disabilities are putting a strain on teachers and schools, Pauline Hanson has told Parliament.

Autistic children are 'holding our kids back': Senator Pauline Hanson

Shaun Davidson is still on the run.

No sign of Bali escapees in Kerobokan jail's waste tunnel

A confluence of global events and local pressures led the Australian sharemarket to its biggest single-day decline of ...

Worst day of the year as $27 billion wiped off market

Kununurra L-plater charged after driving with blind instructor

Fears Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi will repeat mistakes, tribunal hears

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Boost for WA tourism pledged after drop in visitor numbers

Belmont locals fume over massive road-train petrol station plan

Rebel Wilson wants $5.9 million for lost earnings

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Fremantle has changed the date of its Australia Day celebration.

Australian councils split on push to change Australia Day

Dane Gagai takes Queensland within four points.

State of Origin Game 2 Live: NSW Blues v QLD Maroons

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Grenfell Tower after the blaze. Up to 78 people are dead and bodies remain inside.

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Eagles v Kangaroos

Luke Shuey signs new four-year deal with West Coast

Will the AFL's new collective bargaining agreement mean Fremantle has the extra money to keep Fyfe?

Out-of-contract stars need to put up or shut up after CBA: Hardie

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Earlier this week, Brendan was the first homeowner in Victoria to install a Powerwall 2 for the cost of $10,917.

$0 energy bills? Tesla Powerwall 2 nears first WA installation

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Who's in the right? WA crash reignites merging debate

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Prince Philip hospitalised due to infection

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The four-month old girl, Anastasia Hand.

18-year-old Capel mother charged over baby's death after 'catastrophic head injury'

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Paul McCartney announces Australian tour dates

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Belmont petrol station development not welcome

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Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has defied calls for her to quit.

Fears Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi will repeat mistakes, tribunal hears

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Two thirds of Bushmead's land will be reserved as bush.

Perth's newest suburb will keep two thirds as reserved bush

David Allan-Petale

Camel trek on Cable Beach, Broome, Western Australia.

Boost for tourism pledged after declining visitor numbers

A Perth man has cut his hand on this razor blade.

Mum's warning as Bunnings investigate razor blade in trolley

Phil Hickey

Deb Clelend poses in a cheeky social media campaign hoping to keep Canberra 'nude' - billboard-free.

Canberrans are getting their gear off for this cause

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John Edwards is expected to be charged with the murder of estranged wife Sharon Edwards.

Sharon Edwards' husband to be extradited

NSW

Christine Cronau in a video posted to her website.

Uni backflips on decision to host 'nutrition adviser'

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Rising power bills force families to 'switch to candles'

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The government has sealed a deal on school funding thanks in part to the support of the Nick Xenophon Team.

Government wins over crossbench in stunning victory for Gonski 2.0

Matthew Knott

Shorten forced to repudiate militant union leader's threats

Adam Gartrell

Expert rebuffs Peter Dutton over English language test 'red herring'

Michael Koziol

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs wood waste to help replace coal-fired power.

Energy body pushes for wood-fired power to replace coal

James Massola

Students with disabilities are putting a strain on teachers and schools, Pauline Hanson has told Parliament.

Children with autism are 'holding our kids back': Pauline Hanson

Timna Jacks

Australia kept its place in the top 10 largely due to its strong performance in the opportunity section of the index.

Australia drops five places in 'best places to live' survey

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Australians dislike Donald Trump but have accepted he's in power and remain wedded to the US alliance.

Australians positive despite worries about the world

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Karen Handel declares victory during an election-night watch party.

Republican win in Georgia byelection a victory for Trump

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US President Donald Trump with Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now installed as Saudi Arabia's crown prince, in March.

Saudi king upends succession, promotes 31-year-old son

Soldiers ride a military vehicle on the outskirts of Marawi city, southern Philippines, earlier this month.

Islamist militants take hostages in Philippine school

Remy Bonnaffe took the picture of the flames after the explosion in Brussels' Central Station.

'Some luck tonight': Brussels commuter saw bomb explode

Grenfell Tower after the blaze. Up to 78 people are dead and bodies remain inside.

Stay away from London if you're coming to Europe

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World's stage turns spotlight on Trump, Shakespeare

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A global sell-off of Australian assets appears to have wiped almost $27 billion, or 1.6 per cent, off the value of the ...

ASX sheds $27b as investors sell out

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Macquarie bankers drug colleague with valium, laxatives

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Darkest day in its eight-year history: Uber announced this week that its chief executive Travis Kalanick is taking an ...

Uber founder resigns amid shareholder revolt

Retreat to Australia: James Packer's casino empire has given up on its global expansion in the wake of the China arrests.

As China trial looms, Crown's Asian offices suddenly disappear

ASX suffers worst fall of the year as $26b wiped

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The six charts that explain oil's slump into bear country

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Now Amazon is taking on bricks-and-mortar's last big advantage

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MLC Centre stars in $1.1 billion buying spree

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Canton Road in the Tsim Sha Tsui area of Hong Kong.

Hong Kong parking space sells for record $880,300

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We have trainers for the gym, why not our day to day life?

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Coalition won't retire its policy to lift pension age to 70

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Erin Riley and her 9-month old daughter Abby at their rented home in Panania.

'I moved to the burbs to escape city rent'

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Wei-Jien Tan and Robert Quinn are winning grants for the vital signs monitoring patch.

Prize-winning business inspired by 200 days in a hospital room

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Paul McCartney, now a knight, is on his way to Australia in December.

Paul McCartney announces Australian tour dates

Bernard Zuel

FILE- In this Jan. 27, 2013, file photo, Daniel Day-Lewis arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the ...

Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting

Is this the end of Pamela Rabe's extraordinary Joan 'The Freak' Ferguson?

Why Wentworth is the best drama on television

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Keira Maguire says she will no longer appear on the US Bachelor spin-off.

Keira Maguire backs out of scandal-hit Bachelor spinoff

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Rapper Prodigy (left) of Mobb Deep in 2004.

Rapper Prodigy of Mobb Deep, dead at 42

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Rebel Wilson was all smiles after the verdict was announced last week.

The price of defame: Rebel wants $7.093m for lost parts

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Retro glamour: Kat Stewart in the foyer of Melbourne's historic Astor Theatre, May 2017

'Our first kiss was a pretend one': Offspring star's quirky love story

Michael Lallo

On Tuesday night's episode of The Project, host Carrie Bickmore peformed a hilarious tampon tax rap.

'It's 2017!': Carrie Bickmore's epic tampon tax rap battle

Broede Carmody

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

The New Crew (left to right) : Broad Ken, Curvy Barbie, Original Ken, Slim Ken, Original Barbie, Broad Ken, Original ...

Meet the new Ken Doll: he's 'broad' and has a man bun

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Lorde and Taylor Swift at the American Music Awards.

Lorde apologises for 'insensitive' friendship comment

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Women are primed for motherhood from birth, is it little wonder the experience can let them down?

Regretting motherhood doesn't mean that you're a bad mother

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Rapper YG performing in Los Angeles last year.

I have attended gigs since I was 14, and I've felt the fear

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Carlie Ballard's Baby range uses the same organic hand-woven cotton as her womenswear line.

Children's fashion trend that's good for the environment

Clare Press

Lena Dunham has spoken out about the Cosby mistrial in a series tweets.

Lena Dunham debuts her most dramatic chop yet

Vanessa Hudgens is seen on June 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.

Vanessa Hudgens brings the feminist slogan tee back

Mustariya Jamal, a 22 year old Kenyan woman who has lived her whole life from birth in Ethopia's Kakuma refugee camp.

The Bottom 100 is an important list with a difference

Nicole Economos

Not all smiles: Gus Worland has started the Gotcha4Life foundation.

'Always the most unlikely guy': Worland on mental health

Sarah Berry

Green lentils with cherry tomatoes and marinated feta.

The 'superfoods' that don't break the bank

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Having moments without distraction or sound lights up different parts of the brain.

The 'working hours diet' and other ways to ban busy

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Neil Perry's spiced roast pumpkin (see recipe below).

30 protein-packed vegetarian meals

Ezard at Levantine Hill Estate.

Vine dining: Australia's best winery restaurants

Steamed blue-eye trevalla with tomato curry.

Steamed blue-eye trevalla with tomato curry

Neil Perry

A pilot uses a smartphone to take a photograph from the cockpit of a Qatar Airways Airbus A350 aircraft.

World's best airline for 2017 named as Qantas hits lowest ranking

Craig Platt

La Boqueria market in Barcelona.

We're sick of you: The hotspot cities that now hate tourists

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The US planemaker said it had more than 240 orders and commitments from at least 10 customers for the new 737, which can ...

Airlines get on board as Boeing launches new jet

Uber said the changes were "long overdue".

Uber introduces tipping to appease drivers

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Netflix launches interactive TV for kids

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Jaguar has teased its 2018 E-Pace compact SUV.

Jaguar E-Pace SUV to cost sub-$50k

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2017 Hyundai Accent Sport.

Hyundai cuts back Accent range

Dom Tripolone

2017 Porsche 911 GTS

Is this the best Porsche 911?

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Honda has teased its upcoming 10th generation Accord sedan via a design sketch.

New Honda Accord teased

Dom Tripolone

Ford's Ranger FX4 builds on the popular XLT.

Ford's new Ranger FX4 reviewed

Mark Short

Hyundai plans to offer N performance packs once it has launched its i30N hot hatch.

Hyundai to sell N Sport packs

Toby Hagon

Eagles v Kangaroos

Luke Shuey signs new four-year deal with West Coast

Brendan Foster

Will the AFL's new collective bargaining agreement mean Fremantle has the extra money to keep Fyfe?

Out-of-contract AFL stars need to put up or shut up after CBA: Hardie

Brad Hardie

Barry Hall

Flashback: Hall says he shouldn't have played '05 grand final

Greg Baum

Paul Marsh believes "in nine days time, cricket potentially will be a sport in a world of pain".

Cricket Australia 'lying', says Marsh

Tiger Woods is seeking help for his use of painkillers.

Woods seeks professional help to manage painkiller use

Jordan Thompson plays a backhand during his first round match against Andy Murray.

Aussie Jordan Thompson defeats Andy Murray in shock upset

Ian McCullough

Reservations: India's captain Virat Kohli.

Moody in the mix after Indian legend quits coaching post

Jon Pierik

Big, bad, bustling Barry Hall

Meet the Australian Football Hall of Fame's newest inductees

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