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Former FFA chairman Frank Lowy.

FIFA report highly critical of Australia 2022 World Cup bid

28 mins ago

Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...

Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise along with GST tax hike

Will Schofield of the Eagles raises his forearm towards Clayton Oliver of the Demons at half time.

Schofield wins challenge for strike on Oliver, found not guilty

Road Safety Commissioner Kim Papalia.

WA's road safety chief quits amid public sector cuts

Bachar Houli of the Richmond Tigers arrives at the AFL tribunal.

PM Turnbull and Waleed Aly help halve Tiger Houli's penalty

UPDATED

The arrest was caught on tape.

'Get a bloody job': Perth man's citizen's arrest caught on video

Fisher took undersize crabs despite having two measuring gauges

Royal Australian Navy member dies on border force patrol boat

Ex-AFL footballer Shane Yarran still in prison after bail refused

Pay back: Bill Shorten promises to restore Sunday rates

'Immoral': Kangaroo shot, posed in chair

Warning: Distressing image

Changing pattern: The number of six-person households jumped in Sydney over the past five years, as rental dwellings ...

The gap between Perth's rich and poor continues to grow: Census reveals

11 mins ago

Clementine Ford, author of bestseller <i>Fight Like a Girl</i>.

Clementine Ford: It's time we demanded more from boys

COMMENT

Anthony Scaramucci, a member of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, speaks at the World Economic Forum in ...

Three CNN employees resign over Trump Russia story

ANALYSIS

WA players continue to win big.

Perth 'battlers' take home $1.4 million Lotto prize from weekend

The gender pay gap in WA is the worst in the nation.

Women in WA are missing out on the big bucks: Census

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Virus hits European computers

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

Moments before the collision.

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

Swearwords for names: how we resisted census

7:10AM

11 million users send myGov bill soaring

7:05AM

Gap between Perth's rich and poor growing: Census ...

7:04AM

A ten-year-old girl took her own life three years after her sister's suicide.

Perth inquest hears tragic tales of Indigenous youth suicides

Perth man fronts court over sexually assaulting women on Barrow Island

Fran Rimrod

Banned flammable cladding in Perth apartment building

Heather McNeill

The writer of Bran Nue Dae has passed away.

Bran Nue Dae playwright dead at 69

Broede Carmody

Perth's southeast has seen the largest population growth.

Despite bust, WA's wages higher than national median

UPDATED
Brendan Foster

The gender pay gap in WA is the worst in the nation.

Women in WA are missing out on the big bucks: Census

Brendan Foster

Four-year-old Cruz had to have surgery after the glass panels in his home's shower exploded.

Perth mother's warning after shower explodes with son inside

Heather McNeill

Significant dinosaur remains were found north-east of Winton in 2015. Excavations will resume in mid-August 2017.

Stampede of dinosaur experts head to Qld town

QLD

An eastern suburbs man posing as a financial adviser allegedly swindled his clients.

Financial adviser 'fleeced clients out of life savings'

NSW
27 mins ago

Diep Ganguly and Dr Kai Xun Chan.

ANU scientists lend plants a hand to survive drought

ACT

The arrest was caught on tape.

'Get a bloody job': Citizen's arrest caught on video

Australia's population is about to hit 24 million.

More than 1600 people a week: Census reveals how we have grown

Eryk Bagshaw

PM moves to kill off same-sex marriage push

Adam Gartrell

Shorten promises to fully restore weekend penalty rates

Adam Gartrell

Only human: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

The one thing voters do not want from politicians

COMMENT
Stephanie Peatling

Census: polygon portrait

Milestone as Australia becomes more Asian than European

Peter Martin

Vision for the future: former prime minister Tony Abbott has laid out his policy manifesto to the Institute of Public Affairs

Tony Abbott's policy program to help the Coalition hang on

James Massola

Under fire: Senator Lee Rhiannon.

Lee Rhiannon says she feels "bullied and harassed"

Adam Gartrell

A fake edition of Time Magazine with Donald Trump on the cover hangs in a number of Trump properties.

Trump Time cover hanging in his golf clubs is fake

49 mins ago

Amelia Earhart

Dogs now on the trail of Amelia Earhart in the Pacific

18 mins ago

Nicola Sturgeon has back away from a swift second referendum.

Push for second Scottish independence referendum postponed

Latika Bourke

Passage of the bill would give a legislative win to President Donald Trump.

Setback for Trump as healthcare vote delayed

Of all the nations surveyed, only in Russia and Israel did faith in President Trump increase.

Trump doesn't solve crises, he creates them

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne.

Pyne leak: When 'treachery' is giving the people what they want

COMMENT
Jacqueline Maley

Not so sweet: Our level of sugar consumption is harming us.

Big Sugar's not-so-sweet links to dietitians' group

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

New Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate says she hopes former Blackmores chairman Marcus Blackmore is proud that the ...

New job makes her Australia's most important woman

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

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Markets Live: Beware of high valuations

Live
Patrick Commins, Jens Meyer
8 mins ago

Gwyneth Jones says she has been treated unfairly by Aveo.

'No rights': the awful truth about our elderly

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

Damned if they do, damned if they don't: For women, there's no good way to answer the dreaded salary question.

Women get lower salary offers when they won't say what they're making

8 mins ago

Meet the face of a fast-changing, optimistic Australia

Liam Mannix

Will Blackmores be able to replace its $800m lady?

CBD
Colin Kruger, CBD

China scandal hits home for Crown

Nick Toscano

Wells Fargo whistleblower warning to banks

Clancy Yeates

Home ownership rates in Sydney declined at twice the rate of the national average.

The Australian cities where home ownership declined the most

Mirrored on three sides, this tiny house blends into the landscape so at times it is literally invisible.

This 'invisible' cabin can be assembled in just eight hours

There are now as many Australians renting as there are people who own their property outright.

Renter numbers grow as the Great Australian Dream fades: census

44 mins ago

Pakington Street in Geelong. Geelong is classified as a slow and steady city.

Bust the regional city myths and look beyond the 'big five'

COMMENT

1777 Inglewood Ave Saint Helena, in the Napa Valley, is for sale for $19.8 million.

Where to find the holiday homes of the world's richest people

Sleeping on a plane is a struggle between technology and nature.

Still can't fall asleep on a flight? This is what you're doing wrong

High Flyer
18 mins ago

Not all shows are created equal, and you might find better fashion off the catwak.

How I blagged my way into the front row at Paris Fashion Week

Men's Style

Colin Campbell is reluctant to take on more risk.

How to make retirement savings last longer than you do

John Collett

Each tax return is now scrutinised by the Tax Office, matching 650 million pieces of data.

The deductions in the Tax Office's sights this year

John Collett

Avant Card founder Pat Mackle will close her business down after 25 years.

After 25 years in business it's the end of free postcards in cafes

Nina Hendy

Paul Cronin of Molten-Labs, Cathy Yuncken, St.George general manager business banking, and Robert Quinn of Patch'd Medical.

Your start-up must have a social purpose

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Watson threatens legal action over pay dispute

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Syria could be planning chemical weapon attack

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Australia Post appoints Christine Holgate as CEO

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Exploitation at Aveo unacceptable: Minister

Federal Politics

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Kayla Fenech stars in SBS series 'Filthy Rich and Homeless'.

Filthy rich and filthy mad over homelessness crisis

Broede Carmody

Tom Conroy and Ursula Mills in the upcoming STC production of Icke and Macmillan's '1984'.

Australians petrified by torturous Orwell play: 'Too scared to move'

Broede Carmody

Lorde's Melodrama has topped charts the world over.

Praise the Lorde: Melodrama tops the charts

Rob Moran

The Project's Waleed Aly is worried the next generation of TV stars won't have the same chance to hone their talent as ...

Channel 31 gets a six-month TV reprieve in some cities

Staff writer

Unlikely: drag queens in the desert riding a bus called Priscilla.

Priscilla the Musical returns to Australian stages after 10 years

Hannah Francis

ABC publicist Chris Chamberlin who died suddenly while on holiday in India.

Popular ABC staffer dies on holiday in India

Rachel Browne

'Bran Nue Dae' was a successful play before being turned into a film.

Bran Nue Dae playwright dies at age 69

Broede Carmody

Can Ron Howard save the Han Solo film?

Help me Obi-Ron Kenobi: can Ron Howard save Star Wars?

Michael Idato

Chris Rock's Total Balckout show dives into some personal failures.

Chris Rock delivers personal bombshells to Perth crowd

Fran Rimrod

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

Serena Williams on the cover of August's Vanity Fair.

Serena Williams says 'heart dropped' at surprise pregnancy

Jill Serjeant
1 hr ago

Eddie McGuire's appearance on Fox Footy?on Friday June 23, 2017 during the Sydney v Essendon match sparked discussion ...

Eddie's sudden weight loss exposes a cruel double standard

COMMENT
Melissa Singer

"If you see your therapist and they think what's happening is OK or your fault, where are you going to go after that?"

Couples' therapy can make family violence worse

Jane Gilmore

Wonder woman: Five months pregnant, Alysia Montano runs in the women's 800 Metres at the 2017 USA Track & Field ...

Wonder women or pushing the limits of pregnancy?

Sarah Berry

A recent survey found that one third of the sample were worried about being snapped in the same outfit twice.

How Instagram influences how we get dressed

Clare Press

Clementine Ford, author of bestseller <i>Fight Like a Girl</i>.

It's time we demanded more from boys

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Steve Carell has the internet all in a bother with his sleek new look.

Steve Carell was touched that everybody thinks he's hot now

Annie Brown

Moo Baulch, the head of Domestic Violence NSW.

The conversation we need to have about money and control

Moo Baulch

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Kim Kardashian criticised for son's car seat position

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Six reasons parenting does not get easier as kids get older

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No, it's not okay to ask your bridesmaids to lose weight

Paleo loaf and coconut bread.

To carb or not to carb? The experts weigh in

Salt and pepper squid.

Neil Perry recipes from his new restaurant Jade Temple

Yes, we'll have cake.

How to ditch the food guilt (and order the chocolate pudding)

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN REPUBLIC - 2012: View of the Nurzhol Boulevard and President's Palace Acorda

City you've never heard of about to become world's hottest destination

Hugh Morris

The SkyRider seats by Aviointeriors unveiled in 2010 attempted to find a balance between standing up and sitting.

Budget airline's 'holy grail': Standing-room only flights

Jim Wyss

Ritz-Carlton's luxury cruise yacht designs.

Ritz-Carlton hotels unveil their own luxury cruise yacht

Chabeli Herrera

The screen shown on computers locked by the new strain of software.

What we know about the new ransomware strike

1 hr ago

The mini SNES comes with 21 legitimately great games built in.

Nintendo announces mini Super Nintendo

Aussies will pay more to watch Netflix hits like <i>House of Cards</i> each month after the streaming video service ...

Netflix slugs Aussies with price rise in addition to new tax

There are currently 16 million smartphones being used in Australia.

Your smartphone is making you stupid

Lifehacker
12 mins ago

Kangaroo

Driverless cars can't figure out kangaroos

2017 Audi e-tron sportback concept.

Audi Sport plans RS e-Tron models

Andrew MacLean

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR

2017 Toyota Yaris ZR reviewed

David McCowen

2018 Jaguar F-Pace.

Fresh grunt for Jaguar

Dom Tripolone

2017 Ford Ranger XLT.

Ford gives Ranger a minor tweak

Dom Tripolone

2018 BMW X3.

BMW reveals new X3 SUV

Greg Kable

Audi's new active suspension system promises to improve safety, dynamics and comfort.

Audi unveils world-first suspension system for next-gen A8

David McCowen

Serena Williams has held the women's world no. 1 ranking on eight occasions.

McEnroe: Williams would rank 'like 700' if she played men

Scott Allen

Glenn Maxwell (L), pictured here with Aaron Finch arriving during the Australian Cricketers' Association Golf Day, is ...

Pay war: Cricket Australia to offer unpaid contracts

EXCLUSIVE
Jon Pierik and Andrew Wu

Collingwood skipper Scott Pendlebury will play his 250th match on Sunday.

Collingwood: The puzzle that no one can solve

Will Schofield about to make contact with Clayton Oliver.

West Coast Eagles to challenge Schofield's ban

Australia batsman Nicole Bolton celebrates her century.

Australia hammers West Indies at Women's World Cup

Ian McCullough

Kicking on: Joe Daniher

Daniher feels 'lucky' as he re-signs with Dons

Sam McClure

Hard knocks: Joel Selwood after his accidental collision with Hayden Ballantyne.

How Joel Selwood can modify his technique to protect his head

Chris Judd

Championship interest: Birmingham City and Burton Albion are interested in signing Socceroo Mark Milligan.

Socceroos skipper set to seal a move to England

Michael Lynch