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Treasurer Scott Morrison has warned the voters are sick of "politics as usual".

'Focus is nation, not states': GST debate rolls on

1 hr ago

Lee Anne Hales says the driver should lose his license for the 'humiliation'.

Blind Perth woman booted out of Swan Taxi because of guide dog

39 mins ago

A 59-year-old man formerly employed by the Department of Child Protection has been charged with a string of sexual ...

Ex-DCP staffer charged with sex abuses in Perth children homes

Sam Newman has lashed out at Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield.

'Say it to my face': Sam Newman takes aim at AFL star in new feud

South Coast Highway, before Marbelup Road.

Truck driver killed after hitting kangaroo near Albany

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Shares lose $20b on back of global jitters and Wall Street dive

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He thought it'd make him a YouTube star, now he's dead

'Bitter and twisted': What Abbott is doing to the Liberal Party

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John Hewson

'Fictitious state has fallen': Iraq declares end of IS caliphate

ATO's warning for 60,000 Uber and ride-sharing drivers

Australian shares set for difficult day as Wall Street tumbles early

A ute has fallen into what looks like a sinkhole in Wanneroo.

Work ute swallowed up by 'sinkhole' in Perth's north

1 hr ago

Former Lions player Jack Redden has failed to impress since he joined the Eagles.

Recalling usual suspects smacks of desperation at West Coast

COMMENT
1 hr ago

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 28: Venus Williams of the United States listens to her sister Serena Williams of the ...

Venus Williams in car crash that led to death of man

#1: Monsterella (how the couple's daughter Mila pronounces 'mozzarella') offers an array of authentic Italian street food.

Perth's top pizzerias: the top five revealed

Adele performing at Etihad Stadium.

'I might never see you again in a live show': Adele's plea to fans

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Arts and crafts will keep kids entertained for hours.

The staying put in Perth guide to school holidays

#10: Ruocco's is a South Fremantle institution since 1979.

WAtoday's top 10 pizzerias in Perth ... in photos

Sick of defending, Australia's cyber force will ...

11:06AM

Truck driver killed after hitting roo near Albany

11:05AM

Abbott's former ally tells him to 'stop rewriting ...

10:57AM

The man was fined just over $14,000 for illegally taking abalone.

Perth fisher fined $14k for 'inexcusable' abalone haul

David Allan-Petale

I'll do what's right on GST, says treasurer Scott Morrison

Police raids unveil meth problem in the Kimberley

Hannah Barry

PArts of WA are expected to shiver through their coldest morning this year.

Cold snap hits WA overnight - and the rain is on its way

Heather McNeill

Sheffield Hillsborough - Soccer Stadium Disaster/April 1989 - Sheffield/England. (Photo by Express Newspapers).

Hillsborough survivor now living in Perth recounts tragic day

Phil Hickey

Coach Adam Simpson believes there is 'another kick' in LeCras yet.

Simpson to decide whether there is 'another kick' in LeCras

Kim Hagdorn

Ali Jasmin spent more than two years in an Australian adult prison when he was a child.

Indonesian sent to WA prison as boy wins appeal

Heather McNeill

A man has been arrested in connection with the alleged murder

Hamad was taking child to school when killed: police

NSW

The location of the attack was Balbuk Way in Rivervale.

Man jailed for attempted rape of tourist in toilet

Time for beanies, folks.

Brisbane braces for coldest few days of the year

QLD

Alexis Agius, who died last year just before turning nine months. Her mum Melissa says she had the most amazing hair and ...

Remembering Alexis on Red Nose Day

ACT

Rory Grant, president of Liberal Pride.

"Liberal Pride": Christopher Pyne's adviser leads gay pride group

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell
42 mins ago

Government willing to make concessions on uni funding

Matthew Knott
1 hr ago

Abbott praises "very fine man" Cardinal George Pell

James Massola

Health Minister Greg Hunt.

Rare cancer sufferers given reprieve with new drugs subsidy

EXCLUSIVE
Adam Gartrell

Defence Minister Marise Payne has delivered a blistering rebuke to Tony Abbott over his call to consider nuclear subs.

Marise Payne rebukes Tony Abbott, as former PM goes nuclear on subs

James Massola

Greens Senator Lee Rhiannon was upbeat as she arrived at the party room meeting in Melbourne to learn her fate.

More factional fighting looms as NSW Greens resist reform push

Adam Gartrell

Malcolm Turnbull is still haunted by the prospect of a Tony Abbott challenge to his leadership.

Pyne apologises for 'damaging' same-sex marriage speech

Adam Gartrell

The Creteil mosque in Paris.

Man tries to drive into crowd outside French mosque

Monalisa Perez and her boyfriend Pedro Ruiz whose YouTube stunt went terribly wrong.

He thought it'd make him a YouTube star, now he's dead

Katie Mettler

Boris Nemtsov, pictured in 2011.

Allies of slain Putin critic Boris Nemsov allege cover-up

A modified version of President Donald Trump's travel ban begins on Thursday.

Sister, yes; grandma, no: Trump's new travel ban rules

Illustration: Matt Davidson

The important questions the census didn't ask

COMMENT
Peter Martin

John Edwards captured plenty of headlines with his prediction.

Ignore the economist who cried wolf

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Many young Australians are like Tiffany Etheredge who moved home with her parents Denise and David Birch.

The kids are back home: new house rules

COMMENT
Jenna Price

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'Pharma Bro's hedge fund went from boom to bust in 31 mins

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Markets Live: ASX caught up in global sell-off

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Patrick Commins and Jens Meyer
21 mins ago

Rising high: the Aussie dollar is a winner this month.

Big winner: Aussie dollar jumps to three-month high

Jens Meyer
1 hr ago

Aussie stocks have been among the worst performers in developed markets around the world over the past three months.

Four charts that show it's been a quarter to forget for investors

Who ripped off ANZ in $400m nickel deals?

Daigou craze set to hit ASX as company gets green light

EXCLUSIVE
Jessica Sier

Hasty departure: Virgin Australia's 2IC heads for exit door

Patrick Hatch

Major setback for Murdoch in $19 billion Sky takeover

Mortgage debt burdens among pre-retirees have soared.

We're working longer hours to pay off our mortgages

Comment

Softening the heaviness of the brick will be your main goal.

Mutton dressed as lamb: Don't make this renovation mistake

An artist's impression of the rooftop view from an approved 21-storey, mixed-used apartment tower in Gosford.

Buildings set to change the face of regional cities

Carrie Kennedy recently revamped Nina Proudman's Fitzroy home for Offspring's seventh season.

Nina's home gets a makeover: Behind the scenes on Offspring

Evidence is mounting that the effect of pets extends beyond their owners and can help strengthen the social fabric of ...

'Pet friendly' buildings are key to higher-density living

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Enjoy some of the country’s finest beer and ...

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Ferrari Australasia CEO Herbert Appleroth.

Who wants to buy a Ferrari? It's not who you might expect

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Liz Hall-Downs is among the 13 per cent of disability pensioners to own a home either outright or with a mortgage.

'We built our own home on the pension'

Liz Hall-Downs

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Do sums before you bequeath shares

Noel Whittaker

Judy Sahay says it is hard to celebrate your achievements when you're just exhausted.

Emotional, mental toll of end of financial year

Cara Waters
1 hr ago

Family businesses can leave you feeling like Robert Duvall in <I>The Godfather</I>.

Working in a family business: a tale of unfairness

James Adonis

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IS human shields liberated in Mosul

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Trump's twitter attack hits new low

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Forces push towards Old City in Mosul

Jim Pavlidis replacement cartoon for Letters page, Friday June 30, 2017. Please do not use other version.

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Tom Conroy takes an emotional pummeling as Winston Smith in 1984.

How intense is 'vomiting', 'fainting' 1984, really?

COMMENT
Rob Moran

Sam Newman has lashed out at Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield.

'Say it to my face': Sam Newman takes aim at AFL star

Nathanael Cooper

Adele performing at Etihad Stadium.

Adele pledges to return to Grenfell as soon as tour is over

Latika Bourke

Daryl Hannah in Netflix's Sense 8.

Fans force Netflix to give Sense8 a fitting sendoff

Joey Pucino

Susanna Reid shuts down Piers Morgan's rant on Good Morning Britain.

On-air smackdown of Piers Morgan goes viral

Rob Moran

The House, starring Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and Jason Mantzoukas, exemplifies the biggest current weaknesses in ...

Not even Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler can save this film

Jake Wilson

The Oscars have added 774 new voting members in a bid to boost diversity.

Rebel Wilson, Chris Hemsworth among new Oscar voters

Broede Carmody

Julian Dennison in Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

Hunt for the Wilderpeople star cast in Deadpool 2

Rob Moran

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

The bikini section at the 2016 Miss Universe Australia pageant.

Miss Universe: for all your good, the bikinis need to go

COMMENT
Melissa Singer
15 mins ago

Saamdu Chetri.

The simplicity of happiness according to Bhutan's happiness guru

Sarah Berry

Alison Brie says making GLOW was a life-changing experience.

The new TV show giving women their power back

Clem Bastow

US President Donald Trump has proved the underlying sexism American women face.

Why I'm grateful every time Trump insults a woman

Alyssa Rosenberg

Miss Universe Australia winner Olivia Rogers will compete for the world title.

Miss Universe Australia reveals her battle with mental illness

Melissa Singer

Halle Berry says the industry hasn't moved forward.

Halle Berry speaks out on her 'meaningless' Oscar win

Jill Serjeant

Cristiano Ronaldo and the twins.

Cristiano Ronaldo is now a father to twins

Marissa Payne

"The action of labelling and accepting the feeling (without judging it as good or bad) helps me feel less anxious."

The simple technique that helps me cope with anxiety

Deirdre Fidge

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Why I had the 'period talk' with my sons

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Cake cutting hack that will change your life

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I gave my baby a fake name before she was born

Don't make your hosts feel like they're running a restaurant.

What's the food etiquette for a weekend away at a friend's house?

Cheese on toast with chorizo.

This twice-cooked cheese on toast will blow your mind

Darren Purchese

One-tray wonder: Baked sweet potato and sausages.

One-tray wonder: Baked sweet potato and sausages

Adam Liaw

Some of the rules of flying on airlines may surprise you.

Passenger banned over body odour: 15 shocking airline rules

Soo Kim

The vegetarian meal a passenger was served on Aegean Airlines.

Is this the worst vegetarian airline meal of all time?

Hugh Morris

The Boeing 747 is the fastest passenger plane in the skies, but what's the average cruising speed for commercial aircraft?

Traveller quiz: What's the average cruising speed of a passenger jet?

Mal Chenu

Game of Thrones is returning for season 7 on July 17.

One third of Aussie GoT fans planning to pirate

The original iPhone came in 4GB, 8GB or 16GB variants.

10 years ago, iPhone got off to a very rough start

Father Joseph Seed and his fellow cultists as they appeared on the initial Far Cry 5 reveal poster.

Far Cry 5's religious weirdos court controversy, but not that much

Tim Biggs
1 hr ago

Esports

Female esports pros hope to close gender gap

Kotaku

The attack on Tuesday appeared built for speed, as it spread across systems, exploiting a single unprotected machine to ...

Ransomware motive: money, or a message?

Seven seat SUV comparison: Skoda Kodiaq, Mazda CX-9, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Kluger.

What is the best seven-seat SUV?

Stephen Ottley
1 hr ago

2012 BMW 328i.

What can go wrong with a used BMW 3-Series

David Morley

Holden has tested its next-generation V6 twin-turbo racing engine in the Red Bull Racing Sandman promo vehicle

Holden tests V6 supercar engine

Andrew MacLean
1 hr ago

Audi's new A8 limousine makes it debut at the Hollywood premiere of Spiderman: Homecoming

Spiderman arrives in all-new Audi A8

Andrew MacLean

2015 Mini Cooper.

What luxury hatch should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

2017 Infiniti Q50 3.0T Red Sport.

Can Infiniti match the Germans?

Stephen Ottley

Former Lions player Jack Redden has failed to impress since he joined the Eagles.

Recalling usual suspects smacks of desperation at West Coast

COMMENT
Kim Hagdorn
1 hr ago

Sam Newman has lashed out at Geelong star Patrick Dangerfield.

'Say it to my face': Sam Newman takes aim at AFL star

Nathanael Cooper

Australia's performance against Cameroon was a vast improvement on their previous games this month.

Mooy completes a record switch for Huddersfield

Dominic Bossi

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

Schofield one of four West Coast omissions for crunch game

Luke Michael

Bachar Houli

Houli banned for four matches by AFL Appeal Board

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

The day started well but finished poorly for a dejected Tomic

Tale of two matches for vanquished Bernard Tomic

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A-League clubs demand forensic audit of FFA books

Michael Lynch

Coach Adam Simpson believes there is 'another kick' in LeCras yet.

Simpson to decide whether there is 'another kick' in LeCras

Kim Hagdorn