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The local currency was fetching US78.26¢ and the dollar index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of ...

Rocketing Aussie dollar reignites interest rate debate

Albert Doughty (grandfather) and Sophia Doughty (cousin) at Elijah Doughty's memorial site.

Kalgoorlie man 'didn't mean to drive over' teen Elijah Doughty

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A forensic officer enters the Oaks on Market.

Buck's party death: Reports claim woman was 'member of ADF'

AFL boss Gillon McLachlan.

Why this is a wake-up call Gillon McLachlan cannot ignore

COMMENT

The new Perth Museum, due to open in 2020.

Human bones found at WA Museum site deemed 'historical'

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Chief of Defence Mark Binskin at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney.

Biggest security shake-up in years divides federal cabinet

Damning report says Banksia Hill Detention Centre is a 'failure'

Harrison ordered to pay Seven's legal costs after feud with ex-lover CEO

West Australian 'royals' cost Australian taxpayers $80,000

Australian woman killed in US police 'due to be married'

UPDATED

Fyfe turns back on $2m to sign six-year deal with Fremantle Dockers

The large whale almost smashed into one of the dinghies.

Amazing footage shows breaching whale almost crashing down on tourists

Roger Federer tasted Wimbledon success at age 35, but can't yet match Serena Williams for longevity.

Why Federer is great - but why Serena is even greater

Stuart Oldham with his dog Daisy.

Blind Perth man settles with super fund over disability payout

EXCLUSIVE

A negotiator speaks to a person of interest in the bus.

Man behind Esperance siege handed suspended sentence

In the dark: Kit Harington as Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Game of Thrones season 7: Catch up before it starts

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Dr Who is now a woman and I can't cope

The map lists Perth as one of the world's most dangerous places.

Look out, Perth! We are one of the world's most dangerous cities

The shark was estimated to be around five metres long.

Monster great white feasts on Freo whale carcass

Cop who shot Sydney woman only joined force in ...

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Doctors report finding 27 contact lenses in ...

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Picture Editor's Choice, July 18, 2017

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Dockers skipper Nat Fyfe has committed to the club for six years.

Fyfe turns back on big dollars to sign six-year deal with Dockers

Michael Gleeson

Accused Afghan people smuggler faces Perth court

Perth doctor pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting female patients

Brendan Foster

A man has died after his car rolled over near Yanchep.

Man dies after car rolls several times near Yanchep

Fran Rimrod

Shawn Adam Newton.

Police hunt 'very dangerous' man as woman found dead in car named

Phil Hickey

Police will prepare a report for the coroner.

Man dies after falling from Sail and Anchor pub balcony

Phil Hickey

The teacher hid the camera on a pen hanging on a coat in the toilets.

Ex-WA teacher filmed kids in toilet so he'd 'see without being seen'

Heather McNeill

Prince Leonard Casley

ATO spent a lot of money chasing 'royal' family

Miles Cottman made a "massive mistake" by not getting himself travel insurance.

Skydive pays for 'massive mistake' after horrific crash

NSW

The large whale almost smashed into one of the dinghies.

Footage shows whale almost hitting tourists

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Woodridge.

'YOR DEAD': Lucky escape for targeted family

QLD

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Chief of Defence Mark Binskin at Holsworthy Barracks in Sydney.

Peter Dutton to control merged super national security department

David Wroe

'Cruel and immoral': One million homes left empty across Australia

Eryk Bagshaw

PM needs to explain why he's shaking up a system that's working

ANALYSIS
David Wroe

Closing ceremony in the Mutitjulu community of the First Nations National Convention held in Uluru, on Friday 26 May ...

Referendum Council's one recommendation leaves PM unsure

Special Operations Command soldiers at the government announcement at Holsworthy Barracks.

Turnbull under fire over use of military in press conference

Legal hurdles will be cleared away to allow the amy to respond to domestic terror incidents

Australian army to be deployed on domestic soil during attacks

World Vision Australia chief advocate Tim Costello has criticised Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne's ambition ...

'Profiting from bloodshed': Pyne criticised over weapons export plan

Tammy Davis-Charles.

'I have cancer': Accused Australian nurse breaks down in court

Nara Lon and Lindsay Murdoch

Facebook argues users are entitled to know when law enforcement agencies ask to search their political communications.

Facebook fights secret access to users' political communications

Republican Senator John McCain has gone against Republican bills before.

John McCain's health delays vote on Trumpcare

ANALYSIS
Paul McGeough

US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions, right, is trying to bypass state laws and use the Justice Department to push back ...

Pot wars: States pitted against federal government

illustration: Joe Benke.

Why I love a Big Australia, and you should too

COMMENT
Jessica Irvine

Nick Greiner wants the Liberal government elected.

Disunity is death: Stop infighting, focus on winning

COMMENT
Nick Greiner

Ralph Bristow lost $500,000 during his years of gambling, the majority of it on the pokies.

I lost $500,000 living in Sydney's pokies hot spot

COMMENT
Ralph Bristow

Amber Harrison has been ordered to pay Seven Network's legal costs.

Seven obliterates Amber Harrison, will it leave her penniless?

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Solar energy is popular with businesses looking to harness renewable power sources.

One thing is sure: somebody's got it wrong on renewables

Mathew Dunckley

No plain sailing: Richard Murray.

Not so still waters run deep for penalty rates

CBD
Carolyn Cummins

Angela was paid $11 per hour at a Korean restaurant after she found the job on an online community website.

Chinese, Korean and Spanish sites advertise illegal pay rates

Anna Patty Workplace Editor

Late call heralded Bellamy's Chinese nightmare

Darren Gray

Rocketing $A reignites debate over interest rates

Jessica Sier

Telstra drags ASX lower despite Chinese boost

Jessica Sier

Medibank hits the PR trail to cover failures

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

You can now decorate with the same Gucci patterns you saw on the runway.

Gucci is launching its first home decor collection

Andrew Banks admits to being a 'tidy freak' at home.

'Some wild parties': Shark Tank's Andrew Banks on home life

A model of the Walt Disney Co. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge themed area being developed at Disneyland Park is displayed at ...

Disney reveals plan for immersive Star Wars hotel

The first outdoor coworking space in San Francisco, opened by Campsyte. Photo: Campsyte

The latest co-working space is more campsite than office

Artist impression of the Wallich Residence Super Penthouse, 1 Wallich Street.

Penthouse in tallest Singapore building listed for $101 million

It's a conservative-looking trend that has its roots in rebellion.

The menswear trend inspired by rappers, rebels...and your dad

Men's Style
Max Berlinger

Stop ordering UberEats or whipping up ready-made meals and learn to feed yourself and others properly.

The one trick to lose weight, save money, and be a better man

Life on Mars

Vivienne Pearson and her two children, with the trampoline that cost them more than $4000, including accessories and ...

'Worth every cent: I spent $4000 on a backyard trampoline'

Vivienne Pearson

Ten-year investment returns will look better as the GFC recedes from view.

Beware of bragging money managers

Scott Phillips

Dell's Australia and New Zealand boss Angela Fox says there are still obstacles standing in the way of women starting a ...

If you're a female entrepreneur Australia's not a bad place to live

Cara Waters
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Apart from a business operated through a company, money withdrawn from a business does not result in it being classed as ...

Money withdrawn from a business is not necessarily profit

COMMENT
Max Newnham
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Police to receive military tactics training

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Exmouth tourists' close call with whale

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Ivanka Trump, Inc

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Our debt habit not what it seems

Cold start to the day in Melbourne with temperatures dropping below zero in outer suburbs.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 13, 2017

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Gather the congregation for the brand new season of Preacher - now streaming only on Stan.

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It is happening again. The new Twin Peaks is now streaming. Only on Stan.

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'Winter came for House Frey': Arya Stark is out for blood on Game of Thrones.

GoT premiere episode: Arya Stark's chilling message

SPOILERS
Karl Quinn

Sarah Tiong's time on MasterChef is done.

Then there were five on MasterChef

SPOILERS
Aja Styles

Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins.

A peek inside Emily Blunt's Mary Poppins movie

Michael Idato

Thredbo survivor Stuart Diver met Rosanna Cossettini two years after the disaster.

60 Minutes: Thredbo landslide survivor reveals life after

Martin Landau arrives at the 24th Night of 100 Stars Oscars Viewing Gala.

Oscar winner Martin Landau dies aged 89

Michael Idato

In the dark: Kit Harington as Jon Snow in <i>Game of Thrones</i>.

Game of Thrones season 7: Catch up before it starts

Broede Carmody

The new Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker.

There's a girl in my tardis: gender politics and Doctor Who

Michael Idato

Red Symons is in hospital following a fall.

ABC 'unsure' when Red Symons will return to work after fall

Rob Moran

Might be time to start drinking solo, if the art of drink-dodging continues.

'Whose bloody round is it?' Is the art of 'shouting' dying out?

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Perth's only high-rise school, St George's Anglican Grammar School, has a rooftop basketball court.

'It's inevitable' Perth will get a high rise primary school

IN DEPTH
David Allan-Petale

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

Chris Rock delivers personal bombshells to Perth crowd

Fran Rimrod

Barnaby Joyce as he appears in the new issue of GQ magazine.

Key discoveries from Barnaby Joyce's spread for GQ

Jenna Clarke

Mia Ayliffe-Chung had been in Townsville less than two weeks before she was killed.

I am the mother that the Australian government would rather forget

COMMENT
Rosie Ayliffe

Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr on their wedding day.

Finally, a gawk at Miranda Kerr's Dior wedding dress

Cersei Lannister, in a move Lady Macbeth could only envy, turned grief over the death of her children into rage and ...

There's been a major, important shift in Game of Thrones' power hierarchy

Jane Gilmore

OK, we don’t have the best photos of Rita Ora in Vivienne Westwood Couture, but it’s dry July (when A-listers are all ...

Praise be to Rita Ora's frock in Handmaid-red

Too soon? Meredith Salenger and Patton Oswalt on the red carpet.

Do men really move on faster than women? Well that depends

Natalie Reilly

There is limited research that looks at why men engage in this practice.

'Creepshots' - no, women don't 'deserve' them

Andrea Waling

Costumes tell a story through their design and give the viewer a look at the character’s personality.

Forget the gore, let's talk about the incredible Game of Thrones fashion

Lydia Edwards

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Step away from the hand sanitizer: dirt is good for children

Gender equality is real on Australian Ninja Warrior.

8 reasons Australian Ninja Warrior is great for kids

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The reason it is good for our children to fail

The village bread oven used to serve as a communal hot pot.

Do you need to brown meat before adding it to a slow-cooker?

Jeremy Strode in 2013.

Industry legend and chef hero Jeremy Strode dies at 53

A slice of this berry-dotted cake is perfect late in the morning or for afternoon tea.

Yotam Ottolenghi's blissful berry baking recipes

Qatar Airways business class on the Airbus A350.

Flight test: The reason why this is the world's best airline for 2017

Julietta Jameson

This footage of a flight attendant caught pouring champagne back into a bottle is not what it seems.

Flight attendant caught pouring leftover champagne back into bottle

Hugh Morris

The pool deck.

On board 'the most luxurious cruise ship ever built'

Sally Macmillan

The new Nintendo 2DS console

Nintendo's latest handheld is great value

We have been overtaken by other countries when it comes to certain aspects of our policy.

Is Australia's cyber security strategy failing?

Dr Mowlam says AR is 'an amazing tool for taking ideas off the drawing board and dropping them into the real world'.

Augmented reality brings smart city of the future into focus

Heart

This squishy artificial heart is amazing

Gizmodo

Panasonic's EZ1000 series Ultra HD OLED takes the fight to LG.

LG's pursuit of the perfect television

COMMENT

Static photo, Color: Ara Blue 2017 Audi S5.

Audi's fire breathing sportback reviewed

Andrew MacLean

2017 BMW 520i.

BMW to offer new entry-level 520i

Dom Tripolone

Learner Driver.

The easiest country to get a driver's licence

Alessandra Melville

BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 10TH: In this handout image provided by Jaguar Racing - Mitch Evans in the Jaguar I-TYPE during ...

Is this the future of motorsport?

David McCowen

Lamborghini Ad Personam steering wheels

How to create the car of your dreams

David McCowen

Getting you Ps at 30 feature.

Learning to drive at 30

Dom Tripolone

A familiar sight: Federer kisses the trophy after beating Marin Cilic.

Roger Federer wins record eighth Wimbledon crown

Fine feather: West Coast's Jack Darling after slotting a goal.

Eagles soar to top eight with Derby win over Dockers

Brad Elborough

Dutch rider Bauke Mollema claimed the 15th Tour de France stage for Trek-Segafredo.

Froome survives scare to retain yellow jersey

Rupert Guinness

It was a record fifth British Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton wins fifth British Grand Prix

Fast break: Marcus Bontempelli gets past Carlton's Jacob Weitering.

Dogs banish Blues to keep finals hopes alive

Daniel Cherny

Brisbane's Nick Robertson clutches his face after an incident involving Richmond's Dustin Martin.

Robertson 'provoked' Martin strike

Anthony Colangelo

Bennell, playing his first match in 16 months, was solid in his 60 minutes of action for Peel Thunder against East Perth ...

Docker recruit Bennell closing in on AFL return

Garbine Muguruza plays a backhand in a winning shot against Venus Williams.

Muguruza beats Venus to claim women's crown