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Kawa Sweeney, 3, was airlifted to Perth after a drowning accident in Bali.

Family of Kawa Sweeney to turn off her life support

Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift.

World may not be able to prevent nuclear North Korea: top US official

EXCLUSIVE

Jason Headland with his children.

Life sentence for Yanchep dad who murdered his kids

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts is refusing to release documents about his citizenship status.

Senator 'choosing to believe that he was never British'

EXCLUSIVE

"We will get to the bottom of this. There will be complete transparency," Ohio Governor John Kasich said.

'Terrible tragedy': Amusement park ride malfunctions in Ohio

"Rate hikes are so far away in our opinion."

Surging Australian dollar means 'rate hikes are so far away'

Cricket Australia issues ultimatum over protracted pay stoush

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Andrew Wu

Former Liberal MP Albert Jacob to run for Joondalup mayor

Store manager saves elderly residents from iTunes voucher scam

Family 'gambled away' money for funeral of WA girl who killed herself

How well do you know your West Australian suburb? Take the quiz

Perth is battening down the hatches for a run of wet, windy days.

Wet weather ahead for Perth as strong winds lash the South West

A Bunbury business owner clocked driving at more than 90km/h over the speed limit in his new Ferrari escaped a prison ...

172km/h in an 80 zone: Ferrari driver fined for South West speed run

Most of us may as well hang up the landline for good.

Why keeping your landline is a waste of money

ANALYSIS

Retirement: Wallabies captain Stephen Moore has decided to hang up the boots.

Stephen Moore to retire from Test rugby at end of year

UPDATED

Ivory Clark

Nine-year-old applies filter, then tells Pauline Hanson what she thinks

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Sexual transmission of HIV can be stopped

Simpsons creator Matt Groening in animated form.

The Simpsons' Matt Groening is creating a new Netflix show

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

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Former Premier Colin Barnett and ex-Environment Minister Albert Jacob.

Former Liberal MP Albert Jacob to run for Joondalup mayor

Brendan Foster

Ferrari driver fined for driving more than 90km over the limit

Kate Hedley

Yanchep dad who murdered his two children jailed for 31 years

Ben Williams, from Woolworths in Mandurah, is worried about seniors falling for online phone scams.

Mandurah store manager saves elderly from voucher scam

Nathan Hondros

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

Family 'gambled away' funeral money for WA girl who killed herself

Perth is no longer the meth capital of Australia.

Perth finally loses tag as Australia's meth capital

Brendan Foster

A 26-year-old Palmyra man was due to face court for the alleged sexual assault in Hilton.

Palmyra man charged with sexual assault on Hilton woman

Brendan Foster

Two groups of men allegedly became involved in a violent confrontation in Merrylands.

Man charged over alleged Merrylands road rage attack

NSW

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says organisers told school officials they were running a seminar on organic vegetables.

Anti-vax screening at school angers the Premier

QLD

The rain is set to wash out the weekend in Perth after a deluge on Wednesday morning.

Batten down the hatches! Massive rainfall for Perth

Auditor-General Maxine Cooper and director of performance audits Brett Stanton giving evidence on Wednesday at an ...

Controversial ACT agency 'open' to fraud opportunities

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Commander of the Pacific Fleet, Admiral Scott Swift.

World may have to accept a nuclear North Korea: top US official

EXCLUSIVE
David Wroe

Absurd case of Dr Freelander tells us the constitution need to change

ANALYSIS

'Choosing to believe he was never British': Roberts denies he lied

EXCLUSIVE

Labor leader Bill Shorten.

Labor demands docs- but own MPs refuse to release their own proof

Former resources minister Matt Canavan.

'I am not in breach', insists Canavan ahead of High Court battle

James Massola

The submarine cable would connect to Sydney under the Solomon Islands plan.

Australia refuses to connect to undersea cable over spy fears

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce at Parliament House on Wednesday.

More MPs could be at risk as crisis threatens to widen

"We will get to the bottom of this. There will be complete transparency," Ohio Governor John Kasich said.

'Terrible tragedy': One dead as US amusement park ride breaks apart

Tests on laboratory mice pinpointed ageing control to a tiny population of adult stem cells within the brain region.

Tiny brain part found to control ageing

Cassandra Sainsbury told the judge she was told "my family and my partner would be killed" if she didn't smuggle the drugs.

Sainsbury's one answer may have changed everything

ANALYSIS
Andrew Wight

"After consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States government will not ...

Trump's transgender argument echoes one used before

COMMENT

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This makes no sense since most of come from somewhere else

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Peter Martin

Benison O'Reilly, medical writer and mother who sent her autistic son Sam to Africa.

How giving my autistic son a 'loving push' paid off

COMMENT
Benison O'Reilly

A supplied image obtained on Tuesday, July 25, 2017, of the Bachelor Australia's Matty Johnson.

I'll be tuning in to The Bachelor but I'm not proud of it

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

The switch to electric vehicles could soon turn into a stampede as prices for electric and fossil cars reach parity.

End of petrol: Oil barons face death by electrification

COMMENT
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

"Rate hikes are so far away in our opinion."

Surging $A means 'rate hikes are so far away'

Vesna Poljak

Woolworths says the Mount Franklin product wasn't popular enough with customers.

'Why should Aussies pay more?' Coles blasts Coke, Heinz

Elizabeth Knight

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index and the broader All ordinaries both rose 0.7 per cent.

ASX stunned by local currency's breakneck rally

Jens Meyer

The Amazon meme that explains 20 years of business

COMMENT
John McDuling

Power bill shock to be felt at nation's cash registers

The workplace problem that will take 50 years to fix

Tom McIlroy

Two reasons for low wages growth the RBA governor ignored

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Sydney and Perth were once close in price, but their property markets couldn't have performed any differently.

Great divide: Downfall of Perth, Sydney's former real estate rival

Demand for resort-style homes has never been so high. Image: 54 Beachfront Mirage, Port Douglas.

Suite escape: Hotel style at home catches on in Australia

The house at 3 Dagonet Street was the Kerrigan family home in the famous film The Castle.

Not dreamin': Home from The Castle sells for $40,000 at auction

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'My plants are fake': Designers reveal truth behind their photos

When census came knocking, more than one in 10 homes was empty.

The reason one million homes were 'vacant' on census night

Tod's driving loafers are known for their softness and comfort.

The ultimate playboy shoe is having a surprise renaissance

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Seedlip Garden 108 is bright and herbal with six distillates including hand-picked peas.

Why Seedlip is the 'drink you have when you're not drinking'

Fine Drinks

Most of us may as well hang up the landline for good.

Why keeping your landline is a waste of money

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Angus Kidman

Former prime minister and treasurer Paul Keating was the architect of superannuation and the dividend imputation system.

Get ready for dividend season

Scott Phillips

Part-time work for school kids means sacrificing other pursuits.

Is it bad for high school students to work?

COMMENT
James Adonis

Apple farmer Kevin Sanders was one of the first to sign up to Online farmers' market MegaFresh .

First online farmers' market readies for launch

Carol Saffer

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Cricket Australia willing to seek arbitration for players dispute

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Bitcoin laundering 'mastermind' indicted

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Cash no longer king in Australia

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I'm not going anywhere: Canavan

Federal Politics

A woman trains a dog in Bicentennial Park at Rozelle Bay as the sun rises over Sydney.

Fairfax photos of the week - July 20, 2017

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Matty J and Leah.

Expect The Bachelor's cat fights to only get worse

Broede Carmody

Dance Moms star Abby Lee Miller has been sentenced to one year and one day in jail.

Disgraced Dance Moms director reveals prison fears

Red Symons is recovering after a fall.

Red Symons recovering from 'significant brain injury'

Broede Carmody

Briggs with Simpsons creator Matt Groening.

Aussie joins Simpsons creator's new Netflix show

Rob Moran

Matty Johnson from Channel 10's The Bachelor has addressed accusations of whitewashing on the show.

Matty J addresses The Bachelor so white controversy

Broede Carmody

Today's Karl Stefanovic hopes This Time Next Year will inspire viewers.

'You're not f---ing Brad Pitt': Kyle and Jackie O grill Karl

Rob Moran

Just a gentle hair tussle on The Bachelor.

'You're going to see a lot of crazy' on The Bachelor

Karl Quinn

Lee Cossey in the Australian Ninja Warrior grand finale.

It shouldn't surprise that Ninja Warrior is runaway success

COMMENT
Debi Enker

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

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David Allan-Petale

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

Chris Rock delivers personal bombshells to Perth crowd

Fran Rimrod

Luke Lazarus, left, convicted of sexual assault, outside his father's nightclub.

The Lazarus case goes to the heart of Australia's rape culture

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

James Hirschfeld, co-founder of the online invitation website Paperless Post, is in Sydney to present at Vogue Codes ...

The man responsible for Prince George's well-attended parties

Jenna Clarke

Prince William and Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge arrive in Berlin with their children Prince George and Princess ...

Prince William quits his day job, takes on new family gig

Michael Holden

"After being single for almost seven years, I am now in a new relationship. It's weird to say that out loud."

It's OK if your relationship isn't 'easy'

Koraly Dimitriadis

Sarah Jessica Parker seen at a film set in Manhattan.

SJP's new bob nails the perfectly undone hair trend

Stephanie Darling

US President Donald Trump in Vienna, Ohio.

'Despicable' - Celebrities react to Trump's transgender military ban

Nicole Economos

An AIS athlete trains in compression wear.

Compression gear works, despite study: AIS

Sarah Berry

The Age, News/FAshion . Model casting for the upcoming Melbourne Fashion Week. Pic shows Steffi from chadwicks models. ...

What 'diversity' looks like at fashion week

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Melissa Singer

Famous dad Robbie Williams shared a photo of tiny Theodora Rose sleeping on his chest.

The Instagram trend putting babies in danger

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Restaurant has one drink limit for adults dining with children

The Arnotts classic biscuit icecream range - a collaboration with Peters Ice Cream Australia.

Iced Vovo ice-cream? Yes please!

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Midweek dinner winner: Neil Perry's quick red chicken curry

Sticky date pudding.

36 steamy winter pudding recipes

Victor's Ochazuke.

Top chefs' everyday go-to recipes

The Emirates A380-800 first class private suite.

Threatened species: Why no one's flying first class anymore

Michael Gebicki

Vistara will give women first preference when it comes to getting window and aisle seats.

If you're a woman, this airline will ensure you don't get a middle seat

Justin Bachman

Volunteers control the flow of visitors to the Trevi Fountain in Rome this week.

Tourists' face big fines in Trevi Fountain visitor crackdown

The job listing is likely to do with Amazon Echo, a range of voice-activated smart speakers that Amazon sells in the US ...

Amazon hiring speakers of Australian English

An image from Nintendo's recent patent.

What games would be on a Nintendo 64 Mini?

COMMENT

With this, you can print the same piece of paper four times.

Re-use the same piece of paper with erasable ink printer

Dynaudio's Special Forties only get better as you play them.

Dynaudio's Forties are special indeed

Very pricey, but does the job.

Thunderbolt 3 dock: big power, but big price, too

2018 Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo.

Driving Porsche's uber wagon

Stephen Corby

Jaguar has committed to building an electric car based on its new I-Pace.

Britain to ban diesel and petrol cars

David McCowen

Ferrari now offers up to 15 years of warranty coverage on its models.

Ferrari offers 15-year warranty

Stephen Ottley

2017 McLaren 570S Spider.

Driven: McLaren's new Spider

Greg Kable

The 2012 Ford Focus.

ACCC takes on Ford

Stephen Ottley

LDV's G10 van received a three-star safety score.

LDV G10 gets three-star crash score

David McCowen

James Sutherland

Players blindsided by CA's calls for arbitration

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Andrew Wu

Bernard Tomic's father John knows a little bit about tennis and a lot about colourful language.

'I will find you': John Tomic's bizarre rant says it all

COMMENT
Andrew Webster

Joint silver medalists Emma McKeon of Australia and Katie Ledecky of the United States.

McKeon extends Aussie swim silver streak

Laine Clark

Tom Papley: "You don't go out there to make friends on the field."

Swans' warning to fledgling Hawks

Andrew Wu

Novak Djokovic said he won't play again in 2017 because of an elbow injury.

Injured Djokovic says he's out for rest of the season

Zoran Milosavljevic

A possible contender: Former Collingwood vice-captain James Clement is likely to be approached about the Magpies' CEO ...

Who gets the Pies top job?

Michael Gleeson

Adam Simpson has dismissed criticism about his coaching future.

Under-siege Eagles coach Adam Simpson 'up for the fight'

Brendan Foster

Griffin Logue played his best game to date for the Dockers last week.

Dockers rookie learns from Riewoldt trickery