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The parole board has ordered Ben Cousins to complete further rehabilitation courses.

Fallen Eagle Ben Cousins fails drug test in Perth jail

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Labor frontbencher Penny Wong.

We didn't want to be here. But we are, so we must fight

COMMENT
Penny Wong

A clip from the video.

Cashless welfare opponents lash out at 'appalling' video

People shouldn't be ashamed to speak up for the classical vision of marriage.

Why marriage should be between a man and a woman

COMMENT

Beautiful landscapes in Komodo Island, Labuan Bajo Indonesia. The islands of unesco heritage and one of the magic ...

Indonesia pushes for Australian investment to help build a 'new Bali'

Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

'I hold you responsible for all the filth this debate will unleash'

Where's my equity? The harsh lesson of building a cookie-cutter house

COMMENT

The inside story of corruption in Australian Border Force

EXCLUSIVE

ABC issues email to staff warning them over marriage equality

No appeal in case of killed Kalgoorlie teen Elijah Doughty

O'Callaghan 'would certainly be interested' in an advocacy role

Mr Dolphin captured this stunning shot of the little critter looking a bit chilly.

'Absolutely amazing': Quokka spotted atop snowy Bluff Knoll summit

The cashless welfare card has been trialled in Ceduna and Kununurra.

The cashless welfare card alienates those it sets out to help

COMMENT

James Hird.

It's official: Hird to present Norm Smith Medal

Actor Johnny Ruffo has had emergency surgery to remove a brain tumour.

Perth actor Johnny Ruffo has surgery to remove a brain tumour

Brad Haddin.

Blewett out, Haddin is new fielding coach

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Trump chicken appears outside White House

A friendly match between Joondalup United and Perth Glory at Percy Doyle Reserve has been postponed due to flooding.

PHOTOS: Rain, wind and hail lashes Perth

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Why kids at this Perth daycare nap outside - even in winter

Picture Editor's Choice, August 11, 2017

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Ben Cousins fails drug test in Perth prison, ...

9:18PM

Five reasons Trump's threat of war scarier than ...

7:13PM

Hundreds of jobs are on the line after news the Ravensthorpe nickel mine will shut down.

WA's Ravensthorpe mine closes on low nickle price, threatening jobs

James Attwood and David Stringer

Where is my equity? Lessons learned from buying a Perth cookie-cutter house

COMMENT
Mark Campbell

'I've had no offers from anybody at this stage': O'Callaghan

Phil Hickey

A clip from the video.

Cashless welfare opponents lash out at 'appalling' video

Hannah Barry

Elijah Doughty as hit and killed by a car in a West Australian gold mining town.

No appeal in case of killed Kalgoorlie teen Elijah Doughty

The Mitchell Freeway extension north of Perth.

South of the river drivers you haven't been forgotten

David Allan-Petale

Monty was attacked while on a leash in front of an Inglewood Bunnings store.

Perth schnauzer Monty mauled by dogs with 'lying owners'

Fran Rimrod

One current and one former Australian Border Force officer were arrested this week.

The inside story of corruption in the Border Force

EXCLUSIVE

Former Kambala principal Debra Kelliher

Former elite school principal sues school, teachers

NSW

Princess Cruises confirmed the spread of gastro on board the Sun Princess.

Almost 100 people struck with gastro on cruise ship

QLD

Vanessa Giannasca visiting her dogs Lucky and Lady at Calwell Vet after they were mauled by three dogs earlier this week.

'This shouldn't happen': Puppies brutally mauled

ACT

Opposition leader Bill Shorten told Parliament House on Thursday that Labor would stand with LGBTI people.

One of the biggest moments in Bill Shorten's path to The Lodge

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Penny Wong: Yes this postal ploy hurts, but please don't boycott it

COMMENT

Postal vote the 'worst research you can do apart from robopolls'

Judith Ireland

Federal Opposition leader Bill Shorten.

'I hold you responsible for every bit of filth': Shorten blasts Turnbull

James Massola

Noel Pearson at the Queensland Media Club on Thursday.

Pearson: Delay republic until Indigenous vote is held

Felicity Caldwell

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in ...

Australia joins in global effort to hose down Trump fallout

Fergus Hunter

"Couldn't be content winning the presidency": Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday.

As it happened: the day in politics from Parliament House

Stephanie Peatling

Pravit Rojanaphruk showing his ink-stained hands after being fingerprinted by police.

South-east Asian regimes step up repression of critics

Lindsay Murdoch

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Us President Donald Trump.

North Korea threatens to fire missile at US island within days

Kirsty Needham

Cassandra Sainsbury.

Strain begins to show as Australian taken back to Colombian jail

ANALYSIS
Andrew Wight

The launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea. on July 28.

Five reasons Trump's threat of war sounds scarier than it is

As Jane Caro watched other women speak out about sexual assault and abuse, she decided to face her shame.

Why I won't let shame silence me any more

COMMENT
Jane Caro

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during a press conference to announce a postal vote on same sex marriage on Tuesday.

A postal vote is a silly idea, but polling voters makes sense

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

The more people sign up for Malcolm Turnbull's NBN the more they complain about the underwhelming experience.

Dodgy from the start: don't blame Turnbull for Labor's flawed NBN

COMMENT
Peter Martin

The group, co-founded by retail and property billionaire Brett Blundy, has kept faith with its strategy of increasing ...

Amazon not so scary, says Blundy's big box retail owner

Carolyn Cummins

The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 Index and the broader All Ordinaries Index each closed just slightly lower, each down 0.1 per ...

Global tensions pull ASX down

Jessica Sier

KKR's latest deal suggests a view that economic strength in Australia and New Zealand is stronger than many outsiders ...

Private equity giant's each-way bet on Aussie house prices

ANALYSIS

Beautiful landscapes in Komodo Island, Labuan Bajo Indonesia. The islands of unesco heritage and one of the magic ...

Should Australian superannuation build a 'new Bali'?

Jewel Topsfield

Rally over? $A in broad-based retreat

Jens Meyer

'Very troubling': Morrison slams CBA's 'epic fail'

Clancy Yeates

AGL flags $1b profit amid surging power prices

Mathew Dunckley

Pokie giant buys gaming company behind Vikings: War of Clans

Nassim Khadem

Mum working from home for Mumtrepreneur feature. Thinkstock generic pic.

Why working from home succeeds at some firms - and not others

A conceptual rendering of a high-speed train on a rail line that will run from Los Angels to San Francisco.

Slow-moving train crash: Why high-speed rail has become a joke

COMMENT

Guest bedroom week on The Block 2017

What really happened on The Block's guest bedroom week

The new Airbnb offices in Sydney.

Craft beer and ping pong: Millennials turn office design on its head

Flat-pack, epitomised by Swedish juggernaut IKEA, has become the poster child for fast furniture.

The real problem with fast furniture, and it's not IKEA

Seth Rogen sported a dad bod in <i>Bad Neigbours</i>.

Why so many men are losing the fight against the 'dad bod'

Fitness

A succesful date is really just about having good ettiquete.

The basic things people always do wrong on the first date

Culture

Innovative technology may be able to help teach children how to handle money.

How to make our kids money smart

Catherine Robson

Despite reports of the property market coming off the boil, it's still not a welcoming environment for Millennials.

Five better places for Millennials to put their money than property

Clayton Howes

Kimberley Smith's The Fit Mummy Project app clocked up over 1000 downloads in the first few weeks after launch.

Cashing in on the mummy market

Nina Hendy

Why are CEOs paid so much when their core roles are outsourced to consultants?

Are you sick of consultants?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

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Amazing escape as train clips car

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Jobe Watson announces retirement

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Targeting the mummy market

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Calming tensions with North Korea

North Korea

In this Thursday, May 25, 2017 photo, Rashad Rouse, 27, whose dream is getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, ...

World of Photos - August 10, 2017

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

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They're Swedish guys and private eyes, Swedish Dicks - now streaming only on Stan.

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New approaches for retaining millennial staff

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Lateline host Emma Alberici has said Australia dragging its feet on marriage equality is an "indictment" on both sides ...

ABC staff gagged over marriage equality

Broede Carmody

Lots of vancant gazes: Nicole LaLiberte and Kyle MacLachlan in Twin Peaks.

Confused by Twin Peaks? You're not alone, says its star

Michael Idato

Proud to make an Australian film in his adopted homeland: Ben Elton.

'Summers' premiere puts spring in Ben Elton's step

Garry Maddox

Rebel Wilson at the Supreme Court following her defamation trial verdict in June.

Rebel Wilson suffers concussion on set of new comedy

Rob Moran

Disney have announced plans to consolidate their most valuable content, including Frozen and its upcoming sequel, and ...

Disney's streaming service is the biggest disruption since Netflix

Michael Idato

Oscar winners Joel and Ethan Coen have teamed with Netflix for their first TV series.

Oscar-winning siblings breaking into TV with new Netflix series

Michael Idato

Sian's reaction when Laura returned with a rose.

What's with The Bachelor? It's getting more UnReal

COMMENT
Aja Styles

In your face: A fight scene from Pop-up Globe's Henry V.

Blood, vomit on the audience: Shakespeare like its 1614

Michael Lallo

Brendan Varis of Feral Brewing, which dominated the Perth Royal Beer Awards.

The sweet brew of success: Feral Brewery dominates beer awards

David Prestipino

There are gourmet options galore in the Swan Valley.

Spend the weekend unlocking WA's secret gourmet wonderland

David Prestipino

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

Jo Hartley asks: Why do we stay in dead-end relationships?

Why do we stay in dead-end relationships?

Jo Hartley

Andrea Swift, pictured at the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in 2015

Taylor Swift's mum told her not to report alleged 'grope'

Johnny Ruffo is now on the mend after emergency surgery.

Actor Johnny Ruffo thought he had migraine, it was much worse

Nicole Economos

Amber Heard and Elon Musk on the Gold Coast in April.

Amber Heard speaks out on split from Elon Musk

Sara Moniuszko

Does protein love your guts?

Could a protein-rich diet soothe an inflamed gut?

Sarah Berry

Jennifer Lawrence makes four appearances on Vogue's September issue's four covers.

J-Law drinks bourbon, talks about new BF for painted Vogue cover

Mary Ward

Donald Trump normal image and with the filter.

These FaceApp race filters were obviously a very bad idea

Abby Ohlheiser

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 09: A model walks the runway in a design by Boardies during the David Jones Spring Summer ...

Surprise striptease: DJs show's raunchiest moment

Melissa Singer

Photo: Sabrina Carpenter/ styledbymagic/Instagram

Why Disney fans are obsessed with these Minnie Mouse ears

Photos: David Beckham

David Beckham proves he is just like any other dad

Cash Warren and Jessica Alba with daughters, Honor,9, and Haven, 5.

Jessica Alba's 'rules' for naming baby number three

Chicken and chickpea stew.

16 slow-cooker recipes for breakfast, dinner and dessert

Wynns Coonawarra Estate is one of Australia's most-valued wineries.

Is this Australia's best value winery?

Midweek mussels: Big bowls of mussels, risoni, peas and bacon.

Easy peasy midweek mussels with creamy pasta, peas and bacon

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Not just politicians: Why dual citizenship can be a bad thing

Michael Gebicki

Doha, Qatar. Australians will now be able to enter Qatar, visa-free, for 30 days.

Qatar scraps visas for Australians and 79 other countries

Beautiful Guam Guam is an island in Micronesia, but is a US territory. It is known as the place "where America starts ...

Seven things to know about the island North Korea wants to bomb

Paul Chai

Samus is better than ever in the new Metroid game.

An iconic, if overlooked, game franchise returns

Facebook has introduced a new 'Watch' tab in the US.

Facebook takes on TV with new 'Watch' tab

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Australia needs to embrace, not fear, automation: study

Just what you need for a brutal long-haul flight.

Sony headphones new king of noise cancelling

Pearson Test of English.

Ex-radio news reader fails robot's English test

2018 Ford Focus RS Limited Edition.

New Ford Focus RS Limited Edition revealed

Dom Tripolone

2018 Kia Stinger.

Kia Stinger priced under $50k

Andrew Maclean

Australians believe sports car drivers are the rudest.

Do Australians hate sports car drivers?

David McCowen

Nissan has slashed the price of its 370Z sports car.

Nissan slashes 370Z prices

David McCowen

2017 Renault Megane Intens sedan.

Renault's new Toyota Corolla rival reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 BMW 420i v Infiniti Q60 GT.

BMW 4-Series Coupe v Infiniti Q60

Andrew Maclean

In form: Sally Pearson.

The world is on notice - Sally is back

Michael Gleeson

Donald Trump congratulates Stuart Deane.

Aussie pro who won $US1 million off Trump

Evin Priest

Genevieve LaCaze, United States' Emma Coburn and Kenya's Celliphine Chepteek Chespol cross the line.

Aussies bounce back at World Athletics Championships

Michael Gleeson

Retiring: Steve Johnson will hang up the boots at the end of the season.

Stevie J confirms end-of-season retirement

Andrew Wu

James Hird.

It's official: Hird to present Norm Smith Medal

Brad Haddin.

Blewett out, Haddin is new fielding coach

Scott Pendlebury has backed his coach.

Pendlebury backs new multi-year deal for Buckley

Jobe Watson at the media conference announcing his retirement.

Forgiving but not forgetting, Jobe moves on

Greg Baum