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Nationals deputy leader Fiona Nash.

Nationals deputy leader caught in citizenship fiasco

Advancements in DNA technology led to Atkinson's conviction.

Brutal Perth rapist has his 15-year jail term reduced on appeal

Woodside plans to build worker accommodation at the site of the existing Bay Village.

WA Nationals want 700-bed Woodside FIFO camp rejected

Emergency crews are at the crash scene.

Boy, 6, one of three people killed in head-on crash near Lancelin

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A truck crash closed part of the Mitchell Freeway.

Five-hour clean up: Clarkson truck crash sparks traffic chaos

UPDATED

Two men are in police custody.

Workers help police catch two men after car chase in Mandurah

Pauline Hanson wears full burqa in Senate Question Time stunt

WA mining leases in jeopardy after Twiggy wins bid

Riding high: Drug accused caught after cycling into cop car

Tight spot: Bayswater Bridge claims new victim

Brandis pulls off his finest speech by calling out a dangerous fool

COMMENT

A tourism operator took these images as they flew over the site on a trip.

WA tourism fears after Rio Tinto bulldozer spotted near Hoizontal Falls

Snake catchers Brooke and Tony Harrison caught this snake in a child's play area in Tallebudgera, on the Gold Coast.

'She went white': Mother's terrifying discovery in kids toys

Not only does bush poet Craig Waterman publish and perform his poetry, his family hangs them on the wall for friends and ...

'Let your emotions out': WA bush bard battles blues with ballards

The famous carrot!

Woman finds her long-lost diamond ring on a carrot

Could he be the greatest ever Eagle?

Kennedy on track to becoming greatest ever Eagles goal-scorer

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How algae paved way for humans

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

Barcelona attack: Van ploughs into crowd in ...

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Trump 'sad' about removal of 'beautiful' ...

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Barcelona terror attack: What we know so far

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Telika Tasha Narkle pleaded guilty in Northam courthouse.

Northam woman fined for punching out stranger in Midland

Carla Hildebrandt

WA's unemployment rate falls as job market recovers

Fran Rimrod

A fond farewell to Australia's golden girl Betty Cuthbert

Kate Hedley

Fiona Stanley Hospital was the first in WA to have all non-clinical services outsourced.

Serco's service for Fiona Stanley Hospital gets pass mark

PathWest has had its reputation dented again by a privacy breach.

Perth woman wants PathWest employee 'sacked' for revealing records

David Allan-Petale

Chris Dawson speaks on his first day in the job

WA's new top cop launches 'short sharp review' of the force

Phil Hickey

A Perth man strangled a woman in a fight over ice.

GW - back page / quiz, may 9

Perth man guilty of partner's murder after they argued over meth quality

Cole Miller was killed in an alleged one punch attack early in January. His accused killers have been denied bail.

18 months suspended for one-punch death

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There has been a second serious HSC security breach at a Sydney high school.

School forced to cancel trials after second exam theft

NSW

A house a car in Waramanga was sprayed with bullets earlier this year.

ACT mulls new law to crack down on drive-by shootings

ACT

Andrew Forrest has been trying to stop mining on Minderoo station for years.

WA mining leases in jeopardy after Twiggy wins bid

Nationals Fiona Nash Joyce Canavan

Citizenship crisis: What the hell is going on with the Nationals?

COMMENT
James Massola

Brandis pulls off his finest speech by calling out a dangerous fool

COMMENT
David Wroe

Brandis cheered by Greens and Labor? Yes, it really happened

Sketch
Tony Wright

Senator Pauline Hanson wears a burqa during question time at Parliament House in Canberra on Thursday 17 August 2017.

Hanson burqa stunt ignites firestorm over religious freedoms

Amy Remeikis

Mr Morrison introduced the Medicare levy to the parliament on Thursday.

Morrison may need just one more Senate vote to pass Medicare levy

Refugees at the Manus Island regional processing centre protesting earlier this month.

Australia's PNG offshore detention of asylum seekers valid

Michael Koziol

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson takes off a burqa during Senate Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, ...

Pauline Hanson slammed by George Brandis for burqa stunt

Stephanie Peatling

Joshua Wong, right, chants slogans as a supporter, left, reacts outside the high court before a ruling on a prosecution ...

Umbrella Movement's Joshua Wong sentenced to jail

Kirsty Needham

A defaced General Robert E. Lee statue stands at the Duke Chapel in Durham, NC.

Trump 'sad' about removal of 'beautiful' Confederate statues

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Steve Bannon: "Ethno-nationalism - it's losers. It's a fringe element."

Bannon calls supremacists 'clowns', contradicts Trump

Supporters hold a sign as German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during an election campaign stop in Koblenz, Germany, ...

Russian-Germans in focus amid fears of Moscow propaganda

Demonstrators in Los Angeles decry hatred and racism.

From Civil War to Charlottesville: How America has changed

COMMENT
Bob Carr

Illustration: Matt Davidson.

The one good thing about the ABS same-sex marriage postal vote

COMMENT
Peter Martin

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson.

What One Nation's plans for the ABC would mean

COMMENT
Jonathan Holmes

Some form of dividend cut was widely telegraphed but the degree to which Telstra decided to swing the axe took the ...

Are Telstra's best days behind it?

COMMENT
John McDuling

Treasury Wine Estates chief executive Mike Clarke has delivered another set of stellar results.

Wine giant's $3000 all-staff bonus draws fire

Darren Gray

Bunnings continued to grow in Australia but has run into trouble in the UK and Ireland.

Bunnings UK fail too 'horrible to contemplate'

Patrick Hatch

Anthony Pratt.

Pratt boxing clever on the Amazon invasion

Colin Kruger, CBD

Same-sex marriage postal plebiscite doesn't pass the pub test

COMMENT
Harold Mitchell

Fox Sports play from News, Telstra lays path for Foxtel float

Lucy Battersby

'Fighting fit' Whitehaven's 1900 per cent profit lift

Darren Gray

Inside the mass CEO defection from Trump

Josh and Elyse's practical plans saw them walk away with the $5000 prize.

Will pester power work? Inside word on The Block's kids' rooms

A good tradie is worth their weight in gold, steel, or at least the full amount of their quote.

Creeping quotes: Clear signs you shouldn't hire that tradie

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How to make your home look luxurious on a budget

Many different types of renewable energy have the potential to radically transform built environments.

Pace of renewable energy leaves planners struggling to keep up

This house in Achladies along the Greek island's Aegean coast, is built on a slope using retaining walls to compose the ...

Floored: Centuries-old design material makes a comeback

Sustainability and recycling was the big focus for this year's Woolmark Prize.

Sustainable style: Why you could soon be wearing plastic to dinner

Men's Style

Want to make your new business look cool? Surkus pays people to wait in line.

Restaurants are using a secret rent-a-crowd app to look cooler

Fine Dining

Sea change: Amber Joyce and her son Billy on the beach in Thirroul.

How one couple is saving $19,338 a year on childcare

Georgina Dent

Illustration: Simon Letch

Ask Noel: will the Seniors Supplement be restored?

Noel Whittaker

Sound like a local and you can disguise incompetence. Sound like a foreigner and you could unfairly struggle.

How a foreign accent limits your career

COMMENT
James Adonis

Siblings Alexandra and Nic De Bonis are the founders of Workyard, an app aimed at the construction industry.

From nightmare renovation to multi-million dollar app

Cara Waters

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Calombaris pleads guilty to assault

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Michael Moore busses theatregoers to Trump Tower

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Meth 'ruined' Chris Yarran's career

Zoo keeper Eva Ravagni holding the 2.5-month old Borneo Orangutan baby "Hujan" in her arms in Krefeld, Germany, Tuesday, ...

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The truth is out in the brand new season of Younger - now streaming only on Stan.

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

Rising star named highest-paid actress, ousting J-Law

On Monday night's program, the ABC's Tom Tilley interviewed a caller who claimed to be Jewish and said he welcomed the ...

How the alt-right trolled Triple J's Hack program

Broede Carmody

The Vice doco follows white nationalist Chris Cantwell.

'Points for us': Charlottesville doco on SBS exposes neo-Nazis

Rob Moran

Stuntman Johann Ofner died after he was shot in the chest while filming a music video in Brisbane.

Slain Ninja Warrior highlights reel released

Broede Carmody

Simone was forced to defend her past work as a stripper.

Bachelor backlash after reveal of stripper pasts

Rob Moran

Whether Ben Affleck will return in The Batman has been the source of much speculation.

Bat out of the bag? Affleck leaving Batman, says brother

Michael Idato

Daniel Craig will star in his fifth and final Bond film.

'I want to go out on a high note': Craig's Bond is back

Michael Idato

"I'm not joking when I say I would feel more comfortable if Cersei Lannister was running the country at this point," ...

Kimmel slams Trump: 'Better if Cersei was running the country'

Bill Keveney

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

Myer ambassador Jennifer Hawkins on the red carpet at the Myer spring 2017 fashion launch in Coogee.

Myer stages the most Australiana spectacle since Sydney 2000

Jenna Clarke

James Alex Fields, 20, has been charged over the fatal car crash.

Why we love holding mothers to account for violent sons

Naomi Chainey

Rihanna at the Met Gala 2015, one of the looks which inspired a pair of the Stance socks.

All we want to wear are RiRi's socks with her face on them

Nicole Economos

The only thing worse being the two single friends left in my social circle is being the absolute last.

When you're the last friend in the group to hit life milestones

Suzanne Zuppello

The famous carrot!

This is the good news story we all needed today

Annie Brown

Footage of MasterChef judge George Calombaris at the A-League grand final. in Sydney.

George Calombaris pleads guilty to assault

The Sale Whisperer: Get your wardrobe ready for spring

Nicole Economos

Dion Lee's warehouse sale is on this weekend.

Designer labels headed for Chapel Street

Melissa Singer

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How to stop your child falling down the YouTube rabbit hole

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Five ways dogs really are just like toddlers

Woolworths Possum Magic Coin Launch.

Woolworths on the money with Possum Magic collectibles

Salmon fillets with caramelised onions and wilted greens.

How to caramelise onions the easy hands-free way

Essento insect burgers contain mealworms, rice and vegetables.

Good grub: Bug burgers go on sale

Copa di testa (pig's head terrine) with salted cumquats at The Agrarian Kitchen.

Why Hobart is one of the hottest places to eat in Australia right now

Liechtenstein is Europe's second least visited country.

Have you been to any of these 18 least visited countries in the world?

You cannot be compelled to close your window shade on a plane, but it is good manners.

Why flight attendants tell you to close your window shade on planes

Michael Gebicki

A woman takes a picture during a protest against tourism in Barcelona.

Tourists on segways 'egged' in Barcelona in protest over crowds

Nokia 8

New Nokia flagship has millennial-focused trick

BOP Industries CEO Scott Millar has been travelling around the country hosting workshops

CEO, 17, has holographic company during school

Mania

Review: Sega let fans make Sonic game. It's the best since 1994.

Introducing a heap of simple, internet-connected devices into your home also introduces some issues.

Want a smart home? Read this first

COMMENT

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is the face of the 1981-1984 generation.

Why so many tech titans are the same age

2018 Volkswagen Golf R.

Is the new Golf R the world's best hot hatch?

David McCowen

2013 Land Rover Discovery 4.

The dangers of buying a used Land Rover Discovery

David Morley

2017 Peugeot 3008.

Peugeot's new Mazda CX-5 rival tested

Drive Staff

Alfa Romeo is set to benefit from FCA's new autonomous technology partnership.

Fiat Chrysler joins forces with BMW

Stephen Ottley

Hyundai debuts new fuel-cell vehicle.

Hyundai reveals Australia's first fuel cell vehicle

David McCowen

The Federal Government has reversed its decision to allow parallel imports from Japan and the UK

Federal government drops parallel imports plan

David McCowen

The Melbourne Rebels are the chief beneficiaries of a deal between the ARU and VRU.

The $20 million deal that punted the Western Force out

Roy Masters

Playing it safe: Melbourne's Angus Brayshaw chose to wear a helmet for his AFL return.

Protecting the head: AFL to trial new helmets

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Sam McClure

Could he be the greatest ever Eagle?

Kennedy on track to becoming greatest ever Eagles goal-scorer

Kim Hagdorn

Seven West Media chief executive Tim Worner believes networks should be rewarded for growing the popularity of sports.

TV sports rights at 'tipping point' after Seven Network loss

Adrian Proszenko

Zac Dawson was a very underrated full-back for Fremantle.

Doors close on Dawson: No farewell for maligned defender

Hannah Barry

Time to change: Western Bulldog Jake Stringer needs to work harder for his midfielders, according to Wayne Carey.

'Be that guy' Carey urges Stringer

Sam McClure

Sunday's match will also be the last Fremantle Dockers game played at Domain Stadium.

Harley Bennell set for Dockers debut in last match at Domain

James Kelly of the Bombers

Kelly's future changed by Dons stint

Daniel Cherny