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Police were called to Halls Head College on Tuesday afternoon to confiscate a plastic toy gun brought to school by a student.

WA police seize 'firearm' student brought to school

Danyle Pearce makes his way onto the ground in 2014.

'Unfortunate racist attitudes still exist': Pearce on fan abuse

Gudden copped heavy fines for taking payments for patios he never built. (File image.)

Perth tradesman cops hefty fine for patios he never built

Australian Medical Association national president Dr Michael Gannon confirmed the AMA promoted and distributed a pelvic ...

'Not our proudest hour': AMA WA admits role in pelvic mesh scandal

EXCLUSIVE

The dog is currently in RSPCA care.

Geraldton dog 'set on fire' triggers RSPCA investigation

The entrance to Casuarina Prison.

Report reveals poor hygiene, overcrowding at WA prison

Push for High Court to hear citizenship saga 'as quickly as possible'

11 years after their dad walks out... his son spots him at the shops

Missing journo mystery deepens as headless torso washes up

City of Perth invest in body cameras for parking inspectors

The 50-year-old passenger card that could undo Lib MP

Andrew Forrest in the crowd during a rally in support of the Western Force, at the Force HQ in Perth, Sunday, August 20, ...

ARU rejects Twiggy's eye-watering offer to save the Force and the game

Sue Neill-Fraser has spent the past seven years in jail.

Secret file could prove yacht killer's innocence

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Too easy: Ryan Crotty makes a break through the threadbare Australian defence.

NZ Assistant coach reveals why ABs had Wallabies' measure

Taylor Swift is set to release her first new solo single in almost three years later this week.

Mystery snake post follows Swift wiping her entire online presence

Fatboy Slim will return to Perth in January 2018.

Fatboy Slim returns to Perth for epic dance music festival

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Siblings' viral Pauline Hanson parody song

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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Australian Medical Association national president Dr Michael Gannon confirmed the AMA promoted and distributed a pelvic ...

AMA WA's role in pelvic mesh scandal revealed

EXCLUSIVE
Joanne McCarthy

Perth tradie fined 27k for ripping off patio customers

David Allan-Petale

Report reveals poor hygiene and overcrowding at WA prison

Hannah Barry

Police were called to Halls Head College on Tuesday afternoon to confiscate a plastic toy gun brought to school by a student.

Police seize 'firearm' after student brings it to WA school

Force benefactor: Andrew Forrest at a Save the Force rally in Perth on Sunday.

ARU rejects $50 million offer from Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest

Tom Decent

Danyle Pearce makes his way onto the ground in 2014.

'It's unfortunate racist attitudes still exist': Danyle Pearce

Phil Hickey

The dog is currently in RSPCA care.

Geraldton dog 'set on fire' triggers RSPCA investigation

Hannah Barry

The top 10 pubs for poker machine profit made $117 million.

The pubs that hit the jackpot with $117m windfall

EXCLUSIVE

Burn victim Dana Vulin as she appeared on Seven's Sunday Night program and (inset) before the fire attack.

Burns survivor says she has 'no time to hate'

Crown Prince Frederik was in Queensland for a regatta but Princess Mary reportedly did not make the trip.

Crown Prince turned away from bar: report

QLD

Canberra's light rail Stage Two, overseen by Transport Minister Meegan Fitzharris, is unlikely to extend to Canberra ...

Light rail unlikely to go to hospital despite backing

ACT

Chris May fought in Afghanistan with the Australian Defence Force.

'Part of their hearts fell out': what Trump's strategy means for home

David Wroe

Multinational tech giants grilled over offshore revenue shift

Eryk Bagshaw

Government pushes court to hear citizenship saga within four weeks

Facebook 'not moving fast enough' to stop fake news in Australia

Amy Remeikis

"I'm sick and tired of hearing people say 'that's my money'": Cheryl, who preferred not to give her last name, at ...

Surprising support in Bankstown for drug-testing trial

Garry Maddox

Attorney-General George Brandis has urged the High Court to see to the citizenship saga as quickly as possible

Inquiry labelled 'waste of time' after judges were excused

Stephanie Peatling

Defence Minister Marise Payne says she will discuss Australian troop numbers in Afghanistan with the US.

Australia to talk troop numbers with US after Trump unveils plan

David Wroe

Damage to the portside of the USS John S. McCain is visible.

Divers find remains of missing US sailors in hull of USS John McCain

Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop holds a press conference in Melbourne, Friday, August 18, 2017. Ms ...

Duterte's drug war a 'deep concern' for Foreign Minister Bishop

Lindsay Murdoch

Peter Madsen on board his submarine.

Dark turn in missing journo mystery as a headless torso is found

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer in Arlington Virginia.

Donald Trump clears way for troop increase in Afghanistan

Chinese soldiers with fixed bayonets attend the flag-raising ritual at dawn in Tiananmen Square.

Global expansion: how far will China go?

COMMENT
Peter Hartcher

The outcry against President Donald Trump proved the hypocrisy of the left, according to some Australian commentators.

Look what the left has done now

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

If a single mother is forced to rely on the system to survive there's not much relief.

Sole breadwinners who should be celebrated

COMMENT
Clare Payne

Banks are wary about a proposal to give the industry regulator greater power to intervene in remuneration.

Banks face shareholder battle over the bonus BEAR

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Anna Patty

BHP chief executive officer Andrew Mackenzie.

'They went too hard' - BHP's American retreat wins plaudits

Darren Gray

Spotless CEO Martin Sheppard was going about his normal day-to-day business on Friday as Downer moved higher up the ...

No Downer as Spotless boss makes abrupt exit

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'Huge win' for small business as banks eliminate unfair contracts

EXCLUSIVE
Cara Waters

Vodafone uses NBN to launch first fixed line products

Lucy Battersby
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After 93 years on the same famous street, this antiques dealer is going

Simon Johanson

Roast chook standoff brings profits home to Inghams

Patrick Hatch

It takes two to tango: Why borrowers need to take responsibility for their debt

Even if a bank will give you $1 million, doesn't mean you should take it

Comment

Experts fear how indebted households will manage economic shocks.

'Perfect storm of issues' leaves Aussies on verge of mortgage crisis

The key to designing the perfect room is to choose clever furniture and make it work hard for you. Georgia and Ronnie's ...

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Chill out: Clever ways to warm up your home for winter

Burgess house in Beaumaris.

'History not to be demolished': Fight to save suburb's character

Nineties inspired sneakers such as Nike's Dunks will be making a big impression.

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Men's Shoes

The new M5 has all the room of a sedan and acceleration power of a sports car.

The luxury sedan that accelerates like a sports car

Cars

Dominic Grevsmuhl works for a company that provides software for online retailers and travels frequently between ...

Australians are being ripped off on currency exchange

John Collett

Lazy investors could do better than the diligent.

Why lazy investors can come out ahead

John Collett

Small Business Ombudsman Kate Carnell says such enterprises need somewhere to go if they feel aggrieved by their ...

'Huge win' for small business as banks agree to eliminate unfair terms from contracts

EXCLUSIVE
Cara Waters

Cathy Morrissey runs The Renovation College through Facebook.

Meet the Facebook business queens

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Australia to talk troop numbers with US

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Siblings' viral Pauline Hanson parody song

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Is Taylor Swift reclaiming the snake?

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Total solar eclipse spectacle

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A Lannister reunion is on the cards.

What the Game of Thrones' season finale has in store

Broede Carmody

Helliar in June, joking about Ten's financial woes.

Can The Project save Ten from terrible Sunday ratings?

ANALYSIS
Michael Lallo

Taylor Swift is set to release her first new solo single in almost three years later this week.

Mystery snake post follows Swift wiping entire online presence

Rob Moran

Falls Festival 2017/18

Silver anniversary Falls Festival line-up announced

Martin Boulton

Now into his seventh life, Beric ought to have afew more answers than he does, surely.

Game of Thrones fans' distress over game-changer

Broede Carmody

Shorten compared repeated questions over his citizenship status to the Obama birth certificate conspiracy.

Q&A; recap: Shorten emerges unscathed from solo grilling

Neil McMahon

Australian singer/songwriter, Paul Kelly has finally made it to No.1.

Life is Fine after Paul Kelly's first No.1 album in Australia

Martin Boulton

Tina Arena says she has been approached to play the role on many occasions.

Iconic role lures Arena back to the music theatre stage

Nathanael Cooper

An 'A-Grade design to update outdated office buildings.

A vision of post-boom Perth: Designs to revitalise the CBD

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David Allan-Petale

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

The sweet brew of success: Feral Brewery dominates beer awards

David Prestipino

Flume is the headline act for Falls.

Flume and Fleet Foxes headline a massive Fremantle Falls Festival

Joss Whedon cultivated a certain feminist mythology about himself and then used that mythology to justify repeated ...

Not just cheating: Why Joss Whedon's behaviour matters

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Taylor Swift shuts down Kim, Kanye, Katy and Calvin with snake clip.

Taylor Swift shuts down Kim, Kanye, Katy and Calvin

Amy Croffey

We're drinking differently, DrinkWise report says.

How our drinking culture has changed in 10 years

Sarah Berry

As a bloke, I was allowed to express a doomsday scenario about parenthood freely and openly, which was quite cathartic.

The key to enjoying parenthood? Low expectations

Paul Chai

Supermodel Emily Ratajkowski looks fierce in a short skirt with a pinstripe trench and boots for a DKNY photo shoot ...

We love to hate bankers. So why do we dress like them?

Melissa Singer

Polly Dunning has calculated that if she returns to full-time work her family would have to fork out $32,900 in ...

Childcare costs more than my salary. Don't tell me to work

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Polly Dunning

From left, Channel Seven's Mel Doyle, Nine's Lisa Wilkinson and Channel Ten's Sandra Sully at Audi Hamilton Island Race ...

Doyle, Wilkinson and Sully get competitive on Hamilton Island

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Dr Kerryn Phelps believes two parasites whose names are unfamiliar to many of us may contribute to irritable bowel ...

The two gut parasites that most of us haven't heard of

Paula Goodyer

Freedom Eubanks with her newborn daughter Eclipse, named after Monday's total solar eclipse in the US.

Baby girl is total solar Eclipse of her parents' heart

Two boys helped themselves to food and alcohol in a Sainsbury's store

Two boys get locked in supermarket overnight - consume $500 worth of food

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Is this the most incredible cubby-house ever?

Bacon and pea soup.

Three Blue Ducks' velvety green pea and bacon soup

Benjamin Law with his finished sourdough bread.

Dough boy: Benjamin Law's quest for the perfect sourdough

A Biggie Smalls kebab.

The best way to score a big serving (hint: it's not tipping)

You can't impress an Australian with a beach.

The 13 things you will never hear an Australian traveller say

Ben Groundwater

Private Boeing 787 Dreamliner 787 VVIP. Photo: Kestrel Aviation

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner that costs $100,000 an hour to fly

Traveller

The fake Qantas website that the 'free flight' posts will take users to.

No free flights: Thousands hit by Qantas Facebook scam

Craig Platt

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Android 8 is officially called Android Oreo

What Mars could have looked like during an ice age 400,000 years ago.

How is it possible that it snows on Mars?

President Donald Trump points to the sun, unprotected, during the solar eclipse.

Yes, Donald Trump did just stare directly at the solar eclipse

The Essential smartphone, with and without its sold-separately 360 degree camera.

Is Essential's Android phone ... essential?

The THeMIS ADDER, from Estonian company Milrem, is a smart unmanned system that could potentially be controlled by AI.

Musk, others warn UN on killer robots

2009 Subaru Forester.

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Cameron McGavin

Audi's S1 offers turbocharged performance.

The sweet spot: Audi A1 Sportback

David McCowen

2017 Mercedes-AMG E63 S 4Matic

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Andrew Maclean

Skoda will offer a diesel variant of its Kodiaq seven-seat SUV.

Skoda Kodiaq diesel confirmed

Dom Tripolone

2018 BMW M5.

New BMW M5 revealed

Greg Kable

Great Wall is interesting in buying Jeep.

Jeep denies Chinese sale

Stephen Ottley

Force benefactor: Andrew Forrest at a Save the Force rally in Perth on Sunday.

ARU rejects $50 million offer from Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest

Tom Decent

Danyle Pearce makes his way onto the ground in 2014.

'It's unfortunate racist attitudes still exist': Danyle Pearce

Phil Hickey

The twighlight timeslot looks set to become an annual event.

Why twilight preliminary finals in the AFL are here to stay

Sam McClure

Mark LeCras could play his final game for West Coast this weekend.

Critical Crows clash could be LeCras's last as an Eagle

Kim Hagdorn

Chris Judd was surprised by two things in life after footy.

Chris Judd's advice for the retiring class of 2017

Chris Judd

Fans rally in support of the Western Force in Perth on Sunday

WA government threatens to bankrupt ARU

Chris Yarran during a Richmond Tigers AFL pre-season training session at ME Bank Centre in 2015.

Tigers had right to know Yarran's drug secrets

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Brad Scott's coaching future is linked to the Kangaroos' bids to bring Josh Kelly or Dustin Martin to the club.

Dusty, Kelly decision to play a role in Brad Scott's future

Jon Pierik and Caroline Wilson