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Western Australians voted to self-govern in 1933 but the move was overruled.

Calls for 'WAxit': WA Libs pushing to secede over GST

Heart disease, which is connected to high blood pressure, is Australia's leading cause of death.

UWA unveil 'ground-breaking' procedure to tackle number one killer

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WA restricts pokies to the casino.

'Floodgates of destruction': Addict's stern warning to WA

Your daily coffee habit could be costing you more than you think.

How much just one cup of coffee a day will add to your mortgage

An artist's impression of the DFO at Perth Airport.

Perth to get designer fashion outlet centre at Perth Airport

1 hr ago

Left-to-right, Rio Tinto iron ore CEO Chris Salisbury, Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sebastien Jacques, and WA Premier Mark McGowan ...

$468 million Rio Tinto Pilbara mine set to create 500 jobs

Citizenship saga: Derryn Hinch's eligibility under a cloud

Turnbull set to lose crucial battles in High Court: expert

Bunbury victim seeks justice for alleged Catholic priest abuse

Mandurah councillor tells of 'horrific' carjacking ordeal

WA drivers can't merge, use roundabouts or indicate, survey shows

The boat up for grabs this Saturday.

A wedding dress and 'Da Beast': The best buys at the WA Police auction

Migrants have shaped the face of Perth over many decades.

Changing face: Map shows where migrants have settled in Perth

Nick Kyrgios

'I'm not dedicated': Kyrgios' admission after horror year

UPDATED

The Bachelor's Cobie Frost looked stunned by Simone Ormesher's (right) blatant move.

Matty's 'Johnson' up for grabs as Bachelor hits gutter

COMMENT

The royal siblings have talked candidly about the loss of their mother this year

William, Harry and Kate mark anniversary of Diana's death

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Is Hinch in citizenship trouble too?

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

Two men charged over Balga man's murder

8:37AM

UWA unveil 'ground-breaking' procedure to tackle ...

8:24AM

Love is not enough for marriage, says Turnbull ...

8:07AM

Alan Rowe holding a handwritten letter from the priest he accuses of abusing him in the 1970s that asks for forgiveness.

Bunbury victim seeks justice for alleged church abuse

Andrew Elstermann

Mandurah carjacking victim tells of 'horrific ordeal'

Kate Hedley

WA drivers can't merge, use roundabouts or indicate: survey

Murdered man Jaime Fernandez.

Balga man denies murdering Perth DJ in his Tuart Hill home

The court costs are already estimated to have run into hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Appeal dismissed for WA police officers in $1.1 million Taser case

The driver of the vehicle was taken to hospital.

WA truck driver dies after crashing into sea wall barrier

Andrew Elstermann

Steve Mills and Basil Zempilas have driven a resurgence
at Radio 6PR.

Radio ratings: Mix 94.5 regains top dog status, Radio 6PR surges

David Prestipino

Emergency services on View Street in Kelso after a fatal shooting on Wednesday night.

Man shot dead by police near Bathurst

NSW

As many as 50 employees have been caught up in an internal fraud probe at the Department of Human Services.

Fraud probe into DHS contractors underway

ACT

Western Australians voted to self-govern in 1933 but the move was overruled.

'WAxit': Some WA Liberals pushing to secede

An anti-inflammatory drug called canakinumab, injected every three months, has the potential to cut the risk of fatal ...

What the new wonder jab means for your heart

Tens of thousands of Melburnians rallied in support of the 'yes' vote on the weekend.

Love is not enough for marriage, says Turnbull government MP

Amy Remeikis
50 mins ago

Carve-up to cost Turnbull three seats and put Pyne at serious risk

James Massola

Scott Morrison accuses 'red' Bill Shorten of 'economic time travel'

Eryk Bagshaw

George Williams said he would be surprised if the High Court ruled in favour of Barnaby Joyce or the postal survey.

High Court nightmare predicted for Turnbull government

Western Australians voted to self-govern in 1933 but the move was overruled.

'WAxit': Some WA Liberals pushing for state to secede

Admiral Harry Harris in Sydney on December 14, 2016.

Meet Harry, the tough-talker in line to be the next US ambassador

Malcolm Turnbull claims the Hyde Park graffiti is reminiscent of how Joseph Stalin erased his enemies from history.

Colonial statues vandalism: more than a black and white issue

COMMENT
Judith Ireland

President Donald Trump used Twitter to warn talking wouldn't resolve the North Korea issue.

Trump, defence secretary Mattis divided on North Korea

Google, maybe a little evil?

Google is forming into a government of itself

COMMENT
Zephyr Teachout

Philippine military commanders say they are planning a final assault on about 40 heavily armed militants holding out ...

Philippines accepts Australia's help in militant fight

Lindsay Murdoch

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid bin Raad al-Hussein.

Trump's attacks on media condemned by UN human rights chief

55 mins ago

Youth and old age are periods of relative happiness, while middle age is something of a rock bottom.

Yes, you are happiest in your 20s – and it goes downhill from there

COMMENT
Christopher Ingraham

Sale pastor Heidi McIvor in the Coalition for Marriage's new television advertisement.

Are we really afraid of boys wearing dresses?

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Stephen Christopher Darroch jailed for six years.

The terrible injustice most of us could face

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Artist's impression of the south quarter the development on what was previously the Heartland Holden car yard.

Parramatta auto alley set for a $225m facelift

Carolyn Cummins

Stock prices displayed at the ASX.

Markets Live: Banks propel ASX to gains

Live
Sarah Turner and Patrick Commins
11 mins ago

Does the timing of Tim Cook's share sale say anything about his expectations for the new iPhone?

Tim Cook dumps Apple shares just weeks before new iPhone

COMMENT
Shira Ovide
1 hr ago

Illustration: John Shakespeare

House Foxtel v House Fox Sports: who will be left standing?

Carolyn Cummins

Australians have lost trust in big institutions, says Ken Henry

Clancy Yeates

CBS here for the long-term, insists pay TV boss

Patrick Hatch

What Taylor Swift's latest move teaches us about economics

ANALYSIS
Scott Duke Kominers

A $468 million boost for Rio Tinto's special Pilbara blend

Darren Gray

Turnbull now finds himself in a similar position to Liberal prime ministers Robert Menzies and John Howard.

John Howard: High prices no excuse to curb Chinese investment

Josh and Elyse's living room looked good but wasn't as inviting as another, says judge Alice Stolz.

The Block: Everyone wants open-plan living areas ... or do they?

Prices across New Zealand have risen 34 per cent the past three years.

Kiwis also facing affordability crisis - but how will they tackle it?

Photo: MacCormick & Associates Architects.

New home, old tricks: Add heritage charm to a modern home

Your 20s is the perfect decade to develop your personal style through taking risks and having fun.

Decorating by the decades: What to buy in your 20s, 30s and 40s

Kevin Kwan's latest novel is inspired by years of gossip overheard from family members.

Rich People Problems: The extravagent life of Kevin Kwan

Culture
Stephen A. Russell

From Derby Day to Stakes, know how to mix tradition with modern styling.

How to pick a winning look for this year's Melbourne Cup

Men's Style

Brisbane couple Alex, 28, (left) and Lauren Fisher, 33, at their wedding in 2016. They plan to have another ceremony if ...

How Alex and Lauren used Acorns to pay for their honeymoon

Caitlin Fitzsimmons

Qantas posted its second-highest ever profit on Friday.

Results wrap-up: better year for 'mum and dad' shareholders

John Collett

The shopping centre assault on local strip malls has gone up a notch this year.

Do we want shopping centres to be de-facto town centres?

COMMENT
Tony Featherstone

Lucas Papaw, Blackmores and Bundaberg Ginger Beer

How three family-run Australian brands became global businesses

Rachel Clun

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'I'm proud': All-Australian captain Alex Rance

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Bangladesh defeat Australia to claim first test

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School denies false no vote commercial comment

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Police pursuit jeopardised by pirate broadcaster

Illustration: Cathy Wilcox

Best of Fairfax cartoons Aug 31

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

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Brand new Stan Original Series The Other Guy - now streaming only on Stan.

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Peter Helliar mocked the controversial ad in a skit that's gone viral for The Project.

The Project skewers 'BS' anti-marriage equality ad

Rob Moran
1 hr ago

British singer James Blunt will tour Australia in March.

James Blunt to bring his 'miserable songs' on tour

Rob Moran

The Bachelor's Cobie Frost looked stunned by Simone Ormesher's (right) blatant move.

Matty's 'Johnson' up for grabs as Bachelor hits gutter

COMMENT
Aja Styles

Offspring has deployed a large and likable core cast.

Do Offspring viewers actually want more?

Debi Enker

The season 7 finale of Game of Thrones, 'The Dragon and the Wolf', saw Aidan Gillen's character meet a grisly end.

Aidan Gillen on that Littlefinger moment in Game of Thrones

SPOILERS
Broede Carmody

British author Terry Pratchett in 2010.

Author's unpublished work gets crushed by steamroller

Sophie Haigney

Canberra's own internet sensation Chris Uhlmann is joining Channel Nine.

ABC's Chris Uhlmann defects to Nine Network to replace Oakes

Broede Carmody

The music video takes aim at a number of Swift's nemeses.

Diamond bath in Swift's new video cost $12 million

Rob Moran

Crazy Horse dancer Lolita Kiss-Curl.

Legendary cabaret show Crazy Horse Paris ready to startle Perth

Richard Jinman

Fatboy Slim will return to Perth in January 2018.

Fatboy Slim returns to Perth for epic dance music festival

David Prestipino

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

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

IN DEPTH
David Allan-Petale

Sale pastor Heidi McIvor in the Coalition for Marriage's new television advertisement.

Are we really afraid of boys wearing dresses?

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

The L'Oreal Revitalift creams contain adenosine.

Former monk sues L'Oreal over anti-ageing formula

Mary Ward
17 mins ago

Actress Kristen Wiig poses for photographers at the premiere of the film 'Downsizing' which opens the 74th edition of ...

The best frocks from the 2017 Venice Film Festival red carpet

44 mins ago

William and his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge are given a tour at the memorial garden in Kensington Palace.

William, Harry and Kate mark anniversary of Diana's death

Di Westaway started using hiking regularly as therapy. "Whenever I felt like crap, I'd go for a walk. Every time I went ...

How I turned exercise from torture to therapy

Di Westaway

Taylor Swift's case may point to a change in the way Hollywood treats harassment.

Hollywood might finally be taking sexual harassment seriously

Meredith Blake

A good cleaning routine is essential for make-up brushes if you want to keep bad bacteria at bay.

Horror stories to make you clean your makeup brushes

Stephanie Darling

Stylerunner CEO, Julie Stevanja, centre, with models wearing her new range of activewear, New Guard.

The activewear queen giving trackie pants a makeover

Jenna Clarke

A girl meant re-creating my childhood.

The unexpected reason I wanted a baby girl

The mum was appalled.

Mum blasts Woolworths after children fed dog treats

Why are dads excluded?

Dad calls out 'sexist' carpark sign

Scone dough ready for baking.

Our most common cooking mistakes - and how to fix them

Chicken and broccoli linguine.

Eat your greens! Easy creamy chicken and broccoli pasta

Cones from Sydney's Joe Dough Diner.

Edible cookie dough hits Australia. Here's the scoop.

Jobs with a major airline are the flight path to the big time.

Revealed: How much airline pilots really get paid

Michael Gebicki
17 mins ago

Devils Throat: On the border between Argentina and Brazil, stretching for 2.7 kilometres kms and higher than Niagara ...

The world's 11 most amazing pedestrian walkways

Michael Gebicki

Air vents: Should you keep them open or closed?

How to avoid catching a cold on a plane from a fellow passenger

The steep climb to tech equality.

We need diversity push, despite anti-PC brigade

COMMENT

Fitbit's Ionic is its first, much delayed, smartwatch.

Fitbit unveils first smartwatch, the Ionic

Eureka finalist Rich Mildren working with his diamond laser.

Gem of an idea brings death ray closer, wins 'science Oscars'

NBN Co's Bill Morrow says CVC prices are going down to allow providers to purchase more.

NBN congestion woes aren't easily solved

COMMENT

Madden 18

Madden gets cinematic with 'Longshot' mode

Lapo Elkann's one-off camo-print Ferrari 458 Italia.

One-of-a-kind Ferrari found in barn

Stephen Ottley

2017 Honda Urban EV Concept teaser

Honda teases electric vehicle concept

Drive Staff

2017 BMW M4 Competition

Driven: BMW's upgraded M4

Andrew Maclean

Ford has teamed up with Domino's to test how people will interact with driverless cars.

Why your pizza could soon deliver itself

Dom Tripolone

2017 Honda CR-V VTi

Honda's new family SUV reviewed

David McCowen

New Bentley Continental GT.

Revealed: Bentley's all-new Continental GT

Greg Kable

Dustin Martin and Alex Rance

Hello skipper: Rance leader of the AFL's finest

Michael Gleeson

Brad Scott

Brad Scott signs two-year extension with Kangaroos

UPDATED
Caroline Wilson

Celebration time for Bangladesh against Australia.

Ashes foes crash and burn

ANALYSIS
Greg Baum

Alive and well: Warringah players and fans celebrate their Shute Shield success.

Is rugby dead? Depends on which rugby you're talking about

Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons

David Warner

History made: Australia lose Test to Bangladesh

Daniel Cherny

All eyes are on Dustin Martin.

All eyes on Martin as AFL stars honoured

Leigh Montagna celebrates a win with fans in 2014.

Saint Montagna joins the retirement list

Kept quiet: Harry Taylor on Alex Rance worked for the Cats last time they played the Tigers.

Cats turn to simulation ahead of Tigers final

Jon Pierik