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Protestors against gas field developments in Victoria prior to the fracking ban being imposed.

WA government bans fracking in the South West

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest with former Western Force captain Matt Hodgson.

The burning questions following the Western Force decision

Two men have pleaded guilty to assault following a youth church service at Hillsong.

'Who's next?': Teeth knocked out in violent attack on Hillsong teens

For coastal areas south of Exmouth the rock lobster season opens today.

$90k fine: WA fisheries throw the book at an illegal lobster seller

One lucky WA punter has become a millionaire overnight.

WA's newest million dollar Lotto winner yet to come forward

11kg of meth was zeized before it could hit South Australia.

$11m of meth: Massive drug bust uncovered after WA tip off

'Not ideal': Midland line shutdown clashes with Perth Royal Show

'They were falling out': Perth lash 'nightmare' prompts beauty warning

Dutton's citizenship bid doomed after key senators pull support

EXCLUSIVE

Perth roofing company fined $70k over tradie's 5m skylight fall

'IPL of rugby': Andrew Forrest eyes rival comp to combat ARU

UPDATED

Kim Jong-un meets his ruling party's presidium this week

Kim Jong-un's North Korea nuclear test mountain may collapse

Could the Bombers be the wildcard of the 2017 finals?

Real Footy Podcast: The wildcard of the 2017 finals series

The five biggest companies on the S&P 500 are now all tech giants so any significant drop in the share prices of those ...

Why Apple's new iPhone 8 will affect all of us

COMMENT

Why should chief executives earn up to 300 times what their workers earn?

Meet the most arrogant people in Australia...

COMMENT

'Appropriate clothing' will be provided on arrival.

The IceBar cometh to cool Perth during hot summer months

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The honey wars

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

AGL boss rebukes Turnbull government plan to keep ...

10:15PM

Hodgson, WA Premier lay the boot into ARU

5:45PM

WA bans fracking in south west region

5:41PM

11kg of meth was seized before it could hit the streets.

$11m worth of meth: Massive drug bust in SA after WA police tip off

Phil Hickey

Fisheries throws the book at illegal lobster fisher with 90k fine

David Allan-Petale

WA's most recent Lotto millionaire yet to come forward

Heather McNeill

The woman was left with no lashes.

Perth eyelash extension 'nightmare' prompts serious warning

Hannah Barry

'Great day for Australian rugby': Andrew Forrest with Force skipper Matt Hodsgon at Tuesday's press conference.

'The IPL of rugby': Forrest plans to set up rebel competition

UPDATED
Tom Decent

A bushfire burnt through 71,000 hectares of land and destroyed 143 properties in Yarloop in 2016.

WA residents urged to start preparing for a deadly fire season

Josh Kennedy is hoping for a better finals performance in 2017.

West Coast Eagles alter preparation as they eye upset finals win

Kim Hagdorn

Dragan Sekuljica, who was fatally shot in a busy Wollongong nightclub, on 7 September, 2007.

Pair found guilty of nightclub shooting - again

NSW

Jayde Kendall was killed in 2015.

Alarm not raised when slain girl didn't go to work

QLD

Protestors against gas field developments in Victoria prior to the fracking ban being imposed.

WA bans fracking in south west region

WA

Police allege that the man indecently assaulted a female Just Jeans employee.

Police seek man after alleged Just Jeans groping

ACT

A new report has mapped out Australia's future baseload energy needs.

AGL boss rebukes government plan to keep coal stations open longer

James Massola

Coal fight casts a pall over the PM's clean energy reforms

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

Malcolm Turnbull, FM radio star: inside the PM's rejigged strategy

Amy Remeikis

RBA governor Philip Lowe thinks the economy is picking up.

Economy is picking up, and wages are about to climb: RBA boss

Peter Martin

Back to the negotiating table: Immigration Minister Peter Dutton's citizenship bill appears doomed.

Peter Dutton's citizenship crackdown doomed

EXCLUSIVE
Michael Koziol

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Parliament House on Tuesday. Accounts of a parliamentary contest are labelled "good" ...

The public square has become dysfunctionally shouty

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Malcolm Turnbull in January.

Trump and Turnbull on what to do with the creep with the haircut

SATIRE
Tony Wright

Kim Jong-un meets his ruling party's presidium this week

Kim Jong-un's North Korea nuclear test mountain may collapse

Kirsty Needham

A Muslim protester picks up a poster as fake blood is seen spattered on the ground after a theatrical act depicting ...

Indonesians plan Myanmar rally near Buddhist temple

Jewel Topsfield

Nobel Peace laureate Malala Yousafzai during a visit to school in Maiduguri, Nigeria, in July.

Nobel laureate Malala lashes Suu Kyi's silence on killings

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro last month.

Venezuelan opposition seeks French help as crisis worsens

Lisa Scaffidi has continually blamed others for her mistakes.

Walking the only 'option' for disgraced Perth Lord Mayor

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Eddie McGuire has not commented on the allegations made by Heritier Lumumba or Andrew Krakouer.

Eddie McGuire must confront racism claims at Collingwood

COMMENT
Caroline Wilson

Could Willie Rioli be a surprise selection for West Coast this week?

Eagles should spring shock selection and debut Willie Rioli

COMMENT
Kim Hagdorn

Macromonitor's latest report sees spending on road, rail, harbours and bridges peaking north of $35 billion in 2019-20.

RBA springing into spring on capex and infrastructure

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

Shares managed to recoup their early losses.

ASX ekes gains with one eye on N Korea

"You need to be a bit guarded, competitive and hard-nosed," said Ute Stephan, a professor at Aston Business School.

Want to be an entrepreneur? Leave politeness at the door

University of Sydney vice-chancellor Dr Michael Spence.

'Hostile and disrespectful': staff union in spat with Sydney Uni

Anna Patty

Caroline was made redundant two days before her maternity leave

Anna Patty

RBA leaves rates at record low amid signs economy's picking up

UPDATED
Peter Martin

Packer told Ten in January he wanted to pull out

Lucy Battersby

Former Billabong boss has jail sentence cut but loses appeal

A common investor tactic is being described as risky.

'Risks magnified' when investors use equity from homes to buy more

Photo by Nathan + Jac.

Tricks of the trade: Add $50k to the sale price of your home

If chosen well, a dining table will age with you and may even outlive you. Ronnie and Georgia's winning room.

Dea Jolly's advice on choosing the perfect dining table

Insomnia Unconscious One Person Office Boredom Computer Sleeping Desk 30-35 Years Hangover Men Laziness Working From ...

Desk detox: How to make your workspace work for you

Ever wanted to see a floor plan of your favourite TV business?

Dan Dickson of Vevo wearing shorts at his Manhattan office.

How Millennials are breaking one of the last office taboos

Men's Style

Tickets? Money? Passport? That's just the beginning.

The expert travel tip that could save your holiday

Business Travel

Regulators have put the spotlight on tactics used to sell "add-on insurance" through car yards.

The sales tricks used to trick us into buying extra insurance

COMMENT
Clancy Yeates

Being like Star Trek's Spock, logical and dispassionate, might be the better approach to investing in the sharemarket.

The two biggest time wasters in investment

COMMENT
Marcus Padley

Smoothie Bomb started in Cinzia Cozzolino's (right) kitchen and she enlisted her daughter Lana Hooper (left) to help out.

From the kitchen to the factory, how far can you go?

Christine D'Mello

Are Ms, Mr and Mrs dead?

COMMENT
Alexandra Cain

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Far-right trio convicted, fined $2000 each

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US Open: Federer sublime

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New non-academic test for aspiring teachers

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Andrew Forrest announces rugby competition

Illustration: Michael Leunig

Best of Fairfax cartoons Sept 6

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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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Daniel Craig's Bond will be in "wedded bliss" in the next 007 film.

Is marriage on the cards for the world's most loveable philanderer?

Rob Moran

Filmmakers Alice Foulcher and Gregory Erdstein, near their home in Melbourne's Richmond.

This couple made a movie for just $60,000. And it's not s---

Karl Quinn

Matty J and series favourite Laura on The Bachelor.

Ten hits back after Bachelor finale spoilers published

Rob Moran

Joe and Rosanna Natoli with the Tom Roberts oil.

Rejected painting declared worth a fortune

Linda Morris

Ariana Grande singing live as part of her Dangerous Woman tour.

Ariana Grande review: big voice fails to hide lack of spectacle

Broede Carmody

Paulini Curuenavuli has appeared in court.

Singer Paulini pleads guilty to bribery charges

Ryan Gosling as K in Blade Runner 2049.

Ryan Gosling on Blade Runner and Hollywood

Stephanie Bunbury

Taylor Swift has released her follow up single to Look What You Made Me Do without the fanfare we have come to expect.

Taylor Swift sneaks out raunchy new single

Rob Moran

Migrants have shaped the face of Perth over many decades.

This interactive map shows where migrants have settled in Perth

David Allan-Petale

Houghton Wines was a big winner at the Perth Royal Wine Show.

The $9 wine that dominated the Perth Royal Wine Show

David Prestipino

Crazy Horse dancer Lolita Kiss-Curl.

Legendary cabaret show Crazy Horse Paris ready to startle Perth

Richard Jinman

Britain's Prince William, his wife Kate, and their children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Germany on Friday, ...

Why is Kate putting herself through it again?

COMMENT
Cat Rodie

Mean Girls star, Lizzy Caplan, married her long-term boyfriend, Da Vinci's Demons actor Tom Riley, in an outdoor ...

Mean Girls' Lizzy Caplan marries actor Tom Riley in Italy

Michelle Obama dressed as Beyonce.

Michelle Obama dressed as Beyoncé and, honestly, the joy

Annie Brown

Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge have announced they are expecting their third child.

The best Royal Baby memes the internet has presented so far

The Kardashian clan risk losing it all (fame, relevance) if they don't get better at reading the room.

Are the Kardashians losing their skill for spin?

COMMENT
Scarlett Harris

Parents of boys need to be just as vigilant as they would be for daughters about changes in food intake and exercising.

Afraid of 'getting fat', my 11-year-old son became anorexic

COMMENT
Adrianne

Diet can have a significant impact on fertility.

How what you eat impacts your chances of falling pregnant

Sarah Berry

Zayn Malik arrives a pre-Grammy gala in March this year.

FYI Zayn Malik is now completely bald

Peppa Pig and Mr Skinny Legs.

Mum's anger at 'dangerous' Peppa Pig episode

Klebs family

Boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning after fridge malfunction

Shared physical custody results in less stress for kids.

Shared custody results in less stress for kids, new study

Miso butter brussels sprouts, the perfect side.

Dress up your brussels sprouts with Adam Liaw's miso butter glaze

Cocktails will be served in specially made ice glasses.

IceBar set to cool down Perth

Chicory salame and stracciatella pizza.

Stefano Manfredi's guide to making Italy's new-wave pizza at home

First Class in the Qantas A380.

Revealed: Australian travellers name the best airline of the decade

Craig Platt

Around 75 per cent of travellers are opting for all-inclusive holidays.

The shocking new way most people are travelling

Ben Groundwater

Sveti Stefan island in Budva, Montenegro.

Go now: Six fascinating places you need to see before it's too late

Michael Gebicki

Whether we buy one or not, the new iPhone will affect our lives.

Why Apple's new iPhone 8 will affect all of us

COMMENT

The XZ1 Compact is more or less the same phone as the XZ1, just smaller.

Sony's Xperia XZ1 is a phone with a 3D scanner

Guided Display makes all the 200D's functions easier to grasp and manipulate.

Review: Canon DSLR teaches phone generation the finer points

Nidhogg 2's look is gross, but it serves the game and will be more easily accepted in the mainstream.

Nidhogg 2 is violent, gross, undeniably fun

A concept for a remote controlled ship by Rolls-Royce.

Autonomous 'ghost ships' are coming

Ferrari is auctioning off a Ferrari LaFerrari Aperta for charity.

How to own one of the rarest Ferraris

Dom Tripolone

Hydrogen-powered GLC SUV to break cover at the 2017 Frankfurt motor show.

Mercedes-Benz GLC Fuel Cell to make Frankfurt debut

Greg Kable

Toyota is well and truly on top this year.

Seven things we learned from new car sales in August

David McCowen

2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk.

Jeep rules out Demon-powered Grand Cherokee

Tim Robson

2017 Lexus RC F Carbon.

Lexus' answer to the BMW M3 reviewed

David McCowen

2017 Kia Picanto.

What cheap small car should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Could the Bombers be the wildcard of the 2017 finals?

Real Footy Podcast: The wildcard of the 2017 finals series

Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest with former Western Force captain Matt Hodgson.

Burning questions following Force decision

Tom Decent

Australia's Nathan Lyon acknowledges the crowed after taking six wickets on day one.

Australia vs Bangladesh, second Test, day two

Live

Josh Kennedy is hoping for a better finals performance in 2017.

Eagles alter finals preparation as they eye upset win over Power

Kim Hagdorn

More than 10,000 people turned out for Dockers first home game at Fremantle Oval last season.

Dockers AFLW team could open the Perth Stadium

Brendan Foster

'Great day for Australian rugby': Andrew Forrest with Force skipper Matt Hodsgon at Tuesday's press conference.

'The IPL of rugby': Forrest plans to set up rebel competition

UPDATED
Tom Decent

The Eagles have had the better of Port in Adelaide.

West Coast has home-ground advantage this week: Port coach

A shattered Alex Rance during the 2013 elimination final loss to Carlton.

How Tigers can erase the scars of finals flops

COMMENT
Chris Judd