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Hundreds of supporters queuing for Connie Johnson's public memorial.

Love for Connie: 'Villagers' bid cancer crusader farewell

When officers searched the car they allegedly found the sawn-off shotgun, ammunition and drug paraphernalia.

Man who led police on car chase had shotgun, police say

Sport for fun? Not anymore, says Hannah Barry.

This is not the Olympics: cut-throat kids sport

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Hannah Barry

Jetstar passengers will now pay to bring infants on board.

Bali volcano could affect 20,000 Australian school holiday tourists

British Prime Minister Theresa May delivers her speech in Florence, Italy, on Friday.

Brexit delayed after transition period announced

Mark Zuckerberg to sell up to $22 billion of Facebook stock

Push for better pay: unions seek change to workplace laws

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Thousands of Perth homes still without power after storm

Snakes and monkeys also flee as Bali volcano threatens to erupt

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Calls for review of Uber in Australia after London ban

Trent Cotchin

Nervous wait for Cotchin ahead of grand final

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Jon Pierik

I am now, thanks to their help, able to offer a round of more shocking facts, this time based around the theme of ...

Richard Glover: How to make a millennial feel sorry for a boomer

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Liliane Bettencourt (left) and her daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers had a "difficult relationship".

Piano-loving L'Oreal heiress becomes world's richest woman

Danny Katz.

How my gay daughter opened my eyes to the beautiful revolution

COMMENT

Kylie Jenner.

Kylie Jenner pregnant: reports

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Bali Volcano: 240,000 to evacuate

The City of Joondalup has planted 1700 trees along its verges.

Residents angry after council rips up turf, paving to plant trees

Four-year-old Georgia Ritter is the youngest person in NSW Ambulance's 122 year history to receive the Commendation for ...

'Mum's in danger': Little girl's bravery saves her mum's life

National Party almost set to form next NZ ...

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Iran successfully tests new ballistic missile: ...

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Detectives believe this man could assist them with their inquiries.

Bouncer stabbed at Perth nightclub after man refused entry

WA maternity hospital needs ICU and CT scanner: doctors

Dad wrongfully jailed for sexually abusing his son demands changes

EXCLUSIVE
Phil Hickey

Western Power has restored service to more than 10,000 homes, and is focusing on the suburbs of Mundaring and Bindoon.

Thousands of Perth homes still without power

Daile Cross

Rain, damaging winds and possible thunderstorms are forecast for the south-west on Thursday.

Wet weather weekend for Perth and WA's southern regions

Heather McNeill

A Midland tradie and his wife are now $1 million richer.

WA tradie on the toilet drops big Lotto win

David Allan-Petale

Butterfield was convicted of the historic crimes on Thursday.

Man convicted of historic sexual abuse of WA boy

A grass fire is seen along the Hume Highway, north of Goulburn. The blaze prompted the closure of the road in both ...

Hume Highway reopens after record day of heat

NSW

The former biosecurity officer also completed compliance training on behalf of clients.

Corrupt official made $190,000 in secret business

ACT

Elizabeth Doonan

'It's everywhere': Woman's scan stained with black

NSW

Thousands flood inner-city for pride march

QLD

Anarchist DJ Astro Labe, who is facing a charge of assaulting Tony Abbott.

'Abbott headbutt not about same-sex marriage': anarchist DJ

Michael Koziol, Matt Maloney

Left campaign group to launch ten-fold Coalition attack at election

EXCLUSIVE
Mark Kenny

The US vows to get tough with the bad guys - but can they afford to?

David Wroe

Former prime minister Tony Abbott addresses the media in Hobart on Friday.

Abbott 'assault' a gift to the 'no' case plain and simple

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts outside court in Brisbane on Thursday.

One Nation MP was a UK citizen when he nominated: High Court

Felicity Caldwell

Greens senator Janet Rice with her wife Penny Whetton in their Melbourne home.

The subversive marriage of Janet Rice and Penny Whetton

Stephanie Peatling

Ken Doolan, left, with his wife Elaine and former National Party leader Tim Fischer.

RSL investigates claim car was given to former national president

David Wroe

Nunhar Begum, a Rohingya Muslim woman who crossed over two weeks ago from Myanmar, is reunited with her son Nur Karim in ...

Torching of Rohingya villages continues despite denials

Lindsay Murdoch

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has accused Trump of attempting to sabotage the landmark nuclear accord between Iran and ...

Iran tests new ballistic missile in show of defiance against US

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Halla, left, and her mother Orouba Barakat.

Syrian activist and journalist daughter found dead in Turkey

A soldier takes a position in an alley of the Rocinha favela in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian army deploys troops in Rio slum

Sport for fun? Not anymore, says Hannah Barry.

This is not the Olympics: the cut-throat nature of kids sport

COMMENT
Hannah Barry

"When you look at Netflix, they have 50 million subscribers internationally," CBS' Les Moonves said last month.

Why CBS wants Ten, and what it might do with it

COMMENT
John McDuling

Players' skipper: Taylor Walker has been voted AFLPA captain of the year two years running.

Wayne Carey on Tex: How Walker can become a champion

Wayne Carey

Shaun Toby received a letter from his insurer saying he would lose his weekly payments on December 25.

Injured workers over 50 face 'scrapheap'

Anna Patty

CBA chief executive Ian Narev has said the bank will focus on what it's best at.

Out for the count. CBA's financial planners next to go?

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

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Consumers left behind by designers of power system

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Leona Watson, managing director of Cheeky Food Events, in Surry Hills.

What business really wants from your loyalty card

Patrick Hatch

Fairfax giving birth to $1.8 billion baby in Domain

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

Australian taxi industry calls for Uber review following London ban

Joe Hinchliffe

UK ratings blow as PM tries to ease Brexit tensions

Blackbird pioneers a new tune for hiring

Nassim Khadem

The living area features art by Peter Wright, Col Jordan, Richard Havyatt, Trevor Vickers and David O’Halloran. The ...

'It's like a treehouse': Inside an architect's self-designed home

This grand chateau near Poitiers is currently for sale, having been restored to its former glory.

The French chateau that could double as the Disney Castle

Molokai Ranch, a 22,490-hectare tract on Hawaii's Molokai island is for sale for $328 million.

Vast $328m Hawaiian ranch for sale - but there's a catch

Revamping a bathroom is one of the most expensive projects you can undertake.

How much does a bathroom renovation actually cost?

Avoid leaving your housemates with a bitter taste in the their mouth: follow these simple rules.

Silent sex only and other commandments for sharehouse life

Venroy's pink linen shirt can work just as well on the weekend as it does at work.

Spring clean-up: 14 of the best buys for men this spring

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Pete Harrison

With the Holden about to stop production of their Commodore, Kia couldn't have timed the Stinger any better.

That's gotta sting: The Korean car that is faster than a V8

Cars

The rates offered for online savings accounts have been falling rapidly.

'Be a rate tart': switch savings accounts to get rates above 3pc

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Super funds are holding more than $14 billion of lost super, while a further $3.75 billion of unclaimed super is held ...

$18b in lost super: the suburbs that top the list

John Collett

Former Olympic skier Jo McDougall at ski shop Molony's, in South Yarra, Melbourne.

No business like snow business thanks to bumper season

Cara Waters

You need to carefully select those best suited to dirty work.

How to manage 'dirty' workers

COMMENT
James Adonis

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Connie Johnson bid farewell at public memorial

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Trump: Fire NFL players who kneel for anthem

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Television's golden boy David Lyle dead at 67

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Melania Trump embraces White House garden

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Tiny Dancer: Elton John played new and old hits at Mackay Stadium in Queensland.

Tributes, terror and tiny dancers in a tour that won't be the last

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Drew Creighton

Flanagan sees writing as a inherently physical act, "inescapably part of life."

After the Booker: what Flanagan did next

Malcolm Knox

Angelina Jolie attends a New York screening of First They Killed My Father.

Angelina Jolie on fame, family and Cambodia

Cara Buckley

Peter Serafinowicz: "Actors who play superheroes. It's a rather small subsection of society, isn't it?"

Introducing Peter Serafinowicz, the unlikely superhero

Richard Jinman

Emmanuel Pahud is the world's most celebrated flautist.

Meet the 'Federer of the flute'

Barney Zwartz

KJ Apa as Archie in the new drama Riverdale.

Riverdale cast protest after star involved in car crash

The Chaser's Chris Taylor is hosting a new ABC TV show.

Chaser star Chris Taylor to host new ABC show

EXCLUSIVE
Broede Carmody

Tom Cruise as pilot Barry Seal in American Made.

Victims' families blame Cruise for film deaths

Rob Moran

Faber Vineyard's John Griffiths has been making wine in the Swan Valley for 20 years.

Winemaker's 20 years of crushing in the Valley

David Prestipino

Get your dirndl out Perth as Bavarian celebrations come to Langley Park.

'Prost': Aprons, ales and anthems await Perth

Tom Cullity with the first Vasse Felix vines in late 1960s.

The 'mad doctor' who made Margaret River

David Prestipino

Everywhere we look, highly visible older women are rewriting all the rules.

How 'generational blurring' is changing women's lifestyles

Leah Hardy

Kylie Jenner.

Kylie Jenner pregnant: reports

Ditch the sugar over the fat, advises Peter Bruckner.

Is fat-free or sugar-free better?

Dr Peter Brukner

Models on the runway at Erdem during their Spring/Summer 2018 runway show at London Fashion Week in London

Five beauty looks from LFW that we want to copy immediately

Stephanie Darling

Sophie Monk faces a choice of almost exclusively younger suitors in <i>The Bachelorette</I>.

Like Sophie I've 'dated younger' and here's what I know

Clem Bastow

Certain short-chain carbohydrates, rather than gluten, might be the culprit in upset stomachs.

It might not be the gluten making you so bloated

Naomi Chainey

Jill Meagher was murdered by parolee Adrian Bayley in 2012.

What we've learned from Jill Meagher's legacy, five years on

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Imogen Anthony, left, with boyfriend Kyle Sandilands and Natalie Bassingthwaight at the launch of House of K'Dor's ...

Social Seen: Imogen Anthony dresses up, Kyle Sandilands dresses down

Social Seen
Amy Croffey

These are the 24 names on the verge of extinction.

The 24 baby names on the verge of extinction this year

Tiredness is not the only factor impacting on a woman’s sex drive

Mums are too tired to have sex, study reveals

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Wedding guests told to breastfeed in the bathroom

Pisco sours and ceviche at Pastuso.

¡Delicioso! Australia's top Spanish and Latin American restaurants

Lechon (pork) is a favourite national dish.

The six Filipino dishes you must try

Pear cake at Three Blue Ducks

An easy spiced pear cake for lazy afternoons

Having your passport

Letters: The Australian Embassy treated me like a criminal

Galeta Meadows sculptures.

Offbeat California: 7 of the most amazing things you're missing

Kylie McLaughlin

Hibiscus marengue with lemon curd and yogurt ice cream from Gustu restaurant, La Paz, Bolivia. Images supplied ...

Ten of the best new culinary adventures around the world

Ute Junker

Frankenstein observes his creation.

Facebook's Frankenstein moment

ANALYSIS

<i>Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams</i> might look to the future but it's still stuck in the broadcast models of old.

Why are we still drip-fed streaming TV?

COMMENT

Georgina Cooke.

How does iPhone 8 Plus Portrait Mode stack up against a DSLR?

HTC.

Google acquires HTC staff, IP for $1.25b

Kotaku

If you've always wanted to run around as shirtless Mario — and take pictures for posterity — you're in luck.

Mario gets weird in Super Mario Odyssey

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2018 Genesis G70.

How Hyundai plans to take on Benz and BMW

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mini Countryman SD

She says, He says: Mini's full-sized Countryman

David McCowen

Shrapnel from Takata airbags is responsible for 19 deaths around the world.

Killer airbags force 'unprecedented' recall

David McCowen

2018 Volvo XC40

Volvo reveals baby SUV

Andrew Maclean

2017 Kia Stinger.

Driven: Kia's new twin-turbo V6 sedan

Stephen Ottley

McLaren Ultimate Vision Gran Turismo concept

Audi considers Project One rival

Andrew Maclean

Winning feeling: The last time they met was at the MCG in round 18, with the Tigers winning by 19 points in a wet encounter.

The big final questions answered: Tigers v Giants

Jon Pierik

Chris Scott said he didn't want Cats fans to think they had come close to glory. He believes they are a long way off ...

'We've got to go back to the start": Geelong's Scott

Ashley Porter

World's Nick Kyrgios, left, and Jack Sock, right, celebrate winning a point against Europe's Rafael Nadal and Tomas ...

Kyrgios wins for the World at Laver Cup, beating Nadal, Berdych

Patrick Dangerfield

This is the biggest game of my career: Dangerfield

Ronny Lerner

Steve Smith walks off after being dismissed.

'Not good enough:' Smith's blunt message to losing team

Matt Coughlan

Mark Blicavs

'I'm a bit obnoxious': Cats runner on trash talk and table tennis

Sam McClure

Brownlow Medal

Brownlow Medal 2017 guide: Every game, every player

Usman Khawaja was dropped after one Test in Bangladesh.

Usman Khawaja taking latest Test snub in stride

Murray Wenzel