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Mission Beach

Three dead after skydiving accident in Australia

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Former prime minister Tony Abbott on the hustings in Tasmania.

It's personal: The only way Abbott v Turnbull vendetta will end

COMMENT

The Richmond photo scandal brings body-shaming issues to the surface

Open letter to woman whose breasts were photographed

COMMENT

The crash scene.

Another bad crash on WA's notorious Indian Ocean Drive

Ellenbrook residents won't rejoice until the first train pulls into the platform.

'Rail if we prevail': Don't top up your SmartRiders yet

COMMENT
Brendan Foster

Fremantle Docker Michael Johnson arriving at Perth Magistrates Court for an earlier hearing.

'Protecting my wife': Dockers defender details alleged assault

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RBA warns on property investments, Perth commercial vacancies

Homeowners assured Aussie property market is not going to crash

Dockers trade small forward Hayden Crozier to the Bulldogs

'Lagging behind' ... why electric cars have hit a dead end in Australia

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'Ridiculously high': What to do if you get a very large power bill

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A home burns in Santa Rosa, California, on Monday.

'Jump in now': Couple survives six hours in pool as fire rages around them

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Sole survivor: Fisherman saved after a fish jumps down his throat

Gerard Ross was 11-years-old.

Who killed Gerard Ross? 20 years on, his murderer is still free...

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Martin Rotsey, Bones Hillman, Jim Moginie, Rob Hirst and Midnight Oil front man Peter Garrett.

Midnight Oil to perform classic album in full at special Freo gig

Elliot Yeo's stellar 2017 will help him negotiate a better contract with West Coast.

West Coast poised to offer gun duo massive new contracts

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Drone footage shows extent of California fire damage

Writer Alicia Young, who bought a property in Chile.

More Aussies looking overseas for the great 'Australian' dream

Kerry O'Brien presented Lateline when it premiered in 1990.

Kerry O'Brien and Maxine McKew reflect on Lateline's demise

Verdict delayed for Dockers defender on trial ...

3:25PM

Call for more proof of private health savings

3:06PM

Penguin breeding collapses prompt calls for more ...

2:48PM

Roy Moosa has launched legal action after doctors allegedly failed to inform him he had colon cancer.

'I could've been cured': WA man not told he had cancer for two years

EXCLUSIVE

Helicopter footage captures moment of dramatic sea rescue

Hannah Barry

Sunny days ahead: Perth turns up the heat in time for weekend

Hannah Barry

Built to rent is an emerging asset class in Australia.

How 'Build To Rent' could sharpen Perth's apartment boom

IN DEPTH
David Allan-Petale

Brendan Varis of the Feral Brewing Company in Western Australia.

Popular Perth craft brewery Feral bought out by Coca Cola

Brendan Foster

Aaron Pajich.

Accused Aaron Pajich killer 'freaky', house 'creepy', court told

A Banded Hare-wallaby being released at Mt Gibson

Rare wallabies hop back into WA protected by a feral cat-proof fence

David Allan-Petale

Mother son singleton bush

'Ingenious': Mum, son survive 10 days lost in bush

UPDATED

Police at the Oberon home where the boy was killed.

'I loved the boy': Parents jailed for murder of son, 3

NSW

Anne Cameron, 79, went missing from her aged care facility.

Fears crocodile may have taken missing grandma

QLD

At least three of the four boys charged with sexual assault offences continued to attend school.

Mum of nine-year-old rape victim slams system

NSW could lose its state-wide sexual assault counselling service if emergency funds are not found.

Future of Rape Crisis Centre in doubt after contract change

Judith Ireland

Treasurer stresses housing market isn't heading for a crash

James Massola

Massive 'Alf' data breach prompts demand to reveal state hackers

David Wroe

One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts arrives at the High Court on Thursday.

High Court justices lose patience with Malcolm Roberts' lawyer

Adam Gartrell

Health Minister Greg Hunt is shaking up the private health system, under sweeping changes to be announced on Friday.

Turnbull's sweeping changes to private health insurance

Adam Gartrell

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg.

Government's 'reliable energy package' set for release

James Massola

All eyes will continue to be on Nick Xenophon - flanked here by NXT senators Skye Kakoschke-Moore and Stirling Griff.

NXT appear clueless in wake of Nexit

Mark Kenny

Charles Schulz displays a sketch of his beloved character "Snoopy" in his office in Santa Rosa in 2000.

'Peanuts' creator home razed in California fires

Two hotel employees had called for help and reported that gunman Stephen Paddock sprayed a hallway with bullets, ...

Mandalay Bay owner disputes police timeline of Las Vegas massacre

Rival groups Hamas and Fatah reached a preliminary, partial agreement that could pave the way for Palestinian President ...

Unity deal offers hope for Palestinians and respite for Gaza

Declan Walsh and David Halbfinger

Foriza Begum holds a fan to shield her son Yosar Hossein, 7, and daughter Noyem Fatima, 2, on their way to a Bangladesh ...

Australia refuses to condemn Myanmar over Rohingya atrocities

Lindsay Murdoch

Sophie Monk on the first episode of The Bachelorette season three.

Best Bachelorette yet: Sophie Monk revives dating shows

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Meryl Streep said she is "appalled" at the revelations of sexual harassment by Harvey Weinstein.

Weinstein: It took a split second for me to glimpse predator in him

COMMENT
Allison Pearson

In limbo: The Bulldogs will have to seriously consider taking the Bombers' second-round picks, 24 and 29, in exchange ...

Bulldogs must reassess thinking on Stringer

ANALYSIS
Peter Ryan

Local exchanges are finding new customers are signing up each day, keen to turn their Australian dollars into cryptocurrency.

Aussie money boosting Bitcoin's $7000 surge

Jessica Sier

Apple's Tim Cook has just sold $54 million in stock, but analysts still like Apple's prospects.

Apple boss says learning coding more important than English as a second language

What the private sector has not been able to do is demonstrate that it delivers superior health outcomes more efficiently.

Hunt's reforms just healthy for private insurers' profits

COMMENT
Michael Pascoe

For the week, the S&P/ASX 200 rose 1.8 per cent, its best week in percentage terms since the last week of March.

ASX rallies to its best week since March

Sarah Turner

'Longtime ethics crisis': Investors slam Murdoch's 21st Century Fox

RBA warns of 'increasing risks' in property investments

Clancy Yeates

ACCC probes Foxtel, Fox Sports merger plan

Office jetlag: Starting work at 8am ruined my health

While house prices have again dropped in Perth this quarter, some say rental vacancies could be good news.

The rental factor that could bolster Perth's property market

The Block 2017 garage and studio week

The Block: Perth's Ronnie, Georgia in key win ahead of auction

The Telethon home at Eden Beach Estate.

Coveted coastal property near Perth to be sold for charity

Do your research, shop around for the best value and don't be afraid to haggle when buying a washing machine.

Top or front loader? A buyer's guide to washing machines

The popular Malaga Markets in Perth.

Popular Perth markets for sale for only the second time

Only 210 of the LaFerrari will be made.

The limited edition Ferrari you'll never see again

Cars
Mark Gambino

Vintage cars a huge drawcard for the Motorclassica.

Motorclassica is the ultimate motor show (just don't call it that)

Cars
Toby Hagon

Media talking heads have no more predictive ability than you or I, they just happen to be on TV.

Why consensus tells you little about a company

Marcus Padley

Multiple credit card applications will drive down your credit rating.

How shopping around can hurt your credit score

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Working with cancer could have benefits.

Cancer and work: a compatible duo? I hope so

COMMENT
James Adonis

"The data shows a significant number of the industry's TIO complaints are from customers moving to the NBN," a Telstra ...

Patchy internet costing Australia's small businesses big

Cara Waters

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Calligraphy with Moya Carroll and Tom Cowie

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Samsung boss resigns amid 'unprecendented crisis'

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Duterte lashes UN in profanity-laden rant

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Virginia Trioli is reportedly one of ABC's highest paid presenters.

Minister tells ABC to reveal salaries of its top earners

Karl Quinn

Roy Price has been suspended by Amazon.

Amazon suspends top executive amid harassment allegations

Jennifer Byrne, host of ABC program The Book Club.

Jennifer Byrne announces departure from ABC

Broede Carmody

Bachelorette evictee Sam has earned the ire of Sophie Monk following a breakfast radio interview.

'He's full of s---': Sophie hits out at Bachelorette evictee Sam

Rob Moran

Chris Taylor, Charles Firth, Dominic Knight and Andrew Hansen have promised to get up to all sorts of trouble on Triple ...

The Chaser team return to where it all began

Broede Carmody

Apollo in a puppy pile.

New frontrunner emerges, as Bachelorette reaches pointy end

Rob Moran

Actors Rose McGowan and Ashley Judd were among at least eight women to reach confidential settlements with Hollywood ...

Rose McGowan's Twitter suspended over Weinstein tweets

Michael Idato

Program loss: Lateline's Emma Alberici and Tony Jones.

The news is sad for ABC viewers under Guthrie's rule

COMMENT
Debi Enker

The new UberVINO app will drive you and your friends around the Swan Valley.

Forget spitting... Uber offers wine tasting tour

David Prestipino

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

The 'mad doctor' who made Margaret River

David Prestipino

The tasting team make their way through Aldi's new wines for sale across Perth.

Aldi wine tasting: $8 wines are great value

David Prestipino

Future career? Jesinta Franklin will officiate at her gay friends' wedding and said she'd consider training to become a ...

Jesinta ponders 'retirement' as gay marriage celebrant

Melissa Singer

Lena Dunham recently opened up about her experiences of developing a skin condition as an adult.

Like Lena Dunham, my skin condition challenged everything

Clem Bastow

Charges: Harvey Weinstein called himself a 'dinosaur' in his initial statement.

No, men of the world, you don't deserve 'vintage leniency'

Kristine Ziwica

An image from Dating Lessons, developed by Cerevrum Inc.

Could virtual reality actually be the next frontier in online dating?

David Evans Bailey

As little as one hour of any intensity of exercise a week can improve our mood and hep to prevent depression.

Moving for mood could change why and how we exercise

Sarah Berry

In this Wednesday, January 5, 2015 file photo, a model wears footwear with wisps of fur as part of the Gucci women's ...

Gucci is going fur-free

Sarah White

There are five non-listening styles that can emerge during parenthood.

New mums don't want advice, they want someone to listen

Juli Fraga

Steven Khalil, with initiative ambassador Zoe Marshall.

How Steven Khalil's latest design will help 45.8 million people

Nicole Economos

Just one example of the messages our girls are bombarded with every single day.

The sexist window display that left me fuming

She may be dealing with some grown-up issues, but she’ll always be my baby.

I wasn't ready for my 10 year old to get her period

Pregnant women should sleep on their backs, new study confirms.

This is why pregnant women should sleep on their sides

Smoked ocean trout parfait at Cirrus in Sydney.

Which Perth restaurant made it into Australia's top 10 hot and new?

Bounty and abundance: A healthy party platter from Little Magic Feast.

Amazing grazing: How to make the perfect party platter

Liinaa Berry at Crafers Hotel in South Australia.

Uncovering Australia's secret wine cellars and collections

Sydney has been named top 10 safest cities in the world.

Revealed: World's safest cities - two Aussie cities make the list

Oliver Smith

Virtual fish in Dubai Airport's aquarium tunnel will capture passenger's biometrics.

Dubai is replacing airport security checks with face-scanning fish

Annabel Fenwick Elliott

A large female elephant feeds on the savannah with Mount Kilimanjaro in the background.

Traveller quiz: In which country is Mount Kilimanjaro?

Mal Chenu

Apple's Tim Cook has just sold $54 million in stock, but analysts still like Apple's prospects.

Kids should learn coding over languages: Cook

Porsche is in the game this year, with some stunning German racers to choose from.

Racing games move up a gear with Forza 7

Review

Your iPhone and many of its apps would be faster and more secure if holes in open source software were automatically plugged.

Coding change could make your devices, apps faster, more secure

Cygnett's 20,000mAh ChargeUp Pro can be filled up overnight and used to power your devices through the day.

One power bank for your phones and laptop

Those spruiking the "gig economy" might eventually do themselves out of a gig.

Cut-rate 'gig economy' sounds bad for business

COMMENT

Holden Commodore SS-V Redline v Kia Stinger Si.

Kia Stinger v Holden Commodore

David McCowen

2018 McLaren 570S Spider.

McLaren 570S price revealed

Dom Tripolone

Hyundai Kona Highlander.

Hyundai's Mazda CX-3 rival driven

Stephen Ottley

Peugeot L750 R Hybrid Vision.

Peugeot's hardcore racer concept makes its digital debut

Alex Rae

2018 Volvo XC60 T8.

Volvo's new XC60 SUV reviewed

Kez Casey

Mercedes is set to launch Takata airbag recall in 2018.

Mercedes to recall thousands of cars

David McCowen

Hayden Crozier will line up in Western Bulldogs colours next year.

Dockers trade high-flying forward to the Bulldogs

Brendan Foster

Elliot Yeo's stellar 2017 will help him negotiate a better contract with West Coast.

Gun West Coast duo in line for massive AFL contracts

Kim Hagdorn

Jake Lever has joined Melbourne.

AFL trade live coverage: Lever joins Dees, what about Stringer?

Ronny Lerner

A good fit at Port Adelaide? Geelong's Steven Motlop.

AFL trades: Docker now a Bulldog while Bombers close on Saad

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Anthony Colangelo

Everest favourite: Vega Magic has been the best backed as punters warm to The Everest.

Big money in racing's $10m race The Everest

Chris Roots

Tim Cahill is renowned for his
colourful goal celebrations.

Hidden message behind Cahill's goal celebration

Jenna Clarke

The US only needed a draw to qualify for the World Cup.

Think the Socceroos have it bad? America's huge World Cup loss

Michelle Kaufman

Teammates at the Laver Cup two weeks ago, Federer and Nadal are on a collision course in Shanghai.

Nadal, Federer cruise into China quarters