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WA's housing construction figures declined for the seventh month in a row.

Housing market is 'close to bottoming out' in WA

Heather McNeill
22 mins ago

Harley Bennell is in trouble again.

Dockers suspend Bennell after Freo nightclub fracas

UPDATED
Peter Ryan

Kodak - Glebe

A new Kodak moment: Shares soar as company joins crypto craze

Out: Steve Bannon.

Bannon steps down from Breitbart after Trump comments

BREAKING
55 mins ago

The historic Windsor Hotel in South Perth.

Facebook backlash against South Perth hotel after age ban

Anyone who sees Justin Davies is asked to call police on 131 444.

Search mounted for WA prospector missing in scorching conditions

Male crew member approaches police with McLachlan complaint

Teenager impaled by fence post in horror Kambalda crash

'Bomber' Thompson arrested during drug trafficking probe

'It's a joke': Perth Scorchers super fan denies racism

‘Uber mum’ revved up over ban at new Perth stadium

Nathan Hondros

Craig McLachlan has been stood down from the current <i>Rocky Horror Show</I>.

Actors hit back at claims producers weren't aware of McLachlan allegations

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Grandma and me around 2005.

'I want them just to shoot me': My Grandma should be left to die

COMMENT
17 mins ago

Food companies are using public experts to spread their own message without declaring their financial interests.

Day of reckoning coming for dodgy food research

21 mins ago

A ticket of leave will be on display, which allowed convicts to secure their freedom.

Freo Prison exhibition unlocks WA's convict past

Owners lodged building services complaints which resulted in the builder being ordered to rectify its work.

Perth builder forced to pay up over customer complaints

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I'd beat Oprah, but she won't run: Trump

An iguana that froze lies near a pool after falling from a tree in Boca Raton, Florida.

Why is it raining Iguanas in Florida?

Beyonce shared this image to announce she was having twins.

The most popular Instagrams of 2017

After filling up at the Costco service station in Majura Park, Tina Tian was charged more than $200,000.

Canberra woman pays $126 for fuel, gets charged $200K

A beautiful shot of the last supermoon over the west coast.

Screening in the skies above: the new year's supermoon trilogy

Freak Sahara snow shower coats desert's giant ...

6:40AM

Dr Joe Kosterich: day of reckoning coming for ...

6:23AM

WA's housing market 'close to bottoming out': HIA ...

6:21AM

The Northam Residential College is set to close as of 2019, seeing 20 students left without a place to live.

Northam College petition goes viral after education cuts announced

Eliza Wynn

Dockers suspend Harley Bennell after nightclub fracas

UPDATED
Peter Ryan

'He may never walk again': Amateur footy player flown to Perth with dislocated spine

Staff writers

The track the low is expected to take as it intensifies.

Broome in firing line with 'significant risk' of cyclone

Kate Hedley

Prisoners are sleeping on the floor because of chronic overcrowding at Hakea prison, according to the prison officers' union.

Prison officer assaulted in Perth jail

A smoke alert has been issued for Kwinana Freeway.

Bushfire closes freeway off-ramp, smoke alert issued

Kate Hedley

Clothes covered the floor and the top of bins at the Mandurah Good Sammy's.

'Absolutely disgusted': op shop thefts anger residents

Carla Hildebrandt

A storm hits Tamarama Beach on Tuesday evening.

Spectacular photos as storms batter Sydney

NSW

The historic Windsor Hotel in South Perth.

Backlash against Perth hotel after age ban

Brisbane mother Lorraine Pacey with her daughter Jocelyn, 11 months. Ms Pacey received a message on Centrelink's website ...

Centrelink tells woman SSM isn't recognised

QLD

Choombies was ejected from the stadium into the Scorchers innings.

'It's a joke': Perth Scorchers super fan denies racism

In the United States, a stronger flu vaccine for the elderly has been used since 2009.

'Not the way they wanted to die': Final wishes going unmet

Nicole Hasham

Why Treasury thought Turnbull was wrong on negative gearing

COMMENT
Peter Martin

January 9, 2018: the day LGBTI Australians have been waiting for

Michael Koziol

Harry Stutchbury, the president of the NSW Young Liberals.

'A private school boy': Liberal brawl breaks out over housing

Michael Koziol

Treasurer Scott Morrison addresses the media during a press conference on the Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook ...

ALP housing policy would have 'small' impact on market

Fergus Hunter

Champagne sits on a business class seat of a Singapore Airlines Ltd. Airbus SE A380 aircraft with refitted cabins during ...

DFAT's $100k junket for European journalists

Lisa Martin

President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn as he leaves the White House in Washington on Friday.

Trump really is prepared to go to war: Kim Beazley

Deborah Snow

Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California

Democrat releases transcript of interview with Steele dossier firm

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah might run for president. Here's the opposition research.

Christopher Wray, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

FBI chief calls phone encryption a 'major public safety issue

South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon, left, shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri ...

Agreement reached in landmark North and South Korea talks

UPDATED
Kirsty Needham

Craig McLachlan, and inset, his alleged victims, from top, Angela Scundi, Erika Heynatz and Christie Whelan Browne.

Craig McLachlan and the question we need to ask

COMMENT
Clementine Ford

Before we have a gay old time with Slipper Slope Amendments to the Marriage Act, we need to think about gift registries.

Let's wrap up this grabby gift registry caper

Kitty Flanagan
Kitty Flanagan

One woman had been seeing a psychologist for two years to prepare herself for court.

I am haunted by my experience on a jury

COMMENT
Emily Cole

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends the premiere of "The Post " at The Newseum on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017, in Washington. ...

Amazon chief Jeff Bezos is richer than anyone has ever been

Wall Street shares rose again overnight.

Markets Live: Sixth gain in sight

Live
Sarah Turner
4 mins ago

HNA owns 19 per cent of Virgin Australia.

'An oversight': Chinese conglomerate's Virgin mea culpa

Patrick Hatch

Jun Lee, co-founder of Gami Chicken & Beer: "We love chicken and beer and we wanted to sell something we love."

Four uni mates' love for chicken and beer leads to $16m business

Cara Waters

8@eight: ASX set to follow Wall St higher

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Chris Weston
1 hr ago

KODAKCoin: Shares soar 130% as iconic company joins crypto craze

Not over yet: Adani's mega mine still has a pulse

COMMENT
Julien Vincent

Climate bonds market to hit a new benchmark in 2018

Cole Latimer

A living pool at Frances Cosway's Hampton home.

'They'll be on people's radars': The pool trend about to take off

The colours that are used in an office can have a big impact on productivity and happiness

How the right colours can make you more productive

Mould in the home is a big problem.

Don't use this product to get rid of mould, it won't work

Building approvals sprung into gear in November, ABS data show.

Apartment building approvals 'back with a vengeance'

Living close to each other also presents challenges - such how to entertain children without annoying the neighbours.

How do families and noisy children fit in with apartment living?

Frequent travellers will face longer flights in 2018 - which could actually be a good thing.

In it for the long haul: How the way you fly is about to change in 2018

High Flyer
David Flynn
1 hr ago

F4Y2PD Fitness model exercising sit ups and crunches. Muscular well build, toned body with six pack sweating. Copy space

Stop wasting your time in the gym with these exercises

Fitness
Gary Nunn

Cassandra Fitzpatrick's son, 22-year-old Marcus, says paying board has made him more responsible when dealing with his ...

Why you should charge your kids board

Brooke Gibbs

Many grandparents are looking for ways to invest for their grandchildren.

How to invest for your grandchildren

George Cochrane

Former Fairfax Digital executive Dale McCarthy is the founder of Bondi Born.

How Bondi Born launched a bikini empire by exporting first

Carol Saffer

The Noahface technology in action.

Facial recognition with your takeaway coffee

Cara Waters

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Are your kids addicted to the screen?

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US moves toward expelling 200,000 Salvadorans

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'Bomber' Thompson's house raided by police

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North Korea agrees to talks with the South

A person walks in the weak early morning sunshine in Pollok Park, near Glasgow, Scotland, Sunday Jan. 7, 2018. A cold ...

World of Photos - January 9, 2018

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Clear eyes, full hearts… every episode of Friday Night Lights - now streaming on Stan.

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A new chapter begins… The Stan Original series Romper Stomper - now streaming only on Stan.

How to multi-task like a boss

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35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

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Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

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Marvel's Stan Lee has been accused of sexual harassment.

Marvel creator Stan Lee accused of groping nurses

Rob Moran
4 mins ago

Tonya Harding has threatened to walk out of an interview with Piers Morgan

Tonya Harding threatens to end interview with Piers Morgan

Tom Schad
1 hr ago

Craig McLachlan has been stood down from the current <i>Rocky Horror Show</I>.

Actors hit back at producers' claims over McLachlan

EXCLUSIVE
Kate McClymont

Dr Blake Mysteries starring Craig McLachlan has been pulled from ABC iView.

ABC pulls McLachlan's Dr Blake series

Broede Carmody

Oprah Winfrey campaigned for Barack Obama in 2007.

Oprah 'intrigued' by presidential buzz, says friend Gayle King

<i>Romper Stomper's<i/> extremist gang Patriot Blue has the usual grab bag of prejudices.

Romper Stomper remake has a fatal flaw

COMMENT
Craig Mathieson

Rose McGowan claims to have been snubbed by the Golden Globes despite spearheading movement that led to Times Up campaign.

'Hollywood fakery': Weinstein whistleblowers lash Globes

Michael Sun

James Franco (r) with brother Dave following his Golden Globes win for best actor.

James Franco faces #TimesUp backlash following Globes win

Martha Ross

Jon and Gill Atkinson believe their chilli cider was a world-first.

The Denmark couple who brewed the world's first chilli cider

Heather McNeill

The original Jumanji was a bonafide smash hit all the way back in 1995.

Welcome to the jungle with Jumanji hitting the target

Thomas Munday

The cheeseburger at Meet & Bun was Sophie's best dish in Perth for 2017.

Perth foodie's favourite five dishes of 2017

Sophie Hawkins

Upon learning that daughters "liked rough-and-tumble play as much as their sons" the "dads were often pleasantly ...

Link found between Dads, 'Princesses' and anxiety

Kate Bettes

Tessa Sullivan, who resigned as a councillor at Melbourne City Council on Friday.

Is this the simplest way to discredit a woman?

Jane Gilmore
46 mins ago

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle visit youth-orientated radio station, Reprezent FM, in Brixton, London to learn about its ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have popped up together again

Karla Adam

"You cannot wear big glasses anymore. It's all about tiny little glasses," Kanye West reportedly wrote to wife, Kim ...

Kanye sends Kim Kardashian emails with fashion advice

1 hr ago

Hugh Grant and girlfriend, Swedish television producer Anna Eberstein, are expecting their third child, it has been ...

Hugh Grant to become dad for the fifth time: reports

46 mins ago

In happier times: Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff at the Emmys in 2014.

Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff split

Amy Croffey

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have an age difference of 25 years.

Is this the real reason older men date younger women?

COMMENT
Kerri Sackville

Princess Charlotte is attending Willcocks Nursery School in London.

Princess Charlotte celebrates first day of nursery school

It pays to be prepared.

Seven things you should know before taking children to a wedding

Do you know a Linda?

It's official: the most popular baby name of all time

Photo: Shutterstock

Enough with the back-to-school marketing already

Salad in a jar.

Back at work? 41 envy-inducing lunch box recipes

Burgers on wooden boards are common in many Australian and British restaurants.

UK restaurant fined $86,000 for serving food on wooden boards

Neil Perry's king prawn and cabbage salad with sesame dressing.

Eat a rainbow: 25 salads with style and substance

Result: A booking error saw a passenger fly solo.

Booking mistake sees woman fly on empty plane meant for crew only

Krisinda Merhi

The crucial problem with Australia's airports is not the queues.

It's not the queues: The number one problem with Australia's airports

Ben Groundwater
Ben Groundwater

SatJan6cover - 50 things in 2018 ? Julietta Jameson Bulgari Resort Jumeirah Bay Supplied PR image

2018 bucket list: The 11 coolest new hotels in the world

Julietta Jameson

Two of the biggest investors on Wall Street have asked Apple to study the health effects of its products and to make it ...

Investors prod Apple on iPhone's effect on kids

Are Apple products designed to create a dependency?

'Addictive things are very profitable'

ANALYSIS

The Volocopter 2X is designed for short taxi trips rather than private ownership.

CES 2018: Intel showcases 'air taxi' drone to avoid road traffic

59 mins ago

Bitcoin

Six things I've learned since buying Bitcoin

Lifehacker

Samsung's whitegoods are being added to its cloud-based connectivity platform.

LG, Samsung battle for the smart home

Intel's Brian Krzanich at CES.

How Ferrari plans to teach you to drive

David McCowen

Hyundai is testing autonomous technology with its Ioniq electric car

Hyundai focused on affordable self-driving technology

Andrew Maclean

BMW set the world record for the longest continuous drift.

BMW sets crazy record for world's longest drift

Dom Tripolone

Samsung and Harman has developed a new digital cockpit platform.

The future of the dashboard

Stephen Ottley

Hyunda Vision N 2025 Concept

Hyundai's hybrid supercar plans revealed

Andrew Maclean

Nvidia's Jensen Huang with 'Xavier', an advanced computer chip.

Move over Jeeves: Nvidia reveals new auto chauffeur

David McCowen

Harley Bennell is in trouble again.

Dockers suspend Harley Bennell after nightclub fracas

UPDATED
Peter Ryan

The English press have savaged England's Test coach, Australian Trevor Bayliss.

'He has made no difference': English press blast Bayliss

Bradd Hogg, of the Melbourne Renegades, was all smiles but his dropped catch cost the match.

Hogg dropped catch extends Renegades' Perth pain

Daniel Cherny

Mark Thompson's Port Melbourne property was raided by Victoria Police on Friday.

Mark 'Bomber' Thompson's Port Melbourne house raided

Jon Pierik and Patrick Bartley

Too good: Australia's attack Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins pose with the Ashes trophy.

'It's quite rare you get that': Fantastic four's record-breaking series

Andrew Wu

Former Carlton coaches Brett Ratten and Keith McKenzie, sharing a laugh.

Former Blues and Roos coach Keith 'Macca' McKenzie dies at 95

Patrick Bartley

Victoria Azarenka will not play the Australian Open this year.

Azarenka withdraws from 2018 Australian Open

UPDATED
Claire Siracusa

Mitch perfect: Starc reacts after dismissing England's Mark Stoneman for LBW on day four of the first Ashes Test at the SCG.

Ashes live: Australia look to rip through last bats, Root in hospital

Live
Matt Bungard