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Notre Dame graduates have been ranked the most employable in WA according to a national survey.

UWA graduates the least employable in WA, but who's top?

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Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos entered the US immigration debate with a $42 million donation to a scholarship fund for 'dreamers'.

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David Allen Turpin and Louise Anna Turpin were charged after their children were found in captivity in California.

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Record rainfall lashed Perth overnight.

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Banksia Hill is WA's only youth detention centre.

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Mark Bomber Thompson at Auckland Airport

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'I was looking it dead in the eye': Great White snatches man's fin

WA Police officer stood down after indecent assault charge

Bayswater bridge claims two truck victims within hours of each other

UPDATED

Thief steals 100 cannabis plants from under WA police noses

Arson Squad launches probe into suspicious Sawyers Valley fire

The Qantas flight from Brisbane was forced to circle for 40 minutes.

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The NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics found assaults had increased in areas around the lockout precincts, including The Star.

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Dolores O'Riordan playing the Park Hyatt Bar in Sydney.

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Wild wallaby chase in Sydney

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Beyonce shared this image to announce she was having twins.

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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.

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Young Danes charged for sharing teen sex video

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It's understood hundreds of cannabis plants were found at the Perth home.

Thief steals 100 cannabis plants from WA police-guarded house

Hannah Barry

Police sergeant stood down after being charged with indecent assault

Phil Hickey

Severe weather warning for Perth as ex-Cyclone Joyce wreaks havoc

UPDATED
Hannah Barry

The number of offences for causing bushfires in Victoria has jumped fivefold over the past four years

Arson Squad launches probe into suspicious Sawyers Valley bushfire

The Fremantle Dockers women's team are hoping to break attendance records during the February 10 match.

Perth match could break women's sporting attendance record

Heather McNeill

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WA Police hunt three men after frightening home invasion

Emma Young

The cut cables.

Vandals leave end-of-world notes after cutting NBN cables

Hannah Barry

The company behind ANU College has had its registration to teach VET courses cancelled.

Company behind ANU College loses registration

ACT
6 mins ago

Police followed the wallaby on its journey over the bridge.

Wallaby in custody after crossing Harbour Bridge

NSW

Banksia Hill is WA's only youth detention centre.

Amnesty calls for closure of youth detention centre

Both venues have been battling it out for Perth's cheapest beer price.

Drinking like it's the 1980s: Perth in beer price war

Treasurer Scott Morrison has rejected Labor claims that inequality has reached a 75-year high.

Flat wages to worsen inequality, warns thinktank

Mark Kenny

One Nation fights for seat for 'the next Pauline Hanson'

Adam Gartrell

The jobs that will (or won't) be getting a pay rise this year

Eryk Bagshaw

Electric car advocates say the government should cut upfront costs of electric cars to make them a more attractive ...

Scrap registration fees, taxes on electric cars, industry urges

Nicole Hasham

The Australian dollar was fetching US79.23¢ on Monday afternoon.

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Adam Gartrell

Donald Trump and Kirstjen Nielsen.

If Trump is a racist, so is Turnbull: top US official

Fergus Hunter

Greens leader Richard Di Natale on June 26, 2016 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Arsineh Houspian/Fairfax Media)

Greens plan major Australia Day date change campaign

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US President Donald Trump listens to Norwegian PM Erna Solberg during a news conference at the WHite Hosue. He praised ...

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Iraqi security forces working at the scene of a suicide bombing in Baghdad.

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Emergency services help a victim of the Westminster Bridge attack.

Westminster Bridge attacker took steroids before rampage

The head of the North Korean delegation, Kwon Hook Bong, shakes hands with his South Korean counterpart, Lee Woo-sung, ...

North Korean orchestra to play in South Korea for the Winter Olympics

Mr Cottrell has previously been convicted of racial vilification.

Channel Seven 'crossed a line' with neo-Nazi interview

Broede Carmody

Bernard Tomic has grown up in a tennis hot-house.

Where did it go so wrong for Tomic?

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Jessica Irvine

AFR Tom Waterhouse, ceo of William Hill Australia for a feature on his first year in the job. 1st october 2015 photo by ...

Tom Waterhouse's William Hill Australia under pressure

Nick Toscano

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Markets Live: Bellamy's surges in weak ASX

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1 hr ago

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos entered the US immigration debate with a $42 million donation to a scholarship fund for 'dreamers'.

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Consumers are in a positive mood in the new year.

Bright days: Consumer confidence hits four-year high

Rio Tinto hits 2017 iron ore guidance

Cole Latimer

China set to escalate its cryptocurrency crackdown

Former Macy's boss has advice for David Jones, Myer

Patrick Hatch

'We have begun a bear market,' says bond market legend

Vesna Poljak

New Year, new beginnings, and a new reason to purge.

Household items that are probably long past their expiry date

8 Locke Street, Warwick, better known as the Abbey of Roses, is one of The Event's most unique offerings.

$40 million worth of property set to exchange hands in a single day

Large tax cuts should be part of the plan to spur Australian household spending, according to Credit Suisse.

Debt-laden homeowners may spark interest rate cut

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The Aelous robot.

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The biggest thing affecting the stharemarket is the mentality of the herd - bull or bear?

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Many Australians are officially in mortgage stress.

The lessons for borrowers from the car industry

Catherine Robson

The New Year is a wake-up call for small business.

New Year's resolutions and actions

COMMENT
Max Newnham

Best friends and house mates Vera Yan and Kati Santilli are the founders of Nimble Activewear.

How Nimble jumped on the activewear trend

Cara Waters

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The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies

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NBN tradie caught stealing naked photos

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Low wage growth expected

Wage Growth

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EU says Trump is losing on trade

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George Clooney as Dr Doug Ross on ER.

Clooney returning to TV almost 20 years after ER

Rob Moran

Dolores O'Riordan playing the Park Hyatt Bar in Sydney.

The Cranberries lead singer Dolores O'Riordan dead at 46

UPDATED
Latika Bourke

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are getting the Lifetime movie treatment.

Harry and Meghan TV movie to air ahead of royal wedding

Rob Moran

Aaron Jeffery plays Chopper Read in the latest <i>Underbelly</i> production.

Dear Canberra, streaming services need to help our local dramas

COMMENT
Debi Enker

Mr Cottrell has previously been convicted of racial vilification.

Channel Seven 'crossed a line' with neo-Nazi interview

Broede Carmody

Erin Molan, from The Footy Show

Nine walks away from major NRL Footy Show shakeup

Broede Carmody

Creator and star of Netflix series <i>Master of None</i>: Aziz Ansari.

Aziz Ansari responds to sexual misconduct allegations

Rob Moran

Dushku says she was sexually molested at age 12 by a stunt coordinator during production of the 1994 film True Lies.

Actress alleges abuse on set of True Lies when she was 12

More than 20 breweries, mostly from WA, will pour 120 beers on the day.

Drink WA beer by the water this weekend at Kegs by the Quay

David Prestipino

The historic Windsor Hotel in South Perth.

Windsor Hotel falls foul of young punters after garden bar age ban

David Prestipino

Big crowds are turning out for festival flicks.

Cinema under the stars is a Perth Festival delight this summer

David Allan-Petale

"This commitment-phobic man was not only bunkered down with a new partner, but he had impregnated her with his child."

When your ex breaks the rules they wouldn't bend for you

Kerri Sackville

Margaret Atwood has written a controversial opinion piece arguing the "#MeToo" movement has gone too far.

Has #MeToo gone too far?

Natalie Reilly
52 mins ago

The influence of domestic violence notwithstanding, why do people sometimes kill the ones they love?

Why some people in non-violent relationships kill their partners

Belinda Parker and Claire Ferguson
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Human liquorice allsort Grigor Dimitrov during his first round match at the Australian Open.

Nike Australian Open uniforms 'like a liquorice allsort threw up'

Ebony Bowden

Jack Marsden

Famous kids star at Milan Fashion Week

Melissa Singer

Greens MLC Mehreen Faruqi.

Why are vast numbers of Australians left out of media?

Dr Mehreen Faruqi

"The course covers the signs and symptoms of anxiety, depression and other common mental health disorders that people ...

'Are you considering suicide?' questions to ask your co-workers

Rebecca Greenfield and John Tozzi

Heath Ledger, left, and Jake Gyllenhaal pose for photographers after a press conference to present "Brokeback Mountain" ...

Jake Gyllenhaal recalls meeting friend Heath Ledger

A bad idea.

Latest online teen 'challenge' has fatal consequences

"Sunscreen is not a suit of armour" experts are reminding us this summer.

'Sunscreen is not a suit of armour': New sun safe guidelines for babies

A life lesson.

Mum makes five-year-old daughter pay rent

Zucchini, pancetta and buffalo mozzarella pizza.

Healthyish pizza toppings to have on high rotation

Burrata cheese balls with heirloom tomatoes and basil oil.

You say tomato, we say burrata

The shiny Soho restaurant features booth seating.

Could an off-peak pricing model work for restaurant bookings?

There was a total of 22 million hours of in-flight entertainment viewed on Qantas flights in 2017.

Qantas reveals the most-watched movie on board flights

Krisinda Merhi

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Aerion to develop smaller supersonic business jets.

The supersonic jets aiming to fly passengers by 2023

Taking an afternoon nap in Spain may soon be officially phased out.

'It's crazy': The afternoon siesta in Spain may be about to die off

Sue Williams

Amazon didn't make any huge promises, but Aussies expected a lot from the 800-pound gorilla once it landed on our shores.

Amazon Australia: one month later

Ruslan Kogan took in the sights at CES.

'All smart TVs are crap': Kogan on CES 2018

Worried about irradiating your genitals? Spartan has some trunks to protect your junk.

CES 2018: a suitcase that follows you and other stuff you don't need

COMMENT

The Arecibo telescope, in Puerto Rico, shown in this artist's impression receiving the fast radio burst.

Mysterious radio signal from beyond our galaxy

"We want to make sure that our products are not just fun but are good for people.": Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg.

Facebook to make News Feed 'good for people'

2019 Ram 1500.

New Ram 1500 unveiled

Kez Casey

Mobile drug tests: ACT Police Constable Ashley Knowles with a roadside drug testing saliva swab.

NSW Police to test drivers for cocaine

David McCowen

2018 Hyundai Veloster N.

Hyundai's new hot coupe revealed

Andrew Maclean

2018 Nissan Xmotion concept.

Is this the next Nissan X-Trail?

Dom Tripolone

2018 Kia Cerato sedan.

Kia's updated Mazda3 rival revealed

Kez Casey

2018 Lexus LF-1 Limitless concept car

Lexus reveals radical coupe-SUV concept

Andrew Maclean

All-Australian full-forward Josh Kennedy.

Recovering Kennedy raises hopes at West Coast

Jason Phelan

Nadal says he is enjoying the moment.

'I don't spend my days thinking how good I am', says humble Rafa

Michael Gleeson

England cricketer Ben Stokes.

Affray charge against Stokes ends hopes of playing in Australia

UPDATED

Stosur is out in the first round for her third consecutive Australian Open.

Same old Stosur crashes out of Australian Open

Warwick Green

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons recovers a loose ball from Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry.

Simmons ejected as 76ers down the Raptors

Hand-picked: FFA has completed a shortlist of candidates to take up the vacant Socceroos coaching role.

FFA finalise shortlist for new Socceroos coach

Vince Rugari

"Good luck, guys" Tomic told reporters.

'Arrogant tool': Tennis greats turn on Tomic

Ebony Bowden

Daria Gavrilova was not happy with her family on Monday night.

Dasha's easy win, bar one wee problem...

Michael Gleeson