Breaking News from Perth & Western Australia | WAtoday.com.au

1:58PM Tue Feb 20, 2018

The Store
Our Network
News and Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Brisbane Times

Canberra Times

WA Today

Weather Zone
Business and Finance

AFR.com

afrmagazine.com.au
Lifestyle

traveller.com.au

essentialbaby.com.au

essentialkids.com.au

goodfood.com.au

oversixty.com.au

findababysitter.com.au
Classifieds

domain.com.au

drive.com.au

commercialrealestate

allhomes.com.au

adzuna.com.au

rsvp.com.au

WA Nationals call for Barnaby Joyce to resign

BREAKING
Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

"I will always regret that politics took over our lives," Zenda Casey said.

'Devastated': another Nationals ex-wife after the end of a marriage

Portrait of 13-year-old Makenzie Hymes from Virginia calling for gun law reform during a protest at the White House, in ...

'Be like Australia': an American teenager's message to Donald Trump

1 hr ago

E. Coli ... the focus is back on cucumbers.

Health warning: A tsunami of bacteria is on our doorstep

OPINION

Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James noted Sureguard's director sold personal assets to rectify the underpayments rather ...

WA security boss sold his own assets to pay back staff

The beauty of Cable Beach attracts tourists from all over the world.

The WA town where twice the annual rainfall fell in two months

1 hr ago

Jessica Peris 'tests positive for banned substance'

Forget Barnaby, the real error of judgment was Malcolm Turnbull's

OPINION
Julie Szego

RBA keeping a close eye on 'pockets' of mortgage stress

'Malcolm drives me nuts': Lambie takes aim at PM, Joyce

Undercover team spied on former principal accused of sex abuse

Hayley Dodd went missing near Badgingarra in 1999.

As Francis Wark sat in jail, Hayley's mum penned a letter. She wrote him this

Phil Hickey
6 mins ago

Sam Butler, Troy Cook, Georgia Nanscawen, Kirsten Dwyer and Drew Petrie are just some of the big names taking part in ...

Celebrity footy match kicking goals for youth mental health

22 mins ago

Mia Freedman, co-founder and creative director of media company Mamamia.

Mia Freedman in Perth to bust work-life balance 'myth'

"Remember that you two are destined to be together".

A single woman's guide to sleeping with a married man

SATIRE

Singer Fergie has apologised for Monday's jazzy rendition of the US anthem.

Fergie apologises for 'worst national anthem ever'

null

Students stage gun protest 'lie-in' at White House

</p>

'Anything to save them': Medics reveal human cost of denial

Trauma poisons the final moments of our lives, which should be peaceful.

'They rush in, our hearts break': Trauma kills final moments

null

Satays, baos and BBQ: The Perth Night Noodle Markets return

Summer is the best time in WA.

WAtoday writing competition: Help us celebrate WA summer

'I shall not describe the pain and suffering': ...

1:52PM

Eagles nab veteran recruiter Clayton

1:52PM

Celebrity footy match kicking goals for youth ...

1:36PM

The beauty of Cable Beach attracts tourists from all over the world.

The WA town where twice the annual rainfall fell in two months

1 hr ago

The Perth suburbs dodging WA’s population boom

IN DEPTH
Heather McNeill

Perth's outdoor ballet Milky Way selling out fast

Emma Young

Fair Work Ombudsman Natalie James noted Sureguard's director sold personal assets to rectify the underpayments rather ...

WA boss sold his own assets to back-pay guards

Roebourne.

Stopping child sex abuse in one of WA's most vulnerable communities

Hannah Barry

Martin Mileham has been CEO at the City of Perth since 2016.

Secret probe prompts City of Perth CEO to take indefinite leave

UPDATED
David Prestipino

Paramedics are treating a man for a reported crocodile attack.

Stranded tourists swim through crocodile-infested waters

Phil Hickey

ACT policing and ACT fire and rescue investigate a suspicious fire in a home in Bonner.

Police investigate suspicious house fire after three bodies found

ACT

<p>

Alleged slave wife forced to cook, clean on little food, court told

Ocean swim

Too many sharks: Triathlon forced to end popular swim route

Moonlit Sanctuary in Pearcedale are building a huge new sanctuary to breed rare and extremely endangered native ...

The parrots being flown by helicopter to help their survival

West Australian Nationals call for Barnaby Joyce to resign

BREAKING
Adam Gartrell
1 hr ago

If Joyce falls, who is ready to lead the Nationals?

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny
1 hr ago

'Be like Australia': an US teenager's message to Donald Trump

David Crowe
1 hr ago

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during question time last week.

'I'm not going anywhere': Barnaby Joyce blasts witch hunt

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull gives a press conference on the banks of the Tamar River in Launceston to announce a ...

Corporate leaders, experts support PM's ministerial sex ban

Adam Gartrell

Veterans' Affairs Minister Michael McCormack during the Sky News interview from Darwin.

Why McCormack's bet each way threatens to skewer his credibility

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

President Donald Trump speaks about domestic violence during a working session regarding the opportunity zones provided ...

Republican senators urge Trump to rejoin trade deal

David Crowe

President Donald Trump with President Xi Jinping of China during a welcome ceremony in Beijing.

US, Chinese security staff in 'skirmish' over nuclear football

A Facebook posting, released by the House Intelligence Committee, for a group called "Being Patriotic" is photographed ...

Why Facebook is afraid of Mueller

OPINION
Anne Applebaum

Anna Hurley, 15, of Washington, top, and other demonstrators participate in a "lie-in" during a protest in favor of gun ...

Teens rally for gun control at White House

Accused Australian spy James Ricketson attends a court hearing in Phnom Penh.

Prosecutors comb accused spy James Ricketson's emails to journalists

Lindsay Murdoch

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce won't recuse himself from his well-paid position.

Fishy business: Barnaby Joyce won't budge

OPINION
Peter Hartcher

E. Coli ... the focus is back on cucumbers.

Tsunami of bacteria is on our doorstep

OPINION
Peter Collignon

Steven Bradbury wins gold in Salt Lake City in 2002.

When only gold is good enough: Australia has lost its Olympic spirit

OPINION
Ella Donald

Former AFL player and Getswift chief Joel MacDonald shares in the company are currently worth $53 million.

GetSwift and its ex AFL-player boss hit with $300m claim

Sarah Danckert

ASX investors grappled with earnings on Tuesday.

ASX ends flat after late surge

Sarah Turner
18 mins ago

NBN AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 11042013.
GENERIC- NBN, optic fibre, optical fibre, technology, internet, high speed ...

Energy prices, broadband speeds in ACCC sights this year

Cole Latimer

HOUSING AFR PHOTOGRAPH BY GLENN HUNT 280610. GENERIC- mortgage, mortgage stress, housing, rent, house, accommodation, ...

RBA keeping close eye on 'pockets' of mortgage stress

Clancy Yeates

'We are behind': APN Outdoor chief admits falling behind rivals

Jennifer Duke
10 mins ago

Welcome to Liberland: the nation that bitcoin helped build

Problems at Naked Chef Jamie Oliver's food empire laid bare

ANALYSIS

Oil Search profit, dividend surge on higher oil, gas prices

Cole Latimer

Art deco is one of the most fascinating and distinctive periods of our Australian architectural history. Phoenix ...

'McMansions of the 20th century': A history lesson on art deco

Island installations are most popular for homeowners between the ages
of 35 and 54 (50 per cent) versus those under 35 ...

Survey reveals what your kitchen will look like in 2018

Economists expect interest rate hikes to begin later this year or early in 2019.

Is Australia's debt a powder keg? 3 graphs on debt you need to see

Analysis

Landscape architect Steve Calhoun has made so much of urban Australia a greener, more pleasant place that the scale of ...

Australia has a lot to thank this man for, but doesn't know him

An open-plan renovation

Renovate or move? Here's when it's cheaper to stay put

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore watch .

Forget Bitcoin, preowned watches is the hottest market right now

Watches
Stephanie Hoi-Nga Wong

Too many runners forget the important post-marathon work.

The all-important part of training too many runners neglect

The Long Run
Laura Hill

There is an "illusion of choice" in the consumer market for insurance, the Productivity Commission found.

Don't be fooled by the plethora of brands

Clancy Yeates

Because we see the price of petrol so frequently, we have a very keen sense of 'cheap' and 'expensive'.

Why we save money on petrol, but cost ourselves dearly

Scott Phillips

Kate Carnell has a lot on her agenda for 2018.

Putting small business on the agenda

OPINION
Kate Carnell

An area where business owners get into major cash flow problems is when they forget, or do not plan for, income tax ...

Anticipating payments helps cash flow

ANALYSIS
Max Newnham

null

'I am tired of begging and asking for our humanity'

null

Florida shooter suspect appears in court

null

Some things must remain private: Bishop

Federal Politics

null

Geoffrey Rush's case against Telegraph begins

Opera singer Alexander Lewis with The Nose which will be performed at The Sydney Opera House in February. 13th February ...

Fairfax photos of the week - February 15, 2018

the office stan image

Every episode ever of The Office (U.S) - this Thursday on Stan.

RuPaul's allstars stan image

The brand new season of RuPaul's Drag Race: Allstars - this Friday only on Stan.

How to multi-task like a boss

Advertiser Content

35 never fail road trip tips to keeps kids happy

Advertiser Content

Why Canada is a must-visit in 2018

Advertiser Content

Nadine Garner has defended the show's "lewd" workplace culture.

Doctor Blake star defends show's 'lewd' on-set culture

Rob Moran

Blake Phillips has claimed a former 2Day FM executive raped him.

Former 2Day FM worker says male executive raped him

Michael Lallo

Comedian John Oliver lays into scandal-plagued Barnaby Joyce.

US late night comedian skewers Barnaby Joyce over affair

Rob Moran

Singer Fergie has apologised for Monday's jazzy rendition of the US anthem.

Fergie apologises for 'worst national anthem ever'

Rob Moran

Actress Shareena Clanton gave an impassioned speech on closing the gap on ABC's Q&A.

Q&A recap: The woman who upstaged the Barna-baby affair

Neil McMahon

Lisa and David Oldfield were confirmed as intruders on this year's series of I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here ...

The Oldfields are in the jungle. Excitement? Zero

Christine Sams

Dean, aka Visionz, serenades Tracey.

Dean delivers Married At First Sight's cringiest moment yet

RECAP
Rob Moran

Black Panther (starring Chadwick Boseman) is a box office hit.

Aussies embrace Marvel's latest box office sensation

Moojelup Farm, Garbin Estate, Brave New Wine and Castelli Estate's sparkling reds are sublime and ready to sample at ...

Four WA sparkling reds that must be tried at Sunset Wines

David Prestipino

A rising star in the opera world, WA soprano Elena Perroni made her Australian debut starring as Mimi in WA Opera's ...

The highs and lows of Elena's life as WA's star soprano import

David Prestipino

Ginger and Tonic's For Love or Money is thrilling Fringe audiences.

Fringe World review: Shoot the breeze in For Love or Money

Rhiannon Holmes

Attendees comfort each other at a candlelight vigil for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High ...

Are mass shootings the result of boys in crisis?

Clementine Ford

Mirai Nagasu of the United States performs in the ladies single skating free skating in the Gangneung Ice Arena at the ...

'Women' or 'Ladies'? At the Winter Olympics, that depends on the sport

Liz Clarke

"Remember that you two are destined to be together".

A single woman's guide to sleeping with a married man

SATIRE
Kerri Sackville

Lindsay Lohan at London Modest Fashion Week 2018.

Lindsay Lohan wears hijab at London Fashion Week

Mary Ward

Shelby Sherritt describes cancer as "like winning the lottery".

'Thank you, cancer, for choosing me'

Shelby Sherritt

Nationals MP George Christensen.

Christensen's vile post encourages cyberbullies

COMMENT
Jenna Price

"A pervasive theme in the almost 90 survey responses Ursu received, is that male gatekeepers in the publishing industry ...

'I began to wonder if I'd won because he wanted sex'

Kasey Edwards

"You are not Muslim enough. You are not Australian enough".

Why is Tony Abbott so upset about Muslim fashion?

Roqayah Chamseddine

Photo: Shutterstock

New blood and urine test could detect autism

Shutterstock

Why cutting carbs during pregnancy is dangerous

Photo: Shutterstock

'Gender disappointment' still considered taboo

Africola in Adelaide's signature tea sandwich with crispy chicken skin and hot chicken dripping.

Albany bar makes Good Food's drinking and dining hot list for 2018

Roast chicken with haloumi stuffing.

Roast chicken reinvented four ways (including haloumi stuffing)

Guy Grossi.

Grossi family to open 'Roman rustic' restaurant in Perth

Woman at airport stranded after flight cancelled generic

The trap that saw an airline cancel my booking and not tell me

Ben Groundwater

Zermatt, Switzerland.

The world's 50 greatest travel experiences for cheapskates

Ben Groundwater

A modern take on Hainanese chicken rice.

Seven dishes every traveller must try in Singapore

Julietta Jameson

A scan of the back of the human eye (left), and how Google's algorithm sees it. The green highlights are the parts the ...

Google AI looks at eyes, detects heart attack risk

Apple Park's glass-walled 'pods' are designed to promote collaboration.

Apple's 'spaceship' campus has hidden flaw

Gilmour Space Technologies CEO Adam Gilmour, left, with brother and company director James Gilmour at its Gold Coast ...

Aussie space start-ups lifting off overseas to avoid 'draconian' laws

Crumpler's Mantra Compact is a no-nonsense bag with plenty of room.

Crumpler's new look: a laptop bag icon grows up

OneForAll's entry has some issues when it comes to cable management.

How to avoid weak links when adding Bluetooth

Lexus has introduced a seven-seat version of its RX SUV.

New seven-seat Lexus SUV revealed

David McCowen

Mercedes-Benz has been accused of cheating diesel emission tests

Mercedes suspected of emissions cheating

Greg Kable

2018 Holden Colorado Z71.

What dual-cab ute should I buy?

Cameron McGavin

Daniel Ricciardo will take lucky fans for hot laps in the 2018 Aston Martin Vantage.

F1 drivers to take fans for hot laps

David McCowen

Japan's Best Car magazine published scoop images of the new Supra coupe.

New Toyota Supra details leaked

David McCowen

Hyundai's Thierry Neuville leads the World Rally Championship.

Race wrap: Hyundai on top in Sweden

David McCowen

No timeline has been provided for De Goey's return to the senior side.

De Goey admits problem, bans himself indefinitely

UPDATED
Sam McClure

Katie Brennan has been struck by injury again.

Dogs skipper in doubt for rest of season, Blues star rubbed out

UPDATED
Daniel Cherny

Francesco Friedrich (right) and Thorsten Margis celebrate after they tied for gold.

We tied? Chaos after Canada-Germany dead heat in bobsleigh

James Pearson

French skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron perform.

'I prayed': wardrobe malfunction can't derail French skater

Jordan De Goey in action last year.

De Goey's behaviour 'unacceptable', says Eddie McGuire

Fast break: Docker's Ebony Antonio sprints clear against Melbourne at Fremantle Oval.

AFLW: Slow-starting Dockers dig deep to stun Dees

Australian aerial skier David Morris.

Controversy as David Morris is knocked out of finals

Glenn Cullen and Warren Barnsley

NZ's Martin Guptill edges a ball in front of England's Jos Buttler during the Twenty20 on Sunday.

England coach wants Twenty20s to be virtually scrapped

UPDATED
Scyld Berry