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A police chase ended with a car smashing into this Beechboro house.

Driver still on the run after car crashes into house

UPDATED
1 hr ago

Bleaching in the northern part of the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 triggered widespread mortality of corals within weeks, ...

'Cooked': Study finds Great Barrier Reef transformed

The footage was captured by a concerned crew member.

Turnbull government MP to introduce a bill to ban live sheep exports

11 mins ago

University students, from right, Ingrid Zamora and Emily White, who are studying Agriculture, Australian Technology ...

An employment bonanza: Here's where the jobs will be in 2024

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

A jury has found Dr Tony Castagna guilty of tax evasion and money laundering.

Former Macquarie exec guilty of money laundering, tax evasion

Swans' forward Lance "Buddy" Franklin gestures to the crowd after kicking a goal during the Round 1 AFL match between ...

How WA punches above its weight with top-end AFL talent

OPINION
Ben Cameron

Mystery 'putrid' stench on Perth's southern beaches

'What the hell is going on?' Disgust, despair at advice from big banks

EXCLUSIVE

'Ups and downs': PM Turnbull plays down warning from China

Fundraiser for alleged dine-and-dasher set up to help pay legal fees

WA mentor Langer still favourite for coaching job as CA deny signing

Rottnest Island will receive a major makeover.

Forget Bali: Major new revamp to Rottnest Island stay options announced

26 mins ago

Alex Travaglini wants to use his recovery time to work with shark researchers.

'It turned and opened its mouth': WA shark victim recounts attack

Myer is undergoing crucial talks with its landlords.

Behind the calm between Lew and Myer there's a storm brewing

ANALYSIS

Melina Roberge and Isabelle Lagace embarked worldwide trip they documented on Instagram

'She wanted to be the envy of others. I doubt she is now'

'You are excused from the table': MKR judge Manu Feildel eliminates Hadil and Sonya from the competition.

MKR contestants chopped down by Manu: 'it should be a fun show'

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Concern over mystery 'putrid' smell on southern Perth beaches

Darrell Eastlake at his Terrigal home. 13th April 2006 NCH WEEKENDER Photograph by PHIL HEARNE SPECIALX EASTLAKE

Renowned sports broadcaster Darrell Eastlake dies after Alzheimer's battle

Nicholas Dobrijevich arrives at the Downing Centre Courts facing assault charges relating to Christine Forster.

Protester arrested after complaining Police made him 'look bad' on Facebook

Speaking out: TJ Perenara has slammed Israel Folau.

All Blacks halfback speaks out against Folau's anti-gay comments

Barbara Bush in 1984.

The truth about Barbara Bush's famous pearls

NASA's Tess spacecraft embarks on quest to find ...

8:45AM

Turnbull government MP will introduce a bill to ...

8:42AM

'Glampsite', hotel boost: Major revamp to ...

8:27AM

An apprentice carpenter, Josh Warneke led a simple life, says his mother, Ingrid Bishop. “He just wanted a girl, a dog, ...

Man wrongfully convicted over Josh Warneke death awarded $1.3m

Hannah Barry

Two dead in fiery crash near Badgingarra

Prison for Perth child psychologist who assaulted patient

So far, the GoFundMe has a goal of $2000 and has not received a single donation.

Fundraiser started to help pay alleged dine-and-dasher's legal fees

Hannah Barry

A police chase ended with a car smashing into this Beechboro house.

Passengers arrested after car crashes into Beechboro house

UPDATED
David Prestipino
1 hr ago

Jack Freestone in action at the Margaret River Pro.

'Elevated risk': Margaret River Pro cancelled due to shark attacks

Phil Hickey

Scott Austic, in 2016, in a picture supplied by his family.

Quigley seeks advice from Solicitor General on Scott Austic petition

Phil Hickey

Graeme Thomson, 53, has been named as one of three people to die in a house fire in Everton Hills.

Double-murder suicide probed in Everton Hills fire investigation

Power prices have been falling but the market remains fickle, companies say.

'Delicate': Energy chiefs warn of risks without advance on energy plan

Peter Hannam

An artist's impression of the Sunshine Coast's new CBD (indicative only).

Sunshine Coast in bid to end Google's search for an Australian HQ

Tony Moore

Alex Travaglini wants to use his recovery time to work with shark researchers.

'Turned and opened its mouth': Shark survivor recounts attack

David Prestipino

Seven Network commentators Basil Zempilas and Johanna Griggs voiced their fury at the decision to exclude athletes from ...

Griggs hits back at claims Seven knew plan to snub athletes

Brandon Starc celebrates gold.

Athletics paved paradise with gold, the legacy will be a parking lot

ANALYSIS

Anneliese Rubie is chasing down a dream.

'Bittersweet' Games fuels Anneliese Rubie's dream

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference in London.

'Ups and downs': Malcolm Turnbull plays down new warning from China

David Crowe

Turnbull government MP will introduce a bill to ban live sheep exports

Fergus Hunter
11 mins ago

Nationals up the ante as fight for bush doctors comes to a head

Michael Koziol

Former deputy prime minister Tim Fischer at the Sir John Monash statue in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Bill Shorten moves towards posthumously promoting war hero John Monash

EXCLUSIVE
Tony Wright

University students, from right, Ingrid Zamora and Emily White, who are studying Agriculture, Australian Technology ...

Australia's workplaces are transforming: search where the jobs will be in 2024

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

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State energy ministers still divided

1 hr ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a meeting in Moscow, Russia, Friday, April 13, 2018. The Kremlin says ...

Australia joins Britain in naming Russia as a direct threat to global stability

David Crowe

Cambodia's self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy speaks during a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, April 13, 2018. ...

Cambodia's Sam Rainsy warns against 'fake election', China ties

EXCLUSIVE
James Massola

People stand in front of damaged buildings, in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near ...

UN team shot at near site of reported chemical attack, official says

Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle arrive for a visit to the Eikon Exhibition Centre in Lisburn, Northern Ireland ...

Harry and Meghan to attend London Anzac Day dawn service

Nick Miller

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull

China trade threat 'ups and downs', says Malcolm Turnbull

Matt Comyn recently visited Scandinavia, where banking execs were surprised at Australia's reliance on cash.

Comyn will be left with the real trouble child in wealth family

OPINION
Elizabeth Knight

Editorial masthead dinkus

Banking royal commission may have to be extended

OPINION

Syrian authorities distribute bread, vegetables and pasta to Douma residents.

Launching missiles was the easy bit. Now what about Syria's future?

OPINION
Juliet Samuel

Sharon Lashbrooke working from home on her laptop.

Digital diagnosis: less time with family, more time with the doctor

Anna Patty

The Australian market is poised to lift on the back of strong commodity prices.

Markets Live: ASX poised to lift

Live
William McInnes
46 mins ago

AMP's departing chief executive Craig Meller and chairman Catherine Brenner.

High stakes at the Hyatt: AMP board to face investors at AGM

Colin Kruger

Myer executive chairman Garry Hounsell.

Behind the superficial calm between Lew and Myer there's a storm brewing

ANALYSIS
Stephen Bartholomeusz

The $211 trillion problem: IMF sends warning about record global debt

Andrew Mayeda

Australia's workplaces are transforming: search where the jobs will be in 2024

EXCLUSIVE
Eryk Bagshaw

There are more jobs, but 730,000 people are still out of work

OPINION
Matt Wade

ACT businesses most confident in Australia, survey finds

Blake Foden

An increasing number of first home buyers are navigating the stamp duty discounts, government grants and superannuation ...

Are first-home buyer grants all they're cracked up to be?

40 mins ago

Are sleep-trackers really helping us get more sleep?

Do sleep-tracking devices actually work? The experts weigh in

Photo by Semken Landscaping

The secret to selling your home fast and getting the best price

Danny Katz

Secret way I escape my mundane middle-class, middle-aged existence

Jacaranda lined street

Ready to buy in a perfect suburb? How to prevent an expensive mistake

The Muraka’s bedroom, below the sea.

Maldives luxury goes to the next level ... underwater

Luxury
Nikki Ekstein

The new 2018 Lexus LS 500h Sports.

Why the Lexus LS isn't just for anyone

Cars
Toby Hagon

Married at First Sight has nothing on the Hayne Royal Commission .

The financial traps revealed at the banking royal commission

OPINION
Nicole Pederson-McKinnon

Sally Osborne 51 (left) with three of her nine children, Daisy Osborne 13 (2nd from left), Ezra Osborne 15 (2nd from ...

Sandwich lunches and home schooling - how Sally raised nine kids

Sally as told to Rosamund Burton

Noah Breslow of OnDeck.

Fintech adoption speeds up in Australia

Christine D'Mello

Franziska Iseli co-founded business consultancy Basic Bananas

Is the wellness trend a load of garbage?

OPINION
Alexandra Cain

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Peter Beattie makes embarrassing gaffe on live TV

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WA surf comp boosts safety after shark attack

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Health authorities warn of flesh-eating ulcers

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Macron: We convinced Trump to stay in Syria

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Karl Stefanovic has lashed out at cinemas for releasing the new Avengers film on ANZAC Day.

'Grubby cash grab': Stefanovic lashes cinemas over Avengers' Anzac Day opening

Rob Moran
43 mins ago

MKR contestant Jess opens up about the torment dished out by Sonya and Hadil.

'Wouldn't wish it on anyone': Contestants open up on MKR scandal

Broede Carmody
1 hr ago

First lady Barbara Bush in Washington in 1990.

'Please forgive a loose tongue': Barbara Bush's apology to Marge Simpson

Michael Idato

Leah unleashes on the Paradise crew.

Leah blows up at Bachelor in Paradise producers in game of Survivor

Rob Moran

'You are excused from the table': MKR judge Manu Feildel eliminates Hadil and Sonya from the competition.

Manu Feildel reveals why he excused MKR contestants from competition

Broede Carmody

Amy Schumer stars as Renee in I FEEL PRETTY, written and directed by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. In cinemas April ...

Review: I Feel Pretty latest tackles beauty myth from all angles

Jake Wilson

Lupita Nyong'o, left, and Letitia Wright in Black Panther.

Saudi Arabia ends 35-year ban on cinemas with 'Black Panther' screening

Aya Batrawy

Lily James as Juliet in the film The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society.

The Guernsey Literary And Potato Peel Pie Society review: TV stars play by the book

Sandra Hall

The tour will include a number of notorious crime sites.

Gangs of Perth: Northbridge crime tour a walk on the wild side

Kate Hedley

Fresh Bites: Hylin, Mandurah Forum, Guy Grossi, Alcosense

Fresh Bites: Guy Grossi to open first restaurant in Perth

David Prestipino

Foreigner are coming to Australia.

'Feels Like The First Time’: Foreigner coming to Perth

David Allan-Petale

Meghan Markle stepped out in a Camilla and Marc blazer and Oroton bag in London.

Did Meghan Markle just help save Oroton?

Melissa Singer
1 hr ago

"So, why is it so hard to sign on the dotted line? Why do I struggle so much with the decision?"

How do I dispose of my last embryo?

Jo Hartley

Gorman's 2018 range of dog coats.

Gorman will design clothes for dogs, but not plus size women

Catherine Bouris

"Australians, known as much for their consumption of smoothies as their "I Quit Sugar" eating plans, are no different, ...

Why are we offended by aging?

Parul Sehgal

Borderline personality disorder is often misconstrued.

Mood and personality disorders can be confused: here’s an explainer

Kathryn Fletcher & Kristi-Ann Villagonzalo

Women at work are more perfectionist and anxious than their male counterparts.

Women more likely to be perfectionists, anxious at work

Mary Ward

Should you be drinking eight glasses of water a day?

Five experts on whether you have to drink eight glasses of water a day

Alexandra Hansen

Do you have the top five?

The traits that put you at risk for smartphone addiction

Tara Bahrampour

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9 awesome apps for kids on the autism spectrum

Christine Elgersma

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Taurus baby names: astrology baby name inspiration

Suzi Catchpole

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A thank-you letter to my child's toy bunny

Laurel Niedospial

The Alternative Meat Company Chicken Free Satay makes a decent meal when served over brown rice.

Tastes like chicken? Mock meat and cheese put to the taste-test

Dan Lepard's garlic, sweet potato and chickpea soup.

Ward away the blues with this sweet potato and chickpea soup

Savoury scrolls.

Bake your own lunchbox favourites these school holidays

Barefoot island resort: Sheraton Resort and Spa, Tokoriki Island.

The barefoot island resort with 30 'adults-only' retreats

Sheriden Rhodes

Since the first scheduled commercial flight, more than a century ago, there have been very few exceptions when ...

It's safer, so why don't plane seats face backwards?

Oliver Smith

Travel without a plan to relive your backpacking heyday.

The greatest experience a traveller can have

Ben Groundwater

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill ...

Facebook stopped apps accessing users' private data just two weeks ago

Margi Murphy

OtterBox's iPhone case.

Keeping your iPhone out of harm's way

Adam Turner

Your gmail account is set for changes.

'Major updates': Google to give Gmail a new look

Hayley Tsukayama

Jeff Bezos says it takes most people six months of training to be able to do a perfect handstand.

Trump tweets about Amazon: 6. Trump mentions in Bezos letter: 0

2 mins ago

Apple chief executive Tim Cook at the Apple event in Chicago.

Users don't want iOS to merge with MacOS, Apple chief says

Peter Wells

Volkswagen's Amarok V6 will get a power boost this year.

Confirmed: 200kW VW Amarok

David McCowen

Supercars wants to attract more new models into the sport.

Will Mustang racer attract new rivals?

Stephen Ottley

2018 Lexus ES.

New Lexus ES luxury sedan revealed

Dom Tripolone

2018 Suzuki Swift Sport.

Reviewed: Suzuki's baby hot hatch

David McCowen

Aston Martin has teased its new DBS Superleggera.

Iconic Aston Martin DBS returns to take on Ferrari

David McCowen

2018 BMW M2 Competition.

Revealed: BMW's most powerful M2

Greg Kable

Darrell Eastlake at his Terrigal home. 13th April 2006 NCH WEEKENDER Photograph by PHIL HEARNE SPECIALX EASTLAKE

Sports broadcaster Darrell Eastlake dies

Gillon McLachlan

NEAFL one option considered for Tasmanian team

Kurtley Beale of the Waratahs passes during the Round 9 Super Rugby match between the NSW Waratahs and the Queensland ...

Super ratings up but cricket mega deal a blow for rugby, expert says

AFLW Western Bulldogs -Katie Brennan 19th March 2018 The Age Fairfaxmedia News Picture by JOE ARMAO

Brennan drops human rights case as truce reached with AFL

The Margaret River Pro has been called off.

'Elevated risk': Margaret River Pro cancelled due to shark attacks

UPDATED

Daniel Ricciardo celebrates his recent grand prix win in China.

'I want the best car': Ricciardo demands more from Red Bull

Alan Baldwin

Steve Smith and David Warner are serving 12-month bans from Australian cricket.

Surrey coach keen on signing Australia's banned cricket stars

Ian McCullough

Australia's performance was a far cry from their 5-0 defeat of Thailand in March.

Sam Kerr penalty helps Matildas survive almighty Asian Cup scare

Ben McKay