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One Nation MP proposes building a wall around Fremantle 'hell-hole'

One Nation MP proposes building a wall around Fremantle 'hell-hole'

"Is it time to build a wall around the socialist hell hole, City of Fremantle?"

  • by staff writers

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'It's out of respect': SBS hits back at viewer criticism

'It's out of respect': SBS hits back at viewer criticism

Host teared up on air while addressing the bizarre criticism she’s faced for correctly pronouncing players' names.

  • by Robert Moran
Mandurah couple's $2m Lotto windfall ends 18-hour days

Mandurah couple's $2m Lotto windfall ends 18-hour days

The husband said the win enabled him to give up his current seven-day work week and plan for retirement. 

  • by staff writers
Ex-cop acquitted child sex abuse at Perth school

Ex-cop acquitted child sex abuse at Perth school

Former policeman found not guilty of indecently dealing with students at a primary school in Perth in the mid-1980s.

  • by AAP
'Beware politicians with simple answers': Cook looks for solutions to meth crisis

'Beware politicians with simple answers': Cook looks for solutions to meth crisis

Health Minister Roger Cook has released the first report into the state's methamphetamine crisis, and has warned the solution might be as complex as the problem itself.

  • by Nathan Hondros
Man deported after child exploitation found on phone

Man deported after child exploitation found on phone

Australian Border Force stopped the 30-year-old man for a baggage examination after he arrived from Singapore on Friday.

  • by staff writers
Grads on $730 a week to start paying back student loans 

Grads on $730 a week to start paying back student loans 

Greens leader Richard Di Natale said the government's move was an act of "intergenerational theft".

  • by Michael Koziol
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When my daughter was rushed to hospital her grandparents saved the day

When the chips are down I'm grateful that I can call on the wisdom, strength and love of my daughter's grandparents.

David Allan-Petale
David Allan-Petale

Extraordinary battle where Aussies and Americans fought side by side

The US is planing parades, march-pasts, flyovers, dinners, dignitaries and speeches by the ton to mark the occasion.

Peter FitzSimons
    Peter FitzSimons

    Bill Shorten's decision on tax is risky - but the fairness fight has worked for him before

    There is one key point to remember in Bill Shorten's decision to roll back company tax cuts: he has thrown himself into these fights before – and won.

    David Crowe
      David Crowe
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      World Cup 2018

      After escaping sheep herding and homelessness, Iran keeper makes the save of his life against world's best

      After escaping sheep herding and homelessness, Iran keeper makes the save of his life against world's best

      After years of sleeping outside training pitches, Beiranvand's resoluteness has been validated on the biggest of stages in football against its biggest name.

      • by James Lemon

      Politics

      Politics Live: Labor is like a boa constrictor 'cutting off the blood supply'

      Politics Live: Labor is like a boa constrictor 'cutting off the blood supply'

      Treasurer Morrison has hit out at Bill Shorten's decision to repeal company tax cuts, accusing Labor of turning its "ladder of opportunity" into "the snake of envy". 

      • by Fergus Hunter

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      ANZ admits decision to force farmer off his land was not 'fair and reasonable'

      ANZ admits decision to force farmer off his land was not 'fair and reasonable'

      Charlie Phillott was 87 when he was forced off his farm, despite him never missing a mortgage payment to ANZ.

      • by Felicity Caldwell
      China walking on a tightrope as foreign investors flee
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      China

      China walking on a tightrope as foreign investors flee

      • by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard

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      'It's out of respect': SBS's Lucy Zelic hits back at viewer criticism

      'It's out of respect': SBS's Lucy Zelic hits back at viewer criticism

      The World Cup host teared up on air while addressing the bizarre criticism she’s faced for correctly pronouncing players' names.

      • by Robert Moran
      Chart-topper Childish Gambino announces Australian headline tour

      Chart-topper Childish Gambino announces Australian headline tour

      Hollywood star Donald Glover, under his musical guise Childish Gambino, will be performing a string of headline shows in Australia in November.

      • by Robert Moran

      Lifestyle

      A new era for Kim Kardashian West

      A new era for Kim Kardashian West

      • by Natalie Reilly
      The man who told us we were doing feminism wrong
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      The man who told us we were doing feminism wrong

      • by Kasey Edwards
      Emotional clutter can impact your life

      Emotional clutter can impact your life

      • by Emma Hopson & Ted Hagen
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      Dealing with 'money shaming' mates

      Dealing with 'money shaming' mates

      When a friend's giving you a hard time about not spending money, here's how to handle it.

      • by Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
      How your daily run hurts the Earth

      How your daily run hurts the Earth

      While you get healthier, your activewear obsession is slowly polluting the planet.

      • by Laura Hill

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      Sport

      'We can't flick a switch': Australia's World Cup plans in disarray
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      Australia

      'We can't flick a switch': Australia's World Cup plans in disarray

      While they were missing several of their best players,  Australia was still expected to perform better.

      • by Jon Pierik
      'Intentional, severe': Cameron straight to tribunal

      'Intentional, severe': Cameron straight to tribunal

      Giant Jeremy Cameron is looking at his second significant stint on the sidelines.

      • by Sam McClure