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A scooter, a cutting board and a woman without a name dumped in a suitcase

A scooter, a cutting board and a woman without a name dumped in a suitcase

It would take two months and painstaking amounts of police work before the woman in the suitcase was even given a name in a case that shocked WA.

  • by Phil Hickey

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Morrison vows to change laws on religious freedom 

Morrison vows to change laws on religious freedom 

But the Prime Minister assured voters he would not be a "culture warrior" on divisive social issues

  • by David Crowe
Obama accuses Trump of 'abuses of power'

Obama accuses Trump of 'abuses of power'

Former US president Barack Obama urged Democrats to restore a "semblance of sanity" to politics. 

  • by John Whitesides
Tesla erupts in chaos after trainwreck Musk interview

Tesla erupts in chaos after trainwreck Musk interview

The turmoil reached a fever pitch as news emerged two senior executives will leave the company a matter of hours after Musk smoked marijuana in online interview.

    'Bonking Boris' affair news prompts leadership whispers

    'Bonking Boris' affair news prompts leadership whispers

    'Johnson out' says The Sun, as former foreign secretary announces his divorce after a reported affair.

    • by Nick Miller
    Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open with knee inkury

    Rafael Nadal withdraws from US Open with knee inkury

    World No.1 Rafael Nadal has retired from his US Open semi-final while trailing Juan Martin del Potro - his second retirement at a grand slam this year.

    • by Steve Keating
    Yanchep man, 20, charged over Subiaco assault, death

    Yanchep man, 20, charged over Subiaco assault, death

    Police have laid charges over the death of a man found unconscious in Subiaco with serious head injuries last month.

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    Elon Musk's joke isn't funny any more

    Eccentricities on the part of a CEO can be tolerated – even laughed about – when everything is going well. But things are not going well at Tesla.

    Liam Denning

    We still believe in a fair go - and that's Dutton's problem

    Morrison and Dutton can talk all they like about pub tests, but they’re convincing few that Dutton's intervention passes.

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      The fixer? Peter Bell primed to prevail as Freo footy boss

      He will always be one of Freo's most cherished players, but is Bell capable of enforcing change at the club he loves?

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        No place like home: The great design challenge for architects to come

        No place like home: The great design challenge for architects to come

        In a world where we share our favourite images on social media, it's no wonder that everything is beginning to look the same.

        • by Mary O'Brien
        'Being a mediator': How to navigate partners who have clashing design styles

        'Being a mediator': How to navigate partners who have clashing design styles

        Just like hairdressers are proxy therapists, being a designer is a little bit like being a mediator.

        • by Darren Palmer

        Business

        Burning and churning: Why Suncorp shuttered its advice business

        Burning and churning: Why Suncorp shuttered its advice business

        Ahead of the next round of royal commission hearings, documents shed new light on an advice outfit that flogged life insurance to tens of thousands of clients.

        • by Adele Ferguson & Ruth Williams

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        Tears and tiaras: Ugly stoush over Miss World Australia beauty pageant

        Tears and tiaras: Ugly stoush over Miss World Australia beauty pageant

        Australia's Miss World competition has been rocked by claims that the pageant was ''dodgy'' and ''rigged''.

        • by Andrew Hornery
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        'You have good moments, you have bad moments': Sir Tim Rice on his regrets

        Don't cry for him! The author and lyricist gets candid about the game of life and cricket.

        • by Ginny Dougary

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        Six ways to improve meal times with your children

        Six ways to improve meal times with your children

        Having trouble getting your kids to eat? Here are six things you could do at the table, and before, to make meal times a bit less stressful.

        • by Carly Moores, Jacqueline Miller & Lucinda Bell
        Marvel's Spider-Man review: the greatest Marvel video game ever made

        Marvel's Spider-Man review: the greatest Marvel video game ever made

        With lots of twists and turns, a brilliant story and a near-flawless traversal and combat system, this is everything you could hope for in a Spider-Man game.

        • by Tim Biggs

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        Dees come out swinging, send Cats packing

        Dees come out swinging, send Cats packing

        Melbourne's return to the finals for the first time in 12 years has resulted in a 29-point win over Geelong.

        • by Jon Pierik
        Hundreds of kegs, half tonne of meat for Optus Stadium 

        Hundreds of kegs, half tonne of meat for Optus Stadium 

        With new attendance records and accolades at every corner, this weekend's final will put new stadium to the test.

        • by David Prestipino