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Missing man Leonard Wilcox.

Police search Midland area for man missing since Saturday morning

Missing man Leonard Wilcox.

Leonard Wilcox, 62, was last seen near Clayton Street, Midland at 10.50am yesterday.

LeedyPalooza to stop traffic in Leederville from Friday

Last year's LeedyPalooza was considered a huge success.

Nine music, food, entertainment and cultural events - mostly free - will take place over eight summer days. 

Man charged after Brisbane Airport bomb scare

Brisbane Airport's international terminal.

A man has been charged after Brisbane Airport's international terminal was shut down when he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife.

Free family demo day to open huge Kimberley art show for Perth Festival

Aalingoon (Rainbow Serpent). Photo from the Desert River Sea exhibition.

Cowhide carving and shaving, boab nut carving, live music with David Pigram, creating your own response to artworks: it's all happening this Saturday at AGWA.

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Miranda and controvercial health guru David “Avocado” Wolfe
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Miranda Kerr

Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr linked to renowned anti-vaxxer

The notoriously private model isn't shy about being linked to the alternative-health guru and anti-vaccination campaigner.

  • by Lucy Manly
The woman went crabbing at Herron Point.

Body of mum found after she vanished in shallow waters while crabbing off Mandurah

The 53-year-old mother went missing late Friday night while was crabbing with her husband. She knew the area well, but it is thought she became disoriented in the darkness. 

  • by staff writers
A witness said she believed the sinkhole was getting bigger.

Sinkhole forms in shopping centre south of Perth ... and it seems to be getting bigger

A huge sinkhole has closed the carpark of a shopping centre in Baldivis.

New concept i9mages for Subiaco Oval and PMH redevelopment unveiled in February 2019.

State reveals ambitious new concept for Subiaco oval and PMH sites

Details and images finally revealed for one of Perth's biggest redevelopments. 

  • by Emma Young & Daile Cross
The tree on York Street.

'Lucky to be alive': Man injured after large tree falls

A massive tree fell across a busy Sydney CBD road and footpath.

  • by Ben Grubb & Sarah Keoghan
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Alice Thompson with Zali Steggall at Dee Why Beach.
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Tony Abbott

Turnbull's former staffer pulls out of Warringah contest to back Zali Steggall

Alice Thompson will withdraw from the battle for Tony Abbott's seat and move her campaign to the adjoining northern beaches electorate of Mackellar. 

  • by Peter FitzSimons & Bevan Shields

World

An anti-government protester wears Venezuelan flag motif sunglasses during a demonstration demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on  Saturday.

Opposition calls for Venezuelan wave against Maduro as protests swell

  • by Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola & Rachelle Krygier
Harry F. Smith died at the age of 96.

A lot of good apples in the Big Apple

  • by Rachel Olding

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Head start for home owners makes a big difference for housing stress

Head start for home owners makes a big difference for housing stress

How does affordability change over the years after people have bought their home?

  • by Mustapha Bangura, Chyi Lin Lee
A partial defence of the hipster - they help our suburbs' retail

A partial defence of the hipster - they help our suburbs' retail

The first to colonise an area are “renter gentrifiers”. They are responsible for making the place hip or edgy through music, art, fashion and start-up businesses.

  • by Peter Walters, The University of Queensland

Business

Managing director of Facebook Australia Will Easton at the company's new office in Sydney's Barangaroo.

15 years of Facebook: has it made the world, and Australia, a better place?

The upbeat mood in Facebook's Australian office is strikingly incongruous with the nightmare 12 months the social media giant has endured.

  • by Jennifer Duke & John McDuling

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Entertainment

Australian Tennis Championships at Kooyong, Victoria, 1968
Mrs Billy Jean King, left, is congratulated by Mrs Margaret Court, right, on her win in the women's singles final.

Naming rights are a great honour but can also court controversy

I'm not sure how tennis legend Margaret Court would have felt about it, but I wasn't the only "gay" inside her eponymously named arena at the Australian Open.

  • by Andrew Hornery
“In between the good songs, I’ve written so many bad ones – just awful. But there’s no way around it. You can’t judge yourself.”

'It drove me crazy': Missy Higgins on media's attempts to 'out' her

Shortly after achieving pop stardom at 21, Higgins quit the music industry. Now older and wiser, she is getting her head together and embracing motherhood.

  • by Michael Lallo

Lifestyle

Smarter living

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Why being pregnant has been good for my career - and other surprising benefits

Pregnancy itself often gets a bad rap, but there are actually plenty of unexpected upsides.

  • by Jessica Mudditt
Moncler Genius designers announced.

Genius' Assemble: Moncler's ambitious vision

The Italian label has a bold vision for fashion, focused collaboration that pushes boundaries.

  • by Benjamen Judd

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Sport

Will Pucovski.

Will Pucovski released from Test squad due to mental health concerns

The latest recurrence is not being seen by Cricket Australia as a setback but rather a reflection of his increased awareness of the issue.

  • by Andrew Wu
Weir

Darren Weir faces six charges, horses scratched

Racing Victoria stewards have charged Darren Weir with six offences under the rules of racing and scratched all his runners until Monday night.

  • by Peter Ryan

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