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One man has died and two others taken to hospital following a car crash in Pemberton.

One dead, two injured in fatal crash in WA's South West

One man has died and two others taken to hospital following a car crash in Pemberton.

Major crash investigators are seeking information about a crash in Pemberton that left one man dead and two in hospital.

  • by Lauren Pilat

Police hunt armed robber who held up supermarket

A knife was used in the robbery.

Detectives are hunting a man who robbed a supermarket in Perth's northern suburbs overnight.

  • by staff writers
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Bushfires

Advice level: Forrestdale fire downgraded, contained and under control  

Advice level: Forrestdale fire downgraded, contained and under control  

Fire crews are still strengthening containment lines, patrolling the area and mopping up.

  • by Phil Hickey

Young father found unconscious outside Scarborough bar

Tom is a talented musician who was playing at an open mic night in Scarborough on Thursday night.

A Perth father remained in a critical condition in hospital on Friday night after being found unconscious and bloodied outside a Scarborough bar. 

  • by staff writers

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Liberal senator Arthur Sinodinos is returning to Parliament after a leave to deal with cancer.

'I almost died': Arthur Sinodinos goes from cancer patient to cancer survivor

Liberal backbencher Arthur Sinodinos returns to Parliament on Tuesday after recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma. He has some valuable insights into making the most of life.

  • by David Crowe
"We started chatting, but the conversation wasn’t great … I didn’t really dazzle her with
my mighty intellect."

Queue love: a smile, a note and a little frisson goes a long way

Richard Wheeldon exchanged a smile with Haline Ly in a supermarket. He slipped her a note; they met up that night. They are now married and have two children.

  • by Jane Albert
Dr Belinda Beynon.

'She was screaming her dogs had been bitten': How skipping out bills is hurting WA vets

"You’re not taking away someone’s holiday to Fiji or a fancy piece of jewellery. That might mean they can’t pay their kids school fees that week. They might not be able to pay the drug bill that week."

  • by Hannah Barry
Darren Weir.

Where does the shadow of the Weir jiggers scandal end?

Darren Weir's fall from grace brings down the curtain on this act of racing's greatest rags-to-riches drama - but how much more is still to come?

  • by Michael Lynch and Peter Ryan
Tim Wilson chairing the franking credit public hearing in Chatswood.

Labor refers Tim Wilson to police over claims he shared voter details with fund manager

Multiple voters who registered to attend the $160,000 inquiry are outraged that they are now receiving advertising material.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
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Tim Wilson chairing the franking credit public hearing in Chatswood.

Labor refers Tim Wilson to police over claims he shared voter details with fund manager

Multiple voters who registered to attend the $160,000 inquiry are outraged that they are now receiving advertising material.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw

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The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home

The top-tier properties that Australia's top bank executives call home

As tighter lending rules take a hit on median property values in Sydney and Melbourne, take a look at what our most senior bank executives like to call home.

  • by Lucy Macken
How to freshen up the home while it's still new year

How to freshen up the home while it's still new year

We’re already so far into the year that you’ve either moved forward in a new direction, or more likely, slipped back into old habits. It's not too late.

  • by Darren Palmer

Business

The government banned Huawei from using its equipment in Australia's 5G network rollout.

Weakening domestic economy to crimp company earnings

Profits are under pressure for top 200 companies, with aggregate earnings growth tipped to be below average at 4.25 per cent for 2018-2019.

  • by Stephen Miles

Small business

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Entertainment

VIP guests Edwina McCann and Carla Zampatti.

Selective southern comfort as DJs designers revolt

The theme may have been The Art of Living but some David Jones designers thought it was more The Art of Slumming It.

  • by Lucy Manly and Helen Pitt
Eurovision aspirants Tania Doko, Ella Hooper and Alfie Arcuri.

'A lot of pressure': Artists prepare for first-ever Eurovision decider

"The sets, the lighting, it's on a whole other scale to anything I've worked on before." 

  • by Broede Carmody

Lifestyle

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Smarter living

Dads are happier than mums.

Dads are happier than mums - and this is why

Parenting brings fathers more joy than it does mothers, according to a new large study.

  • by Ariane Beeston
Whisky cocktails.

The perfect cocktails to take the edge off summer

The traditional cool weather drink is the perfect summer cocktail ingredient.

  • by Jane Rocca

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Sport

Marcus Stoinis made 81 against the Heat.

Stars must put horror show behind them ahead of 'quarter-final'

They were walloped on Friday night but the season remains alive for the Stars.

  • by Daniel Cherny

'Gal got me … it’s all over': Hopoate and boxing get a black eye

 John Hopoate vowed to end Paul Gallen’s sporting career. But the veteran forward preparing for his 18th season in the NRL is not the retiring type.

  • by Adrian Proszenko

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