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The Labor attack ad aimed at Liberal MP Nicolle Flint.

Labor targets marginal Liberals who brought down Turnbull

The Labor attack ad aimed at Liberal MP Nicolle Flint.

Labor has fired the first shot in a new campaign that targets Liberal MPs who signed a petition that helped bring down Malcolm Turnbull.

  • by David Crowe

Bezos selfie controversy triggers alarm for billionaires worldwide

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos.

Those in billionaires' inner circles are a particular risk for the information they have access to and could share, either maliciously or inadvertently.

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

Tina Tchen on Time's Up and working for the Obamas

Tina Tchen was a senior official
in the Obama White House, holding posts that included chief of staff to the first lady and assistant to the president.

Despite the tumult currently rocking the White House there is room for optimism, says a former chief of staff.

  • by Amelia Lester

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Perth father wakes from coma after found bloodied and unconscious
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Perth father wakes from coma after found bloodied and unconscious

A Perth father remains in hospital after he was found unconscious and bloodied outside a Scarborough bar. 

  • by staff writers
Dr Belinda Beynon.

How skipping out bills is hurting WA vets

'You’re not taking away someone’s holiday to Fiji or a piece of jewellery.'

  • by Hannah Barry
Elizabeth Broderick version of feminism is empathic, non-threatening and favours consensus over confrontation.

'Gender stereotypes imprison men as well'

Australia's former Sex Discrimination Commissioner to make global change.

  • by Jacqueline Maley
A knife was used in the robbery.

Police hunt armed robber who held up supermarket

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

  • by staff writers
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.

  • by Michael Lynch and Peter Ryan
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How backyard pools are more accessible than ever

How backyard pools are more accessible than ever

The lure of the azure is irresistible. Australia has 1.2 million backyard pools and it’s a number that is set to continue to grow.

  • by Jenny Brown
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

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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Koko, who starred in the hit Red Dog, is now the subject of his own film which will be in cinemas later this year.

'Extraordinary': Final Red Dog film pays tribute to a beloved kelpie

The end of the trilogy will be the story of a dog who touched people's lives after becoming a movie star. 

  • by Garry Maddox
Australian songwriter Sarah Aarons is up for a Grammy award.

The unknown Aussie muso who's up for the Grammys' top prize

You’ve heard The Middle. But behind the monster pop hit is 24-year-old Melbourne songwriter, Sarah Aarons.

  • by Robert Moran

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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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