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The family.

Perth family search for strangers who stopped to help in medical emergency

The family.

Becky and Dan Fantasia told 9 News Perth's Michael Stamp they were on a night drive with their son Harlan, who has epilepsy, when he began to experience a seizure.

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Bushfires

Over 90 hectares burnt as firefighters fight out-of-control Albany bushfire

It is too late for residents in the emergency warning area to leave.

Residents in an Albany suburb have been warned their lives are in danger, with DFES issuing a bushfire emergency notice.

Pastor accused of sex abuse was running a 'money-making machine'

Julie and Lisa are supporting one another, and seeking information from more women in the church.

Federal authorities were warned years ago that Evangelical pastor at the centre of a fresh sex abuse scandal was using his church as a 'money-making machine'.

  • by Farrah Tomazin
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Courts

DPP to appeal jail term given to man who tried to kill WA policeman

Police officer Andrew Swift lost a litre of blood and received 25 stitches to his head after being attacked with a samurai sword.

Prosecutors will appeal the nine-year sentence handed down to a man who tried to kill a Perth policeman by slashing his head open with a samurai sword, arguing the term is 'manifestly inadequate'.

  • by Phil Hickey

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The young woman's car.

Young woman hospitalised after crash with unmarked police car in Perth's north

The officers had been in the middle of a pursuit when they ran the red light.

Hutt River's Prince Leonard has died aged 93.

Hutt River Province founder Prince Leonard dies aged 93

He was admitted to hospital in Geraldton with a severe chest infection.

PM attempts to rescue sinking boat with fear

PM attempts to rescue sinking boat with fear

Voters are likely to see through Scott Morrison's scare campaign.

  • by John Hewson
Control officers from animal shelter BARC Houston with a tiger that was found in an abandoned house in the city.

Marijuana smoker did not hallucinate: she saw a tiger

Inside the garage, she found a male tiger in a cage.

  • by Kristine Phillips
The Royal Commission into Aged Care has started holding hearings in Adelaide.

There's 'no incentive' to make elderly patients better

The aged care sector is so broken there are 'incentives to make people sicker'.

  • by Bianca Hall
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Is air pollution a problem in your home? How to know for sure

Is air pollution a problem in your home? How to know for sure

We usually associate air pollution with the outside environment, but the reality is that air pollution can also create havoc for us indoors.

  • by Melissa Gerke
21-year-old Kylie Jenner's home makes the cover of Architectural Digest

21-year-old Kylie Jenner's home makes the cover of Architectural Digest

Notable artworks include a large screenprint from Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Andy Warhol screenprints of Marilyn Monroe.

  • by Stuff contributor

Business

Billions in superannuation savings is moving from banking-sector linked retail funds to union-linked industry funds.

Billions in super savings moves from retail to industry funds

Billions of dollars in super savings have moved from bank-linked retail funds to union-linked industry funds as workers react to misconduct revealed by the banking royal commission.

  • by Lucy Battersby

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Entertainment

Will Matt and Lauren be the first break-up of this year's MAFS?

'Did you use me to lose your virginity?' Lauren and Matt fall apart on MAFS

On Wednesday night, contestants go through a make-up, a (pre) break-up and a hook-up.

  • by Amy Croffey
The narrative of <i>The Cry</I> whips back and forth across continents and time.

A child - and a relationship - go missing in the plot-twisty thriller The Cry

Jenna Coleman, Ewen Leslie and Asher Keddie bring startling depth to Helen Fitzgerald's novel.

  • by Larissa Dubecki

Lifestyle

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Smarter living

Too much gaming, streaming, and browsing can ruin your whole day.

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Nine bad habits that are still ruining your health

There are plenty of ways we can improve our health by cutting out simple daily habits.

  • by Michael Jarosky
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says that while locking certain music exclusively to the app makes no sense, locking down podcast exclusives does.
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What Spotify's big podcast purchases mean for the future of the medium

The purchase of Gimlet and Anchor will make Spotify the first true competitor to Apple in the podcast space.

  • by Peter Wells

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Sport

Ash Riddell (left) with crutches after Giant Nicola Barr's bump forced her off the field on Friday.

Roo sidelined for six weeks as Giant cops suspension for off-the-ball bump

An off-the-ball bump has left North Melbourne's Ash Riddell, one of the Kangaroos' most promising players this year, injured until the weekend of the grand final.

  • by Michael Fowler
Hawthorn will not be risking new recruit Chad Wingard in AFLX.

Hawthorn, Port Adelaide stars drop out of AFLX, in doubt for practice matches

Hawthorn recruit Chad Wingard and his former teammate at Port Adelaide Robbie Gray join Melbourne's Steven May in pulling out with minor injuries.

  • by Michael Fowler

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