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Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral.

Millions pour in for Notre-Dame's repair as architects assess its ruin

Firefighters tackle the blaze as flames and smoke rise from Notre Dame cathedral.

Fears remain for the building's stability, despite firefighters' efforts to save the famous 850 year-old bell towers.

  • by Nick Miller

Warne saw writing on the wall for Mitch, the forgotten Marsh brother 

The Marsh brothers, Mitch, left and Shaun, have been maligned for most of their international careers

Shane Warne called his elevation to national vice-captain 'strange' and now Mitch Marsh sees his career at the crossroads after losing his Cricket Australia central contract.

  • by David Prestipino

Dutton goes face-to-face with Labor opponent following disability furore

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton and Labor candidate for Dickson Ali France at Club Pine Rivers in Bray Park.

Peter Dutton has personally apologised to his Labor rival for the offence he caused by suggesting she was using her disability as an "excuse", while revealing his own "deep offence" at a Greens senator's allegations of racism against him.

  • by Felicity Caldwell

The awkward moment WA Liberal policy head agrees with Labor

Labor's Melissa Parke quit as the party's candidate for Julie Bishop's old seat of Curtin on Friday.

"This is an awkward opinion piece for me to write because its point is to defend Labor. Not quite what I had in mind when I woke up this morning."

  • by Sherry Sufi

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Brisbane-based TicTocTrack founder Karen Cantwell with her son Hunter, from an interview with the Nine Network’s Today show broadcast in 2014.

'I would never buy one': Fears raised over security of GPS tracking smartwatch for kids

It's every parent's worst nightmare: discovering the smartwatch tracking device you bought to protect your child could be used instead by a stranger to stalk them.

  • by Ben Grubb
Roscoe Holyoake.
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Ex-member of Pride WA board arrested in US over attempted kidnap 

A woman was walking with her toddler when Roscoe Holyoake allegedly attempted to grab the young boy.

  • by Hannah Barry

Notre-Dame's age, design fuelled fire and foiled firefighters

Structure that's more than 850 years old, built with heavy timber, soaring open spaces left firefighters with few options.

  • by Mike Sisak
Former Fremantle MP Melissa Parke had been seeking another shot at Federal Parliament.

There are two reasons why WA Labor 'star candidate' was dumped

Julie Bishop’s Perth seat is a long way from Gaza and even Melbourne. So why did Melissa Parke have to quit?

  • by Nathan Hondros
The happy couple - Rosa Adilovic and her boyfriend Gabriel Issa have been charged with running a cocaine delivery business.
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'Get in early': how 527 north shore cocaine deals were allegedly done

Couple accused of running a cocaine syndicate allegedly bulk texted clients to promote their business.

  • by Sally Rawsthorne
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Next government 'must axe negative gearing, relax planning restrictions'

Next government 'must axe negative gearing, relax planning restrictions'

Housing supply has failed to keep up with Australia's growing population and more development and fewer incentives for property buyers are needed: think tank.

  • by Kate Burke
This 'tent-like' house in west London took 11 years to create

This 'tent-like' house in west London took 11 years to create

Most of us would agree that this home – nay, this shrine to exemplary residential architecture – is nothing short of brilliant.

  • by Dana Tomic Hughes

Business

Huawei's Ken Hu

Huawei warns 'politicising' cyber security will create trade problems

Huawei's deputy chairman and rotating chairman, Ken Hu, called on global governments to create independent standards to determine which companies should be trusted.

  • by Jennifer Duke

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Entertainment

Barry Humphries will no longer have a Melbourne International Comedy Festival award named after him.

'Barry's comments didn't help': Why Comedy Festival removed Barry Humphries's name

The decision to rename the Barry Award comes in the same year the festival dropped artist Michael Leunig.

  • by Broede Carmody
Edwing Kwong playing the Notre Dame organ.

'Just devastated': Australian musicians fear for fate of Notre-Dame's organ

The two musicians - a young organist, and the director of the Australian Chamber Choir - had the privilege of playing the organ recently.

  • by Ben Weir and Broede Carmody

Lifestyle

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Child development this and child development that, what about mother development?

Never mind child development, what about mother development?

It's time we asked, 'What about the story of the mother?'

  • by Debra-Lynn B Hook
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Huawei's P30 Pro is its best flagship yet

With stellar looks, cameras and battery life, the P30 Pro cements the Chinese phone-maker as a real player in the flagship space.

  • by Tim Biggs

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Sport

Family affair: Tiger Woods, in his  Sunday-best red and black,  with son Charlie.

'Nobody can do what he does': Staying loyal to Tiger pays off for Nike

Tiger Woods' improbable Masters victory will reward the few companies that stuck with him through his struggles, and the ones that joined when he was down.

  • by Eben Novy-Williams
The Marsh brothers, Mitch, left and Shaun, have been maligned for most of their international careers

Warne saw writing on the wall for forgotten Marsh brother

Shane Warne called his elevation to vice-captain 'strange' and now Mitch Marsh sees his career at the crossroads after losing his central contract with CA.

  • by David Prestipino

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