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![Waitak brings Kiwi pride to Australia's toughest horse race](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Waitak brings Kiwi pride to Australia's toughest horse race
Waitak will challenge Australia's best horse, Amelia's Jewel, in the Quokka race.
![Qantas diverts flight route to avoid Israel amid Iran tensions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Qantas diverts flight route to avoid Israel amid Iran tensions
The re-route comes amid fears of an imminent Iranian attack on Israel.
![Uber rival Ola looks set to stop NZ rideshare operations this week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Uber rival Ola looks set to stop NZ rideshare operations this week
The rideshare company has puts the skids on local operations.
![Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Western Australia grocery store assault](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Western Australia grocery store assault
The 35-year-old was taken to hospital after the alleged assault.
![Former Chiefs' players line up for the Force](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Former Chiefs' players line up for the Force
Loosehead prop Josh Bartlett is testing the waters in Perth.
![Western Force player banned after positive doping test](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Western Force player banned after positive doping test
Koteka had not taken the substance intentionally, authorities accept.
![What will it take to fix Fletcher Building?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
What will it take to fix Fletcher Building?
'All they did was inject another level of risk ... the CEO is not the problem here.'
![Future of animals on live export ship still unknown](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Future of animals on live export ship still unknown
The fate of about 16,000 livestock being offloaded near Perth is still being decided.
![A-list celebrity couple spotted around Australia](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
A-list celebrity couple spotted around Australia
The reality star has been dining out at some of Sydney's best restaurants with her kids.
!['Tell us if you've been hurt' - WA regulators seek details of homes with Fletcher pipes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Tell us if you've been hurt' - WA regulators seek details of homes with Fletcher pipes
The Australian investigation wants information today.
![Hotel’s sneaky $1500 fee for using a hair dryer](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Hotel’s sneaky $1500 fee for using a hair dryer
A Perth hotel has come under fire after it charged a guest for this silly reason.
![Who opens the batting for Australia after David Warner? Marsh weighs in](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Who opens the batting for Australia after David Warner? Marsh weighs in
The dynamic middle-order batsman Mitch Marsh provides his insight to the side's future.
!['Cash flying everywhere': Up to $40,000 found scattered on Aussie road](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Cash flying everywhere': Up to $40,000 found scattered on Aussie road
Western Australia police said: 'It’s like the cash cow had come out'.
![Emergency bushfire warning as WA braces for heatwave](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Emergency bushfire warning as WA braces for heatwave
The Perth blaze was reduced to a watch and act warning on Friday afternoon.
![10 homes destroyed by Perth wildfire burning out of control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
10 homes destroyed by Perth wildfire burning out of control
The fire began on Wednesday in a pine tree plantation on Perth’s northeast edge.
![Review: Coldplay's Music of the Spheres a 'spellbinding experience'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Review: Coldplay's Music of the Spheres a 'spellbinding experience'
REVIEW: Coldplay's Perth show was an out-of-this-world spectacle.
![Property Insider: What's happening with Herne Bay boatshed, Fletcher's plumbing problems](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Property Insider: What's happening with Herne Bay boatshed, Fletcher's plumbing problems
Will the owner of the $22 million waterfront mansion go ahead with the scheme?
!['Sensationalist': Fletcher boss hits back at Aussie builder on $750m leaky pipe repair claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Sensationalist': Fletcher boss hits back at Aussie builder on $750m leaky pipe repair claim
Poor installation practices in Perth were cited including over-bending, poor lagging.
!['Is it going to take someone being electrocuted and killed?': Fletcher pipe crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Is it going to take someone being electrocuted and killed?': Fletcher pipe crisis
"We believe this is an Australia-wide issue and that WA is simply the tip of the iceberg."
!['Substantial criminal record': Man who spent 12 years in Aussie jails sent back to NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
'Substantial criminal record': Man who spent 12 years in Aussie jails sent back to NZ
Kingi Paewai has amassed a list of black marks for violence, weapons and drug offending.
![Watch: Orangutan hurls possum from zoo enclosure as onlookers scream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=784)
Watch: Orangutan hurls possum from zoo enclosure as onlookers scream
'The orangutan was alarmed to find an unknown occupant in their bed'.