Qantas jet's rapid descent
Qantas engineers are examining an A380 jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Perth.
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Football: Merrick mental after Nix crash and burn
It's too early to say the Phoenix are at the crossroads but the last seven days have been a major setback for the Wellington team.
Australia: Perth of a nation
Western Australia's capital still holds strong links to the Dreamtime period, writes Elisabeth Easther.
Australia: The best of the west
Kate Roff gets top tips from an expert on the pick of Western Australia's boutique wines.
Threat to sue over MH17 'dead' claim
Parents of an MH17 passenger are threatening to sue anyone who suggests, without evidence, that their daughter is dead.
Rendezvous Grand Hotel, Perth
This coastal hotel in the suburb of Scarborough offers all the modern comforts and sea views aplenty.
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Room check: Rendezvous Grand Hotel, Perth
Elisabeth Easther stays at a coastal hotel in Western Australia.
Australia: Perth fires up the action
The world's most isolated city has an impressive agenda, notes Kate Roff.
Bali 'arak' warning from travel insurer
A travel insurer has warned tourists about the risk of drinking arak, a locally made alcohol in Bali.
Family approach victim's parents
The family of the man who pushed Andy Marshall to his death approached his parents at the conclusion of a retrial.
Manslaughter verdict in Kiwi's death
A rugby league player who pushed a Kiwi musician to his death through the second storey window of a Perth pub has been found guilty of manslaughter in a retrial.
Kiwi family's three-year wait for justice
The parents of a NZ musician pushed to his death through a Perth pub window are almost at the end of a three-year wait for their son's killer to be brought to justice.
Retrial over Kiwi's death begins
Prosecutors have refused to accept an offer to plead guilty to manslaughter from a man accused of pushing Kiwi Andy Marshall to his death from a nightclub window.
Perth: Spoiled rotten for choice
Off Western Australia's coast, Kate Roff finds a wild but friendly island.
In praise of Western Australia
Long isolated, Perth's evolving cityscape and beautiful surrounds are an increasingly alluring destination for well-heeled visitors, writes Lydia Bell.
The Kimberleys: An ancient land to linger over
A trip through Australia's Kimberley Ranges moved Tony Bartlett more than he imagined it could.
Murder conviction quashed
An Australian man found guilty of shoving a New Zealand man to his death in West Australia has had his murder conviction quashed.
Bar/fly: Australia's best kept secrets
Hunting for "secret" bars has become a bit of a sport for travellers, with some of the best places tucked into the dark corners of big cities.
Staircase to the moon
A lunar pathway leads to a town that is Australia’s ‘Pearl of the North’, writes Paul Rush.
Western Australia: Picky about the Pinnacles
Kate Roff sees the desert's bizarre yet spectacular formations in a new light.
Bar/fly: Western Australia's craft beer pubs
A new generation of WA brewers are keeping the hoppy dream alive.
Liz Hurley in airport spat
Liz Hurley British actress Liz Hurley has had an ugly run-in with a journalist as she and fiance Shane Warne departed Perth.