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![Western Australia: Only wildlife to share shoreline](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Western Australia: Only wildlife to share shoreline
Eveline Harvey explores the Mandurah area in Western Australia.
![<i>Weather Watch</i>: Summer weekend](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
<i>Weather Watch</i>: Summer weekend
Most people are in for a great summer weekend with high air pressure over the North Island and an advancing front in the South Island.
!['Sheer blind luck' decides whose home is destroyed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Sheer blind luck' decides whose home is destroyed
Bushfire victim Paul Bosveld saw the remains of his home and said he was 'going to travel through life a bit lighter from now on'.
![Bushfires raze almost 70 homes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bushfires raze almost 70 homes
Firefighters worked throughout the night to control a fierce bushfire, which razed 68 homes near Perth.
![Netball: Ferns game to clash with RWC final](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Netball: Ferns game to clash with RWC final
There may be a battle for the remote with the Silver Ferns playing Australia on the same day as the Rugby World Cup final.
![Fires still burning out of control near Perth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Fires still burning out of control near Perth
Daylight in Western Australia has allowed helicopters back into the fight against bushfires still burning out of control in the Perth hills, where up to 40 properties have been destroyed.
![Bushfires near Perth burn out of control](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bushfires near Perth burn out of control
More than 40 houses are expected to have been destroyed as a bushfire remained out of control in Western Australia.
![Two arts collide for Packed To The Rafters stars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Two arts collide for Packed To The Rafters stars
Packed to the Rafters star Jessica Marais takes her work home with her.
![Western Australia: It's hard to top this lot off mate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Western Australia: It's hard to top this lot off mate
Robin Esrock holds his nerve to conquer a forest fire lookout.
![NZ singer escorted by police from plane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
NZ singer escorted by police from plane
New Zealand-born singer Jon Stevens says he's outraged about being ejected from a Jetstar flight to Brisbane, where he was to play at a Queensland flood relief concert, and denies any bad behaviour.
![Soccer: Salary cap squeezes A-League side](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Soccer: Salary cap squeezes A-League side
Dumped Perth striker Michael Baird has revealed the extent of the A-League club's salary cap struggles.
![Cricket: Pietersen rejects sledging claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cricket: Pietersen rejects sledging claim
England batsman Kevin Pietersen has tried to make light of any 'feud' he has with Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson.
![The Ashes: England facing defeat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Ashes: England facing defeat
England were 81-5 in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the third Test against Australia.
![The Ashes: Johnson leads Aussie fightback](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Ashes: Johnson leads Aussie fightback
Swing bowler Mitchell Johnson took six wickets to help Australia bowl out England for 187 and take control of the third Ashes test.
![The Ashes: Hussey backs Johnson](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Ashes: Hussey backs Johnson
Mike Hussey predicts Mitchell Johnson is set for a big day today in the third Ashes test in Perth.
![The Ashes: Warne ends comeback talks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The Ashes: Warne ends comeback talks
Shane Warne has ended talks of a comeback to test cricket saying he isn't match fit to make a return.