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Drinking alcohol while trying to conceive can impair placenta growth and potentially harm a baby’s development, new research has found.

HealthCommentsPremiumDrinking while trying to get pregnant can impair baby growth

Drinking alcohol while trying to conceive can impair placenta growth and potentially harm a baby’s development — but it can be countered, new research has found.

Hannah Cross

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UPDATEDPremiumThree drown in horror start to long weekend

Three people have drowned in a horror start to the Easter long weekend, after Surf Lifesavers issued a sobering warning.

Alexandra Feiam

Pictured is Matt Kailis at Kalis Bros, Leederville.

FoodCommentsPremiumDozens of fish fiends flock to fishmongers on Good Friday

Kailis Bros Leederville was already heaving with dozens of fish fiends on Friday morning and is expecting to sell about five tonnes of seafood over the course of the day.

Jessica Evensen

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NewsChery teases new Omoda C3 baby SUV

The Chinese brand will next week reveal a chunky new city-sized SUV with an edgy, futuristic exterior design.

Andrew Maclean

Brian Cole, executive chef at Ritz-Carlton Perth's flagship restaurant Hearth, hosts Chef's Counter dinners showcasing top local produce and techniques.

Bar & BitesPremiumChef’s Counter offers a kitchen-side tour of WA cuisine

Chef de cuisine at The Ritz-Carlton’s Hearth restaurant Brian Cole takes diners for a flame-driven journey through our State’s finest produce and producers via his epic new degustation.

Simon Collins

Cecchi's Italian restaurant in Bedford serves great value pizzas and chilli mussels on Wednesday nights.

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Pizzas, pasta and chilli mussels to die for

To very loosely paraphrase Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part III, Cecchi’s is a place that will keep pulling ‘em back in.

Simon Collins

Two popular beer products have been recalled due to safety fears ahead of the Easter long weekend. NewsWire / John Gass

NewsSmelly beers get WA recall over contamination

Two popular beer products have been recalled over contamination fears ahead of the Easter long weekend, with authorities noting they carry an ‘unpleasant odour’.

Alexandra Feiam

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NewsLuxury brand could fill void left by Mercedes-Benz S-Class coupe, convertible

A production version of a two-door Genesis concept is edging closer to being built, with the G90-based X Gran Coupe or X Gran Convertible the leading contenders.

William Stopford

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Personal FinancePremiumAussies to be slugged $100m this weekend

Collectively Aussies will spend millions of dollars in additional costs as the price of visiting cafes, pubs and restaurants is set to soar over the long weekend.

Cameron Micallef

Minister for the Great Southern Reece Whitby with Will Marwick and their frothy schooners of EPL.

CHEERS FOR BEERSPremiumEmu Point microbrewery Dune Beer Co. toasts opening

Albany siblings Kate and Will Marwick said they were “relieved” to open the doors to their Emu Point microbrewery this week after more than four years of hard work.

Melissa Sheil

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

StarsYour horoscope for Friday, April 18, 2025

Read what your zodiac sign predicts for your day.

Sudhir Dean

80 per cent of Aussies are overpaying on their power bills. NewsWire / Nicholas Eagar

newsPremiumNew way to save $250 on electricity bills

A new energy provider is vowing to free customers of the ‘loyalty tax’ by automatically switching Aussies to the cheapest provider on the market.

Cameron Micallef

Jock Zonfrillo

THE NIGHTLYJock Zonfrillo’s wife reveals birthday drug coping strategy

Lauren Zonfrillo has opened up about her emotional struggles and coping mechanisms in the wake of her husband Jock’s sudden passing, sharing an intimate glimpse into her life after loss.

Kimberley Braddish

Jock Zonfrillo

AustraliaJock Zonfrillo’s wife reveals birthday drug coping strategy

Lauren Zonfrillo has opened up about her emotional struggles and coping mechanisms in the wake of her husband Jock’s sudden passing, sharing an intimate glimpse into her life after loss.

Kimberley Braddish

A Hammond Park block owned by one family for decades has been sold.

CASHING INVideoCommentsMajor update as defiant family who refused to sell to developers signs huge deal

The Australian couple has lived on the land for 40 years and watched an entire suburb be built around them.

Bryce Luff

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News2025 Kia Tasman price and specs: Australian orders open for Korean brand's first ute

Australian orders for the Kia Tasman are now open, and the all-new dual-cab ute is going head-on with the Ford Ranger on price.

Jordan Mulach

A man has died following outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Sydney CBD. Supplied/ Janice Haney Carr/ Public Health

NewsPremiumShock twist in Sydney disease outbreak

Authorities are probing if a person contracted a deadly disease that has already killed one by driving through Sydney in an open top car.

Hannah Wilcox, Summer Liu

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NewsPremiumP-plater loses car and licence after being caught speeding three times in four hours

New South Wales Highway Patrol officers had a busy day with one particular motorist, busting a P-plater three times for excessive speeding.

Jordan Mulach

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News2026 Lexus ES: Next-gen luxury Camry twin teased, reveal date set

Lexus has teased the new fastback look for its eighth-generation ES sedan, which will arrive in Australia next year.

Marton Pettendy

Consumer confidence Illustration: Don lindsay

EconomyCommentsConsumers ‘very highly’ stressed over retirement funding

The number of Australian consumers feeling ‘very highly’ stressed has crept up amid growing concern over the ability to fund retirement, which has risen to a seven-year high.

Cheyanne Enciso

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NewsWhen Volkswagen's hybrid vans, people movers are due in Australia

Volkswagen has plenty of electrified commercial vehicles on the way, and Australian fleets won't have to wait long to get the keys.

Max Davies

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newsPremiumDamning report after 2yo’s shock death

A damning audit has exposed failings at Northern Beaches Hospital following the death of toddler Joe Massa, raising doubts about its private partnership model.

Andrew Hedgman and Hannah Moore

More Australians are heading back into the workforce. NewsWire / John Appleyard

newsPremium‘Erratic’ Trump weighs on Aussie workers

Thursday’s unemployment figures showed a spike in Aussies finding a job, but it might not be a boom in the Australian economy.

Cameron Micallef

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NewsPremiumPhone-addicted motorist racks up 41 offences in six months

Mobile phone detection cameras have proven to be effective in South Australia, but many drivers continue to flout the law.

Josh Nevett