News Archive

Perth has experienced its second warmest January to June period on record with the average daily maximum temperature for the past six months reaching 27.4C.July 1, 2009, 1:00 pm

The market is down 87 compared to the 24 point fall the SFE Futures predicting this morning.July 1, 2009, 1:00 pm

WA miner Panoramic Resources has made its first splash outside the nickel sector after buying into a copper-gold project in the Northern Territory.July 1, 2009, 1:00 pm

Ricky Ponting is after the one major achievement that has eluded him.July 1, 2009, 12:53 pm

Lance Armstrong has looked a shadow of the man who posted a record seven consecutive Tour wins.July 1, 2009, 12:51 pm

Jason Eaton does not think he will be recalled to the All Blacks for the Tri-Nations. All Blacks assistant Steve Hansen last week suggested an "Eaton-like" lock-loose forward utility could be included in the squad, as a replacement for Ali Williams.July 1, 2009, 12:49 pm

Footage of Michael Jackson rehearsing for his planned comeback concerts in London exists and could be released to the public at some point, the organisers of the shows said on Tuesday.July 1, 2009, 12:45 pm

A charge against an elderly man accused of killing a neighbour has been upgraded to murder.July 1, 2009, 12:45 pm

The WACA has announced a major coup for this summer's Twenty20 Big Bash competition after securing the signature of destructive West Indies batsman Chris Gayle.July 1, 2009, 12:45 pm

Look back on Lance Armstrong's amazing run of seven straight Tour de France victories. Will he win number eight this year?July 1, 2009, 12:36 pm

BC Iron boss Mike Young is looking for a new West Perth office.July 1, 2009, 12:32 pm

Sandalwood grower TFS Corporation has received increased applications for 1025 hectares of its Indian Sandalwood project,despite sector woes.July 1, 2009, 12:30 pm

Property group Saville Australia has become the latest casualty of the global credit squeeze, with director and major shareholder Sam Cheir losing the company's final asset, its CBD headquarters, and his own home and luxury boat to the banks.July 1, 2009, 12:29 pm

Petrol prices will rise across Perth today as some BP and Caltex sites add up to 16.4¢ a litre to the cost of unleaded fuel, according to FuelWatch.July 1, 2009, 12:26 pm

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission is believed to have raided the homes and offices of at least two financial planners over sales of managed investment scheme (MIS) products.July 1, 2009, 12:25 pm

Paladin Energy has scaled back expansion plans for its flagship Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia and says the "opportunistic" decision will save it $US103 million ($129 million).July 1, 2009, 12:20 pm

Former Perth Glory utility player Jeremy Christie has been dumped by Wellington Phoenix after two years at the New Zealand-based A-League club.July 1, 2009, 12:15 pm

Australian building approvals fell 12.5 per cent to 9,953 units in May, seasonally adjusted, from a downwardly revised 11,374 units in April, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reported today.July 1, 2009, 12:00 pm

In a rare reversal, China's government gave in to domestic and international pressure and backed down Tuesday from a rule that would have required personal computers sold in the country to have Internet-filtering software.July 1, 2009, 12:00 pm

British Airways talks with flight attendants and ground staff on 3,500 job cuts and reduced pay were halted last night without an agreement or any commitment to resume discussions, the GMB trade union said.July 1, 2009, 12:00 pm

More than 40 years after leaving the set of Skippy the Bush Kangaroo, actor Tony Bonner has failed to win a share of the iconic television show's profits.July 1, 2009, 12:00 pm