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Oil spill may damage investor confidence
A senior commodity economist says it is too soon to tell whether the Timor Sea oil spill will dampen investor confidence in the oil and gas industry.
ABC - November 8, 2009, 10:46 am -
Fatalities take WA road toll to 160
The state's road toll now stands at 160 after the death of a 25 year-old Victorian man in Marmion in Perth's northern beaches.
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Top WA ambulance executive quits
The medical director of Western Australia's ambulance service has quit ahead of the release of an independent review of the ambulance service.
ABC - November 8, 2009, 1:24 pm -
Teenager facing more charges over crash
A Perth teenager with no driver's licence faces further charges after a boy died following a car crash.
November 7, 2009, 4:21 pm -
Opposition: Planning needs to consider rising sea levels.
Figures from the National Tidal Centre show sea levels along Western Australia's coast are rising at a rate double that of the world average.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 2:50 pm -
Two charged after airport hangar raid
Raids on an airport hangar, a plane and several properties south of Perth have unearthed drug manufacturing materials, firearms and ammunition, WA police say.
November 7, 2009, 1:23 pm -
Drugs found in airport hangar
A 48 year old man has appeared in court, charged over the discovery of drugs in a hangar at Jandakot Airport.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 1:06 pm -
No federal funds for wave power project
The company hoping to build the world's biggest wave power plant in Western Australia has missed out on federal funding.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 12:26 pm -
Woodside to triple Indigenous workforce
Oil and gas company Woodside says it is working to improve its Indigenous employment record in Western Australia.
ABC - November 7, 2009, 7:15 am -
The Wet arrives in Broome
The wet season has kicked off in Broome with a record deluge of November rain.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 10:00 pm -
Homeless centre for East Perth gets funding
The State and Federal Governments have awarded a West Australian not-for-profit organisation nearly $30 million to build a new centre for the homeless in East Perth.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 8:00 pm -
Life sentence for wife's murder
A 47-year-old Perth man has been sentenced to life with a 20 year minimum for murdering the mother of his 13 children.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 5:22 pm -
Rescued asylum seekers arrive at Christmas Island
The ship carrying asylum seekers rescued from a sunken boat near the Cocos Islands has arrived at Christmas Island.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 5:19 pm -
Firepower businessman hands in passport.
The Perth businessman behind the failed fuel technology company Firepower has complied with a Federal Court order compelling him to hand in any passports or travel documents he holds.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:35 pm -
Perth man fined over black market abalone
A Perth man has been fined more than $100,000 for buying black market abalone and selling it for a profit.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 4:23 pm -
The seven year itch
The Education Minister Liz Constable, has shelved a plan to move year seven students into the high school system next year. But she is not prepared to shut the door on the possibility of it happening sometime in the future.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 3:37 pm -
Police investigate Port Hedland crash
Port Hedland police are trying to determine the cause of a car crash which left two children with serious injuries.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 2:07 pm -
Government prisoner transport contract sparks 'outrage'
The Deaths in Custody Watch Committee says it is outraged that the contract of a prisoner transport company which contributed to the death of an Aboriginal elder will not be terminated.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 1:35 pm -
ACCC cracks down on fake flirts
The consumer protection watchdog has launched court action against a dating website for allegedly using fictional profiles to 'flirt' with registered users.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 1:03 pm -
Oil companies forced to co-operate with spill inquiry
The Federal Resources Minister says oil companies will be forced to co-operate with an inquiry into the West Atlas oil spill.
ABC - November 6, 2009, 12:31 pm
