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Firepower boss 'too ill to travel'.
The head of the failed fuel technology firm Firepower will not appear in a Perth court tomorrow, because his lawyers say he is too unwell to travel.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 11:23 pm -
Firepower boss' day in court in doubt
Discredited Firepower boss Tim Johnston is considered unlikely to attend a Perth court's public examination on Thursday of his company's collapse.
November 26, 2009, 2:33 am -
Doctors implicated in WA health rorts
Two doctors and three allied health employees are the latest public health system employees to be implicated in an investigation into fraudulent salary packaging claims.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:03 pm -
Barnett hopeful of Native Title resolution
The Western Australian Premier, Colin Barnett says he is hopeful of reaching an out of court settlement on a Nyoongar native title claim over the Perth Metropolitan area.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:00 pm -
CCC concerned about new police powers
The head of the Corruption and Crime Commission says proposed new police stop and search powers will result in an increase in complaints against officers.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:40 pm -
One punch accused acquitted
A District Court jury has acquitted a 25 year-old Perth man of killing another man with a single punch.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 7:17 pm -
Police to manage school safety
The Education Minister Liz Constable says a police officer has been seconded to her department to help schools manage personal safety issues.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:27 pm -
Hundreds farewell WWII hero
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of World War Two hero Jack Wong Sue in Perth.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:21 pm -
Accused extortionist extradited to WA
A 42-year-old man with alleged bikie links has been extradited to Perth to face extortion charges.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:03 pm -
No action against Bowler
The Western Australian Opposition Leader Eric Ripper is considering moving a censure motion against his former ministerial colleague John Bowler over a serious misconduct finding.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:03 pm -
Growing demand for charity
Emergency relief groups have experienced a 10 to 50 per cent increase in the number of people seeking assistance in the past year.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:03 pm -
Lucky escape for truck driver
Police say a 27-year-old man was lucky to escape serious injury after rolling his truck near the Mid-West town of Perenjori yesterday afternoon.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 3:31 pm -
Men charged with people smuggling
Two Indonesian men have been charged with people smuggling offences.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 3:31 pm -
Premier tells agencies to work better together
The Premier, Colin Barnett has threatened to intervene in a dispute between the two State Government agencies responsible for fighting bushfires.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 2:02 pm -
Schoolies behaving: Police
WA Police say they are more than happy with the behaviour of thousands of school leavers celebrating end of year exams on Rottnest Island.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 1:35 pm -
Former scout leader jailed over child porn
A former scout leader from Perth's northern suburbs has been sentenced to 18 months jail for possessing thousands of images of child pornography.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 1:23 pm -
Welfare quarantining set to go national
Welfare recipients are facing significant restrictions on the way they can spend their payments under major changes to the welfare system announced by the Federal Government.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 1:05 pm -
Judge to rule on accused killer's mental state
Prosecutors say a man accused of murdering his three-year-old son was consciously trying to cover up his actions and must have been mentally aware that what he was doing was wrong.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 12:54 pm -
Seven-fold increase in people smuggling prisoners
The number of convicted or accused people smugglers being kept in Western Australian jails has swelled since the start of the year.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:44 am -
Labor may 'benefit' from union split
A political analyst says the WA construction union's decision to sever ties with Labor may actually benefit the party.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:37 am
