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Councils plan for rising sea levels
Local government in Western Australia says the State's councils are prepared to cope with rising sea levels.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 2:38 pm -
Geraldton man jailed for child pornography
A 21-year-old Geraldton man convicted of possessing child pornography has been jailed for two years.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 3:30 pm -
Mother, kids hurt after police pursuit
WA police aren't revealing if they were still in pursuit of a car when it collided with another car carrying a mother and two children, seriously injuring them.
October 27, 2009, 3:15 pm -
Police defend pursuit after serious crash
Senior police in Perth have defended a pursuit which ended in a crash and six people being taken to hospital.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 2:22 pm -
Direct flights would improve Exmouth medical access
The Shire of Exmouth says it would support moves to establish direct flights between Exmouth and Geraldton.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Five people injured after police chase
Five people have been injured, two critically, after a car being chased by police collided head-on with a small sedan in the Perth suburb of Victoria Park.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 11:22 am -
Gnabarup bushfire threat eases
Firefighters are still trying to contain a blaze at the southern edge of the Prevelly-Gnarabup area in the South West.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 10:14 am -
Accused war criminal waiting for extradition decision
An 88-year-old Perth man accused of war crimes is still in custody awaiting a decision from the Home Affairs Minister about whether he will be extradited.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 9:46 am -
No change to year seven next year: Education Minister
With less than two months before the end of the school year, the Education Minister has announced that year seven students in public schools will not be moved into the high school system in 2010.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 9:46 am -
Petition demands oil leak plugged
The Prime Minister has been presented with a petition calling for urgent action to end to a leak that has been spilling oil and gas into the Timor Sea for more than nine weeks.
ABC - October 27, 2009, 9:00 am -
Teenagers charged over party assault
Perth police have charged three teenagers over an assault on a 27-year-old man outside his Edgewater home.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 9:27 pm -
First GM canola delivered
The first truckload of genetically modified (GM) canola grown in Western Australia has been delivered to the grain handler, CBH, in the Perth suburb of Forrestfield.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 9:23 pm -
Six week wait for cancer ultrasound
A 28-year-old woman has criticised the waiting periods for breast cancer ultrasounds in Perth after it took more than three months for her to be diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 7:24 pm -
Health Department urges vaccination
The Health Department is urging all West Australians to get the swine flu vaccine to prevent a pandemic next year.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 6:42 pm -
Gnarabup on bushfire alert
Residents in the WA town of Gnarabup are being warned to prepare for a possible evacuation as a bushfire continues to burn in the area.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 6:42 pm -
Missing man's body found
The body of a missing 58-year-old man has been found.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 4:27 pm -
Man rescued after falling off cliff
A 24-year-old man has been injured after falling off a cliff during a fishing trip in WA's South West.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 4:20 pm -
Men pelted with rocks at Mindarie beach
Police are looking for up to 30 juveniles responsible for a vicious attack on two 21-year-old men at a beach in the Perth suburb of Mindarie.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 2:49 pm -
Photocopier toner prompts corruption investigation
The Corruption and Crime Commission in WA is investigating the purchase of office materials by State Government agencies and local governments.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 2:02 pm -
Garrett brushes off oil spill criticism
The Federal Government has rejected Opposition criticism of its response to a large oil spill off Western Australia's north-west coast.
ABC - October 26, 2009, 1:04 pm
