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Bankwest branches to stay
The head of the Commonwealth Bank has confirmed Bankwest branches in Western Australia will not be closed.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 3:24 pm -
Hundreds gather for Remembrance Day ceremony
Hundreds of people including a large contingent of school children have honoured Western Australia's war dead at a Remembrance Day ceremony in Kings Park.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 2:12 pm -
Judge finds pilot was negligent
A WA Supreme Court Judge has found a pilot involved in a fatal plane crash six years ago, was negligent in his duty of care.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 1:49 pm -
WWI veteran recalls remarkable life
The only remaining man who saw active service in both World Wars is about to release his autobiography.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 1:31 pm -
Independent public schools program on schedule
The Education Department says the new independent public schools program is on schedule to start in term one next year.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:43 am -
Man dies in Gingin crash
A 44-year-old man has been killed in a crash on the Brand Highway.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:03 am -
Nurses could get more powers
Senior hospital nurses could be given wider powers to discharge patients as part of a bid to reduce waiting times in emergency departments.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:01 am -
Tougher penalties for arsonists
Legislation which could result in arsonists being jailed for life in WA has passed the lower house of State Parliament.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:00 am -
Government port plans hypocritical: Opposition
The WA Premier Colin Barnett has been accused of applying double standards after revealing he is trying to convince the Japanese firm Inpex to build an LNG supply base near Derby.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:00 am -
Police investigate Cloverdale death
Police will continue their investigation today into the death of a man whose body was found in the front yard of a house in Cloverdale.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 10:00 am -
Prison building program won't solve overcrowding
The WA Opposition says the Government needs to realise its prison building program will not solve prison overcrowding.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:10 am -
School support staff to hold stopwork meeting
The Education Department has moved to reassure parents that industrial action by public school support staff today will have minimal impact on classes.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:10 am -
Jury into third day of deliberations
A Supreme Court jury is about to enter a third day of deliberations in the case of a man accused of stabbing another man to death at a Perth bus station.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:08 am -
Hazardous waste program suspended
A collection program for hazardous household waste has been suspended because it has run out of money.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:07 am -
New bid to persuade Japanese company back to WA
The West Australian Premier Colin Barnett says his government is considering paying for access roads to a new port in the Kimberley.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:07 am -
Violence predicted from prison overcrowding
The WA Prison Officers Union says there will be more violence in the state's prisons as the population continues to soar above capacity.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:07 am -
Wine glut damaging industry, say producers
The major bodies representing Australia's wine producers say a glut is so bad that it is causing structural damage to the industry.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 9:07 am -
Prison violence predicted from chronic overcrowding
The WA Prison Officers Union says there will be more violence in the state's prisons as the population continues to soar above capacity.
ABC - November 11, 2009, 4:30 am -
Wesfarmers executives awarded big pay increases
Shareholders have overwhelmingly adopted the remuneration package given to executives of Wesfarmers, the owner of Coles and Bunnings.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 8:04 pm -
Burglary link to death explored
Major crime squad detectives are investigating whether the death of a man, whose body was found in Cloverdale this morning, is linked to a burglary in the same neighbourhood.
ABC - November 10, 2009, 7:19 pm
