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Change powers of CCC: former DPP
The former WA Director of Public Prosecutions believes the state's corruption watchdog should not be restricted to investigating incidents involving public officers.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:34 am -
Stolen horse returned to owner
Police have recovered a 5 week old horse stolen from a property in West Swan.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:50 am -
Burst water main in Butler
A water main has burst at Butler Primary School in Perth's northern suburbs.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 11:50 am -
Whistleblowers wary
A report tabled in the WA parliament has revealed many public servants are still afraid to act as whistleblowers.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 10:06 am -
Broken promise on stop-and-search: union
The Police Union has accused the State Government of breaking a promise by referring controversial new stop-and-search laws to a parliamentary committee.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:28 am -
Tough penalties for arsonists
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority in WA has welcomed the passing of legislation through the Upper House, under which arsonists could be jailed for life.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:20 am -
Firepower boss faces possibility of arrest
The man behind the failed fuel technology firm Firepower could soon be in police custody if the company liquidator succeeds today in his quest to obtain an arrest warrant.
ABC - November 27, 2009, 9:18 am -
Firepower investor attacks company founder
A Perth man who invested nearly half a million dollars in the collapsed fuel technology company Firepower says the founder's failure to appear in court today is a slap in the face for investors.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 8:32 pm -
Firepower boss fails to appear in court
Getting former Firepower boss Tim Johnston to court for questioning about his company's collapse has been "a war of attrition", the company's liquidator says.
November 26, 2009, 8:10 pm -
Father, son cleared of conspiracy to murder
A District Court jury has acquitted a father and son of conspiring to murder the son's estranged wife.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 7:10 pm -
No go for stop and search laws
The Western Australian Government's stop and search legislation will not pass through parliament this year.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:28 pm -
Green light for Butler rail
The WA Government has announced it will start work on the $240-million extension of the northern rail line to Butler next year.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 5:07 pm -
Indigenous incarceration rate jumps 10pc
Indigenous adults continue to be over-represented in Australia's prison population, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 4:09 pm -
Delayed mineral sands project leads to job losses
Up to 40 workers are set to lose their jobs after Iluka Resources shelved plans to build a mineral sands mine in the South-West.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Suicide could have been prevented: Coroner
A coronial inquiry has found that a Perth man's death could have been prevented if the person taking a triple-0 call about his suicide attempt had followed standard operating procedures.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 4:00 pm -
Premier tells protesters to go back to work
The Premier Colin Barnett has been howled down by hundreds of people outside State Parliament protesting against the Government's pay offer to school support staff.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:42 pm -
Commissioner defends squad cut
The Police Commissioner, Karl O'Callaghan, has defended a decision to disband a squad of highly trained specialist officers, who are the first to respond to serious crime.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:09 pm -
Firepower boss fails to appear in court
Lawyers for the liquidator of failed fuel technology group, Firepower will apply for an arrest warrant after the company's founder failed to appear in a Perth court today.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 2:09 pm -
Council told herbicide safe
The City of Nedlands says it was given the all clear by the Swan River Trust yesterday to use a herbicide on weeds near the Swan River.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 1:30 pm -
School workers protest at Parliament House
School support staff in Perth have defied an order by the Industrial Relations Commission banning them from stopping work.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 12:46 pm
