Firefighters and residents in Broome are gearing up for another day combating bushfires on the northern fringes of the town.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 3:13 pmA 19-year-old woman who fought off an attacker during a home invasion says she was terrified during the ordeal.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 4:29 pmA 42-year-old Perth man has been sentenced to three years jail for possessing child pornography and providing images of his daughter to a website for paedophiles.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 4:29 pm
Families are evacuating their homes in a coastal community just north of Broome as a bushfire closes in.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 3:00 pm
The WA Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan says police are justified in dedicating a large number of resources to monitoring the Finks motorcycle gang.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 3:00 pmThe Premier, Colin Barnett has warned Labor and the Nationals against any attempts to block his latest plan to deregulate shopping hours.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 1:00 pm
A woman has suffered a knife wound after fending off an attacker in her home at Doubleview.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 11:31 amThe Western Australian Government has introduced legislation to place tighter controls on amateur combat sports such as kickboxing, muay thai and Brazilian jujitsu.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 10:57 am
The Northern Territory Opposition has pounced on news the Federal Government is moving 81 demountables from Alice Springs to the Christmas Island detention centre.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 10:55 am
More than a year after a damning report on juvenile justice in WA, new figures show there are still lengthy delays hampering the system in the state's north.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 10:09 am
There has been another surge in rental vacancies in Perth.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 9:47 amThe Nationals say they will not budge from their position on weeknight trading despite the Premier's renewed determination to push forward the issue.
ABC - October 15, 2009, 9:11 amA bushfire near the WA holiday destination of Broome is no longer threatening lives or houses, the Fire and Emergency Services Authority says.
October 14, 2009, 6:50 pm
More than $2.5 million has been stolen from 3,500 bank accounts in a credit card skimming scam at McDonald's outlets in Perth, WA police say.
October 14, 2009, 6:18 pmFormer AFL player Heath Black has been found asleep behind the wheel of his car in Perth and police have charged him with drink-driving.
October 14, 2009, 2:16 pmA 34-year-old man has been jailed for three years after assaults on his infant son that left the child with 38 broken bones.
October 13, 2009, 10:37 pmPerth social writer and personality Holly Wood, an institution on the West Australian A-list circuit, has died after losing a battle with cancer.
October 13, 2009, 7:12 pmA Perth beach was closed when a four-metre great white shark was spotted dining on a whale carcass about 100 metres from the shore.
October 13, 2009, 6:49 pmArsonists could face life imprisonment under proposed new laws in Western Australia.
October 13, 2009, 4:01 pm
Several members of a Legislative Council committee have expressed concern that Royalties for Regions funding is being spent in a way which shifts responsibility from other agencies.
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