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Burke trial delayed on medical grounds
The false testimony trial of the former WA Premier Brian Burke, due to take place next month, has been postponed on medical grounds.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 3:00 pm -
Police seize drug chemical
Police in the WA Pilbara town of Port Hedland have seized 100 kilograms of a chemical used to manufacture methamphetamines.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 3:39 pm -
Bus crashes in Forrestfield
Emergency services in WA are at the scene of a crash involving a bus carrying 55 elderly people in Forrestfield.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 3:06 pm -
Police lay people smuggling charges
Four Indonesian men have been charged over the illegal arrival of a boat carrying more than 50 passengers in Australian waters.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 3:00 pm -
Buswell vows to evict problem Homeswest tenants
The Minister for Housing, Troy Buswell, has vowed to take strong action against Homeswest tenants who are convicted of drug offences.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 2:28 pm -
Alleged people smuggler pleads innocence
The first man extradited to Australia to face charges of people smuggling has pleaded not guilty in a Perth court.
October 29, 2009, 2:09 pm -
Playing the waiting game
I still remember the early morning phone call in June from my chief of staff.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 2:06 pm -
Alleged people smuggler pleads not guilty
An alleged people smuggler has pleaded not guilty in the Perth Magistrates Court to charges of illegally bringing four boatloads of people to Australia.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 1:51 pm -
Oil spill clean-up company pleased with progress
An emergency response company brought in to seal the leaking oil well in the Timor Sea says it is pleased with the progress made so far.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 12:31 pm -
Red crabs march across Christmas Island
Christmas Island is a busy place at the moment.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 11:59 am -
Charges laid over Wangara crash
Police have charged a 23-year-old man with dangerous driving over a crash which claimed the life of a five-year-old boy in Wangara.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 11:00 am -
Woman questioned over suspected drug lab
Police say a 43-year-old woman has been taken into custody for questioning about a suspected clandestine drug laboratory in Huntingdale, in Perth's eastern suburbs.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 10:09 am -
Car crash survival not affected by distance to hospital
A Perth study has found patients suffering major trauma from car accidents have the same chance of survival if they crash in the country as in the city.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 10:09 am -
Charities call for more funding
WA's peak body for social services is calling for a 30 per cent increase in funding.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 9:39 am -
A dozen vehicles damaged in car yard fire
More than a dozen vehicles have been damaged in a fire at a car yard in the northern Perth suburb of Wangara.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 9:13 am -
Police investigate suspected drug lab
Police investigating a suspected clandestine drug laboratory in the Perth suburb of Huntingdale say an ammonia leak at the property poses no immediate danger to local residents.
ABC - October 29, 2009, 9:07 am -
Safety concerns close holiday units
Five holiday units have been closed on Western Australia's Rottnest Island because of safety concerns following the death of a three-year-old boy.
ABC - October 28, 2009, 9:19 pm -
Treasurer repays money
The Treasurer Troy Buswell says he has paid back the money he wrongly claimed in travel expenses earlier this year.
ABC - October 28, 2009, 9:15 pm -
CCC hearing played secret phone recordings
A corruption inquiry has been played secretly recorded telephone conversations of salesmen targeting government employees with overpriced office supplies in return for kickbacks.
ABC - October 28, 2009, 8:15 pm -
No rift over shop hours: Buswell, Grylls
The Nationals Leader, Brendon Grylls, has not ruled out an attempt to reverse extended shopping hours in Perth if they are introduced in the new year.
ABC - October 28, 2009, 7:00 pm
