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Greens call for drink container recycling
The WA Greens are again urging the Federal Government to establish a national scheme to recycle drinking containers.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 3:00 pm -
Man pleads guilty to murdering son
A Perth man has admitted murdering his four-month-old son and burying him in a bush grave.
November 5, 2009, 2:23 pm -
Woman charged over Port Hedland fire
Police have charged a woman who started a fire that critically injured her 61-year-old partner.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 1:28 pm -
Man pleads guilty to murdering baby son
A 41-year-old man will be sentenced in the Supreme Court in February for murdering his baby son.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 1:28 pm -
Commercial fisherman blasts oil leak response
A Kimberley-based commercial fisherman says environmental protection in Australia's Northern waters is pathetic.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 12:45 pm -
Mining boom within three years: economist
A leading economic forecaster is predicting Australia will experience another mining boom within three years.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 10:48 am -
Oil flowed more freely than information
One of the biggest challenges in journalism is trying to cover a story you can't see happening.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 10:23 am -
Whale carcass left to decay
A whale carcass, that washed up on a South Coast beach this week, will be left to decay.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 10:12 am -
National plan needed for e-waste
When it comes to recycling, Australians are excellent with their household rubbish but seriously dragging the chain when it comes to disposing of computers and mobile phones.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 10:10 am -
Nurse contract not renewed after teen's death
The West Australian Health Department has revealed a nurse, who treated a teenager before he died at Albany Regional Hospital last year, has not had her contract renewed.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 9:49 am -
Earlier closing times won't work: Nightclubs
A report commissioned by the WA Nightclubs Association has questioned the merits of a proposal to reduce the trading hours of clubs in Northbridge.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 9:40 am -
CCC defends role
The head of the Corruption and Crime Commission has used a public lecture in Perth to try to dispel what he says are a number of myths about the watchdog.
ABC - November 5, 2009, 9:23 am -
RFDS returns from search area
A team of specialists assisting in the search for the survivors of a capsized boat has returned to Perth.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:00 pm -
WA police begin asylum seeker deaths inquiry
WA Police will investigate the deaths of a number of asylum seekers who died after their boat sank off the Cocos Islands.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 10:00 pm -
WA company in joint strike fighter deal
A West Australian company says a deal to provide parts for the joint strike fighter could be worth more than $700 million.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 9:04 pm -
Oil spill plugged but still dangerous
An oil rig in the Timor Sea remain highly dangerous despite the operators claiming it is stable, federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson says.
November 4, 2009, 8:28 pm -
WA to get glass recycling plant
The State Government has committed close to two million dollars towards building a glass recycling plant.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 7:19 pm -
Alleged counterfeiter in court
An Albany man has appeared in court charged with manufacturing counterfeit money.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 7:13 pm -
Police hunting for Ascot stalker
Police are looking for a man who has been indecently exposing himself to a teenage girl in the Perth suburb of Ascot.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 7:08 pm -
Construction employers to get extra payment for apprentices
The State Government has announced new incentives to increase apprentice numbers, following a sharp decline.
ABC - November 4, 2009, 7:08 pm
