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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 -
Dolphin deaths could be linked to herbicide: Opposition
A herbicide which carries a warning against its use near marine life is being used to combat weeds on the Nedlands foreshore.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 10:45 am -
Bring a GP to Australia, get $3,000
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is offering thousands of dollars to people who entice doctors from overseas to work in Australia.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 10:29 am -
Police squad disbanded
The head of the West Australian Police Union says the public should be upset that a professional squad of officers who are the first to respond to serious crime is about to be disbanded.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 10:00 am -
Royalties for Regions legislation gets go ahead
Legislation guaranteeing the Royalties for Regions scheme is funded has passed the upper house.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 9:25 am -
Firepower case goes ahead without boss
A Federal Court hearing into the failed fuel technology company Firepower will go ahead in Perth today, without company boss Tim Johnston.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 9:20 am -
More health workers caught up in salary scam
The Director General of Health is warning that more public health employees will be caught up in an investigation into fraudulent salary packaging claims.
ABC - November 26, 2009, 9:19 am -
Firepower boss' day in court in doubt
Discredited Firepower boss Tim Johnston is considered unlikely to attend a Perth court's public examination on Thursday of his company's collapse.
November 26, 2009, 2:33 am -
Firepower boss 'too ill to travel'.
The head of the failed fuel technology firm Firepower will not appear in a Perth court tomorrow, because his lawyers say he is too unwell to travel.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 11:23 pm -
Doctors implicated in WA health rorts
Two doctors and three allied health employees are the latest public health system employees to be implicated in an investigation into fraudulent salary packaging claims.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:03 pm -
Barnett hopeful of Native Title resolution
The Western Australian Premier, Colin Barnett says he is hopeful of reaching an out of court settlement on a Nyoongar native title claim over the Perth Metropolitan area.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 9:00 pm -
CCC concerned about new police powers
The head of the Corruption and Crime Commission says proposed new police stop and search powers will result in an increase in complaints against officers.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 8:40 pm -
One punch accused acquitted
A District Court jury has acquitted a 25 year-old Perth man of killing another man with a single punch.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 7:17 pm -
Police to manage school safety
The Education Minister Liz Constable says a police officer has been seconded to her department to help schools manage personal safety issues.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:27 pm -
Hundreds farewell WWII hero
Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral of World War Two hero Jack Wong Sue in Perth.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:21 pm -
Accused extortionist extradited to WA
A 42-year-old man with alleged bikie links has been extradited to Perth to face extortion charges.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 6:03 pm -
No action against Bowler
The Western Australian Opposition Leader Eric Ripper is considering moving a censure motion against his former ministerial colleague John Bowler over a serious misconduct finding.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 5:03 pm -
Growing demand for charity
Emergency relief groups have experienced a 10 to 50 per cent increase in the number of people seeking assistance in the past year.
ABC - November 25, 2009, 4:03 pm
