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Dolphin death mystery
A week after it was revealed six bottlenose dolphins died in the Swan River this year, it has come to light multiple dolphin deaths have also been occurring in the South-West.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 11:44 am -
Freddo frog charges withdrawn in WA
A 12-year-old Aboriginal boy has been awarded costs after charges involving the theft of a chocolate Freddo Frog were withdrawn in a West Australian court.
November 23, 2009, 3:07 pm -
Men charged over pub glassing
Police say two men who smashed beer glasses into the head of another man at a Perth hotel have been charged with unlawful wounding.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Fire started by car thieves
The Fire and Emergency Services Authority says the first major bush fire of the season was lit deliberately.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 10:36 am -
Inquiry launched into Christmas Island riot
The Immigration Department has launched an inquiry into a riot at the Christmas Island Detention Centre on Saturday night.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 10:18 am -
Health group believes minister is making progress
The Health Consumers Council has described as redundant claims by the WA Opposition that the health system is in crisis.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:20 am -
Boy injured during car theft
A 15-year-old boy is in hospital after being injured while stopping a man from stealing his father's car at a service station in Middle Swan.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:12 am -
Alleged bikie extortionist arrested
A man, who police say has links to two outlaw bikie gangs and is accused of extortion in Western Australia, has been arrested in New South Wales.
ABC - November 23, 2009, 9:08 am -
Car crush hoon caught on scooter: Police
A 19-year-old Perth man who has had one car crushed under anti-hoon laws and is at risk of losing another, has had his scooter seized by police.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 3:51 pm -
WA's Australians of the Year
One of the world's leading alzheimers researchers has been named WA's Australian of the Year.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 1:24 pm -
Skin cancer surgery delay
The State Opposition claims a Perth man had to wait six months for skin cancer surgery because the health system is in crisis.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 1:10 pm -
Family's fatal fire compensation bid
The daughter of a truck driver who perished in a Goldfields fire has asked the State Government for more money, in the wake of a scathing coroner's report on her father's death.
ABC - November 22, 2009, 12:10 pm -
Four named in WA Australian of the Year
A medical researcher, a wildlife rescuer, a Victoria Cross winner and a country music director have taken top honours in the WA Australian of the Year awards.
November 22, 2009, 12:46 am -
Further charges over WA funeral shooting
Police have laid further charges after two people shot into a crowd that had gathered for a funeral in a West Australian town.
November 21, 2009, 6:42 pm -
Man injured in stake attack
A man has been attacked with a wooden stake and a branch while walking along a cycleway in Mount Lawley.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 3:19 pm -
Narrogin shooting charges
Police have laid further charges against a man allegedly involved in a shooting in Narrogin last weekend.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 1:31 pm -
Whale carcass warning to abalone fishers
Abalone fishers are being warned to stay away from one of Perth's northern beaches which has been closed because of a shark hazard.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 1:00 pm -
Men hurt in Armadale bashing
Two men have been seriously injured in an attack by a group of up to 15 people in Armadale, in Perth's south-east.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 12:34 pm -
Fire controller pay-out
The incident controller blamed for the deaths of three truck drivers in a Goldfields fire has received a $73,000 redundancy payment.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 12:00 pm -
Christmas Is buckling under population boom
The Christmas Island Shire Council says there is not enough housing to cope with an influx of officials and contractors working at the immigration detention centre.
ABC - November 21, 2009, 7:30 am
