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Nineteen injured in balcony collapse
Authorities will investigate the cause of a balcony collapse in which 19 people were injured during a Halloween party in Perth.
November 1, 2009, 1:36 pm -
WA carjacker can't drive a manual
Police say a carjacking attempt in Perth on Saturday night came to an abrupt halt when the alleged carjacker discovered she couldn't drive a manual.
November 1, 2009, 2:18 pm -
Pharmacy hold up
Police are hunting a man who held up a pharmacy in Perth's western suburbs with a blood filled syringe.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 1:33 pm -
Sharks attack whale
Two sharks have been spotted feeding on a whale carcass off Alkimos beach, north of Perth.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 11:47 am -
Cancer cluster inquiry
Royal Perth Hospital will place newspaper advertisements this week asking former staff to come forward if they believe they may have developed cancer from using a cleaning chemical.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 11:43 am -
Abalone season opens
The abalone season has opened across Perth's beaches.
ABC - November 1, 2009, 11:00 am -
Oil leak putting wildlife at risk: report
The Federal Government has released a report into an oil leak off the north-west coast of Australia, revealing birds and marine species are at risk.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 8:00 pm -
Abalone season warning
The Department of Fisheries says it's not too late for people to register online to get their abalone licence before the season opens tomorrow.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 3:32 pm -
Independent cancer study
The Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union has called for an independent inquiry into the use of cleaning chemicals at Royal Perth Hospital after 35 current and former workers were found to have cancer.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 2:00 pm -
Drowning death
A seven year old boy has drowned in Western Australia's north.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 1:03 pm -
Pay cut threat
Cleaners, gardeners and school assistants in WA public schools have been told their pay will be cut if they continue with work bans.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 12:50 pm -
Port authority fined over town's lead pollution
Environmentalists in Western Australia have welcomed a record fine for a government department responsible for lead contamination.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 12:42 pm -
Price limits for first home owners grant
From next year there will be price limits on homes that can be bought under the First Home Owners Grant Scheme.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 12:35 pm -
Pedestrian critically injured
A 41 year old woman is in a critical condition after she was hit by a taxi in the city last night.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 12:04 pm -
Patients turned away
The Labor member for Pilbara Tom Stephens says the Alice Springs hospital is turning away dialysis patients from remote communities across the border in Western Australia.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 12:00 pm -
Traditional owners horrified by oil, gas leaks
Northern Territory traditional owners say they are horrified by oil and gas spills off the north-west Australian coastline.
ABC - October 31, 2009, 9:25 am -
Girl grabbed by man in school toilets
Police are investigating the attempted abduction of a girl from a primary school in Perth's northern suburbs.
October 30, 2009, 11:27 pm -
Government brushes off gas leak fear
The Federal Government says a gas leak which has been running for more than seven weeks in the Timor Sea is small and poses no threat to the environment.
ABC - October 30, 2009, 8:28 pm -
Abduction attempt reported
Midland detectives and officers from the Sex Assault squad have gone to a school in Perth's northern suburbs following a report of an attempted abduction.
ABC - October 30, 2009, 8:00 pm -
House searched after road rage report
Police have arrested two men following an alleged road rage incident in in the northern Perth suburb of Marangaroo, in which a man is believed to have been threatened with a gun.
ABC - October 30, 2009, 7:00 pm
