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Barnett defends shopping changes
The Premier Colin Barnett has accused the group representing independent retailers of behaving without credibility in the shopping hours debate.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 3:15 pm -
Teen sailor Jessica Watson crosses equator
Australian teen sailor Jessica Watson has crossed the equator on her round-the-world solo voyage.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:46 pm -
Lobster fine welcomed
The WA Fisheries Department has welcomed the $36,000 fine handed to a Mid-West fishermen for selling rock lobster on the black market.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:13 pm -
Crown seeks third trial for Christine Wong
Prosecutors have told the Supreme Court in Perth they a want a third trial for the woman accused of murdering her abusive father in Bunbury.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 1:13 pm -
A son lost: the search for answers
Kieran Watmore had just left high school and taken a job with a construction company.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:19 pm -
Gas supplier remains in trading halt
The energy company that owns the WA gas utility, Alinta, is expected to remain in a trading halt until next week.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 12:10 pm -
Police to flood streets in booze blitz
Police across Australia and New Zealand are mounting a joint 48-hour campaign to crackdown on alcohol-fuelled violence.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 11:11 am -
Parliament passes gas supply laws
Legislation allowing more gas producers to supply gas to the WA domestic market has passed State Parliament.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:47 am -
Public sector accountability under threat: Opposition
The State Opposition says public sector accountability is under threat because of a job merger.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:41 am -
Independent retailers seek meeting over trading hours
Independent retailers are seeking an urgent meeting with the State Government to discuss its plans to extend shopping hours.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:35 am -
Rick Hart resigns
The Perth businessman Rick Hart is resigning from his appliance retail business after 34 years with the group.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:26 am -
Gas supplier's future announced today
Details about the future of WA's residential gas supplier Alinta will be released today.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:17 am -
Job uncertainty for contract staff
Labor's Education spokeswoman Michelle Roberts says 34 contract staff at a northern suburbs high school have been told they might not have jobs next year.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:13 am -
Unclaimed bodies in Perth morgues
It is been revealed Perth's hospital morgues contain dozens of unclaimed bodies.
ABC - November 19, 2009, 9:06 am -
WA infrastructure wish list
The Western Australian Government has made a new Perth airport a top priority in its latest funding application to the Federal Government's infrastructure fund.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 9:48 pm -
Thudgari people win native title rights
A Federal Court hearing has recognised the native title rights and interests of the Thudgari people to land in the upper Gascoyne region of Western Australia.
November 18, 2009, 9:23 pm -
Business lobby slams new trading plan
Westen Australia's business sector has criticised the State Government latest attempt to extend retail trading hours in Perth.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 8:23 pm -
Lobster racketeer fined
A recreational fisherman from the Mid West has been fined more than $36,000 for selling rock lobster on the black market.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 7:37 pm -
Narrogin police brace for more violence
Police in Narrogin are preparing for the possibility of further violence with another funeral due to be held in the town tomorrow.
ABC - November 18, 2009, 7:00 pm -
Sexually 'curious' detective avoids jail
A former West Australian detective has escaped a jail term for using the police computer system to access the details of more than a dozen women he fancied.
November 18, 2009, 5:43 pm
