Sunday, May 27th, 2012

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Fury as thousands bid for mining jobs

WA workers attending resources industry expo today lashed out at the Federal Government for giving Australian jobs to overseas workers.
May 26, 2012, 2:27 pm
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Police chief backs academy decision

Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan has defended the punishments handed out to five police academy training instructors for inappropriate behaviour or having sexual relationships with female students.
May 26, 2012, 5:02 pm
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Opposition says Barnett a hypocrite over schools

Shadow education minister Paul Papalia accused Premier Colin Barnett yesterday of “breathtaking hypocrisy” over his remarks on schools sending letters to parents about Government funding.
May 26, 2012, 3:03 pm
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Car crashes into house in Stratton

Two elderly women have escaped unharmed after their car slammed into a neighbour’s house in Stratton this morning.
May 26, 2012, 2:17 pm
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Shark sighted off SW coast

A large shark has been sighted off the Yallingup coast.
May 26, 2012, 2:15 pm
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Bali twin improving

Indonesian doctors said yesterday they were increasingly confident that the surviving Bali twin — who turned one-month-old yesterday — will recover fully from the separation surgery which killed her sister.
May 26, 2012, 1:11 pm
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Yeo the latest Shark to play AFL

Elliot Yeo will join a long list of AFL footballers produced by East Fremantle when he makes his debut for Brisbane against North Melbourne on Sunday.
May 26, 2012, 12:38 pm
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Mick Malthouse: Woosha is WA footy's No1

John Worsfold’s vast achievement over 452 games in 23 years leaves me in no doubt that he deserves to be recognised as WA’s all-time football great.
May 26, 2012, 12:22 pm

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Duff's derby dozen

The West Australian chief football writer Mark Duffield on the 12 big derby dilemmas.
May 26, 2012, 11:29 am

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Games medal mix is made in WA

The hands are strapped, the gloves are on and the wheels are turning for the latest WA athletes to confirm their places at the London Olympics.
May 26, 2012, 11:21 am

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Man dies from stab wound

Narrogin detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a 73-year-old man in Wagin yesterday.
May 26, 2012, 10:00 am
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Man charged after dramatic pursuit

A 22-year-old Ballajura man has been arrested after a dramatic one-hour police pursuit through several Perth suburbs overnight.
May 26, 2012, 9:56 am
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Dad’s relief as Pomersbach heads home

The father of former WA cricketer Luke Pomersbach expects his son to fly home this weekend after charges against him were officially dropped in a Delhi court yesterday.
May 26, 2012, 9:50 am
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Kemp lends a hand to country kids

West Coast great Dean Kemp has vowed to help WA youngsters achieve their football dreams by launching an ambitious football academy throughout the State.
May 26, 2012, 6:30 am

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Happy days help Schofield cope

West Coast defender Will Schofield says having his father in Perth for the last four weeks of his life helped him to deal with his sudden death last month.
May 26, 2012, 6:00 am

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Former coach says Neale the real deal

Lachie Neale’s first western derby will come just three days after his 19th birthday, and one month and five games after his AFL debut.
May 26, 2012, 5:30 am

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Sultry sounds to kick-off festival

Perth’s sonic boom of the past decade has seen local musicians such as John Butler, Eskimo Joe, Tame Impala and Birds of Tokyo enjoy strong national and even international profiles.
May 26, 2012, 5:11 am

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Silvagni is Freo's Mr Fix It: Bond

Fremantle’s Alex Silvagni will make his first appearance of the season in tomorrow’s western derby after being named in the Dockers line-up to take on West Coast.
May 26, 2012, 5:00 am

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Olympic dream comes true for kid with attitude

Tommaso D’Orsogna was just six years old when he turned to his aunt, who was dropping him off at his Perth swimming club, and declared with absolute certainty that he was going to swim in the Olympics one day.
May 26, 2012, 4:22 am

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Airborne assault for ultimate surfing shot

What do you get when you combine WA’s best junior surfers with one of the country’s most skilful helicopter pilots?
May 26, 2012, 4:02 am
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