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Young in drug, alcohol peril

Growing numbers of young people under the influence of a dangerous cocktail of drugs and alcohol are arriving at Perth hospital emergency departments, new figures show.
January 23, 2010, 2:45 am
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Killer's secret life in Perth

Friends and neighbours of unassuming Rossmoyne resident Michael Telling are reeling at the disclosure that he was an heir to one of Britain's greatest fortunes and a killer who beheaded his wife with an axe.
January 23, 2010, 2:45 am

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Migrants weaken values, Abbott says

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott says the influx of boat people, ethnic crime and migrants' lack of respect for Australian values is undermining Australia's willingness to welcome foreigners.
January 23, 2010, 2:35 am

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Buswell: Hands off mining tax

Treasurer Troy Buswell has warned the Federal Government to keep its hands off the State's mining tax income, saying the State Government would "vigorously oppose" a proposed new national resources levy that would force WA to "beg" Canberra for money.
January 23, 2010, 2:27 am

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Striking workers defy orders

Industrial chaos has broken out in the Pilbara, with up to 1000 workers on Woodside's $12 billion Pluto LNG project defying an official order by walking off the job over a housing dispute.
January 23, 2010, 2:23 am

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Survey takes pulse of iGeneration

They don't like credits cards and are concerned about climate change, they trust police and are obsessed with online social networking, they worry about their bodies and they drink much more than they should - meet the iGeneration.
January 23, 2010, 2:15 am

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Narrogin man dies in crash

A 22-year-old man has died after the car he was driving hit a tree 11km east of Narrogin yesterday.
January 22, 2010, 11:35 pm
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Washakie wins duel to claim pacing cup

WA-owned Washakie has won a classic battle to the line with Im Themightyquinn to win the $400,000 Find Thirty Every Day WA Pacing Cup (2536m) at Gloucester Park.
January 22, 2010, 10:26 pm

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Snake bites toddler in daycare

A toddler bitten by a snake at a daycare centre in the Wheatbelt has been flown to Perth for treatment.
January 22, 2010, 8:24 pm
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White shines on gloomy day for one-day game

The worrying cloud over one-day cricket's future darkened with a half-empty Gabba cheering a Cameron White-powered Australia to a five-wicket victory on Friday night.
January 22, 2010, 7:18 pm

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Truck breakdown causing chaos on Mitchell

A large truck which has broken down in the centre lane of the Mitchell Freeway southbound near Leederville is causing major delays.
January 22, 2010, 6:41 pm
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Jail for mayday hoax caller

A Clarkson man who made a hoax mayday call which triggered a 19-hour search for a sinking boat has been jailed for six months.
January 22, 2010, 5:23 pm

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Crowd gathers to remember Colbung

Hundreds gathered at the funeral of internationally-respected Aboriginal activist Ken Colbung at Pinnaroo Valley Memorial Park.
January 22, 2010, 3:31 pm
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$7.4 million payout for Down Syndrome man

An intellectually disabled man who was knocked off his bicycle by a driver 13 years ago has been awarded nearly $7.5 million in one of the largest insurance payouts in the State's history.
January 22, 2010, 3:16 pm

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Bear set to give birth live on internet

A black bear named Lily is about to give birth in the wild live on the internet.
January 22, 2010, 12:37 pm

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Police hunt hammer murderer

Police have released an identikit image of a man wanted over the brutal bashing murder of a 41-year-old Mt Nasura mother.
January 22, 2010, 12:31 pm

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Cyclone Magda threat abates

The threat from tropical cyclone Magda appears to have abated.
January 22, 2010, 12:23 pm
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Kizon 'briefed on gambling deal'

AdultShop.com boss Malcolm Day asked that businessman John Kizon be given an update on negotiations about a potential deal for internet gambling company My Casino, a District Court jury was told today.
January 22, 2010, 11:55 am

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Bitter debate over death of megafauna

Australian scientists are locked in a bitter debate over a 40,000-year-old murder mystery that has remained unsolved despite decades of research.
January 22, 2010, 11:48 am

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Mandurah rail works to finish early

Road works which caused the partial closure of the Perth to Mandurah railway during last weekend and has outraged local businesses will be completed ahead of schedule.
January 22, 2010, 11:32 am
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