BREAKING NEWS: Police have caught a man wanted in relation to a murder in Bassendean on Monday.
November 3, 2010, 1:15 pm
UPDATE 7.15pm: A bushfire “watch and act” alert is now in place for people in Hidden Valley subdivision north of Parkerville for a fire in the John Forrest National Park.
November 3, 2010, 1:05 pmPolice are urging motorists to be patient following a fatal crash involving two trucks in Pinjarra this morning.
November 3, 2010, 12:33 pmA Perth builder had to be reminded of the penalties associated with lying to the corruption watchdog today over his dubious dealings with a former City of Stirling building boss, while a council worker has testified he feels like a “bloody fool” for supporting his one-time colleague.
November 3, 2010, 12:32 pmThe WA Professional Combat Sports Commission has banned boxer Paul Briggs from fighting in WA and fined him $75,000 over his controversial July fight against Danny Green, which ended in farce when Briggs was knocked to the canvas just seconds into the opening round.
November 3, 2010, 12:20 pm
Former best friends were sentenced today to life in jail and ordered to spend more than 20 years behind bars for what a judge described as the “deliberate slaughter” of a virtual stranger.
November 3, 2010, 12:08 pmFederal Special Minister of State Gary Gray says WA will do a lot better financially if the State Government signs up to the national health reform plan.
November 3, 2010, 11:35 amA 10-year conservation plan to protect 16 million hectares of woodland in WA’s south-east will aim to halt the loss of vegetation in an area heavily sought after by the mining industry
November 3, 2010, 11:35 am
Australian beachgoers who buy the strongest sunscreen products available may be basking in a false sense of security, an expert says.
November 3, 2010, 11:33 amJason Caine Goodwyn, accused of killing a 29-year-old father in the backyard of a Coolbellup house, appeared in court today.
November 3, 2010, 11:25 amBrent Donald Mack, charged with the murder of his mother and gaining benefit by fraud, appeared briefly in court this morning.
November 3, 2010, 10:54 am
Police have increased security across metropolitan train lines in the wake of two sex assaults at Edgewater Train Station and an attempted sex assault at Glendalough Train Station.
November 3, 2010, 8:56 amA cyclone warning for the Cocos Islands has been cancelled as the storm tracks south.
November 3, 2010, 8:45 am
The surfing world is mourning with shock news of three-time world champion Andy Irons' death at age 32.
November 3, 2010, 8:42 amPolice are looking for two men who assaulted an elderly man in the driveway of his Mt Hawthorn home during a violent car-jacking last night.
November 3, 2010, 6:33 amTourism WA hopes to present a range of solutions to the State Government to deal with a shortage of hotel rooms in Perth that may have cost the State more than $200 million.
November 3, 2010, 6:15 amAir accident investigators have revealed that an engine that had a terrifying in-flight failure between Perth and Cocos Islands gave trouble five times in the weeks before the incident on October 19 last year.
November 3, 2010, 6:06 amStruggling South-West dairy farmers suffered another major blow yesterday when administrators warned it could take months to get any return from the multi-million-dollar collapse of Challenge Australia Dairy.
November 3, 2010, 6:01 am
Fans of the hit TV series Packed to the Rafters were in mourning last night after the shock death of character Mel Rafter in a car accident.
November 3, 2010, 5:58 am
Profit-hungry banks will face new laws to protect the nation's homeowners from being used as cash cows after the Commonwealth Bank yesterday super-sized an increase in official interest rates.
November 3, 2010, 2:45 amENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Melissa Doyle to leave Seven's Sunrise. http://t.co/CPJcPHTOjC
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Sopranos star James Gandolfini dead at 51. http://t.co/te05wDbSc7
Search for man who fell into a lagoon near Walpole. http://t.co/fnrKUhymcw #perthnews
ANZ to send 600 jobs overseas, says union. http://t.co/lqmJQl9R5k
$A plummets, US markets fall on US Fed plans. http://t.co/vIhlZCFthL
One of WA's biggest timber mills preparing to close and sack half its workers. http://t.co/md2WZ281EM #perthnews
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