Kalgoorlie Police are trying to identify a man who rammed the local Centrelink offices with his car this morning.
August 18, 2010, 3:21 pmA man wrongly jailed for the 1982 Perth Mint swindle says incomplete evidence presented in a theft case against him could lead to a miscarriage of justice.
August 18, 2010, 4:08 pmA Perth criminal defence lawyer who had his BMW confiscated under the State's tough anti-hoon laws will fight reckless and drink driving allegations.
August 18, 2010, 2:12 pm
Water Minister Graham Jacobs misled State Parliament over the dismissal of former Water Department chief Kim Taylor and should resign, the Opposition claimed today.
August 18, 2010, 2:09 pmThe Liberal member for the marginal Perth seat of Swan has asked police to investigate a veiled threat against him after a photo of his house was posted on the internet.
August 18, 2010, 1:09 pmFederal and State budgets are $16 billion better off because of the success of the Rudd-Gillard Government's stimulus program in keeping people in work and businesses turning a profit, an independent report has found.
August 18, 2010, 12:21 pmAn Indonesian prosecutor has asked for Bali Nine drug mule Scott Rush's final appeal to be cancelled, saying the legal grounds it is based on are wrong.
August 18, 2010, 12:17 pmA 55-year-old man who threw an egg at Prime Minister Gillard in Perth last month has been fined $1200 for the "assault".
August 18, 2010, 11:41 amA team from the Department of Fisheries are today scouring the beaches along Gracetown for any shark activity where Busselton man Nick Edwards was killed by a shark yesterday.
August 18, 2010, 11:07 am
Entertainer and television star Ernie Dingo has been charged by summons with aggravated common assault over an incident in Carnarvon.
August 18, 2010, 11:02 amThe business partner of massage parlour boss Bon Levi was fined $6000 yesterday over misleading advertisements for workers at Bikini Girls Massage, Applecross.
August 18, 2010, 11:00 am
Julia Gillard's mad dash to Perth has ended after two radio telephone interviews and a single one-hour photo opportunity at a Welshpool heavy equipment workshop.
August 18, 2010, 10:45 amScientists at the University of Western Australia have won an award for a computer technology for tracking algorithms, which could be used to improve traffic management, monitoring of crowd behaviour and sports analysis.
August 18, 2010, 10:30 amPolice are investigating reports that a laser pointer was fired from an Ellenbrook park into the cockpits of two passenger airplanes last night.
August 18, 2010, 9:59 am
A ramp ceremony will be held at a Perth air force base on the return home of SAS trooper Jason Brown, killed in a Afghanistan last week.
August 18, 2010, 9:25 amTony Abbott has made a whistle stop visit to central Queensland to criticise the Government's mining tax.
August 18, 2010, 9:16 amJulia Gillard is set to ambush Tony Abbott ahead of their community forum in Brisbane tonight, vowing to turn up early to debate the economy with the Opposition Leader.
August 18, 2010, 9:08 am
Shark victim Nick Edwards had a near miss with a shark while surfing on the Gold Coast a few years ago, his mother said this morning.
August 18, 2010, 8:46 amTwo German tourists were rescued from a remote WA road after their camper van rolled yesterday afternoon.
August 18, 2010, 8:14 amAn alleged robber was arrested by police yesterday after he walked into the store where his victim worked.
August 18, 2010, 8:01 amFed infrastructure minister Anthony Albanese tells Barnett it's time to act on his election promises. http://t.co/AEuUpZlv0c #perthnews
Search for missing snorkeler Rob Shugg continues off WA coast. Quad bikes and divers resume today. http://t.co/MOz2cG1wk1 #perthnews
Gibb River Rd cyclist is airlifted from gruelling event after having heart attack. http://t.co/XF4Tn3yy0g #perthnews
Knife-wielding thieves rob pizza guy of the lot. http://t.co/jkOgzyk8lv #perthnews
Ocean Reef residents woken by crashing and thumping sounds of stolen ATM being towed down the road. http://t.co/ZhxP5JFBjO #perthnews
Discovery of woman's body in Narrogin adds to WA's dreadful week. Six suspicious deaths in week. http://t.co/UIRRXJFVgl #perthnews #narrogin
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