A policeman accused of using excessive force and assaulting a man while arresting him will fight the allegation before a jury.
April 13, 2010, 10:50 amA father of three who is on crutches from an ongoing ankle injury has spoken of his anger at being assaulted and robbed at a Warnbro shopping centre yesterday but being unable to defend himself.
April 13, 2010, 11:03 amThree people have escaped injury after a single vehicle rollover in Oldbury this morning.
April 13, 2010, 10:31 am
Young Australian consumers have loose ethics, with a third happy to pocket cash that's not theirs and half OK with seeking a refund for used goods, a study has shown.
April 13, 2010, 10:24 amTeachers have been threatened with legal action after their union officials voted to boycott national literacy and numeracy tests next month in protest at the Rudd Government's My School website.
April 13, 2010, 9:14 amPerth's northern suburbs will be subjected to increased aircraft noise when the RAAF starts military training exercises tonight.
April 13, 2010, 9:05 amA pornographic magazine is now available for blind people.
April 13, 2010, 9:00 amA woman has been killed in a single vehicle rollover near Nanutarra this morning.
April 13, 2010, 8:42 amA crash at the intersection of George and Berwick streets is delaying traffic in Kensington this morning.
April 13, 2010, 8:21 amA 41-year-old woman has been charged with a drink driving offence after crashing her car into a Dianella nursing home last night.
April 13, 2010, 8:16 amThe Arson Squad will investigate three fires at a Welshpool truck company overnight.
April 13, 2010, 8:14 amPolice have charged a Subiaco man over the theft of copper from a war memorial in Kings Park last month.
April 13, 2010, 8:11 amA police officer, who allegedly broke a young man's jaw while trying to arrest him, will appear in the Midland Magistrate's Court today.
April 13, 2010, 7:43 amFormer Perth lord mayor Chas Hopkins was endorsed as the Labor candidate for the Liberal-held Federal seat of Cowan last night.
April 13, 2010, 7:18 am
Mining companies have called for an end to speculation about increased royalties because they say damage is being done to investor confidence in the WA resources sector.
April 13, 2010, 7:14 amJohn Kizon last night challenged the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to "bring it on" in an appeal against his acquittal on insider trading charges after a nine-week District Court trial.
April 13, 2010, 7:12 am
People with dented smiles run a far greater risk of dying of heart disease than those who still have all their pearly whites, a Swedish researcher says.
April 13, 2010, 6:45 am
One in two West Australians believes there will be greater skills shortages and more pressure on house prices compared with the last mining boom, the latest Westpoll has found.
April 13, 2010, 2:45 am
The Reserve Bank is under pressure to stop lifting interest rates as new figures show first-time homebuyers deserting the market and growing signs more people are abandoning plans to upgrade their existing home.
April 13, 2010, 2:42 am
Employers are being warned about looming skills shortages as WA businesses prepare for another exodus of workers north as the economy improves.
April 13, 2010, 2:41 amEleven fatal crashes in eleven days. #perthnews http://t.co/HTSDGDmOWR
Hazel Hawke dies aged 83. http://t.co/EZI8vRIhRB
Inquiry to probe FLNG technology. #perthnews http://t.co/GfmmalWkNl
Cancer breakthrough in WA research. #perthnews http://t.co/3vWCz4f96z
Gas hub protesters snub Barnett meeting. #perthnews http://t.co/N6NVpGMZJW
LIFESTYLE: Tips to help parents tackle kids' acne. #parenting http://t.co/WvmVwD7x8j
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