The State Government has agreed to stop charging part of a commercial fishing licence fee after a parliamentary committee ruled it was a tax.
March 31, 2010, 10:40 pm
Perth's median house price is tipped to hit $500,000 mark in the March quarter amid burgeoning confidence, according to the Real Estate Institute WA.
March 31, 2010, 4:06 pmLiver transplant patient Claire Murray is undergoing surgery at a Singapore hospital this afternoon for what sources claimed was a routine procedure to correct a blood clot.
March 31, 2010, 3:58 pmTwo Islamic college leaders were this afternoon found guilty of fraudulently claiming millions of dollars from the State and Federal governments to help get the school out of financial trouble.
March 31, 2010, 3:55 pm
Pop sensation Lady Gaga will strut her stuff on the Burswood Dome stage tomorrow night but it was someone else entirely trying to pull a swift one on her adoring Perth fans today.
March 31, 2010, 3:27 pm
The City of Gosnells has instructed its lawyers to start legal proceedings against Thornlie tree protestor Cameron Johnson after he failed to meet a noon deadline for removing an illegal platform.
March 31, 2010, 2:49 pm
A man who claimed he had been sleepwalking when he kicked to death his elderly parents has been convicted of wilful murder.
March 31, 2010, 1:30 pm
New Zealand in the end offered only modest resistance to Australia's pace attack and the greater competition could come from within ahead of the Ashes.
March 31, 2010, 1:26 pmThe father of AFL star Daniel Wells has been released from jail after serving almost two years for the brutal assault of a policewoman at Meekatharra.
March 31, 2010, 12:33 pmTwo men have been charged over a violent home invasion in Rivervale in the early hours of this morning.
March 31, 2010, 12:22 pmA Noranda man who allegedly chased a woman and her two young sons through suburban streets in a terrifying road rage incident on Saturday night has been charged and his sports car seized.
March 31, 2010, 12:13 pmA tourist found dead at Kalbarri National Park this morning died of suspected dehydration, police said.
March 31, 2010, 11:25 am
The financial cost of the storms which battered Perth last week has soared to $650 million, making it the most expensive catastrophe in WA.
March 31, 2010, 11:25 am
Conservationists and scientists are calling for better protection for the weedy sea dragon, a seahorse-like creature found only in the temperate waters of southern Australia.
March 31, 2010, 11:18 amThe Royal Flying Doctor Service is transporting two truck drivers injured in a head on crash in Norseman this morning to Perth.
March 31, 2010, 10:23 am
Australia will bid to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Gold Coast.
March 31, 2010, 8:57 amClaims the Australian economy is strengthening have been dealt a blow after key figures showed sharp falls in retail sales and building approvals through February.
March 31, 2010, 8:45 amFirefighters stumbled across a suspected drug lab in Warnbro this morning while fighting a scrub fire this morning.
March 31, 2010, 8:30 amTwo company directors involved with the $15 million development of the old Sandringham Hotel site in Belmont have been charged over theft and money laundering offences worth more than $2.5 million.
March 31, 2010, 7:52 amA road train which was blocking both lanes of traffic on Abernethy Road at Aitken Road in Kewdale has been cleared.
March 31, 2010, 7:36 amWoman charged after death of St James man http://t.co/nhsIBsHBWL #perthnews
Facebook is the biggest enemy facing WA schools, says a principal http://t.co/4jCVMcKcVB #perthnews
Demerits urged for low-level speeding http://t.co/diKPc1n1dT #perthnews
Paedophile found guilty of conspiracy to set up Thai business as front for child abuse ring http://t.co/tk9azDsyrV #perthnews
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS: Rihanna suing Topshop for $5m: source. http://t.co/baiXa2MSxc
Concerns for missing Inglewood man who has not been since a nightclub visit a week ago. #perthnews http://t.co/8rNEFdXulo
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