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  • Fewer young at 'dry' Skyworks

    The crackdown on alcohol at this year's Australia Day Skyworks led to fewer young people attending the event, according to feedback on new research which also found older crowds flocked back to the fireworks.

    April 6, 2010, 2:25 am

  • Drunken bogans spoil Bali trips

    A revival in Australian tourists visiting Bali is being marred by drunken bogans, according to the Australia-Indonesia Business Council.

    April 6, 2010, 2:22 am

  • Cult leader dupes Perth families

    A self-styled New Age cult leader who has been blamed for fracturing Perth families with false claims of sexual abuse is continuing to operate in the Chittering Valley.

    April 6, 2010, 2:15 am

  • Charges after country drug haul

    Two men have been charged with drug dealing after police allegedly found 12kg of cannabis in their car during a search.

    April 5, 2010, 3:08 pm

  • Hurn gets two-match ban for high bump

    West Coast’s Shannon Hurn has been handed a two-match suspension fro the AFL match review panel for his bump on Paul Stewart during the Eagles loss to Port Adelaide at Subiaco Oval last Saturday.

    April 5, 2010, 2:00 pm

  • Leeuwin saved to sail again

    The future of the Leeuwin II training ship, pushed to the brink of financial oblivion last year, has been secured for at least three more years after the State Government pledged $200,000 annually to keep the vessel afloat.

    April 5, 2010, 12:27 pm

  • Young vandals smash school windows

    Young vandals, including two aged under 10, allegedly smashed about 50 windows at East Kenwick Primary School on the weekend, causing about $10,000 damage.

    April 5, 2010, 9:59 am

  • Burnout hoon loses car

    A 20-year-old Morley man has had his car seized for 28 days after he allegedly did two burn outs in front of police in Kewdale early this morning.

    April 5, 2010, 8:05 am

  • Denmark's laid-back charm a winner

    After years in the shadow of high-profile Margaret River and Busselton, the once sleepy town of Denmark has come into its own as a favourite WA holiday hot spot, with visitors flocking to its old-fashioned camp sites, five-star wineries, rivers and beaches over the Easter break.

    April 5, 2010, 6:39 am

  • Push for junk food ads health levy

    Junk food and alcohol advertisements should be hit with a levy to force companies to market less harmful products as part of a push to generate a $60 million war chest to promote healthier choices.

    April 5, 2010, 6:36 am

  • New boat fills island detention camp

    Immigration officials are scrambling to bring the number of asylum seekers on Christmas Island back under the detention camps' capacity, with another planeload of boat people due to be shifted to the mainland today.

    April 5, 2010, 6:35 am

  • Quad bike rider killed

    A 28-year-old man was killed when he crashed his 4WD quad bike into a ditch in the northern suburbs last night.

    April 5, 2010, 6:27 am

  • Booze bus finds drugs

    A 28-year-old man is expected to face court today after police found a quantity of drugs in his car during a booze bus operation in West Swan Road, Guildford yesterday afternoon.

    April 5, 2010, 6:18 am

  • Fears as painkiller use surges

    Prescription rates for a powerful and potentially deadly painkiller nicknamed "hillbilly heroin" have shot up 30 per cent in two years in WA, prompting drug experts to urge doctors to clamp down on patients' abuse of pain relief pills.

    April 5, 2010, 2:45 am

  • Anzac Day trading inevitable: Scaffidi

    Retail trading on Anzac Day is inevitable as more people demand more flexible shopping hours, according to Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi.

    April 5, 2010, 2:35 am

  • Gallop weds after whirlwind romance

    Following a whirlwind romance, former WA premier Geoff Gallop wed Sydney doctor Ingrid van Beek in front of 120 guests late yesterday.

    April 5, 2010, 2:30 am

  • Bust town Kwinana calls for help

    Kwinana might be the State's industrial powerhouse but it is a "bust town" in terms of extreme socioeconomic disadvantage, a new report reveals.

    April 5, 2010, 2:25 am

  • Porter brands top judge 'out of step' on jailing rate

    A split has emerged between Attorney-General and Corrective Services Minister Christian Porter and Chief Justice Wayne Martin, with Mr Porter claiming the top judge's views on WA's high imprisonment rate are out of step with Parliament.

    April 5, 2010, 2:15 am

  • Gallop says 'I do'

    Former premier Geoff Gallop has married Sydney doctor Ingrid van Beek this afternoon at a beautiful harbour-side ceremony at historic Vaucluse House.

    April 4, 2010, 2:35 pm

  • Person swept off rocks false alarm

    A search for a person believed to have fallen off rocks in Gracetown has been called off after police discovered it was a false alarm.

    Three children had been jumping off rocks into the ocean and were fine when officers arrived.

    April 4, 2010, 2:15 pm
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