Four people have had a lucky escape after the plane they were travelling in crash landed at Jandakot airport this afternoon.
December 11, 2009, 3:54 pmPolice are investigating the possible attempted abduction of an 11-year-old boy as he went to school in Mandurah yesterday morning.
December 11, 2009, 4:18 pmUPDATED 5.10PM The left lane of the Tonkin Highway southbound, past Horrie Miller Drive, is blocked due to a paint spill. Motorists can expect delays on the Tonkin Highway southbound, Kewdale Road and exiting the international airport terminal.
December 11, 2009, 4:08 pmIndonesia has detained 47 Afghan migrants including women and children on the tourist island of Lombok before they attempted to reach Australia, police said today.
December 11, 2009, 3:53 pm
Tasmania have snatched a sensational one-wicket outright victory over Western Australia on the final ball of the Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive.
December 11, 2009, 3:30 pm
Fears are held for the safety of a 60-year-old Clarkson man who has been missing since Sunday evening.
December 11, 2009, 3:24 pmAn elderly woman suffered smoke inhalation and part of a home was destroyed in a fire at Coolbellup this afternoon.
December 11, 2009, 3:18 pmA woman who allegedly ordered a Chinese meal as a man lay dying in the back of her car has been charged over his death.
December 11, 2009, 1:10 pmTwo Indonesian fishermen who acted as crewmen for a group of illegal immigrants have been jailed for at least four years.
December 11, 2009, 12:53 pm
The recently refurbished St Mary's Cathedral was opened to the public ahead of schedule this morning for the funeral of tireless charity worker and humanitarian Father Brian Morrison.
December 11, 2009, 12:04 pmPolice have appealed for help to catch two suspected fraudsters who allegedly gave two people bags containing potatoes and onions instead of laptops.
December 11, 2009, 11:36 amA third man has been charged over an alleged attack on an 18-year-old man in Wanneroo which left him with a deep gash in his throat.
December 11, 2009, 10:31 am
Hayden Ballantyne has been handed the Fremantle No 1 guernsey for the 2010 AFL season, with new recruit Anthony Morabito to wear the No 2 jumper.
December 11, 2009, 9:57 amMore than 400 people have received speeding infringements during a four-day traffic blitz by police on metropolitan roads this week.
December 11, 2009, 9:55 am
Firepower chief Tim Johnston claims he was hit on the back of the head by a man closely associated with two people who have previously intimidated him before attending court for the first day of an examination of the $100 million collapse of the fuel technology company.
December 11, 2009, 9:45 amA delighted audience clapped and cheered as the lights came on after the world premiere of James Cameron's sci-fi extravaganza Avatar in London.
December 11, 2009, 8:03 amNew evidence has led Victorian detectives to Karratha in the hunt for the killer of Elisabeth Membrey, who was killed in her flat 15 years ago.
December 11, 2009, 7:32 am
Australia's border control authorities are facing embarrassment after another boat containing suspected asylum seekers was discovered last night - just off the coast of Christmas Island.
December 11, 2009, 7:25 amInvestigators believe a Gosnells house fire was deliberately lit.
December 11, 2009, 7:13 amA holiday in WA ended in tragedy for a Singaporean family yesterday afternoon, with an elderly woman dead and two other family members suffering serious injuries during a car crash east of Mt Barker.
December 11, 2009, 6:54 amSearch 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
Woman charged after death of St James man http://t.co/nhsIBsHBWL #perthnews
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