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Leavers trouble in SW
Leavers' festivities in the South-West turned ugly yesterday after a security guard was assaulted and brawls and thefts at caravan parks caused many schoolies to head home early.
November 26, 2009, 2:45 am -
Turnbull on notice
Malcolm Turnbull has been put on notice to unify the Opposition with a more inclusive and humble style or face another challenge to his leadership after narrowly avoiding a coup yesterday.
November 26, 2009, 2:45 am -
Wanted: doctors for cash
WA's peak doctors group is offering a $3000 spotter's fee to anyone who can find an overseas GP willing to come to Australia to work in a doctor-starved country region.
November 26, 2009, 2:27 am -
Doctors face expenses probe
Two doctors working in Perth public hospitals are facing disciplinary action over alleged fraudulent salary packaging claims, the first doctors to be singled out in the Health Department's year-long investigation.
November 26, 2009, 2:25 am -
Protest planned at BHP Billiton AGM
Activists plan to protest at BHP Billiton's annual general meeting in Brisbane on Thursday morning.
November 25, 2009, 11:32 pm -
Firepower boss to miss court date
Elusive Firepower founder Tim Johnston will dodge court tomorrow by claiming to have a heart problem that prevents him flying from Brisbane to Perth.
November 25, 2009, 5:34 pm -
War hero Jack Sue farewelled
Senior representatives of the Australian Defence Force and dignitaries including the Governor of WA joined hundreds of mourners at Campbell Barracks in Swanbourne this afternoon to pay their final respects to WA WWII hero Jack Wong Sue.
November 25, 2009, 5:19 pm -
Man cleared of one-punch death charge
A 24-year-old man has been cleared over the "one-punch" death of a 40-year-old man that came during a fight at a Hocking home.
November 25, 2009, 2:55 pm -
Prisoner dead at Hakea
An inmate has been found dead in his cell at Hakea Prison.
November 25, 2009, 2:17 pm -
Bowler escapes sanction from privileges committee
Independent Kalgoorlie MP John Bowler has escaped further censure over his dealings with lobbyists Brian Burke and Julian Grill after a powerful parliamentary committee refused to recommend a penalty over a Corruption and Crime Commission opinion of serious misconduct.
November 25, 2009, 2:02 pm -
Rudd welcomes CFMEU split
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has welcomed union heavyweight Kevin Reynolds’ departure from the ALP and denied his union paid thousands of dollars in campaign donations.
November 25, 2009, 1:29 pm -
CCC boss queries stop and search powers
Giving unprecedented stop and search powers to police will increase the risk of misconduct by officers, the head of WA’s corruption watchdog said today.
November 25, 2009, 1:01 pm -
Former scoutmaster jailed over child porn find
A former scoutmaster caught with more than 11,000 pornographic images has been jailed for 18 months after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.
November 25, 2009, 12:57 pm -
Nine Perth axes local ACA
Channel 9 Perth has axed its locally-produced version of A Current Affair just 12 months after it was launched, the Perth station's Wollongong-based owner WIN Corporation announced today.
November 25, 2009, 12:40 pm -
Aust spends $3.2b on 14 Joint Strike Fighters
The Federal Government has confirmed it will push ahead with plans to buy what has been billed as the world's most advanced fighter jet - the Joint Strike Fighter - but has stopped shot of committing to buying 100 of the aircraft as recommended by the Defence Department.
November 25, 2009, 11:57 am -
'Loving father psychotic when he killed son'
A “loving father” accused of slitting his son’s throat and throwing the body down an outback mine shaft was psychotic at the time of the killing, his lawyer says.
November 25, 2009, 10:44 am -
Angry stallholders attack Freo council
A group of Fremantle Markets stallholders booted out amid continuing lease rows with the operator have lashed out at the local council over claims it broke its promise that their tenancies would be secure.
November 25, 2009, 10:27 am -
ADHD clinic opens in Joondalup
A clinic offering support services for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-affected children was opened in Joondalup today.
November 25, 2009, 10:00 am -
Horse flees Gloucester Park, heads into city
A trotting horse escaped from Gloucester Park this morning and bolted through East Perth before it was eventually caught more than 1km away.
November 25, 2009, 9:54 am -
Ten kicked off Rotto amid leavers' antics
A short walk up the Rotto road that curves from the Basin down past the much-hyped E-Zone said it all about the muted first night of Leavers ’09.
November 25, 2009, 9:42 am
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Dennis Cometti
November 2, 2009, 6:23 amAFL versus the World Cup, round 2If you remember, I did threaten another column.Today I'm in Milan (this is worse than than having a slide night when I get back) and I'm wearing a Sporting Lisbon top.The best soccer news to come out of the weekend was Fulham's striking victory over...
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Gareth Parker
November 18, 2009, 7:45 pmAn inelegant solution but now the genie is outWhile Treasurer Troy Buswell will be applauded in many quarters for his extension of trading hours in an expanded area of inner Perth, it is at best an inelegant solution.The problem now is that the genie is out of the bottle and the inherent...
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Tiffany Fox
November 23, 2009, 5:20 pmSplashing out on waterThere is an ad on TV that has caught my eye. A cute little froggie is jumping from one bucket of water to another, in the hope that the sight of the slimy critter in our drinking water will make us want to use less of it.It is an admirable sentiment,...
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