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Jacko's $1 million funeral
Michael Jackson's private family funeral was fit for a king and had a price tag to match: roughly $US1 million, according to court documents released Tuesday.
November 11, 2009, 2:30 pm -
Veterans, children hit by heat
The heat took its toll on many of the 1000 plus crowd who gathered at Kings Park for a Remembrance Day ceremony yesterday, with several school children and veterans succumbing to the summer like conditions.
November 11, 2009, 2:39 pm -
Police look at walk-through metal detectors
Walk-through metal detectors could be set up in Northbridge and the Perth train station under proposed laws to give police greater stop and search powers.
November 11, 2009, 2:03 pm -
Digger injured in Afghanistan
An Australian soldier has suffered minor shrapnel wounds to a leg after his patrol was hit by a Taliban bomb.
November 11, 2009, 1:52 pm -
Philippines 'not asked for asylum help'
The Philippines has not been approached to take asylum seekers from an Australian Customs vessel anchored in Indonesia, the federal government says.
November 11, 2009, 1:39 pm -
WA fat cats hired without reference checks
The public sector watchdog has identified a raft of problems in the hiring process for WA's highest-paid public servants.
November 11, 2009, 1:04 pm -
'No safeguards on royalties money'
The Auditor General has found that hundreds of millions of dollars of Royalties for Regions money has been distributed without an appropriate accountability and governance framework.
November 11, 2009, 1:02 pm -
Cleaners, gardeners rally in city
Thousands of school cleaners, gardeners and teaching assistants this morning staged the year's biggest and noisiest protest rally outside the premier's city office in a bid for better pay.
November 11, 2009, 12:55 pm -
Parents, police face off over trees
Angry parents who confronted police and tree loppers outside Lathlain Primary School this morning claim they were not consulted over the removal of about 20 mature trees.
November 11, 2009, 12:51 pm -
Phone call 'warned of death threat'
A woman told a District Court jury today that she was in fear of her life after receiving a telephone call from a friend warning her that her estranged husband was on his way to kill her.
November 11, 2009, 12:39 pm -
Qantas promises high-tech check-in
Qantas is to launch a high speed check-in at Perth next year that will halve the time spent at the airport, with special frequent flyer cards replacing the standard boarding pass and baggage tag.
November 11, 2009, 12:02 pm -
Father 'killed son with steak knife'
A father probably killed his son with a steak knife, uttered Allah's name and dropped the three-year-old down a disused mine shaft, the South Australian Supreme Court has been told
November 11, 2009, 11:26 am -
Take responsibility for Oceanic 78: Barnett
Australia needs to take responsibility for the 78 asylum seekers on a customs ship in Indonesian waters, says Premier Colin Barnett.
November 11, 2009, 10:40 am -
Plane crash survivors win court action
The survivors of a horrific plane crash that killed two people in August 2003 have won a Supreme Court action that has laid blame for the crash and opened the door for damages.
November 11, 2009, 10:21 am -
'Lindsay was dating Heath' claims mum
Lindsay Lohan's mum believes the actress was dating Heath Ledger before he died.
November 11, 2009, 9:39 am -
Premier's plea to strikers
Premier Colin Barnett has conceded that a State Government pay offer to thousands of school support staff is small but has said pay moderation is needed in tough economic times.
November 11, 2009, 9:27 am -
Buglers to halt city traffic
Hundreds of people are expected to attend Remembrance Day services across Perth today, 91 years to the day the guns at the Western Front fell silent.
November 11, 2009, 8:30 am -
New attack on PM's school plan
Kevin Rudd's $14 billion schools building program has come under renewed attack, with Catholic education authorities warning that some projects could run late while parents claim other schools have been saddled with buildings they did not want.
November 11, 2009, 8:16 am -
'Boy from the bush' meets the Queen
Mark Donaldson never dared dreamed he would one day be the boy from the Australian bush who went to England to meet the Queen.
November 11, 2009, 8:02 am -
Activists hijack Facebook pages
Activists claimed to have seized control of nearly 300 Facebook community groups in a self-proclaimed effort to expose how vulnerable online reputations are to tampering.
November 11, 2009, 8:00 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 27, 2009, 12:28 pmOne reaction to the Railway Stakes crackdownIs anyone really surprised at reports today that WA Police and liquor licensing officers threatened to shut down the Railway Stakes race meeting at Ascot last weekend?A mate of mine, who has lived in Melbourne for the past few years and was trackside at...
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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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