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Scuba diver dies off Rottnest

A 56-year-old man has died while scuba diving off Rottnest today.
January 15, 2012, 4:19 pm
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High-flyer in $10m scam probe

English fraud investigators have revealed more than $US10 million ($9.7 million) in stolen bank funds passed through a Perth company run by high-flying 1980s businessman Roger Bryer.
January 16, 2012, 2:10 am
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WA man linked to missing $US15m

One minute it was there and the next it was gone. And it would take more than a year for anyone to notice it was missing.
January 16, 2012, 2:05 am
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Seat fire on Sydney-bound plane

A Japan Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been forced to turn back after takeoff when a business class passenger seat caught fire, reports say.
January 15, 2012, 4:09 pm
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Pearce's Golden Globe hope

For more than a decade Guy Pearce has managed to cultivate a career that makes him hot property in Hollywood, but not a Tinseltown star.
January 15, 2012, 12:42 pm

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Critical time for Labor leadership

Labor could decide to change leaders well ahead of next year’s State election, says respected political analyst Harry Phillips.
January 15, 2012, 12:36 pm

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Fire continues to burn near Carnarvon

A bushfire advice remains in place for properties within and adjoining the North West Coastal Highway, west of Kennedy Range National Park and south of Minilya roadhouse.
January 15, 2012, 11:14 am
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Six injured at Perth beaches

UPDATE 2PM Surf Life Saving WA were kept busy with reports of five suspected spinal injuries at beaches today.
January 15, 2012, 10:58 am

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Greens urge pokies reform backing

The Australian Greens have urged independent MPs to back their $1 bet limit per spin to achieve poker machine reform.
January 15, 2012, 10:32 am

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Woman charged over stab death

A 37-year-old woman has been charged with grievous bodily harm following the death of another woman at a remote Aboriginal community.
January 15, 2012, 9:50 am
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Flood warning for north of WA

A flood warning remains in place in for parts of the north of the State as rainfall from Cyclone Heidi continues to move downstream.
January 15, 2012, 9:43 am
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Music vibe for volleyball day

The biggest beach volleyball festival in the southern hemisphere, SLAM, starts at midday today at Scarborough beach.
January 15, 2012, 8:51 am

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Dude, where's my pork bun?

The world's newest counterculture culinary craze, "dude food", is coming soon to a plate near you.
January 15, 2012, 8:47 am

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Parents want to see health files

A family group has attacked plans to allow children as young as 14 to stop their parents from accessing their personal electronic health records.
January 15, 2012, 8:46 am
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Judge raps Serco for abuse of juveniles

The private company set to operate WA's new youth offender centre has been criticised by the British High Court in a decision which found young people had endured a decade of unlawful abuse while in its care.
January 15, 2012, 8:44 am
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Baby boom set to follow Olympics

A year of sport and celebrations is expected to prompt a baby boom in Britain, a culture expert says.
January 14, 2012, 3:20 pm

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Airline fined for serving 'poison coffee'

A French court has ordered Air France to pay €146,000 ($180,380) to compensate a passenger who said he was served poisoned coffee on a domestic flight in 2006.
January 14, 2012, 3:16 pm

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State's north prepares for flooding

Residents in the State's north are being urged to prepare for flooding.
January 14, 2012, 2:10 pm
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Tourists face accommodation woes in Perth

There has been a big drop in accommodation for tourists in Perth in the past three years, figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics have shown.
January 14, 2012, 1:58 pm

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Firefighters battle North West blaze

Firefighters are working in the scorching heat to control a fire that has blazed through 333,000ha in the State's North West.
January 14, 2012, 1:50 pm
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