British singer George Michael will tour Perth and Sydney for the first time since 1988.
November 25, 2009, 8:40 amPremier Colin Barnett has said Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull will survive today’s leadership spill.
November 25, 2009, 9:28 amFormer Howard government minister Kevin Andrews has declared he will stand for the Liberal Party leadership at a meeting later today.
November 25, 2009, 9:17 am
Malcolm Turnbull has stared down a leadership challenge, with opponents unable to bring on a challenge against him.
November 25, 2009, 8:11 amFour boys will face court next month after allegedly starting a bushfire Clarkson yesterday.
November 25, 2009, 7:50 amA cyclist was lucky to escape serious injury after riding into the side of a car in Mirrabooka this morning.
November 25, 2009, 7:49 amA 37-year-old woman is in hospital with serious injuries after rolling her car on Kwinana Freeway overnight.
November 25, 2009, 7:46 am
The Australian stock market has opened flat despite US stocks falling on the back of weak consumer confidence.
November 25, 2009, 7:36 amUPDATE 8am: Motorists travelling into the city on the two major freeways this morning can expect delays.
November 25, 2009, 7:15 am
A car crashed into an inner city business and caught fire early this morning.
November 25, 2009, 6:41 am
People who refuse to undergo a police search under proposed new laws could be arrested and face up to 18 months in jail, it emerged amid heated debate over the legislation yesterday.
November 25, 2009, 5:00 amA hostile backbench is threatening to tear Malcolm Turnbull from the Liberal Party leadership after he pledged Opposition support for Kevin Rudd's emissions trading scheme.
November 25, 2009, 2:45 am
The State's most powerful construction and mining union, the CFMEU, has walked out of the WA Labor Party, taking its $80,000 a year in contributions with it.
November 25, 2009, 2:35 amThe State Government has admitted that 17 of 23 new emergency department beds at Armadale-Kelmscott Hospital remain unused, despite announcing a $9.4 million upgrade to the department this year.
November 25, 2009, 2:19 am
WA's Australian of the Year Ralph Martins has made a desperate plea for ongoing funding for his world-renowned research into Alzheimer's disease, claiming a major study is in jeopardy because funding runs out this year.
November 25, 2009, 2:15 am
Defence lawyers could start asking judges to impose softer sentences because of the deteriorating conditions in WA's overcrowded jails and a tougher regime by the parole board, the State's prisons watchdog has said in a leaked report.
November 25, 2009, 2:05 amA bushfire is threatening homes in Gidgegannup, north-east of Perth.
November 24, 2009, 6:36 pm
Malcolm Turnbull will face his party room at 8pm (AEST) on Tuesday after unilaterally declaring victory for his climate change deal despite opponents believing numbers were against him.
November 24, 2009, 6:15 pmEmbers from a bushfire have caused a fire that destroyed a home in Huntingdale - causing $450,000 damage - after they became lodged in the property's air conditioning system.
November 24, 2009, 5:52 pm
If 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...
While 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...
There 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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