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  • Busy intersection closed after crash

    Motorists are being urged to avoid a major intersection on the border of Joondanna and North Perth this morning.

    October 2, 2012, 10:26 am

  • Freo rally to protest live export trade

    Rallies will be held around the nation this weekend to protest against animal cruelty and the live export trade, following reports that Australian sheep were inhumanely slaughtered in Pakistan.

    October 2, 2012, 10:38 am

  • Gas hub protest hits Broome

    Update: Protest action against a proposed gas hub at James Price Point reached Broome this morning with a man climbing an 8m pole held up by ropes that are blocking off entrances to Woodside's offices.

    October 2, 2012, 9:29 am

  • Qantas must cough up GST on unused tickets

    Qantas will have to pay the tax office $34 million in GST it collected from passengers who booked tickets but then didn't turn up for their flights.

    October 2, 2012, 9:04 am

  • Car fire damages carpark

    A stolen car was set alight in Victoria Park last night, causing damage to a multi-level carpark.

    October 2, 2012, 8:49 am

  • House values could delay rate move

    The Reserve Bank has a reason to hold off on an interest rate cut today after new figures revealed an increase in house values across the country.

    October 2, 2012, 8:47 am

  • Woman dies, one injured in crashes

    Police helped to save the life of a woman who was seriously injured after being hit by a tow truck in Carlisle last night.

    October 2, 2012, 6:41 am

  • Scarborough brawls spark call for more police

    Police quelled a series of brawls between out-of-control youths on Scarborough beach last night, sparking calls for a heavier police presence in the area.

    October 2, 2012, 6:37 am

  • WA does it Gangnam Style

    West Australians are joining in the hip-shaking revolution that is Gangnam Style - the latest craze to sweep the internet.

    October 2, 2012, 5:00 am

  • U.G.L.Y. for a cause

    The title of Perth's "ugliest" bartender is not a crown that most would willingly seek but Ciara McCarthy is happy to claim she is in with a chance.

    October 2, 2012, 3:54 am

  • Beach the place to be

    Tens of thousands of Perth residents soaked up the sun yesterday as temperatures reached 35C in an early burst of summer.

    October 2, 2012, 3:52 am

  • Show turns up the heat

    While the warm weather had some ducking for cover yesterday, there was plenty of barnyard fun to be had at the Perth Royal Show.

    October 2, 2012, 3:38 am

  • Pubs fight to survive

    Suburban hotels are fighting to maintain their traditional role in the Perth market, according to a veteran publican.

    October 2, 2012, 3:26 am

  • Mystery under floorboards

    Three young men in oversized uniforms, two blue-eyed brothers in their Sunday finest and a fair-haired girl perched on a horse - these 100-year-old family photographs are among a collection of 15 found under the floorboards of a worker's cottage at Wireless Hill Park in Ardross.

    October 2, 2012, 3:14 am

  • Wheat divide tests Libs

    If the Liberal Party opposes the abolition of Wheat Exports Australia, it will be proof that Nationals maverick Barnaby Joyce is writing the coalition's economic policy, Labor frontbencher Anthony Albanese says.

    October 2, 2012, 3:11 am

  • Camera blitz slows drivers

    Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan believes a big rise in the number of cars monitored by speed cameras is changing driver behaviour, with new figures showing a significant fall in the percentage of motorists caught speeding.

    October 2, 2012, 2:45 am

  • CCTV register plan falls short

    A voluntary register of security cameras across Perth has been plagued by problems and is significantly smaller than police had hoped when the $2.4 million project was launched in 2009.

    October 2, 2012, 2:35 am

  • Fisherman toys with playful predator

    A fisherman who encountered a great white shark in Cockburn Sound at the weekend has described the creature as "playful and curious".

    October 2, 2012, 2:30 am

  • Water bills hurt more battlers

    The State Government will be under more pressure to implement a key report that aims to cut water and sewerage fees after another big increase in the number of people unable to pay their bills.

    October 2, 2012, 2:25 am

  • China dip boosts rate-cut case

    New signs of economic problems confronting China will give the Reserve Bank the impetus to cut interest rates when it meets today.

    October 2, 2012, 2:15 am
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