Australian stocks are flat mid-session as falls in mining shares canceled out gains made in the financial sector.
October 4, 2012, 10:35 am
UPDATE 12.25pm: A pilot has died in a helicopter crash in the Kimberley region.
October 4, 2012, 10:30 amBurns victim Dana Vulin has had her drugs charges adjourned after her lawyer said she was still not in a position to attend court.
October 4, 2012, 10:25 am
Authorities have had a win against perpetrators of one of the biggest computer-related scams in recent history, after gaining court orders against US-based parties allegedly linked to the Microsoft scam.
October 4, 2012, 10:24 amSurf lifesavers have closed Cottesloe beach indefinitely after large amount of seaweed washed up on shore overnight
October 4, 2012, 10:19 am
Police claim they have disrupted a major cannabis growing ring that concealed its operations in suburban and rural properties south of Perth.
October 4, 2012, 9:33 am
The distraught family of a missing five-year-old girl in the UK say the child has mild cerebral palsy and needs regular medication.
October 4, 2012, 9:04 am
Greater Western Sydney have confirmed Leon Cameron will take over from Kevin Sheedy as senior coach at the AFL club.
October 4, 2012, 8:56 amA fire has engulfed a car on Main Street in Balcatta this morning.
October 4, 2012, 8:46 amUPDATE 11am: Firefighters were called to a fire at a restaurant on Beaufort Street in Highgate this morning.
October 4, 2012, 8:36 amUPDATE 8am: The Fremantle, Midland and Armadale train lines are experiencing delays this morning.
October 4, 2012, 8:00 am
Four sisters at the centre of an international custody dispute have been ripped from their mother's arms and sent back to Italy.
October 4, 2012, 7:36 amFirefighters have been called to a blaze at a home in Hamersley this morning.
October 4, 2012, 7:34 am
The losses on a Cottesloe-based investment scheme with links to global events organiser Dainty Group have likely doubled to $40 million, according to the man overseeing the winding up of the once $80 million fund.
October 4, 2012, 6:57 amAustralian stocks have opened firmer, with the financial sector leading the broader market higher.
October 4, 2012, 6:54 am
A 2 1/2-year wait for non-urgent dental work at Morley General Dental Clinic is the human impact of a waitlist which has blown out almost 150 per cent under the Barnett Government, the Opposition says.
October 4, 2012, 6:14 am
Federal Labor's push to deregulate the wheat industry has had a major boost with a NSW Liberal MP vowing to defy Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and stand up for WA growers.
October 4, 2012, 5:22 amFour people were injured last night when a police car and another vehicle collided in Balga.
October 4, 2012, 5:14 am
An 11-year-old bodyboarder has described a tug that ripped his flipper before spotting a fin breach the surface at Mullaloo beach yesterday in another suspected Perth shark incident.
October 4, 2012, 3:58 am
The Cancer Council has renewed its call for solariums to be banned in WA on the back of new research linking the "death beds" to thousands of common skin cancers, particularly among young people.
October 4, 2012, 3:41 am3 suspected arson attacks in an hour caused around $3m damage to properties in Broome overnight. http://t.co/bum2AEnobV #perthnews #broome
Eleven fatal crashes in eleven days. #perthnews http://t.co/HTSDGDmOWR
Hazel Hawke dies aged 83. http://t.co/EZI8vRIhRB
Inquiry to probe FLNG technology. #perthnews http://t.co/GfmmalWkNl
Cancer breakthrough in WA research. #perthnews http://t.co/3vWCz4f96z
Gas hub protesters snub Barnett meeting. #perthnews http://t.co/N6NVpGMZJW
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