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Firefighters at breaking point before blazes

Firefighters and managers were at "breaking point" months before the Margaret River bushfires, a leaked Department of Environment and Conservation internal report has revealed.
September 17, 2012, 2:50 am
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Penalise bad students: doctor

A Perth paediatrician has proposed students should be docked demerit points on their graduation certificate for bad behaviour in school.
September 17, 2012, 2:55 am
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Police vow on rowdy parties

Police have vowed to meet "force with force" after having to break up a wild party attended by hundreds of revellers.
September 17, 2012, 2:45 am

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WA bucks trend as air travel takes off

Air routes into and around WA are booming while the rest of the nation's passenger traffic has fallen in the past year, figures show.
September 17, 2012, 2:40 am
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Lion Air promises cheapest Asian fares

One of Asia's fastest growing airlines, Indonesia's Lion Air, has launched a new low-cost carrier promising flights to Australia and the cheapest fares in the region.
September 17, 2012, 2:40 am

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Top cop outraged by beheading sign

NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione says he was outraged to see children holding signs that called for the beheading of anti-Islamists at a Sydney protest.
September 16, 2012, 3:55 pm
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Royals struggle to stop spread of photos

Britain's royal family are struggling to prevent the spread of photographs of Prince William's wife Kate after the threat of legal action failed to intimidate Irish and Italian titles.
September 16, 2012, 3:52 pm

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'Large shark' spotted near Mandurah

UPDATE 2.20pm: A shark has been spotted about 150m from the shore.
September 16, 2012, 2:20 pm
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Child killed in Banksia Grove crash

Police are investigating a crash on Saturday that resulted in the death of a six-year-old boy.
September 16, 2012, 2:02 pm
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Quad bike collision leaves one person dead

UPDATE 1.35pm: An 18-year-old woman has died after she was involved in a quad bike accident in Lancelin yesterday.
September 16, 2012, 1:35 pm
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Man denied bail over CBD protest

A father of three charged with affray after a Sydney protest against an anti-Islam film turned violent has been refused bail.
September 16, 2012, 1:25 pm
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Teen charged over attempt to blow up bar

Undercover FBI agents have arrested an 18-year-old man who tried to detonate what he believed was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar, federal prosecutors say.
September 16, 2012, 12:06 pm
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Jackson lets F-word fly for Obama

Actor Samuel L. Jackson will channel his tough guy persona to film an expletive-ridden political advertisement urging his fellow Americans to vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming US presidential election.
September 16, 2012, 11:46 am

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Swan River rubbish 'inexplicable'

More than 11.3 tonnes of rubbish were pulled from Perth's waterways and foreshores in 2011-12.
September 16, 2012, 11:19 am
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Six charged over film protest in Sydney

UPDATE 11.10am: Six men have been charged over violent protests in Sydney over an anti-Islamic film.
September 16, 2012, 11:10 am

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Chopper takes crash victim to RPH

The RAC's rescue helicopter has flown a man to Royal Perth Hospital after a car rollover near Bindoon.
September 16, 2012, 11:03 am
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Top-four finish a must, Woosha tells Eagles

West Coast coach John Worsfold took his side’s 13-point semifinal loss to Collingwood on the chin but told his players they had to secure a top-four finish in 2013.
September 16, 2012, 10:47 am

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Prince should stay in Afghanistan: MP

Prince Harry should not be withdrawn from his military role in Afghanistan despite an attack on the Camp Bastion military compound, a British MP says.
September 16, 2012, 10:33 am

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Teen driver charged over hit-and-run

An 18-year-old man has been charged over a hit-and-run incident in Kalgoorlie that has left a 63-year-old man in a critical condition in hospital.
September 16, 2012, 10:27 am
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Female security officer injured in assault

A female security officer was injured after an incident at Belmont Race Course yesterday.
September 16, 2012, 9:59 am
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