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  • Rising star hits catwalk first

    Perth's fashion set will get a chance to see what the fuss is all about when WA Fashion Award winners One Fell Swoop open the 2012 Perth Fashion Festival at Perth Town Hall tonight.

    September 19, 2012, 5:42 am
  • Beaufort art to add street appeal

    A bronze sculpture of a rabbit and a dog on a bicycle and a coloured concrete Beaufort Street sign are part of a $200,000 art installation to enliven Mt Lawley.

    September 19, 2012, 5:42 am
  • ANZ tips surprise cuts from RBA

    One of the nation's biggest home lenders believes the Reserve Bank will cut interest rates at its next two meetings to take pressure off the Australian dollar and protect the nation from the impact of deep cuts in government spending.

    September 19, 2012, 5:41 am
  • Aussie rules for eager initiate from Iraq

    Three years ago, Zain Uafim knew nothing about Australian Rules football.

    September 19, 2012, 5:39 am
  • 'Lloyd a fitness freak'

    A cousin of Corryn Rayney testified yesterday that Lloyd Rayney had been a "fitness freak" with a brown belt in karate 3 and a half years before her death.

    September 19, 2012, 3:50 am
  • Spotlight on bra

    A forensic expert testified yesterday about how soil, brick and paint particles on the bra Corryn Rayney was wearing when she was killed might have got there.

    September 19, 2012, 3:42 am
  • Man tells of intimate trysts

    A single father who had a close relationship with Corryn Rayney became emotional yesterday as he described her as a best friend whose name he did not want to put "through the mill" by revealing intimate encounters they enjoyed while her husband Lloyd was away.

    September 19, 2012, 3:26 am
  • WA Libs' wheat cave-in

    WA Federal Liberal MPs have abandoned their long-standing commitment to deregulate the wheat market after being told an open brawl on the issue could destabilise Tony Abbott's leadership and threaten a coalition election win.

    September 19, 2012, 3:15 am
  • Digger ban on Afghan patrols

    The international mission to Afghanistan has suffered a critical blow after commanders placed a wide-reaching ban on troops patrolling with Afghan security forces after a string of so-called "green on blue" murders.

    September 19, 2012, 3:02 am
  • The cops want a word about wild party

    Police want to speak to revellers about a wild weekend party where officers were pelted with bottles, rocks and other debris when they tried to disperse hundreds of mainly drunk youths.

    September 19, 2012, 3:00 am
  • Clouseau is now Superman

    He's been called many things by many people but never a "shining light" by Labor's police spokeswoman Michelle Roberts.

    September 19, 2012, 2:59 am
  • Deposed minister to torpedo Barnett CCC laws

    Dumped minister Rob Johnson has torpedoed a central plank of Colin Barnett's legislative agenda, telling colleagues he could not support new laws to allow the Corruption and Crime Commission to run joint organised crime operations with WA Police.

    September 19, 2012, 2:50 am
  • Live sheep trade at crisis point

    Australia's live sheep export industry is on the verge of a crisis after the Federal Government delayed a string of shipping permits amid animal health concerns.

    September 19, 2012, 2:40 am
  • Perth Airport pledges to lift 'poor' service

    Perth Airport has given itself a "C minus" for the state of the airport which has had the most sustained growth for a capital city airport in Australia.

    September 19, 2012, 2:30 am
  • $30m bill for gear to beat fog delays

    Perth Airport is looking at installing an upgraded instrument landing system to minimise delays caused by fog.

    September 19, 2012, 2:29 am
  • Facebook gag fear hits doctors

    Health professionals including doctors and nurses could face new rules when using social media such as Facebook and Twitter, even for posts about their private lives.

    September 19, 2012, 2:20 am
  • Elizabeth Quay seen as litter magnet

    One of WA's top water experts has savaged the State Government over its design for the Perth waterfront.

    September 19, 2012, 2:10 am
  • Laws to protect journalists passed

    Journalists in Western Australia are now legally protected from being compelled to reveal their sources, unless it’s in the public interest, after so-called shield laws passed through state parliament.

    September 18, 2012, 6:41 pm
  • 'Determined' WA Sapper remembered

    A Perth Sapper killed during an insider attack in Afghanistan last month was remembered today for his intelligence and infectious personality at a moving funeral service attended by family, friends and dignitaries yesterday.

    September 18, 2012, 5:22 pm

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