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Court told former AWB boss knew of kickbacks
The former boss of the Australian Wheat Board knew about a $1 million a week kickback scheme to Saddam Hussein's rogue Iraqi regime, a court has heard.
October 19, 2009, 4:02 pm -
Crash adding to delays
UPDATE 5PM A single vehicle crash on Old Coast Road southbound near Ludlow Road in Preston Beach has closed one lane. Motorists can expect delays.
October 19, 2009, 3:57 pm -
PTTEP 70cm off plugging leak
The company at the centre of one of the nation's worst oil disasters, PTTEP Australasia, says its latest attempt to drill into a leaking pipe came within 70cm of its target.
October 19, 2009, 3:14 pm -
Indons vow to punish people smuggling kingpin
Indonesian authorities say they will throw the book at a notorious people smuggling kingpin behind the failed attempt to bring 254 Tamil asylum seekers into Australia.
October 19, 2009, 2:34 pm -
CCC to investigate funds misuse
A public hearing into allegations of public officers misusing State Government funds will begin in Perth next week.
October 19, 2009, 2:31 pm -
North-west warned of severe cyclone risk
Coastal communities between Broome and Exmouth have been warned to brace for the possibility of at least one severe tropical cyclone striking this coming season.
October 19, 2009, 2:26 pm -
Customers shy away from ATM's after skimming scam
Customers in Perth appear to be taking a cautious approach to using ATM's in the aftermath of the latest skimming scandal.
October 19, 2009, 2:13 pm -
Alleged people smugglers in court
Three Indonesian men have appeared in a Perth court over the alleged smuggling of almost 150 asylum seekers to Australia on two boats last month.
October 19, 2009, 2:06 pm -
Police seek man over Nollamara home invasion
Police have released an image of a 19-year-old man they want to speak to regarding a Nollamara burglary where an elderly couple were terrorised.
October 19, 2009, 2:03 pm -
Man admits infecting woman with HIV
An HIV-positive Victorian man has pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm by infecting a West Australian woman with whom he had sex.
October 19, 2009, 1:33 pm -
Costello's final fling on stimulus
Former treasurer Peter Costello has used his last press conference as a federal politician to criticise the Rudd Government's stimulus package and indicate he would have done it differently.
October 19, 2009, 1:18 pm -
Man in court on shooting charge
An alleged nominee of the Finks bikie gang was refused bail today when he appeared in court charged with firing a weapon at a 21-year-old man in order to intimidate him.
October 19, 2009, 12:56 pm -
Former MP lied, court told
Former Cabinet Minister Norm Marlborough lied in his evidence to the Corruption and Crime Commission in 2006, a District Court jury was told today.
October 19, 2009, 12:51 pm -
Man charged over rescue 'hoax'
A 25-year-old man has been charged over a hoax distress call which sparked an extensive air and sea search on the weekend.
October 19, 2009, 12:00 pm -
Man found unconscious on Heirisson Island
A 31-year-old man found unconscious with handcuffs attached to his wrist on Heirisson Island yesterday morning had suffered a drug overdose, police say.
October 19, 2009, 11:11 am -
Broome fires extinguished
Bushfires which destroyed 64,000ha of bushland near Broome's world famous Cable Beach have been extinguished.
October 19, 2009, 10:44 am -
Jury out on toad fight
The jury is still out on whether two federally-funded programs aimed at reducing cane toad numbers are working, a Senate hearing has been told.
October 19, 2009, 10:07 am -
Hospital sells $2m Lotto ticket
A couple aged in their 40s are $2 million richer after winning the division one prize in Saturday Lotto.
October 19, 2009, 9:52 am -
Kerr denies reports of threats
Model Miranda Kerr has denied she and actor-partner Orlando Bloom were subject to threats by an unknown Queensland man.
October 19, 2009, 9:42 am -
Man charged over indecent assault on bus
A 30-year-old man has been charged over an alleged indecently assault on a teenage girl as she caught a bus in Victoria Park last month.
October 19, 2009, 8:55 am
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Dennis Cometti
November 2, 2009, 6:23 amAFL versus the World Cup, round 2If 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...
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Gareth Parker
November 27, 2009, 12:28 pmOne reaction to the Railway Stakes crackdownIs anyone really surprised at reports today that WA Police and liquor licensing officers threatened to shut down the Railway Stakes race meeting at Ascot last weekend?A mate of mine, who has lived in Melbourne for the past few years and was trackside at...
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Tiffany Fox
November 23, 2009, 5:20 pmSplashing out on waterThere 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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