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WA's GST raided to help pay for Queensland floods

WA will lose more than $400 million from its share of the GST next financial year to prop up flood-ravaged Queensland.
February 17, 2012, 1:50 am
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Kucera ready to run for old seat

Former Labor government minister and senior policeman Bob Kucera is on the brink of a political comeback after being asked by new leader Mark McGowan to contest the seat of Mt Lawley at the next election.
February 17, 2012, 1:30 am

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Qantas job cuts first of many as rivals grow

Hundreds more Qantas jobs could go with the airline reviewing its whole Australian operation in the face of the soaring dollar and gloomy global economic climate.
February 17, 2012, 1:20 am

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More seats to Melbourne, less to Sydney

Passengers flying between Perth and Sydney will have to fight for about 750 fewer seats per week - about 620 of them economy seats - from May after the restructure of Qantas' operations yesterday.
February 17, 2012, 1:18 am

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Passengers chase cheapest fares

Smaller aircraft and fewer seats were not top concerns for the majority of passengers boarding Qantas flights yesterday - but cost was a high priority.
February 17, 2012, 1:17 am
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AFL plays for own slice of internet

The AFL has cemented its push into digital media with news it is applying for the top-level domain .AFL expected to be announced today.
February 17, 2012, 1:10 am

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Tent embassy protesters refuse to move

Noongar tent embassy protesters were today still refusing to move despite an agreement allegedly being reached with the City of Perth.
February 16, 2012, 7:31 pm
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'Suspicious' fire threatens Mundijong homes

A "suspicious" fire near Mundijong poses a potential threat to lives and homes.
February 16, 2012, 6:33 pm
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Drugs replaced in covert operation

A covert police team secretly swapped 14 bricks of methamphetamine with a harmless powder less than 24 hours before a series of raids across Perth and Sydney netted more than 200kg of the drug, a WA court has heard.
February 16, 2012, 6:00 pm
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'Tough cop' unlikely to seek help, inquest told

Health and welfare systems for police were vulnerable to those officers who "put on a brave face", the final day of a suicide shooting inquest heard today.
February 16, 2012, 5:54 pm
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Houston funeral on internet

They won't be there in person, but singer Whitney Houston's millions of fans worldwide will be able to share in her homecoming service as they watch her private funeral on the internet.
February 16, 2012, 5:08 pm

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Dozens escape injury as buses, cars collide

Update, 7.20pm Dozens of students and motorists escaped serious injury in an horrific crash in Cottesloe when a school bus slammed into several cars this afternoon.
February 16, 2012, 5:02 pm
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Traffic delayed after Mandurah crash

Update, 5.25pm A crash involving several vehicles were involved in Mandurah has been cleared.
February 16, 2012, 4:36 pm
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Rivervale fire attack premeditated: police

UPDATE: Police are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old woman was set on fire in a deliberate attack inside her Rivervale unit this morning.
February 16, 2012, 3:14 pm

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Man knocked unconscious by 'king hit'

Police have released graphic security footage of an unprovoked attack on two men in a Perth fast food restaurant which left one of the victims unconscious.
February 16, 2012, 2:57 pm
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Man avoids jail over cop bashing

A man who repeatedly punched an off-duty police officer in East Perth last year has walked free from court today after being sentenced over the bashing.
February 16, 2012, 2:43 pm
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Giants release new club anthem - almost

Earlier in the week they announced their leadership group and on Saturday they begin their first full AFL season. So it was time for Greater Western Sydney, the new kids on the AFL block, to reveal their theme song. Or at least part of it.
February 16, 2012, 1:39 pm

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McGowan, Ripper remain 'mates'

New Opposition leader Mark McGowan said he expects to have a beer with deposed former leader Eric Ripper after Labor’s caucus meeting in Bunbury today.
February 16, 2012, 12:53 pm
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Sports field planned for contaminated site

A landfill site which is the source of groundwater contamination in Dianella and Mirrabooka would be turned into playing fields and office space under a plan being finalised by the WA Planning Commission.
February 16, 2012, 12:00 pm
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Regional move flagged for regional department

Opposition leader Mark McGowan has announced a $20 million plan to move the Department of Regional Development and Lands from Perth to Bunbury.
February 16, 2012, 11:32 am

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