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Multiple shark sightings close Perth beaches

UPDATE: 12.40PM Three Perth beaches were shut for the second time this morning after two more sharks were spotted.
December 24, 2011, 8:37 am
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Long asylum journey ends

The first body came in at 10am, fished out of rough surfing waters a few kilometres north of Kuta. Two more followed - a man and a woman rotted beyond recognition.
December 24, 2011, 8:17 am
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Water park reopens with a $3m splash

Kalamunda Water Park opened yesterday for the first time in almost two years after more than $3 million in refurbishments.
December 24, 2011, 8:08 am

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Great time to look to the heavens

Comet Lovejoy is set to grace WA skies over the Christmas period after surviving a close brush with the Sun last week.
December 24, 2011, 8:07 am

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Diggers set for white Christmas surprise

They arrived in the war-torn nation prepared to deal with the unexpected, but for Australian soldiers serving in Tarin Kowt in Afghanistan, tomorrow may bring a surprise they had not anticipated - their first white Christmas.
December 24, 2011, 7:43 am
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Derby family take the long road to Rotto

Memo to Father Christmas: The Money family, including 11-year-old Monsoon, nine-year-old Mirabilis and 15-month-old Minerva, will not be at home in Derby this Christmas.
December 24, 2011, 7:38 am

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Hospitals ready for 'granny dumping'

The WA head of the Australian Medical Association says he is expecting to see "granny dumping" over the festive season - the practice of people leaving elderly family members in emergency departments because they can no longer cope.
December 24, 2011, 7:37 am
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Rush for electronic presents

Shoppers flooded the city yesterday in a scramble to find last-minute Christmas gifts.
December 24, 2011, 7:36 am

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Cops in Taser case escape charges

No criminal charges will be laid against police officers in a high-profile case that saw a Perth man tasered and charged with assaulting police before CCTV footage revealed he did nothing wrong.
December 24, 2011, 7:35 am
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Supermodel back home to unwind with family

WA supermodel Jessica Gomes has jetted into Perth to spend Christmas with her family.
December 24, 2011, 7:33 am

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Patrick home for Christmas

Eleven weeks after the tragic accident that claimed the life of his father, Patrick Majewski is home for Christmas, managing a cheeky smile despite still recovering from devastating brain and back injuries.
December 24, 2011, 3:00 am

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Asylum boat bodies float 300km, end up at Bali

Bodies from last Saturday's asylum-seeker tragedy have been found floating off the coast of Bali, almost 300km from where their boat sank.
December 24, 2011, 2:50 am

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HIV case blamed on Bali tattoo

A WA person has contracted HIV after getting a tattoo in Bali, prompting a Health Department warning.
December 24, 2011, 2:46 am
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Hospital cops smokes warning

Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre Trust has been forced to crack down on smoking after WorkSafe slapped the hospital with a provisional improvement notice.
December 24, 2011, 2:40 am

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Death driver 'was trying to save mate'

A 20-year-old Muresk man was rushing his violently ill friend to hospital when he crashed a car at high speed on Perth's Riverside Drive killing them both, his mother revealed yesterday.
December 24, 2011, 2:30 am

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RSL election to face legal probe

Claims of alleged voting irregularities during the election of WA's top RSL bosses last month will be brought before the Supreme Court, the veterans' organisation confirmed yesterday.
December 24, 2011, 2:20 am

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Solar report 'more harm than good'

The national body which regulates solar installers has attacked WA's electricity safety watchdog as irresponsible after it released a report into widespread and potentially dangerous defects in local installations.
December 24, 2011, 2:10 am

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Fire danger warning for Exmouth

A severe fire warnings has been issued for the Shire of Exmouth tomorrow and parts of the Pilbara tomorrow.
December 23, 2011, 7:21 pm
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Harbour Town evacuated

There are reports hundreds of Christmas shoppers at Perth's Harbour Town shopping complex have been evacuated after a fire.
December 23, 2011, 3:37 pm
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Life sentence for murdering pensioner

A 32-year-old man who bashed an 84-year-old woman to death with a rolled up newspaper in her own home during a violent burglary was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 15-year minimum.
December 23, 2011, 3:03 pm

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