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Test axe hovers over Hughes

Michael Clarke launched an impassioned defence of Phillip Hughes but the selection axe hovers menacingly over the struggling opener after an embarrassing failure at the Gabba on Sunday.
December 4, 2011, 4:04 pm
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Fire destroys Maddington house

UPDATE 3pm: Investigators say a blaze that destroyed a Maddington home last night may have been started by an electrical fault.
December 4, 2011, 3:00 pm
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National blitz nets most arrests in WA

Police have arrested more than 1000 people during a blitz across Australia on alcohol misuse, violence and antisocial behaviour.
December 4, 2011, 2:56 pm

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New Zealand rocked by earthquakes

UPDATE: 2.17pm: An earthquake measuring 4.9 has been recorded in the centre of New Zealand's North Island, a day after a 5.7 earthquake rattled the capital Wellington and the top of the South Island.
December 4, 2011, 2:17 pm
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Beware of smartphone pain

Users of smartphones and tablet computers are starting to get high-tech blues, as increasing numbers of the tech savvy are coming down with ailments from "text neck" to "text thumb injury".
December 4, 2011, 1:26 pm

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Total fire ban for metro Perth

A total fire ban has been issued today for areas including metropolitan Perth.
December 4, 2011, 1:02 pm

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Boarders evacuated as fire threatens school

Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School evacuated boarders when a fire headed towards the school earlier today.
December 4, 2011, 12:25 pm
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South West residents urged to stay alert

UPDATE 2.20pm: WA Firefighters have succeeded in containing a bushfire that threatened properties near Bunbury.
December 4, 2011, 12:20 pm
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Rabid bats kill eight children

At least eight children in Ecuador's Amazon basin region have died after being bitten by rabid bats.
December 4, 2011, 11:52 am
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Duran Duran head to Perth

English rock legends Duran Duran will visit WA in March to promote their new album All You Need Is Now.
December 4, 2011, 10:39 am

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Pattinson frenzy brings Aussies victory

Australia have started their summer in fine form, with debutant quick James Pattinson leading the team to victory over NZ with a scintillating five-wicket burst.
December 4, 2011, 10:25 am

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Firefighters tackle blaze in Freo harbour

UPDATE 12pm: Police have spoken to a man in relation to a fire on a vessel in Fremantle today.
December 4, 2011, 9:45 am
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Masked man robs grocery store

A man wearing a Halloween mask was armed with a knife when he held up a grocery store last night.
December 4, 2011, 9:26 am
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Fraud caution for teens after boozy party

Two girls have received a police caution after officers were called to a party in Rockingham last night.
December 4, 2011, 9:00 am
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Bali teen to return home today

A 14-year-old Australian boy convicted of drug possession on the Indonesian resort island of Bali will be free to return home today after two months in detention, lawyers say.
December 4, 2011, 8:28 am

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P-plater charged

An 18-year-old Ravenswood man has been charged after he was caught speeding and driving three times over the legal alcohol limit.
December 3, 2011, 3:34 pm
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Fires rage across the state

Firefighters are battling a number of blazes throughout the State this afternoon including fire which is threatening homes in the Mooliabeenee area.
December 3, 2011, 3:33 pm
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Crackdown leads to arrests

More than 250 people were charged with a series of offences across the State last night, the first night of Operation Unite.
December 3, 2011, 12:24 pm

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Barnett has eyes on furture fund

Premier Colin Barnett wants a future fund to quarantine the State's vast mineral wealth for generations of West Australians, saying it was "on the Government's agenda" to be established if it won another term.
December 3, 2011, 11:55 am

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Retirement homes burgled

Police are investigating a series of disturbing home invasions at Gosnells retirement homes early this morning.
December 3, 2011, 11:51 am
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