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WA wins bid for richest golf tour

Perth will host Australia's richest golf tournament with the State Government today expected to announce a three-year, $7.2 million deal to secure the world's best players.
December 7, 2011, 4:18 am
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Police halt traffic after Warnbro crash

Motorists have been warned to avoid the area around a serious traffic crash near Warnbro this morning.
December 7, 2011, 4:40 am
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Weather dampens hopes for sail village

The international village at the $20 million ISAF sailing world championships has been described as disappointing as thousands of promised visitors ignored Fremantle amid atrocious weather.
December 7, 2011, 3:56 am
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Rottnest police blast parents

The head of police on Rottnest Island has launched a scathing attack on the Rottnest Island Authority's management of "juvie leavers".
December 7, 2011, 3:42 am

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Gas hub acquisition botched

The State Government botched the process of compulsorily acquiring land for the proposed $30 billion gas hub at James Price Point and will be forced to start again in the wake of a Supreme Court judgment handed down yesterday.
December 7, 2011, 3:28 am
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Students on song for carols record

Young voices soared yesterday as students from across WA - taking in more than 130 schools - attempted to crack the Guinness World Record for the biggest number of carollers at multiple venues.
December 7, 2011, 3:15 am

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Mum-to-be Marais to take break for baby

Perth golden girl Jessica Marais was every bit the glowing mum-to-be at the 40th birthday party of WA jewellers Linneys in Sydney yesterday.
December 7, 2011, 3:00 am

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Father grieves after daughters' murder

UPDATE 9.05am: Chief forensic pathologist Clive Cooke has arrived at the scene to begin a preliminary examination.
December 7, 2011, 2:50 am

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Mother in bitter battle with family over assets

Mother-of-three Heather Glendinning was locked in a bitter four-year battle with former partner Harley Cuzens and his parents over hundreds of thousands of dollars of assets.
December 7, 2011, 2:48 am
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Domestic row led to stab death

A 26-year-old man stabbed to death in East Cannington had gone to speak to his alleged killer who was earlier involved in a domestic dispute.
December 7, 2011, 2:46 am
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Legend condemns gay marriage

WA tennis legend Margaret Court has slammed the push to legalise gay marriage, saying she wants to "protect families".
December 7, 2011, 2:40 am

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Qantas passengers fume as storm creates chaos

Perth Airport has descended into chaos for a second day as delays caused by yesterday’s electrical storms are compounded by an overloaded baggage belt.
December 7, 2011, 2:30 am

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Fire crews stand by as lightning hits plane

Firefighters oversaw the arrival of a South African Airways airliner after it was hit by lightning on its approach to Perth yesterday.
December 7, 2011, 2:28 am
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Perth skies light up as big wet soaks city

Perth was treated to a spectacular lightning storm as the city recorded its wettest December day in almost three decades yesterday.
December 7, 2011, 2:26 am

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Banks hold back on rate cuts

Mortgage holder hopes for a Christmas with all the trimmings are under threat from the nation's big banks, which this morning were yet to follow the Reserve Bank's move and cut interest rates.
December 7, 2011, 2:20 am

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It's not quite the season to be jolly

The Christmas tree is up in Sydney's Martin Place, not far from where the Reserve Bank board held its final meeting of the year yesterday.
December 7, 2011, 2:18 am
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Retailers can't see spending change

WA retailers welcomed yesterday's rate cut but Retail Traders Association chief executive Wayne Spencer fears it is too little too late to revive disappointing consumer spending over Christmas.
December 7, 2011, 2:16 am

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Constable urges a rethink on calculators

Calculators should be banned from maths classrooms until students are aged about 10, according to Education Minister Liz Constable.
December 7, 2011, 2:10 am

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Alert triggers water search off Fremantle

UPDATE, 3.55pm Two men had to be rescued while boating off Rottnest Island this afternoon after wild weather made navigation difficult.
December 6, 2011, 3:48 pm
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Person trapped after Baldivis crash

Two cars have collided at the intersection of Safety Bay Rd and Mandurah Rd, Baldivis this afternoon.
December 6, 2011, 2:03 pm
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