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Plea to help find 15yo Jessie

Update, 7.45pm: Police question man believed to have given 15yo a lift from her workplace to a nearby park.
December 13, 2011, 3:00 pm
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Fishing fears stall marine parks

Attempts to set up marine parks in WA's waters are getting bogged down amid fears about how they will affect fishers, the Barnett Government's marine parks advisor has warned.
December 13, 2011, 2:53 pm
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Davis signs with Perth Demons

UPDATE: All-Australian Leon Davis signed a two-year contract with Perth yesterday after missing out on an AFL lifeline in the pre-season draft.
December 13, 2011, 2:42 pm

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Odd names slip through the cracks

William Shakespeare famously asked what is in a name.
December 13, 2011, 2:38 pm
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Charges over Rockingham Hospital crash

An 18-year-old man has been charged after a car crashed into Rockingham Hospital yesterday morning.
December 13, 2011, 2:33 pm
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Alleged killer 'too high on drugs' to worry about women

A Perth man accused of murdering two women denies the killings and told a Perth jury he was too high on drugs to worry about their safety when he abandoned them after being bashed in an alleged road rage attack.
December 13, 2011, 2:19 pm
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Pensioner tells of terror

A wheelchair bound pensioner who was allegedly robbed at knife point by a stranger who forced his way into his home has spoken of his ordeal in Perth Supreme Court.
December 13, 2011, 2:16 pm

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Katich primed for a Scorching start

Former Australian international Simon Katich thought he was going to enjoy a period of rest and relaxation over the holiday season before an out-of-the-blue phone call from Mickey Arthur prompted him to join the Perth Scorchers for the inaugural Twenty20 Big Bash League.
December 13, 2011, 12:46 pm
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Bail for accused in 'one punch' assault

A 44-year-old man charged over an alleged one-punch assault on a man in the Perth Cultural Centre on the weekend has been granted bail.
December 13, 2011, 12:30 pm
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Sentence cut for Corby, Lawrence

Convicted Australian drug smugglers Schapelle Corby and Renae Lawrence are expected to receive small cuts to their 20-year prison sentences.
December 13, 2011, 11:06 am
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Cancer patients use alternative treatment: study

Male cancer patients in Australia are turning to alternative medicine to help find a cure, a new study has found.
December 13, 2011, 10:49 am

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Family of P-plater 'shell shocked'

A teenage P-plate driver charged over the death of a young mother in Maylands and his family are “shell shocked” by the “tragic accident”, his defence lawyer said today.
December 13, 2011, 10:08 am

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AFL pre-season and rookie drafts

Every pick from this morning's drafts.
December 13, 2011, 9:24 am
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Endangered numbats destined for NSW

Thirteen numbats from Perth Zoo are on their way to a new home at a NSW wildlife sanctuary.
December 13, 2011, 9:23 am

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School's in for wannabe violin makers

What is thought to be the nation's first violin-making school has opened in Roleystone where students are shaving their way through planks of spruce and maple to create their own instruments, modelled on the works of 16th century master craftsmen.
December 13, 2011, 8:58 am
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Attenborough defends polar bear footage

The BBC's Frozen Planet series promises to show viewers Arctic animals in their snowy, frozen habitats, but the broadcaster has conceded that recent scenes of a polar bear with her cubs were actually shot in a zoo, not the wild, as had been implied in the program.
December 13, 2011, 8:49 am
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Eagles pick-up Dick won't rush return

UPDATE: Surprise West Coast rookie draft pick Brad Dick has refused to put a time frame on his return to action.
December 13, 2011, 8:30 am

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Dockers secure Zac Dawson

Fremantle have got their man, with former Saint Zac Dawson joining the club at pick No. 10 in the 2011 AFL pre-season draft.
December 13, 2011, 8:14 am

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Neurologist calls for more stroke research

The quality of a person's diet is a better guide to whether someone will suffer a stroke than individual foods and nutrients, a leading neurologist at Royal Perth Hospital says.
December 13, 2011, 8:09 am

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Gun fired in failed carjacking

Two men were terrorised last night when they were threatened with a knife and a gun in a failed carjacking.
December 13, 2011, 7:05 am
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