Sunday, May 26th, 2013

Breaking

Shoeless students 'learn better'

Children learn better if schools encourage them to slip off their shoes, international education expert Stephen Heppell says.
November 14, 2011, 6:36 am
Post a comment
How much can a Julia bear?

She's been a fraulein, a school m'arm and in the eyes of some a witch.
November 14, 2011, 7:33 am
Post a comment
Cops hunt Chicken Treat bandit

Police are hunting a man who held up a Chicken Treat store overnight.
November 14, 2011, 7:07 am
Post a comment
Union, Labor relief after bitter dispute

Construction union boss Kevin Reynolds and Labor Leader Eric Ripper spoke of their satisfaction yesterday at the union rejoining the Australian Labor Party and ending a bitter internal party row.
November 14, 2011, 6:38 am
Post a comment
One dead in Mid West collision

A woman has died after a head-on collision near Northampton this morning.
November 14, 2011, 6:35 am
Post a comment
Electric Aussie lap sets record

Perth man Glen George has just finished a marathon 75-day, 14,000km tour of Australia in an electric car, the first person to complete such a challenge.
November 14, 2011, 6:27 am
Post a comment
Burnt offerings for Armadale collection

How do you ask someone who has lost their home if they would like to donate some of the burnt remains to a museum?
November 14, 2011, 6:26 am
Post a comment
Communist defectors recruited: archives

Australian security services were given the green light to actively recruit defectors from communist nations and terrorist organisations at the height of the Cold War.
November 14, 2011, 5:47 am

Post a comment
Rare WA bibles on display at cathedral

A limited edition Bible illustrated by Salvador Dali in the 1960s and another dated from 1540 feature in a St George's Cathedral display of more than 30 rare bibles from WA homes.
November 14, 2011, 5:41 am

Post a comment
Cool blues legend still smokin' hot

If anyone can teach you about rhythm and blues, it is Big Jay McNeely.
November 14, 2011, 5:35 am

Post a comment
Closer the grog shop, more spent on booze

People living close to cheap liquor outlets are likely to buy and drink more alcohol, particularly those aged in their 20s, a WA report has found.
November 14, 2011, 5:10 am
Post a comment
Miners blasted for migrant plea

Julia Gillard has declared it unacceptable that miners make pleas for a major increase in migrant numbers while parts of Perth have double-digit levels of unemployment.
November 14, 2011, 5:02 am

Post a comment
Postnatal depression more than baby blues

Leah Shaw remembers it as the most frightening experience of her life, when she was so confused she did not even know if her two young daughters were real.
November 14, 2011, 5:01 am
Post a comment
More boat people arrive

One of the biggest asylum seeker boats to arrive in Australian waters this year has been intercepted by authorities off WA.
November 14, 2011, 2:45 am

Post a comment
Health concerns over alcohol in music videos

Australia's advertising watchdog has admitted it is powerless to stop an emerging trend of "product placement" of alcohol in music videos watched by millions of teenagers.
November 14, 2011, 2:35 am

Post a comment
Warning on liquor and energy drink mix

Some young people are drinking up to 10 cocktails of alcohol and energy drinks a night, putting them at risk of dangerous health effects such as increased heart rate and alcoholic poisoning, a new study shows.
November 14, 2011, 2:33 am
Post a comment
Lawyers hit back over bikie laws

Lawyers have criticised the State Government's proposed bikie gang control laws as "populist" and said they are the latest example of WA politicians' "law and order auction" to be the toughest on crime.
November 14, 2011, 2:25 am
Post a comment
Staff support for doctor's appeal

A group of medicos at Royal Perth Hospital is supporting the Supreme Court appeal of an Indian doctor convicted of sexual assaulting a patient on the emergency ward of the hospital in 2009.
November 14, 2011, 2:15 am

Post a comment
More drivers in trouble for taxi breaches

The number of infringements for cabbies breaching taxi rules and regulations this year is already 15 per cent higher than last year.
November 14, 2011, 2:05 am
Post a comment
China's property downturn may have global effect

China's property market, a mainstay of the world's second-largest economy, has started to suffer a downturn that could have a knock-on effect on global trade in commodities, analysts warn.
November 13, 2011, 1:43 pm

Post a comment

« Prev
1
...
486
...
777
...
971
972
973
974
975
...
1194
...
1524
...
2073
Next »

[Change Location]

Sydney

Currently

15.5°

Today's forecast: Sunny

9° - 21°

7 day forecast »

Twitter

<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
thewest_com_au
Major Crash investigators are investigating a fatal crash in Cardup overnight. http://t.co/WOzXFJm9pS #perthnews
<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
thewest_com_au
29,500 runners raise over $1.2m. See winners and their times. http://t.co/l6U1reZIrh #perthnews #HBFrun @HBF_WA
<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
thewest_com_au
Scooter rider seriously injured in crash http://t.co/Nz5FHml7I3 #perthnews
<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
thewest_com_au
Family of UK soldier killed on London street speak of their pride in him and shock at his death http://t.co/QsreAXAKeD
<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
thewest_com_au
Cottesloe chip shop gutted by blaze http://t.co/QCqVQrtnDG #perthnews
<p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p>
thewest_com_au
Cirque du Soleil to bring arena tour of Michael Jackson — The Immortal to Perth http://t.co/gE9Hqmcpij #perthnews

Twitter: @thewest_com_au Follow Us!

News Tip

Do you have a story for us to investigate?

Send us an email, photo or video

THE WEST NEWS HOME

ALSO ON THE WEST

'The West Australian' is a trademark of West Australian Newspapers Limited 2013.

All rights reserved.

The West News Preferences

Close

Select your state to see news for your area.