Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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Scitech outshines rest with light show

An exhibition that lets people dodge laser beams, freeze their shadow, see things in slow motion and paint a wall in infra-red has won Scitech an international award.
41 minutes ago
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Couple grateful to RFDS

Paul Collins and Emma Doust know the value of the Royal Flying Doctor Service all too well.
42 minutes ago

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Schoolgirls told to skip social media

Penrhos College students have been warned not to use social media to discuss circumstances surrounding their principal suddenly taking leave.
44 minutes ago

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Lucky escape for car theft hero

A Langford man, who was dragged on to the road as he tried to stop a knife-wielding thief stealing his student boarder's car, says he feels lucky to have escaped with his life.
46 minutes ago

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Dumbleyung shire chief killed

Dumbleyung shire chief executive Henry Van Der Ende has been killed in a car accident.
49 minutes ago
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Moore's image set to live on

Liberal Party elder Norman Moore last night gave his final speech in the Legislative Council after 36 years service - but his presence will live on in the form of a specially commissioned portrait to hang in Parliament.
52 minutes ago

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Community seeks to end scourge of community

"He was the most popular kid going. He had white friends and Noongar friends. The whole town is aching from it."
53 minutes ago

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Far-right writer kills himself inside Notre Dame de Paris

PARIS (AFP) - A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday, after calling for "spectacular" action to protect France's identity.
55 minutes ago

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Too little sleep raises P-platers' crash risk

Young P-plater drivers are less able to cope with tiredness than older drivers and even a little sleep deprivation can cause a crash, according to an Australian study.
56 minutes ago

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Golf club hunts vandals

A Forrestfield golf club is offering a $10,000 reward after vandals broke in, damaged fairways and destroyed several greens for the third time this year.
1 hour, 4 minutes ago

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Zoo's gift for WA Day celebrations

As part of WA Day celebrations, Perth Zoo is teaming up with _The West Australian _ to offer free entry to 5000 people for the public holiday on June 3.
1 hour, 17 minutes ago

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Late finish for State building projects

One in four new government buildings was completed more than three months late last financial year, with some buildings behind schedule by more than a year.
1 hour, 21 minutes ago
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150 problem drinkers barred from pubs and clubs

Almost 150 orders banning people from all pubs and clubs for up to five years have been issued in WA, new figures reveal.
1 hour, 38 minutes ago

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Earth moves for quake officers

For WA Police constables Jennie Crane and Kieran Thomas, the devastating 2011 Christchurch earthquake changed their lives.
1 hour, 41 minutes ago

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Luhrmann talks up his Gatsby gamble

The Great Gatsby juggernaut rolled into Sydney yesterday, sadly without star Leonardo DiCaprio but with Baz Luhrmann and the rest of the team - actors Tobey Maguire and Joel Edgerton and Luhrmann's designer wife Catherine Martin - talking up a storm ahead of tonight's Australian premiere.
1 hour, 47 minutes ago

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AFL push to share records

The AFL has urged the State Government to allow it access to police and other agencies' records.
1 hour, 49 minutes ago

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Rider may lose foot after crash

A motorcyclist may lose his foot after colliding with a car in Nowergup last night.
May 22, 2013, 5:05 am
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Betting ban doesn't need fed approval: SA

SA Premier Jay Weatherill says a proposed ban on live odds advertising during sports broadcast does not require the approval of the federal government.
May 22, 2013, 4:29 am

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Aussie garden wins Best in Show at Chelsea

Australia's audacious garden design has won the top prize at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show for the first time.
May 22, 2013, 3:14 am

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Perth travellers shell-shocked but safe

A Perth schoolteacher "storm chasing" with her meteorologist husband in the US described how debris hit their car and they saw buildings levelled as the killer tornado crossed a highway in front of them in Oklahoma.
May 22, 2013, 2:50 am

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