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The Wash Up with Adrian Barich, from 10.30am

Join Channel Seven's Adrian Barich to discuss all things AFL from 10.30am.
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Dennis Cometti: Critics up in arms over nothing

Am I the only person not up in arms about the rules?
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Executive quits Muja vehicle

Mystery surrounding Verve Energy's troubled $250 million bid to resurrect the Muja coal-fired power station in Collie has deepened, with senior executives from its joint venture partner resigning en masse.
1 hour, 48 minutes ago
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Plan to boost organ donations

Organs would be taken from donors in regional and outer metropolitan hospitals in WA for the first time under a plan to boost the State's donations rates.
1 hour, 50 minutes ago
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Sleep problems 'warn of Alzheimer's'

Breathing difficulties during sleep may be an early warning sign of future Alzheimer's disease, researchers believe.
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North Korea tests fourth missile in two days

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has warned of a "dangerous escalation" after North Korea test-fired a short-range missile off its east coast, its fourth in two days, despite pleas to ease tensions.
May 20, 2013, 5:47 am

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Big return for Broome beach polo

Polo came back to Cable Beach with a bang at the weekend to stamp itself as one of the Kimberley's most popular events.
May 20, 2013, 5:45 am

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Little gain from Gonski numbers

WA schools would get just $33,000 each a year in extra Commonwealth funding under Julia Gillard's so-called Gonski reforms - a seventh of what an average Queensland school would get.
May 20, 2013, 5:44 am
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Trenorden leaves early in protest

Parliamentary elder and former Nationals leader Max Trenorden is refusing to set foot in the Legislative Council for his valedictory speech after a crisis of faith in the political process.
May 20, 2013, 5:43 am

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Burglar with expensive taste jailed

A thief with a penchant for expensive jewellery and high performance cars and who has been behind bars for most of his adult life has been jailed for five years as a judge said the only response to his offending was to remove him from the community.
May 20, 2013, 5:36 am
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Spike in new parent mental health issues

Mental health disorders have risen dramatically among new parents and it could have an impact on their children's health, a WA study reveals.
May 20, 2013, 5:35 am
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Child flung 10 metres from fete ride

A five-year-old boy is in a critical condition after being flung from a ride at a school fete in Queensland at the weekend.
May 20, 2013, 5:17 am
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Jolly likely to have nothing to answer

A look at the weekend incidents which will interest the match review panel.
May 20, 2013, 5:06 am

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Hit-and-run scientist sentence cut

A scientist jailed for 10½ years after he set a car's cruise control at 110km/h and deliberately ran down the chief physicist at a remote North West solar observatory has had his sentence reduced by two years on appeal.
May 20, 2013, 4:44 am
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Star Trek Scotty beaming for WA

Leading British comedy actor Simon Pegg is heading to WA to star in the locally made thriller Kill Me Three Times.
May 20, 2013, 4:43 am

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Thousands go walkies for RSPCA

For most Perth dogs it was, as pet owner Phillip Richardson noted, the biggest social event on the calendar.
May 20, 2013, 4:42 am

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Mums unite to honour poisoned sons

Two mothers who each lost a son to methanol poisoning in Indonesia have met for the first time, united in their desire to stop other families going through the same heartache.
May 20, 2013, 4:42 am

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Albanese backs airport rail plan

Federal Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese has played down the significance of an "internal working document" from Infrastructure Australia that casts doubt on the viability of the Barnett Government's airport rail and light rail plans.
May 20, 2013, 4:34 am
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Three die in car crashes

Three people died in two separate car crashes yesterday.
May 20, 2013, 4:31 am
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Pictures emerge of bungled ATM raid

Thieves made a loud and bungled attempt to steal a cash machine by dragging it along a Perth street early yesterday.
May 20, 2013, 4:27 am
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