Tuesday, May 21st, 2013

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Killings put pressure on police

The run of six suspected murders in six days last week will put pressure on officers analysing hundreds of exhibits from dozens of crime scenes to meet the demands of the criminal justice system, WA's top forensic officer has warned.
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Penrhos principal's email

The head of prestigious girls' school Penrhos College has revealed to parents her decision to let a sex offender live in her home after his release from jail.
42 minutes ago

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Killer virus alert for travellers

Australians travelling to the Middle East could need a health check when they return if infections caused by a SARS-like virus continue to rise, a WA disease expert warns.
53 minutes ago

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Ministers rebel over cuts edict

Treasurer Troy Buswell is staring down a Cabinet revolt as ministers in charge of big spending portfolios refuse to heed his call for voluntary spending cuts to protect the Budget surplus.
1 hour, 2 minutes ago

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Crackdown on fake online product reviews

WA consumers who rely on web reviews for everything from where to go for dinner to weight loss treatment are being urged to be sceptical, with research suggesting as many as 30 per cent of online reviews could be fake.
1 hour, 12 minutes ago

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Hockey eyes end of negative gearing

Joe Hockey's tax review could pave the way to end the $13 billion a year tax break 1.2 million Australians claim on investment properties.
1 hour, 21 minutes ago

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Imran Khan's party wins Karachi seat election rerun

KARACHI (AFP) - The party of former Pakistani cricket hero Imran Khan secured victory in a repeat election held in one constituency of violence-plagued Karachi, election officials said Monday.
May 20, 2013, 11:50 pm

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Teacher charged with child sex offences

A teacher at a northern suburbs high school has been stood down and charged with child sex offences including indecently recording a child under his supervision.
May 20, 2013, 6:56 pm

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Friends struggle to cope with disappearance

Friends and family of a father missing off the coast of Coral Bay were this evening struggling to come to grips with their grief after authorities ended a five-day search.
May 20, 2013, 6:51 pm

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Witness heard crack, saw unconscious man

A teenager on a Saturday night out with his mates heard a "loud crack" before he noticed a man lying unconscious on the ground, the trial of a man accused of a one-punch assault in Northbridge has been told.
May 20, 2013, 6:05 pm
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Prison for paedophile in 'evil' sex ring

A former teacher will serve more than six years in prison for plotting to start a doll-making business in Thailand as a front for a sex ring involving fellow convicted paedophiles.
May 20, 2013, 3:15 pm

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Chopper crash call a hoax

Claims that a helicopter crashed near Gingin today are understood to have been a hoax.
May 20, 2013, 2:50 pm
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Drug row led to stabbing, court told

A man stabbed in the back and abandoned by a fellow drug user was without a pulse for 42 minutes before being revived in hospital, a Perth jury has been told.
May 20, 2013, 2:48 pm
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Brennan bounces back from blow

West Coast defender Jacob Brennan says he was just winded and had suffered no ill effects from a heavy collision with North Melbourne’s Sam Wright last Friday night.
May 20, 2013, 2:40 pm
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Two from WA Lotto winners

Two lucky West Australians are more than $600,000 richer after Saturday night's Lotto draw.
May 20, 2013, 2:22 pm
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Inquest into plane, chopper collision

Procedures of two government departments during a joint goat culling operation in the Gascoyne that resulted in the death of a pilot and his passenger are under the coronial microscope at an inquest.
May 20, 2013, 2:15 pm
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Freo forward out for a month

Fremantle forward Michael Walters will miss the next four weeks after injuring his left ankle in Saturday night’s match against Sydney at the SCG.
May 20, 2013, 1:38 pm

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Boys missing from Wheatbelt town found

Update 3.45pm: Two boys who went missing in the Central Wheatbelt town of Kununoppin last night have been found.
May 20, 2013, 1:32 pm
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Concern for missing Jarrahdale man

Police are appealing for information about a 42-year-old man who has not been seen since Friday morning.
May 20, 2013, 12:52 pm

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Swan disappointed in WA's Gonski stance

Treasurer Wayne Swan has criticised the West Australian Government for not signing up to the Commonwealth's school education and disability care reforms.
May 20, 2013, 12:44 pm
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