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Firepower boss due in Brisbane court
Firepower boss Tim Johnston is expected to attend a Brisbane court tomorrow to explain why he cannot travel to Perth, where the failed company was based.
December 1, 2009, 5:18 pm -
Traffic heavy out of city
UPDATE 5.30PM Traffic on the Mitchell Freeway northbound is congested from the city to Lake Monger then slow again between Erindale Road to Hepburn Avenue.
December 1, 2009, 4:24 pm -
Lost prospector forced to drink his own urine
Esperance man Jason McKenzie is lucky to be alive after spending almost two days lost in the scorching bushland near Coolgardie at the weekend.
December 1, 2009, 3:25 pm -
Unions warned against disruption
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson has warned unions “not to kill the golden goose” by disrupting work on billions of dollars worth of gas projects in WA’s North-West and scaring off further investment.
December 1, 2009, 3:06 pm -
Axe attack victim speaks of lucky escape
An 18-year-old Wanneroo man who was lucky to survive after being hit in the neck with an axe on the weekend says he did not realise he had been assaulted with the weapon until he looked down and say his clothes soaked with blood.
December 1, 2009, 2:55 pm -
Rate rises will hit confidence: retailers
The Reserve Bank is playing Scrooge this Christmas in its decision to lift the cash rate again, retailers say.
December 1, 2009, 2:38 pm -
Julie Bishop: The loyal girl
"She's a loyal girl."
December 1, 2009, 2:31 pm -
Move on anti-social law labelled stunt
The State Government has rushed the tabling of legislation to give courts the power to name and shame anti-social offenders before the summer break, a move the Opposition has labelled a stunt.
December 1, 2009, 1:52 pm -
Rudd sending more Aussies to Afghanistan
Australia will increase its police training and civilian commitment in Afghanistan but troop numbers will not rise, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.
December 1, 2009, 1:49 pm -
48-hour Pluto strike illegal, says Woodside
A strike at Woodside Petroleum Ltd's Pluto project over new 'motel-style' accommodation arrangements for fly-in, fly-out workers is illegal, disappointing and hard to understand, the oil and gas producer says.
December 1, 2009, 1:29 pm -
Police attacker 'had paranoid delusions'
A man who set Joondalup Police Station alight causing $1.5 million damage had been “spiralling out of control” with paranoid delusions that police were implanting things in him and that he was being followed by officers and flies carrying cameras, a Perth court has been told.
December 1, 2009, 12:49 pm -
Rate rise not surprising: Swan
The latest interest rate rise is tough for the family budget, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
December 1, 2009, 12:20 pm -
No backing for Abbott as PM
The Liberals under Opposition Leader Tony Abbott would not win a Federal election against Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, according to a new poll.
December 1, 2009, 11:45 am -
I'll bide my time: Green
Danny Green says he will bide his time in the fight and has dismissed calls for him to look to bang out the 40-year-old ring legend.
December 1, 2009, 11:43 am -
RBA lifts interest rate
Treasurer Wayne Swan has lashed out at Westpac's decision to almost double the Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate rise of 25 basis points.
December 1, 2009, 11:30 am -
Deal with us on ETS: Greens
A vote on the Government's emissions trading scheme should happen by the end of today, the Australian Greens say.
December 1, 2009, 11:29 am -
RPH's trauma service earns accolade
WA's only major trauma service has received international recognition as only the fourth facility in Australasia to be certified by the Australian Royal College of Surgeons.
December 1, 2009, 11:15 am -
Two charged over ATM explosions
A teenage boy and a middle-aged man have been charged with trying to blow up ATMs near Rockingham.
December 1, 2009, 11:01 am -
Wildcats, Blaze fined over melee
Perth Wildcats and Gold Coast Blaze have been fined a total of $3000 for their roles in a post-game melee at Challenge Stadium on Saturday, which occurred moments after the Blaze recorded an upset 82-78 win.
December 1, 2009, 10:57 am -
Revised ETS is Labor policy: Combet
A revised emissions trading scheme with amendments negotiated with the coalition is now Labor policy, junior climate change minister Greg Combet says.
December 1, 2009, 10:55 am
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Dennis Cometti
November 2, 2009, 6:23 amAFL versus the World Cup, round 2If you remember, I did threaten another column.Today I'm in Milan (this is worse than than having a slide night when I get back) and I'm wearing a Sporting Lisbon top.The best soccer news to come out of the weekend was Fulham's striking victory over...
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Gareth Parker
November 27, 2009, 12:28 pmOne reaction to the Railway Stakes crackdownIs anyone really surprised at reports today that WA Police and liquor licensing officers threatened to shut down the Railway Stakes race meeting at Ascot last weekend?A mate of mine, who has lived in Melbourne for the past few years and was trackside at...
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Tiffany Fox
November 23, 2009, 5:20 pmSplashing out on waterThere is an ad on TV that has caught my eye. A cute little froggie is jumping from one bucket of water to another, in the hope that the sight of the slimy critter in our drinking water will make us want to use less of it.It is an admirable sentiment,...
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