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Car slams into power pole
A person was seriously injured after their car slammed into a power pole in North Coogee this afternoon.
November 7, 2009, 4:44 pm -
Jandakot drug lab linked to chemist robberies: police
A major drug bust at Jandakot airport has been linked with a series of armed robberies at chemists in the Perth metropolitan area, according to WA police.
November 7, 2009, 4:11 pm -
Rudd too sensitive, says media magnate
Media magnate Rupert Murdoch says Kevin Rudd is too sensitive to media criticism and is more interested in strutting the world stage than running Australia.
November 7, 2009, 3:16 pm -
Greens call for investigation into Indonesian oil claims
The Greens have called on the Government to investigate fully reports that oil from the Montara spill is polluting fishing grounds in Indonesia.
November 7, 2009, 1:29 pm -
Woman killed after being hit by bike
An elderly woman has died after being hit by a pushbike in Nedlands this morning.
November 7, 2009, 12:51 pm -
Fatal crash near Wongan Hills
A person died this morning when their car hit a tree near Wongan Hills, about 180km north east of Perth.
November 7, 2009, 10:50 am -
One hospitalised after train brawl
A person was rushed to hospital with stab wounds after more than 30 people were allegedly involved in a brawl on a southern suburbs train line last night.
November 7, 2009, 10:46 am -
No funds for wave power project
A plan to develop the world's biggest wave power project near Albany has been scrapped after the company behind the development was overlooked for a major Federal Government renewable energy grant.
November 7, 2009, 10:33 am -
Two charged after Jandakot drug bust
Two men have been charged after a major drug bust at Jandakot Airport yesterday afternoon.
November 7, 2009, 9:55 am -
More charges over horrific Vic Park crash
An 18-year-old woman is facing a string of charges after an horrific crash which killed an 11-year-old boy in Victoria Park last week.
November 7, 2009, 9:51 am -
Britney lip syncs and flashes her way through show
Pop diva Britney Spears kicked off the Australian leg of her Circus world tour at Burswood Dome last night, lip-syncing her way through nearly two hours of high camp in front of a sold-out audience of 17,000.
November 7, 2009, 9:44 am -
Rising Labor star in caravan park furore
Labor candidate Peter Tinley is embroiled in a dispute with the residents of a Port Hedland caravan park who are being forced out of their homes because of the former SAS major's $11 million redevelopment plans.
November 7, 2009, 2:45 am -
Police bust Jandakot Airport drug lab
Security at Jandakot Airport is under the spotlight after a major drug bust last night.
November 7, 2009, 2:45 am -
Premier refuses to bail out Alinta
The owners of Alinta have warned the company is on the brink of collapse because of a price dispute with its suppliers but the State Government has ruled out an "emergency" increase in household bills to bail out the gas utility.
November 7, 2009, 2:35 am -
Mallard drops damages claim for prison ordeal
Andrew Mallard has decided to drop a multi-million-dollar damages claim for the 12 years he spent in jail on a wrongful murder charge - but will prepare a criminal prosecution brief against those responsible for his conviction and imprisonment.
November 7, 2009, 2:25 am -
Chemical probe set to widen
Concerns about the use of phenol-based disinfectants by health workers widened yesterday as ambulance officers called for a separate investigation into their use of the products in the 1980s and 1990s.
November 7, 2009, 2:15 am -
Patrol finds massive illegal net
Watchdogs have called for better safeguards for fish stocks in international waters off Australia after the revelation that authorities confiscated a 130km fishing net off Antarctica this year.
November 7, 2009, 2:05 am -
Another victim of shooting rampage dies
A military official says one more person has died after being injured during a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in Texas.
November 6, 2009, 6:50 pm -
Traffic slow out of city
Traffic is slow out of the city this afternoon with the Mitchell Freeway busy near Lake Monger and again from Warwick Road to Whitfords Avenue.
November 6, 2009, 4:43 pm -
Permanent oil plug still weeks away
The company at the centre of one of the nation's worst oil spills, PTTEP Australasia, expects to be able to reboard the damaged Montara well head platform in the Timor Sea next week.
November 6, 2009, 3:58 pm
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