Michelle Chantelois says the sexual relationship started when the SA Premier asked her to his office because "he wanted to kiss me".
The married woman who says she had a sexual affair with South Australian Premier Mike Rann says the politician "used me to stroke his own ego".
14 minutes agoA US Navy serviceman has been found not guilty of raping a sex worker in a Sydney brothel.
12 minutes ago
SA Premier Mike Rann says the interview confession of a married barmaid alleging they had a sexual affair contained some "totally false" allegations.
19 minutes agoClimate change protesters have blockaded Parliament House in Canberra.
43 minutes agoSecret cameras in bushland areas are being used to catch arsonists during the bushfire season, police say.
47 minutes agoThe Queensland coroner will on Tuesday start an inquest into the death of three boys struck by a train in Brisbane in 2006.
49 minutes ago
Drought conditions in NSW are worsening with the latest figures revealing just 1.9 per cent of the state is in a satisfactory condition.
1 hour, 25 minutes ago
The fair treatment of women in the workplace is a persistent problem for Australia, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
1 hour, 30 minutes agoThree firefighters who risked their lives to rescue an injured workmate from a blazing building have received historic bravery medals.
1 hour, 32 minutes ago
The second of the conjoined twin girls to be woken after lifesaving surgery to separate them has been drifting in and out of sleep since being woken on Friday.
1 hour, 35 minutes ago
Former NRL star Greg Bird and his American girlfriend, who he was convicted of glassing in the face, will be allowed to give evidence at his appeal hearing.
1 hour, 40 minutes ago
The federal government is expected to pave the way for the Richmond air force base to be opened up to commercial airline traffic.
1 hour, 46 minutes ago
The government has not ruled out conceding further ground on its planned changes to the Youth Allowance to get its legislation changes through parliament.
1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Police on the Gold Coast have warned they'll be taking a hardline against schoolies who go out onto the streets and misbehave.
November 23, 2009, 8:14 am
Elvis, the water bombing helicopter, has arrived in Melbourne and is on standby as Victoria faces another harrowing bushfire season.
November 23, 2009, 8:01 am
More than 50 per cent of Australians want to delay the introduction of an ETS until after global climate change talks in Copenhagen, a new survey suggests.
November 23, 2009, 7:53 am
The opposition will not allow a secret party room ballot on any negotiated changes to Labor's emissions trading scheme, Ian Macfarlane says.
November 23, 2009, 7:53 am
Christmas Island detention centre authorities have separated the Afghan and Sri Lankan detainees involved in a brawl on Saturday.
November 23, 2009, 7:44 am
Australia could soon raise the recommended starting age for a pap smear as evidence mounts that treatment for abnormal results could be harmful.
November 23, 2009, 7:37 amSpeed zones near NSW schools are largely unenforced, putting students at risk, a leading road safety agency says.
November 23, 2009, 7:30 am
Welcome to this week's edition of: "What arbitrary rule will they think of next!" Today we take a look at the organisers of Stereosonic music festival who have banned blokes from taking their tops off.It's a move which seems to have been...
While Treasurer Troy Buswell will be applauded in many quarters for his extension of trading hours in an expanded area of inner Perth, it is at best an inelegant solution.The problem now is that the genie is out of the bottle and the inherent...
It's a statement of the bleeding obvious that laws don't necessarily solve the problems they are designed to address.While obvious, it's still often lost in the debates about curing society's ills.Concern about binge drinking, especially during the...
Sponsored links
'The West Australian' is a trademark of West Australian Newspapers Limited 2009.
All rights reserved.
Select your state to see news for your area.