Perth's Cat Haven embarks on distressing task of killing as many as 60 cats a day after being inundated with unwanted pets.
There was a strong mood of sophisticated glamour at this morning's David Jones winter 2010 collection launch in Sydney, with elegant, polished looks dominating the catwalk.
February 10, 2010, 10:08 amThree bullets were fired into the roof of a mosque in Queens Park.
50 minutes agoWhen Tara Cook opened her bedroom blinds today to the dull Dumbleyung morning light and looked at the battered, roofless remains of her two workplaces - the town primary school and its engineering business - she couldn't help but feel anger and hurt at the randomness of it all.
1 hour, 5 minutes agoThe Wheatbelt is bracing for another storm onslaught this afternoon less than 24 hours after hail, wind and rain tore roofs off homes and uprooted trees in Dumbleyung and Gnowangerup.
1 hour, 30 minutes agoThe Coolgardie Esperance Highway has reopened but drivers are cautioned to drive carefully because of dense smoke.
February 10, 2010, 10:01 am
Kathy Pangler had to cling on to school bag hooks on Dumbleyung Primary School's veranda yesterday as ferocious winds struck the tiny Wheatbelt town.
February 10, 2010, 9:03 amTraffic is slow on the Mitchell Freeway southbound between Ocean Reef Road and Whitfords Avenue and is building quickly from Warwick Road to Scarborough Beach Road.
February 10, 2010, 8:30 am
Accused West Australian child predator Scott Zirus has lost his bid to throw out video taped confessions Texas authorities claim he made.
February 10, 2010, 6:53 am
Perth veterinarian Louisa Robertson trained for five years to save animals' lives but now spends several hours a week ending them.
February 10, 2010, 5:51 am
A tidal wave of Swedish music set in the Greek islands is set to crash against WA's shores with the return of the ultimate jukebox musical Mamma Mia!
February 10, 2010, 5:47 am
Lake Karrinyup Country Club has replaced The Cut at Port Bouvard as WA's leading golf course, rivalling Melbourne's Kingston Heath and the NSW Golf Club in Sydney as one of Australia's toughest layouts.
February 10, 2010, 5:41 am
Kevin Rudd is to give Australia's top spy agency ASIO a new mission: protecting Australia from people smugglers.
February 10, 2010, 2:45 am
The case of the Lamborghini seized by police under hoon laws took a fresh twist yesterday, with the car's owner saying he may seek compensation for damage allegedly done to the electronics during an analysis of its onboard computer.
February 10, 2010, 2:35 am
Two-thirds of doctors working in WA's public hospitals say budget constraints are hampering their ability to care for patients properly, according to the damning results from a major survey.
February 10, 2010, 2:35 am
A Perth father is shattered after discovering the driver who crashed into his late wife and pushed her motorcycle into the path of an oncoming truck last year has been granted an extra- ordinary licence.
February 10, 2010, 2:25 am
Police Minister Rob Johnson was in the spotlight again yesterday after it was revealed he claimed full credit for the Government's stop and search powers in State Parliament last year.
February 10, 2010, 2:15 amDimitrios Tsakiris was today found guilty of murdering his wife Corrine who was stabbed 18 times, but not guilty of wilful murder.
February 9, 2010, 5:56 pmAn accident westbound on the Roe Highway, between Spencer Road and Nicholson Road in Beckenham, has been cleared.
February 9, 2010, 5:40 pm
Local Government Minister John Castrilli has significantly watered down a key aspect of the Government's local government merger plans, today announcing that councils will be free to pull out of the merger process at any stage.
February 9, 2010, 5:03 pmA severe weather warning has been issued for large parts of the State.
February 9, 2010, 2:30 pm
Every year police roll out the same tough talk ahead of Australia Day celebrations.Whether it's "zero-tolerance" or some variation of that phrase it's all in the hope that some of the messages filter through to the minority of idiots who like...
CBS, the American TV network which broadcast yesterday's Super Bowl, pays renowned sports broadcaster Jim Nantz US$3.9 million a year to call NFL football, golf and college...
One of the weirdest things about such a geographically isolated country as Australia is that so many of its residents think we are at the centre of the world, rather than just a small player in global politics. This overinflated sense of importance gets...
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