Sunday, May 27th, 2012

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Minister eyes recycling scheme

Minister eyes recycling scheme

Environment Minister gives indication people could be paid to recycle bottles and cans.

Fury as thousands bid for mining jobs

WA workers attending resources industry expo today lashed out at the Federal Government for giving Australian jobs to overseas workers.
May 26, 2012, 2:27 pm
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Police chief backs academy decision

Police Commissioner Karl O’Callaghan has defended the punishments handed out to five police academy training instructors for inappropriate behaviour or having sexual relationships with female students.
May 26, 2012, 5:02 pm
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Opposition says Barnett a hypocrite over schools

Shadow education minister Paul Papalia accused Premier Colin Barnett yesterday of “breathtaking hypocrisy” over his remarks on schools sending letters to parents about Government funding.
May 26, 2012, 3:03 pm
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Car crashes into house in Stratton

Two elderly women have escaped unharmed after their car slammed into a neighbour’s house in Stratton this morning.
May 26, 2012, 2:17 pm
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Shark sighted off SW coast

A large shark has been sighted off the Yallingup coast.
May 26, 2012, 2:15 pm
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Man dies from stab wound

Narrogin detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a 73-year-old man in Wagin yesterday.
May 26, 2012, 10:00 am
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Man charged after dramatic pursuit

A 22-year-old Ballajura man has been arrested after a dramatic one-hour police pursuit through several Perth suburbs overnight.
May 26, 2012, 9:56 am
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Dad’s relief as Pomersbach heads home

The father of former WA cricketer Luke Pomersbach expects his son to fly home this weekend after charges against him were officially dropped in a Delhi court yesterday.
May 26, 2012, 9:50 am
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Sultry sounds to kick-off festival

Perth’s sonic boom of the past decade has seen local musicians such as John Butler, Eskimo Joe, Tame Impala and Birds of Tokyo enjoy strong national and even international profiles.
May 26, 2012, 5:11 am

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Olympic dream comes true for kid with attitude

Tommaso D’Orsogna was just six years old when he turned to his aunt, who was dropping him off at his Perth swimming club, and declared with absolute certainty that he was going to swim in the Olympics one day.
May 26, 2012, 4:22 am

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Airborne assault for ultimate surfing shot

What do you get when you combine WA’s best junior surfers with one of the country’s most skilful helicopter pilots?
May 26, 2012, 4:02 am
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Tumour victim loses case against doctors

A Perth man has lost a legal battle against two respected Perth doctors after a District Court judge yesterday rejected allegations he and his parents should have been told there were surgeons who would try to remove a massive brain tumour when it was discovered.
May 26, 2012, 3:20 am
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Chef of the Year hopeful lives his dream

Todd Stuart may be one of WA's rising food industry stars, but he readily admits his restaurant dreams could have gone either way.
May 26, 2012, 3:00 am

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Child migrant abuse revealed

The full extent of sexual, physical and psychological abuse suffered by hundreds of child migrants sent forcibly to Fairbridge Farm School in Pinjarra can be revealed for the first time.
May 26, 2012, 2:50 am

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WA’s eating disorder care ‘lacking’

WA is lagging behind other States because it has no publicly-funded eating disorders inpatient unit and long queues for outpatient treatment, according to the Opposition.
May 26, 2012, 2:47 am
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Miner gave $300,000 to Liberals

A mining company which was granted an unprecedented $26.5 million concession by the Barnett Government later donated $300,000 to the Liberal Party and paid a further $25,000 to the party's cash-for-access Leaders' Forum.
May 26, 2012, 2:40 am

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Worried WA pulls $1.3b from Euro banks

The State Government has pulled $1.3 billion of taxpayers' cash out of European banks, representing a third of WA's offshore investments, over fears the continent's financial woes could put the money at risk.
May 26, 2012, 2:30 am

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Minister eyes recycling scheme

Environment Minister Bill Marmion has given his strongest indication yet that people could be paid to recycle bottles and cans after saying he was growing more supportive of the idea.
May 26, 2012, 2:20 am

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Fears grow for Burswood golf course

Burswood residents are rallying to retain Burswood Park Golf Course as a nine-hole layout after being told it could close as early as next year to make way for the State Government's major sports stadium.
May 26, 2012, 2:10 am

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Woman killed in Toodyay crash

Update, 5.50pm: A woman has died after her car crashed into another near Toodyay this afternoon.
May 25, 2012, 5:24 pm
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Andrew Probyn
March 23, 2012, 6:05 am

Dirty secret could dig a hole
Someone in BHP Billiton has been a little bit indiscreet. This person told a senior Liberal that BHP does not expect to pay any of the Government's mining tax in the first few years."We won't be paying it any time soon," was what the Liberal...

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Ben O'Shea
March 22, 2012, 2:18 pm

Size matters
Though it sounds suspiciously like shit Perth people say, one of the most interesting developments over the past few years has been the rise of a small bar culture in this town.In their many guises - some good, some not so good - these bars are offering...

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Paul Papalia
March 27, 2012, 1:04 pm

Why you should care about public schools
Whether you're a billionaire or a boilermaker, you should care about public education. It doesn't matter if your kids attend an independent or Catholic school or even if you don't have children. Everyone in WA will reap the benefits or suffer the...

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