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Teen convicted for attack on father

A District Court jury took less than two hours today to convict a youth for taking part in an attack that left a 34-year-old father in a wheelchair and suffering permanent brain damage.
July 27, 2010, 2:17 pm
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First mental health commisioner appointed

Western Australia has become the first State to appoint a mental health commissioner.
July 27, 2010, 2:25 pm
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Couple allegedly imported heroin

A Vietnamese couple who allegedly tried to import almost 300g of heroin by ingesting the drugs face a maximum 25 year jail sentence and a $500,000 fine if convicted.
July 27, 2010, 1:30 pm
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Anti mining tax ads relaunched

Prime Minister Julia Gillard is urged to abandon plans for the re-worked mining tax in a series of television, radio and print advertisements to be launched nationally tomorrow.
July 27, 2010, 1:10 pm

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Jail over road rage attack

A 28-year-old man, who jumped on a car and then drove over the passenger during a road rage attack, was sentenced to two years and eight months jail in the Perth District Court today.
July 27, 2010, 12:38 pm

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Man to fight dog cruelty charge

A 75-year-old man accused of killing his neighbour's dog with a shotgun has pleaded not guilty to charges in Armadale Magistrate's Court this morning.
July 27, 2010, 11:04 am
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Warwick man found 'safe and well'

A 43-year-old man missing from Warwick since last Sunday has been found safe and well.
July 27, 2010, 10:56 am
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Woman rescued from vehicle

A young woman is recovering at Royal Perth Hospital after being trapped in a car that crashed near Williams this morning.
July 27, 2010, 10:41 am
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Pair charged over Kenwick assault

Two people have been charged over a fight at Kenwick train station that left a 16-year-old boy with serious head injuries.
July 27, 2010, 8:26 am
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75yo man found safe and well

A 75-year-old man reported missing from his Pickering Brook home yesterday has been found.
July 27, 2010, 7:07 am
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Armed robbery at Highgate servo

Detectives and forensic officers are at the scene of an armed robbery at a Highgate service station this morning.
July 27, 2010, 6:28 am

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Sewage theory on dolphin deaths

Investigations into the deaths of two bottlenose dolphins near the tourist town of Monkey Mia will examine whether a sewage leak from a resort played any part in their deaths.
July 27, 2010, 6:16 am
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Cab sav grapes shine in tough market

Margaret River cabernet sauvignon has emerged as the most expensive and exclusive grape in Australia, fetching up to $6000/tonne, despite the nationwide grape glut, new figures reveal.
July 27, 2010, 6:02 am

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Taxis banned in huge Perth crackdown

More than 70 dodgy taxis have been taken off the road and eight drivers forced to step down in the biggest crackdown on the State's taxi industry.
July 27, 2010, 6:00 am
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Carers 'missed' broken hip pain, inquest told

Nursing home standards have been thrown under the spotlight in a coronial inquest which heard yesterday an 85-year old great-grandmother spent seven days in extreme pain after staff failed to realise she had broken her hip.
July 27, 2010, 2:35 am

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No Glory for vuvuzelas

The infamous plastic trumpet that caused outrage during the recent World Cup in South Africa has been banned from Perth Glory's home games.
July 27, 2010, 2:30 am

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Child sex abuse rife in Mid-West

A major investigation in WA’s Mid-West has uncovered widespread child sex abuse, with some community leaders among suspects accused of interfering with children as young as five.
July 27, 2010, 2:25 am
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Rare fruit steals the limelight

Custard apple growers Bob and Fay Stewart missed Sunday's MasterChef final but as luck would have it, they spent the weekend picking and packing the exotic fruit from their Baldivis orchard ready for Perth markets.
July 27, 2010, 2:12 am

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Police searching for Pickering Brook man

Police are tonight searching for a man missing from his Pickering Brook home since earlier today.
July 26, 2010, 9:33 pm
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Motorcyclist dies in crash

A 23-year-old man has died in hospital after the motorcycle he was riding hit a car at the intersection of Liege Street and Scarborough Beach Road this afternoon.
July 26, 2010, 7:31 pm
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