Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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Paint sniffers raid mines for cans

Children as young as seven are sniffing paint in the Goldfields town of Leonora - with some so desperate to feed their addiction they are raiding mining company dump sites for discarded spray cans, locals say.
May 15, 2010, 2:15 am
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Poor housing a health hazard

Poor housing and overcrowding are the main health concerns of almost 70 per cent of the remote Aboriginal communities surveyed as part of a major new Government report.
May 15, 2010, 2:11 am

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Top judge seeks parole shake-up

The Prisoners Review Board and Attorney-General would be stripped of their powers to decide when prisoners, including murderers, were released from jail under a radical shake-up of the parole system being explored by the State's top judge.
May 14, 2010, 9:00 pm

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One dead in collision

A person died after a truck and a car collided in the Perth Hills this evening.
May 14, 2010, 8:32 pm
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Maylands chemist robber sought

Police are searching for a man who threatened staff with a metal wheel brace at a chemist in Maylands this morning.
May 14, 2010, 5:12 pm
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Police warrant for Mansell's arrest

Police have issued an arrest warrant for Cameron James Mansell for the murder of millionaire Craig Puddy.
May 14, 2010, 1:00 pm

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Pensioner robbed of living expenses

Police are hunting for a man who overpowered, punched and robbed a 73-year-old pensioner who had just withdrawn money.
May 14, 2010, 12:36 pm
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Big fine increase for littering smokers

Littering smokers will face a $200 hit to the back pocket after Environment Minister Donna Fargher this morning announced that fines for discarding cigarette butts would more than double.
May 14, 2010, 12:27 pm
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Flash flood warning for South-East Coastal

A severe weather warning has been issued for people in the South-East Coastal district, including Esperance.
May 14, 2010, 11:49 am
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Teen on sex assault charges

A teenager from a remote community will appear in the Broome Children's Court today charged with the sexual assault and deprivation of liberty of a 38-year-old woman.
May 14, 2010, 11:32 am
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Police jailer on assault charge

A Perth Watch House custody officer has been charged with assault after he allegedly used excessive force on a detainee.
May 14, 2010, 9:31 am
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Severe weather warning for Esperance region

Residents in the Southeast coastal district, including Esperance, have been issued with a severe weather warning for potential flash flooding and abnormally high-tides.
May 14, 2010, 9:05 am
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Man charged after pub brawl

A 33-year-old Dianella man is expected to appear in the Perth Magistrate's Court today after he allegedly injured another man during a brawl at a pub in Mt Lawley overnight.
May 14, 2010, 7:02 am
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Teens killed in country crash

Two teenagers were killed and another seriously injured after the vehicle they were travelling in crashed head on into another vehicle near Boyanup yesterday.
May 14, 2010, 6:53 am

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Police hunt Chicken Treat bandit

Police are hunting a man who held up a Chicken Treat outlet in Kwinana overnight.
May 14, 2010, 6:28 am
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Excise 'will hit LPG'

The Motor Trade Association has warned that a new Federal Government excise that will add 12.5¢ to every litre of LPG within five years will undermine the environmentally friendly fuel.
May 14, 2010, 5:42 am
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Auction tunes into our radio history

What moments the old valve radios in Lawrie Bugeja's collection must have brought.
May 14, 2010, 5:38 am

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Araluen tulips festival hit in parking row

The Araluen tulip festival has been cancelled for the second year because of an ongoing row between the park's management and the City of Armadale over parking.
May 14, 2010, 5:35 am

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New hope to fight breast cancer

WA women who have beaten breast cancer are being recruited into a new study to see if taking a pill once a day for five years can prevent the disease from returning.
May 14, 2010, 5:33 am
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Sailors learn fast in survival school

The ship's intercom crackled to life seconds before disaster struck, "incoming, brace for impact".
May 14, 2010, 5:31 am

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