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Days numbered for Perth analogue

Perth residents have six months left to convert to digital television before the analogue system is switched off.
October 16, 2012, 9:41 am
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More flashing school signs installed

Electronic flashing speed zone signs will be installed outside an additional 61 schools.
October 16, 2012, 8:36 am
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October 16, 2012, 8:29 am
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Man made weapon out of sawfish

The sharp snout of a large sawfish attached to a wooden handle was used as a weapon in a bizarre disturbance in a Karratha street last night.
October 16, 2012, 7:52 am

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Technical fault causes airport delays

Qantas has suffered major problems at its domestic terminal at Perth Airport this morning.
October 16, 2012, 7:33 am
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Oakford bottle shop ram-raided

Thieves used a car to ram their way into a liquor store in Oakford this morning.
October 16, 2012, 6:57 am
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State's future 'looks good for decades'

One of Australia's most respected business leaders has dismissed notions that Perth's economic future is unsustainable, saying the city has long withstood predictions of its demise.
October 16, 2012, 5:55 am

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WA home loans reach 3-year high

There is growing evidence the nation's housing market has turned the corner, with WA leading the way.
October 16, 2012, 5:49 am
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Rush to snap up ballet history

More than 2000 WA Ballet costumes dating back 30 years are for sale in a one-off clearance after the company's recent move from His Majesty's Theatre to Maylands.
October 16, 2012, 5:48 am

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Helmet laws 'deter' cycling

Compulsory bike helmets have divided cycling advocates all over the world.
October 16, 2012, 5:43 am

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Bike-wise children 'make better drivers'

Teaching young children how to ride a bike safely and testing them on road rules can make them better drivers later in life, according to a visiting transport consultant.
October 16, 2012, 5:43 am
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Surf ski bites enter folklore

There's something "eerily similar" about the two surf-skis hanging from the roof of a Fremantle restaurant.
October 16, 2012, 5:41 am

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Picture perfect in home open

High art met high society last night as acclaimed international Australian artist Tim Maguire presented his first Perth exhibition in more than a decade at the Peppermint Grove mansion of property tycoon Nigel Satterley.
October 16, 2012, 4:55 am
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Mum fears for missing teen, 15

The mother of a teenage girl who has been missing since Saturday night has pleaded for help to find her daughter, fearing she may have gone somewhere with a man she met on the internet.
October 16, 2012, 3:33 am

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State insurer hit by jump in claims

The WA Government is under pressure to lift compulsory third-party car insurance premiums after the State-owned Insurance Commission posted a sharp increase in claims and losses on its underwriting business.
October 16, 2012, 2:13 am

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Piracy sours WA wine boom in China

Piracy is a growing problem for Australian winemakers taking advantage of the booming Chinese market, the head of one of WA's biggest wineries says.
October 16, 2012, 2:11 am

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Agents foil real estate scammers

A Perth real estate agent has foiled Nigerian fraudsters trying to sell an Edgewater home without the owner knowing.
October 16, 2012, 2:09 am
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Perth residents worried about safety

Restrictions on bottle shops, more CCTV cameras and alcohol-free zones in the city are among a raft of suggestions from central Perth and Northbridge residents and workers concerned about local safety, homelessness and alcohol abuse.
October 16, 2012, 2:06 am
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Children exposed by video games loophole

Children will be able to buy R18+ computer games in WA from January 1 unless State Parliament rushes through laws to restrict the sale or agrees to ban the violent or sex-themed video games.
October 16, 2012, 2:00 am

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Armed man tries heist ... at police HQ

A Gosnells man was tasered after he allegedly threatened police officers with a 30cm knife at Perth police station early on Monday morning.
October 15, 2012, 8:06 pm
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