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  • It's open house for city buildings

    The public will get unprecedented access to some of the most famous buildings in central Perth in November.

    September 14, 2012, 5:41 am

  • After-school punch puts boy in hospital

    Police are investigating a vicious after-school brawl between three South West teenagers that left a 17-year-old boy in hospital with facial fractures.

    September 14, 2012, 5:40 am

  • Labor anger over release of staffer payouts

    The State Opposition accused the Barnett Government of double standards yesterday after the Premier's office released details of payouts of more than $500,000 to seven former ALP staffers.

    September 14, 2012, 5:38 am

  • Actors pay tribute to Edgar Metcalfe

    WA theatre luminary Edgar Metcalfe, known for years as Mr Playhouse for his pivotal role in the development of the Perth stage industry, died yesterday after a short fight with liver cancer.

    September 14, 2012, 5:37 am

  • Hotel to replace Myer

    The Fremantle Myer store is to make way for a $200 million redevelopment with a 4.5-star hotel, retail and dining areas and office space for 1500 workers.

    September 14, 2012, 3:44 am

  • Daughters treated normally

    Lloyd Rayney had asked his young daughters' private school to treat them the same as other students after their mother's murder, the Supreme Court has been told.

    September 14, 2012, 3:16 am

  • Mechanic tells of squealing tyres

    A roadside mechanic told police he saw a car similar to Corryn Rayney's being followed by a "fishtailing" vehicle in Victoria Park the night she was allegedly killed by her husband.

    September 14, 2012, 3:10 am

  • Questions over $65m Karratha hotel

    A director of the company behind a planned $65 million Hilton hotel in Karratha, championed by Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls under Pilbara Cities, is a former bankrupt linked to a string of failed hotel proposals.

    September 14, 2012, 3:09 am

  • What it's like being dad to a Freo hero

    With every kick, mark and handpass over the past 13 years, Fremantle captain Matthew Pavlich has erased a little piece of the heartache his family feels at losing him to an interstate footy club.

    September 14, 2012, 3:00 am

  • Footy veteran loves Dockers and Pies

    John Parkinson has more reasons than most to watch the AFL semifinals.

    September 14, 2012, 2:59 am

  • Day off school to meet heroes

    Young Eagles fans Diesel, 6, and Makayla Billi, 9, were the envy of their schoolmates yesterday when their dad picked them up during class and took them to meet their heroes.

    September 14, 2012, 2:58 am

  • Eight-hour drive for cheer squad

    Melbourne-based Dockers diehard John Separovich has endured his fair share of torment around the water cooler on Monday mornings.

    September 14, 2012, 2:57 am

  • Organs sent to wrong cities

    Organ donor officials in WA have had to improve labelling procedures after an embarrassing mistake meant organs from a donor in Perth were flown to the wrong interstate cities.

    September 14, 2012, 2:50 am

  • Fortescue sheds $1.5b as debt crisis bites

    Andrew Forrest and shareholders in his iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group lost $1.5 billion yesterday in a share price crash sparked by concerns the company was struggling to deal with its debts.

    September 14, 2012, 2:40 am

  • Camp bed the way to dream home

    Buyers keen to secure their dream home site have been camping out from Tuesday at Eden Green estate in Hammond Park ahead of a release of 29 lots tomorrow.

    September 14, 2012, 2:30 am

  • Schools face big bill for software breach

    The Education Department will have to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to a US software supplier after more than 200 public schools were found to be using unlicensed software.

    September 14, 2012, 2:20 am

  • $10b Water Corp vow raises debt fears

    The record State debt is poised to swell further after the Water Corporation flagged a massive spending splurge worth almost $10 billion over the next decade to meet growing demand.

    September 14, 2012, 2:10 am

  • Cockatoo hatches at Murdoch Uni

    A baby red-tailed black cockatoo has hatched in a custom-built box at Murdoch University, which the university claims is the second-only recorded incident of the threatened species breeding in the Perth metro area.

    September 13, 2012, 1:38 pm

  • Two charged over axe attacks refused bail

    Two men charged over axe attacks in Perth's southern suburbs have appeared in court.

    September 13, 2012, 1:20 pm

  • Man in court over Lynwood rape

    A 20-year-old man charged over the rape of a woman during a home invasion in Lynwood has appeared in court.

    September 13, 2012, 1:06 pm

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