Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013

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Golf club hunts vandals

Golf club hunts vandals

A Forrestfield golf club is offering a $10,000 reward after vandals broke in, damaged fairways and destroyed greens.

Search for man after armed hold-ups

Police are searching for a man who they believe can help with their investigations into armed hold-ups at four stores across Perth during the past ten days.
59 minutes ago
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Barnett won’t rule out job cuts

WA's post-election austerity mode will include a review of the public sector, with Premier Colin Barnett refusing to rule out job cuts.
34 minutes ago
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Man, 63, charged after fatal bike crash

A 63-year-old man has been charged after a crash which resulted in the death of a motorcyclist in Northbridge earlier this month.
42 minutes ago
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Plane 'flying low' before crash with chopper

The surviving pilot of a mid-air crash in the remote Gascoyne that killed the two occupants of a small plane told a coronial inquest today that he could think of no other explanation for the plane being so low other than his fellow pilot was dealing with an emergency.
1 hour, 14 minutes ago

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SW gas leak forces evacuation

Authorities have taken less than two hours to make safe an area impacted by a gas main rupture in the South West.
1 hour, 36 minutes ago
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Man dies after car veers into water

A 47-year-old man has died after his car rolled off a road and into a creek near Albany overnight.
May 22, 2013, 1:42 pm

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Man questioned over Narrogin death

A 48-year-old man has been taken into custody over the death of a Narrogin mother on Saturday.
May 22, 2013, 1:03 pm
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Man killed after car hits tree

A man was killed when he crashed his car into a tree near Harvey this afternoon.
May 22, 2013, 1:02 pm
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Water main bursts in Nollamara

Update, 2.15pm:A water main was burst by a contractor on a Nollamara street this morning, causing water to spray metres into the air.
May 22, 2013, 12:15 pm

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App separates cane toads from frog princes

A new app will help people identify toxic cane toads from harmless native frogs in WA’s Kimberley region.
May 22, 2013, 12:13 pm

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Pedestrian killed on Tonkin Highway

A pedestrian was killed when she was hit by a car on Tonkin Highway in Ascot this morning.
May 22, 2013, 11:23 am

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NDIS will have losers: Barnett

There will be “winners and losers” under the federal government’s disability insurance scheme, Premier Colin Barnett says.
May 22, 2013, 11:01 am
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Barnett says promises are not broken

Two months after the State election is too soon to start claiming the State Government is breaking election promises, Premier Colin Barnett says.
May 22, 2013, 10:30 am

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Teens charged over alleged cop hit-run

Police have charged three teenagers after they allegedly knocked over a Senior Constable who was trying to stop them while carrying out speed detection duties on Albany Highway in Beckenham.
May 22, 2013, 9:08 am
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Brick and hammer may link robberies

Police are investigating whether four robberies at Perth businesses overnight are linked.
May 22, 2013, 7:36 am
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Axe-wielding robber escapes with pharmacy drugs

An axe-wielding thief threatened staff at an Armadale pharmacy before stealing over-the-counter medication yesterday.
May 22, 2013, 7:06 am
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Scitech outshines rest with light show

An exhibition that lets people dodge laser beams, freeze their shadow, see things in slow motion and paint a wall in infra-red has won Scitech an international award.
May 22, 2013, 6:25 am

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Couple grateful to RFDS

Paul Collins and Emma Doust know the value of the Royal Flying Doctor Service all too well.
May 22, 2013, 6:24 am

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Schoolgirls told to skip social media

Penrhos College students have been warned not to use social media to discuss circumstances surrounding their principal suddenly taking leave.
May 22, 2013, 6:22 am

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Lucky escape for car theft hero

A Langford man, who was dragged on to the road as he tried to stop a knife-wielding thief stealing his student boarder's car, says he feels lucky to have escaped with his life.
May 22, 2013, 6:20 am

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