Sunday 1st August, 2010
'We won't pick on the obese'
VIRGIN BLUE calls it an ''impairment''. Tiger Airways prefers ''comfort or medical'' issue. But none of the major carriers in Australia has a defined policy to deal with obese or overweight passengers...
Record crowd at Splendour
IT'S OUR most expensive music festival but that hasn't put off a record 32,000 punters flocking this weekend to the new home of Splendour in the Grass in Woodford, in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. F...
Sailor launches solo bid
Fourteen-year-old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker says she'll leave on Wednesday for Portugal from where she'll launch her bid to become the youngest person to sail around the world solo. "It is great that...
Cop hurt at second Mandurah party riot
perthnowPolice were called to the party at Mandurah Town Hall about 10pm, following complaints about the 250-strong crowd.As police tried to break up the crowd, one angry partygoer threw a stubby at a police ...
High-speed chase hits 160km/h
perthnowPolice say they engaged in the chase when the driver of a Ford Falcon station wagon refused to stop on Rae Rd, Rockingham, at 12.36am.A 16-minute chased was the result, ending in Carrington St, Freman...
Greens' covert plan to seize control
perthnowJULIA and the Greens are beginning to look a lot like Alvin and the Chipmunks. Plenty think Alvin's irresistible in his own right, but put him with the others and the combination is an unmitigate...
Bunbury's header lifts Wizards past Toronto FC
The Miami HeraldKANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Teal Bunbury took advantage of a defensive miscue and scored in the 61st minute to lift the Kansas City Wizards to a 1-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night.The win gave Ka...
Mining lobby launches new anti-tax ad
West AustralianThe mining lobby has launched a new advertisement as a part of its campaign against the Federal Government's proposed mineral resources rent tax.The advertisement features a miner, a family, an el...
Motorbike rider injured at Ledge Point
West AustralianEmergency services are trying to get access to a motorbike rider with possible spinal injury after a crash at Ledge Point near Lancelin.St John Ambulance said a helicopter was in the area and trying t...
World heritage status for Fremantle Prison
ABC NewsFremantle Prison is among 11 Australian convict sites to be added to the World Heritage List. The Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett says the sites also include Port Arthur in Tasmania and Sy...
WA Nationals align with Family First
ABC NewsThe WA Nationals will direct their preferences to Family First in three seats at next month's Federal election. The party will preference Family First in the seats of Durack, O'Connor and Forrest. I...
Police officer injured at Mandurah party
ABC NewsA police officer has been taken to hospital with minor injuries after a party in Mandurah spiralled out of control. More than 250 people attended the party at the local town hall. When police arrive...
Shivering through a dry July
WA TodayPerth residents shivered through a record equalling month of cold nights in July. There were 16 officially cold nights recorded for the month – where the minimum plunged to below 5 degrees R...
Family's travel dreams shattered
perthnowDana Steddy, her husband Murray and four children were due to leave Perth tomorrow to travel around Australia in a bus, after 18 months of planning.But the trip is in tatters after thieves stole the f...
More weekend surgery for WA doctors
perthnowNew Health Department boss Kim Snowball is also warning surgeons he will take their patients and allocate them to other doctors if they are holding up the waiting list. And they will be forced to just...
Chloe the joey lifts ailing spirits
perthnowFor Jasmine, 10, who has been an oncology patient at the hospital for nine months, it brought back happy thoughts of her home on a farm. "I liked that she was so soft and curious; she reminded me...
Stadium shame sends Soccer Cup east
perthnowPERTH'S lack of a decent stadium has cost it the chance of hosting any of the lucrative 2015 Asian Cup soccer matches - which attract thousands of international fans and 700 million TV viewers.
1-in-50,000 boy's heart skips a beat
perthnowThey are a reminder of the many major operations he has endured in his short life - including a one-in-50,000 procedure to insert a pacemaker into his tiny chest. Josh was born with a congenital heart...
Driving instructor 'caught texting'
perthnowThe Perth instructor was spotted apparently flouting the law as he drove on Albany Highway this week. A passenger in another car, 16-year-old learner driver Leaith, who did not want his surname publis...
MPs' staffers rack up crash bill
perthnowThe panelbeating bill was highest in Agriculture Minister Terry Redman's office, where one car had $16,000 damage after a crash. Former treasurer Troy Buswell's office wasn't far behind, recording a b...
Footy acts on umpire abuse
perthnowFOOTBALL bosses are trying to tackle umpire abuse, by forcing coaches of teams as young as under-8s to shake hands with umpires before bouncedown.
City wakes to thick fog
News.com.auNorthbridge and East Perth were among the worst-hit areas as fog cloaked homes, streets and parks until about an hour after sunrise. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast more fog in southern suburbs thi...
Rider injured in sand dunes crash
perthnowThere were initial reports that a man was unconscious after coming off his bike and crashing into the dunes near Rich Road at about 4pm.The RAC Rescue Helicopter has been deployed to help assist offic...
Teen charged over laser incident
perthnowA TEENAGE partygoer is facing court after allegedly shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter during a wild party in Dawesville.
City wakes to fog fug
perthnowNorthbridge and East Perth were among the worst-hit areas as fog cloaked homes, streets and parks until about an hour after sunrise. The Bureau of Meteorology forecast more fog in southern suburbs thi...
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