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State Govt probed $23m in fraud
More than $23 million in public sector fraud was investigated by West Australian police in just two years, a new report has revealed, and corruption within government agencies is increasing.After WA police raised concerns about the level of corruption within government departments being probed in 2011 and 2012, State auditor general Colin Murphy was asked to look into what various agencies were ...
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Toddlers home not fit for animals inquest
The mother of a toddler who died after being found inside a washing machine regularly tied the boy's bedroom door shut for "time out", with an inquest into the puzzling death told the home had been so "appalling" that it wasn't fit for animals.The Perth Coroner's Court was today shown "panoramas" of the state of the Hilton home in which three-year-old ...
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Traffic drama on Perth roads
A crane is at the scene of a truck rollover in Hope Valley this afternoon.About 11.15am, a truck was travelling along Anketell Road when it rolled near Abercrombie Road.St John Ambulance took the driver to Fremantle Hospital with suspected minor injuries.A crane and a tow truck have been called in to clear the truck.A police spokesman said Anketell Road was closed and traffic was being diverted ...
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Second man charged over house crash
Police have charged a second man over a serious crash in Safety Bay on Saturday night.About 10.15pm, police were called to Georgetown Drive, where two cars had smashed into a house.One of the cars hit a tree in the front yard, while the other car ended up on its roof, wedged in the carport.Both cars were seized under hoon legislation and police were investigating whether the drivers were drag ...
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Rider injured as police close in
A WA Police spokesman said about 10pm Southeast Metropolitan District Crime team officers on Armadale Road saw someone ride a motorbike off a sidewalk into their path. They activated their emergency lights to try to stop the rider, but police will allege he failed to stop and accelerated away. Two minutes later, Regional Operations Group officers, also patrolling in Armadale, drove past the same ...
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Millions spent as revival of Muja power station stalls
Collie 6225 The State Opposition is calling on the government to explain why it has spent $250 million on a failed attempt to revive the mothballed Muja power station.In 2009, the government announced the private sector would pay to refurbish the ageing coal-fired station, by December 2011.Four years on, the facility still is not fully operational and Labor says it is taxpayers, not the ...
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Botched power station fix to cost taxpayers $250m
A disastrous refurbishment of a 47-year-old electricity generation plant at Verve's Muja Power Station near Collie could see taxpayer losses exceed $250 million.The Opposition will today in State Parliament pursue what it describes as a "genuine scandal", seeking answers from Energy Minister Mike Nahan and the Government about what went so wrong.In May 2009, when Colin Barnett ...
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WA health budget under spotlight
WA health chiefs say they have yet to work through the impact of the State Government' salary cap directive on its workforce while refusing to rule out the prospect of needing a $150 million Budget top-up.It comes as it emerged the Government faced paying private facilities manager Serco on 29 separate services as a result of its decision to delay the staged opening of the $2 billion Fiona ...
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Witness tells inquest boys house unhygienic filthy
Hilton 6163 A witness has told an inquest in Perth that the house where a young boy died in a washing machine was filthy and unhygienic.Rick Goodman was testifying at the inquest into the death of three-year-old Sean Murphy who was found, with his pet cat, inside a front loading washing machine in September 2010.Mr Goodman told the inquest about seven months before the death, he stayed at ...
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Four face court over millions in imported drug haul
Fremantle 6160 Three men and one woman accused of attempting to import up to $13 million worth of drugs into Perth have appeared in court.Li Chun Huang, Chung Yin Tam, Jacky Lee and Michael Quoc Hong Ly were arrested earlier this year during an operation involving federal police, the Australian Crime Commission and Customs officers.Officers intercepted 35 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in ...
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Call for Colliers head over $250m bungle
LABOR is demanding the resignation of former energy minister Peter Collier over what it is calling a $250 million power scandal in ...
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Greens want Burrup rock art protected
The Australian Greens want Aboriginal rock art in WA's Burrup Peninsula to be protected and are pushing for the area to be given world heritage status.Speaking with indigenous representatives from the Burrup region, Greens senator Scott Ludlam said the area had been treated by successive governments with "profound contempt"."We think nothing less than world heritage standing ...
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Dog loses leg after Kenwick attack
Veterinarian Nicole Lobry de Bruyn okwho works at Kenwick Veterinary Hospital said the incident happened in the early hours of Sunday, June 16.She said the attack had left her feeling extremely concerned about the attacking dog that could still be roaming the streets."In all my years as a veterinarian I have rarely seen the results of such a vicious attack, especially on such a big strong ...
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Premier denies lack of resources make policing tough
Perth 6000 The Premier Colin Barnett denies a lack of resources is making it difficult for police to tackle alcohol-related crime and antisocial behaviour.The Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan is expected to launch an attack on the liquor industry at a national Alliance for Action on Alcohol forum in Canberra today.In an advanced copy of the speech, Mr O'Callaghan says he has had ...
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Judge urged to rule on bashing video
A SUPREME Court judge has been urged to decide quickly if CCTV footage of an ex-policeman apparently punching and kneeing a prisoner in the head can be released to the ...
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Legal fight over police bashing video
Western Australia's corruption watchdog held public hearings last week into alleged misconduct by police at the Broome watchhouse after two apparently violent arrests involving the same officer earlier this year.During the hearings, CCTV footage was played of the officer appearing to drag one man through the station by the neck, and then punching and kneeing another inmate who was shown ...
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Airport screeners strike goes national
Security screening staff are rallying at Qantas terminals around Australia in support of Perth airport colleagues who have been locked out of their jobs during a wage dispute.Employees of contractor MSS Security protested outside the Qantas terminal in Perth this morning in their fourth week of industrial action, after six months of negotiations over a new salary package.United Voice national ...
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Special meeting called by FICRA
A SPECIAL electors meeting, in response to a petition by Fremantle Inner City Residents Association, will be held at Fremantle Town Hall on July ...
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OCallaghan Ban booze ads on TV sport
AUSTRALIA'S alcohol industry is raising a ``one-fingered salute'' to society by continuing to push its product onto youngsters, Western Australia's top cop Karl O'Callaghan ...
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Man 5x over limit with girl 7 in 4WD
A 42-YEAR-old Geographe man has been charged with drunk-driving -- more than five times over the limit -- after crashing his 4-wheel-drive with his young daughter on ...
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Nine stories you need to read
TICKETS, flights, where to stay, and how to stay safe. Here's everything you need to plan your trip to the World Cup in Brazil in ...
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Rider stopped by own motorcycle
A 34-year-old motorcycle rider was in hospital last night after bungling an alleged attempt to run away from police in Armadale.A police spokesman said a motorcycle was driven off a sidewalk, into the path of a police car on Armadale Road about 10pm.When officers signalled for the rider to stop, he allegedly accelerated out of the area.About two minutes later, a different police car drove past ...
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Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 top safety ratings
Air travellers should seek out the Boeing 777 and Airbus A380 while avoiding the LET410 and Antonov AN-12, according to an AirlineRatings.com survey.AirlineRatings.com, the world's first safety and product rating website, has cautioned travellers to steer clear of the LET410, Antonov AN-12, Ilyushin 76, Twin Otter and the CASA 212 aircraft, which have the worst crash records over the past ...
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Port Hedland pool library may close
A Pilbara council could be forced to close a public swimming pool and library over concern it cannot afford to maintain projects delivered by the State Government's Royalties for Regions program.The Town of Port Hedland, which will this week seek ministerial approval for a $3.1 million budget deficit, says it needs an extra $11 million to maintain its community assets for this financial ...
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Crash dad alleged five times over limit
A 42-year-old man allegedly blew more than five times the legal limit after crashing his car, which was carrying his six-year-old daughter, in West Busselton last night.About 5.30pm, police received a report of a white Toyota Landcruiser being driven dangerously on Layman Road in Geographe.Minutes later, they were told the same vehicle had crashed on Bussell Highway in West Busselton.Police will ...
Perth Focus
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Major redevelopment plans for Perth eyesoars
The City of Perth has major projects in the works to redevelop the city’s CBD in-line with the aims of broader projects like Green City and Populate Perth, but some residents remain wary of red tape, while others fear for the future of historical sites such as Langley.
Perth is the commercial, transport and cultural backbone of Western Australia. This city of almost 2 million people is the fourth largest in Australia, but has grown consistently faster than many other cities, outstripping the national average and was ranked by The Economist in 2010 as the eighth ‘most livable city’ in the world, which means we have some of the best living conditions on the planet. Read more
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