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Students to learn about failure
One of Perth's most prestigious and academically successful schools is cutting back on praise and rewards for students.It has concerns that society's focus on boosting self-esteem leaves many struggling to cope with failure on leaving school.St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls wrote to parents explaining why it introduced strategies this year to minimise praise, reduce reward ...
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Party antics shock mother
A mother has used her son's Facebook account to berate revellers she says trashed her family home during his 18th birthday party.Edith Lauk's son, whom she did not want to name, initially bragged on the social networking site that damage from last Saturday night was the mark of a great party.But he was quickly forced to write a second message."From my parents: Thanks to the kids ...
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Bureaucrats scuttle boat plan
A push to save an asylum seeker boat as a museum piece is being stymied by Federal bureaucrats who say they are under orders to destroy all refugee boats.But Christmas Island administrator Jon Stanhope says government officials should make an exception and save one or two boats for display, warning a major part of Australia's history is being trashed.Mr Stanhope and the WA Museum have said ...
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Man charged over $2.75m Broome fires
A 46-year-old man has been charged over three fires in Broome that caused more than $1 million damage.The three buildings set alight overnight were a business in the light industrial area, a home under construction in Roebuck Estate and a private residence in Old Broome, where nearby houses were evacuated because of the severity of the ...
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Body believed to be missing tourist washes ashore in Western Australia
Coral Bay 6701 A body believed to be that of a man reported missing at a remote beach in Western Australia last week has washed ashore.The body was found at Elle's Beach, south of Coral Bay, shortly after midday today.Police say formal identification will take a number of days but it is believed to be the body of Robert Shugg, 48, who was reported missing after going swimming on May 15.On ...
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Super Rugby Western Force name unchanged line-up to face Highlanders
Perth 6000 The Western Force will take an unchanged squad into Saturday night's match with the Highlanders at Perth Oval.Force coach Michael Foley resisted making changes to the matchday 22 that lost 23-13 to the Sharks at home last Friday night.The Force sit in bottom place on the Australian conference standings with just two wins from 13 starts this ...
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Body believed to be missing father
A BODY has washed up on shore at Elle's Beach, 55km south of Coral Bay, where a woman drowned and her husband disappeared while swimming last ...
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Man charged over fatal road crash at Wubin
Wubin 6612 Major Crash investigators have charged a 26-year-old Meekatharra man after a fatal crash near the Wheatbelt town of Wubin on Wednesday night.The man's Ford utility collided with a triple road train on the Great Northern Highway.The 26-year-old male passenger of the car and the 45-year-old male driver of the road train both died at the scene.The Meekatharra man has been charged ...
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Body washes ashore near Coral Bay
Coral Bay 6701 A body believed to be that of a man reported missing at a remote beach in Western Australia last week has washed ashore.The body was found at Elle's Beach, south of Coral Bay, shortly after midday today.Police say formal identification will take a number of days but it is believed to be the body of Robert Shugg, 48, who was reported missing after going swimming on May 15.On ...
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Police pursue Chicken Treat salt mix-up
DETECTIVES are continuing a criminal investigation into why customers at a Bunbury Chicken Treat store were served chips laden with caustic ...
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Mandurah murder victims family abused at court
DRAMATIC scenes erupted at Perth's Children's Court today as family and friends of murder victim Tauri Litchfield were verbally attacked by supporters of some of the teenagers accused of killing ...
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Wubin truck deaths charges
A man has been charged over a horror double road fatality in which a truck driver became trapped in his cab as it was engulfed by flames near the Wheatbelt town of Wubin.Major crash investigators have charged a 26-year-old Meekatharra man following the fatal crash on Wednesday about 10:30pm.The man's Ford utility collided with a triple road train loaded with ammonium nitrate on the Great ...
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Volatile scenes at teens court appearance
Volatile scenes erupted at the Perth Children's Court this afternoon as a big number of family and supporters turned up for the appearance of six teenagers accused of murdering Mandurah man Tauri Litchfield on St Patrick's Day.At least seven police officers were at the court to reinforce routine security guards, at one point rushing inside after the boys' court appearance during a ...
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Hunt for man over violent robberies
Police are appealing for witnesses to three robberies committed against women in Perth's southern suburbs last Wednesday.The first occurred in a car park at Stammers Shopping Centre in East Fremantle about 2pm.A woman's handbag was stolen from her shopping trolley by the passenger of a white Mazda 323 as she loaded her shopping into her car.The thief, who was wearing dark coloured ...
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Police operation nabs nine men seeking prostitutes
The alleged offenders include a 72-year-old Karrinyup man, a 60-year-old Bassendean man, a 58-year-old Maylands man, a 53-year-old High Wycombe man, a 46-year-old Connolly man, a 39-year-old Hillarys man, a 38-year-old Clarkson man, a 33-year-old Mount Lawley man and 20-year-old Northbridge man.All were charged with seeking a prostitute in a public place and are expected to appear in Perth ...
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Turning the tables on traditional job search approach
LOCAL employment agency Bridging the Gap will target Kwinana's high unemployment rate in an innovative way after it was granted funding by the Ministry for Human Services through the Local Solutions Fund. Bridging the Gap will launch its Academy for Community Employment (A4CE) based on the identified needs of employers. The academy will be the first of its kind in WA. Bridging the ...
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All in the family
SECRET Harbour Surf Life Saving Club (SHSLC) has always been a family affair and now the club has three married couples as finalists in the prestigious 2013 Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA) Awards of Excellence tomorrow night. Couples Digby and Carolyn Wilson, Megan and Garry Williams and Sharee and Garry Hart are all finalists for the annual awards at Crown Perth that celebrate the contributions ...
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Territory crucial to success of Ord sugar project
Kununurra 6743 Pressure is mounting on the Northern Territory Government to make land available so a Chinese company can create a major sugar industry in the Ord Irrigation Scheme.The Chinese owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment (KAI), was named the preferred developer of Ord Stage 2 in Western Australia last year, giving it access to over 13,000 hectares.The company plans to invest $700 ...
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WA parents of Saudi detainee meet DFAT
THE parents of a Perth-born man jailed in Saudi Arabia on accusations of terrorist-related offences have met with Australian government officials in a bid to assist their ...
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Floating LNG threat to gas plants
Both major West Australian political parties fear Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) project will trigger a departure from onshore processing, slashing state royalties and denying local ...
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Guns drugs found during Baldivis raid
Five people were charged yesterday after firearms, fireworks and drugs were allegedly found during a raid on a Baldivis home.Officers questioned a number of people after the search warrant at a Baldivis Road home yesterday.The search warrant was executed as part of a police investigation after gunshots were fired at properties in Kwinana in March.Police are still looking for the person who fired ...
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Police seize replica weapons at Baldivis search
Baldivis 6171 Seven people will face court after an investigation into shots fired at properties in Kwinana in March.The Tactical Response Group and drug detection dogs helped search a property in Baldivis yesterday.Officers found ammunition, fireworks, replica firearms, bayonet knives, drugs, cash and stolen goods.Three men over the age of 50 have been charged with multiple offences along ...
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NW health worker charged with stealing
A WA public servant who allegedly used a government credit card to buy electrical goods has been charged with 19 stealing ...
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Public servant charged with $19000 theft
A WA public servant who allegedly used a Government credit card to buy electrical goods has been charged with 19 stealing offences.The Corruption and Crime Commission alleges Robert James Prasloski was working for the WA Country Health Service as the acting facilities manager in the Kimberley region when he allegedly committed the 19 offences.The 51-year-old was charged with 10 stealing offences ...
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Syringe used in Como hold-up
Police are hunting for a man who held-up a Como liquor store with a syringe last month.The man entered The Karalee on Preston about 9pm on April 25.He threatened staff with the syringe before fleeing the store with a small quantity of cash.The thief is described as aged 35 to 40, 178cm tall with fair skin and a medium build.Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 ...
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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