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Three charged over alleged hit and run
Beckenham 6107 Three teenagers have been charged after an alleged hit and run incident involving a Perth policeman last week.The Senior Constable was operating a speed camera on Albany Highway in Beckenham last Thursday morning when he was knocked to the ground by a scooter carrying three people.The scooter rider and his two passengers then ran away.The police officer was treated for cuts and ...
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One word win worth millions to Palmer
Resources billionaire Clive Palmer has won a multimillion dollar court battle over a single word in a contract which defined the timing of royalty payments due from an $8 billion iron ore mine. In a West Australian Supreme Court ruling, Justice James Edelman found in favour of Mr Palmer's Mineralogy. It was battling with contractors Sino Iron and Korean Steel over when royalties from iron ...
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Water main erupts on Flinders Street
The main burst on Flinders Street near Morley Drive, about 11.30am.The burst water main is yet another drama for Main Roads and the Water Corporation after repeated burst mains in Wellington Street in recent ...
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Cane toad app to save harmless frogs
Cane toads have infiltrated the north of WA and can't be eradicated but the state government hopes the free app for mobile phones will help monitor the alarming situation.Environment Minister Albert Jacob says the app, developed by his department and the University of WA, is designed to identify hitchhiker toads across the state and help minimise the number of native frogs that are mistaken ...
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Water main bursts in Dianella
Water is spraying metres into the air on a Dianella street after a water main burst this morning.It is understood the main burst on the side of the road on Flinders Street near Morley Drive about 11.30am.Last month, a water main caused severe traffic disruptions in West Perth when it burst three times in about a week.The Water Corporation was forced to replace the Wellington Street pipe 50 years ...
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App separates cane toads from frog princes
infiltrated the north of WA and can't be eradicated but the state government hopes the free app for mobile phones will help monitor the alarming ...
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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.The woman was struck near the Great Eastern Highway ramp just before 10am.Sergeant Adrian Doulis from the major crash squad said the deceased woman was spotted on the verge on the northbound lanes near the Great Eastern Highway exit just before 10am when she stepped out onto the road and was hit by a ...
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McGowan defends inner workings of Labor Party
Perth 6000 The Opposition Leader Mark McGowan has defended the inner workings of the Labor Party, saying all political parties have factions.Former WA Labor parliamentary secretary Linda Savage, who finished her upper house term last night, says there is a need for reform within the party.She has described factional membership as 'Labor's most powerful unwritten rule'.Mr McGowan ...
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Barnett denies breaking election promises
Perth 6000 The Premier Colin Barnett has conceded a number of election promises could take longer than intended while the results of others may not be what was expected.The State Opposition has accused the government of reneging on several commitments, including keeping electricity prices at or around the rate of inflation and completing its light rail network by 2018.Mr Barnett maintains he ...
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Pedestrian killed in Ascot collision
It is understood the pedestrian was run over by a car near the corner of Tonkin and Great Eastern Highway just before 10am.Tonkin Highway northbound is closed just before Great Eastern Highway.Road users will need to exit Tonkin Highway northbound at the Great Eastern Highway off ramp and get back onto Tonkin Highway via the Great Eastern Highway on ramp.Emergency services remain on site.Traffic ...
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Barnett Some losers in NDIS
THERE will be "winners and losers'' under the federal government's disability insurance scheme, West Australian Premier Colin Barnett ...
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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.The premier has been widely panned in the media in the past week, accused of breaking five ...
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Child hit by car in Perth
A police spokeswoman said a car hit the child, who was sitting in a pram, and a pedestrian at about 9am this morning at the Irwin Street crossing on St Georges Terrace.The child, whose age is unknown, was taken to PMH with minor injuries.It is not known if the pedestrian received any injuries.Police are investigating the ...
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Students on the path to safety
ON Friday, students from Pinjarra Primary School will join thousands of students around Australia pounding the pavements on National Walk Safely to School Day. They will be walking towards a healthier childhood by joining the ranks of kids walking to school. In its 14th year, the objective of Walk Safely to School Day is to encourage each Australian child to achieve at least 60 minutes of ...
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Search for man over suspicious Narrogin death
Narrogin 6312 Police are appealing for information to find a 48-year-old man they want to speak to about the suspicious death of a woman in Narrogin.Charmaine Louise Winmar, 36, was found dead in a house in Narrogin on Saturday morning.Major Crime Detectives are looking for Kevin James Corbett who they believe to be in the Perth metropolitan area.Mr Corbett is described as 174 centimetres ...
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Barnett refuses to budge on disability scheme
Perth 6000 The Premier Colin Barnett says some disabled Western Australians will be worse off if he agrees to the DisabilityCare scheme in its current form.Both the Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, and the WA Labor Senator, Louise Pratt, have criticised WA for being the only jurisdiction that hasn't signed up.Mr Barnett says he is deeply concerned about the level of Commonwealth control ...
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Investigation into iron ore train derailment
Salmon Gums 6445 An investigation will be conducted into what caused an iron ore train to derail near Salmon Gums. The locomotive was headed for Esperance from Kalgoorlie-Boulder when 32 wagons derailed around 7:00 pm on Monday. No-one was injured but the railway line between Esperance and Kalgoorlie has been closed. Brookfield Rail and Aurizon say their working together to clear the track. ...
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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 last week.The Senior Constable was allegedly struck and knocked to the ground and the scooter rider and his two pillion passengers ran from the scene on Thursday May 16 about 6.45am.The officer was treated in ...
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Pro-life supporters hold annual rally at parliament
Perth 6000 More than 850 people gathered on the front steps of State Parliament last night as part of an annual protest against Western Australia's abortion laws. Men, women and children held candles as they listened to a range of speakers, including Labor frontbenchers Margaret Quirk and Michelle Roberts and Liberal MP Peter Abetz. The protest was organised by the Coalition for Defence ...
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Police hunt smash-grab gang
POLICE are investigating a string of burglaries and break-ins on businesses in Perth's northern suburbs overnight that may be ...
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Government on track to recruit extra police Harvey
Perth 6000 The WA Police Minister Liza Harvey says the government is on track to recruit an extra 720 police officers over four years despite demands for government departments to reduce expenditure. In the lead-up to the last election, Ms Harvey promised to bolster police numbers by recruiting 550 police and auxiliary officers, in addition to the balance of 170 officers left over from a 2008 ...
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MP Norman Moore retires with call for WA to secede
Perth 6000 The retiring West Australian MP Norman Moore has used his final speech to Parliament to argue once again the case for the state breaking away from the Commonwealth. The Liberal veteran yesterday officially retired after more than 36 years in Parliament. He has been a long time advocate of secession, previously saying WA would be one of the most successful countries in the world if ...
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Bike riders foot amputated in crash with ute
Neerabup 6031 A motorbike rider has had his foot amputated in a crash with a utility in the northern Perth suburb of Neerabup.His bike collided with the four wheel drive ute about 9:00 pm last night as both vehicles were travelling south on Wanneroo Road.The bike rider, 26, told ambulance officers he only realised he had lost his right foot when he tried to brake.He was flown to Royal Perth ...
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Rio Tinto unfazed by push to unionise workforce
Karratha 6714 Rio Tinto is unfazed by a targeted recruitment drive by two major Australian unions and says it is unlikely to cause disruption on its work sites. The Australian Workers Union announced an alliance with the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union on Monday, directly aimed at recruiting WA Rio Tinto workers. Rio's managing director David Peever says Rio has dealt with ...
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Harley rider loses foot in crash
Just after 9pm the man's Harley Davidson motorcycle and a gold Nissan Maxima collided on Wanneroo RoadNeerabup, about 3km south of Hester Avenue.The 26-year-old rider was seriously injured and was airlifted by the RAC Rescue helicopter to Royal Perth Hospital. The 30-year-old male driver of the Nissan was not injured.Anyone who was in the area and saw the crash or either vehicle prior to ...
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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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