Provides the latest RSS feeds for Perth News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page Perth News.Net http://www.perthnews.net/ en-us Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:31:27 -0400 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:31:27 -0400 30 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404294&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:26:24 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404294&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404293&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:26:19 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404293&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404295&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:26:13 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404295&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Police 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 ... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37403110&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:27 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37403110&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Police 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37403111&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:21 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37403111&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Police 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 ... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404290&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:18 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404290&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c JULIA 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37403112&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:17 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37403112&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Police 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404291&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:14 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404291&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c JULIA 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404292&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:24:11 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37404292&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c KANSAS 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401349&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:13:35 -0400 The Miami Herald http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401349&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37402686&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:10:00 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37402686&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Emergency 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37402687&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:09:57 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37402687&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Fremantle 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401060&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:57:58 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401060&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401061&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:57:57 -0400 ABC News http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401061&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Perth 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 &#82... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401062&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:33:25 -0400 WA Today http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37401062&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Dana 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37392850&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:36:19 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37392850&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Dana 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37393845&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:36:18 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37393845&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c New 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390423&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:42:03 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390423&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c For 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390424&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:57 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390424&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c New 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391175&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:53 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391175&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c PERTH'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. http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390425&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:50 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390425&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c For 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391176&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:48 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391176&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c They 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390426&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:45 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390426&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c They 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391178&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:39 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391178&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390427&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:38 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390427&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391179&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:35 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391179&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390428&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:32 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390428&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391180&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:30 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391180&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c FOOTBALL bosses are trying to tackle umpire abuse, by forcing coaches of teams as young as under-8s to shake hands with umpires before bouncedown. http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390429&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:27 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390429&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c FOOTBALL bosses are trying to tackle umpire abuse, by forcing coaches of teams as young as under-8s to shake hands with umpires before bouncedown. http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391181&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:27 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391181&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Northbridge 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... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391182&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 08:41:22 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37391182&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c A TEENAGE partygoer is facing court after allegedly shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter during a wild party in Dawesville. http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37389265&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:43:55 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37389265&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c A TEENAGE partygoer is facing court after allegedly shining a laser pointer at a police helicopter during a wild party in Dawesville. http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390016&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:43:53 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390016&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c The Greens today launched their plan for a light rail network to service the metropolitan area, part of one of the party's major platforms in the lead-up to the election.If implemented, the three-phas... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390017&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 06:26:12 -0400 West Australian http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37390017&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Fire and Emergency Services Authority chief executive Jo Harrison-Ward said that while some of the recommendations from the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission were specific to Victoria, FESA would s... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37387781&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:41:35 -0400 perthnow http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37387781&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Fire and Emergency Services Authority chief executive Jo Harrison-Ward said that while some of the recommendations from the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission were specific to Victoria, FESA would s... http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37388806&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:41:32 -0400 News.com.au http://feeds.perthnews.net/?rid=37388806&cat=12878be9fc2ca79c