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Abandon Perth Freight Link, mayors tell inquiry

Mayors of three councils in Perth southern suburbs tell a Senate inquiry hearing the proposed Perth Freight Link should be abandoned in favour of developing a new harbour.

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Perth father jumps on bonnet as thief steals 4WD with baby son inside

A Perth father describes how he tried to stop his car being stolen with his 10-month-old baby boy asleep in the back in the southern Perth suburb of Willagee.

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Could Perth Freight Link be another Farrington Road?

Veterans of a campaign to prevent the extension of Farrington Road in the 1980s draw parallels between that dispute and the row over the $1.6 billion Perth Freight Link project, urging the State...

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Woman found dead at Perth home

Forensic experts are called in to investigate the death of a woman who was found at a property in Perth.

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Elderly Perth woman killed during burglary, police say

A 70-year-old woman whose body was found in her Perth home last week was killed during a burglary, West Australian police say.

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Serial killer Catherine Birnie's parole bid quashed

Notorious West Australian serial killer Catherine Birnie will remain behind bars after her fourth bid for parole is rejected.

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Police release images in hunt for Perth grandmother's killer

The people captured in the images were "going about their daily business" in the area around Valeria Fermendjin's house at the time she was killed and may have seen something relevant, police say.

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Dumped Liberal Jensen to run as independent in Tangney

Discarded Liberal MP Dennis Jensen announces he will contest the West Australian seat of Tangney as an independent candidate at the federal election.

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Basketballer lured woman to flat and raped her, court told

Former Perth Wildcats basketballer Kendal 'Tiny' Pinder allegedly lured a young woman to his flat to show her pictures of his Harlem Globetrotting days and raped her on his bed, a court hears.

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Arsonists cause $200k damage to Perth primary school

Detectives seek a group of teenagers believed to have lit a fire which caused significant damage to a primary school in Perth's southern suburbs.

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Teen accused of Perth primary school arson attack

A 15-year-old boy is charged by police over a deliberately-lit fire at a school in Perth's southern suburbs, which left a damage bill estimated at $200,000.

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Sarcoma diagnoses spark Perth cricket club campaign

Melville Cricket Club in Perth is raising awareness about a rare type of cancer after two of its own players were diagnosed with the disease in the same year.

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Roe 9 funding not yet approved, Senate committee told

Two weeks from the state election, the Barnett Government is yet to submit its full business case or receive any of the promised Commonwealth funding for its priority road project, the $1.9-billion...

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Home compost pickup trial to allow meat, dairy in green waste bins

A select group of residents will soon be able to throw meat, dairy products, coffee grounds and dog poo into their green waste bins in a move to decrease landfill use and yield better compost.

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Back from the brink, male teachers return to the classroom

They have long been an endangered species, but improved pay and family-friendly conditions are seeing a surge in male teachers returning to primary school classrooms.

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Controversial Swan River wave park all washed up after Crown land bid rejected

The WA Government rejects a request to hand over Crown land for a wave park project proposed on the banks of Perth's Swan River, putting the project in serious doubt.

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Wave park developer 'blindsided' after land ruling threatens to dump Swan...

The developer behind a controversial wave park proposed for Perth says it is "deeply disappointed" at a WA Government decision which threatens to leave the project dead in the water.

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Melville Wave park proposed by developer Urbnsurf

The developer behind a controversial wave park proposed for Perth's Swan River has described being "blindsided" by a WA Government decision which threatens to leave the project dead in the water.

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A 'vicious' fight emerges to control one of Perth's plushest riverside councils

The City of Melville, which includes some of Perth's most expensive riverside real estate, descends into chaos and claims of standover tactics as tensions boil over ahead of this month's local...

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Real life Highway to Hell marking Bon Scott's death will see 10km highway...

One of Perth's busiest roads will close for up to 10 hours during the March long weekend for a marathon tribute to AC/DC lead singer Bon Scott on the 40th anniversary of his death.

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'An absolute wonder': How the construction of Perth's Narrows Bridge...

For 60 years it has been the main link between Perth's north and south, carrying almost 200,000 vehicles a day, but few realise what an engineering marvel the Narrows Bridge is.

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Council considers ban on bad behaviour in the chamber

The City of Melville is updating its code of conduct for elected members. Among planned changes are banning negative body language and talking while another councillor has the floor.

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Woman banned from owning pets for 10 years

A West Australian woman has been banned from owning an animal for 10 years and fined $4,000 for neglecting her dog and not treating its skin and eye conditions.

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Child left unattended in car at Perth shopping centre

A Perth mother may be charged after leaving her child unattended in a shopping centre car park on Saturday.

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How a dolphin trainer from Malaysia snatched the prize Liberal seat of...

Sam Lim's wildly varying career has seen him go from dolphin trainer and businessman to police officer. Now he's the new federal member for Tangney.

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