Unis go to war in battle for the best

Ansley Tan from Singapore has just completed sports science at UWA. She wanted to study in Perth because she had heard about it from her friends. Picture: Justin Benson-Cooper Source: PerthNow WA'S five universities are locked in a multimillion-dollar...

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WA company boss in tax bill battle

THE executive chairman of a WA-based company is locked in a battle with the Australian Tax Office over an alleged outstanding tax bill totalling almost $10 million. A writ has been lodged in the Supreme Court by the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation...

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Stars tune into gas rally

Rally at Cottesloe Beach against the James Price Point gas hub in the Kimberley. Picture: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow LOCAL music stars John Butler and Missy Higgins were among hundreds of people at Cottesloe Beach who protested over the...

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'Gyrating' Buswell at it again

Troy Buswell was involved in a scuffle at a party. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow TREASURER Troy Buswell was left nursing his wounds after a scuffle with a prominent Perth businessman in another drunken joke-gone-wrong. Today,...

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Off-duty cop's car impounded

A SPEEDING off-duty cop has been caught doing more than double the legal limit in in Melbourne's south-east. The Leading Senior Constable from a southern region police station has been suspended with pay after being detected speeding in Clayton...

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Fatal pursuit passenger jailed

The scene of the fatal crash that left a mother dead after police pursued a stolen car. Source: PerthNow The scene of the fatal crash that left a mother dead after police pursued a stolen car. Source: PerthNow Lashay and Sharon D'Ercole....

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Milk industry 'struggling to survive'

PRICE WAR: Farm gate prices have to increase to ensure the sustainability of the industry, farmer says.  Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser WA DAIRY farmers are being paid so little for their milk that the industry will struggle...

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WA bushfire started by humans

Bremer Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue Service on the water at the Doubtful Island Peninsula fire on the South Coast of WA. Picture Bremer Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue Service Source: PerthNow Pictures from the Bremer Bay Volunteer Marine Rescue...

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Innocent man dies after highway feud

Customs officer Mark Noormets, a volunteer firefighter, was killed in the Byford crash. Picture: Supplied. Source: PerthNow The scene of a fatal crash in Byford today taken by the Nine News Perth helicopter.PICTURE: Nine News Perth Source:...

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Twist in WA man's Malaysian drug case

Perth man Dominic Bird is facing the death penalty in Malaysia. Source: Supplied THE police officer behind the arrest of a Perth man facing a possible death sentence in Malaysia has admitted to selling the drugs, which he allegedly obtained...

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Barge still grounded off WA coast

A MASSIVE barge that has been grounded off the WA coast for a week is not seriously damaged, but is still stranded on a limestone reef near Cervantes. The 90-metre barge ran aground in rough weather conditions last week, loaded with 1800 tonnes...

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John Holland wins $1.2bn kids hospital job

GRAND PLAN: A concept image of Perth's new children's hospital. John Holland has been awarded the contract to build the $1.2 billion hospital. Source: PerthNow THE WA Government today announced John Holland has been awarded the Stage Two...

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Man, 80, caught in Broome drug raids

NEVER TOO OLD: An 80-year-old Broome man has been charged with selling cannabis. Source: PerthNow DETECTIVES in Broome have charged 14 people -- including an 80-year-old man -- with 57 drug offences after methamphetamine, ecstasy and cannabis...

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Cop charged after 'unauthorised pursuit'

A WA Police officer has been charged with dangerous driving as a result of his actions during an alleged ''unauthorised'' police pursuit in September. It is alleged the 23-year-old constable, who had a detainee in the pod of his police vehicle,...

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Altercation before fatal crash

An altercation between two drivers near Perth has led to the death of another man, whose vehicle collided head-on with one of their cars. The scene of a fatal crash in Byford today taken by the Nine News Perth helicopter.PICTURE:...

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Severe storms tipped - but Perth spared

WILD SHOW: Thunderstorms delivered a stunning lightning display over Fremantle and southern suburbs last night. Picture: Ben Clark Source: PerthNow WILD SHOW: Thunderstorms delivered a stunning lightning display over Fremantle and southern...

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Elderly man charged with drug dealing

An elderly man has been arrested over cannabis. Source: AFP AN 80-year-old man has been arrested for selling drugs in a police operation in Broome. More than 50 WA police, including organised crime and proceeds of crime officers, have...

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Lucky escape after school bus flips

ONE child suffered minor leg injuries after a school bus flipped onto its side near Southern Cross this afternoon. Police said seven children, one adult, and the female driver were on the bus at the junction of Bullfinch Road, around 370km east...

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Stars show support for vilified blind singer

Famed Australian Aboriginal singer Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was refused a taxi after a performance in Melbourne last night. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images The blind singer, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, is seen performing in...

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Bremer Bay residents can return to homes

A bushfire emergency has unfolded in WA, as 130 fire fighters tried to keep a blaze away from Bremer Bay. Authorities are increasingly confident they can save Bremer Bay after winds which threatened to force the fire over containment...

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Bremer Bay on alert as winds fan wildfire

FIRE THREAT: A bushfire continues to burn out of control 3km north of Bremer Bay on the south coast. Source: PerthNow A BUSHFIRE that has burned more than 11,000 hectares just north of Bremer Bay on the south coast could put lives at risk,...

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Retractions ordered in Woodside case

Former senior executive at Woodside, Jill Mustard. Picture:KERRIS BERRINGTON Source: PerthNow A COURT has forced a former Woodside executive to retract parts of a defamation case against the oil and gas giant. Jill Mustard, who was one...

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Bikie acquittal another bloody nose for CCC

Brian Burke outside court with his wife after one of several CCC hearings. Source: PerthNow AN Iranian acquaintance of a senior Coffin Cheater has been cleared of misleading Western Australia's corruption watchdog after he was accused of giving...

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Chocolate warnings don't work on women

WARNING women that eating chocolate can make them fat may actually drive some to eat more, research from the University of Western Australia shows. The joint study with the University of Strathclyde in Scotland found low restraint eaters - those...

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Spin legend says he's no 'King Warne'

Shane Warne returns to cricket on Friday, captaining the Melbourne Stars in the Big Bash League season opener against Melbourne Renegades. Picture: Foxtel Source: Supplied HIS conversion to trim, designer-dressed metrosexual shocked the nation...

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School closed as Bremer Bay keeps burning

FIRE THREAT: A bushfire continues to burn out of control 3km north of Bremer Bay on the south coast. Source: PerthNow MORE than 100 people are battling a bushfire which continues to burn out of control just north of Bremer Bay, about 515km...

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Perth shoppers dish out retail love

Perth shoppers are spending more than three times the national figure, as retailers cross their fingers for another rate cut tomorrow to spur on Christmas shopping. Source: AFP PERTH shoppers are spending more than three times the national...

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Perth man 'offered drugs to undercover cop'

Perth man Dominic Bird is facing the death penalty in Malaysia if convicted of a serious drug charge. Source: PerthNow PERTH man Dominic Bird remains in good spirits despite facing a mandatory death sentence if convicted by a Malaysian court...

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Brother stabbed over 'prophet insult'

A YOUNG man tried to stab his brother to death for insulting a Muslim prophet, a court has heard. Safaa Allami, 22, is accused of attempting to murder his older brother Ali Allami during a row at their Cloverdale home in Perth's eastern suburbs.Ali...

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Bikie's mate scared to reveal all to CCC

The United Motor Cycle Council bike ride on the freeway from Yanchep to Mundajong. Picture: Ross Swanborough Source: PerthNow A FRIEND of a senior Coffin Cheater bikie is on trial for giving false evidence to Western Australia's corruption...

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Aussies less educated than Kiwis

The report was designed to help identify the common elements of effective education that lead to better social outcomes. Source: Herald Sun AN Aussie, a Kiwi and an Irishman walk into a pub ... According to the latest rankings in the global...

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Schoolboy, 14, jumps in to stop brawl

Jack Slater, 14, jumps in to pull off one of the alleged attackers from a security guard. Picture: CCTV Source: Supplied A SCHOOLBOY, 14, stepped in to a "frightening" brawl at a shopping centre and helped pull off one of the alleged thugs...

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Adults tried to spear croc which took boy, 12

TRAGEDY: A boy, believed to be 12, has been taken by a crocodile in the Northern Territory. Source: The Daily Telegraph A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been taken by a crocodile in the Northern Territory. The attack happened about 12.30pm while...

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Women thrown through Fremantle restaurant

INJURED: A man was taken to Peel Health Campus overnight after being hit in the head with a weapon. Picture: Theo Fakos Source: The Sunday Times TWO women required medical treatment when they were thrown through the front window of a Fremantle...

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WA's 'party bus' called to Beechboro riot

TO THE RESCUE: WA Police didn't have to wait long for their new "party bus'' to be called into action, just days after it was launched. Source: PerthNow FIFTEEN juveniles were rounded up onto the new WA Police "party bus" during a wild party...

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