Labor claims 4000 new jobs from Metronet

WA Labor Leader Mark McGowan says Metronet will create 4000 jobs. Picture: Alf Sorbello Source: PerthNow NEARLY 4000 jobs would be created by Labor's $3.8 billion Metronet public transport plan, Opposition Leader Mark McGowan claimed today....

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'Plot to kill': Boys plan murder

Two boys, aged 10 and 11, charged over alleged murder plot Were going to kill girl "because she was really annoying" Washington prosecutors will argue they are criminally responsible TWO elementary school children have been charged with plotting...

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Caviar simply invincible

Black Caviar shows she still has it as she storms to an easy win in her first race in eight months. Black Caviar smashes track record as she notches third consecutive Lightning Stakes to record 23rd win. Jockey Luke...

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History of everything in 90 minutes

A History of Everything is a good use of time. Picture: Brett Boardman Source: PerthNow IF you were to condense the defining events of the past 14 billion years into just 90 minutes, where would you start? The director of A History of Everything...

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Toddlers take over Scitech

Chloe Taylor blows bubbles with Theatre and Events Co-ordinator Renae Sayers. Picture: Will Russell Source: PerthNow SCITECH has become a war zone of wide-eyed toddlers, furry baby animals, talking puppets, giant bubbles and hundreds of coloured...

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Music teacher raped student repeatedly

Christ Church Grammar School Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow A FORMER Christ Church Grammar School teacher has been found guilty of the repeated sexual abuse of a teenage student more than two decades ago. It took a District Court...

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Olympian 'shot and killed' girlfriend in mistaken identity

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has allegedly shot his girlfriend dead after mistaking her for a burglar. Oscar Pistorius competes at the 2012 Paralympics in London. File picture Source: AFP Reeva Steenkamp, seen here at a Sport...

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Olympian on murder charge after shooting model girlfriend

Paralympian Oscar Pistorius has allegedly shot his girlfriend dead after mistaking her for a burglar. PARALYMPIC superstar Oscar Pistorius has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa,...

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'Axe the Tampon Tax' issue rises again

FEDERAL politicians are again under pressure to scrap the GST on tampons, with thousands of people signing an online petition calling for the 10 per cent levy to be dropped. Perth student Sophie Liley launched the petition on change.org on Tuesday...

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Homestead lost as fires sweep SW

Two properties have been destroyed in a raging fire in Bridgetown. A heritage listed homestead built in the 19th century is one of three properties destroyed by a bushfire in our South West. A bushfire burning out...

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Man's body found on beach in WA's south

POLICE believe circumstances surrounding a body that was found this afternoon on a beach near Albany are not suspicious. The body, which police confirm is male, was reported just after 1pm on a beach at Two People's Bay in Nanarup, which is...

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Sally Ayhan's latest weather update

GET the latest on what the weather's been doing today, plus the forecast for the next 24 hours and week ahead, with Channel 9's weather presenter Sally Ayhan. Channel Nine's new weather presenter Sally Ayhan gives PerthNow readers a unique insight...

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Disgraced Foley could be heading home

Former Peel Health Campus chief Ashton Foley may be in Brisbane with her four children, her husband believes. Source: The Sunday Times DISGRACED whistleblower Ashton Foley is in Brisbane with her four children, her husband believes. Wayne...

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Irishman fights for life after stabbing

ON THE BEAT: Police are Scarborough Beach. Picture: Marie Nirme Source: PerthNow A YOUNG Irishman stabbed in the neck in Scarborough at the weekend is still fighting for his life in hospital. The 21-year-old man was stabbed in the neck...

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Missing quad biker found alive

Emergency workers assist Paul Pyke, who survived three days in the bush in searing temperatures after disappearing while quad biking. Picture: Nine News. Source: PerthNow Police, SES AND Forensic Officers search for Paul Pyke at Sawyers...

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Covert policeman has conviction quashed

THE conviction of a former covert policeman, who was found guilty of tipping off a white extremist suspect about his phone being bugged, has been quashed by WA Court of Appeal. Robert David Critchley, 44, was jailed for 18 months after a jury...

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Sally Ayhan's latest weather update

GET the latest on what the weather's been doing today, plus the forecast for the next 24 hours and week ahead, with Channel 9's weather presenter Sally Ayhan. Channel Nine's new weather presenter Sally Ayhan gives PerthNow readers a unique insight...

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Caravan park manager dies after crash

CHARGED: A woman has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a manager was run down at Kingsway Caravan Park. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow CHARGED: A woman has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm...

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Music teacher's shocking sexual acts at top high school

FORMER Christ Church music teacher admits molesting multiple young boys because he found them 'appealing' but thought he could keep his urges under control. Lindsay William Hutchinson, 63, is on trial for committing six counts of carnal knowledge...

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Rock guitarist trial dumped due to illness

FRAUD charges against a former rock guitarist have been dropped due to his ailing health. Kevin James Peek, a guitarist in the 1970s group Sky, was charged in 2011 with more than 200 offences of gaining benefit by fraud.He was alleged to have...

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Standing room only as festival takes flight

Opening night of Perth Festival, featuring Bombs per Minute. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow Opening night of Perth Festival, featuring Bombs per Minute. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow A sell-out crowd was...

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Liberals' counter airport rail plan

Premier Colin Barnett and Transport Minister Troy Buswell announced the The Liberal Party announced its plans for a new airport rail link at Perth Airport today. Picture: Kerris Berrington Source: PerthNow A LIBERAL State Government has promised...

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Would-be axe robber flees empty handed

POLICE are on the hunt for a would-be robber who tried to hold up a Subiaco chemist wielding an axe this morning. The armed man entered the Rokeby Road business just after 9am this morning.The man was armed with an axe and was wearing a motorcycle...

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Perth gas buses checked after second fire

PerthNow reader Raymond Porteous captured this image of a gas-powered bus destroyed after it caught fire, the second one to do so in two months. Source: PerthNow The back of a gas-powered bus that caught fire yesterday. Picture: Raymond...

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Grab a slice of chaos at La Cucina dell'Arte

Brothers Danny and David Ronaldo star in La Cucina dell'Arte at Perth Festival. Source: PerthNow A COMBINATION of slapstick, circus, and some seriously impressive pizza flipping moves makes this Perth Festival premiere a must-see. Set in...

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