Discount health insurance proposal

One Big Switch offers consumers the chance to save on health insurance. Source: Supplied A NEW campaign aims to win the first-ever discount health insurance open to all Australians. The goal is to secure 10 per cent off a range of policies...

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AFL bans needles in doping crackdown

Intravenous injections will be banned by the AFL, other than painkillers. Source: News Limited THE AFL will ban the use of intravenous injections other than painkillers in a significant crackdown on doping. Chief executive Andrew Demetriou...

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Gillard told 'keep out of WA'

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been told she is not welcome in WA by her Labor colleagues. Source: Supplied LABOR strategists have issued a "keep out" of WA edict for Julia Gillard in the lead-up to the March 9 state election. The Sunday...

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Mining bosses face jail over safety

Mining bosses could be sent to jail for safety breaches. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied MINING bosses and managers face jail if a worker dies on their mine site or oil rig, under options being investigated by the WA Government. It...

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If you can't win then get even

Mark McGowan and treasurer Ben Wyatt. Source: News Limited I LOVE a good rumour almost as much as idle gossip and baseless, cruel insinuation. I intend to build a career reporting it, so remember, you heard it first from The Ferret. As...

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Volunteer firefighter killed in blaze

A VOLUNTEER fire fighter has been killed after a bushfire in Quindanning, 160km south-east of Perth. A spokesman for the Shire of Williams confirmed the man, who lived in Quindanning, died today while mopping up from the blaze adjacent to Fletcher...

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Olympic legend berates swimmers

Michael Delany, second from left, and the rest of the 'Mean Machine' during the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (Neil Brooks, Greg Fasala, Mark Stockwell). Picture: News Ltd Archive Source: news.com.au Mean Machine relay star speaks out His...

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Nurses' strike snowballs out of control

TOXIC: WA Nurses Union boss Mark Olson claims he was sworn at during a toxic meeting with Kim Snowball. Source: PerthNow DENIAL: Health Department boss Kim Snowball denies he swore at Nurses Union leader Mark Olson. Source: PerthNow ...

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Perth gamer caught in Xbox crime raid

A PERTH man's house has been raided by police after he allegedly tried to sell a prototype of Microsoft's new Xbox gaming console on the internet. According to website www.thetechgame.com, the man, who goes by the names "superDaE'', tried auctioning...

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Armed robbery at CBD Bankwest

The scene at the Bankwest branch at Raine Square after a robbery this afternoon. PICTURE: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow The scene at the Bankwest branch at Raine Square after a robbery this afternoon. PICTURE: Richard Polden Source:...

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Couple charged with neglecting baby

A 19-month-old baby was taken into state care after receiving fractures to his arms and legs and losing two-thirds of his body weight, police allege. WA Child Abuse Squad detectives yesterday charged an 18-year-old woman and her 21-year-old...

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Stockbroker who lost $7.5m jailed for fraud

A PERTH stockbroker who provided false reports to clients while racking up losses of $7.5 million has been jailed for four years after a judge noted he had not sought any personal benefit from his failed schemes. Jonathan Kur, 44, was sentenced...

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Auckram 'a man who controlled his temper'

THE parents of a man fatally shot by a hunting rifle have broke down in tears as the closing addresses in the Supreme Court trial over his death were made. Bradley Thomas Daniel Auckram, 52, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his stepson Jason...

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US vows to get spanking fetish Perth man

A FLORIDA sheriff says he won't rest until an Australian man accused of instructing the ''spanking fetish'' sexual abuse of two girls with a leather paddle is extradited to the US and sentenced to a lengthy jail term. Perth man Christopher Lobban,...

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Chittering homes under threat

A fast-moving bushfire threatening homes and lives in Perth's north-east is doubling in size every two hours, with flames as high as 20m. EMERGENCY: A bushfire is threatening homes near Bindoon and Chittering. Source: PerthNow ...

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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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Slow progress in methanol death probe

Liam Davies died in January from methanol poisoning from a drink he consumed in Lombok, Indonesia. Picture: Supplied. Source: PerthNow STILL distraught from the death of their son from methanol poisoning in Indonesia, the parents of Perth teen...

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Stalemate in ongoing nurse pay dispute

Nurses are remaining defiant over pay claims despite the IRC recommeding they lift work bans. Source: PerthNow THE Industrial Relations Commission has recommended West Australian nurses lift work bans at public hospitals but the Australian...

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Witness heard non-stop fighting

Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius looks down in court during his bail hearing in Pretoria. Detective Hilton Botha has revealed that police found testosterone and syringes in Pistorius's home on the morning Reeva Steenkamp was gunned down. Source: AP...

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Police deny dog fight thefts

The red tag supposedly put on homes targeted for fighting dogs. Picture: Facebook/InMyCommunity.com.au Source: PerthNow THERE are fears that several dogs have been stolen and used in fighting rings around Perth but police say the claims are...

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Oscar breaks down at hearing

Olympian Oscar Pistorius at his bail hearing in Pretoria. (AP Photo) Source: AP OSCAR Pistorius has told a packed courtroom that he shot his girlfriend to death by mistake, thinking she was a robber. The prosecutor called it premeditated...

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Stepson killed by 'maximum-damage' weapon

A SUPREME Court jury has been told a man shot four times in his home last year was killed with a hunting weapon designed to cause "maximum damage". Bradley Thomas Daniel Auckram, 52, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his stepson Jason Burton...

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Lively debate as leaders go head to head

Colin Barnett and Mark McGowan prior to the WA Leaders debate. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow Colin Barnett wins the coin toss at the WA Leaders debate. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow Colin Barnett prior to the...

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All is Aoki if you meet this DJ's demands

DJ Steve Aoki embraces a fan during his performance at the Sunset Strip Music Festival in West Hollywood, California. Picture: AP Source: AP DEMANDING DJ Steve Aoki has opened up about his outrageous tour rider - which includes underwear, an...

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McGowan wins the night, but only just

Colin Barnett and Mark McGowan prior to the WA Leaders debate. Picture: Jordan Shields Source: PerthNow IF there is such a thing as a winner from tonight's Leaders' Debate - then Opposition leader Mark McGowan was probably just a nose ahead....

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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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Teenager dies at Serpentine Falls

INQUEST: The coroner will investigate how a young man fell to his death at Serpentine Falls yesterday. Source: PerthNow POPULAR SPOT: The Serpentine Valley is on the southern fringe of Perth. Source: PerthNow A 19-YEAR-OLD man has...

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Living hell: our worst address

NT News journalist Sarah Crawford spent a week staying at the notorious Kurringal Flats in Darwin's north - here is what she found. NT NEWS journalist SARAH CRAWFORD spent a week staying at the notorious Kurringal Flats in Darwin's...

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Tech-savvy get a taste for Mai Tai in WA

Entrepreneurs from the world's largest technology brands are in WA for the oZAPP Awards and a kite surfing camp. Source: News Limited Kite surfing has been used to lure the world's brightest tech minds to WA Source: AdelaideNow SOME...

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New recruit bounces out of pre-season

Eagle Sharrod Wellingham in action on Saturday night before he hurt his ankle on a trampoline. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: PerthNow GUN West Coast recruit Sharrod Wellingham will miss the rest of the NAB Cup and could be in doubt for...

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Deportation 'a big mistake': Xenophon

Independent Senator Nick Xenophon is facing deportation from Malaysia after being refused entry. UPDATE: A RELIEVED Senator Nick Xenophon says he was told he posed "some form of security threat" and had to be deported immediately...

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