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Mitchell waves red rag at Queensland
	Western Force coach John Mitchell says he is looking forward to continuing his team's rivalry with the Queensland Reds when the sides clash at Lang Park on Sunday.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Convicted criminals lose asset battle
	A convicted murderer and child sex offender have lost their legal fight to stop WA'S Director of Public Prosecutions seizing some of their assets.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Ronchi ruins Bulls' fairytale comeback
	Queensland fought to the end but Western Australia prevailed, crushing the Bulls' waning hopes of hosting the Sheffield Shield final at the Gabba on Friday.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Ridicule flies at question time but the pressure mounts
	Ridicule flies at question time but the pressure mounts
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

EPA approves Mid West power plant
	Western Australia's Environmental Protection Authority has recommended conditional approval of a coal-fired power station in the Mid West.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Massive hole accounted for
	The Treasurer Troy Buswell says a $210 million hole in the Government's request for a budget top up is to be allocated to the Health Department.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Geraldton mayor backs Skywest hub
	The City of Geraldton-Greenough is supporting Skywest permanently basing more aircraft in Geraldton.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Negotiations for LNG hub formally endorsed
	Aboriginal people from across the Kimberley have formally endorsed traditional owners continuing negotiations over the proposed Kimberley gas hub.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Japan arrests anti-whaling activist
	Japanese police have arrested New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune on his arrival in Tokyo.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

$100k truck stolen from Cataby
	A truck worth $100,000 has been stolen from a transport company in the Mid West.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Increased tourism numbers expected
	The State Government is confident that its new tourism campaign 'Experience Extraordinary' will be more successful than previous attempts to increase tourism numbers to West Australia.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Pair 'mugged disabled man'
	Two men charged with mugging a disabled Geraldton man have appeared in court.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

33yo 'assaulted man after breaking in'
	Geraldton detectives have charged a Beresford man over the violent assault of a 23-year-old man.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Nod for more gas hub talks
	Aboriginal people from across the Kimberley have formally endorsed traditional owners continuing negotiations over the proposed Kimberley gas hub in Western Australia.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Bulls poised for stunning win
	Sheffield Shield finalist Queensland has put itself in position for another stunning Gabba comeback victory after ripping through the Western Australia top-order on Friday.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Man charged with attempted murder
	A 43 year old man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting a 53 year old man in Northam overnight.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Dragun inquest hears drug side effects under reported
	An inquest into the death of a newsreader on anti-depressants has heard there is an 'under-reporting' of the side effects of prescription drugs in Australia.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Day to day random searches not planned
	The Police Minister Rob Johnson has dismissed criticism by a senior federal Liberal MP of the state's proposed stop and search powers.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Navy intercepts another asylum boat
	The 23rd asylum-seekers' boat to arrive in Australian waters this year has been intercepted by the Australian Navy.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Power supply copes with unseasonal heat
	Western Power is confident it will be able to meet peak power demands with temperatures set to reach 39 degrees today.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Sea Shepherd activist facing arrest in Japan
	New Zealand anti-whaling activist likely to be arrested when he arrives in Tokyo on board a Japanese whaling ship today.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

'Fat cat' salary upsets staff
	Members of the South West Aboriginal Medical Service say their chief executive is sitting on a 'fat cat' salary while the service looks to cut costs by sacking staff.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Gorgon contracts head overseas
	Australian engineers say they are missing out on the booming LNG industry because design contracts are going overseas
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Random body searches go too far: Hockey
	A senior Federal Liberal MP has criticised a push by state and territory governments to increase police powers, saying it threatens individual liberty.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Toddler dies after being run over by taxi
	22-month-old girl dies in hospital after being run over by a taxi van in the driveway of a house.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at ABC(WA)

Tree man ignores council order
	DEFIANT tree-man Richard Pennicuik has refused a Gosnells Council order to come down from the gum tree he has occupied for more than three months.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Tip fire threatening homes
	FIREFIGHTERS are battling to control a bushfire which is burning at tip site near Byford.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Wife killer jailed for life
	A PERTH man has been jailed for life, with a minimum of 12 years, for the frenzied murder of his wife who he stabbed at least 18 times.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Charmaine showed warning signs
	THE combination of anti-depressant drugs prescribed to Network Ten newsreader Charmaine Dragun was against a manufacturer's recommendation.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

New Perth to Bali airline
	A NEW international air carrier has opened a service from Perth to Bali, with tickets on sale next week for flights in June.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Police hunt city bank robber
	POLICE are seeking public help to identify a man wanted over a bank robbery in Perth on Wednesday.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Sullivan considered quitting the pool
	EAMON Sullivan seriously contemplated retirement before rediscovering his love of swimming by watching replays of his world record-breaking performances.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Hot, sweaty night, then 41C today
	PERTH sweated through one of the hottest nights on record with the temperature dropping to just 28.1C - just before 3am - and today it has soared back to 41C.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Toddler taxi death caught on film
	SECURITY footage from a neighbour's house shows the moment a baby girl was fatally struck near Mandurah by a maxicab carrying eight of her relatives.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Navy 'sex ring' targeted females
	MALE sailors bullied and actively sought susceptible female recruits for sex, a new inquiry has heard.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Johnson defends 'stop-and-search'
	WEST Australian Police Minister Rob Johnson has dismissed federal Liberal frontbencher Joe Hockey's criticism that the state's proposed stop-and-search laws go too far.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Ronchi the hero in Warriors win
	WICKET-KEEPER batsman Luke Ronchi was the hero for WA in a thrilling win over Queensland following a calamitous collapse chasing 106 for victory at the Gabba.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Man shot with homemade gun
	A WHEATBELT man is recovering in hospital after being shot with a homemade gun in Northam overnight.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Bunbury cabbie picked for 6500km ride
	BUNBURY taxi driver Doug Slater is Western Australia's favourite cabbie after thousands of online voters from around the world chose him to drive the Extraordinary Taxi Ride.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Bingle 'knew AFL star was married'
	THINGS go from bad to worse for Lara Bingle as footy legend spills the beans on her infamous affair with Brendan Fevola.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Wildcats ready for epic grand final
	WOLLONGONG coach Gordie McLeod says his team will fail if scoring machine Cameron Tragardh is the only gun firing in tonight's deciding NBL grand final against the Wildcats.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Eleven zoo tigers starve to death
	A ZOO that kept its tigers in small, wet cages and fed them scrawny carcasses blames lack of funds.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

CIA 'experiment' sent village mad
	A US writer has found evidence the CIA spiked a French village's food with the hallucinogenic drug LSD.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Japan to arrest whaling activist
	JAPAN has obtained an arrest warrant for an anti-whaling activist who has been held aboard a Japanese ship since last month.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

Australia on net censor blacklist
	A TOP media rights watchdog has listed Australia with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
	Friday, March 12, 2010	Read story at Perth Now

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