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  • Woman collapses during Gibb River Challenge

    Derby 6728 A critically ill woman who suffered a heart attack during an outback cycling event in the Kimberley will be flown to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.The 49-year-old woman collapsed and suffered a cardiac arrest while competing in the Gibb River Challenge on Sunday morning.Bystanders resuscitated the woman, before she was rushed to Derby hospital.The Gibb River Challenge is ...

  • Cyclist collapses at Gibb River event

    A WOMAN is to be airlifted to Perth after suffering a heart attack while competing in the gruelling Gibb River Challenge cycling event in northern Western ...

  • Woman found dead in Narrogin home

    Officers were called to the Ensign Street address about 11.30am yesterday to conduct a welfare check when they found the 36-year-old woman.A 43-year-old man is in custody and assisting police with inquiries. Narrogin detectives and the Major Crime Squad are continuing their forensic examination today.Yesterday, a woman was charged with grievous bodily harm over the death of her St James husband ...

  • NBN delays a worry for Labor

    Almost four years since Labor announced it would roll out the National Broadband Network, no established homes in WA have been connected to the new fibre optic service.In a growing embarrassment to the Gillard Government, Labor is now racing to get just a handful of homes plugged into the NBN before the election, admitting the project faces major "mobilisation challenges" in the ...

  • Volunteers step up

    About nine months after her husband died in early 2010, Jo Mullings realised she could hardly remember what her son Jack's smile looked like.Every day was a battle for seven-year-old Jack as he struggled to come to terms with the fact his dad was gone."Jack was really struggling emotionally," Ms Mullings said."It had been a long time since I had seen him smile. He needed ...


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White Dog [DVD]

White Dog [DVD]

I recall that, when I first heard rumors more than a year ago that Samuel Fullers White Dog was finally going to be released on home video in the United States--as part of the prestigious Criterion Collection, no less--I was immediately caught up in a wave of contradictory emotions. On ... ...

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  • Dismay at advisers pay rises

    A former Barnett Government minister says he is dismayed at "inappropriate" pay rises for some senior political staffers as the community is asked to tighten its belt._The West Australian _revealed yesterday that the Government awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay rises to ministerial chiefs of staff and staffers in the Premier's office.Seven of eight ministerial chiefs ...

  • Space dreams set for lift-off

    Businessman David Heaton will fulfil his childhood dream of becoming an astronaut in a journey that started on the rough streets of Balga and will reach all the way to the stars.Mr Heaton is astronaut number 232 on Virgin's SpaceShipTwo that is set to travel more than 100km to the edge of space at faster than the speed of sound.The 42-year-old self-made millionaire is one of two West ...

  • Police investigate Ocean Reef ATM theft

    Ocean Reef 6027 Police are investigating the theft of an Automated Teller Machine from a grocery store in Perth's north.Officers were called to the Farmer Jacks store on Marina Boulevard, ocean Reef just after 4:00am Sunday morning after nearby residents reported loud noises and something being dragged down the road.Police discovered the rear doors to the shopping complex had been smashed ...

  • Police investigate Narrogin death

    Narrogin 6312 Police are investigating the death of a woman in the Wheatbelt town of Narrogin.Officers were called to a property in Ensign Street on Saturday morning to carry out a welfare check on a resident inside.When they arrived, they found the body of the woman, who was believed to be 36-years-old. A 43-year-old man is in custody and assisting police.Forensic officers remain at the ...

  • Balloons reveal love is in the air

    Thinking of dropping an engagement ring into a glass of champagne or hiding it in a dessert? Stop right there.When Perth youth pastor Dave Hack proposed to fiancee Sarah Clifford this year, he enlisted dozens of cheering friends and family, numerous red balloons and a choreographed human billboard.He also had video cameras capture the moment to turn it into a short film set to romantic music.Mr ...

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