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  • Stepfather says he wouldnt lie to protect mother of boy in washing machine

    Hilton 6163 The stepfather of a boy who died in a washing machine, has told the Perth Coroners Court he would not lie to protect his former partner if he believed she had killed her son.Craig Shepphard was giving evidence at an inquest into the death of three-and-a-half year old Sean Murphy who died after becoming trapped in a washing machine at the family's Hilton home in September 2010. ...

  • State Government to move forward with plans for James Price Point

    Broome 6725 The State Government will push ahead with plans for an LNG precinct at James Price Point in the Kimberley.Earlier this year, Woodside Petroleum shelved its plans to process Browse Basin gas at the site, north of Broome.But the Premier Colin Barnett says the precinct still has huge potential to support the development of the Browse Basin and Canning Basin gas fields.He says ...

  • CHOGM security breacher fined

    AN environmentalist who walked through the CHOGM security zone, only hours after he was told not to, has been fined $500 for the October 2011 ...

  • Mothers behaviour erratic - ex-partner

    Ex partner of Kerry Murphy, pictured with son Sean, who died inside a closed washing machine, said her behaviour could be ''erratic.'' Picture from Channel ...

  • Verve failed checks on power plant upgrade Premier

    Premier Colin Barnett has told State Parliament Verve failed to properly inspect boiler pipes before it committed to a botched refurbishment of the 47-year-old Muja AB coal-fire power station in Collie.The admission came as the Government used its numbers to vote down a parliamentary inquiry into the affair proposed by Labor.With the Government refusing to detail the extent of taxpayer losses ...


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Pitch Black

"Pitch Black" doesn't waste much time getting started. After a few brief credits and a standard establishing shot of a giant space cruiser moving slowly through the vast reaches of outer space, we are immediately hurled into a maniacally paced action sequence where said space cruiser is damaged by a rogue comet, the captain is killed by flying debris, and the second-in-command, Fry (Radha Mitchel ... ...

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  • Carles ends attempt to include Satterley in case

    Perth 6000 The former Member for Fremantle Adele Carles has ended her attempt to include a third party in the defamation case brought against her by the Treasurer Troy Buswell.Mr Buswell has brought the case against Ms Carles over claims she made about him in the media late last year, concerning his alleged behaviour at a party. The former Greens and Independent MP was alleging that ...

  • Premier digs in with Browse gas vision

    THE West Australian government is doggedly pressing ahead with land acquisition at James Price Point, setting space aside for future gas developments, despite Woodside axing its onshore Browse project ...

  • Carles ends bid to sue Satterley

    A BID by former MP Adele Carles to sue millionaire property developer Nigel Satterley over comments he made about her affair with West Australian treasurer Troy Buswell has been ...

  • Two WA academics picked for Palmer Party

    Clive Palmer has announced two WA candidates for his new political party, including Chamonix Terblanche, a Curtin University academic, above, and educator and author Teresa van ...

  • Rabbits strung up by ears on barbed wire

    The RSPCA is investigating claims rabbits are being hung up alive and left to starve to death on barbed wire fences in bushland north of Wanneroo.Chief executive David van Ooran has called for witnesses after upset Nowergup residents told RSPCA inspectors it was an ongoing problem.The bushland, which is accessible by four-wheel drive, is a popular spot for off-road motorcycle and quad bike ...

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