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  • Man 72 caught in street sex bust

    A 72-YEAR-old man is among nine men who have been charged following an overnight police operation targeting street prostitution in ...

  • $10m Powerball ticket sold in Esperance

    One lucky West Australian may be $10 million richer after a Powerball ticket sold in Esperance scooped the entire division one prize in last night's draw.The winning ticket was sold at Esperance Lottery Centre and Newsagency, but the winner is yet to come forward.Lotterwest is encouraging all players to check their tickets for the winning numbers.About 40,000 West Australians picked up a ...

  • Highgate prostitution charges

    Police targeting street-based prostitution in Highgate charged nine men with seeking a prostitute in a public place yesterday.The men, who are aged between 20 and 72, will appear in Perth Magistrate's Court on June 26.A 44-year-old Highgate woman was also charged with seeking a client in a public place.She will appear in Perth Magistrate's Court ...

  • Woman allegedly assaulted in Ellenbrook home

    Police have taken four people into custody after a man and a woman were assaulted in Ellenbrook overnight.A 24-year-old woman allegedly woke up to find two men in her Forestview Boulevard home just before midnight.One of the men hit her on the head after she tried the stop him from jumping a fence to escape.She received a minor injury on her arm.The men then allegedly assaulted a 28-year-old man ...

  • Farms seen as soft target by gun thieves

    Perth 6000 The WA Farmers Federation says firearms on rural properties are kept secure despite concerns farms are seen as "soft targets" by gun thieves.Police say the high incidence of gun ownership in regional Western Australia could explain why nearly one-third of Australian gun thefts take place in WA. The federation's Dale Park says almost all farmers own guns so it makes ...


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  • Man charged over South Perth murder

    South Perth 6151 Police have charged a 24-year-old man with the murder of a man in South Perth.The body of Richard Holloway, 42, was found inside his unit in Albert Street ten days ago.The man charged with his murder is also alleged to have been involved in several armed robberies.Police say it will be alleged he used a firearm to rob a Japanese restaurant in Belmont in the days after the ...

  • Technical issue delays trains

    Commuters are facing delays on Perth's rail services this morning with the Public Transport Authority reporting its second technical issue this week.Earlier today, a signalling problem forced all train services to stop before Perth.While the issue has now been fixed, commuters are being warned it will take some time for the backlog of passengers to be cleared.PTA spokesman David Hynes told ...

  • Examining effects of offshore gas processing on WA

    Broome 6725 Executives from Shell and Woodside will be called to give evidence to a State Parliamentary Committee which is inquiring into the economic impact of floating LNG operations.The Economics and Industry Standing Committee will look into how offshore gas processing will affect the engineering, manufacturing, and construction sectors as well as domestic gas supply.Shell is already ...

  • $3m damage bill after multiple fires in Broome

    Broome 6725 Police investigating three arson attacks in the Kimberley town of Broome overnight have taken a 46-year-old man into custody for questioning.A fire at a roofing company in the light industrial area about 8.30pm (AWST) caused $2 million damage.A short time later two houses were set alight.$250,000 damage was caused to a home in Honeyeater Loop.Damage to a five bedroom house in ...

  • New Indigenous conservation areas for Kimberley

    Broome 6725 Four new Indigenous Protected Areas have been officially announced in the Kimberley, comprising one of the largest Indigenous conservation areas in Australia.The Bardi Jawi, Wilinggin, Balanggarra and Dambimangari Protected Areas combine with Uunguu which had already been declared.Together they make up more than 85,000 square kilometres, about 20 per cent of the Kimberley region. ...

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