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  • Pay rise for Rockingham and Kwinana councillors

    CITY of Rockingham and City of Kwinana councillors will get a massive pay rise from July with their allowances to rise from $7,000 a year to ...

  • Call for dairies to be sold to overseas buyers

    WA The WA Farmers Federation says local farmers would benefit from the sale of the state's largest dairy to overseas investors.Two South West dairies - including the state's largest - have recently gone into receivership.Lactanz Dairy, which consists of four Scott River properties, has been placed into the hands of Ferrier Hodgson, while a small family dairy in Capel has also gone ...

  • Ex denies lying about dead boys mum

    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 ...

  • We’re all mad for Mexican

    This big daddy of the Tex Mex kitchen ticks all the boxes.In its most basic form - a spiced-up mix of minced meat and beans - chilli con carne is straightforward to prepare, economical and can be transformed into a variety of dinners quicker than you can say Speedy Gonzalez. Serve it with rice, wrap it in a burrito, splash it over corn chips for nachos, toast it in a jaffle. Americans, and a few ...

  • Mayors councillors set for pay rises

    Mayors and councillors across are set for a massive pay rise, with the allowance for Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi set to climb to about $175,000 a year.The State's Salaries and Allowance Tribunal has been considering the fees and allowances for local Government members, which have not been increased for eight years.And despite the State Government planning significant reform of WA's ...


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The Conversation [DVD]

The Conversation [DVD]

As "The Conversation" slowly weaves its absorbing and intricate web, it works its way under your skin, drawing you into its sense of paranoia, until you are sharing the same feelings as the protagonist, who in this case is a man named Harry Caul (Gene Hackman). Caul's profession is surveillance -- watching and recording other people. Even one of Caul's fiercest competitors (Allen Garfield) admits ... ...

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  • Ex-partner denies lying at washer inquest

    The former partner of a woman whose three-year-old son was found unconscious in a washing machine has told a coronial inquest he would not lie to protect her if he believed she had killed her son.The coroner is investigating the death of Sean Murphy, who was found in the front-loader machine with his dead pet cat on the afternoon of September 20, 2010, after his mother, Kerry, claimed she ...

  • Native title challenge to Canning gas bill

    Traditional owners have vowed to challenge the legal status of a new agreement between the State Government and two companies seeking to exploit shale gas in the Canning Basin.State Parliament passed a bill today allowing the development of Canning Basin gas by joint venture partners Buru Energy, a Perth-based shale explorer, and Japanese trading giant Mitsubishi Corporation.Hours later, the ...

  • Man in court over death of 74yo

    A Stirling man has made a brief appearance in court charged over a fatal crash in Northbridge in which a 74-year-old motorcyclist died.Philip Joseph Leonard appeared in Perth Magistrate's Court today on a charge of dangerous driving which subsequently resulted in a death over the May 10 crash.Mr Leonard was driving a Daewoo sedan on Fitzgerald Street when he is alleged to have collided with ...

  • Mayors and local councillors receive pay boost

    WA Mayors and local councillors across WA have received a substantial pay rise, following a ruling by the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal. It is the first significant pay rise for mayors and local councillors in 17 years. From 1 July, councillors will receive up to $30,000 in sitting fees - more than four times the current cap of $7,000. Mayors and shire presidents will get up to $85,000 per ...

  • Long wait over for Gooniyandi native title nod

    Fitzroy Crossing 6765 Traditional owners in the Kimberley danced and sang during a ceremony yesterday to mark the Federal Court's decision recognising their native title claim, 15 years after it was filed.Justice John Gilmour travelled to the Joy Springs community, east of Fitzroy Crossing, to make the declaration.The Gooniyandi people have a joint claim over more than 11,000 square ...

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