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  • San Cisco take the long road to success

    EVER since The Easybeats made the long journey to stake their rock 'n' roll claim on Britain more than four decades ago, Australian bands have dreamed of success much further afield than the stage stashed into the corner of the local ...

  • Heartbreak delivers a moment of joy

    "Emotions take over. I guess I was pretty high on emotion and dedicated that game and that finish to them and the family. They've been struggling a little bit."The baby's parents, Maria and Salvatore Canfora, said they had "no words" to describe how Naitanui's gesture had touched them."It was indescribable. It was a beautiful thing. I don't have words ...

  • Survey WA residents oppose piped water

    Supporters want to push ahead with a plan for a recycling plant, which would see recycled sewage added to Perth's water supply within two years. Picture: ...

  • Rail projects under threat

    CANBERRA is urging Colin Barnett to completely rethink the light-rail and airport-link projects, including changing the light-rail route and even using a rapid bus service ...

  • Most riders at fault in bike crash deaths

    In a startling new analysis that has prompted police to launch a crackdown on bikers, research into fatal motorcycle crashes over the past 12 months found four out of five riders were to blame.And more than half the riders had alcohol or drugs in their system either above the legal limit or high enough to impair their judgment.The research also discovered that nine out of 10 killed riders had ...


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The Day of the Locust [DVD]

The Day of the Locust [DVD]

The 1970s was a period of great artistic freedom in Hollywood, when the major studios, in dire financial straits after a string of big-budget flops in the late 1960s, turned over the reins to young auteurs and foreign directors. For the first time in Hollywoods history, major films were being produced by filmmakers who were not craftsmen who had worked their way up through the industry ala John F ... ...

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  • WA-first operation on heart

    A WEST Australian-first operation at Princess Margaret Hospital has helped save the life of a 7-year-old girl with heart ...

  • WA-first operation on heart

    A WEST Australian-first operation at Princess Margaret Hospital has helped save the life of a 7-year-old girl with heart ...

  • Plea for life-saving drug

    A PERTH mother, who was diagnosed with cancer just after she lost her husband to the disease, has made a desperate plea to the Government to subsidise a $50,000 drug which will help to save her ...

  • Jessica targeted by racist bullies

    THE same luscious dark curls, creamy olive skin and entrancing almond eyes that made Jessica Gomes the target of bullies at school have just landed her the biggest role of her career - being the face of David ...

  • Perth CBD doubles in size

    Less than 11,500 people lived in central Perth in 2005 but the number of residents grew to more than 28,000 in 2011, according to the latest census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The number of residents under 15 years old more than tripled in that time, from 523 to 1720.RP Data figures for the past two years show Perth city is becoming increasingly popular with buyers with the ...

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