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  • Hollywood celeb visits Joondalup

    MARLON Wayans had "nothing but love" for the audience who packed out a Joondalup cinema on Sunday for a preview screening of his new film A Haunted House. Comedy fans lined up for over an hour for the chance to get an autograph and photo with the star ...

  • Two killed after trucks load explodes

    Wubin 6612 Police say two people have been killed in a traffic crash near Wubin, 300 kilometres north-east of Perth.A car and a triple road train carrying ammonium nitrate collided on the Great Northern Highway about 10:30 pm last night, 25 kilometres north of Wubin.The truck and its cargo burst into flames.Police say at least two people, the truck driver and a male passenger in the car, died ...

  • Two die in fiery Wheatbelt truck smash

    AT least two people have been killed in an horrific fiery truck and car collision near Wubin, 275km north-east of Perth - making five deaths inside 24 ...

  • Customers eat caustic soda instead of salt

    Customers at a South West fast food outlet have been rushed to hospital with burns after mistaking caustic soda for salt.A St John Ambulance spokesman said 14 people were treated for mouth and throat burns last night after they consumed caustic soda at a Chicken Treat outlet in Bunbury.It is understood an employee at Bunbury Chicken Treat may have confused salt with caustic soda.Two people were ...

  • End of boom to hit WA hard

    The resources investment boom is over, a new report has found, casting more doubt on the strength of the WA and national economies.Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics figures show for the first time since the boom began that the value of new mining and energy projects in the resources sector is falling.A handful of big liquefied natural gas projects, including WA's $53 billion Gorgon ...


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Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]

Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]

Wings of Desire, which marked director Wim Wenders return to his native Germany after more than a decade making films in other countries, is dedicated to all the old angels, especially Yasujiro [Ozu], Franois [Truffaut], and Andrei [Tarkovsky]--all of whom are cinematic mast ... ...

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  • Horse rider dies in Donnybrook

    A rider has died after falling from a horse in Donnybrook in the State's South West.The rider was reported to police to have fallen off the animal about 5.15pm on Bentley Street.Coronial investigators were last night at the scene trying to establish cause of death, as it is unclear if the rider died of injuries sustained in the fall or other medical ...

  • State bans on TV bets wont work

    State laws to clamp down on the broadcast of live betting odds was unlikely to work because telecasts often came from other States, Premier Colin Barnett said yesterday.South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has moved to ban advertisements urging sports viewers to punt on games which are under way, complaining that the Federal Government has been slow to act.Mr Barnett said he shared Mr ...

  • Water Corp denies sewage dump

    The Water Corporation has denied Opposition accusations in Parliament that it unnecessarily dumped 750,000 litres of sewage in Lake Joondalup, where nappies and sanitary napkins remained strewn.Labor's water spokesman Dave Kelly told question time the Water Corporation approved the dumping on November 15 after a pumping station on Ariti Avenue failed, instead of getting a backup pump or ...

  • $1m babies a strain on families

    The cost of raising children in Australia has risen twice as fast as household income, figures show.A study to be released today will reveal the average cost of raising two children from birth to age 24 has topped $1 million for the nation's wealthiest families and almost $500,000 for its poorest.The study by the University of Canberra's centre for social and economic modelling and AMP ...

  • Dust-up over Port Hedland marina

    Regional Development Minister Brendon Grylls says the Department of Health and BHP Billiton are using the perceived health risks of iron ore dust to thwart development in Port Hedland.The Port Hedland council was last night due to approve a rezoning to allow high-density development on the waterfront, which will complement a new marina.The rezoning has received objections from the Department of ...

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