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  • West Australian describes tornado terror

    Australians living in tornado-ravaged Oklahoma are bracing for more of the killer twisters that have ripped through the US State."I've lived here for 30 years and this is unprecedented," Kerry Vincent, the world-renowned, WA-born cake designer, said from her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Monday."My heart bleeds for my friends who I can't find."There's so many dead ...

  • Police charge man after pursuit through Goldfields

    Norseman 6443 A 23-year-old man has been charged with a string of offences after a pursuit through the Goldfields. Police say they were chasing a stolen vehicle in Norseman yesterday but had to abort the pursuit because the man was driving 'incredibly recklessly'.The vehicle was later spotted in Kambalda, Coolgardie, Southern Cross and Kalgoorlie-Boulder, allegedly reaching speeds of ...

  • Hoax aircraft crash call cost $20000

    HOAX calls that triggered a search for a crashed aircraft in Western Australia cost more than $20,000 and wasted valuable human resources, The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) ...

  • Search for answers on 150000 mattresses

    WA Environment Minister Albert Jacob is calling on a private company find a solution to recycle WA's ever-increasing pile of used mattresses Picture: Justin ...

  • Broome boy coy over Demi

    When asked about his background, Hanigan told PerthNow he has spent most of his life in Broome after attending boarding school in Victoria, but said he is "pretty ...


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Movie Review

The Omen (2006)

The Omen (2006)

The opening scene of John Moore's remake of 1976's The Omen presents us with a series of uneasy recent news images--the space shuttle exploding, the Twin Towers falling, the tsunami in Thailand, violence in the Middle East--that are meant to be interpreted as the fulfillment of signs in Bi ... ...

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  • New vaccination strategy launched as rates lag

    Perth 6000 The Health Minister Kim Hames says WA is lagging behind the rest of Australia when it comes to immunisation.A report from the National Health Performance Authority found 90 per cent of WA children are fully immunised at one, three and five years of age.In parts of Victoria and New South Wales, the average rate is around 94 per cent. Dr Hames says WA parents need to be made more ...

  • Lombadina under water after 180mm deluge

    THE remote Aboriginal community of Lombadina in the Kimberley would be under water today after a massive 180mm was dumped on it late ...

  • On the lookout for feral fish

    THE SWAN River Trust is urging people to report all sightings of feral fish in the river. Populations of koi carp, goldfish, pearl cichlids, swordtails, guppies, silver perch and spangled perch have been detected in the Swan-Canning catchment. Swan River Trust senior environmental manager Jeff Cosgrove said the feral fish likely entered the Riverpark by people dumping unwanted fish. "The ...

  • Students turn out in force against cuts

    CURTIN University hosted its biggest protest in more than 20 years last week, with hundreds of students taking part in a nationwide strike against cuts to higher education. About 700 students took to Curtin's Stadium Oval on May 14 in protest against the government plans to cut funding to Australian universities by $2.3 billion - and Guild President Jess McLeod said the word on campus was ...

  • Residents in loo blue

    HOBART Street resident and mother-of-two Kerryn Doyle is one of many North Perth locals disappointed by Vincent council's decision to install a toilet in the popular Auckland/Hobart Street Reserve. Despite several objections to installing a unisex facility, at last week's meeting, councillors voted in favour of trialling a toilet for 12 months. "My main concern is anti-social ...

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