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  • $100000 theft from Adventure World

    Murdoch Detectives had to use police dogs in their investigation into funds being stolen from the Bibra Lake business.Officers used the canines to detect cash during a search on a Shelley home this morning, where they also seized computer equipment and documents.Police will allege a 29-year-old man, who was employed in a financial management position by Adventure World, transferred staff ...

  • Cancer breakthrough in WA research

    Targeting specific cells in the body can reverse the effects of cancer on the immune system, WA researchers say.The study focused on the immune system's ability in older people to deal with cancers.It tracked certain cells within the immune system of young and geriatric mice, finding that deterioration caused by mimicked conditions of lung cancers could be reduced by activating other cell ...

  • Gas hub protesters snub Barnett meeting

    Kimberley gas hub protesters say they have declined an offer to meet with Premier Colin Barnett despite pushing for a meeting with him during the recent election campaign.In January, Broome residents urged the Premier to attend an open community forum to discuss the social impacts of Woodside Petroleum's proposed gas hub at James Price Point.That meeting never eventuated but the Premier was ...

  • Car crashes into school fence

    A woman crashed her car into a primary school fence in Rivervale earlier today.It is understood the woman's car ploughed into the fence at Tranby Primary School on Acton Avenue about 10.30am.No students were injured. The driver of the car suffered minor ...

  • Man allegedly stole $100k from employer

    Police have charged a 29-year-old Adventure World employee after he allegedly stole more than $100,000 from the Bibra Lake business.It is alleged the man, who was employed in a financial management role, transferred payroll funds into the bank accounts of criminal associates between 2011 and March 2013.Police say he also used his position to pay himself an extra $17,000.Detectives executed a ...


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  • Driver six times over alcohol limit

    A 32-year-old has been charged after was allegedly caught driving with a blood alcohol level of more than six times the legal limit yesterdayThe Highgate man was stopped by police on Charles Street in West Perth in the afternoon.He was charged with driving under the influence and will appear in court next ...

  • Police issue road safety warning

    WA Police have blamed human error as the major factor behind a spate of recent deaths on Western Australian roads.There have been 10 deaths on the states roads in the past 7 days, with 6 of those in the Great Southern region.Police are urging drivers and pedestrians to pay more attention. Assistant Commissioner Nick Anticich says there is a level of arrogance by drivers and too many are being ...

  • Is the end of locally produced food in sight

    WA If you've stopped to check a basket of fruit and vegetables at your local supermarket recently, you will find it is like an edible trip around the world.Oranges come from the United States, garlic from China, mangoes from Mexico and asparagus from Argentina.Our supermarkets have really become global villages.But there is a push on to buy locally grown and locally produced food.Many ...

  • Report released on Christmas Island shipwreck

    Christmas Island 6798 A report on a shipwreck which blocked Christmas Island's port for months has found the port operator had not properly assessed the risk of leaving a ship moored in deteriorating weather conditions.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report on the sinking of the Panamanian-registered freighter MV Tycoon says weather around Christmas Island is known to ...

  • Perth could be Asias Aberdeen

    PERTH has an opportunity to become the best oil and gas technology centre in Asia by modelling itself on major hubs in Scotland and ...

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