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  • Broome fishermen spot 4 metre crocodile

    Broome 6725 Fishermen in and around Broome are being warned to be vigilant after another sighting of a crocodile at Roebuck Bay.The four metre animal has been occupying the waters at Crab Creek since last year.A fisherman yesterday reported the animal to the Department of Environment and Conservation.A spokeswoman for the Department says there are signs erected in the area warning people to be ...

  • Free fuel fires up drivers

    A total of 150 lucky customers received free petrol and merchandise at Puma service 7 station in Bayswater this afternoon, after it changed its name from Peak, opening its doors to the public today for the first time.Customers lined up from 3pm on Katanning Street, waiting up to an hour to get their free 30 litres that would normally cost around $50.In the first 15 minutes, 50 cars had already ...

  • Palmer backs stranger as candidate

    Palmer United Party (PUP) function in Perth today.She will contest the Labor-held seat of Fremantle after being approached by the party.The Australian Democrats and Katter's Australian Party asked her to run for them as well, but she says she chose Mr Palmer's organisation because he had financial resources to fight the two major ...

  • Escapee recaptured by police after search

    Nollamara 6061 Police have recaptured a man accused of a series of violent robberies across Perth, after he knocked over an officer and escaped custody.Detectives from the Regional Investigations Unit arrested the man on Tuesday, on suspicion of his involvement in a number of violent robberies. He was in handcuffs and assisting officers with a search of a Nollamara home early yesterday ...

  • Montara resumes production after oil spill

    The Montara oil field has resumed production almost four years after it spewed an estimated 30,000 barrels of crude into the Timor Sea off Australia's northwest coast.The incident has been described as one of Australia's worst-ever oil spills, even reaching Indonesian waters.Oil and condensate started leaking from the well on August 21, 2009, and during attempts to plug it more than ...


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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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  • Palmer backs candidate he hadn’t met

    Clive Palmer has endorsed a devoutly religious WA candidate for his political party on the same day he met her.The mining magnate had seen Teresa van Lieshout's many YouTube videos, covering a wide range of topics such as "Biblical Eschatology (Apocalyptic)" and "Abolish Psychiatric Practice in WA", but had not met her until a Palmer United Party (PUP) function in Perth ...

  • Arrest warrant over shooting incident

    An arrest warrant has been issued for a Leda man after he failed to turn up to court this morning on charges laid over an incident in Kewdale where police fired shots during an alleged pursuit.Tun Tun Naing, 31, was due to face the Perth Magistrate's Court this morning charged with several offences including failing to stop, driving without a licence and failing to report an incident where ...

  • Whats wrong with the West Coast Eagles

    Footy Fix: Hawks host Eagles Rohan Connolly is at Etihad Stadium to preview Friday night's clash between Hawthorn and West Coast, and all the rest of the round 13 ...

  • Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidis pay doubled

    MAYORS and councillors across Western Australia are set for a massive pay rise, with the allowance for Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi set to climb to about $175,000 a ...

  • Ridiculous charge thrown out of court

    "No conga lines allowed in Adelaide?"Geez, it's easy to get into trouble."Ms O'Connor told Mr Claassen to go and have lunch at the market while prosecutors decided whether they would pursue the matter.When court resumed, prosecutors announced they would withdraw the charges.Ms O'Connor told Mr Claassen that he wasn't being targeted by the police and she was ...

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