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 ...

Warning to young drivers

That has prompted the RAC to deliver a warning to P-platers that they will continue to be massively overrepresented in crashes.The WA Government's Safe Driver Reward Scheme aims to encourage P-platers to behave behind the wheel by giving them a year's free licence renewal if they lose no demerit points in their two-year probation period.But the latest figures to March 31 reveal just ...

Heats off for renters

"I think we're past the peak of the rental boom, which is good news for renters," Mr Hegney said. "Twelve months ago the vacancy rate was at critically low levels; this year won't be like that."Population growth has slowed and more people are investing, so the number of rentals has increased and the demand has been reduced."Mr Hegney said people had decided the ...

Eating dog foods not to be sniffed at

So says Mark Gooley, who puts his tongue where his mouth is every day.Mr Gooley eats dog food for a living. He spends his days chewing on all manner of doggie treats, from dental sticks and chewy bones to liver mixture. And loves it.Paul McCorkell loves his job, too. He watches paint dry.And Peta Jones sniffs armpits 9 to 5.All three have unusual occupations, but they wouldn't have it any ...

Perths networking in-crowd icons

These seven West Australians are part of a new social media in-crowd influencing our every move.From The Hulk to the beauties, photos of their daily life and work in Perth are lapped up by legions of online fans on the growing social networking site Instagram, which boasts 100 million users worldwide.Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Soa Palelei has nearly 80,000 followers.The 35-year-old, ...