Shark attack at Garden Island
BREAKING NEWS: A 20-year-old woman swimmer has been attacked by a shark off the north end of Garden Island Naval Base, police report.
Boom state 'under siege' from Gillard
PREMIER Colin Barnett warns WA is 'under siege' from the Gillard Labor government and says he has not had meaningful policy talks with her since she took office.
Vicious attack on woman at Burswood
POLICE praise the efforts of two Good Samaritans after a woman had a bottle smashed across her head during a vicious assault at Burswood Casino yesterday.
Western Australia
Police hit by drug analysis backlog
POLICE consider employing their own chemists and scientists to analyse drug samples from clandestine laboratories.
WA to house US space defence base
WA will become a key player in the battle for space supremacy, hosting a multimillion-dollar US defence base to spy on foreign satellites and watch dangerous space junk.
Resources boom puts press on locals
WELCOME to the Pilbara, the epicentre of Australia's once-in-a-century resources boom, where costs are spiralling out of control.
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Perth Confidential
Wild things get intimate at Perth Zoo
THE Bangles and Pat Benatar turn back the clock with crowd-pleasing sets that were heavy on hits for fans at Perth Zoo.
James pulls the strings for Jess
A WARDROBE malfunction couldn't fluster Perth beauty Jessica Marais, not when fiance James Stewart was there to lend a helping hand.
National
Teen dies after armed confrontation
A TEENAGER has died after being stabbed during an armed confrontation in Sydney's southwest.
Business
Major WA dairy company goes under
MORE lean times are ahead for about half of WA’s dairy farmers after one of the state’s major dairy companies collapsed today.
ASX woos Liberals over merger deal
THE ASX took its campaign to win support for the takeover by the Singapore exchange to the Coalition yesterday.
To hike or not to hike, the RBA's question
ECONOMISTS appear split on whether the Reserve Bank of Australia will lift the cash rate for the first time in six months next Tuesday.
Sport
Lame outrage over Profound Beauty
AFTER a day of drama centred on the fitness of international horses, only Master O'Reilly remains under a Melbourne Cup injury cloud.
Malthouse slams 'negative' Irish media
MICK Malthouse has slammed the Irish media, labelling their negativity toward the second Test at Croke Park as ridiculous.
England on war footing: Strauss
ANDREW Strauss has vowed to be ruthless in his quest to become only the fourth England captain to win successive Ashes series.
Slater chasing sporting history
SURFER Kelly Slater is on the verge of creating sporting history in Puerto Rico, with one hand already on the 2010 men's world title.
Entertainment
Rachael Finch horses around
FORMER Miss Universe Australia Rachael Finch saddles up for her new role at the Spring Racing Carnival.
Mariah Carey confirms worst-kept secret
MARIAH Carey confirmed the worst-kept secret in Hollywood in an interview airing overnight, revealing, "Yes, we are pregnant - this is true".
World
Bombs spark global terror alert
EXPLOSIVE materials found aboard cargo planes a "credible terrorist threat", warns Obama.
British spook died in Houdini sex game
SPY found naked and zipped up in duffel bag had suffocated after bizarre sex game went wrong.
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Indonesian volcano spews lava
INDONESIA'S most active volcano was continuing to spew clouds of ash and lava after a series of eruptions this week that left 34 people dead.
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