Arrests, fury at detention meet
TEMPERS flared in Northam last night after hundreds of angry residents were locked out of a public meeting on a planned detention centre.
Bali Nine mum 'funded son's habit' in jail
BALI Nine prisoner's mum bankrupt after funding her son's use of drugs in Kerobokan jail.
A380s grounded after mid-air blast
QANTAS last night grounded its fleet of six A380s after an engine on flight QF32 leaving Singapore was ripped apart by an explosion.
Western Australia
Rail sex-attack suspect charged
A 22-YEAR-OLD man has been charged with multiple sex offences following three attacks on women near Perth railway stations over two days.
Wet Christmas on the cards
THE Christmas and New Year period is expected to be wetter than normal this year because of the La Nina weather phenomenon, forecasters predict.
Mandurah boy, 6, found safe and well
A SIX-YEAR-OLD Mandurah boy who had been missing overnight since 6pm yesterday has been found safe and well.
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Perth Confidential
Jerry can't keep hands off new man
DESPITE strolling through the Flemington Birdcage looking every bit the couple in love Jerry Hall's millionaire new man stayed silent.
Ronan might punt on Oz
A STAY Down Under has mended Ronan Keating's marriage woes, with the X Factor judge considering spending next year in Australia.
National
Safety fears 'outrageous' - Qantas
UNION claims maintenance outsourcing is risking lives after mid-air explosion on an A380.
Business
Noose tightens on bank chiefs
BANK bosses could face multi-million dollar penalties if found to have colluded on interest rate rises under plans by both the Government and the Opposition.
Swan backs away from surplus promise
THE Federal Government is backing away from a promise to return its budget to surplus, saying the rising Aussie dollar has ramifications for tax revenue.
Export coal: our power gift to Asia
SOUTH Korea and Taiwan are managing to produce cheaper power than Australia, even though they have to ship the Australian coal that fires their furnaces.
Sport
North ridicules captaincy talk
TEST batsman Marcus North has ridiculed speculation that he might be Australia's next Test skipper once the incumbent, Ricky Ponting, retires.
Sri Lanka posts amazing win
AUSTRALIA'S continued inability to kill off the opposition cost them dearly in Wednesday night's amazing one-day cricket loss to Sri Lanka at the MCG.
Glory ends streak with draw
PERTH Glory ended its losing run at seven - but only just - with a 0-0 draw against Melbourne Heart at nib Stadium on Wednesday night.
Rafter tries Federer trick
A VIDEO of Pat Rafter trying a famous Roger Federer trick shot has gone viral - despite the fact the Aussie fails spectacularly.
Entertainment
Australian rock legend dies
JAMES Freud, former singer with Australian rock band the Models, has been found dead.
Montag and Pratt blow $10m, now broke
HEIDI Montag and Spencer Pratt are set to file for bankruptcy.
World
Kitten put in microwave, thrown out window
TWO Philadelphia teens were facing charges today after they stuffed a kitten into a microwave oven and threw the unit out a third story window.
Indonesia volcano death toll rises to 79
THE death toll from Indonesia's fiery volcano has nearly doubled to 79 after a blistering gas cloud ripped through a mountainside village.
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Mother jailed for giving 5-year-old shots
A DRUNKEN mum who plied her five-year-old son with alcohol shots has been jailed for eight months.
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