Buswell caught nine times
LEADFOOT MP Troy Buswell will not stand down as Transport Minister despite confessing to nine speeding infringements in the past three years.
Bomb squad blow up suspicious package
POLICE bomb squad officers have blown up a suspicious package found in Murray Street Mall after evacuating shops and businesses across Perth city centre.
Teen arrested as Nixon faces probe
THE girl at the centre of the Ricky Nixon scandal has been released after she was taken into custody and questioned in relation to drug and surveillance matters.
Western Australia
Towns on alert as cyclone Carlos re-forms
A TORNADO has hit the Pilbara coast and WA's Gascoyne region is bracing for more floods as re-formed Cyclone Carlos builds into a Category 2 cyclone.
Electrical fault forces Qantas jet to land
A QANTAS flight from WA to Melbourne has been forced to return to Perth due to 'serious electrical problems'.
Police seize drugs, jewels and fake money
POLICE have charged two people and are looking for a third after almost $2000 in counterfeit money and drugs were found in a Fremantle flat.
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Perth Confidential
Did Good Vibes manage to hit the right note?
ANNUAL summer music festival Good Vibrations hit Perth again yesterday. We sent Maria Noakes along to do a review. Hot or not? Join the debate.
'Leave Britney Alone' star for Mardis Gras
TWO ROOSTERS will play in one pen once the Mardi Gras parade rolls into town next week - and things are likely to get ugly.
Foodie Matt in a cravat is going global
THE cravat is about to go global - Matt Preston has snared a guest spot on the top-rating US version of MasterChef.
National
Macquarie Bank's new speed deal
MACQUARIE Bank will install and operate hundreds of new speed cameras across the state after winning a $300m takeover battle.
Business
Forrest lashes corporate watchdog
UPDATE ANDREW Forrest has lashed out at the corporate watchdog, and says he will appeal accusations of misleading investors to the High Court.
Stokes says deal will retain competition
KERRY Stokes says the $4.1 billion sale of his Seven Media Group to Western Australian Newspapers will not lead to less competition.
Irwin zoo crippled by debt
LESS than five years after Crocodile Hunter's tragic death, his legacy appears to be at risk amid reports zoo faces closure.
Sport
Fev sacked for 'mulitple' breaches
BRENDAN Fevola was sacked by the Brisbane Lions for multiple contract breaches and only after the club sought medial advice on the troubled footballer.
Australia v Zimbabwe - live!
JOIN our LIVE coverage of Australia's opening game of the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Teen arrested as Nixon faces probe
THE girl at the centre of the Ricky Nixon scandal has been released after she was taken into custody and questioned in relation to drug and surveillance matters.
Chappell denies telling Huss to retire
AUSTRALIAN selector Greg Chappell insists he has not advised Mike Hussey to retire, labelling any such claim as "untrue".
Entertainment
Kutcher plans to win $1k for Aniston date
ASHTON Kutcher bet a high school friend $1000 he could pull a date with Jennifer Aniston.
Katie Price mans up in gender-bender skit
KATIE PRICE - she of the pneumatic chest and Page 3 glamour career - is known for being outlandish, but never before with a moustache and fake body hair.
World
Bahrainis pour into protest square
PROTESTERS poured into Manama's Pearl Square yesterday, intensifying calls for an end to the Sunni Al-Khalifa dynasty.
Taliban bomber kills 31 at Afghan office
A TALIBAN suicide bomber struck an Afghan government office today killing 31 people.
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Bricks and bouquets for Buswell
TROY Buswell is a "walking disaster'' in the eyes of many PerthNow readers - but the serial speeding MP still has some fans.
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