$60b gone in market bloodbath
FEARS of another global economic crisis could bring some good news for home owners as local stocks plunge to bring total losses for the week to $100 billion.
Dept confirms 18 children on asylum boat
THERE are 18 children confirmed among a boatload of asylum seekers who are due to be flown to Malaysia under the federal government's swap deal.
Bear Grylls' son, 7, rescues girl from river
THE young son of British TV adventurer Bear Grylls has rescued a little girl from a river after she fell in.
Western Australia
Unpaid fines blow out to $252 million
UNPAID fines in WA have rocketed to $252 million - an increase of $10 million in first six months of this year.
Coffin Cheaters bikies to deny lying to CCC
LAWYERS for several Coffin Cheaters bikies and associates accused of lying to the WA corruption watchdog over a brawl with rival gang say their clients will plead not guilty.
Kronic blamed for death as drug ban widens
POLICE are investigating what is believed to be WA's first Kronic-related death last night as the WA Government moves to widen the drug ban.
Murder charge after Subiaco fight death
A MAN has been charged with murdering another man in his late 40s during a fight at a house in Perth.
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Last drinks for AC/DC fans
MORE than 70,000 fans have toe-tapped through the black-and-red AC/DC shrine at the Perth Museum - and now it's last drinks.
MasterChef final: It's Kate vs Michael
ALANA Lowes has been eliminated from MasterChef after celebrity chef Adriano Zumbo served up a house of horrors last night.
Megan Gale is worth it
A SMOULDERING Megan Gale flaunted her healthy and glossy dark locks as she was announced the new face of L'Oreal last night.
Business
$60b gone in market bloodbath
FEARS of another global economic crisis could bring some good news for home owners as local stocks plunge to bring total losses for the week to $100 billion.
RBA warns global risks have increased
The central bank has warned that debt crises in Europe and the US could unravel in a disorderly way and drag on Australia's economic growth.
Let shops open when they want - Hockey
WA RETAILERS should be able to open all hours of the night if they please, according to Federal Opposition Treasury spokesman Joe Hockey.
Oakajee likely to be staged - Barnett
PREMIER Colin Barnett has all but confirmed that the Oakajee port and rail development will only go ahead in stages following project-saving negotiations.
Hancock lifts MinRes stake for $60.5m
AUSTRALIA'S richest woman Gina Rinehart has spent $60.5 million to increase her stake in WA-based Mineral Resources to 8.26 per cent.
Sport
Returning Eagle Brown ready for Tigers
EAGLES defender Mitch Brown will play his AFL first game in almost four months on Sunday after being named in the side's final 22 to face Richmond.
Wimbledon champ bound for Hopman Cup
WIMBLEDON champion Petra Kvitova will team up with Tomas Berdych to form a powerful combination at this year's Hopman Cup in Perth.
WA's O'Hern fires in Reno
WA'S Nick O'Hern made the most of the morning's favorable conditions to head the leaderboard after the first round of the US PGA Tour Reno-Tahoe Open.
Young guns join new pro team
THREE of Australia's most talented young cyclists are the first recruits for a new team that plans to contest the Tour de France.
Manchester rivals to resume hostilities
Is this the year Manchester City steps out of the shadow of arch-rival United?
Entertainment
Aguilera 'a fat b****', says Osbourne
KELLY Osbourne takes feud with Christina Aguilera to a new obscenity-filled level saying singer is "becoming the fat b**** she was born to be".
Mr Bean cheats death after fiery crash
BRITISH film and TV comic Rowan Atkinson was in hospital today after spectacularly crashing his McLaren F1 supercar.
Technology
Two dozen outfits and a story behind each
By Claire Connelly MEET Lorelei Vashti, the blogger changing the way we think about clothes with her Dress, Memory series.
Mars may have water. Real salt water, now
WE know there could be snow on Mars, now NASA's claiming its Mars Orbiter has pics that point to flowing salt water.
Lego men on Jupiter - they come in piece
By Claire Connelly MORE than 400 years after discovering its moons, ancient astronomer Galileo will go to Jupiter - in Lego form.
National
Use Facebook for constitution debate
AUSTRALIANS should take back control of their constitution with regular referendums held away from the heat of election campaigns.
Fake census collector threatens woman
MAN posing as census collector robs woman in her home, sparking police warnings to check door-knockers' ID.
World
Thailand gets first female prime minister
TINGLUCK Shinawatra has become politically turbulent Thailand's first female prime minister after parliament endorsed her crushing election victory.
Corby may receive sentence cut
INDONESIAN authorities have recommended a sentence cut for convicted drug smugglers Schapelle Corby.
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Editor's Picks
Woman finds live rat in loaf of bread
IT'S enough to make any bread-lover's stomach churn. What's the worst thing you've ever found in your food?
Perth Weather Forecast
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