Western Australia

Cop on theft, assault charges

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

A 29-YEAR-old police officer has been charged with committing a burglary and assault while off-duty.

Calls for WA to copy NT model

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

WA's peak Aboriginal health body wants the state to copy the Northern Territory and give the commonwealth more say in regional indigenous health services.

'Patients die' waiting for private ambos

News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday

WEST Australia's private ambulance company is fatally flawed, leaving patients to die waiting for assistance, whistleblower paramedics say.

US sailor slashed with scrissors

News.com.au (Free subscription) | yesterday

FOUR US sailors have been assaulted while on shore leave in Perth - with one slashed across the face with scissors.

• US sailors assaulted in Perth, one with scissors - Sydney Morning Herald
• US sailors assaulted with scissors - News.com.au

Favourite beaches

Beach Bygones (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia. I used to live right next to this beach and spent many happy days snorkelling, watching the angel fish and giant stingrays swim by. Hollywell Bay, Cornwall. When I first saw this great beach with it's turquoise crystal clear ocean I almost couldn't believe I was in the UK. It is stunning. Manly Beach, Sydney, Australia. Most people have heard of Bondi but in my opinion...

St John admits 'fatal mistakes'

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

ST John Ambulance has admitted that internal mistakes contributed to the recent deaths of three patients, including one case when a 000 call was completely deleted.

'Unqualified' surgeons operating

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

EXCLUSIVE: A TOP surgeon at WA's biggest hospital claims two doctors were conducting critical surgery without proper qualifications, The Sunday Times has discovered.

Fisheries can't enforce bans

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

WA Fisheries Department has admitted it will be powerless to enforce its new bans and fees to protect dwindling stocks.

Police won't ban psychics

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

WA Police chiefs have refused to issue a blanket ban on officers listening to psychics and using their information.

Frenzied killer was 'drug-mad'

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

RAPIST and killer Dannie Wright had a hatred of Asians and a history of violence against women, one of his former friends has revealed.

Police act on 'mobile bully'

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

EXCLUSIVE: WA Police have for the first time taken action against a school student who encouraged bullying by recording it on a mobile phone.

$3.5m spit in the face

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

THE WA founder of failed agribusiness Great Southern is putting the finishing touches to a multimillion-dollar waterside mansion in Mandurah _ as investors wait on news of $1.8 billion they stand to lose.

Ben's tell-all doco close

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

BEN Cousins' documentary on his battle with drugs might be finished within eight weeks.

How I saved my baby's life

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

I DON'T know why I walked into my son's room during his lunchtime sleep. But I did. And it saved his life.

'Hoonettes' a new road menace

News.com.au (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009

HOT-ROD ``hoonettes'' - women who have their cars seized for hoon driving - are on the rise in WA.

Karly Ashworth's web of revenge to damage the reputation of Gary Greenhill

karlyashworth | 29/06/2009

It emerged that Karly Ashowrth, before going into the Big Brother house conspired to execute a planned attack on the character of her ex-boyfriend, Perth football player Gary Greenhill. The malicious plan began while Karly was seeing the footballer and involves manipulating the press in order to "humiliate" Greenhill. It exposes Karly to be bitter and vindictive and shows that she was backstabbing...