Corrective Services Minister Joe Francis triggered a personal duress alarm, sparking a major police operation, after an intruder broke into his home early yesterday and stole items including his parliamentary and Government security passes.
1 hour, 55 minutes ago
Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has approached the Premier about building a monument the scale of New York's Statue of Liberty in the middle of the Swan River in time for Perth's bicentennial celebrations in 2029.
October 18, 2013, 2:30 am
The State Government and Western Power are refusing to reveal the scale of redundancies at the public utility amid a review of its operations "to deliver greater efficiencies".
October 18, 2013, 2:20 am
Chronic pain is a bigger health issue than cancer but is badly neglected, leading to long waiting lists for treatment and people living in misery, an expert says.
October 18, 2013, 2:00 am
UPDATE: It will be a miracle if no lives are lost to bushfires on a difficult and dangerous night ahead in NSW, Premier Barry O'Farrell says.
October 17, 2013, 5:30 pmA Labor MP has written to the federal police asking for an investigation into travel entitlement use by Prime Minister Tony Abbott and George Brandis.
October 17, 2013, 5:05 pmThe West Australian journalist Steve Pennells has been named as a finalist in the Walkley Awards.
October 17, 2013, 5:01 pm
Another coalition MP is going to repay money for expense claims after seeking urgent advice from the Department of Finance on the matter.
October 17, 2013, 5:00 pmAn Esperance man has been charged after property allegedly linked to 14 car break-ins was found at his home yesterday.
October 17, 2013, 3:50 pm
A partially blind 86-year-old bravely tried to scare away an intruder with a letter-opener knife but realised he was “out-numbered” when he saw the man wielding a crowbar.
October 17, 2013, 3:31 pmA NSW Blue Mountains resident has told of protecting her home from a bushfire by bucketing water out of her bath tub.
October 17, 2013, 3:10 pm
Kim Kardashian has shown off her bootylicious post baby body.
October 17, 2013, 2:55 pm
A Springwood man has lost his dream home in a NSW bushfire, and was on the phone to his son - an RFS volunteer - as it burned.
October 17, 2013, 2:47 pm
The NSW Rural Fire Service website is intermittently crashing under the weight of heightened traffic as bushfires burn through outer Sydney.
October 17, 2013, 2:41 pm
Police are looking for vandals they believe revved a car engine until it “blew” at a Craigie carpark on Tuesday.
October 17, 2013, 2:29 pmA decision to reduce the number of offenders given leave to attend funerals in a bid to save $500,000 has come under fire from the independent prisons’ watchdog, who says the Department of Corrective Services cannot substantiate the saving and has provided an “inconsistent, incoherent and unpersuasive” explanation for the cost-cutting exercise.
October 17, 2013, 2:14 pm
Mourners at the memorial service for crime figure turned author Mark "Chopper" Read have heard his legend was exaggerated.
October 17, 2013, 1:55 pm
A male salon worker has gone on trial accused of sexually abusing ten women during Brazilian hair removal treatments in Perth.
October 17, 2013, 1:46 pmThe Australian sharemarket sighed with relief along with other global markets as US Republican hardliners buckled at the 11th hour and agreed to a deal that averted a US debt default for at least three more months.
October 17, 2013, 1:13 pmWA construction company Cochrane and Sons has been fined $65,000 over the death of a man killed when he fell seven metres.
October 17, 2013, 12:20 pmDon Randall will repay more than $5000 the taxpayers shelled out for a cross-country trip. #perthnews http://t.co/2YuCzeZqf7
West Australian journalist Steve Pennells has been named as a finalist in the Walkley Awards. #perthnews http://t.co/sgT5cmJi8N
It will be a miracle if no lives are lost to NSW bushfires: Premier. [with videos] #NSWfires http://t.co/UccxDFCKwV
Esperance man charged over car break-ins. #perthnews http://t.co/zCnTJSRLAG
A partially blind 86-year-old bravely tried to scare away an intruder. #perthnews http://t.co/u12esSDLsY
NSW bushfire crisis worst in a decade. #SydneyFires http://t.co/UccxDFCKwV
Blackboard Special...comp. rate p.a.4.52%
UHomeLoancomp. rate p.a.4.62%Dream Loan Express...comp. rate p.a.4.82%
Standard Variable...comp. rate p.a.4.87%
Basic Variablecomp. rate p.a.5.13%
Advantage Variable...comp. rate p.a.5.17%
Premier Home Smart...comp. rate p.a.5.32%
Smart Pro Plus 75comp. rate p.a.5.36%Dream Loan Express...comp. rate p.a.4.87%Residential Fixedcomp. rate p.a.5.16%
Residential Fixedcomp. rate p.a.5.17%Residential Fixedcomp. rate p.a.5.17%
Residential Fixedcomp. rate p.a.5.29%FlexiFix Plus 75comp. rate p.a.5.30%
Ultimate Home Loan...comp. rate p.a.5.32%
From $57/Mth on Optus
iPhone 5c on Optus
Compare plans from all major carriers
iPhone 5c Plans
From $62/Mth on Optus
iPhone 5s on Optus
Compare plans from all major carriers
iPhone 5s Plans
Compare plans for the hottest new smartphones
Compare Mobile Plans
New SIM Only plans starting from $6/Month
Compare SIM Only Plans
From $49/Mth Plan with Virgin Mobile
Galaxy S4 Deals
New Optus MyPlans. Compare
GALAXY S4 on Optus
Car Loan (New)comp. rate p.a.8.30%Personal Loan...comp. rate p.a.9.25%
Car Loancomp. rate p.a.9.53%
Secured Car Loanscomp. rate p.a.10.28%
Unsecured Personal...comp. rate p.a.12.81%Fixed Personal Loancomp. rate p.a.12.83%
Personal Ln Unsec...comp. rate p.a.13.45%Personal...comp. rate p.a.15.27%Unsecured Personal...comp. rate p.a.16.11%
Fixed Rate Personal...comp. rate p.a.17.04%goGreen Car - Var -...comp. rate p.a.9.17%Personal Ln Unsec...comp. rate p.a.13.45%Personal Loancomp. rate p.a.13.70%Personal Loan...comp. rate p.a.13.84%Variable Rate...comp. rate p.a.17.18%
HISA Call Personalmax rate 4.51%
Savermax rate 4.51%
Savings Maximisermax rate 4.50%
Online Savermax rate 4.40%Serious Saver...max rate 4.25%Online Savermax rate 4.10%Kids Savings Accountmax rate 3.75%Flexi Savermax rate 3.50%
Online Savings...max rate 3.30%Savings Acceleratormax rate 2.50%Business CMAmax rate 2.00%
Business Cash...max rate 1.75%
Business Online...max rate 2.50%
Low Ratepurchase rate12.99% p.a.
Low Rate Cardpurchase rate13.99% p.a.
Credit Cardpurchase rate17.99% p.a.
Frequent Flyerpurchase rate19.39% p.a.
Platinumpurchase rate19.39% p.a.
Rewardspurchase rate19.39% p.a.
Firstpurchase rate19.39% p.a.
Low Fee Visa Cardpurchase rate19.49% p.a.
Premium MasterCardpurchase rate19.49% p.a.
Premium Visa Cardpurchase rate19.49% p.a.
flybuys Rewards Cardpurchase rate19.49% p.a.
Velocity Rewards...purchase rate19.99% p.a.
Velocity Rewardspurchase rate19.99% p.a.
Platinum Qantas...purchase rate19.99% p.a.
Qantas Rewards...purchase rate19.99% p.a.
Platinum Credit Cardpurchase rate19.99% p.a.
Qantas Rewardspurchase rate19.99% p.a.
Platinum Reserve...purchase rate20.74% p.a.
Qantas Ultimate Cardpurchase rate20.74% p.a.
David Jones...purchase rate20.74% p.a.
Velocity Platinum...purchase rate20.74% p.a.
Velocity Gold Cardpurchase rate20.74% p.a.
Qantas Discovery...purchase rate20.74% p.a.
Qantas Premium Cardpurchase rate20.74% p.a.
Velocity Escape Cardpurchase rate20.74% p.a.
Platinumpurchase rate20.99% p.a.'The West Australian' is a trademark of West Australian Newspapers Limited 2013.
All rights reserved.
Select your state to see news for your area.
