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Politics Groups join in desert to take up nuclear free fight Anti-nuclear activists from around Australia joined with Indigenous people today in Alice Springs to protest against Federal Government plans to dump radioactive waste in the Northern Territory.....full story
Aboriginal group ready for uranium mining partners The Western Desert Land Aboriginal Corporation (WDLAC) opened its West Perth office today in a bid to secure uranium mining contracts to deliver basic services and financial independence to the remote Indigenous communities it represents.....full story
Pepper spray, batons used on anti-nuclear protesters at minister's office Two protesters and a police officer were hospitalised today when an anti-nuclear demonstration turned violent at the Subiaco office of Julie Bishop, the Federal minister responsible for approving waste dump sites.....full story
AG’s Newspaper Row Worsens Western Australian Attorney General Jim McGinty cannot refuse to introduce legislation to protect journalists’ sources, because of a dispute with one newspaper, political commentator David Black said today.....full story
New Housing In State Budget The state government’s 2007 budget includes $16.8 million towards lodging house beds in the Fremantle area.....full story
'Belt Up' Targets Young Males A new road safety campaign starts tonight in Western Australia to try and encourage young drivers to ‘belt up.’.....full story
New Tool For Gay Relationships Western Australian couples have been given the opportunity to register their de facto relationships, in a bid to protect both gay and heterosexual relationships.....full story
Students Confused Over Visa Conditions The Department of Immigration has moved to clarify students’ rights to rally, after questions were raised about conditions on overseas student visas.....full story
WA laws need reform – women’s group Western Australian homicide laws fail to take into account the circumstances in which women kill their partners after being subjected to domestic violence, a women’s support group said today.....full story
AMEC Calls For Rethink on Mt Manning The Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) recommendation that the state not allow further mining to proceed at Mount Manning, 500 km north east of Perth, has met with opposition from a key mining lobby group.....full story
Fed Govt Moves On Smoking In Films Attorney-General Philip Ruddock is investigating a higher classification rating for movies that feature smoking.....full story
Views split on Jerusalem housing plan Jewish and Palestinian supporters in Australia are divided over the Israeli government’s plan to build 20,000 new homes for Jews in a settlement in Arab East Jerusalem.....full story
Stadium Delayed? Redevelopment plans for Perth Glory’s Members Equity Stadium will be put on hold, as the state budget has reportedly failed to set aside the $25 million needed for the project.....full story
More Funds Needed For Housing: WACOSS The community and social services sector says the $417.3 million in the state budget for affordable housing, is not enough to solve current problems in WA.....full story
Catholic Schools Move On Year 7s The decision to shift year 7 students in to high schools should be the responsibility of individual member schools, the Association of Independent Schools WA said today.....full story
Oz Media Groups Call For Press Freedom An alliance between the country’s biggest media organisations saw the launch of the ‘Australia’s Right to Know’ campaign today in Sydney, a project committed to the right of free speech.....full story
Education key to fixing youth crime: ALSWA Education is the key to improving Indigenous incarceration rates, the Aboriginal Legal Service (ALSWA) said today.....full story
Cockburn Review Clears Councillors The City of Cockburn says an internal review into the undeclared electoral donations of three councillors, will not be made public.....full story
Survey Shows Student Ignorance of AWAs Unions WA today expressed concern over students’ lack of knowledge about Australian Workplace Agreements (AWA).....full story
ADF Training Annoys Locals The relaxed coastal town of Lancelin will once again become a danger area this Sunday, with the Australian defence force rolling back into town for live firing practice.....full story
Local Government Voting System Changes Proposed changes to the way local councillors are elected have been met with mixed reactions. The Local Government Amendment Bill, which passed through the upper house of parliament last night, will change the current first-past-the-post voting system to proportional preferential voting.....full story
Freo Maintains Anti-Nuclear Stance. The Fremantle Council today reiterated its nuclear free stance in the face of Prime Minister John Howard’s plan to expand Australia’s uranium mining and export industry.....full story
Tagliaferri Slams Parke Selection Fremantle mayor Peter Tagliaferri says he is outraged at the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP) decision to pre-select lawyer Melissa Parke for the federal seat of Fremantle.....full story
DEC Admits Lead Mistakes The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) says it is concerned about insufficiencies in its procedures which may have contributed to ongoing lead pollution in Esperance.....full story
Centrelink Lags Behind Rent Increases Housing lobby groups say the property boom in Western Australia is hurting low income earners and those on Centrelink payments such as students.....full story
US Soldiers Cautious About Iraq The future of the war in Iraq was a touchy subject for United States naval officers visiting Fremantle today.....full story
Teacher Package Unveiled The Department of Education and Training today unveiled a $2.5 million package to try and alleviate the teacher shortage in rural Western Australia.....full story
Fremantle Council Keeps Liquor Limits The City of Fremantle is standing firm on its liquor licensing laws after the City of Perth decided to allow restaurants to serve alcohol without an accompanying meal.....full story
WA Gays Push For De Facto Rights Gay and lesbian equality groups are pushing the State Government to create a registration scheme for the recognition of de facto relationships.....full story
Cockburn Mayor’s Legal Fees $10,000 - Council Cockburn Mayor Stephen Lee’s legal fees for attendance at the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) may be as high as $10,000, the Cockburn City Council said today.....full story
Police delay Cockburn charge Police appear unlikely to lay charges against a woman arrested for trespass at a Cockburn council meeting six weeks ago.....full story
Power upgrade for Murdoch area Western Power says a new $3.2 million dollar substation for the Murdoch area should help reduce the number of blackouts.....full story
Melville Delays Canning Bridge 'Hub' Plans A major redevelopment of the Canning Bridge precinct has been deferred, pending a joint study between the City of Melville, City of South Perth and the Department of Planning and Infrastructure.....full story
State Govt Props Up Access31 Community TV station Access31 has received a massive funding boost from the State Government, on top of the $300,000 it received last year.....full story
Amnesty Criticises Refugee Trading Scheme Amnesty International Australia has criticised the Federal Government’s plan to swap Australia bound refugees with those trying to enter the US, as unethical and impracticable.....full story
Cuban Community Too Small - Refugee Council Cuban refugees to be sent to Australia as part of a refugee swap with the United States of America will feel unsupported, the Refugee Council of Australia said today.....full story
Geoff Gallop Opens Desalination Plant Former Western Australian Premier Geoff Gallop today officially opened the $387 million Kwinana desalination plant, commissioned during his time as leader.....full story
'Merit' in State Broadband Plan, Says User Group New details have emerged about the state-wide broadband network (SBN). The plan would award the entire state government’s telecommunications spend for ten years, to a company that will link all government offices around the state to one network.....full story
Governments' Appeal Begins on Nyoongar Claim Lawyers today began arguably the most significant appeal for indigenous land rights since the Mabo decision of 1992.....full story
Register Exposes High Profile Clients More than 30 lobbying firms and 150 of their clients are now open to public scrutiny on a register launched by the Western Australian government today.....full story
'Brian Burkes' visit Cockburn Council More than a dozen Brian Burke look-a-likes attended the City of Cockburn council meeting last night, in protest over Mayor Stephen Lee’s conduct.....full story
PM’s comments on HIV migrants 'unfortunate' The Western Australian AIDS Council today criticised Prime Minister John Howard, for suggesting HIV positive people should not be allowed to migrate to Australia.....full story
Work Choices contracts coming, says council union A Howard Government-backed plan to have local council employees employed under the new federal workplace laws may soon be coming to WA councils.....full story
MUA says no to lead exports The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) today said it will oppose Magellan Metals’ lead shipments at every WA port, until a thorough review of handling techniques is conducted.....full story
Govt sweet on ethanol proposal Ethanol produced from Kimberley cane sugar could be competitive with grain-based ethanol producers in other parts of the state, the Agriculture Minister Kim Chance said today.....full story
Union supports better planning on teacher shortages Western Australia’s State School Teachers Union has backed calls for the nation to unite, to address and combat the shortage of teachers.....full story
WA Greens support carbon tax Reports the federal government is considering a carbon tax, have the support of the WA Greens.....full story
Conflict Between Carpenter, Armstrong Grows Western Australian Premier Alan Carpenter’s attack on newspaper editor Paul Armstrong, showed the premier is in a “losing game” with the state’s only daily newspaper, political analyst Harry Phillips said today.....full story
Expert says WA road safety policy on track A Monash University road safety expert has rejected claims by the State Opposition and the RAC that the Western Australian Government’s road safety strategy is inadequate.....full story
State Government Launches Tsunami Risk Assessment The Western Australian Government will tomorrow launch its first tsunami risk assessment of the state’s coastline.....full story
Further Delays to Southern Railway Project Electrical workers are doing 12 hour-days over Easter in a desperate push to meet the new completion date on the Perth-to-Mandurah rail project.....full story
Mixed Response to Citizenship Test A report published today shows 60 per cent of individual respondents to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s citizenship test discussion paper, are in favour of the proposed test.....full story
Parke speaks on future ALP career The big local prospect for the future of the federal Labor party, Melissa Parke, says she is eager to restore Australia’s suffering national image.....full story
Electoral Commission Concerned for Young Voters The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has raised concerns about young people’s participation in the voting process, saying less than half of 18 year-olds in Western Australia are enrolled to vote.....full story
Council shock at Fremantle “land grab” Cockburn Mayor Stephen Lee today labelled Fremantle Council “the basket cases next door,” after Mayor Peter Tagliaferri confirmed plans to extend the city’s boundary along the coastal strip to northern Kwinana.....full story
Fremantle MP Ends Long Political Career The Federal Member for Fremantle Carmen Lawrence, will quit federal politics at the end of the year.....full story
Yarragadee Protestors Voice Anger at Government A crowd of over 1500 people rallied out outside parliament house today against government plans to mine the Yarragadee aquifer.....full story
Changes to FOI Laws ‘Cumbersome’ - Academic Proposed changes to Western Australia’s Freedom of Information laws would increase the time and cost of obtaining information under appeal, an FOI expert said today.....full story
Telstra Defends Broadband Services Complaints by university students about the poor delivery of broadband services to southern areas of Perth, have prompted Telstra to reiterate its cause for regulatory reform in Australia.....full story
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