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Murder conviction quashed after 44 years
by Emilie Ingate

A 44- year battle ended in the WA Court of Criminal Appeal today as it overturned the murder conviction of 63-year-old Darryl Beamish.....full story

Surgeons concerned for young basketballer
by Hayley Vardy

Doctors are concerned today after emerging from the third operation to save Koondoola schoolboy Terry Vo’s severed hands and left foot.... full story

Family feud continues after Schiavo death
by Alicia Dass

The family feud over the life or death of Florida woman Terri Schiavo continued today just hours after her death....full story

Small business owners insulted by blackout compo plan
by Samantha Maxwell

West Australian small business owners have slammed Energy minister Alan Carpenters “Customer Reliability Payment Scheme” announced to the public yesterday.....full story

Unions: Perth Airport Needs Security Review
by Kevin Sim

Unions are urging the federal government to improve the Perth International Airport security and pointed that a recent breach has highlighted its limitations.....full story

Porn teacher sobs as sentenced
by Anastasia Michael

Primary school teacher Allen John Vella sobbed as he was sentenced for possessing and distributing child pornography.....full story

Calls to ban Morning After Pill
by Alison Bunting

The Perth Catholic Diocese and the Christian Democratic Party of WA have called for a total ban on the morning after pill..... full story

Battery Up On Smoke Alarms
by Sarah Miller

The Fire and Emergency Services Authority urges Western Australians to change their smoke alarm batteries on April Fool's Day to help save lives..... full story

“The Aerial Menace: More Threatening Than a Shark Fin”
by Teresa Mulholland

Always look up when eating a hot dog.

If I could offer one piece of advice to any naïve landlubber before their first beach trip, that would be it. Not to watch for sharks. Not to swim with a partner, not to slather on sunscreen. But to heed the moral of my grandmother’s quasi-tragic story of a seaside blunder that sticks in my memory as crystal-clear as Cottesloe surf....full story

Emergency Services Put Their Skills to the Test
by Amber Le Scelle

The Fire and Emergency Services Authority, FESA, has successfully conducted its biggest ever multi-agency training exercise at the Perth Convention Centre.....full story

Bunny’s Easter Adventure
by Debbie Allen

Some children, caught up in the Easter festivities, went a step too far when they kidnapped a Rockingham couple’s beloved pet rabbit to help with their celebrations.....full story

Aussies dig deep as second quake hits
by Josh Nicholson

If generosity were an Olympic event, surely Australia would come home with the gold.....full story

Island Fishermen Get 3am Tsunami Wake-up Call
by Tasha Keys

Thousands of kilometres from crowds of Sri Lankans and Indonesians rushing to the safety of higher ground, Abrolhos Island cray-fisher and pearl farmer Jesse Liddon was woken by an urgent mobile phone call from a friend on the mainland....full story

Easy breach of airport security
by Kevin Sim

The remorseful trio of young men from Midland, who confessed to being heavily intoxicated at that time they breached security at the Perth International Airport described their feat as “easy” and “anyone could have done it”.....full story