Publication: The West Online

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Fire 'kills last survivor from Bangladesh building collapse'

SAVAR, Bangladesh (AFP) - A fire broke out in the rubble of a Bangladesh factory complex Sunday night, killing what the country's fire chief described as the last remaining survivor from the building's collapse five days earlier."The fire broke out as ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Low earners hit in rent wars

Low-income earners are finding it almost impossible to rent a house in Perth, with figures showing the median rent may be as high as $520 a week, according to a leading charity.In a survey of 4282 rental properties this month, Anglicare WA found less ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Man hurt in Highgate building fall

A 44-year-old man is in intensive care in Royal Perth Hospital after he fell from the second storey of a Highgate building yesterday afternoon.Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the manâs fall, which occurred at a building on Stirling ... [Published The West Online - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Slowdown hits hopes for mining jobs

The tales of WA's mining boom, with its abundance of jobs and astounding pay packets, sailed all the way to England's Portsmouth UniversityAnd geology student James Robinson heard them loud and clear.Friends and former fellow students who had travelled ... [Published The West Online - Apr 29 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Baldivis crash slows Freeway

A crash in the southbound lanes of the Kwinana Freeway at Baldivis is creating congestion.The crash, near Mundijong Road, is blocking the left lane.A police spokesman said northbound traffic had also become congested as drivers slowed past the crash ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Entities: Police
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Premier softens on council recognition

Premier Colin Barnett has softened his opposition to recognising local government in the Constitution, despite the party's historic resistance to the measure.As the Federal Government considers a referendum on recognition in conjunction with the September ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Two-game ban hangs over Eagle

West Coast's upcoming game against the Western Bulldogs is set to be impacted upon by the tribunal as three incidents from round five get assessed by the match review panel today.Darren Glass (West Coast) for engaging in rough conduct towards Paul Stewart ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Victim blasts mindless violence

A 20-year-old woman who has cuts to her head and face after being struck by a glass bottle during an 18th birthday party has urged young people to think of the consequences before they act violently.Bree, who did not want her surname published, had been ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Entities: Police, Rioting, Escalation
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Lead scare stirs asbestos memories

A leading Mid West doctor has likened the lead contamination in Northampton to the Wittenoom children who were exposed to deadly asbestos in the North West.Midwest GP Network chairman Ian Taylor said he was deeply concerned to hear children had once played ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Pet pig thrills childcare kids

While most childcare centres might consider a dog or a rabbit for a pet, children at Unicare get to share their playground with a pig.Macca likes eating crayons, gets taken for a walk around the University of WA campus every day and has his own Facebook ... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Entities: Education, Facebook Inc
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Teen 'sexually assaults 88yo'

A teenage boy has appeared in court after allegedly sexually assaulting an 88-year-old woman in the Great Southern.The 15-year-old was remanded in custody in Albany Children' Court this morning after he appeared over charged of aggravated burglary, stealing, ... [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 2 reports

Accused robber faces court

A 30-year-old Mullaloo man has been remanded in custody after appearing in court over a series of violent robberies across Perth this month.Kane Bevan Haydon-Wood was stopped by police at 1.50am today while driving a rental car on Tonkin Highway in N ... [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]

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"It is frustrating," he said. "I've been looking really, really hard. And I'll keep looking until I find something."
But he said last week: "We would support constitutional recognition of local government so long as it is recognised as a function of the State and does not create new powers for the Commonwealth, which we believe would lead to further duplication of legislation."
"We know families who are spending 40, 50, 60 per cent of their income on rent because they want to hang on to the property they're in and the landlord has jacked their rent up by $20, $30, $40 per week" Anglicare chief executive Ian Carter said
"It just wasn't necessary to throw a bottle or even to fight" Bree said yesterday

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Slowdown hits hopes for mining jobs [Published The West Online - Apr 29 2013]
Man hurt in Highgate building fall [Published The West Online - Apr 29 2013]
Premier softens on council recognition [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Two-game ban hangs over Eagle [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Low earners hit in rent wars [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Victim blasts mindless violence [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Fire 'kills last survivor from Bangladesh build... [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Baldivis crash slows Freeway [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Lead scare stirs asbestos memories [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Pet pig thrills childcare kids [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Russia had wiretap on US bomb suspect [Published The West Online - Apr 28 2013]
Pakistan bomb attacks kill two, injure 43: offi... [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Power run down the Eagles [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Vic Labor claims victory in Lyndhurst [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
New federal loans will help farmers: NFF [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Accused robber faces court [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Teen 'sexually assaults 88yo' [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Teen 'sexually assaulted 88yo woman' [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Great Perth mummy swindle [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
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George Jones, country superstar, has died [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
'Taser, drugs found' in SW car search [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
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Alleged robber 'found with knife, shotgun' [Published The West Online - Apr 27 2013]
Bomb blast near Pakistan party office kills 10 [Published The West Online - Apr 26 2013]
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