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Karalee Katsambanis: Perth, quit your whingeing

We are lucky to call Perth our home. In Perth, we have become a bunch of whingers.It does not matter what the subject is, our reputation precedes us whether we like to admit it or not. We whinge about anything and everything.As Perth sweltered through last week and rewrote our state's hot weather record books, two people from opposite sides of the globe said exactly what we all need to be reminded of at the moment. Over the pas..
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Petrol prices hit 11-year low in Perth

Petrol prices hit 11-year low in Perth Updated February 15, 2016 14:09:32 Unleaded petrol (ULP) prices in Perth have hit an 11-year low, with most sites selling the fuel for under $1.FuelWatch said 267 of the 311 sites across the metropolitan area were offering ULP for under $1 a litre, with two stations in the Rockingham area selling it for as low as 92.9 cents a litre.FuelWatch manager Lynne Gould said the last time prices were lower was in January 2005 and the last t..
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Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson to be offered multi-year ...

Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson to be offered multi-year contract extension at end of NBL season By Corbin Middlemas Posted February 15, 2016 07:47:44 Perth Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson will be offered a multi-year contract extension at season's end.The Wildcats and Gleeson have maintained they will not discuss his future until the current season is complete.But, regardless of his team's performance in the playoffs, Gleeson will be offered a second contract..
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Man arrested after five-hour stand-off with police in East Perth

Man arrested after five-hour stand-off with police in East Perth Posted February 15, 2016 09:35:50 A man who allegedly made threats while armed with a knife has been taken into custody after a five-hour stand-off with police at his East Perth unit.Police were called to Goderich Street around midnight after reports of a man yelling and screaming.Tactical Response Group officers conducted negotiations with the man, who was alone, from outside the second story unit.Polic..
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Boy 'inconsolable' after murder charge

Pictured is the 11-year old boy who has been charged with murder. Picture: FacebookA CLOSE family friend of the 11-year-old Perth boy accused of murder says the youngster, who was previously a “happy” and “respectful” kid, is inconsolable behind bars. Details of the boy’s chaotic and dysfunctional upbringing have emerged since he was charged along with three men — one aged 29 and two 19-year-olds — with the stabbing murder of 26-year-old Patrick “Paddy” Slater outside Perth’s Esplanade railway s..
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East Perth in the money - The West Australian

Rich Royals in profit again East Perth have defied the financial pressure facing WAFL clubs by posting an operating profit of more than $300,000 for the second successive year.Last year's preliminary finalist recorded a $341,153 surplus for the 12 months to October 31.The bumper return has coincided with the second season of a five-year alignment with West Coast and was announced at the Royals' annual general meeting yesterday.East Perth president Bronte Howson labelled the profit a "magn..
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Fuel prices high despite oil price dip

Fuel prices high despite oil price dip
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Valentine's Day theft: Brazen Port Kennedy parcel burglar caught on ...

A Perth woman's Valentine's Day was ruined after a woman stole a surprise present off her doorstep, just moments after it was delivered. Security camera footage at the Port Kennedy home shows a woman riding a bike up on to the porch of the house where parcel is sitting on Wednesday. Valentine's Day gift stolen from Port Kennedy home A woman has been caught on camera stealing a surprise Valentine's Day gift from a Port Kennedy home. The thief then leaves and returns swiftly in a car..
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Perth end WNBL finals drought

Perth will contest the WNBL finals for the first time in 16 seasons and Queensland is poised to have two playoff sides for the first time ever. Townsville (16-6), Dandenong and Perth (both 15-8), have all booked finals spots going into next week's last round, with SEQ Stars (14-8) and Bendigo Spirit (12-10) competing for the other place. The Fire shored up top spot on Friday with a 89-49 home thrashing of Dandenong, who had won seven of their eight previous matches. The Stars, who were placed i..
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Claims doctors bullied for treating Lyme

Six years ago, Stephanie Hammersley came down with the flu. She never recovered. Her career, social life, health and wellbeing are gone, claimed by a disease medical experts insist cannot be contracted in Australia - the tick-borne Lyme disease. "Most of us feel like we've got the worst flu of our lives with the worst hangover of our lives on top of it, and it never goes away," she said. "If you've got cancer, family and friends tend to rally around you. "Lyme is completely different - I've los..
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