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Perth-bound Carragher keen for a title Fox-trot

Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has a speaking engagement in Perth this week. Pic: Getty Images Liverpool great Jamie Carragher heads to WA this week thrilled English football is on the verge of its biggest upset in years.Carragher will be at the Hyatt Regency Perth on Thursday as he kicks off a five-city tour speaking to Liverpool supporters clubs in Australia and New Zealand.No doubt one of the biggest topics for Reds fans will be the club’s famous 2005 Champions League win over AC Mila..
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Perth couple's garden dream crushed for last time with Wembley ...

A Perth gardener is devastated after a neighbour's complaints campaign ended in the bulldozing of her elaborate, expensive and eco-friendly garden – for a second time.Sue Jefferies and her husband worked to create their Wembley home's verge in keeping with council policy, but say their neighbour's volley of complaints led the council to throw the book at them, destroying 13 years of love and labour. Part of the verge in the early days, before a neighbour moved in who preferred neat lawns. ..
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Perth Festival: Tim Minchin tells George Pell to return home to face ...

Tim Minchin is proud of being Australian but said "we're arseholes as well". Photo: Toni Wilkinson Tim Minchin has called on Cardinal George Pell to return from Rome to appear at the royal commission into institutional child abuse. He also expressed pride in being an Australian but said: "We're arseholes as well." Tim Minchin will perform at the Perth International Arts Festival on Saturday. Photo: Toni Wilkinson Minchin sung the chorus of his song calling on George Pell to return to Aust..
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Hawks ready for Perth NBL test

Illawarra coach Rob Beveridge believes Friday night's season-ending 106-95 home win over a desperate Adelaide 36ers was exactly the sort of bruising test the Hawks needed ahead of their NBL semi-final showdown with the Perth Wildcats. The Hawks led from start to finish against the 36ers, who needed to win both of their final-round road games - they meet the Wildcats in Perth on Sunday night - to have any chance of forcing their way into the playoffs. After allowing the Sixers to pull within a p..
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Babies are Perth's new boom

Emily Cattermole at 17 weeks pregnant. Picture: Instagram New announcements boast another baby boom this year among Perth identities and celebrities.Accessories designer Jessica Bratich Johnson and her cricket-star husband Mitchell Johnson will welcome a new addition before the month is out, while The Court Hotel co-owner Bree Maddox and partner Nick Hayler are expecting their second baby in July.Seven Perth newsreader Rebecca Marsh, who is married to cricketer Shaun Marsh, is also due in..
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Alannah MacTiernan to quit federal politics

Federal Perth MP Alannah MacTiernan.ALANNAH MacTiernan has dropped a political bombshell, announcing she will not recontest this year’s federal election.Ms MacTiernan told PerthNow she had decided not to recontest the federal seat of Perth.Alannah MacTiernanPerth lawyer Tim Hammond, who unsuccessfully contested Swan, is expected to now contest Perth for the ALP, which holds just three out of 15 federal seats in Western Australia.Ms MacTiernan, 63, said although she had enjoyed her three-year-sti..
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Lowe fires warning shot ahead of Sydney shoot-out

Perth Glory will be striving for a fourth consecutive win this weekend when they meet Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Glory head into the match with team spirits boosted, after a 1-0 win over Wellington on Sunday. Chris Harold was the goal scoring hero in the 21st minute after his powerful header helped Glory earn the full points in the second leg of the Long Distance Derby Cup. Coach Kenny Lowe said he was thrilled for his young winger, who scored on the back of a..
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LNG hopes come crashing down

The Gorgon ground breaking ceremony on Barrow Island back in 2009. Pictured are WA Premier Colin Barnett, then Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson and then Chevron's Global Vice President George Kirkland. Picture: Bill Hatto/The West Australian. It was supposed to have been so different.When Premier Colin Barnett announced with some fanfare in November 2010 Perth had been chosen to host the 18th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas, oil and gas prices wer..
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Vacancies soar in Perth home rental market

The Perth home rental market continues to provide plenty of choice for tenants but remains tough for landlords looking for renters. Latest Domain data reveals that Perth’s vacancy rate for houses eased again over January, up from the 3.5 per cent reported over December to 3.6 per cent. House vacancy rates have increased significantly over the past year, compared with the 2.4 per cent recorded over January in 2014. Perth clearly remains the most tenant-friendly capital city for choice, with..
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Long Chim, Perth: restaurant review

Long Chim, Perth: restaurant reviewJohn LethleanThe AustralianFebruary 13, 2016 12:00AMSavePrint Food writerMelbourneJohn Lethlean has been reviewing restaurants for long enough to make cycling more necessity than hobby. His reviews for The Australian provide the country's only national perspective. He is also a professional restaurant industry gossip.On the money: Long Chim restaurant. Picture: Philip GostelowLet’s call it inverse culinary cringe, shall we? You can get better traditional Itali..
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