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• Seven West confirms talks to acquire Sunday Times newspaper ...

  

  Seven West confirms talks to acquire Sunday Times newspaper, Perth Now website Updated May 27, 2016 18:35:18 The competition watchdog has begun investigating what impact Seven West's Media's proposed purchase of Western Australia's Sunday Times newspaper would have on the quality and diversity of content and on advertising prices. Key points:Newspapers would share some content and advertisingACCC looking at impact on quality, pricingBig job losses likely, says union S..

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• Crystal meth worth $200 million seized in Perth suburbs drug bust

  

  WA police have seized more than 200kg of methamphetamine worth more than $200 million from an alleged transnational drug syndicate, linked to a boat that was intercepted near Geraldton three weeks ago. The crystal methamphetamine haul is the second largest drug bust in WA's history, with Deputy Commissioner Gary Dreibergs saying it was "the biggest methamphetamine seizure in WA this year". Drugs worth $200 million seized A WA Joint Organised Crime Task Force operation results in drug..

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• Former Perth HSBC bank worker deceived clients, ASIC says

  

  A former Perth bank worker has been banned from the industry for life after lying to clients and misusing their money.A FORMER Perth financial planner has been banned from the industry for life after lying to clients and misusing almost $5 million of their money.When Tak Simson Kwok worked for HSBC bank between September 2009 and December 2013, he misled and deceived four clients into investing $1.975 million in what they falsely believed was a HSBC-approved product.The Australian Security and I..

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• Perth weather: City shivers through one of the year's coldest nights ...

  

  Perth has shivered through one of the coldest nights of the year, with forecasters predicting rain and potential thunderstorms overnight on Friday.The mercury dipped to seven degrees at 3.30am Friday morning but the chill would have been felt most at 7am, when the "feels like" temperature was 5.4 degrees. Cool weekend for Perth Rain and low temperatures appear to be the cards for Perth this weekend. It was the fifth night in May during which overnight temperatures fell to seven deg..

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• Man, 50, stabbed to death in Armadale

  

  Police are questioning a 26-year-old man after his 50-year-old father was stabbed to death in a home in Armadale. Picture: Justin Benson-CooperTHE 26-year-old man charged with murder over the stabbing death of his 50-year-old father will face Armadale Magistrates Court on Friday.His 50-year-old father died following an altercation on Wednesday night at a home in Cohuna Drive, Armadale.Police confirmed the murder charge on Thursday afternoon after Major Crime Squad detectives questioned the man.P..

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• Perth Theatre Company exits stage - The West Australian

  

  Stephen Bevis - The West Australian on May 27, 2016, 3:55 pm The Song Was Wrong, staged in June last year, was the Perth Theatre Company’s last ever show. Picture by Jon Green. The Perth Theatre Company has finally pulled the plug on 30 years of creativity after nearly a year of inactivity.Chairman Saliba Sassine said yesterday the PTC board “with great regret” had resolved to voluntarily wind up and deregister the company.The company’s debts are understood to exceed..

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• Ian Turnbull verdict: Elderly farmer found guilty of murdering ...

  

  Farmer Ian Turnbull is led from a prison truck today at the Supreme Court. Picture: John GraingerAN ELDERLY farmer has been found guilty of murdering environmental protection officer Glen Turner who he shot dead on a dirt track during a bitter legal fight over land clearing.The widow of Mr Turner, Alison McKenzie, sobbed with relief as the jury announced their guilty verdictFarmer Ian Turnbull showed no expression as the verdict was read out, glancing once at Mr Turner’s family.Environmental pro..

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