Firefighters save homes from three fires

FIREFIGHTERS have saved two homes in Pickering Brook near Kalamunda in a busy day for Perth fire crews. Forty firefighters and two water bombers were needed to contain the bushfire, which was reported about 10.20am.Farming activity was believed...

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Passengers evacuated from burning bus

TWENTY passengers had to be evacuated off a Transperth bus after it caught fire this afternoon. The bus had just left Curtin University when the driver noticed a fire in the engine at about 4.15pm. The driver stopped and evacuated all passengers...

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Carole King wows crowds at Leeuwin Estate

Carole King performs at the Leeuwin Concert. Picture: Thomas Davidson Source: PerthNow Carole King performs at the Leeuwin Concert. Picture: Thomas Davidson Source: PerthNow WA'S business elite felt "the earth move" as Carole...

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Three burned in boat fire

Three people were burned after a boat  caught on fire. Picture: Sean Middleton Source: PerthNow Three people were burned after a boat  caught on fire. Picture: Sean Middleton Source: PerthNow THREE people have suffered...

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Barnett to let the liquor flow freely

PERTH restaurants could soon serve alcohol without food if Premier Colin Barnett has his way. The Premier said his pledge ahead of the March 9 election would end the restriction that prevented bar patrons from carrying their own drink from a...

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Buswell accused of Liberal espionage ploy

Treasurer Troy Buswell at a recent press conference. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow Opposition Treasury spokesman Ben Wyatt says Mr Buswell is playing unfair. Source: PerthNow CLAIMS of espionage have surfaced in the...

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Toxic fears hit Burswood site

Asbestos and other materials were unearthed during recent work on a southern parking lot project for the casino complex at Crown. Source: PerthNow Asbestos and other materials were unearthed during recent work on a southern parking lot project...

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Sonny Bill claims controversial win

Francois Botha tries to land a punch on Sonny Bill Williams. Picture: Jono Searle A BADLY hurt Sonny Bill Williams survived some of the biggest hits he has ever copped to win a controversial decision over ancient South African Frans Botha...

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Extreme fire risk as Pilbara towns scorched

An extreme fire warning has been issued for the Pilbara for tomorrow. Source: PerthNow THE Pilbara is on an extreme fire danger, while most of regional WA faces severe fire conditions tomorrow as a hot, dry summer continues. The Department...

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Sally Ayhan's latest weather update

GET the latest on what the weather's been doing today, plus the forecast for the next 24 hours and week ahead, with Channel 9's weather presenter Sally Ayhan. Channel Nine's new weather presenter Sally Ayhan gives PerthNow readers a unique insight...

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Iron ore fuels deficit rethink, GST shrinks

State Treasurer Troy Buswell giving a press conference at Parliament House today. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow State Treasurer Troy Buswell giving a press conference at Parliament House today. Picture: Richard Polden Source:...

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Sport desperate for a fix

Australian sport has been rocked by a bombshell report from the Crime Commission. Picture: Grant Nowell Source: The Advertiser AUSTRALIAN sport's "blackest day" has plunged the AFL and NRL into crisis and rocked elite sport, amid revelations...

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String of bushfires on Great Eastern Hwy

BUSHFIRES have broken out along the Great Eastern Highway in Western Australia, including one across the highway from the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre at Northam, north-east of Perth. A spokeswoman for the Department of Fire and...

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Work bans by nurses at third WA hospital

ANF state secretary Mark Olson has called on the WA government to make nurses a decent pay offer. Source: PerthNow NURSES at Fremantle Hospital plan to impose work bans tomorrow, joining colleagues at two other hospitals as they press their...

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City goes green in vision of Perth future

Images from the WA Planning Commission's "Capital City Planning Framework: A Vision For Central Perth" released today. The plan can be viewed online at www.planning.wa.gov.au Source: PerthNow THE future of central Perth is green according to...

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'Import' Gilchrist the model ambassador

Adam Gilchrist, the new face of Tourism WA's latest campaign, at Kings Park for the launch. Source: PerthNow HE may have arrived as an 'eastern stater' and booed by local fans at his first WA game but Adam Gilchrist couldn't be prouder as...

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Clarke wins AB Medal, wife owns red carpet

Michael Clarke with his fourth Allan Border Medal. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: Herald Sun MICHAEL Clarke capped the most prolific batting year in Australian Test history with the 2013 Allan Border Medal. An emotional Clarke choked back...

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Man charged after fleeing fatal crash scene

Police have revealed the identities of three men killed in a horrific car crash in Morley. A 22-year-old woman is in a critical condition after a crash on Beeliar Drive. BLACK SPOT: A young woman was killed late...

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Literacy claims nonsense, says minister

A CLAIM that up to one quarter of West Australian public school students achieve literacy scores at or below minimum national standards is "abject nonsense'', Education Minister Peter Collier says. Education became the political battleground...

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Esperance fire destroys homes, machinery

This photo of the Esperance bushfire was taken by PerthNow reader Matt Wood, from a lookout looking towards Pink Lake, where he headed after being sent an evacuation notice. Source: PerthNow AT least one home has been damaged by a bushfire...

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Blending stand-up and striptease

A dancer from the Fringe World show Comic Strip. Source: PerthNow PERTH Cultural Centre was alive with colour, comedy and circus last night. The Fringe World hub was packed with people eager to soak up an array of quirky performances as...

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Stranded dolphin pod helped back to sea

A dolphin pod that became stranded has been helped back out to sea. Source: AAP More than 150 dolphins have been lured back out to sea after becoming stranded in shallow waters off the coast of Albany in Western Australia's south. The...

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WA's road toll reaches 'horrific' level

The scene of the crash that killed three men in Morley. Picture: Alf Sorbello. Source: PerthNow DRIVERS have been urged to slow down and take responsibility after Western Australia's road toll reached 25 on the weekend, with three deaths...

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Peel inquiry should be fast-tracked

AN inquiry into alleged misconduct at Peel Health campus should be fast-tracked, despite revelations a key whistleblower was arrested in the United States for identity theft, Western Australia's opposition says. Late last year, the government...

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