Who is at the top of Perth's A-list?

John and Margarita Hughes are a must-have for any big Perth event. Picture: Alf Sorbello Source: PerthNow JUST 25 invitations are the difference between a bona fide Perth party and an awkward fizzer. And the names at the top of the A-list...

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E-licence debacle prompts review

Serial drink-driving offender Mitchell William Walsh-McDonald received an extraordinary licence. Picture: Lincoln Baker Source: PerthNow AN "urgent review" of the state's extraordinary-licence scheme has been called after revelations the Department...

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Power bills to hit an average of $2000 a year

Electricity prices are set to hit record highs. Picture: Thinkstock Source: The Courier-Mail FAMILIES will be slugged an average of $2000 a year for electricity by 2016. Budget papers reveal yearly "approved increases" of 7 per cent for...

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Rudd boots abusive Labor candidates

Kevin Rudd in Tasmania for day six of the campaign. Picture: Adam Head Source: News Limited PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has dumped two Labor candidates, including a man who abused a woman in a wheelchair. Mr Rudd demanded the resignations...

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Massive bombs found by NSW police

Two massive bombs both bigger than those used in the Boston Marathon attacks were made and going to be used to a blow up a Sydney hospital and the Macquarie St offices of a leading Sydney eye surgeon. Source: News Limited TWO massive bombs...

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Train users to fork out for parking

Train users will have to pay for parking at all metropolitan train stations from July 2014. Picture: Bohdan Warchomij Source: PerthNow PERTH commuters will add an extra $38.3 million to government coffers when they are forced to pay for parking...

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Coles lashes union over Nedlands crash claim

A Coles Online delivery driver lost his leg in a crash in Nedlands last Thursday. Picture: Supplied. Source: PerthNow SUPERMARKET giant Coles has launched a scathing attack on a union it likens to "vultures feeding'' on the misfortune of...

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Slow and steady for England early on

England win the toss and bat as the 4th Test gets underway AUSTRALIA broke though twice despite some determined England batting on a hard fought first day of the fourth Ashes Test at Chester-le-Street. Having scored just 57 runs...

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Burqa law introduced in WA parliament

New laws were introduced to the WA Parliament today which would require Muslim women to remove their burqa for police. Source: news.com.au A NEW law that would require Muslim women to remove a burqa or niqab to prove their identity to West...

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Stingy Aussies drain Phuket hospitals

TAustralian tourists in Phuket are an increasing problem for public hospitals with many unable to pay for the health bills their injuries attract. Picture: AFP / Nicolas Asfouri Source: AFP AUSTRALIAN visitors - mostly males in their 30s and...

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Rolf dropped as TV host

Rolf Harris has been dropped as the host of Animal Clinic. Source: Supplied ROLF Harris has been replaced as the host of British television show Animal Clinic after being arrested for a second time following fresh allegations of sexual abuse....

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Leaders set for debate showdown

Kevin Rudd has accused Tony Abbott of running scared after he proposed a debate on the first day of the campaign. Source: News Limited KEVIN Rudd and Tony Abbott are expected to have their first debate showdown on Sunday night with the stand-off...

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'Tornado' injures 10 people in North Coogee

A water spout slammed into a North Coogee building site this afternoon, scattering scaffolding and injuring six workers The construction site on Socrates Parade in North Coogee after the reported tornado hit. Picture: Richard Polden...

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Barnett defends adviser's pay rise

Premier Colin Barnett's has defended Dixie Marshall's pay rise. Picture: Richard Polden Source: PerthNow PREMIER Colin Barnett has defended his decision to give a prominent member of his election strategy team an $84,534 pay rise, saying...

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Rayney name tag was 'smoking gun'

If an appeal against the murder acquittal of prominent Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney is successful, the appellants want a new trial, not a substituted verdict Lloyd Rayney arrives at the Supreme Court, with daughter Sarah and his...

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50,000 boat arrivals under Labor

As well as Manus, PNG says it may also host asylum seekers in "community-based arrangements". Source: News Limited AUSTRALIAN Navy personnel were racing to rescue asylum seekers in a stricken vessel off Christmas Island last night as Labor...

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Fallen AFL star Ben Cousins 'attacked'

Former AFL player Ben Cousins was reportedly bashed in an East Fremantle park. FORMER AFL star Ben Cousins has reportedly been thrown to the ground during a fight at a park in Perth. Police have confirmed there was a verbal argument...

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Margs among world's friendliest

Margaret River locals have been listed as among the friendliest in the world. Picture: Supplied Source: PerthNow LOOKING for the most welcoming places in the world to visit? It turns out you don't have to look very far. Travel magazine...

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Body found in East Perth bushland

SOUTH bound lanes of East Pde in East Perth are expected to be opened soon as police rule death non-suspicious. The body was located in a tent on a vacant lot this afternoon.Police have closed East Pde between Summers Street and the Graham Farmer...

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Jockey dies after falling off horse

A jockey has died after being thrown from her horse during a race in Darwin. Simone Montgomerie comes off her horse at the Darwin Cup. Source: News Limited Simone Montgomerie was a mother of one. Picture: Elise Derwin Source:...

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Abbott facing 'unlosable election'

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott leaves the stage after talking at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on July 25, 2013 in Brisbane. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images TONY Abbott has been the most ferocious and disciplined...

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The five key election issues for WA

Cost of living pressures will be a major election issue for West Australians. Source: PerthNow PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has called a general election for September 7. ASYLUM SEEKERSThe on-going issue of asylum seekers was magnified for...

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Fine-dodgers to be named and shamed

WA's worst fine defaulters will be named and shamed under new laws. Picture: Theo Fakos Source: PerthNow WEST Australia's top 100 fine defaulters will be named and shamed and their vehicles will be clamped and licence plates seized. The...

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Abbott wins first poll

Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said the election is about trust and who is more "fair dinkum". Picture: Kym Smith Source: News Limited TONY Abbott's Coalition have begun the election campaign slightly ahead of Labor and with the Opposition Leader...

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