Alerts follow more quakes

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Posted 457 days, 17 hours ago by Bronwen

Residents of Cocos and Christmas Islands off Australia's west coast have been placed on a tsunami alert following another powerful earthquake near Indonesia's island of Sumatra this morning.

Huge earthquake hits Indonesia, region on tsunami alert

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Posted 458 days, 4 hours ago by jj

A powerful earthquake measuring 8.2 has struck Indonesia's Sumatra region, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean and sparking panic in coastal areas across south-east Asia ANOTHER ONE !!!!!!!

Powerful quake hits Indonesia

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Posted 458 days, 9 hours ago by MissUller

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A powerful earthquake hit Indonesia on Wednesday, causing buildings to sway in at least four countries, and authorities issued a tsunami warning for much of the Indian Ocean region.

Doctor 'fired for industrial activity'

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Posted 459 days, 8 hours ago by Lizzie_P

A WEST Australian Aboriginal health service fired a doctor because of her industrial relations activities, a human rights report has found.

Confident Bush gets perplexed at APEC .

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Posted 462 days, 9 hours ago by Nksagar

Bush tongue fumbles but mind still alert.

Teenager clocked driving 111km/h over speed limit: police

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Posted 464 days, 19 hours ago by Runamuk

"A 19-YEAR-old Perth man has been caught driving 111km/h over the speed limit just days after completing his probationary licence period." Hehe, the Skyline would have easily had another 50km/h left in it. GO SON!

PM-Can't afford miss nuke bus

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Posted 467 days, 21 hours ago by Nksagar

Dr Man Mohan Singh laid a stress to get nuke deal though and its importance for India

PM's staff shifts the Wikipedia blame

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Posted 472 days, 4 hours ago by Bronwen

THE Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet has blamed a mistake by its internet service provider for embarrassing reports its staff were editing politically sensitive Wikipedia entries.

Autopsy to determine if pet camel killed woman

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Posted 482 days, 7 hours ago by Bronwen

An autopsy will determine if a 10-month-old pet camel killed its owner at Bollon in south-western Queensland.

Plane hijackers hold six hostages

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Posted 484 days ago by chevin

A TURKISH passenger plane heading for Istanbul from northern Cyprus was hijacked today and forced to land in Turkey where most of the 136 passengers were freed but six hostages left behind, the airline said.

Court told victim had been dead for days

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Posted 485 days, 3 hours ago by Lizzie_P

A Perth court has heard disturbing details of how a 37-year-old man allegedly strangled his 32-year-old former defacto before placing her body in an armchair and making several attempts to kill himself last weekend.

Nurses' union cleared of bullying charge

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Posted 485 days, 6 hours ago by Lizzie_P

A bullying charge against the secretary of the Australian Nurses Federation (ANF) in Western Australia has been thrown out by a Perth magistrate.

Witnesses sought after WA crash fatality

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Posted 486 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

Police are calling for witnesses to a crash which led to the death of an 89-year-old woman in Perth.

Blogs at The West

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Posted 493 days, 10 hours ago by Dee

The West’s online team has announced the new Westblog site.

190,000 AK-47 missing says Pentagon

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Posted 495 days, 14 hours ago by Bronwen

The Pentagon cannot account for 190,000 AK-47 rifles and pistols given to Iraqi security forces in 2004 and 2005, or about half the weapons earmarked for soldiers and police, according to a government report.

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