Plane makes emergency Paraburdoo landing

Passengers on a charter flight have escaped injury after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Paraburdoo Airport.

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Posted: 08:29 (AWST)

Gas firm forced to fly in workers from outlying town

The chronic accommodation shortage in Karratha has forced a company to fly its workers in from another Pilbara town on a daily basis.

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Posted: 07:28 (AWST)

Parents urged to take action as distance education figures soar

Figures obtained in parliament by the Independent MP Liz Constable show the number of state school students studying by distance education has more than doubled over the past year.

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Posted: 07:00 (AWST)

Doctors warn of regional incentives need

The Rural Doctors Association of Western Australian has warned its members will vote with their feet when it comes to offering incentives to attract doctors to remote and regional areas.

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Posted: 21:24 (AWST)

Passengers survive WA plane emergency

Passengers on a charter flight have escaped injury after their plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Paraburdoo Airport, in Western Australia's north.

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Saturday, 16 June 2007

Posted: 19:42 (AWST)

Policeman crushed by quad bike

An off-duty police officer has died in Western Australia when the quad bike he was riding fell on top of him.

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Friday, 15 June 2007

Posted: 11:00 (AWST)

WA Govt playing politics with water issue: Nationals

The National party has accused the Western Australian Minister for Water Resources of playing politics with water reform.

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Posted: 10:38 (AWST)

Minister considers fire hydrant funding

The Western Australian Minister for Emergency Services, John Kobelke, says he will consider changes to the way fire hydrants for small shires are funded.

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Posted: 10:34 (AWST)

Abroholos' fishers get more security of tenure

The Western Rock Lobster Council says fishers will now be able make their island homes more livable, with the security they will be there for the next two decades.

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Posted: 10:31 (AWST)

Murchison Metals in trading halt pending announcement

Murchison Metals has been placed in a trading halt, pending an announcement on Monday which is expected to relate to the development of infrastructure in the mid-west.

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