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It is understood the victim was visiting a friend, whose ex-boyfriend arrived just after midnight, when a fight broke out. A 20-year-old man, his 38-year-old mother and 40-year-old father have all been charged with murder.

Former treasurer Peter Costello blocked a $US3.2 billion bid by Shell in 2001 to take control of Woodside, citing national interest. ''Shell may be a willing seller because they do have some quite big projects themselves up their sleeve,'' Nick...

In a curious turn of events Van Den Brink looks like paying a much heftier price than his teammate Kristian Rees who was sent off in the initial incident in the 33rd minute. Rees had been carded by Beath for...

The items were alleged to have been stolen from stores in the town of Northam, east of Perth. West Australian Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan last week intervened in the case, asking for the two charges to be withdrawn. Mr O'Callaghan...

Police say he is wanted over extortion offences amounting to $700,000 over a period of time. He was charged at Batemans Bay Police station and is expected to be extradited back to Perth on Monday.

A declaration by Reserve Bank chief Glenn Stevens that the bank would not be ''timid'' about raising interest rates has led financial markets to tip seven interest rate rises in a row, while the dollar has surged to 92.23 US...

This is the first year that the Commonwealth's share of health funding has increased since the year 2000-01. In particular, the Rudd Government's increases to public hospital funding in the 2007-08 financial year have begun to reverse the decade-long trend...

Police say the man's light aircraft crashed while it was apparently cropdusting the property near Kojonup, about 250km south east of Perth, about 8.15 (WST) on Tuesday. The man's body was found at the scene and forensic police were investigating...

Spears tour promoter says the star is "extremely upset" at the savaging she has recieved for her much-publicised lip-synching and allegations fans walked out of her show. Paul Dainty said that the star had been left traumatised by the media coverage...

It is also significantly more optimistic than a year ago, with the bad debt cycle appearing to have peaked. Chief financial officer David Craig told the bank's annual general meeting in Perth on Wednesday that Australia's biggest lender had just...