Australian Floods Force Thousands from their Homes

6 February 2012, 7:04 am

By Rebekah Kebede PERTH (Reuters) - Thousands of Australians were forced from their homes on Monday because of floods that have risen to record levels in some areas and killed one person, and authorities issued warnings for more than a dozen rivers in Queensland and New South Wales states. [More]... Read More »

Tennis ace Tomic on driving charges

31 January 2012, 2:21 pm

TENNIS star Bernard Tomic will face court over his extraordinary Australia Day run-in with police.... Read More »

Perth's Skyworks numbers down

26 January 2012, 7:23 pm

An estimated 250,000 people have watched a large fireworks display over Perth's Swan River on Australia Day.... Read More »

Lightning adds to WA fireworks display

26 January 2012, 7:22 pm

An estimated 250,000 people watched the Australia Day fireworks display over Perth's Swan River.... Read More »

Police officer run over by patrol car

26 January 2012, 6:04 pm

A POLICE officer has head injuries after being run over by a stolen patrol car in Perth.... Read More »

Crowds watch fireworks, despite the weather

26 January 2012, 3:21 pm

An estimated 250,000 people turned out to watch Perth's 28th annual Australia Day fireworks display, despite fears extreme weather might disrupt the event.... Read More »

Anti-whaling activists arrive back in Australia

15 January 2012, 9:42 pm

PERTH, Australia (AFP) - Three activists who sparked a diplomatic incident by boarding a Japanese whaling ship arrived back in Australia on Monday as Prime Minister Julia Gillard blasted their "irresponsible" behaviour.... Read More »

Police escort for NSW men accused of Perth assault

12 January 2012, 12:59 am

Two men charged over a violent assault in Western Australia in which a man was tortured for several hours, have arrived in Perth after being extradited from New South Wales.... Read More »

NSW men extradited over Perth torture case

10 January 2012, 9:00 pm

Four Sydney men will be extradited to Western Australia to face grievous bodily harm and kidnapping charges of a 43-year-old Perth man, who was totured and dumped in a Wilson park last year.... Read More »

Sydney men charged over savage Perth assault

10 January 2012, 1:00 pm

Four Sydney men are facing extradition to Western Australia over a violent assault in Perth last year on a man with bikie links.... Read More »