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WA power prices to rise 5 per cent - NEWS.com.au |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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ELECTRIClTY prices in Western Australia will jump another five per cent next year, and power producer Verve and retailer Synergy will be merged, according to Premier Colin Barnett. Mr Barnett told Fairfax radio 6PR this morning the 2006 decision to ....
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Smoken Up arrives in Perth for the Interdoms - Harnesslink |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 17:15 |
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Australasia's fastest pacer, Smoken Up has arrived in Perth for the 2012 V75 Inter Dominion at Gloucester Park, which begins on Friday week - 17th February. The $2.9 million harness racing earner jetted into Western Australia with fellow Inter Dominion ....
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Rio Tinto To Invest Further $3.4 Bln In Western Australia Iron Ore Operations - RTT News |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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L: News ) said late Tuesday that it will invest a further $3.4 billion to expand its iron ore operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia so as to meet growing demand from Asian markets. The company intends to boost iron ore operations in the ....
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West Australia conditionally backs Fortescue plans - MarketWatch |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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By Stephen Bell PERTH -(MarketWatch)- Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. received the conditional backing of regulators in Western Australia state Wednesday for its proposed expansion of the Cloudbreak iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region....
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Minister urges capitalisation on food production - ABC Online |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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The Agriculture Minister says Western Australia must be ready to capitalise on the rising world demand for food. Terry Redman has made the comments at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society conference in Perth....
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High school maths incentives don't add up - The Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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TERTIARY Education Minister Chris Evans says schools in his home state of Western Australia are too focused on getting students high university entrance scores. Senator Evans, who is from WA, said there seemed to be a narrowing of the system which was ....
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WA power prices to rise 5%, says premier - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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The utility was split by the previous Labor government, with Western Power now managing the southwest electricity grid, including the Perth metropolitan area; Verve managing power production; Synergy managing billing; and Horizon Power managing WA's .... Read more...
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WA still in command - Sportal.com.au |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 15:15 |
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Western Australia remain on top at tea on day three of their Sheffield Shield clash with Queensland at the Gabba, still leading by 17 after reducing the Bulls to 3-91 in their second dig. After falling to 1-0 in the first over, Ryan Broad (40) and ....
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West Australia Regulators Conditionally Back Fortescue Expansion - Fox Business |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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AU) received the conditional backing of regulators in Western Australia state Wednesday for its proposed expansion of the Cloudbreak iron-ore mine in the Pilbara region. The proposal, which will allow ore production at the mine to increase to as much ....
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WA premier to avoid long election campaign - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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Talking to Fairfax 6PR radio in Perth on Wednesday morning, Mr Barnett said he did not want a protracted campaign in the lead-up to the next state election on March 9, 2013. 'We won't start the election campaign until around Christmas time,' the state ....
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Restaurateur 'underpaid Chinese couple by $80000' - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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A Perth restaurant owner is being prosecuted by the Fair Work Ombudsman for allegedly underpaying two Chinese staff members by $78000. Vincenzo Salvatore Todaro, the owner-manager of Venezia restaurant on Pier Street, allegedly underpaid the husband ....
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Queen Mary 2 arrives in Australia - Herald Sun |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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THE largest ocean liner to visit Australia, the Queen Mary 2, has arrived in Western Australia to begin her maiden circumnavigation around the country. Arriving from South Africa, the 151400-tonne Cunard ship berthed at Fremantle's cruise terminal this ....
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WA native title deal a 'whitewash' - Ninemsn |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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Premier Colin Barnett was meeting with members of the South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (SWALSC) in Perth on Wednesday to explain his government's settlement proposal. The government hopes to settle the native title claim over Perth and the ....
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Potentially fatal MDPV to be banned in WA - Perth Now |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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In the past 12 months, the substance was detected in 25 drug samples tested at Perth's ChemCentre laboratory. WA Police last month warned MDPV was linked to an increase in overdoses and hospital admissions in the Eastern States, and raised concerns ....
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Drug lab accused Jason Marzoli faces charges over domestic attack rampage - Perth Now |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 13:15 |
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Source: PerthNow A MAN charged over a drug lab explosion involving the son of WA's Police Commissioner is back in custody, accused of a violent attack in which he allegedly threatened to burn a Brookdale house down. Jason Lee Marzoli, 29, ....
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Australia Domestic: Queensland v Western Australia - Sheffield Shield ' Match ... - bettor.com blog |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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On Tuesday, February 07, 2012 West Australia trail by one run with six wickets in hand in their first innings in response to Queensland total of 251 runs. At stumps on the second day of the four-day match in the ongoing Sheffield Shield, ....
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Rio Tinto Commits $3.4B More in Pilbara, Western Australia - NASDAQ |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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Rio Tinto has committed a further US$3.4 billion to the major expansion of its Pilbara iron ore operations in Western Australia. US$2.2 billion (Rio Tinto 100 per cent) to extend the life of the Nammuldi iron ore mine. With this funding, the project to ....
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WA fans won't see JT - The West Australian |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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He travelled to Perth with the Cowboys squad but coach Neil Henry has not named him or full-back Matthew Bowen, who also lined up for the Indigenous All Stars. Thurston, who visited Princess Margaret Hospital with teammates yesterday, was still feeling ....
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Nickel weighs on BHP profits - Sydney Morning Herald |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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The news comes a week after 150 employees and contractors were pulled off Nickel West rosters across Western Australia and production at the miner's Mount Keith mine in the Northern Goldfields was scaled down for at least the next 12 months....
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Majestic Queen Mary 2 sails into Fremantle - Perth Now |
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Wednesday, 08 February 2012 11:15 |
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LAST TIME: The Queen Mary 2 on its last visit to WA. Picture: Stewart Allen Source: PerthNow LUXURY: The majestic Queen Mary 2 sails proudly toward Fremantle. Source: PerthNow THOUSANDS are expected to greet the Queen Mary 2 as the luxury ocean liner ....
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