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Fury at Fuel Prices Fuels Rebate?

With rebates at State and Federal level, it seems that motorists who convert to Autogas could end up with a net profit. But is that really the case? What sorts of hidden gotchas lurk behind the LPG filler cap?

Perth becoming unaffordable

Anyone looking for a house and crunching the numbers may have realised this already, but Perth is pushing the boundaries of affordability. On average our mortgages now make-up close to 30 per cent of our incomes.

Keep an eye on that copper

Police have reported an increase in copper theft following record prices on commodity markets.

Hezbollah, Israel and the damage done

Lebanon is a state founded upon division. The fighting in the south of Lebanon is nothing new. Today, Hezbollah and Israel are joined in battle. The Middle East could be a very different place by the time this fight is finished.

Water - Desalination what price the environment?

PM forced into stem cell backdown

PRIME Minister John Howard has been forced into his second backdown in as many days, promising his MPs a free vote on any changes to embryonic stem cell research laws.

Car thief mows down child

An eight-year-old girl was critically injured when run over by a teenage thief as he stole her mother's car from the driveway of a West Australian home.

Perth Boating - do we deserve the DULL tag?

This week we have the Perth International Boat Show - it will be a big success and many new boats will be sold. Boating as an additional lifestyle option has become very popular with the advent of sports cruisers and the huge array of fabulous boats…

Both Israel and Hezbollah claim victory

Lebanese civilians jammed onto roads to stream back to war-ravaged areas Monday after a U.N. cease-fire halted fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that claimed more than 900 lives. For the first time in a month, no rockets were fired into northern…

Man and penguin cycle across Nullabor

A 50-year-old man is cycling across the Nullarbor and beyond with a giant inflatable penguin called Percy to raise money for children's cancer research. Deputy prime minister Mark Vaile said Patrick Thompson had left Margaret River in Western Austra…

Boatpeople found off WA coast

EIGHT unlawful boat arrivals have been found on Ashmore Reef, in the Timor Sea north of Western Australia, Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone said today. The eight people, whose gender, nationality and age were unknown, were apparently dumped ther…

Aussie Iraq troops hurt in attack

FOUR Australian soldiers, including a woman, were injured in a rocket attack in Baghdad on a night of deadly violence in the Iraqi capital.

Mideast ceasefire begins

Israel halted its offensive against Hezbollah guerrillas as a U.N.-imposed cease-fire went into effect Monday after a month of warfare that killed more than 900 people, devastated much of south Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis int…

The Effects of Speeding

What message would get through to people to slow down on the roads?

Iran's President launches a blog attacking US

Iran's president has launched a Web log, using his first entry to recount his poor upbringing and ask visitors to the site if they think the United States and Israel want to start a new world war.