Leon opened a draw and found the lost history of his WWII veteran father
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Leon opened a draw and found the lost history of his WWII veteran father

Proudly wearing Frans’ service medals at the King’s Park Anzac Day dawn service on Thursday morning Leon can retell his father’s WWII experience in extraordinary detail.

  • byHamish Hastie

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New push to pinch skilled workers from the east and bring them to WA

New push to pinch skilled workers from the east and bring them to WA

Under a WA Property Council proposal,a business that successfully relocated an employee west for two years would be reimbursed the payroll tax paid.

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CCC source who had fling with corruption fighter was a WA prisoner

The boss of the CCC team co-ordinating its network of sources also fed her lover confidential information about the commission,according to a report tabled in parliament on Thursday.

  • byHamish Hastie
School teachers threaten to strike next month as wage negotiations stall

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The union and the government have been locked in negotiations since October 2023 but have not yet come to an agreement.

  • byHamish Hastie