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WA’s peak parent group has slammed a plan to test pre-primary students next year as a waste of money, saying it’s “ridiculous” to assess children as young as four. As part of its strategy to improve literacy and numeracy across WA, the Education Department will start to roll out the 30-minute assessments in the first [...]

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George Michael will perform two Australian concerts in February, and the first will be in Perth.                                                           Rumours had been rife that the Too Funky star was headed down under, and today his Australian trip has been confirmed. Heading to Australia for the first time since 1988, the Wham! star and solo pop vocalist will perform [...]

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The Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has officially launched a $100 million research centre in Perth, which has been set up to help Australia win a massive radio astronomy project. Western Australia and South Africa are the front runners to secure the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array project, with the decision expected in 2012. To [...]

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The AMA wants the government cash incentive scheme designed to lure nurses back into the workforce to be extended to include nurses who want to work in general practice. It was reported this week (The Australian, 27 August 2009) that the Federal Government’s program to bring nurses back into the workforce was failing to meet [...]

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AIRASIA recently launched its Big Sale promotion by offering three million seats for both domestic and international destinations. The booking period for both sectors during the Big Sale campaign is only until Sunday. Bookings are for the travel period from Jan 11 to July 31 next year. The flights are available from its eight hubs [...]

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THIS North Beach property could confirm whether Perth’s struggling real estate market has turned the corner.  Real estate experts say that during the height of WA’s property boom the 1346sqm ocean-front house on West Coast Drive would have fetched more than $5 million. It is for auction on Saturday and the selling price will be [...]

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Butler is said to be the biggest construction site outside the mining sector. The Brighton estate is more than halfway complete, now offering more vacant lots for a total of $8.4 million. The largest block for sale is almost 16,000sqm in Captiva Approach, near Lukin Drive which is $3.25 million. Property developer Nigel Satterley said this block [...]

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AUSSIE Home Loans has recorded a strong rise in the number of borrowers looking to refinance their mortgages, as home owners try to take advantage of record low interest rates. The non-bank lender said refinancing accounted for 38.5 per cent of home loans written in June, up from 30.2 per cent in March. “There have [...]

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Ten schools in the northern suburbs were granted over $18 million in new funding as part of the governments stimulus package. Butler Primary School gets $2.95 million                                                    Beldon Primary School gets $1.4 million East Butler Primary School gets $1.8 million Edgewater Primary School gets $2.9 million Quinns Beach Primary School gets $1.55 million Quinns Rocks [...]

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The Rudd Government’s partnership with business and community leaders to Keep Australia Working has secured more than 1000 jobs in its first week, Minister for Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib, announced today. Senator Arbib today joined Local Jobs Champions Bill Kelty and Lindsay Fox at the third Keep Australia Working Forum at Casula, where he [...]

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