WA: Main stories in today's 0900 ABC news

AAP General News (Australia)
02-02-2006
WA: Main stories in today's 0900 ABC news

PERTH, Feb 2 AAP - Main stories from today's 0900 ABC news:

- WA's outgoing police minister has condemned Victorian police over their failure to
alert interstate colleagues that a prime suspect in a double homicide was on the run.

- Two people have been killed and another is missing after a helicopter crashed in NSW.

- WA's opposition says Premier Alan Carpenter needs to personally intervene to fend
off any legal threats by contractor Leighton-Kumagai over the Perth to Mandurah railway
project.

- Two asbestos mining companies have had a partial win in the high court today after
a new trial was ordered over a compensation claim of a former Wittenoom worker.

- The former Queensland coach John Connolly has been appointed as the new coach of
the Australian Rugby team.

- Leisel Jones and Jade Edmistone are the fastest qualifiers for the 100m breaststroke
semi-finals.

AAP

KEYWORD: MONITOR ABC 0900 PERTH

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