THE Federal Government will conduct a full inquiry into an oil leak which has been spewing oil into the Timor Sea for 10 weeks when the spill is contained, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said.

NINETEEN partygoers were taken to hospital with serious injuries after a balcony collapsed in a 'Halloween party gone wrong'.

A FIRE has started on the oil rig that has been leaking oil into the Timor Sea for 10 weeks.

AUTHORITIES will investigate the cause of a balcony collapse in which 19 people were injured during a Halloween party in Perth.

POLICE say a carjacking attempt in Perth last night came to an abrupt halt when the alleged carjacker discovered she couldn't drive a manual.