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    Thief nabs disabled boy’s mobility scooter on camera

  3. Welcoming armsCommentsThe 77yo woman who has housed desperate homeless 8 TIMES

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  5. Bottoms up!CommentsSTUNNING plan to transform old WA hotel site

Policy ditchedCommentsRocko’s obsolete $1000 graffiti reward hasn’t paid out once

The City of Rockingham has ditched an ‘ineffectual’ theft and vandalism rewards policy that hasn’t paid out once in the almost 30 years since it was passed. 

Rachel Fenner

Great craicCommentsWhy Irish migrants still see Australia as lucky country

West Aussies don’t know how good they have it, according to one of the tens of thousands of Irish migrants who flooded to Australia recently.

Rachel Fenner

IOUCommentsRevealed: Eye-watering amount sporting clubs owe City

Sporting club debts sparked heated debate at the Rockingham’s council meeting on March 26. 

Rachel Fenner

Emergency and disasterPremiumTwo rescued after boat capsized off Garden Island

Two people have been rescued after their boat capsized off Garden Island.

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AUKUS: Councils want safety alert over any nuclear incidents

A collection of southern councils wants draft laws underpinning the landmark AUKUS pact tweaked to guarantee ‘nuclear safety incidents’ related to submarines stationed at HMAS Stirling are reported publicly. 

Josh Zimmerman

PropertyCommentsPremiumMandurah house price growth among strongest in the nation

Mandurah property owners are finally cashing in on explosive price growth after enduring a decade of stagnant values.

Raquel de Brito

WATCHVideoTerrifying moment thieves break into Port Kennedy man’s car

A Port Kennedy resident has spoken of the moment he rushed outside to find his injured neighbour lying on the street after he had been run over by his own car in a violent struggle to stop it from being stolen.

CrimePremiumPremiumRockingham jewellery store targeted in wild smash and grab

A display window of a jewellery store inside a shopping centre was smashed in a burglary.

HousingCommentsCommentsRocko beach parking bays filled with people sleeping in cars

An advocate for the homeless says the Peel region is in a crisis and needs a solution to record numbers of people sleeping rough.

FIND OUT WHERECommentsREVEALED: IGA with BEST meat department in WA

A WA supermarket has proven it has the chops to make it with WA’s best.

Laura Pond

Art awardsPremiumFinalists in mix for Rockingham Art Prize

More than 420 WA artists vied for selection in this year’s City of Rockingham Art Prize, with finalists whittled down to a field of 82.

Laura Pond

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Why you’ll soon want to buy a home in Perth’s ‘ugly’ suburbs

They may not be in the same league as Leederville or Mount Lawley yet, but it’s only a matter of time before these Perth suburbs undergo the same trendy transformation. SEE THE SURPRISING LIST.

Raquel de Brito

CrimeCommentsPremiumClimate vandals blasted for ‘lame stunt’ at Premier’s office

Roger Cook has slammed the mindless climate pests who targeted his electorate office overnight.

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumSorry mate, that investment home sale is going to cost you

Selling an investment property you bought decades ago can reap you a massive windfall. But to avoid the taxman, you’ll need to find a way to shuffle the proceeds out of his reach. Here’s a couple of options.

Nick Bruining

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Perth could host world-famous festival to rival Coachella

Lord Mayor Basil Zempilas wants Perth to host a world-famous music festival to rival the renowned Coachella in the US.

Joe Spagnolo

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People trapped in cars as rain floods Perth’s north

Unprecedented rain has caused havoc in Perth’s northern suburbs with flash flooding leaving people trapped in their cars, homes damaged, and hundreds without power.

Claire Sadler and Artemisia Blythe

Conflict and war CommentsPremiumFormer WA reporter shot at during Gaza humanitarian mission

A former WA reporter is lucky to be alive after being shot at in Gaza.

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CommentsPremiumWhy you’ll soon want to buy a home in Perth’s ‘ugly’ suburbs

They may not be in the same league as Leederville or Mount Lawley yet, but it’s only a matter of time before these Perth suburbs undergo the same trendy transformation. SEE THE SURPRISING LIST.

AFLVideoCommentsPremiumCommentsPremiumLegend’s return: Eagles great Juddy is Oscar’s new buddy

22 years to the week since his West Coast debut, Chris Judd was once again back in the Eagles fold as he took in training from the Optus Stadium sidelines. SEE THE PICS

WA NEWSPremiumPremiumMan killed in shocking motorbike crash south of Perth

A 47-year-old man has died after a horror crash in Perth’s southern suburbs.

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Dangerous WatersPopular WA swimming hole closed due to brain eating amoeba

The presence of a dangerous amoeba has been detected in a popular swimming hole in WA and the community is urged to avoid swimming there.

Craig Duncan

WA NEWSPremiumMajor delays on highway after man seriously injured in crash

Albany Highway is experiencing delays after a man in his 20s was seriously injured in a rollover on Thursday afternoon.

Daniel Rooney and Eliza Kavanagh

Animals CommentsHoley Moley! Aboriginal Rangers dig up rare marsupial mole

Aboriginal Rangers have documented an exciting encounter with a rare mole deep in the Western Desert. 

WA newsPremiumPremiumCervantes near-drowning understood to be linked to alcohol

A misadventure which led to a Mid West man in his 30s being flown to Perth after a suspected near-drowning on the beach is believed to be linked to alcohol.

Regional WACommentsComments‘Ghost town’ Cossack closes another chapter on WA tourism

Cossack, a former pearling town in the Pilbara, is closed for the foreseeable future and traditional owners say the State Government is to blame.

Mental healthCommentsPremiumCommentsPremium‘Frustrating’: Karratha’s response to mental health crisis

Premier Roger Cook says he is ‘frustrated’ at the achingly slow progress of delivering a Step Up Step Down facility in Karratha.

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CNBCCommentsPremiumTop Amazon exec says it’s a ‘myth’ robots steal jobs

Amazon says introduction of new technologies has enhanced more than 50,000 jobs across its fulfillment centers in Europe.

Ryan Browne

CNBCCommentsPremiumBiden’s China tariff threats are more bark than bite

Economists say tariff hikes might be more useful as a political tool for Biden’s 2024 reelection bid rather than as an economic solution to the country’s China woes.

Rebecca Picciotto

CNBCCommentsPremium‘Supercore’ inflation read shows Fed may have real problem

The picture is more complicated because some of the most stubborn components of services inflation are household necessities like car and housing insurance as well as property taxes.

Brian Evans

CNBCCommentsPremium3 bizarre phrases used at work in happiest place on Earth

There are three phrases in particular that capture the Finnish mentality around finding happiness and contentment at work. Here they are ...

Jennifer Liu

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TRAVEL UPDATESQantas reroutes major flight path

Qantas has made a huge call on flights travelling a major route from Australia over fears of a potential Iranian attack as the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalates.

Liam Beatty

DISASTER AND EMERGENCYPremiumPolice investigating fatal crash near Bindoon

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a crash that claimed the life of a 49-year-old man in Mooliabeenee, near Bindoon, during the early hours of Saturday.

Emily Moulton

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CommentsPremiumTangney candidate backs JK Rowling on gender identity views

Star WA Liberal recruit Mark Wales has used his first speech to the party faithful to applaud Harry Potter author JK Rowling’s controversial views on gender identity. 

State politicsCommentsCommentsBasil takes aim at Premier in first speech as Lib candidate

Basil Zempilas has unleashed on Labor in his first speech to the Liberal faithful — saying the Cook Government was ‘out of touch, arrogant and has lost its way’.

TRAVELPremiumPremiumWild map of pilot’s historic Aussie flight

Australian adventurer Michael Smith has hit an important first milestone in his mammoth effort to recreate the first seaplane circumnavigation of the country a century ago.

TravelCommentsPerth to London flights ‘modified’ over Middle East tensions

Qantas has been forced to re-route its non-stop flights from Perth to London because of escalating tensions in parts of the Middle East.

Emily Moulton