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James Shaw, Cumoram Desmond, Mitchell Cannon, Joshua Fabilo, Ryan Fazzalari and Matthew Fabilo will run 400km to Bluff Knoll next month.

Gruelling fundraiserCommentsRun club take on gruelling Bluff Knoll trek for good cause

Six members of a Perth run club will be turning pain into purpose as they run 400 kilometres to Bluff Knoll in a bid to raise money for multiple sclerosis research.

Claire Sadler

The City of Rockingham will increase rates by 3.5 per cent.

Rockingham ratesModest rate rise leaves Rockingham with budget shortfall

The City of Rockingham council has gone against a proposal to increase rates by 3.9 per cent next financial year and voted for a more modest increase of 3.5 per cent. 

Rachel Fenner

The lucky ticket was purchased from The Lucky Charm Morley.

LottoCommentsCHECK YOUR TICKETS: West Aussie becomes instant millionaire

West Aussies are being urged to check their Lotto numbers after a ticket purchased in Perth’s north scooped up more than $1 million.

Fraser Williams

The Freo Builds Lego Trail is just one of many free school holiday activities available around Perth. Pictured is (L-R) Hunter Lopez 11, Penny Lopez 4, Solène Carozzi 9, who drew the original picture, Billy Clark 7, Neve Clark 11.

School’s out!CommentsThe 10 best FREE school holiday activities around Perth

School holidays can feel like groundhog day when there are long days to fill and whining children to entertain, so here are 10 fabulously fun days out that won’t break the bank. 

Katie Hampson

Tenants Erin Eaton and Dylan Moir both escaped uninjured after a stolen car crashed through the front of their house while they were asleep inside.

Lucky EscapePremiumMiddleton Road tenants uninjured after horrifying crash

Tenants of a house on Middleton Road said they are both uninjured but shaken after a car rammed through the front of their house late on Sunday night, the shocking end to a car theft incident.

Jacki Elezovich

Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia has slammed time-wasting triple-0 callers as ‘just stupid.’

PoliceCommentsPremium‘Stupid’: Triple-0 callers with idiotic requests slammed

Emergency Services Minister Paul Papalia has slammed time-wasting triple-0 callers as ‘just stupid’ after it was revealed thousands of people were calling the emergency hotline with idiotic requests.

Jessica Evensen

The 58-year-old Mongol took to the ring in Thailand on Saturday night, winning his first professional fight in the opening round.

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Troy Mercanti knocks out opponent in first boxing match

Veteran bikie Troy Mercanti is putting three decades of underworld muscle to work as a professional boxer in Thailand.

Ben Harvey

Cleveland Dodd's grandmother Roslyn Sullivan talks to the media outside court Andrew Ritchie

Courts & JusticePremiumHorrific details of teen’s final weeks in Unit 18 laid bare

An inquest into the death of Cleveland Dodd — the first juvenile to die in custody in WA — has been told that Corrective Services staff had come to ‘accept the unacceptable’ in how they treated young offenders.

Sarah Crawford and Rebecca Le May

Two parked cars were damaged in an incident allegedly involving a stolen car in Mt Clarence.

Road DramaPremiumSuspects flee after crashing stolen car into Albany house

Albany police are probing a serious crash that left a mangled mess in front of homes on Middleton Road on Sunday night, with the occupants of the stolen car fleeing on foot before emergency services arrived.

Jacki Elezovich

NACC commissioner Paul Brereton. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

FEDERAL POLITICSCorruption watchdog finds Home Affairs exec misused title

The public sector corruption watchdog has found a Home Affairs senior executive misused her position to benefit her sister and her sister’s fiancé. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Superintendent Rohan Ingles said the vast majority of people called triple-0 for the right reasons, but said there were a “handful” of people who did not.

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REVEALED: The most moronic 000 calls made to WA Police

A woman calling to vent her frustrations about Donald Trump being elected US president, and a man asking for help to change his car tyre were among thousands of silly triple-0 calls made to WA Police.

Jessica Evensen

A 44-year-old man is due to face court over an early morning police chase in Perth’s north east. 

CrimePremiumMan charged over chaotic Embleton police chase

A 44-year-old man is due to face court over an early morning police chase in Perth’s north east. 

Jessica Evensen

From how you get paid to how much you’ll be charged for electricity, there are plenty of changes in store. Here’s what it means for you.

WA NewsCommentsFive huge changes to WA household budgets coming this week

From how you get paid to how much you’ll be charged for electricity, there are plenty of changes in store. Here’s what it means for you.

Oliver Lane

Praveen Matcha was hit and killed by a Transperth bus outside RAC Arena on June 20.

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Tributes flow for man hit and killed by bus near RAC Arena

The pedestrian hit and killed by a Transperth bus outside RAC Arena 10 days ago has been identified as a caring friend who ‘was a light in every room’ as well as a loyal employee.

Caitlin Vinci

Latin teacher Scott O’Callaghan with Year 9 students Jessica Carver, Mikaela Vale-Kunz and Gemma Dobra at Immaculate Heart College in Lower Chittering.

EducationCommentsPremiumWA schools to offer Latin for first time in two decades

Latin will become a study option for WA’s senior secondary students for the first time in nearly 20 years, with interest in the ancient language undergoing something of a revival.

Bethany Hiatt

Commissioner Col Blanch and Cassandra McCredden, Constable Knight’s daughter.

CrimePremiumFallen WA cop forever honoured with Kalamunda memorial

A WA police constable killed in 1993 while on duty has been commemorated with a permanent memorial in Kalamunda. 

Dylan Caporn

An elderly couple have pocketed a whopping $55,000 after being crowned the latest lucky winners of TimesPool.

WA NewsCommentsRetired couple in disbelief after huge $55k TimesPool win

An elderly couple have pocketed a whopping sum after being crowned the latest lucky winners of TimesPool.

Jessica Evensen

Long-suffering BGC customers in homes prone to leaks and flooding due to faulty piping have been dealt a major blow.

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New blow for long-suffering BGC customers in pipe crisis

Builder BGC is taking legal action to overturn orders by the WA Building Commissioner that they remediate homes damaged by multiple pipe bursts.

John Flint

Tasers, flick knives, gel blasters, BB guns and knuckledusters were among prohibited weapons kids have brought to WA public schools in the past four years.

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Gel blasters, flick knives among weapons taken to WA schools

Almost 200 incidents of WA students caught with prohibited weapons have been reported in the past four years.

Bethany Hiatt

Perth kids enjoy a Dodgy Bros dodgeball party.

WA NewsCommentsParents dodge mess and stress with kids party outsourcing

A growing number of entrepreneurs are capitalising on a boom in demand for unique, fun and - crucially - outsourced birthday parties.

Rhianna Mitchell

Residents have been warned to stay on the lookout after a popular trail in Perth’s south-east was turned into a potentially deadly trap for riders and bushwalkers.

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Police probe sinister wire trap set on popular bush track

Residents have been warned to stay on the lookout after a popular trail in Perth’s south-east was turned into a potentially deadly trap for riders and bushwalkers.

Rebeka Petroska

Aerial urban suburban cityscape landscape view of Perth Western Australia

WA newsCommentsPremiumLittle-known homeowner side hustle to keep booming in Perth

Perth homeowners could be earning thousands of extra dollars by welcoming sports fans and players into their spare room during popular tournaments and events.

Caitlin Vinci

Cousins Lilly Preston (8), Dimitri Walker (5) and Charlotte Preston (9) at Muddy Buddies.

WA NewsCommentsKids go mad for mud at annual event in Perth’s south

Families queued at the gate well ahead of opening time to ensure they made the most of every sludgy second.

Caitlin Vinci

WA Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson says 23,000 WA households have already expressed interest in taking advantage of the state-federal government solar battery rebate scheme.

Here Comes The Sun CommentsWest Aussies sign up for solar battery rebate scheme

Thousands of residents are keen to install a solar battery in their homes before a scheme offering a $5000 rebate has even opened.

Joe Spagnolo