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Police are hunting a man who lured two children away from a day care centre and sexually assaulted them.

Police hunt man who lured young children from day care

Heather McNeill 5:11 PM   Police are hunting a man who allegedly lured two small children from a day care centre and sexually assaulted them before dumping them at a Perth park.

WACA to host first Test of the summer against South Africa

Steve Smith takes the field on day five of the second Test.

Brendan Foster 4:39 PM   The WACA will host the opening Test of the summer for the first time in more than a decade when Australia takes on South Africa in early November.

How hypnobirthing got me through a c-section I dreaded

Liz Sheehan and George, a year down the track.

Liz Sheehan 4:31 PM   Hypnobirthing most certainly isn't about clucking like a chicken with Daryl Somers in front of a room full of gullible idiots.

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Perth man reunited with stranger he saved at Scarborough beach 54 years ago

John finally gets to thanks Bruce Middleton for saving his life.

Brendan Foster 4:24 PM   Bruce Middleton saved a drowning 10-year-old boy at Scarborough in 1962. Five decades later they reunited.

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WA truck driver jailed over fatal crash

Lindsay James Lucas fatally struck a tow truck worker who had stopped in an emergency lane.

4:16 PM   A truckie who may have tried to fake his own death to avoid court after fatally striking a tow truck worker in an emergency lane has been jailed.

Peel Thunder and Tigers game to be shifted away from dodgy Showgrounds oval

It's not the first the Claremont Showgrounds Oval has come under scrutiny.

Brendan Foster 4:15 PM   The WAFL game between the Tigers and Peel will now be shifted to Medibank Stadium on Saturday after the WAFC deemed the playing surface at the Claremont Showgrounds wasn't up to scratch.

Perth man handcuffed, bashed in Bali

The Perth man shortly after he claims he was bashed by security guards in Bali.

Heather McNeill 3:32 PM   A Perth man holidaying in Bali with his pregnant fiance claims he was handcuffed, brutally bashed and robbed by a dozen security guards at a popular Kuta nightclub after he confronted a local pickpocket.

Perth parents gobsmacked after NAB offers credit cards to their kids

Kids enrolled to play Auskick were offered a credit card from NAB.

Brendan Foster 3:23 PM   Perth parents of children enrolled to play Auskick this season were gobsmacked after receiving an email from National Australia Bank asking if their children wanted to apply for a credit card.

Regional WA 'must take road death blame'

More than 70 per cent of the state's 2016 road deaths have occurred on country roads, representing 42 out of the 59 ...

3:16 PM   ​West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has partly blamed the high number of deaths on country roads on regional communities.

Geraldton woman used as a mule in disturbing new online scam trend

A WA woman was used as a mule by an online scammer.

Heather McNeill 2:12 PM   A WA woman tricked into being used as a mule to transfer stolen goods overseas said she met her alleged scammer on an online dating site.

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West Coast Eagles apologise for 'yellow peril' jumper promotion

The term 'yellow peril' was a derogatory and xenophobic phrase used in the mid-1940s

Brendan Foster and Simon White 1:44 PM   The West Coast Eagles have apologised for using "yellow peril", a term with racist connotations against Asians, to promote the heritage jumper worn in last weekend's win over Richmond.

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Perth Freight Link to cause traffic choke

Perth Freight Link has caused division since its inception.

1:39 PM   The final stage of the controversial Perth Freight Link probably won't be needed for a decade, but there will be a traffic choke point in the meantime, WA premier Colin Barnett says.

Perth Potterheads quiz nights sold out just as their Friends did

Tickets are quickly vanishing for Potterhead quiz nights as Perth betrays an almost frightening appetite for cult TV and ...

Emma Young 1:14 PM   The team who brought sold-out unofficial Friends quiz nights, have Perth under their spell.

Peel Thunder and Tigers game in doubt because of dodgy Showgrounds oval

Dockers could be reluctant for Anthony Morabito to play for Peel if the Claremont Showgrounds oval was substandard.

Brendan Foster 1:07 PM   The WAFL game between the Tigers and Peel at the Claremont Showgrounds this weekend could be in doubt after turf was torn up by a number of events and metal pegs were left in the ground.

Dalyellup Beach flasher arrested: police

Police have charged a man who allegedly flashed teenage girls on two occasions.

Emma Young 11:59 AM   A 60-year-old Dalyellup man will be summonsed to appear in court after allegedly flashing teenage girls at Dalyellup Beach.

Caversham residents fight fire after car explosion - again

Caversham resident Sam Roberts fought the fire in front of his neighbours' home until emergency services arrived.

Emma Young 9:59 AM   A Caversham resident has described using a garden hose to protect his neighbour's house from catching fire after a car parked in the driveway was firebombed early on Wednesday morning, just weeks after a similar incident at the same house.

World's largest plane now set to arrive in Perth during May

The Antonov An-225 transporting a Russian space shuttle.

Heather McNeill 8:52 AM   The arrival of the world's largest plane into Perth has reportedly been delayed.

More consultation for Cockburn sports complex due to Dockers confusion

A row is still on over the official name for the new sports facility at Cockburn.

Ray Sparvell 8:29 PM   Confusion continues to dog the naming of a $109 million sports complex in Cockburn as the residents are polled on what to call it... yet again.

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Police hunt Bentley intruder who punched resident after confrontation

A composite image of the intruder.

Heather McNeill 7:05 PM   Police are appealing for information from the public to find an intruder who broke into a southern suburbs home more than a month ago and assaulted the resident when confronted.

Eagles face allegations of racism over 'yellow peril' jumper spruik

Nic Naitanui of the Eagles and Shaun Hampson of the Tigers contest the ruck.

Brendan Foster 6:10 PM   The West Coast Eagles have inadvertently opened themselves up to allegations of racism after promoting their retro jumper from the weekend on social media with the term 'the yellow peril is back'.

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Perth Lord Mayor wants council to approve Bunker Bay Resort trip

Perth Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi has faced a barrage of scrutiny after accepting undeclared gifts and travel.

Brendan Foster   Lisa Scaffidi wants ratepayers to foot the bill for her stay at a swanky resort in the South West of WA to attend an 'exclusive invitation-only' event hosted by the Property Council of WA.

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Police hold drug bonfire in regional WA

The drugs were confiscated from more than a dozen WA towns.

Illegal drugs valued at $100,000 have been incinerated by police in a large bonfire in regional Western Australia.

How Aldi will save Perth shoppers $780 a year

Aldi's entry into the WA market could drive weekly shop prices down by 6 per cent - or $15 on a $250 spend.

Ray Sparvell   Shoppers can expect to save up to six per cent of their weekly spend when Aldi's first four stores open in WA in June according to a leading Perth-based retail analyst.

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No urgent need for Kwinana harbour, WA treasurer says

The leaked report is the latest controversy about the Perth Freight Link.

Construction of an outer harbour to deal with overflow from Fremantle Port does not need to start for 15 years, the WA Treasurer says, rejecting suggestions it should be underway now.

First ratings slump for Perth's Mix 94.5 follows AFL broadcasts start

Mix 94.5's Lisa Shaw and Pete Curulli, Perth's only local drive program presenters, dropped 0.7 per cent but maintained ...

Emma Young   Mix 94.5 has wobbled slightly in its safe space atop Perth's favourite stations list, begging the question of whether listeners are put off by new AFL broadcasting.

Gumtree scammers hit backpackers in WA with fake fruit picking ad

The Gumtree ads led backpackers to a Collie fruit farm that doesn't actually exist.

Overseas backpackers in Western Australia continue to be ripped off in scams with the latest involving a fake ad on Gumtree for fruit picking work and accommodation in the southwest.

Speed cameras 'merely revenue raisers', WA police union

Most speed cameras were in metropolitan areas and often in low speed areas, union claims.

Speed cameras do not save lives, are not a deterrent to speeding and are widely viewed as revenue raisers, Western Australia's police union says.

Dog feared dead after being sucked down park drain while chasing a ball

Rochester went missing after being swept into a storm water drain.

Heather McNeill   A Perth family has been left devastated after their pet labrador was swept down a park storm water drain during heavy rain and never found.

Midland train line delayed over medical emergency

Passengers stuck on a train in Mt Lawley are making rushed calls to employers.

Emma Young   Midland train line services are delayed after an elderly man has fallen at Claisebrook train station.

Perth gets wettest April day in four years

Perth had its wettest April day in four years.

Brendan Foster   Perth got an old-fashioned drenching on Monday with the wettest April day in four years.