Breaking News from Perth & Western Australia | WAtoday.com.au

8:46PM Sun Apr 2, 2017

The Store
Our Network
News and Weather

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Brisbane Times

Canberra Times

WA Today

Weather Zone
Business and Finance

AFR.com

afrmagazine.com.au
Lifestyle

traveller.com.au

essentialbaby.com.au

essentialkids.com.au

goodfood.com.au

oversixty.com.au

findababysitter.com.au
Classifieds

domain.com.au

drive.com.au

commercialrealestate

allhomes.com.au

adzuna.com.au

rsvp.com.au

The boat burst into flames on Sunday morning.

Boat owner forced to jump after East Freo boat blast

Facebook

Teen, 14, arrested over alleged rape on Facebook Live

Witnesses to the crash are urged Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Teen killed in Kewdale crash: Police probe if car evaded pursuit

Sparkler party!

Perth's invite-only white night sends guests to mystery spot

Rail passengers using trains at night time to Joondalup and Mandurah have to make alternative arrangements this week.

Night trains on Joondalup, Mandurah lines cancelled

As police attempted to apprehend him, it's alleged he then drove the vehicle in reverse, dragging a police officer for ...

Perth man who 'dragged police officer behind car' charged

'I'm overweight': The calculator that decided this man was fat

WA teen behind bars over Kuol Akut's death outside party

I spent a week living nude and this is what I learned

The real snakes on a plane: Smuggling reptiles down under

Health hikes to hit WA's public's purse again - and again

Aerial view of flood waters near Lismore area in NSW.

Town like a 'war zone' as the big clean-up begins

Diner en Blanc mystery dinner revealed at stunning Fremantle location.

Exclusive Perth crowd gathers for mystery dinner - all in white

ATC Ambassador Melina Vidler (left) and Erin Holland, The Star Sydney Ambassador, at Championships Day at Royal Randwick ...

Million-dollar hat steals the show at day one of The Championships

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

'Upset': Karl Stefanovic's kids not invited to their uncle's wedding

THE GOSS

Mr G will become a new steak destination in Double Bay

Keep it nice and simple: Is this WA's best steak sandwich?

null

NSW flooding: resident sees 'floating' horse

Spiderbait drummer/singer Kram in action at Metro City Perth.

You're f--king awesome! Spiderbait rocks Perth

Comic-Con fans head to Perth Convention Centre in typically impressive costume.

GALLERY

Get your geek on: Oz Comic-Con kicks off in Perth

Night trains on Joondalup, Mandurah lines this ...

3:49PM

All white on the night: Diner en Blanc's classy ...

3:08PM

Perth man who 'dragged police officer behind car' ...

2:49PM

The search has resumed.

Search resumes for man swept off rocks near Denmark

David Allan-Petale

Perth's stadium bridge in $16 million black hole

Tapping into honesty: WA surfing legends launch new brew

Nicky Lefebvre

Health hikes to hit the public's purse again - and again.

Health hikes to hit public purse again - and again, experts warn

Emma Young

Perth musician Riley Pearce's guitar was smashed on a Qantas flight to London.

Perth musician gutted after guitar 'pulverised' on Qantas flight

Brendan Foster

Clever - or conflicted?

Bad taste or sharp marketing? WA meat model divides opinion

David Allan-Petale

Police have broken up an out-of-control party in Yanchep.

Police break up out-of-control party in Yanchep

Brendan Foster

Aerial view of flood waters near Lismore area in NSW.

Lismore like a "war zone" as flood clean-up begins

NSW

As he was leaving the station, Salim Mehajer was asked to leave another taxi by police.

Salim Mehajer charged over alleged assault

NSW

Nelson Raebel will be missed by many after he was found dead on Saturday.

Father found in floodwaters was a 'wonderful man'

QLD

Clever - or conflicted?

Meat model: Bad taste or cutting-edge marketing?

Waiting game: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull with frontbenchers Josh Frydenberg, Barnaby Joyce, Christopher Pyne, Scott ...

Government secures $24 billion deal for company tax cuts

James Massola

Turnbull's company tax deal 'exxy' but effective

ANALYSIS
Mark Kenny

China treaty failure sparks war between Abbott and Turnbull

James Massola

Senator James Paterson takes a moment in the Senate.

Filibustering Senate holds itself hostage

ANALYSIS
Matthew Knott

Attorney-General Senator George Brandis in the Senate at Parliament House on Tuesday 28 March 2017. Photo: Andrew Meares

Senate kills off government's race hate law changes

Aerial photos of Lismore showing flooding from the aftermath of Cyclone Debbie. 31st March 2017. Photo:?Rotorwing ...

Once the storm passes, Debbie will still cost you

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop.

Bishop condemns colleagues over China treaty collapse

EXCLUSIVE

Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya at the British Formula 1 Grand Prix in Silverstone, England in 2013.

Red Bull heir stonewalls on alleged hit-and-run

Lindsay Murdoch

Nuclear power plants

British nuclear power stations on terror alert

Bill O'Reilly of the Fox News Channel program "The O'Reilly Factor".

Bill O'Reilly accused of sexual harassment

Russian President Vladimir Putin: His country has been busy in other nations' elections.

Call the Russian Embassy and press 3 for 'election interference'

Mark Latham accused ABC broadcaster Wendy Harmer of being a "commercial failure".

There is nothing free about Mark Latham's speech

COMMENT
Annabel Crabb

"It's one rule for those on the conservative side and another rule for socialists": Former speaker Bronwyn Bishop.

Bronwyn Bishop, where do you get off with rants like that?

COMMENT
Peter FitzSimons

Opposition Leader Mark Latham giving then Prime Minister John Howard a power handshake during the 2004 election ...

After years tormenting women, this was Latham's undoing

COMMENT
Jenna Clarke

Daniel Ricciardo and Adam Gilchrist advise the young rich to play a conservative, long game when it comes to investing.

Ambushed: Company hit by the 'new-look short'

Myriam Robin

Illustration: Glen Le Lievre

Minimum wage rise could benefit all in the rat race

COMMENT
Ross Gittins

Commonwealth Bank financial planning whistleblower Jeff Morris.

Death threats, smear campaigns: the lot of a whistleblower

COMMENT
Adele Ferguson

The banks were seeking access to Apple's antenna inside the iPhone so they could use their own bank apps and their own ...

The big banks have been trumped by a bigger Apple

COMMENT
Elizabeth Knight

No 'patsy': Danni Roche steels herself for battle for AOC job

Mark Hawthorne

Why Australia isn't so easy for Trump to bully

ANALYSIS
Matthew Winkler

Extremist funding fears prompt government to pull YouTube ads

Lucy Battersby

Australia's hotel sector under the spotlight

Carolyn Cummins

Budgeting can be overwhelming, especially on a low income. Start by setting yourself specific targets.

Money Minder: Can I ever own a house on a low income?

Incredible details from Greg?s sketchbooks, which are full of paintings inspired by a recent trip to Indonesia. Photo: ...

Down the rabbit hole: Inside the eclectic home of a discerning collector

The Garden Pavilion in Brunswick was designed by Bloxas architects to help its owner sleep.

Living the dream: The perfect bedroom for light sleepers

The estate has 18 bedrooms and more than 30 bathrooms.

Great Gatsby-like estate on the market for more than $100 million

How to speed up your painting process and still get that fresh new paint look.

Not ready to renovate? Darren Palmer's top home spruce-up tips

The best places to spend up big.

Style surfing: 30 men's fashion websites you need to know

Men's Style

A formidable lineup of influential beers.

Hall of fame: The most important Australian craft beers ever

Fine Drinks

Paying off debt is great, but use an offset account if you think you might buy a new home and keep the old one as an ...

Why paying off your home could be a mistake

Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon

Many mature-age workers want to cut back but not leave the workforce entirely.

'Money for nothing': transition to retirement pensions still work

Noel Whittaker

Michael Macolino, co-founder of Accodex, speaking at the Salesforce World Tour in Sydney.

Angry, young accountants lead exodus from big firms

Cara Waters

James Pearson says there is a future for Australian manufacturing.

What does 21st century manufacturing look like in Australia?

James Pearson

null

Giles kicks goal from impossible angle

Vorayuth Yoovidhya

Thai Red Bull heir avoids court for seventh time

null

Watford with an easy win over Sunderland

null

Russian Embassy's April Fools answering machine

Aerial view of the Maitland flood in March 1955. SMH NEWS Picture by BERT POWER .

Rewind - Flood

STAN - better call saul

Criminal. Lawyer. Better Call Saul returns April 11 on Stan

Stan - Underground

Gripping escape thriller Underground - all episodes now streaming. Only on Stan.

Understanding your toddler's fine motor skills

Advertiser Content

Hit the road and escape the city

Advertiser

Wander through ancient landscapes in WA

Advertiser Content

Nadia dishes on Anthony during the final dinner party.

Married at First Sight: Nadia labels Anthony 'a f---ing douche'

Karl Quinn
4 mins ago

Everyone returns for one last dinner party on Sunday's episode of <i>Married at First Sight</i>.

Married at First Sight boss says action has not been manufactured

Karl Quinn

British comedian, disability rights campaigner and actor, Liz Carr is hoping her show sparks further debate around ...

The comedian who could change your mind on euthanasia

Cameron Woodhead

Judy Davis as Hedda Hopper in the series <i>Feud</i>.

Judy Davis stars as 'The most hated woman in Hollywood'

Andrew Hornery

Reunion: (From left) Thomas Lacey, Dena Kaplan and Keiynan Lonsdale are back, and on the big screen, in <i>Dance ...

Behind dreams and dramas of Dance Academy's move to movie

Matt Bungard

Batman discovers he may have to embrace teamwork.

Is Lego Batman Movie a Trump-inspired parable of our times?

Sandra Hall

Actors Valerie Bader and John Waters, who star in the STC's production of <i>Talk</i>.

Why Australia still celebrates the shock jock above news; a play

Elissa Blake

Petula Clark sang for Winston Churchill, danced with Fred Astaire and declined a ménage à trois with Elvis Presley and ...

In bed with John, Yoko and Petula Clark

Steve Meacham

British gastropub Mayfair Lane is spot on for style, substance and value.

Mayfair Lane brings the wow back to West Perth

David Prestipino

Online gaming events will feature at the Festival of the Web in Perth next week.

Web geeks unite as tech giants Apple, Facebook come to Perth

David Prestipino

It's a festival for meatlovers in Perth this weekend.

Perth's inaugural BBQ festival set to sizzle at Burswood Parklands

Nicole Kidman with her on-screen husband Alexander Skarsgård in Big Little Lies.

What male critics don't get about Big Little Lies

Matilda Dixon-Smith

Singer and actress Inna Modja.

Inna Modja: Growing up in Mali taught me equality starts at home

Jane Rocca

Karl Stefanonic with Peter Stefanovic and Sylvia Jeffreys.

How Karl's 'hilarious' wedding speech had guests in stitches

ATC Ambassador Melina Vidler (left) and Erin Holland, The Star Sydney Ambassador, at Championships Day at Royal Randwick ...

Million-dollar hat steals the show at day one of The Championships

Jenna Clarke

I absolutely gained was a sense of "knowing" about my body.

I spent a week at home in the nude, and this is what I learned

Cat Rodie

Nine's Sylvia Jeffreys and Peter Stefanovic, the brother of <i>Today</i> host Karl Stefanovic, were married on Saturday ...

Karl Stefanovic's kids 'upset' to miss out on wedding invite

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

Thinking about the things you can't ask.

Things I'm afraid to ask my therapist

Megan Downey

Donald Trump and Jennifer Hawkins following her Miss Universe win in New York in 2004.

Hawkins on needing bodyguard because of Trump friendship

THE GOSS
Amy Croffey

A poor diet can cause inflammation in the body and affect your mood.

Anxiety: When it's not in your head but in your body

Sarah Berry

EMBARGOED FOR SUNDAY LIFE, APRIL 2/17 ISSUE. cr:?Alan Benson My Day On A Plate -?Lisa Goldberg (supplied image, no archiving)

Chocolate cake and cabbage: Lisa Goldberg's day on a plate

Water is just as good as soap, the experts say.

Is it time to ditch your soap?

Evelyn Lewin

Mandarin, date pudding with butterscotch.

20 warm dessert recipes - crumbles, puddings and pies

Chicken and corn soup.

Pre-Easter healthy Weekly Meal Planner

Tummy friendly: Braised beef cheeks with creamy polenta.

What is the low-FODMAP diet and how does it help IBS?

No longer the only mermaid in the bath, 3-year-old Alidy couldn't be happier with her mermaid twin.

What happens when a mermaid turns up to babysit

Caitlin Miller with a picture of the 'gun'.

Five-year-old suspended from school over 'stick gun'

Crayola has retired one of its iconic crayons - and the internet is not happy.

Devastated fans accuse Crayola of stealing their sunshine

Americans are a friendly bunch.

Traveller letters: Australia, stop whinging about Americans

The Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong.

The hotel room that changed history

Anthony Dennis

Russians have found a regular trip to the sauna, or banya, can help relieve stress.

Five unique urban experiences every traveller should try

NBN's Fixed Wireless towers are delivering metro broadband speeds beyond the major cities.

NBN to double speeds for regional customers

COMMENT

Zheng Long's app mypal lets you top up your myki on the go.

App developer has a fix for myki problem

Bixby AI assistant was unveiled in New York on Wednesday.

Samsung S8's Bixby assistant on hold for Australian market

Spotify, Apple boost music business

ISPs could conceivably begin sharing detailed information about a person's web usage.

What to expect from your ISP next?

Jeep? Quicksand Concept 2017 Moab Easter Jeep Safari: Jeep Quicksand concept

Jeep's hot rod revealed

Andrew MacLean

President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with women small business owners in the Roosevelt Room of the White ...

The Breakdown: President Trump's effect on cars

David McCowen

2017 Volkswagen Tiguan 162TSI R-Line.

Range-topping VW Tiguan reviewed

Stephen Ottley

2017 Mazda CX-5 Maxx Sport.

New Mazda CX-5 reviewed

Andrew MacLean

Suzuki's X90 combined sports car styling with four-wheel-drive underpinnings.

The cars that became a joke

David McCowen

The Mercedes-Benz Generation EQ concept has been revealed ahead of the 2016 Paris motor show.

Mercedes accelerates electric car investment

David McCowen

Cats skipper Joel Selwood.

Live: Goldstein a late out as Cats take on North

Live

The Margaret River Pro 2017 kicked off as shark warning sounded for South West beaches.

Margaret River Pro: Wright on track, John John looms in WA

A finalist at last year's event, Julian Wilson was one of the favourites for this year's title.

Margaret River Pro: Heartbreak for Wilson after fifth-round loss

Gutted: Shane Savage of the Saints at Domain Stadium on Saturday night.

Eagles swoop late, Saints hearts sink

Brad Elborough

Apprenticeship complete: Toby Greene of the Giants.

Giants expose gulf in class as Suns sink in Sydney's west

James Buckley

Hawks v Crows

Crows take their chance to snap Hawks hoodoo

Rohan Connolly

Thriller: Roger Federer celebrates his win over Nick Kyrgios.

Federer wins battle of tiebreaks against Kyrgios in semi final epic

UPDATED

Illustration: Simon Letch.

Test cricket's not dead, nor resting

Tim Lane