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WA News Live: WA organisations face support cuts; Record house prices; Safe night space
Welcome to WAtoday’s live blog, which collects all the day’s headlines for you in one place, and the latest updates as they break. Today, we start with property, education, the City of Perth and, of course, food.
- by Holly Thompson
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Education
‘Life-changing’ WA organisations ignored in federal funding face the chop
The state government has stepped in to question why WA organisations, including Developmental Disability WA, have been mostly forgotten in a recent federal funding round through the Department of Social Services.
- by Holly Thompson
91 Days Later: Minister and Zempilas in war of words over Perth night space
The blame game over Ruah’s safe night space for women has been reignited, with the city’s lord mayor claiming it’s now been closed longer on the state’s watch.
- by Jesinta Burton
Three Things I Love: Perth’s most professional adrenaline junkie shares his secrets
Jeff Robson leverages his work training professionals around the world to indulge the most dangerous of passions. Here’s how he works, rests and plays in Perth.
- by Jeff Robson
WA farmers plan to flood freeways in stand against live export ban
Mitchell and Kwinana freeway and Stirling Highway commuters should prepare for added congestion Friday morning as #keepthesheep campaigners head to Elizabeth Quay.
- by Claire Ottaviano
As it happened: WA Day Festival cancelled again; Barry Cable pleads not guilty
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- by Heather McNeill
Breaking
Crime
Woman raped and robbed in her Mandurah home
Police have arrested a man over the aggravated burglary and sex assault of a woman in her home, after a chase that ended when they spiked his tyres.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Resources giants headed to court over $86 million clean-up bill
Shell has dragged resources giants Woodside and Paladin Resources to court after being lumped with an $86.5 million clean-up bill for the Northern Endeavour oil platform, claiming the bill should never have been its to pay.
- by Jesinta Burton
Woman who ran Albany family day care charged with rape of young boy
A 61-year-old woman has been charged by police who allege she abused a boy aged four and five years old who was in her care in the 1990s.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Barry Cable pleads not guilty to 1960s sexual abuse of child
WA Police last week charged Cable with seven offences dating back to 1967. He will now head to trial.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Crime
Giving domestic violence the hindsight treatment is one reason women are still getting murdered
If the account of Ariel Bombara is correct, it’s the real-time decisions that deserve a laser focus now, not looking back with hindsight.
- by Gary Adshead