The West Australian
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The West Australian
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The leading news source in Perth and WA. Tweet us your tips!
- #BREAKING A heroic man who held a bollard to stop knifeman Joel Cauchi from getting to a children’s play area has been named as Ukrainian man Silas Despreaux. buff.ly/3xCyhz1
- Johnny Depp makes donation to Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation as part of $800,000 gift to charity. bit.ly/3bVpkpD
- #EXCLUSIVE: The ex-wife of Attorney-General Christian Porter was among thousands of West Australians to march across the Perth CBD in protest of gender discrimination and violence. 🔒 bit.ly/2NeTEiS
- WA’s top cop has revealed police will not press charges against a Boulder homeowner who fought an armed intruder who later died from his injuries. buff.ly/4hpUBO0
- Premier Roger Cook would be 'delighted' to welcome Prince Harry to Western Australia, describing himself as a 'Harry fan' in Parliament on Tuesday. buff.ly/44NDdxx
- Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has thrown her support behind Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith, who is seeking to take his defamation fight to the High Court. buff.ly/ykuigP5
- Yesterday it was bull sharks, crocodiles and black snakes seen swimming along flooded roads in flooded North Queensland. Today, it’s a giant spider sending shivers down spines. bit.ly/2FygrwW
- Gina Rinehart, a Trump supporter who attended the Starlight Ball following the inauguration on Monday, said the President had ‘set the world stage for others to follow’. buff.ly/40ukUvo
- Elon Musk has taken to his own social media platform to blast the Albanese government’s proposed new laws to stop kids and teenagers under the age of 16 from using social media. buff.ly/3V2mSkO
- ABC’s flagship morning TV program was watched by as few as 3000 West Aussies last week, as viewers and listeners tune out of the national broadcaster in droves. buff.ly/3DfTRfz
- EXCLUSIVE: Controversial former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd is jetting into Perth this week to doorknock voters and attend Anthony Albanese’s campaign launch. bit.ly/38hNA3b #auspol
- WA mining magnate Gina Rinehart has slammed Perth Festival organisers and its key sponsors after rock legend Peter Garrett urged his audience to pretend they were dancing on her grave. buff.ly/K5ZU9qf
