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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is speaking with media this morning, alongside Minister Ed Husic and Member for Swan Zaneta Mascarenhas.
You can watch below.
Dashcam and CCTV footage that shows Cassius Turvey’s alleged attackers in the moments after the assault has been shown in court and released to media for the first time.
Prosecutors labelled the footage as “13 minutes of mayhem”. You can watch it below.
To some more crime news and a 41-year-old man has been charged over an alleged armed robbery, after he was tasered, then shot at by police for refusing to drop a knife.
On March 10, WA Police received reports of an armed robbery on Lissiman Street in Gosnells. They found the victim, a man in his 40s, with a laceration on his arm.
He had been involved in an altercation with a second man, aged 41, who then stole his bag. The victim was taken to Armadale Hospital for medical treatment.
The 41-year-old had fled the scene, but police later found him at a home along Wilsey Street in Gosnells.
When they arrived the 41-year-old was allegedly found holding a knife and negotiation attempts were made to get him to drop it.
He allegedly refused and acted threateningly. Police then tasered him, but he remained holding the knife and lunged at officers.
He was then shot at, before being taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound.
He will appear before the Armadale Magistrates Court today, charged with aggravated armed robbery, unlawful wounding, breaching a post sentence supervision order and possessing cannabis.
The investigation remains ongoing.
A 38-year-old man has been charged with multiple offences, accused of driving recklessly through Perth’s eastern suburbs armed with a knife and spitting at police officers.
The incident unfolded in Midland yesterday around 5.30pm, with police receiving multiple calls regarding a white Toyota Camry being driven on the wrong side of the Guildford Road.
Police then received reports of a serious assault outside a home, allegedly involving the same driver.
When officers arrived, a 67-year-old man who did not know the erratic driver had been slashed on his arm with a knife.
The accused man then allegedly spat on police before being arrested and charged with dangerous driving, intent to do grievous bodily harm and assaulting a public officer.
He’s due to front court today.
In case you missed it, last night our colleagues at 9 News Perth revealed more details of a near-miss marine tragedy that occurred off the WA coast during the Labor Day long weekend.
One of two men left stranded in the ocean by a diving tour before being rescued by a passing Rottnest Island ferry has told of the ordeal:
Here’s what’s making news this morning.
Good morning readers. Happy Friday! Welcome to our live news blog for March 14.
Making headlines today, the cost to federal taxpayers of placating West Australians angry over the carve-up of the GST is on track to reach $60 billion as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to reveal another blowout in the bipartisan deal.
Meawhile, education reporter Holly Thompson has documented the journey a West Australian student whose life trajectory was changed by a university entry program.
And Holly chats to year 10 Perth Modern student and Olympic Games hopeful Chelsea Wu about her love of a sport that has former part of the athletic competition since the 1980s, but still sits at the fringes of the games.
Thank you for joining us. Be sure to stay tuned as we bring you more news you need to know.