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Senseless thugs remain on the run this morning as the identities of three young men who smashed more than 90 car windows in Perth’s western suburbs yesterday remains a mystery.
Police are today continuing to review CCTV footage in the hopes of finding the trio, with residents urged to check their security cameras.
The spree occurred from the early hours of Wednesday and spanned a 10-kilometre radius from Wembley to Fremantle, including the suburbs of Dalkeith, Crawley, Peppermint Grove and Mosman Park.
An update now on a 12-year-old Perth boy who went missing from his Leederville home yesterday.
WA Police have since confirmed the child travelled to Perth Airport and boarded a domestic flight to Adelaide to visit a family member.
His parents were unaware of his plan to catch the flight.
Jetstar confirmed that all young passengers travelling independently on its Perth to Adelaide flight yesterday morning adhered to the airline’s policy, however they are reviewing the incident.
Jetstar allows children aged 12 and over to travel alone, as long as they can prove they are currently attending secondary school.
Hopes are high the magical 10-second barrier will be broken as Australia’s next wave of sprint stars converge in Perth for the Australian Athletics Championships, which get underway today.
The rapid emergence of Gout Gout has already set tongues wagging around the world, with the 17-year-old Queenslander even drawing comparisons with the great Usain Bolt.
But it seems Gout is just part of what is shaping up to be a golden generation of Australian sprinting.
World Indoor 60m silver medallist Lachlan Kennedy put his name up in lights by beating Gout last month in the men’s 200m at the Maurie Plant Meet in Melbourne.
Gout and 21-year-old Kennedy will again go head-to-head in the 200m, with the final to be run in Floreat on Sunday.
Unfortunately for sprint fans, Kennedy won’t be head-to-head with Gout in the 100m, given Gout will compete in the U20s sprint on Thursday evening and Kennedy in the Open category on Friday and Saturday.
Nevertheless, both stars are aiming to crack the 10-second barrier, meaning it could be a double dose of joy for Australian sprinting at the meet.
The current Australian men’s record is 9.93 seconds, which was set by Patrick Johnson in Mito, Japan in 2003.
“I’m aiming for a sub-10 time for sure,” Kennedy said.
“In one of the rounds, I’ll do it and then I want to try and break the Australian record in the 100m and I really want to go for 19 seconds in the 200m.
“I think that’s more than possible, it’ll just be how my body can handle the rounds.”
Here’s what’s making news nationally and around the world:
- President Donald Trump has “paused” his so-called reciprocal tariffs for the next 90 days while increasing the levy on Chinese imports to an unprecedented 125 per cent in a stunning about-face that sent sharemarkets skyrocketing in the US.
- Is the Coalition ready to lead Australia? All evidence suggests not, according to columnist, Shaun Carney.
- Donald Trump was not physically standing alongside Jim Chalmers and Angus Taylor, but the US president was clearly present in the first treasurers’ debate of the federal election campaign.
Good morning readers, and welcome to our live blog for this Thursday, April 10.
Making headlines this morning, Ellenbrook locals are well aware their master-planned community is often derisively referred to by the nickname ‘Felonbrook’, a reflection of growing concerns over crime in the area.
Now an increase in issues there has prompted the formation of a working group, bringing together local schools, shopping centre management, law enforcement, and political leaders to address it.
It follows a series of violent incidents linked to school boys.
Meanwhile, Western Australia might be riding high on headlines about price growth and investor demand, but leading buyer’s agent Lloyd Edge said not every suburb was a smart buy in 2025.
Edge has identified five Perth suburbs he’s steering clear of this year, based on risks ranging from oversupply and poor capital growth, to infrastructure stagnation and lack of long-term buyer demand.
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