WAtoday is at Parliament House where the Labor caucus is meeting for the first time to decide on which MPs will form the new cabinet as well as other important positions like leaders of each house. Follow our live coverage here.
WAtoday is at Parliament House where the Labor caucus is meeting for the first time to decide on which MPs will form the new cabinet as well as other important positions like leaders of each house. Follow our live coverage here.
The search for a missing snorkeler in WA’s south has now been suspended pending new information.
The man, aged in his 60s, disappeared at Greens Pool near Denmark on Friday afternoon.
Poor weather and visibility over the past two days has made search efforts difficult as crews searched the water and along the shore.
William Bay National Park was closed during the search.
Multiple fire warnings are in place north of Perth, including an emergency warning for residents in Ledge Point, with strong gusty winds fanning the fire danger today.
The fire, which started around 1am this morning, is not contained or controlled.
The advice for residents is to leave now if it is safe to do so, with the fire moving in a west-north westerly direction, towards the town site.
An evacuation hub has been set up at the Lancelin Community Sports Centre.
Firefighters have been busy overnight, they were also battling a blaze in nearby Gingin where more than 1000 hectares has been burnt, however that has since been downgraded to a watch and act alert level.
Here’s what’s making news this morning.
- Amid new forecasts suggesting a fall in revenue will contribute to larger budget deficits and more debt, Treasurer Jim Chalmers will reveal that the impact of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred will slow an economy that is already struggling to grow.
- The CFMEU has admitted it let women down in its response to violence as shocking examples of mistreatment emerge.
- The federal budget will receive a $700 million boost off the back of lower-than-expected NDIS spending.
- The Greens are offering to support Labor on key measures in return for an immediate slashing of student debt and tripling of the bulk-billing incentive debt in a last-ditch attempt to “Dutton-proof” them beyond the federal election.
- And overseas, a massive fire tore through an overcrowded nightclub in North Macedonia on Sunday, killing 59 people and injuring 155 in a chaotic escape during a live concert.
Good morning readers and welcome to our first live news blog of the week.
Making headlines this morning, medium and high-density housing is the norm for much of the world. But Perth people are reluctant to abandon their mega-sized homes and enjoy the benefits of apartment living.
Reporter Mark Naglazas breaks down the reasons many of us resist high-rise living.
Meanwhile, a narrow patch of land stands between cane toads and the Pilbara – 27 million hectares where native species thrive. A new program taking aim at the invasive species’ Achilles heel.
And food reviewer, Max Veenhuyzen experiences Leederville’s newly opened Angelwood Pies.
Stay with us as we bring you the news of the day as it happens.