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Brighton Bombers footballer Jay Boyle kicks monster 80-metre goal that goes through at half-post height
MOVE over Cody Leggett...the WAFL superboot has an Adelaide rival who might have kicked an even longer goal on the weekend. → Read More
Perth weather: rain set to return with a vengeance with as much as 40mm later in the week
BY the end of next week the city could have had its entire average rainfall for August - all inside the month’s first 10 days. → Read More
Hapless thieves busted after taking shark out of San Antonio Aquarium in a baby stroller
HAPLESS crims in the US could face federal charges after being busted stealing a shark from an aquarium in totally bizarre fashion. → Read More
Perth weather: Another week of solid rain looms for the city, including Wednesday drenching
If you thought the arrival of a rain-free 24 hours meant you could put your umbrella away for an extended period of time - think again, because Perth is in for another wet week. → Read More
Malcolm Turnbull divides opinion by using knife-and-fork to eat meat pie
MALCOLM TURNBULL was campaigning in northern Tasmania when he was filmed tucking into a meat pie with knife and fork. → Read More
Veteran golfer Mark James strikes seagull trouble off the tee on famous 17th hole at St Andrews
THE Senior Open has brought together some of the world’s best veteran golfers at the sport’s most famous venue. But Mark James did something he couldn’t possibly repeat. → Read More
Saturday Lotto: Two WA players score $670,000 with division one wins
TWO local players are more than $670,000 richer after seeing their lucky numbers come in tonight. → Read More
Australian Border Force officers allegedly catch man with four kilograms of cocaine at Perth International Airport
A US man has faced court today after allegedly being busted with 4kg of cocaine by Border Force officers in Perth. → Read More
Saturday Lotto: WA player $500,000 richer after division one win
WA has a 69th division one Lotto winner for the year after one lucky punter scooped more than $500,000 tonight. → Read More
Perth weather: July starts with a drenching as South West of state remains on severe weather alert
Flooded homes and yards, 130km/h winds and up to 70mm of rain in places - July’s first cold front arrived with a bang and there is more winter weather to come. → Read More
Perth weather: city and surrounding coastal areas put on severe weather alert as storm front closes in
AFTER a rainy June, July may start even less pleasantly - with a large front set to sweep over the coast and deliver heavy rain and damaging winds. → Read More
WA Food Act offenders: Belmont Market fined after being caught in breach a second time
THE eastern suburbs fruit-and-veg store has now been busted twice in the space of nine months for breaches of the Food Act. → Read More
Mount Agung: Flights from Australia to Bali cancelled due to volcano
FOUR Perth flights - three departing and one arriving - were among more than 20 across the nation impacted by the latest eruptions from Mount Agung. → Read More
Newly arrived Indian man sent home from Perth airport over child exploitation material on his phone
THE 30-year-old had just arrived in the country when one of three mobile phones he was carrying caught the attention of Border Force. → Read More
Saturday Lotto $20 million Superdraw: Three West Australian players take home $2 million each
WA’s Saturday night division one Lotto drought is finally over, with three winners from the state taking home $2 million each tonight. → Read More
Perth weather: city to cop Monday drenching as South West gets storm warning
THE city is set to cop heavy rains in the early hours of Monday morning and there is a warning for destructive winds in the South West of the state. → Read More
Mother of Riley Hughes hits out at anti-vaccination billboard in Perth’s CBD
The mother of a Perth baby who died from whooping cough says she is concerned vulnerable parents will be influenced by a controversial anti-vaccination billboard that has been erected in the Perth CBD. → Read More
Perth weather: looming cold front to deliver Perth’s wettest June for five years
Perth is set to record its wettest June for five years inside the first 19 days of the month - with another cold front poised to deliver a soaking to the city. → Read More
Eddie McGuire caught up in Qantas plane drama as A380 gets ‘wake turbulence’
ONE passenger described the turbulence on a flight out of LA as ‘like a nosedive’, while the Collingwood president said he got a ‘roller coaster feeling.’ → Read More
Perth weather: storm system could bring as much as 45mm of rain over Saturday and Sunday
Perth could have received as much as two thirds of its average June rainfall by the end of the weekend, as the city prepares for a stormy soaking that will start late Saturday afternoon. → Read More