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Posts area Latest 1 of 1 Latest posts Latest posts 7.52am Scabby the rat and the corporate fat cat: Western Power workers bring mascots to their strike Western Power workers are on strike this morning, and have brought some inflatable mascots along to make their point. Western Power workers strike in Perth on Friday.
Credit: Anne Barclay/ 6PR Holding flags and signs out the front of their office on Wellington Street in the Perth CBD, workers are protesting pay and conditions. The Electrical Trades Union, representing 700 line workers, is demanding a 36-hour workweek and a minimum of 5 per cent annual pay rises. This would bring the pay for WA in line with NSW and South Australia.
The union has also accused Western Power of falling behind on bushfire prevention programs as summer fast approaches. Two giant inflatables have joined the workers this morning – a giant rat named ‘Scabby’ and a corporate fat cat (that is actually a cat). The cat is clutching a money bag for dear life in one hand whilst squeezing the life out of a worker in the other.
They’re making their point well, but it is yet to be seen how it will pay off. 7.35am Perth man arrested over stealing Audi, fleeing police Officers have swarmed a unit complex in Perth this morning, arresting a 26-year-old man following a car chase and manhunt.
The man was arrested in Rivervale after allegedly stealing a silver Audi from a Kewdale home earlier in the week. He was allegedly spotted driving the car by police in Ascot, but he did not stop when asked. Police say he, and a passenger, eventually dumped the car along Great Eastern Highway after a chase, before taking off.
The 26-year-old has been charged with a string of offences including car theft. And in other news, a car has crashed into a tree in Armadale overnight. A 44-year-old driver and 39-year-old passenger were inside but despite the damage to the vehicle, were not seriously injured.
Police are asking anyone with dashcam footage to come forward. 7.35am Across the nation and around the world Here’s what’s been making headlines this morning: A new-age breathworker and self-described body psychotherapist sexually abused a woman under the guise of “healing” her trauma from a previous sexual assault in one of several horrific stories of criminal or unethical behaviour connected to the latest thriving wellness trend.
US President-elect Donald Trump has selected Robert F. Kennedy Jr , an environmental activist who has spread misinformation on vaccines, to lead the country’s top health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. Prominent anti-vaccination voice Robert F.
Kennedy Jr’s YouTube channel was “terminated” by the site. Credit: AP Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet United States counterpart Joe Biden on Saturday in a bid to ease tensions between the two major powers on the sidelines of a regional summit dominated by concerns about a global trade war. Drugs such as Ozempic have had a big impact on the weight-loss industry.
But amid shortages and high costs, copycat over-the-counter and direct-to-consumer “natural” supplements promising similar results have emerged. German soccer club St. Pauli is leaving the social media platform X , saying it has become a “hate machine” that could influence upcoming German elections.
Haka briefly stopped New Zealand MPs from voting on the Treaty Principles Bill , and concluded an extraordinary debate during which tempers flared and two MPs were reprimanded. Advertisement 7.34am Today’s weather A little cooler today than it has been this week, with a maximum temperature of 25 degrees and cloudy.
7.34am Good morning Perth Good morning Perth and welcome to the Friday live blog. Today, reporter Jesinta Burton has revealed exactly how many people are behind the state’s Public Transport Authority communications team (and the separate number working for Metronet alone) , after revelations staff are being seconded from other agencies.
The WA opposition has labelled the team an “army of spin doctors” and has called on the state government to divulge how much they are costing taxpayers. The size of the communications team was laid bare during a committee meeting on Wednesday. Credit: Composite image: Cameron Myles.
Sticking with the Metronet theme, last night 9 News Perth reported that the project’s construction work in Midland has forced locals to come forward , claiming they have been overcome with fumes relating to the project, that has started to make them dizzy. Also on 9 News, a now 20-year-old woman who was called as a defence witness in the trial of her Floreat parents, who prosecutors say almost killed her by starving her, left court without providing evidence yesterday. She had planned to speak in their support but never made it into the courtroom, with the jury told “there’s been a change of mind”.
And, to help plan out your weekend , we reveal the suburban pizzeria bringing a slice of Naples to Perth. Stick with us today as more news breaks. Latest 1 of 1 Latest Most Viewed in National Loading.
