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Posts area Latest 1 of 1 Latest posts Latest posts 7.37am WA Police search for fifth person involved in spate of ‘sickening’ homophobic attacks WA Police are this morning searching for a fifth offender believed to be linked to a spate of “sickening” homophobic attacks in Perth’s south in the early hours of Wednesday morning. On Thursday afternoon, police arrested two more teenagers over the alleged crimes – a 16 and 17-year-old boy, both from Hamilton Hill.
Vision from WA Police showing the arrest of one of the first two teenagers detained. Credit: WA Police They followed the arrests of a 15 and 16-year-old on Wednesday, who both appeared in court on Thursday. They have remained in custody for now.
9 News Perth has this morning reported that police are searching for a fifth person who was involved. The group is accused of luring men in their 30s to a park in South Lake using a dating app Grindr, before verbally and physically assaulting them. The court was told the boys were armed with pepper spray, crow bars and a machete during the attacks and that some of the incidents were filmed and uploaded to social media.
WA Premier Roger Cook described the attacks as “sickening.” 7.37am Across the nation and overseas Here’s a glance at what’s making news this morning: Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump remain deadlocked less than seven weeks before the November 5 US presidential election, according to new polls released on Thursday (US time) that also show a tight race in the key state of Pennsylvania.
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks along with running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz at a campaign event in Pennsylvania. Credit: AP Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint. A string of women who worked at Harrods have come forward to accuse Mohamed al-Fayed, the late London department store’s owner, of rape and sexual assault.
Australia’s migrant intake will exceed 400,000 for the last financial year , blowing the federal government’s chances of meeting its target as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton condemned Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for failing to manage population growth during a housing crisis. Power bills would rise by about $665 per year to repay the cost of building seven nuclear plants under Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s energy plan, new modelling has found, challenging the Coalition to reveal the costings of its signature policy. 7.
37am Today’s weather It looks like we’re in for a lovely long weekend, Perth. Advertisement 7.37am This morning in Perth Good morning, readers.
Happy Friday! This morning, property reporter Sarah Brookes takes us through the latest analysis of Australia’s property market and the increasing listings in popular Perth suburbs giving buyers a stronger position. And state political reporter Hamish Hastie takes us through internal communications from state-run utility Synergy , which have revealed that Kalgoorlie’s backup generators can only provide a little over half the power the town actually needs, leaving residents vulnerable to lengthy blackouts. The Synergy document reveals the huge shortfall in power from the West Kalgoorlie power station.
Credit: Google Maps/Synergy Hastie also reveals what WA Premier Roger Cook has to say about his party’s acceptance of donations from Mineral Resources while his government was considering changes to the state’s gas policy at the same time the miner was lobbying him to scrap the onshore gas export ban. In case you missed it, Kylie Minogue has announced her biggest tour in 14 years – and Perth is her first stop. And Good Food reviewer Max Veenhuyzen heads out to a Mount Hawthorn wine bar he says is a precious addition to Perth’s Italian food and drink scene.
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