Perth storm: City wakes up to clean up the damage
A home in Mosman Park was crushed by a falling tree and roofs and fences hurled through the air as Perth cowered from its first winter storm.The storm, which set upon WA about 6am on Saturday, wreaked havoc with destructive winds, heavy rains, hail, massive swells and storm surges on the coast. Wild weather lashes Perth Floods and power outages is going to mean a cold, dark night for thousands of Perth residents in the wake of the storm. Vision courtesy Channel Nine Perth. Perth r..>> view originalPerth storm: Thousands spend the night without power
Some 6000 households remain without electricity as Western Power works to restore power after WA was lashed by destructive winds and heavy rain on Saturday.The utility provider is continuing to restore power to homes throughout the metropolitan and regional areas on Sunday after as many as 60,000 were left without electricity on Saturday. Wild weather lashes Perth Floods and power outages is going to mean a cold, dark night for thousands of Perth residents in the wake of the storm. V..>> view originalTelstra hit with another outage
Telstra has been beset with network outages in recent months. Telstra customers were reporting another outage Sunday on the telco's mobile and broadband networks, with services in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth all affected. The outage comes just days after its most recent system meltdown on Friday last week. Scores of customers took to social media platform to voice their anger over yet another outage by Australia's largest phone network. Telstra was u..>> view originalPerth swimming teachers tackle high rate of Vietnamese child ...
Perth swimming teachers tackle high rate of Vietnamese child drownings Updated May 22, 2016 11:10:07 Every year, a team of Perth swimming teachers flies out of their comfort zone, where learning to swim is almost a birth right, to a place where the drowning rate is staggering.Aid agencies estimate the number of children drowning each year in Vietnam is somewhere between 7,000 and 11,000.When Bev Christmass from Beatty Park Leisure Centre in North Perth heard the figures..>> view originalPerth airport worker sacked for Facebook posts that supported IS ...
A Perth airport worker was sacked after a Facebook page was discovered with posts that were said to support the Islamic State terror group.Nirmal Singh will have a hearing for wrongful dismissal heard by the Fair Work Commission in Perth on Tuesday after commissioner Jennifer Hunt gave his former employer permission to have a legal representative. An airport employee was sacked for allegedly showing support for terror group, IS. Mr Singh was sacked as an "airline service agent" for Aeroc..>> view originalPerth man Brent McIntyre hitch-hikes from Swanbourne to Sydney ...
A 26-year-old Perth man has done the unthinkable, and hitch-hiked his way from Perth to Sydney with no money, no phone and, to start with, no clothes.Yes, you read that right - no clothes. The journey started out at Swanbourne. Brent McIntyre had the wacky idea of trialling a "generosity experiment" after he successfully hitch-hiked his way across Australia a few years ago. The only difference between the two journeys is that this time around, Mr McIntyre packed absolutely nothing with h..>> view originalParties in rare accord, powerless to stop MPs' housing 'perk'
Opposition Leader Bill Shorten addresses the media during a doorstop interview in Drummoyne. Mr Shorten said he and his family only owned the one house, which they lived in. Alex Ellinghausen Both sides of politics have ducked questions about whether a tax ruling that allows MPs to claim all of their second-residence costs – while also receiving a $273 nightly travel allowance – should be reviewed.With the Coalition preaching the need for the c..>> view originalPerth Stadium could host Australia v England in 2018
Perth could soon see Tim Cahill celebrating a goal against England like this one if an international friendly match gets the go-ahead for the new stadium. Picture: Jamie McDonaldAN Australia v England soccer international to open Perth’s new stadium is a step closer to reality if the WA Government wants it to happen.The Sunday Times can reveal Football Federation Australia chairman Steven Lowy and chief executive David Gallop met with Football Association representatives in Mexico last week abou..>> view originalLabor defends pledge to campaign land taxes and ties to developer ...
Labor defends pledge to campaign land taxes and ties to developer Nigel Satterley Updated May 22, 2016 19:17:10 The Opposition has defended its pledge to campaign on land taxes and its ties to Perth property developer Nigel Satterley, who will co-sponsor a $1000-a-head Labor Party fundraiser next month. Key points:Nigel Satterley endorsed Mark McGowan at Gary Gray's farewellHe accused Mike Nahan of planning leadership spill against Colin BarnettMr McGowan says Mr Satte..>> view originalcharity scam crumbles as questions asked
Anastacia Cremasco on her doorstep during the investigation into her charity event. Picture: Linda ParriA SERIAL fraudster with a lengthy criminal record this week postponed a “gala dinner ball” for charity with “Perth’s A-listers” after she was confronted by The Sunday Times.Anastacia Cremasco sold tickets at $250 a head to her Ride With One event for domestic violence, which was supposed to happen at Crown Perth last night.But after The Sunday Times discovered the 41-year-old didn’t have the v..>> view original
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