Gang of cable cutters leave thousands disconnected in Perth
WA Police are hunting a gang of offenders who have been using power tools to cut Telstra cabling in areas across Perth.A section of copper cable was cut in Gosnells on the night of September 28, leaving 4000 customers without internet or phone access, police said.Telstra said it's the latest in a spate of incidents across Perth that began in August, with cables cut in suburbs including Mullaloo, Hilton, Maddington and Cannington.Police believe the most recent damage was an attempt to steal coppe..>> view originalVincenzo Mule handed 10-year prison term for sexually assaulting children in North Perth
Vincenzo Mule handed 10-year prison term for sexually assaulting children in North Perth Updated October 04, 2017 16:38:08 A 54-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for luring two young children away from a North Perth child care facility and sexually abusing them, in a case the judge described as "abhorrent and reprehensible". Key points:Vincenzo Mule gave the children icy poles before abusing them in front of each otherThe judge said Mule's "evil desig..>> view originalDevelopers banned from donating to state and local government
Property developers will be banned from giving political donations at a state and local government level, under sweeping changes announced on Wednesday.It comes after the Crime and Corruption Commission recommended property developer donations be banned at the local government level, following Operation Belcarra, which investigated corruption allegations. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced she supported a ban on property developer donations in state and local governments. Premier A..>> view originalCampbelltown Council could launch an ad campaign to push more votes in same sex marriage survey
After a week in which the Australian Bureau of Statistics estimated about 57 per cent of the population had cast their vote in the controversial same sex marriage survey, Campbelltown Council may soon encourage more people to join the poll.Greens councillor Ben Moroney wants Campbelltown Council to encourage further participation in the survey to ensure the vote is as accurate as possible.Cr Moroney will lodge his proposal at next Tuesday’s council meeting, asking that Campbelltown Council use v..>> view original50-degree future for Aussie cities: study
50-degree future for Aussie cities: studyTracey FerrierAustralian Associated Press5:25PM October 4, 2017SaveClimate change could result in Melbourne and Sydney sweltering through 50-degree days within the next couple of decades, a new study warns.Other parts of Australia are also on track for unprecedented extreme heat.And increased water temperature in the Coral Sea are expected to keep cooking the Great Barrier Reef, the Australian National University-led study warns.Lead researcher Sophie Lew..>> view originalSulayman Khalid: Terrorist on streets trying to convert teens to Islam before 'terror attack'
A TERRORIST sought out troubled teenagers and young men in western Sydney as he tried to convert them to Islam at the same time he was planning a series of terror attacks, a court has heard.According to a statement of facts submitted to the NSW Supreme Court in Parramatta Sulayman Khalid, 22, preached in the street trying to convert people to Islam, wore clothing branded with ISIS badges and made YouTube videos calling on people to take up Islam.On Wednesday, Khalid and Mohamed Almaouie, 21, aga..>> view originalCoalition For Marriage anti-SSM event denied by Wrest Point casino, university, campaign claims
The Coalition for Marriage is without a venue for a same-sex marriage No campaign event in Tasmania, after the Wrest Point Casino cancelled its booking and UTAS refused to take it, campaigners claim. Photo Political Posting Mumma, aka Marijke Rancie, as seen in a video on her Facebook page. Facebook: Politicalpostingmumma The coalition was set to host a rally at the casino's 600-seat Plenary Hall on Friday, spruiking speakers such as senator Cory Bernardi, the Australian Christian Lobb..>> view originalLabor veteran rocks Andrews government
A memorial for murdered mother Allison Baden-Clay has been vandalised
QUEENSLAND police won’t investigate the vandalism of a memorial dedicated to murdered Brisbane mum Allison Baden-Clay after her family chose not to make a formal complaint. The plaque was forcibly removed from the sandstone structure on Mount Crosby Rd at Anstead, a suburb of Brisbane.The memorial was erected near where her body was found after her husband Gerard Baden-Clay killed her in 2012.Mrs Baden-Clay’s father Geoff Dickie said the family was “disappointed and upset” someone had interfered..>> view originalWoman whose dogs seriously injured 9yo girl in Perth park gets suspended sentence
Woman whose dogs seriously injured 9yo girl in Perth park gets suspended sentence Updated October 04, 2017 20:33:14 A 51-year-old woman has become the first West Australian to be criminally convicted of unlawful wounding over a dog attack, after her two Staffordshire bull terriers savaged a nine-year-old girl at a Perth park.Michelle Simpson was walking her two dogs, Ozzy and Stevie, at the Success Hill Reserve in Bassendean, off the lead, when they seriously injured th..>> view original
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