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Saturday, May 12, 2018
Liberal Party not running candidates in Perth, Fremantle by-elections
THE Liberal Party will not run a candidate in up-coming by-elections in the federal seats of Perth and Fremantle, sparking outrage from party members.
WA Liberal Senator Dean Smith, who ran the party’s campaign in Perth in 2016, yesterday described the party’s decision not to run a candidate in Perth as “nonsense”.
“The 35,000 Perth electors who gave us their primary vote at the 2016 election deserve the opportunity to vote for a Liberal candidate,” Senator Smith said.
via Liberal Party not running candidates in Perth, Fremantle by-elections | PerthNow
West Coast Eagles make it seven wins on the trot with 25-point triumph over GWS Giants at Spotless Stadium
The red-hot West Coast Eagles have remained unbeaten on their travels with a 25-point win over Greater Western Sydney on Saturday.
The Eagles kicked five straight goals in the second quarter to take control of a game they won 12.14 (86) to 8.13 (61).
It was a seventh straight victory for West Coast, who moved to the top of the table above Richmond, who they host next week, and improved their record to 7-1 and 3-0 outside Western Australia.
Missing Nic Naitanui, Luke Shuey and Jeremy McGovern, the Eagles underlined their depth with a strong performance against a Giants side that lost Phil Davis and Matt de Boer during the game.
The Eagles had the most potent forward at Spotless Stadium in Jack Darling, who kicked four goals, all in the first half.
Autumn temperatures set new record as Perth soars above 32C
If you thought the 32-degree day in Perth felt a little odd for this time of year, you would be right.
The city recorded a maximum of 32.7 degrees Celsius at 1:04pm — making it the latest 30-degree or above day in autumn on record.
The previous record for Perth was set on May 9, 1962, when the city recorded exactly 30C.
The temperature is well above the May average maximum of 22.3C.
The unseasonable warmth, which is set to continue into next week, is due to a high pressure system in the bight and a trough of low pressure off the west coast pushing warm air from the north towards Perth.
Friday, May 11, 2018
Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney’s lie could see a legal ban, has been recommended to be kicked out of the legal profession for lying to a magistrate.
LLOYD Rayney — the barrister cleared of murdering his wife who then won a $2.6 million defamation payout from the police who accused him — has been recommended to be kicked out of the legal profession for lying to a magistrate.
For the first time since a State Administrative Tribunal ruling in January, it can now be reported how Mr Rayney has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a panel headed by Supreme Court judge Peter Martino.
That finding could spell the end of Mr Rayney’s career in the law in WA.
The findings revolve around allegations that before his wife Corryn’s death, as the couple’s marriage crumbled, the former top prosecutor covertly recorded their heated conversations using a dictaphone.
Although he was never charged or convicted of a criminal offence over the recordings, he was quizzed about them by magistrate Martin Flynn, in secret, in November 2009.
via Perth barrister Lloyd Rayney’s lie could see a legal ban | PerthNow
Osmington and Margaret River locals pay tribute to Miles family found dead in mass shooting
LOCALS in the small South West communities of Osmington and Margaret River are in mourning tonight following the mass shooting that saw three generations of one family found dead at their rural property.
The bodies of Katrina Miles, her parents Cynda and Peter Miles, who own the property, and her four children, were found just after 5am Friday in what has been described as Australia’s worst mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre.
The close-knit community has described their shock at the suspected mass murder-suicide in the small town 20km north-east of the popular holiday location, Margaret River.
Neighbour Felicity Haynes paid tribute to the extended family.
Thursday, May 10, 2018
Fremantle Dockers refer second complaint involving Ross Lyon to AFL integrity unit
A SECOND complaint involving Fremantle Dockers coach Ross Lyon has been referred to the AFL’s integrity unit.
According to the Herald Sun, the complaint relates to an alleged incident at a Fremantle bar.
In a statement, the Fremantle Football Club confirmed another person had contacted the club over the past week and the matter had been referred to the AFL Integrity Services Unit.
Dockers Chairman Dale Alcock said the complainant advised he didn’t want to take the matter further.
He added that if anyone had an issue with any employee at the club they would direct them to contact the AFL’s integrity unit.
The new complaint comes as major sponsors called on the club to publicly explain the actions it took regarding a sexual harassment complaint by a former female staffer.
via Fremantle Dockers refer second complaint involving Ross Lyon to AFL integrity unit | PerthNow
Dramatic new footage emerges of police car knocking man to the ground
Previously unseen video of a man being hit by a police car during a dramatic chase shows the moment the man is knocked to the ground before beginning to convulse.
The vision was shot on the weekend by a passer-by, Chelsea, who said she could not believe what she had seen…
VIDEO HERE via Dramatic new footage emerges of police car knocking man to the ground – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
AFL Tribunal: Guilty! Nic Naitanui’s one-game ban upheld by tribunal
West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has failed in his attempt to overturn at one-game ban for engaging in rough conduct and will miss Saturday’s match against Greater Western Sydney.Naitanui was initially offered a one-game ban by Match Review Officer Michael Christian after being reported for his strong tackle on Port Adelaide’s Karl Amon during Saturday’s clash at Optus Stadium.
The case divided the football world.
Big names such as Matthew Lloyd, Gerard Healy and Warren Tredrea declared the incident was simply a part of the game while Malcolm Blight, Kane Cornes and Danny Frawley demanded a ban, saying Naitanui could have seriously hurt Amon.
The hearing lasted for more than 100 minutes. Naitanui said he attempted to roll Amon onto his left side to avoid conceding a free kick. But he said they fell forward after Amon planted his left leg.
via AFL Tribunal: Guilty! Nic Naitanui’s one-game ban upheld by tribunal | PerthNow
Perth blanketed by smoke from prescribed burns
THICK smoke from prescribed burning south-east of Perth has blanketed the metropolitan area this afternoon.
Parks and Wildlife Service has issued a smoke alert for areas between Two Rocks and Mandurah and the Perth hills.
Thick smoke moved over the metropolitan area this afternoon and is expected to linger into tomorrow.
Parks and Wildlife Service is planning two large prescribed burns in the Perth hills area over the coming days, which may produce further smoke over the metropolitan area
via Perth blanketed by smoke from prescribed burns | PerthNow
Troubled Kimberley teenager confirmed by coroner as WA’s first crocodile attack death in three decades
A WA coroner has ruled a teenager who died in Western Australia’s Kimberley while in state care was killed by a crocodile, making it the first recorded death by crocodile attack in the state for more than 30 years.
The 15-year-old boy, known as HLS for legal reasons, was found dead in a mangrove swamp about 200 kilometres north of Broome in March 2013, having run away from the bush block where he had been in foster care.
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Why West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui deserves suspension
Nic Naitanui deserves his one-game rough conduct ban, according to football writer Mark Duffield.
The Eagles will challenge the star ruckman’s penalty for his tackle on Karl Amon in Saturday’s 42-point win over Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium.
Naitanui gave away a free kick when he drove Amon into the ground in a tackle in the final quarter of the match.
Amon got up and was fine to take his kick but that hasn’t saved Naitanui from a ban, with West Coast opting to challenge at Wednesday night’s tribunal.
“The reality is he’s driven (Karl Amon) forward and downwards, and he’s driven his head into the dirt,” Duffield said.
“If you think that’s acceptable, you would also have to accept that if he does this 20 times someone is going to end up on a stretcher, and if he does it 50 times someone will end up in a wheelchair…
via Duff and Quarters AFL Podcast: Why West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui deserves suspension | PerthNow
Ben Cousins no longer working with West Coast, club confirms
WEST Coast Eagles has confirmed troubled former AFL star Ben Cousins has finished working for them.
Cousins joined the club in February with a part time role in their community and development department.
CEO Trevor Nisbett has confirmed Cousins turned up to work for three months but has since finished up…
via Ben Cousins no longer working with West Coast, club confirms | PerthNow
Barry Urban quits WA Parliament before he can be expelled after report highlights years of lying
Disgraced Darling Range MP Barry Urban has resigned from the WA Parliament after a powerful committee recommended he be expelled for repeatedly lying about his past.
The Legislative Assembly’s Procedure and Privileges Committee made the rare recommendation in a report that examined the truth of statements Mr Urban made in the Parliament.
The report found Mr Urban lied to the public and Parliament for years about his police and military service and his education history.
Among his background details rubbished by the committee was Mr Urban’s claim he served as a war crimes investigator in the Balkans.
Monday, May 7, 2018
Former prime minister Bob Hawke has been admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital
FORMER Prime Minister Bob Hawke was admitted to Sydney’s Royal North Shore Hospital on Monday afternoon.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the 88-year-old was taken to the hospital on Monday afternoon, where he is undergoing treatment.
It is understood that initial suggestions that the Labor giant suffered pneumonia or a stroke were incorrect.
via Former prime minister Bob Hawke has been admitted to Royal North Shore Hospital | PerthNow
Judge apologised to an angry jury, after the trial of two brothers alleged to have been harbouring scores of illegal workers at their northern suburbs tomato farm, abandoned after eight months
A judge has apologised to an angry and weary jury, after the trial of two brothers alleged to have been harbouring scores of illegal workers at their northern suburbs tomato farm — which was originally scheduled to take eight weeks — collapsed after nearly eight months.
District Court Judge Stephen Scott today dismissed the jury which since October had been hearing the cases against Minh Canh Le, his brother Michael Le and three alleged accomplices, who were also accused of laundering the money made from the exploitation of illegal workers.
After months of detailed evidence, dozens of witnesses and numerous delays — prompted by repeated arguments from defence lawyers they had not been disclosed all the relevant evidence — the trial was officially abandoned last week.
On Monday, the remaining 12 jury members were told by Judge Scott that despite their diligence and considerable disruption to their lives, they would be not be required to bring down a verdict.
“You didn’t sign up for seven months, you didn’t sign up for 11 months – you signed up for 10 weeks,” Judge Scott said.
via Long-winded Carabooda trial abandoned after eight months | PerthNow
Fake medal MP Barry Urban to quit Parliament
EMBATTLED former Labor MP Barry Urban will quit Parliament tomorrow, ahead of a report into the fake medal scandal which has engulfed his political career since late last year.
It wasrevealed in November that Mr Urban had been wearing a police service medal he wasn’t entitled to — and then lied about how he obtained it.
It is understood Mr Urban has now decided to “put the nightmare behind” him.
“I am paying a hefty price for my mistakes,” he will tell Parliament in a speech tomorrow.
“I’ve had to deal with intense media scrutiny and online harassment.
“Social media posts have been used to intimidate, humiliate and hurt me.”
Nic Naitanui cops one-week ban for rough conduct at West Coast
STAR West Coast ruckman Nic Naitanui has been hit with a one-game ban for his tackle on Karl Amon in Saturday’s 42-point win over Port Adelaide at Optus Stadium.
Naitanui gave away a free kick when he drove Amon into the ground in a tackle in the final quarter of the match. Amon got up and was fine to take his kick but that hasn’t saved Naitanui from a ban for rough conduct.
He can also accept an $1000 sanction for attempting to trip Jasper Pittard.
Watch the tackle in the video player above.
“If you drive a player to the ground with excessive force whilst arms pinned, one of the factors in determining is whether it’s unreasonable in the circumstances,” Match Review Officer Michael Christian said.
via Nic Naitanui cops one-week ban for rough conduct at West Coast | PerthNow
‘Idiot’ ute driver spins out on Mitchell Freeway
IT’S a heart-stopping scene that could so easily have ended in tragedy.
The driver of a black ute entering Mitchell Freeway from the on-ramp stunned fellow motorists on Sunday morning when he appeared to lose control, spinning out into on-coming traffic.
Drivers across three lanes were forced to take emergency evasive action to avoid a collision.
Video link below;
via ‘Idiot’ ute driver spins out on Mitchell Freeway | PerthNow
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Spanish MotoGP: Spectacular three-way crash sees Marc Marquez take overall points lead
Marc Marquez has won the Spanish MotoGP to take the overall points lead after several of his rivals crashed out of the race.
Pole-sitter Cal Crutchlow wiped out before a three-rider crash involving previous points leader Andrea Dovizioso, his Ducati teammate Jorge Lorenzo, and Dani Pedrosa.
Pedrosa, who underwent wrist surgery less than a month ago, was thrown high over his bike and onto the asphalt after trying to go past the two Ducatis on the inside of the sunny Jerez circuit in southern Spain.
Lorenzo came across into the corner as Dovizioso went wide, colliding with Pedrosa and sending the two Ducatis into the gravel.
All three riders walked away from the crash — not before some wild gesticulating between the drivers on the gravel near their stricken bikes — although Pedrosa complained of severe pain in his right hip.
Nine charged over stabbing death of woman in Toowoomba
Three men and six women have been charged over the stabbing death of a 37-year-old woman in Toowoomba on Queensland’s Darling Downs.
Detectives charged the nine people after the woman was found with critical stab wounds to the chest in a unit on McGregor Street in Wilsonton after 2:00pm on Sunday.
The woman was taken to Toowoomba Base Hospital but later died.
Officers cordoned off several areas near the crime scene including near a fast food restaurant on the Warrego Highway.
The nine people, aged between 23 and 34, have each been charged with two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and one count of entering a dwelling with intent.
The three men and six women will face the Toowoomba Magistrates Court later this morning.
My Kitchen Rules Grand Final won by Alex and Emily, as stress reduces stars to tears, screams & F-bomb laced blow-ups
ALEX Clark and Emily O’Kane came home with a sugar rush plating a cracking Penicillin dessert to win My Kitchen Rules.
The Queensland hospitality couple scored 55 points out of 60 for their five-course menu — three points ahead of Victorian mums Kim Tran and Suong Pham.
It was a rollercoaster cook for both teams with Emily reduced to tears at one stage and Kim and Suong having an ugly spat backstage.
Alex and Emily scored straight nines from Pete Evans, Manu Feildel, Guy Grossi, Karen Martini and Colin Fassnidge and a perfect 10 from Liz Egan.
“That was a grand final menu in every way,” Egan said.
South West battered by damaging high winds. 5000 homes across Western Australia were without power after two storm fronts wreaked havoc
ALMOST 5000 homes across Western Australia were without power after two storm fronts wreaked havoc today.
The South West has been battered overnight and this morning by rain and high winds gusting up to 106km/h.
A Western Power spokeswoman said there were about 4,700 people without power on Sunday afternoon.
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