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WA budget
Multimillion-dollar plans vanish from WA budget as East Perth power station site costs balloon
The $39.5 million set aside for Main Roads WA to build the footbridge across East Parade has vanished from the budget papers, with just $2.4 million spent on the project to date.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Emergency services
Traffic chaos as Kwinana Freeway southbound closed near Berrigan Drive
Police said at about 2pm a motorcycle collided with a truck travelling in the same direction.
- by Daile Cross
Uber ride-share rival Ola looks set to cancel its Perth operations
An Ola Rideshare driver told Radio 6PR that over the past six months the number of people in Perth using the app had been dwindling.
- by Holly Thompson
Cost of parking in Perth during the day to rise, but one parking perk will stay
The City of Perth council has backed a substantial increase to daytime parking fees, with the hike set to bring in $700,000 in extra revenue this financial year.
- by Jesinta Burton
Teens allegedly caught speeding 71km/h over limit after car crash
Two teens were allegedly caught speeding at 71 kilometres over the limit in Perth on the same night another driver allegedly flipped his car, injuring his passenger.
- by Rhiannon Tuffield
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Traffic
Why Perth drivers refuse to carpool, cycle or use public transport
“Time is money and time is life”, says one expert as Perth commuters continue to clog our roads rather than choose alternatives.
- by Heather McNeill
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Infrastructure
Five WA road projects face funding shortfall after Commonwealth pulls pin
The WA government also believes about $500 million to cover recent cost escalations on road projects is nowhere to be seen in an independent review of major federally funded works released on Thursday.
- by Hamish Hastie
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Tragedy
Perth mother reveals toll of horror Baldivis crash
Ika Lauchlan, an aged care nurse, was driving home along Sixty Eight Road in Baldivis when she was hit by a car with four young men inside, three of whom died.
- by Jamie Freestone
Are you a good driver? Answer these tricky questions to find out
These curly road rules can catch out even the most seasoned of drivers. Test your knowledge and see how you fare.
- by Susannah Guthrie
A tale of two cities: Post-pandemic Perth and Melbourne go their own ways
People are flocking into the Perth and Melbourne CBDs for strikingly different reasons, giving us a glimpse into the future of the modern Australian city.
- by Mark Naglazas
Driver charged after video shows near-fatal crash on WA highway
A driver has been charged after footage released online captured a breathtaking near-collision between a road train and a car on a highway east of Perth.
- by Alex Condon