Arrests as Extinction Rebellion protesters lie down on Perth CBD roads

Arrests as Extinction Rebellion protesters lie down on Perth CBD roads

Activists are calling for more action to combat climate change and are planning three days of disruptive protests in Perth this week.

  • byDaile Cross

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Commuter chaos looms as large sinkhole opens in Perth’s north

Commuter chaos looms as large sinkhole opens in Perth’s north

Commuters coming from Perth’s north-east can expect delays as a large sinkhole on one of the main arteries into the city has been closed in both directions as traffic is starting to swell.

  • byFran Rimrod
Car plunges into huge sinkhole in Perth's northeast

Car plunges into huge sinkhole in Perth's northeast

The driver of a Honda hatchback was lucky to escape unharmed after their car plunged into a huge sinkhole on Thursday night.

  • byImogen Dewey
Perth congestion soars as commuters returning to work shun public transport

Perth congestion soars as commuters returning to work shun public transport

Western Australia may have flattened the COVID-19 curve – at least for now – but Perth commuters are still afraid of catching public transport.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Perth woman dies in Roe Highway crash as five children pulled from wreckage

Perth woman dies in Roe Highway crash as five children pulled from wreckage

A woman has died in a collision on Roe Highway that also injured a man and five young children on Thursday morning.

  • byHeather McNeill
Kwinana southbound,Mandurah line reopened after freeway crash cleared

Kwinana southbound,Mandurah line reopened after freeway crash cleared

About 1pm a truck crashed through safety barriers and ended up stuck across the southbound train tracks about 30 kilometres south of Perth.

  • byHamish Hastie
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Perth man out of ICU after horror crash killed pregnant girlfriend

Perth man out of ICU after horror crash killed pregnant girlfriend

Friends have paid tribute on social media to 21-year-old Maddie Morgan and boyfriend Jack Bryant,23,who were expecting their first child in less than three weeks.

How coronavirus turned peak hour into a Sunday morning drive

How coronavirus turned peak hour into a Sunday morning drive

Traffic congestion throughout the country has plummeted as people heed calls to avoid unnecessary travel,with peak hour maps no longer a sea of flashing red.

  • byCraig Butt
'It shouldn't have happened':Roadworks'stuff up'brings Kwinana Freeway to standstill
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'It shouldn't have happened':Roadworks'stuff up'brings Kwinana Freeway to standstill

Motorists who travel north on the Kwinana Freeway into the city will be familiar with major delays,caused by the road works for the'smart freeways'project. They are scheduled for completion mid 2020.

  • byDaile Cross
Police car chase through Perth CBD ends with citizens arrest
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Police car chase through Perth CBD ends with citizens arrest

A police car chase through Perth,East Perth and Northbridge on Thursday evening ended with a citizens arrest in the heart of the CBD.

  • byHannah Barry andMarta Pascual Juanola
Lanes re-opened,traffic backed up to 17 kilometres after West Perth crash

Lanes re-opened,traffic backed up to 17 kilometres after West Perth crash

Emergency services were called to a crash involving several cars near Loftus Street just after 4pm.

  • byHannah Barry