What's happening in Perth

The announcement brings an end to Edwards’ six-year reign at the head of the organisation, after he was promoted from an interim chief executive role in October 2020.

Young mother Kah Ming Tan was found with critical injuries by paramedics at a home on Taree Street in St James on Wednesday night.

The Mindarie Regional Council gave the green light to five of its seven member councils to take their household waste to the Kwinana waste-to-energy site.

The surge of One Nation in successive polls and the party’s lower house success in South Australia earlier this year has turned Secret Harbour into a genuine three-way contest.

The Cook Government has released Western Australia’s first Perpetrator Response Framework, setting out a state-wide approach for how government agencies, community services, and specialist providers work with people who use family and domestic violence.

It arrives alongside updated Practice Standards for Perpetrator Intervention and the launch of WorkforceFDV, a $6 million entity funded over three years to train and develop the state’s family and domestic violence workforce.

The Practice Standards have been reviewed to reflect changes in legislation, policy, evidence, and practice, with a stronger emphasis on victim-survivor safety, perpetrator accountability, cultural responsiveness, and interagency co-ordination. The Framework is built on the position that ending family and domestic violence takes more than supporting victim-survivors, and requires a co-ordinated response that identifies, challenges, and addresses the behaviour of the person using violence.

“The new perpetrator resources will help provide strong, consistent responses to strengthen accountability and protect victim-survivors,” said Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence Minister Jessica Stojkovski.

The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing will deliver WorkforceFDV in partnership with Stopping Family Violence, the Council of Aboriginal Services WA, the Aboriginal Health Council WA, Community Skills WA, Professor Donna Chung, and WorkUP. It will build on the training already available to frontline workers, focusing on identifying risk and supporting victim-survivors.

“WorkforceFDV will boost the capability across the sector, providing a dedicated focus on consistent, quality service provision to victim-survivors and perpetrators,” Stojkovski said.

“Strengthening the capacity and capability of the people who work to prevent and respond to family and domestic violence is critical to the reform’s success,” added Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing CEO Alison Evans.

“We know that to deliver sustainable long-term reform we must develop the specialist family and domestic violence and prevention workforces and grow the family and domestic violence capabilities of the broader workforces that intersect with family and domestic violence.”

Stopping Family Violence CEO Damian Green said the launch of WorkforceFDV alongside the Framework and the updated Practice Standards were important steps forward.

“We hope to connect these important pieces of work in implementation, ensuring we have the right foundations to embed high-quality, evidence-based responses for all workforces supporting families impacted by family and domestic violence in Western Australia,” he said.

Implementation is where the State’s last major perpetrator accountability measure came unstuck. Laws passed in 2024 made electronic monitoring effectively mandatory for serious and repeat family violence offenders granted bail, but within months the Department of Justice had conceded that monitoring was not feasible in parts of regional Western Australia, and at least three offenders were released on bail without a tracker. The State Government later committed around $23 million over four years for 38 extra full-time equivalent staff across the Justice Department and WA Police to manage the scheme.

Where to get help

The Women’s Domestic Violence Helpline is on 1800 007 339 and the Men’s Domestic Violence Helpline is on 1800 000 599, both 24 hours a day. 1800RESPECT is on 1800 737 732. In an emergency, call 000.

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WWE is coming back to Perth this December for a three-day weekend takeover at RAC Arena, with Wrestlepalooza: Perth on December 12th, SmackDown the night before, and Raw on the 14th.

It’s the first weekend under a new three-year agreement between WWE and the State Government through Tourism WA, which guarantees a Perth WWE takeover every year through to 2028. The festivities spill out of the arena and across the city again, with WWE Superstores, Superstar meet-and-greets, and community events running across the weekend.

“It’s fantastic news that my government has secured this three-year deal that has WWE returning to Perth through to 2028,” said Premier and Tourism, Trade and Investment Minister Roger Cook.

“Both times we have hosted WWE in Perth, the atmosphere was electric – the city came alive with fans from near and far, hotels were full, restaurants were buzzing, and there was an incredible energy wherever you went.

“I look forward to seeing that same excitement return over the next three years starting from this December.”

This will be Perth’s third run at WWE. Elimination Chamber: Perth at Optus Stadium in 2024 pulled more than 18,000 out-of-state visitors, and last year’s Crown Jewel: Perth weekend at RAC Arena drew more than 12,500. Together, the State Government says the two events have generated more than $58 million for the WA economy.

“This is a huge result for Western Australia and a major boost for our sporting events calendar, with WWE locked in for the next three years,” said Sport and Recreation Minister Rita Saffioti.

“Events like this bring world-class action to Perth while creating incredible experiences for local fans, families, and athletes who have a passion for wrestling.”

The State Government hasn’t made public what it’s paying for the three-year deal. Tourism WA has consistently declined to reveal what previous WWE events cost, with then Tourism Minister Reece Whitby telling the ABC in 2025 that disclosing the numbers would undercut WA’s position competing against other states and countries for future events.

How to get tickets

A pre-sale opens at 10:00 am on September 9th, and you need to register your interest with WWE beforehand to get access. Three-event combo tickets covering all three nights go on general sale at 10:00 am on September 10th.

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Premier Roger Cook said 2024’s Elimination Chamber brought more than 18,000 visitors to WA, compared to 12,500 for last year’s Crown Jewel at RAC Arena. But a return to Optus Stadium is not being considered.

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Fernando Octavio Salas-Collard, who was 33 years old when he raped a 16-year-old girl in the Coogee beach toilets, is among the growing number of prisoners taking legal action.

Victory Metals chief executive Brendan Clark took a local yacht club to court after he was accused of speeding in his 72-foot Sunseeker and damaging other boats and jetties in East Fremantle.

Two West Australian men are accused of being the “principal participants” in an international cybercriminal group that allegedly stole data from more than half a million users worldwide.

The Australian Federal Police charged the men with 14 offences total.

Far from basking in the glow of Fremantle’s record All-Australian haul, star forward Josh Treacy says there’s only one thing on the group’s mind heading into September.

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The City of Perth will advocate to the state government for help with the Tamala Park landfill as bin juice issue grows to 40 Optus Stadium worth of liquid.

In May this year, the Yindjibarndi people of WA’s Pilbara region were awarded about $150 million dollars for cultural loss following an 18-year battle for compensation.

The Department of Biosecurity, Conservation and Attractions confirmed officers are at Port Kennedy beach where the humpback whale has begun to beach itself.

City of Perth councillor Catherine Lezer made the motion to bring Michelle Reynolds back from suspension “effective immediately”.

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Hospitals in Perth’s southern suburbs could distribute iodine tablets to the community, as WA prepares for the arrival of more nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS.