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The voter drift to One Nation has continued in WA, but the major parties haven’t yet relinquished their lead according to a new opinion poll that could temper expectations of an orange tsunami. Pictured: Roger Cook, Pauline Hanson, Basil Zempilas

State PoliticsVideoCommentsPremiumWA Libs hold off One Nation surge as Cook government slips

The voter drift to One Nation has continued in WA, but the major parties haven’t yet relinquished their lead according to a new opinion poll that could temper expectations of an orange tsunami.

Jessica Page

Police on the scene of fire in Ballajura. 7NEWS

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Body found inside Perth garage following reports of smoke

A body has been found inside a home and a crime scene has been declared after emergency services were called to reports of a garage fire in Perth’s north.

Brooke Rolfe

Jake Farriss, Lilian Huang, Will Stewart, “T” and Harvey.

R U OKPremiumIN PICTURES: R U OK lunch and games creates conversations

The R U OK Conversation Convoy has made its way across the Great Southern to spark meaningful conversations about mental health and suicide prevention. 

Amy Towers

Australian Cricketers’ Association chief executive Paul Marsh.

CRICKETPremium‘Not aligned’: ACA rejects BBL plan

The Australian Cricketers’ Association has vowed to block the proposed Big Bash League privatisation unless Cricket Australia significantly improves its offer.

Tyler Lewis

A new national poll has reshaped the political landscape, delivering a surge for One Nation and a setback for the major parties.

NEWSPremiumBombshell poll result for Pauline, Albo

Pauline Hanson has recorded a major polling breakthrough, with both her and One Nation rising to the top for the first time while the major parties lose ground.

Andrew Hedgman

Hundreds of soccer fanatics have poured into Perth’s Northbridge Plaza to watch the Socceroos win against Türkiye in the first game of the World Cup.

SoccerCommentsSEE THE PICS: Perth fanfare as underdog Socceroos win big

Hundreds of soccer fanatics poured into Perth’s Northbridge Plaza to watch the Socceroos win against Turkey in the first game of the World Cup. 

Brooke Rolfe

A crash on Kwinana Freeway southbound has blocked a lane as motorists brave rainy conditions on Sunday evening.

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Crash blocks lane on major Perth freeway on Sunday night

A crash on Kwinana Freeway southbound has blocked a lane as motorists brave rainy conditions on Sunday evening. 

Katherine Kraayvanger

Attention now turns to Seattle, where the Socceroos will look to build on momentum from the opening win. NewsWire / Damian Shaw

SPORTPremiumFans lose it after shock Socceroos win

Green and gold fever has swept the nation after a stunning 2-0 victory over Turkey sent supporters into scenes of wild celebration.

Andrew Hedgman

A competitor in a Victorian grassroots motorsport event has died after a crash during a race meeting at Calder Park on Sunday. 7News

NEWSPremiumShock as motorsport event ends in tragedy

A day of racing turned to tragedy on Sunday after a driver died in a crash during a motorsport championship event.

Andrew Hedgman

Lee Bird has recounted her harrowing experience of family and domestic violence as a child in a new book titled The Girl at One-Five-Eight. Supplied

CRIME‘Dread’: Survivor’s harrowing childhood tale

A family and domestic violence survivor has revealed harrowing details of how her greatest fear did not come from the violence she sustained – but the “dread” of her childhood home. WARNING: CONFRONTING

Emma Kirk

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NEWSPremiumWinter takes an unexpected turn

Something unusual is unfolding across Australia’s weather maps this winter, with conditions behaving differently to what many would expect in June.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe and Andrew Hedgman

A white Toyota hire car littered with bullet holes has laid bare the terrifying moments that led to the tragic death of a nine-year-old Perth girl in Pakistan.

UpdateCommentsPakistani official arrested for the murder of Perth girl

Two armed robbery suspects linked to the fatal shooting of a nine-year-old Perth girl in Pakistan have been killed.

Sophie Gannon and Bethany Hiatt

Data shows Australia has the second-highest number of recorded shark incidents in the world. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

AnimalsPremiumBeachgoers reel from spike in national shark attacks

A shark attack at one of Australia's best-known beaches comes after a horror summer for a state where four attacks took place in two days.

Farid Farid

Pauline Hanson will crack open her $3m war chest to target Anthony Albanese during the State of Origin.

NewsPremiumPauline Hanson eyes State of Origin as campaign rakes in $3m

Pauline Hanson will crack open her $3m war chest to target Anthony Albanese during the State of Origin and with “giant banners” hung from helicopters.

Nathan Schmidt

Round 2 of WA Gravity Enduro - Nannup Tank 7

Mountain BikingPremiumWA Gravity Enduro Event cancelled after rider death

 A 46-year-old man has died after collapsing during a practice run at a mountain biking event in Burekup on Saturday.

Serian Lockwood-Jones

A senior security official has been kidnapped in Haiti, as the ?country grapples with gang violence. (AP PHOTO)

CrimePremiumHaiti senior defence official reportedly abducted

Gunmen have kidnapped Haiti's cabinet director of the defence ministry, who also serves as inspector general of police in the crime-ridden Caribbean nation.

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A cyclist has died after he collapsed while competing in a mountain biking event in Burekup.

Disaster and EmergencyPremiumCyclist collapses, dies at South West biking event

A cyclist has died after he collapsed while competing in a mountain biking event in Burekup.

Bethany Hiatt

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NEWSPremiumHuge move after Sydney shark attack

There’s been a big development to tackle rising shark numbers after a woman was left in a critical condition following a Coogee Beach attack.

Tia Clarkson-Pascoe

It has been 70 years since Britain conducted nuclear testing at the Montebello Islands off Western Australia’s northwest coast. Photograph from album depicting the first British atomic bomb text, Montebello Islands, 3 October 1952. Picture shows nuclear explosion from 10 miles away. State Library of Western Australia/ Allen Nicol

MILITARYPremiumSecret history of 70yr-old nuclear tests

Seven decades after Britain detonated bombs four times the size of Hiroshima off the Australian coast, the full truth about what happened is still shrouded in mystery.

Emma Kirk

Emergency services are on the scene of a vehicle rollover on Roe Highway, with lane closures causing major traffic delays.

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Rollover wreckage cleared but Perth highway slow going

Police have cleared the wreckage of a vehicle rollover on Roe Highway but traffic remains slow through Leeming.

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Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown to her death without a safety rope.

The NightlyWoman hurled 40m to death after safety rope blunder

WATCH: Horrifying footage has emerged of a 21-year-old woman being thrown to her death after staff allegedly failed to attach a safety line during a rope jump. Warning: Disturbing content

Peta Rasdien

Former Nationals leader David Littleproud has called on the Albanese government to extend support for the transport industry. NCA NewsWire / Andrew Henshaw

NewsPremiumLittleproud calls for support as fuel relief end looms

A desperate plea for support has been made as the end of fuel relief following the outbreak of war in the Middle East looms.

Nathan Schmidt

Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas was thrown to her death without a safety rope.

World NewsVideoCommentsWoman hurled 40m to death after safety rope blunder

WATCH: Horrifying footage has emerged of a 21-year-old woman being thrown to her death after staff allegedly failed to attach a safety line during a rope jump. Warning: Disturbing content

Peta Rasdien

Health Minister Mark Butler has accused state and territory leaders of ‘posturing’. NewsWire / Martin Ollman.

NewsPremiumStates accused of ‘posturing’ over NDIS pushback

An extraordinary attack by state and territory leaders on plans to strip 160,000 people of NDIS supports was labelled as “posturing”.

Nathan Schmidt