A 16-year-old boy has been charged after allegedly leading police on a 40-minute high-speed pursuit through Perth's northern suburbs early on Saturday. Midland detectives tried to stop a red Holden Commodore on Malaga Drive around 12.30am, but police allege the driver accelerated away. Police allege he drove on the wrong side of the road, ran red lights and sped through roadworks, forcing other motorists to swerve. The driver abandoned the car on McArthur Street, fled on foot and was arrested nearby. He faces three charges and bail was refused.
珀斯北部一家热门保龄球馆已无限期关闭，此前该馆于周一晚间发生火情。位于北珀斯菲茨杰拉德街的Rosemount Bowl（玫瑰山保龄球馆）连同附近的Pot Black（黑锅台球吧）和Bloodlines（血脉场馆）已被疏散。该公司在晚上10点左右表示，所有人均已安全撤离，无人受伤。目前不认为此次火灾可疑，相关处置工作由Department of Fire and Emergency Services（消防与紧急事务部）负责。一名目击者称火势始于厨房，但这一说法尚未得到官方证实。
西澳一个乡村小镇将其年度地方税收入的16%用于留住一名本地医生。Narembeen郡（Shire of Narembeen）每年向当地医疗诊所支付37万澳元，并提供一处建筑、一辆汽车和一套住房。郡长Holly Cusack表示，这一安排在财务上不可持续，但如果失去家庭医生，居民就要往返120公里才能看到最近的医生。在Kalbarri，一个社区团体通过众筹募集了超过7万澳元，在该镇唯一的家庭医生于6月离开后，设立了一家非营利、可直接向医保结算的诊所。
西澳大利亚州的电气工程必须由持证专业人员完成，核实执照只需几分钟。电工执照和承包商执照均可通过州监管机构Building and Energy（Building and Energy）提供的公共在线查询系统进行核实。客户应确认执照仍然有效，且姓名一致。未持证施工可能带来安全风险，还可能导致房屋保险公司对理赔提出争议。持证承包商在大多数工程完工后还必须提交竣工通知。
Outdated technology and weak digital safety skills are the biggest threats to national cybersecurity, according to the latest Cyber Threat Report from the Australian Signals Directorate. The public sector recorded nearly half of the 1500 incidents reported to the Australian Cyber Security Centre in the past financial year. Director-general Abigail Bradshaw warned that service outages will likely become normal and urged companies to put security ahead of access. Medium-sized businesses reported a 45 per cent rise in cybercrime losses, with an average cost of $141,300.
