Hamish Hastie

Perth

State Political Reporter at WAtoday

State political reporter at @WAtoday and Nine Publishing. Once ate two ultimate double whoppers in the space of 7 minutes. Tips: [email protected]

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WA news LIVE: Man with blow torch threatens to light Bunnings gas cylinders on fire; Cash to address Perth’s major congestion hotspots announced

2 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Rebecca Peppiatt |Ezra Holt |Hamish Hastie

Key posts1 of 1Pinned post from 9.30amMan with blow torch threatens to light Bunnings gas cylinders on fireFirst up this morning, officers from the Tactical Response Group, WA Police and DFES swarmed a Bunnings in Perth’s southern suburbs last night after a man, allegedly armed with a blow torch, threatened to set gas cylinders at the store on fire.
Spearwood sewage spill clean-up ‘to take weeks’: Water Corporation

2 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Emma Young |Hamish Hastie

Spearwood sewage spill clean-up ‘to take weeks’: Water CorporationSaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizeThe clean-up from a sewage spill near Fremantle is likely to take weeks rather than days, according to the Water Corporation, as work continues to repair the damaged infrastructure that has flooded parts of Perth’s south since Friday.
Donovan MacDonald in Bayswater council tilt after loo frustrations boil over

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

MacDonald argued the toilets were placed there with a forklift and required no building or alteration to the existing building. The Big Don’s Smoked Meats warehouse in Bayswater.Credit: Duncan Wright He said he felt the pursuit of him over this and the occupancy issue was “personal” after his previous clashes with the city.
WA news LIVE: Murujuga rock art scientist backs contentious report

3 weeks ago | theage.com.au | Hamish Hastie

The lead scientist on the controversial Murujuga rock art monitoring project has broken his silence and backed the data in his report which he says confirmed industry could co-exist on the Burrup Peninsula alongside millions of ancient petroglyphs.
Combat Sports Commission rejects plans for fight at RAC Arena in July

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Hamish Hastie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Western Australia’s Combat Sports Commission board has knocked back an application from the Bare Knuckle Boxing Championship to stage a bout at RAC Arena next month.
Combat Sports Commission rejects plans for fight at RAC Arena in July

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

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Where to now for Keep the Sheep after Labor’s thumping election win?

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Hamish Hastie

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Live export advocacy group Keep the Sheep will be “mothballed” following Labor’s thumping federal election win last month. In an email to supporters yesterday, Keep the Sheep’s secretary and Australian Live Exporters’ Council chief executive Mark Harvey-Sutton said the organisation had been doing some reflection since the election defeat.
‘Dog’s breakfast’: WA pet registry in limbo as anti-puppy farming laws come into effect

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

The Cook government’s handling of a new centralised pet registration website has been branded a “dog’s breakfast” after a $9.8 million contract to build the software was abruptly cancelled, leaving the promise in limbo. The PetsWA website was a key pillar in the Labor government’s anti-puppy farming legislation – which came into effect last week – and was integral to an overhaul of how pets are registered in the state.
WA news LIVE: Man leads police on ‘reckless’ car and foot chase through Gosnells; Northbridge warehouse to be transformed in $30 million revamp

3 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Chris Zappone |Holly Thompson |Hamish Hastie

Socceroos defender Alessandro Circati has opened up on the six-hour-a-day efforts he put in to make a swift return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament, saying the hard work was all worth it so he could play against Japan this week.
WA news LIVE: Western Australia’s emissions continue to rise; Rottnest rebates for school kids

3 weeks ago | watoday.com.au | Hamish Hastie

Western Australia’s carbon emissions continue to rise, according to the latest data from Australia’s national greenhouse accounts. According to the data for 2023 – the latest available – WA pumped 89.37 million tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere in that year. WA’s emissions are rising. More than 90 per cent of those emissions comes from the burning of fossil fuels across sectors including electricity generation, the oil and gas sector and transport.