WA news LIVE: Man dies in e-scooter crash on Perth roads; Manslaughter charges laid over St James sudden death

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11.28am

WA firefighters heat things up

WA firefighters have punched above their weight in more than just emergency response this year, taking over the new Australian Firefighters Calendar to raise money for animal welfare, disaster relief and firefighter wellbeing.

Brett Francisco and Ben Church, from Perth, and Matt Haydon and Adam Walsh, from Bunbury, will feature in the calendar’s 33rd year.

This year, there are five different editions to chose from, with firefighters going topless, showing off their six packs and cuddling with rescue animals from cats and dogs, to goats, horses and even a koala.

The sale of the calendars has raised more than $3.45 million for animals and people in need since 1993.

Here’s a sneak peek at the calendar, with of some of the firefighters featured posing with rescue kittens.

10.35am

Manslaughter charges laid over St James sudden death

Sticking with news from WA Police, and Homicide Squad Detectives have charged a 33-year-old man from Carlisle with manslaughter following an investigation into a sudden death.

About 4:50pm Tuesday, police received a report of an unresponsive man at a residence on Palmerston Street in St James.

Officers and St John WA attended, where a 25-year-old man was found unresponsive and declared dead at the scene.

The 33-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and was charged with manslaughter on Friday morning.

He is due to appear is Perth Magistrates Court today.

Anyone with information that may assist is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or make a report online.

10.30am

Man dies in e-scooter crash on Perth roads

A 55-year-old man has died in hospital, after the e-scooter he was riding crashed in Perth’s northern suburbs.

A 55-year-old man has died in Perth after his e-scooter crashed.

Around 3.10pm on Wednesday, the man was riding an e-scooter along Hillwood Avenue in Warwick when he crashed on the road.

Police have not confirmed further details on how the crash occurred.

The man was conveyed by St John WA to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment of critical injuries, but died in hospital on Thursday.

Major Crash investigators are conducting an examination of the scene and are appealing for any witnesses to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report the information online.

Dash-cam, CCTV or mobile phone vision relating to this crash can be uploaded directly to investigators.

A parliamentary committee has been tasked with examining e-scooter rules and regulations following the death of beloved Perth dad Thanh Phan in June this year.

The City of Perth also suspended the hiring of e-scooters following the death, and the City of Vincent suspended its e-scooter trial indefinitely.

If you or anyone you know has been affected by a road crash, contact Road Trauma Support WA on 1300 004 814.

10.30am

Across the nation and around the world

Here’s what’s making headlines today:

Fresh from its backflip on superannuation tax reform, the Albanese government is now facing calls from the union movement to ditch its changes to taxes on oil and gas exports, in a move the ACTU says would raise $17 billion a year to be pumped into housing.
The ABC is investigating a former outlaw bikie boss turned Four Corners reporter after he launched an unauthorised podcast series on underworld crime alongside a self-styled “media cowboy”, which ended in a spectacular blow-up after just one episode.

A screenshot of the now-deleted video by Ryan Naumenko in which he talks about his falling out with ABC reporter and former podcast co-host Mahmood Fazal.

Australia is countering US pressure to immediately step up military spending by promising Trump officials a defence revamp next year, and by dangling a $1 billion AUKUS payment that could line up with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s trip to Washington.
A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has cleared the way for a high-stakes meeting between the two men in Hungary to try to end the war in Ukraine in the wake of the ceasefire in Gaza.
King Charles has met Indigenous leaders to mark the 40th anniversary of the day the Australian government handed Uluru back to its traditional owners, who say they would love to host him on a return visit to the iconic national park.

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Good morning WA

Morning all, and welcome to the live blog for Friday.

Making headlines today, more details into the assassination of former Rebels boss Nick Martin at the Kwinana Motorplex in 2020 have come to light during a trial in the WA Supreme Court.

The sniper and David Pye – the accused mastermind of the killing – came face-to-face with each other on Thursday.

It was the second day of Pye’s murder trial, and, having pleaded guilty to firing the fatal shot, the sniper was now the prosecution’s star witness.

You can read more about what happened here.

A court sketch of bikie David Pye on the first day of his trial in the WA Supreme Court.

And Ariel Bombara, the daughter of Mark Bombara – responsible for a horror double shooting that rocked the state – has urged the public to rally around the Cook government’s firearms laws after they were endorsed by a Labor-Greens controlled parliamentary committee.

Bombara appeared alongside family and domestic violence advocates, Police Minister Reece Whitby and Family and Domestic Violence Prevention Minister Jessica Stojkovski to back in the gun reforms following the tabling of the committee report on Thursday.