WA news LIVE: Prime Minister in Perth following $12b subs promise

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Beechboro family wake to car crashing through carport

To overnight news now and a young family has escaped injury after a car smashed into their house this morning.

The incident occurred around 2.30am this morning on Gibson Way in Beechboro, with a couple and a young child asleep inside the home at the time.

The Beechboro scene earlier this morning.

Firefighters attended the scene to make sure the roof didn’t collapse.

A young woman is in police custody accused of drink-driving.

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Prime Minister in Perth following $12b subs promise

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is waking up in Perth this morning, fresh off making a $12 billion commitment to turn WA’s Henderson precinct into a nuclear submarine hub.

Albanese is expected to make an appearance on local radio this morning before flying to Papua New Guinea to finalise a defence agreement there.

WA Premier Roger Cook said the Henderson precinct announcement would directly benefit Western Australia.

“For us, this is a big deal,” he said.

“This represents over 10,000 local WA jobs both in construction and the ongoing work.”

US Secretary of State has privately assured Federal Defence Minister Richard Marles that the AUKUS agreement won’t be terminated, despite the Trump administration giving mixed signals, according to The Washington Post.

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Across the country and around the world

Here’s what’s making news across the country and around the world this morning:

Australians are marking down the Albanese government for its handling of immigration amid a debate about how best to manage the country’s population growth, as one in every two voters polled says the permanent migration rate remains too high.
The man arrested in the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is not co-operating with authorities, but investigators are working to establish a motive for the shooting by talking to his friends and family, Utah Governor Spencer Cox said on Sunday.

Tyler Robinson has been arrested over the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

Who is the AFL’s team of the century? We’re about to find out.

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Today’s weather

The Bureau is warning of dangerous surf and erosion conditions today, as a strong cold front whips up a big swell.

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Welcome to our live news blog

Good morning readers and welcome to our live news blog for Monday, September 15.

Making headlines today, wages in Western Australia are going up faster than the rest of the nation, but Perth houses remain out of reach as mortgage costs and stamp duty paint a dire picture for aspiring homeowners.

WA has experienced the most growth in wages nationwide, mostly from the public sector.

Meanwhile, the federal government will commit $12 billion to the construction of the Henderson Defence Precinct in Perth, including graving docks for nuclear submarine maintenance, in a move that will be warmly welcomed by the Trump administration.

And, in case you missed it, the state government has finally revealed WA’s new-look public holiday calendar, including two new additional days off a year and changes to three existing dates.

Stay with us as we bring you the local news of the day, as it happens.