source : the age
A dirt bike rider remains in a critical but stable condition this morning after a crash sent two men flying off the vehicle in Gosnells.
The pair, both aged in their 20s, are lucky to be alive after CCTV footage captured the bike colliding with a turning car on Friday night.
The passenger’s condition is stable, while the driver of the car was not hurt.
Here’s what’s making news across the nation and around the world today:
- The US is unlikely to deliver any nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is to tell an independent inquiry into AUKUS, arguing the superpower would not be able to build enough Virginia-class vessels to honour its commitments to the defence pact.
- The Coalition has accused Labor of exploiting a $171 million multicultural fund to bankroll its own seats and entrench “ghettoisation” of migrant communities, as the Albanese government quietly shifts funding toward cross-cultural programs over narrower ethnic or religious activities.
- A body, believed to be that of a woman, has been found in a “state of decomposition” inside a suitcase near Goulburn in NSW’s Southern Tablelands, police say.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a proposal by US-backed mediators for disarming Hamas, hardening his position after voicing misgivings at the suggestion that Israel reciprocate with phased withdrawal from Gaza.
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Monday, the 10th of August.
Making headlines today, the long-awaited return of the Fremantle traffic bridge is set to be complete before the end of the year, with the state government confirming the build is ahead of schedule and also within budget.
The bridge was closed for the build in February and was set to be completed in the first half of 2027.
However, the WA government has now stated that traffic will be back on the new build before the end of the year.
