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The search has resumed this morning for an elderly man with dementia who vanished after going for a walk in Wagin on Saturday.
James Ballantyne, 87, was last seen on Saturday morning walking along Leonora Street. His wife raised the alarm after he failed to return home.
There are concerns he has gone for a walk and become confused and been unable to find his way home.
Wagin locals are being asked to keep an eye out for him and the SES continue to search for the elderly man, who has potentially spent two nights outside in the cold weather.
Here’s what’s making headlines across the nation and around the world today:
- A last-minute bundle of accounts released to this masthead reveal the scale of One Nation’s thriving online merchandise business and its significant revenue from “candidate fees” as well as hefty legal bills and consultancy fees.
- Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and Liberal Party federal president Tony Abbott are enjoying the hospitality of the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church this week despite evidence that its elders paid neo-Nazi affiliates and far-right figures to bully and intimidate politicians at the last election.
It was a mixed bag of a weekend with showers and also sunny stretches. The week will start out fine ahead of a mid-week drenching which we definitely need.
Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Monday, the 24th of August.
Making headlines today, a yearly salary of $130,000 is still not enough to safeguard against rising rents in Western Australia, new research reveals.
The state’s north has emerged as the nation’s most expensive region to rent in, according to the latest Priced Out report from affordable housing coalition Everybody’s Home.
Meanwhile, new polling on sentiment towards the state’s gas and energy sector has revealed concerns about gas drilling and the spectre of fracking from Perth voters across the political spectrum, including One Nation and Labor.
