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Car crash causes power blackout in Perth's south
One wrong move behind the wheel saw thousands of homes in Perth's south plunged into darkness last night after a car smashed into a power transformer.
The incident occurred around 8pm after a Honda Accord travelling along Leach Highway in Rossmoyne veered off the road, hitting a fixed power transmission box.
The crash cut power to more than 11,000 homes.
It also forced a local IGA to shut up shop and for traffic light signals in the surrounding suburbs of Booragoon, Willetton and Mount Pleasant to also be cut.
Despite the transmission box being extensively damaged, Western Power were able to reconnect homes to power within two hours.
The driver of the car, a man in his 20s was uninjured.
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Across the nation and around the world
Here's what's making news across the nation and around the world:
Australia's healthcare watchdog will crack down on the country's booming medicinal cannabis industry, amid what it described as poor prescribing practice and surging patient demand.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has shocked economists (and many home owners) after voting to keep rates on hold, despite widely expected cuts. It marks the first time the RBA board has been openly split over the direction of interest rates.
We can exclusively reveal that during the final deliberations of the Erin Patterson murder trial, a hotel booking blunder meant jurors, police, prosecutors, and media were housed together, leading to havoc.
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A foggy start to the day before the sun comes out later on (not that it will warm up much more, mind you).
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Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, July 9.
Making headlines today is news from the Burswood peninsula, where controversial plans for a $217 million racetrack and amphitheatre have received the blessing of neighbour Crown Perth.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Crown Perth chairman John Van Der Wielen described the project as 'really exciting'.
However, it is still unclear whether the state government will need to purchase any land off Crown to fulfil its election promise – now dubbed the Perth Entertainment and Sporting Precinct.
Hamish Hastie has the full story. You can read it here.
Meanwhile Charli Grant has saved the Matildas from further embarrassment, the defender bundling in a stoppage-time goal to lift Australia to a 3-2 victory over Panama at HBF Park in Perth last night.
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