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WA prisoners caught eating guinea pigs
WA prisoners working at a Perth animal shelter as part of a release program have been caught eating guinea pigs.
Corrective Services Commissioner Brad Royce spoke to our colleagues over at Radio 6PR this morning, saying the incident, which occurred with inmates from Wooroloo prison, had raised security concerns.
'I think eating guinea pigs is the surprise, but any of my Section 95 [minimum security] prisoners, we don't encourage them eating offsite … in this case there was a deal done obviously, that will come out in our investigation,' he said.
You can listen to the full interview here:
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WA Police investigating three shootings over weekend
WA Police are investigating whether three shootings across the weekend are linked.
A smoke shop in Cannington was targeted twice, with shots fired at the Cecil Avenue store around 1am on Saturday, and again at around 4am on Sunday.
Two people on off-road motorbikes were seen on CCTV in the vicinity during the first shooting, while two people in a black Holden Barina were seen nearby Sunday's shooting. A similar vehicle was later found burnt out, 10 kilometres away in Martin.
The targeted attacks come as a pub in Ballajura, The Firkin, also had shots fired at it.
Detective acting superintendent Eamon Flanagan said it was too early to tell if the incidents were related, but that the tobacco wars playing out in Victoria were not welcome here in Perth.
'Our message to those who think that they can get away with this type of intimidation tactics here in WA is that you will not,' he said.
The gunmen remain on the run, however police say they are chasing down a number of leads and suspects.
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Across the country and overseas
Here's what's making news across Australia and around the world:
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is preparing to imminently announce Australia's plan to recognise a Palestinian state.
Labor is about to dump proposed new laws to regulate artificial intelligence as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's caucus splits on whether to clamp down on the sprawling technology.
Australians' disposable income has finally recovered to where it was before the pandemic and is poised to be buoyed by an interest rate cut as the Reserve Bank makes up for its shock decision last month to deny relief to the nation's home buyers and businesses.
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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for Monday, August 11.
Making headlines today, plans to expand Northbridge's entertainment precinct into neighbouring residential streets have drawn fierce community backlash, with buildings of up to 20 storeys to tower over heritage-listed homes.
Locals say the move would wipe out more than a century of history and push out small businesses that give the area its charm.
Meanwhile, a Perth private school is defending a move to clear trees from its Salter Point campus to make way for new tennis courts.
The clearing is part of a $25 million arts development at Aquinas College, including a recital hall and music school. The new performing arts precinct will be built where the current 12 tennis courts are located.
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