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WAtoday Traveller
watoday.com.au > traveller > inspiration > i-hiked-japan-s-epic-samurai-trail-with-a-child-in-tow-it-surprised-me-20260909-p60vt5.html

I hiked Japan’s epic samurai trail with a child in tow. It surprised me

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (709+ words) September 14, 2026 — 3:00am The small bear bell tied to my backpack jingles as my eight-year-old son and I walk hand in hand through a bamboo grove up the slope to the site where Tsumago Castle once stood. Suddenly, Oliver stops and bends…...

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watoday.com.au > national > western-australia > wa-teacher-sentenced-over-trespass-threats-to-kill-neighbour-s-dogs-20260911-p60wle.html

WA teacher sentenced over trespass, threats to kill neighbour’s dogs

14+ hour, 49+ min ago   (571+ words) September 14, 2026 — 1:35am A man in his 60s, currently working as a teacher at a northern suburbs high school in Perth, has been found guilty of threatening to kill his neighbour’s dogs, in addition to trespassing on and damaging their property, following a…...

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watoday.com.au > national > western-australia > there-s-no-defence-man-arrested-over-video-of-three-year-old-steering-car-20260913-p60wxc.html

‘There’s no defence’: Man arrested over video of three-year-old steering car

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (510+ words) September 13, 2026 — 12:07pm An Alkimos man has been charged with reckless driving after footage emerged of a toddler behind the wheel of a ute and steering it through suburban streets. WA Police allege a 30-year-old man uploaded video footage to social media…...

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watoday.com.au > national > victoria > a-fall-on-a-tram-cost-a-passenger-his-life-older-riders-want-change-20260908-p60vha.html

A fall on a tram cost a passenger his life. Older riders want change

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (756+ words) September 13, 2026 — 11:30am When Garry Ledger fell on a tram and hit his head last August, there were initially no signs of a major injury. The 78-year-old South Australian had just boarded the route 16 service towards the city. He was busy tapping…...

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watoday.com.au > national > queensland > survey-reveals-how-many-young-motorists-take-risks-on-road-and-number-is-rising-20260911-p60wg7.html

Survey reveals how many young motorists take risks on road – and number is rising

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (373+ words) September 11, 2026 — 7:12am More than a quarter of Queensland’s younger motorists admit they get behind the wheel without wearing a seatbelt and almost as many say they have driven while on drugs. The figures in RACQ’s 2026 Annual Road Safety Survey indicate a…...

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watoday.com.au > national > western-australia > hands-off-our-gas-wa-pushes-back-against-national-reservation-plan-20260910-p60w7w.html

Hands off our gas: WA pushes back against national reservation plan

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (606+ words) September 10, 2026 — 12:17pm Western Australia’s peak mining and energy body remains firm that the state should remain separate from a national gas reservation scheme after the federal government released the proposed legislation for consultation. The Domestic Gas Reservation Bill 2026 aims to establish…...

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watoday.com.au > national > western-australia > wa-news-live-perth-music-teacher-faces-child-exploitation-material-charges-20260910-p60w33.html

WA news LIVE: Council ‘disappointed’ as historic Bassendean fire station hits the market

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (635+ words) West Australian drivers are on notice as police expand the suite of drugs that can be detected during roadside tests. New tests will be able to pick up traces of cocaine in drivers’ systems, on top of the existing ability…...

WAtoday Good Food
watoday.com.au > goodfood > eating-out > an-ambitious-margaret-river-cellar-door-and-dining-room-opens-this-month-here-s-what-s-on-the-menu-20260909-p60vyv.html

An ambitious Margaret River cellar door and dining room opens this month. Here’s what’s on the menu

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (818+ words) Great crudites, kangaroo cevapi, parsnip ice cream: this green-thinking restaurant helmed by a talented chef looks set to be one of the year’s key openings. When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But what do you do if your…...

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watoday.com.au > national > western-australia > wa-news-live-dodgy-barbers-gift-shops-targeted-in-wa-illicit-tobacco-blitz-20260908-p60vc1.html

WA news LIVE: Car swallowed by sinkhole in Canning Vale

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (327+ words) A driver has had a lucky escape this morning after a sinkhole opened up underneath their car in Canning Vale. The incident occurred on Gateway Boulevard and Bridge Way at around 3.45am when the road was partially flooded. Water Corporation confirmed…...

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watoday.com.au > national > western-australia > fears-toxic-fracking-wastewater-ponds-could-overflow-into-kimberley-river-20260901-p60ths.html

Fears ‘toxic’ fracking wastewater ponds could overflow into Kimberley river

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (616+ words) September 8, 2026 — 3:00am Fracking wastewater ponds could overflow under higher-than-average rainfall conditions that are common in the Kimberley, environmental groups warn, as new documents raise fresh fears of a contamination threat to a nearby major waterway. Texan mining company Black Mountain Energy’s…...