As housing fight intensifies, 12,000 West Australians wait in limbo

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Monday, 8th October, 2018 AM News Update [Remote communities are in distress. ]( [As housing fight intensifies, 12,000 West Australians wait in limbo]( BY Emma Young The futures of 12,000 vulnerable West Australians hang in the balance as a poisonous feud deepens between the West Australian and federal governments. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Man charged with murder after woman stabbed in Rockingham]( Homicide squad detectives have charged a 37-year-old man with murder after a woman who was stabbed in the neck in Rockingham on Saturday night has died in hospital. [Inside the Dome restaurant.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The premiership and the punch: Don't despair, timely Gaff shows loyalty alive]( For all the pain that permeated from Andrew Gaff's badly-timed punch on young Andrew Brayshaw in July's spiteful derby clash in Perth, the decision by the quiet Victorian to refuse an offer too good for most in the AFL can be traced back to that round 20 act that left the rookie toothless and floored. [Andrew Gaff looked gone from West Coast but has recommitted to the club.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Perth woman left with two STIs and PTSD after rape awarded $75,000]( The woman was assaulted in Orelia in February 2010, when she was just 14-years-old. [The girl was awarded compensation mainly based on her sexual assault claim.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Alan Jones 'bullying' of 'worst kind': Diane Smith-Gander]( High profile corporate women are among those shocked by the broadcaster's on air attack against Sydney Opera House chief Louise Herron. [Businesswoman Diane Smith-Gander called on the Premier to "point out the inappropriateness" of Alan Jones' behaviour.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rare study sheds light on Australia's accidental pregnancies]( Hundreds of thousands of women could be falling pregnant without meaning to, the study's author says, raising questions about contraception use. [Much of what happens around unwanted pregnancies in Australia remains behind closed doors.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Use of higher purity ecstasy on the rise among young Australians]( Young Australian drug users are shifting towards higher purity ecstasy, and cocaine use is at its highest level ever recorded, a new report shows. [Ecstasy pill popping is declining as users opt for capsules and crystals.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Former cricketer Matthew Hayden injured while surfing off Stradbroke]( The accident happened on Friday while Hayden was surfing with his son, Josh, and left him with head and neck injuries. [Matthew Hayden's head injury after a surfing accident off Stradbroke Island.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [AFL trade period live: Silly season begins]( After a year of speculation the time to trade is now. Will your club's deal get done? [How will Tim Kelly get to Western Australia?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for a Fairfax Media membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At Fairfax Media, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer Fairfax Media services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( [Fairfax Media]( Copyright © 2018 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia