Rising tensions: Lawyers, international escalator experts called into Perth train station fracas

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 21st March, 2019 PM News Update [The issue has impacted several escalators.]( [Rising tensions: Lawyers, international escalator experts called into Perth train station fracas]( BY Hamish Hastie This is why your northern suburbs commute has been a tight squeeze lately. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Cockburn Sound to the South West: Debate swells over WA's port possibilities]( Eight options for the future of WA's ports have been identified, but it is the proposal to expand the outer harbour at Kwinana which has stirred the most commotion. In part two of our look at the future of WA's ports, WAtoday dives into the debate. [The lights may be on, but the Port of Fremantle is still experiencing the dark side of industrial relations. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big response to 1998 cold case call-out, but WA detectives still need your help]( Police say they've been impressed by the public's response to the case of a missing WA mother and one of her daughters who have not been seen in over 20 years. [Veronica Philomena Lockyer and her daughter Adell Sherylee Pertridge were last seen in the Merredin/Burracoppin area in ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Man convicted of Hayley Dodd's murder appeals, claims 'assumptions and speculation' trashed alibi]( The man who allegedly murdered Hayley Dodd is appealing his conviction on Thursday, claiming his alibi was disregarded on "speculation and assumptions". [Hayley Dodd and her convicted murderer Francis Wark.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How a Woodside ad, a newspaper column and a meeting with the premier helped kill EPA carbon plan]( The oil and gas giant could completely offset carbon emissions from North West Shelf and Pluto for a tiny 1.1-1.5 per cent of gross profits, TAI says. [The full-page ad ran on Saturday. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [New Zealand to ban semi-automatic assault rifles after Christchurch shooting]( New Zealand will urgently ban the sale of all semi-automatic rifles, its government has announced after a shooting at two mosques killed 50 people. ['Burial processes will stay in line with religious custom']( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Seven Network slapped on the wrist over 'African gangs' coverage]( The communication watchdog says Seven's Sunday Night program broadcast an inaccurate statement about African Australians. [Seven Network's investigative program Sunday Night is found to have broadcast an inaccurate statement about African ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Perth's crowded places need help to counter complacency over terror risk]( Organisers of Perth's crowded places have fallen into the complacent belief terror attacks "happen somewhere else", according to a parliamentary inquiry. [A parliamentary inquiry has found Perth's crowded places need help countering the risks of terrorism.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Triple whammy' expected from twin cyclones as evacuations increase]( Winds from Cyclone Trevor are forecast to reach 275km/h while gusts of up to 320 km/h are tipped for Cyclone Veronica. [Twin tropical cyclones, Veronica in the west and Trevor in the east, will pose risks for wind damage, flooding and storm ...]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Myer swings axe again at head office]( Myer has cut 50 more head office and back-of-house jobs, as new boss John King continues to reshape the struggling department store. [Myer has cut 50 jobs. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The sudden shift that should have all of us worried about the global economy]( Donald Trump, and the rest of the world, ought to be concerned about the message the Fed has just sent. [''Growth is slowing somewhat more than expected.'': Federal Reserve Board chairman, Jerome Powell.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- We've sent you this email because your email address {EMAIL} has been registered for WA Today membership. You can [unsubscribe]( from this email at any time. At WA Today, we'll never ask for your personal or credit card information via email. If you receive a suspicious email claiming to offer WA Today services in exchange for your details, please delete it. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Conditions of use]( [Privacy policy]( Copyright © 2019 Fairfax Media Limited 1 Darling Island Rd Pyrmont NSW 2009 Australia