Saints all but end Fremantle's finals hopes with thrilling win

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Sunday, 11th August, 2019 PM News Update [Jack's back: Jack Steven was crucial in the dying stages of the game.]( [Saints all but end Fremantle's finals hopes with thrilling win]( BY Daniel Cherny It was a modest crowd in attendance at Marvel Stadium on Sunday, but on the final siren they erupted like the house was full. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top stories [Woman found dead in home south of Perth]( The woman, believed to be in her 20s, was discovered deceased inside the property. [Police are at the scene.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Man forced to crawl off road after hit and run in Perth's east]( Police said the 22-year-old man left a home in Jane Brook after 11pm on Saturday evening in order to walk to a local petrol station. [The intersection where the man was hit.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Shortcomings' of family law system under microscope as WA hosts community forum]( Senator Pauline Hanson was set to be a guest before she pulled out due to illness on Sunday afternoon, sending parliamentary legal adviser Don Bunderson in her place. [The ALRC says children risk falling between the gaps of federal family law courts and state-based child protection regimes.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Confronting ads aim to curb 70 per cent rise in WA road deaths]( Distracted drivers were responsible for the death of 29 people of the 159 fatalities on WA roads in 2018. [Close to 30 people died on WA roads last year due to driver distraction. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Frenetic, fun and driven by AI: TikTok has taken off]( The app has over a billion users but its AI-driven feed and Chinese ownership have raised concerns among security researchers and parents. [Teenage TikTok sensation Mariam Star makes a video at home.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Disgraced lawyer pleads guilty after change of heart]( Disgraced Melbourne lawyer John Anile, who successfully appealed his conviction for money laundering has had a sudden change of heart, pleading guilty to the same crime before his re-trial. [Disgraced lawyer John Anile.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [One American import we could do without: hard-right religious conservatism]( Amid the abortion debate in NSW, beware of the Australian embrace of an American-style conservatism that likes to impose its morality on others. [A rally outside NSW Parliament amid the abortion debate.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Australia, we have an English problem]( Our long and proud tradition of teaching English to migrants is under threat. [English is perhaps the most important tool to help newcomers adapt.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Contact sports will 'cease to exist' within a generation]( Medical pioneer Bennet Omalu believes the risks associated with concussions will soon spell the demise of contact sports. [Risks associated with concussion could spell the end of contact sports, says Dr Bennet Omalu.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [The massive shift to in-game purchases]( Australians are spending more than $1 billion a year on virtual items in video games, fuelling a boom in the industry. [Fortnite fanatic: Patrick Daly is one of millions of kids who are obsessed with the video game.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [How Jeffrey Epstein dodged prosecutors and victims for 30 years]( At every stage, Jeffrey Epstein managed to avoid the efforts of prosecutors and victims to confront him with his financial chicanery and sexual abuses. In the end, he apparently chose to end his life rather than face what he had done. [Jeffrey Epstein, who died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth split]( The pair married in a low-key ceremony at their home in the United States just before Christmas last year. [Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus married in a low-key ceremony just before Christmas. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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