Inside Perth's heroin trade | Couple 'morally judged' for alternative living arrangements

[WA Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, 29th August, 2019 AM News Update [Perth is flooded with heroin, according to a regular user who spoke to WAtoday.]( [Inside Perth's 'rip-roaring' heroin trade, and the addict who just can't quit]( Of course he has regrets. Stealing money from his family and lying to mates top the list of things John, a heroin addict, is sorry for. --------------------------------------------------------------- Top Stories ['They're passing moral judgement': Retired couple's plan to live together (but apart) rejected by Perth council]( As more older Australians are choosing to 'age in place', one Perth couple's plan has been knocked back by their council, whose 20-year-old planning scheme has been labelled 'out of touch'. [The couple have had their planning application for their Floreat home repeatedly refused (File photo). ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why tear down Perth's postcard building? Architect weighs in on Indiana]( "Architecture has to be about more than bricks and mortar. It's always site specific, about the building's interaction with the public and with history." [The building itself isn't all we'd have to chuck out. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [All-Australian team: Fyfe the skipper, Kangaroos unlucky again]( North Melbourne will be outraged. Not for the first time, and probably not for the last, the Kangaroos have been on the wrong end of a line-ball All-Australian call. [Nat Fyfe.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [More psych tests to determine if accused triple killer fit to plead]( Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts was charged with three counts of murder the day after his mother Michelle, 48, and little brother Rua were found dead inside their Ellenbrook home in July last year. [Teancum Vernon Petersen-Crofts has been charged with three counts of murder.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Body pulled from water off Garden Island]( Water police recovered the body, and it's believed the person's death was accidental. [Carnegie Wave Energy is building a renewable energy microgrid for the Department of Defence on Garden Island in WA. 2017.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [A 'hard landing' for China could put 550,000 Australian jobs at risk]( A special report warns a Chinese economic slump could induce an Australian recession and give the country a 9.3 per cent jobless rate. [The state of China's economy has significant implications for Australia. ]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [$50b super fund demands Woodside, Santos link exec pay to emissions]( HESTA wants local oil and gas companies to follow the lead of BP and Shell. [HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey says it's time for Australian gas and oil companies to do more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bold, barely legal and politically high risk: Boris Johnson's Brexit plot]( MPs shocked by an enforced five-week holiday at a crucial time in Brexit negotiations must choose between an election or a constitutional fight with the Queen. [The Queen is to suspend Parliament on Boris Johnson's advice.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Not the correct choice of words': Kyrgios steps back from 'corruption' claims]( Australia's highest ranked male player Nick Kyrgios has back-tracked from his claims that the governing body of men's tennis is corrupt. [Nick Kyrgios celebrates his first-round win at the US Open.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- ['God no plz':Rob Lowe's son hilariously trolls him on Instagram]( And his fans are here for the cheeky Lowe blows. [Rob Lowe is hilariously trolled by his son, Johnny, on Instagram.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- 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