Popular Perth café gutted by fire
A local café in Perth’s north has been gutted by fire overnight, with crews now working to determine what caused the blaze.
The fire was first reported around 7pm at GarWyn’s Garden Cafe on Gnangara Road in Lexia.
The internal parts of the building have been badly damaged.
The café owners have been left devastated, but thankfully no one was inside at the time.
Across the nation and around the world
Here’s what’s making headlines across the country and around the world:
- A return to the original way of taxing capital gains on property under the Hawke and Keating governments is firming as a centrepiece of the May budget as Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares the final shape of his fiscal blueprint.
- A family pack of Arnott’s Tim Tams, Oreos, laundry powder, dog bones and other items will be at the heart of Woolworths’ courtroom stand-off this week with Australia’s consumer watchdog, which has accused the retail giant of selling groceries through discounts that weren’t real.
- Eight children have been killed in a mass shooting in the US state of Louisiana that police have described as a “domestic disturbance” that unfolded across multiple homes.
Today’s weather
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Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Monday, April 20.
Making headlines today, free bus and train services on Sundays and for children making their way to and from school will become permanent after a trial saw a ‘significant jump’ in the number of people using public transport, the state government says.
The measure, set to cost $70 million in the state budget, was announced by Premier Roger Cook yesterday.
“Our incredibly popular free Sunday transport program will continue for another year,” he said.
Meanwhile, Jye Amiss has kicked a career-high five goals as Fremantle maintained their western derby dominance with a 56-point win over West Coast yesterday.
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