Perth father charged over alleged intervention in son’s chemotherapy

Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Friday, August 8.

Making headlines today, WA Premier Roger Cook has defended his decision to halve the wait time for former members of parliament to be remunerated on state government boards due to the “changing nature of political careers”.

The change drew accusations of “jobs for mates” from across the political divide and from independent think tanks, who take aim at Labor for not announcing the rule change.

You can read more about that here.

Ningaloo Reef, off the WA coast, largely escaped the increasingly frequent coral bleaching that has blighted the Great Barrier Reef.

But this year, wide-scale bleaching of Ningaloo’s corals, across more than 100 kilometres, shows that no longer holds true.

Those who live and work along the reef have expressed their dismay and sorrow at the discovery.

You can read more here.

And we have a newly hatted restaurant! Pizza and party, long lunches and lo-fi wines: la dolce vita takes many forms at Si Paradiso.

Read all about the “cool and confident Italian hotspot” here.

Stay with us as more news breaks today.