Updated July 15, 2026 — 9:55am,first published 9:30am9.55amKardinya house gutted by fire this morning By A house in Kardinya has been gutted this morning. Fire fighting crews were called to the Gillett Drive property just after 6.30am this morning. A house fire in Kardinya.9 News PerthWhen they arrived, they found the two-storey home was already 50 per cent engulfed by fire. It was extinguished by 7.10am after seven crews responded to the blaze. It is not clear if anyone was inside the home at the time.The cause of the fire is being investigated. 9.30amYoung boy, mother hit by car while crossing the street in Perth’s eastBy There’s a major crash investigation underway this morning after a young boy and his mother were hit by a car in Perth’s eastern suburbs late yesterday. The incident occurred around 4.30pm as the pair were crossing Belgravia Street in Cloverdale, just next to a park where soccer training was taking place. Major Crash officers remained at the crash scene in Cloverdale into the night.9 News PerthWitnesses rushed to help, with one performing CPR on the child until paramedics arrived. The boy was rushed to Perth Children’s Hospital in a critical condition, while the woman was taken to Royal Perth Hospital. Police cordoned off the street and were examining a Toyota 4WD. The driver of the vehicle is assisting police with their inquiries. 9.15amAcross the nation and around the world By Here’s what’s making headlines across the nation and around the world today: Investing in more fossil fuels and limiting the rollout of wind and solar farms could cut 5 per cent from Australia’s electricity costs by 2050, the CSIRO says, but the strategy would require the nation to abandon all climate commitments and allow a massive surge in atmospheric pollution.Half of the 10 highest-paid chief executives on the Australian stock exchange lead companies which are based in the United States.Life360 chief executive Chris Hulls was the highest-paid CEO on the ASX in the 2025 financial year.Anthony Albanese will stamp his prime ministerial authority on Australia’s response to the AI revolution amid fears of mass layoffs and energy-guzzling data centres, creating an office within his own department to deal with the technology as he assures US firms Australia is open for business.“Unfair” and “failed”. This is how Education Minister Jason Clare has categorised the Job-ready Graduates scheme, an unsuccessful attempt by Scott Morrison’s government to steer students away from the humanities through lowering the costs of degrees such as nursing and teaching and sending law, commerce and arts costs skyrocketing.Donald Trump has abandoned his plan to charge ships a fee to use the Strait of Hormuz, but says the United States will still protect the waterway in exchange for additional investment from its Gulf partners.9.15amToday’s weatherBy 9.15amWelcome to our live news blogBy Good morning and welcome to our live news blog for this Wednesday, the 15th of July. Making headlines today, new details have emerged of the harrowing ordeal German backpacker Carolina Wilga endured in WA’s outback, a year on from her remarkable rescue.Wilga was exposed to freezing temperatures after her van ran into mechanical issues and she got lost for 11 nights in the state’s Wheatbelt, before being rescued by Tania Henley, who came across her as she was returning to Bimbijy Station after a shopping trip.Carolina Wilga was rescued by a station owner driving along a remote dirt track.WA PoliceNow, a year on from Wilga’s rescue, Henley has revealed more details of the backpacker’s experience, including frostbite, a book deal, and a thank-you from across the world.1 of 1