Updated August 4, 2026 — 9:51am,first published 9:36am9.51amKwinana Freeway slowed by major crash near South PerthBy In traffic news, a crash near South Perth has brought the Kwinana Freeway southbound to a crawl this morning. The left lane is closed before the South Terrace exit, with Main Roads WA warning traffic is heavy on approach back to Stephenson Avenue. A crash on the Kwinana Freeway near South Perth on Tuesday morning.Main Roads WA“Drive with caution as motorists are out of videos,” a Main Roads update read.Police, ambulances and towing services are on site.9.37amDetails emerge of horror Shark Bay crashBy New details have emerged of a horror crash in WA’s north on Monday morning. Two people died when a RAM ute towing a caravan and a Toyota LandCruiser ute collided on the North West Coastal Highway about 20km south of Overlander Roadhouse in Hamelin Pool, near Shark Bay, at 11.30am.The 60-year-old man driving the RAM and the 45-year-old man behind the wheel of the LandCruiser both died at the scene.A woman and child were flown to Perth after a horror crash near Shark Bay on Monday.9News PerthMeanwhile, a woman in her 50s and a 12-year-old child – both passengers in the RAM – were flown to Perth by the Royal Flying Doctor Service.9.37amAcross Australia and around the worldBy Here’s what’s making headlines elsewhere today:Qantas is considering outsourcing up to 1000 roles to India in a major deal with consulting giant Accenture.Gina Rinehart is sometimes a late withdrawal from $10,000-a-ticket dinners at her sprawling mansion. But guests can still enjoy the sweeping river views with Pauline Hanson.British warships would turn back asylum seekers in the English Channel under plans unveiled by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to embrace Australia’s tough border policy to stop the boats.It takes just a few words being exchanged and 16 seconds on the phone to place a live bet with Sportsbet, the Supreme Court of Victoria heard on the first day of a class action that alleges the in-play Fast Code service is illegal.The conviction of veteran artist and sports manager Ralph Carr for rape was one of Melbourne’s worst-kept secrets.Revelations that a former rugby league player and gambling addict was offered cocaine in a room of betting company executives during a VIP event have ramped up scrutiny of Labor’s widely panned wagering laws, which are yet to secure support across the parliament.9.37amToday’s weatherBy 9.36amWelcome to our live news blogBy Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Tuesday, August 4.Making headlines today is property news, looking at the 100,000 new homes forecast for Perth over the coming four years. Prithvi Shiva Kumar and his family felt the strain of Perth’s low housing supply firsthand, spending months searching for a place to call their own after moving from Scotland in mid-2025.Prithvi Shiva Kumar, his wife Tejasvi Prithvi and four-year-old daughter Aadhya plant their first tree on their new block in East Wannaroo.Skyrocketing housing costs paired with constrained supply and a cost-of-living crisis made finding somewhere suitable near-impossible.1 of 1