Updated August 5, 2026 — 10:46am,first published August 5, 2026 — 9:31am10.46amPerth sets benchmark for house resale profitabilityBy Perth and Brisbane are setting the benchmark for house resale profitability, a new report shows, with Perth recording the highest share of profit-making house resales nationally.Domain’s latest Profit and Loss Report has revealed the nation’s property profit boom is beginning to lose momentum, with resale profitability slipping as housing markets soften.But in Perth 99.6 per cent of transactions are still generating a gain, a record high, narrowly ahead of Brisbane at 99.5 per cent.Perth house resale profits reached a median of $610,000, while units saw a median profit of $294,000.9.31amMelbourne man extradited to Perth over allegations he flew to WA to assault teen girl By A 31-year-old man has been extradited to Perth from Melbourne over allegations he started a relationship with a teenage girl over gaming platforms and social media, before flying to WA and sexually assaulting her. Detectives from the Broome Detectives Office extradited the man, who lives in the Victorian suburb of Point Cook, following an investigation that began in January 2026 after the victim came forward and reported the matter to police.The man was arrested and flown to Perth.WA PoliceThe allegations relate to offences allegedly committed in Perth in September 2025.It will be alleged the accused contacted the victim through social media and online gaming platforms before flying from Melbourne to Perth to meet the victim and sexually assault her.9.31amAcross the nation and around the worldBy Here’s what’s making headlines today:Alan Jones has been a man of many titles, but now he is reduced to just one: defendant. He sat in court for the second day of what is scheduled to be months of hearings into the indecent assault and sexual touching charges against him.Alan Jones has been a man of many titles, but now he is reduced to just one: defendant.Peter RaeA man selling vegetables in a Ukrainian town survived an attack by a Russian drone after it chased him around his vehicle in a chilling strike captured on video and shared around the world.Social media influencers are posting provocative videos to lure customers into gambling venues and illegal online betting apps, sparking fears the clips are exploiting problem gamblers and enticing teens to start betting.Almost one in five Australian bird and mammal species is at high, very high or extreme risk from the bird flu virus now spreading in Australia, according to data published on the federal environment department’s website on Tuesday evening.Counterterrorism police are treating the firebombing of an Israel-linked military parts manufacturer in Melbourne’s north-east as terrorism and have publicly indicated anarchist extremists are the prime suspects for the first time.Potential home buyers are dropping out of auctions and not turning up to open for inspections, nervous about falling property prices and an uncertain economy.9.31amToday’s weatherBy 9.30amGood morning WABy Good morning all and welcome to your mid-week live blog. Making headlines, less than half of all year 3 students in Western Australia met proficiency standards in grammar and punctuation, the latest NAPLAN data has revealed, with just under 20 per cent needing additional support.And while results have declined across all testing areas for the state’s year 3s when compared to scores in 2023, writing and numeracy have taken the biggest hit.But the state’s year 9 students are performing the best nationally in numeracy, on par with the ACT. Read more here.1 of 1