Tonight’s bulletin leads with the legal fallout following a shocking crash in Wallsend that left ten Newcastle Knights supporters injured, with an 18-year-old P-plate driver refused bail while details emerge of a heroic grandfather who shielded his granddaughters from the oncoming vehicle. Excitement surrounds the newly established Perth Bears as they drum up fan engagement and prepare to enter the player market ahead of their inaugural NRL season, while the Sydney Roosters celebrate a nail-biting 19-18 Grand Final victory over the Knights. In other headlines, marine scientists call for an urgent review of Western Australia’s great white shark population estimates, former Bachelor star Sam Wood faces domestic violence charges in Queensland, new CCIWA data reveals 62 per cent of Western Australian households are experiencing severe financial distress, and an L-plate driver is charged after smashing into three parked cars in Nedlands.
— CHAPTERS / KEY MOMENTS —
00:00 Driver Charged
03:30 NRL Grand Final: Roosters Beat Knights by 1 Point
04:21 Bears Building: Perth Bears Franchise Launch
05:55 Shark Safety: Scientists Sound Alarm Over Great White Numbers
07:53 Price Pain: Cost of Living Pressure in WA
10:01 Labor Vows to Tighten Spending
10:51 Bachelor Arrested: Sam Wood Charged with DV Offences
12:03 Local Link: Flydubai Hijack Investigation
14:04 Three Parked Cars Damaged
14:30 Carine Open Space Fire
14:48 Royal Show Results
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