Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Wednesday, March 26.
Making headlines today is an investigation into the cold case disappearance of Sally Greenham, who went missing from a small town near Geraldton almost four decades ago.
Her friends and even the policeman who investigated her disappearance believe she was killed, and they think they know where her body is.
Sally Greenham went missing in 1987.
Rebecca Peppiatt has the full story. You can read all about it here.
Meanwhile, students from a prominent public high school in Perth’s western suburbs have been reported for allegedly discussing plans to sexually assault females, and in some cases passing images of those girls and women around, while on the bus home.
You can read Holly Thompson’s report here.
And in Perth’s north, a population of extraordinary spiders discovered in coastal dunes have had their only known habitat fenced off and partially cleared by land developers in preparation for the next stage of a new housing estate.
WAtoday revealed last year that the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep was just 20 metres from Peet’s Elavale estate, putting it at high risk of extinction.
Local photographer Michael Lun, who took incredible first-of-their kind images of the spider and collected specimens to be described by scientists, said it was heartbreaking to see Peet’s estate march through the discovery site towards the coast.
You can read Sarah Brookes’ article here.
And finally, are you still digesting last night’s federal budget? We’ve got it covered from every angle, and you can find our full list of budget articles here.
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