The incident took place during a rally supporting Indigenous rights, which coincided with a national holiday.

Preliminary forensic testing indicated the device did contain explosives, WA Police Commissioner Col Blanch said.

Two people have been taken to hospital after getting caught in a rip yesterday afternoon. The men, aged 33 and 40, were pulled from the water at Trigg Beach around 3pm on the Australia Day public holiday. Surf lifesavers provided emergency first aid before the men were rushed to Sir Charles Gairdner hospital.

The man was charged with publicly inciting hatred on grounds of race causing fear, and will appear in court on Tuesday. In Brisbane an Indigenous leader was pictured setting fire to an Australian flag during an Invasion Day protest in Queens Gardens.

WA police examine a potential explosive thrown into a crowd, with a man in custody in Perth; Israel says it will reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing after a search for a hostage body ends; Australian qualifier Maddison Inglis' fairytale run in the Australian Open comes to an end.

The City commissioned an independent psychosocial risk assessment to better understand organisational and systemic factors relevant to the wellbeing

House prices in Perth have exploded by nearly $100,000 in just 90 days - the steepest growth in almost 20 years - pushing the capital city's median house price well past $1 million.

I think we all remember that one moment in our childhood where we dabbled with a stage-magic set. The playing cards, the top hat, the detachable wand. Wonder is a very enticing thing, and very short-lived, until the pressures and distractions of adulthood set in.