After the 53rd annual Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant lit up Perth city with more than 100,000 happy faces, we have compiled a gallery of the best pictures from the joy-filled event.

A large part of Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast has been shut down after an underground explosion prompted police to declare an exclusion zone.

The 91-year-old sat down with 7NEWS, saying ‘you can’t use today’s ways and expect things to improve’.

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UPDATE: Perth Wildcats star Bryce Cotton has done the unthinkable and scored 40-plus points for the third game in a row to lift his team to victory over the Adelaide 36ers.

7NEWS can reveal 156 vessels have been stopped, and 83 pirates prosecuted, in the past six months alone.

Cottesloe’s Indigo Oscar has launched an alfresco bar with $10 cocktails, cheap chicken dinners, and treats for your furry friends.

Festive cheer filled the air when more than 100,000 happy faces swarmed the Perth city for the 53rd annual Alinta Energy Christmas Pageant. 

Fremantle Oval’s redevelopment plan aims to add housing and enhance facilities, addressing the local housing crisis and community needs.

WA is starting summer with a bang as a severe heatwave continues to sear large swathes of the State, fire weather warnings have been issued and Perth is expected to be hit by scorching temperatures. 

Here’s who will benefit and by how much.

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