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Have you watched the cost of your coffee creep up in recent years?
You’re not alone. Australians are forking out more than $1 on average for their favourite caffeinated beverage than six years ago.
The price of coffee, tea and cocoa grew at the fastest rate since the 1990s.Credit: iStock
And in some capital cities, coffee lovers are now paying close to $7 for some varieties of the popular brew – and some pay about $2 more for each cup than they did six years ago – according to exclusive data from Square.
While there was a similarity in prices – and trajectories – of different brews across Australia, in Perth one style of coffee was significantly higher than the rest of the nation.
It turns out we love a macchiato – and are willing to pay a full $1 more than most other cities in Australia for our favourite brew.
However, could this price difference be related to Perth’s famous coffee order: the long mac topped up?
Read the full story – and check out the interactive tools to see how the price of your coffee order has gone up.
A 60-year-old man driving a pink 1956 Chevrolet has died following a collision with a Ford Ranger on the Mitchell Freeway on Wednesday night.
The two cars crashed near Butler Boulevard in Nowergup about 8.10pm.
The aftermath of a fatal crash involving a vintage Chevrolet car on the Mitchell Freeway in Perth.
Police, paramedics and firefighters were called, but the 60-year-old died could not be saved and died at the scene.
The 35-year-old man driving the Ford Ranger was taken to Royal Perth Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Major crash investigators are examining the scene and are appealing for anyone with information or footage in relation to this incident to call Crime Stoppers.
Meanwhile, WA Police have urged motorists to take care on the road, drive safely and keep in mind the wellbeing of themselves and others as the school holiday period begins.
Here’s what’s making headlines today:
Jane Goodall plays with Bahati, a 3-year-old female chimpanzee, at the Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary near Nanyuki, north of Nairobi, on Dec. 6, 1997.Credit: AP
Good morning, and welcome to our live news blog for Thursday, October 2.
Making headlines today, ex-inmates of Hakea prison have revealed some of the conditions they were subjected to during their time behind bars.
Jackson Appleby spent four separate stretches behind bars, each one of them at Canning Vale’s Hakea Prison, and each of them harder to get through than the one before.
Even judges agree the conditions are so unbearable that spending any time there should equate to a reduced sentence.
You can read more it here.
Vision of sharks captured near the bridge.
In other news, a shark scientist predicts the number of bull sharks in the Swan River will climb over the coming months, a week after a school of the animals forced the closure of City of Fremantle beaches.
Australian Marine Conservation Society scientist Dr Leo Guida said it was likely bull shark numbers in the Swan would increase as the weather heated up – which was a positive sign for the river’s ecosystem.
Read more here.
Stay with us as more news breaks.
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