As it happened: WA news on Wednesday, June 4

A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody this morning after allegedly leading police on a car chase through Gosnells, before jumping out of the car and attempting to run away.

Around 3.45am, police attempted to stop a stolen Nissan Pathfinder after spotting the car on Dorothy Street.

The driver allegedly did not stop and instead drove in a reckless manner at excessive speed in an attempt to evade police, before losing control of the vehicle at the intersection of Fremantle Road and Corfield Street, crashing into a roundabout.

The man ran from the scene but after a short foot chase was taken into custody.

The man, from Cannington, has been charged with a string of offending including aggravated burglary and commit, stealing a motor vehicle, reckless driving to escape pursuit, and carrying or possessing a prohibited weapon and drug.

His bail was refused and he is due to appear before the Fremantle Magistrates Court today.

We’re bringing our live blog to a close for the day, thank you for joining us.

We leave you with a story from chief political commentator James Massola, who reveals WA Senator Dorinda Cox described Labor as patronising to women and people of colour and claimed the party cared more about its donors than members in her application to join the Greens in 2020.

Cox was a Labor Party member before leaving to join the Greens, becoming a senator in September 2021. She rejoined Labor in a surprise defection from the crossbench this week that infuriated her former colleagues.

When Cox joined the Greens, she filled out an online application form that asked her reasons for leaving any other political party. In her response, seen by this masthead, Cox delivered a withering verdict on the party whose values the senator said she shared on Monday.

Read the full story here.

Thank you again for tuning in today. We’ll see you back here tomorrow for more news you need to know.

Virgin Australia has kicked off its return to the Australian sharemarket after an absence of more than four years, with bankers offering shares in the airline to investors at $2.90 apiece for its much-anticipated listing on the ASX.

Private equity owner Bain Capital will sell close to 30 per cent of Qantas Airways’ biggest rival, expecting to raise $685 million via the initial public offering. The $2.90 price tag for the stock represents a multiple of seven times the airline’s expected earnings this financial year, the firm said in its pitch to sharemarket investors.

Market sources said the joint lead managers of the offering believed demand from domestic and global anchor investors was “well in excess of the offer size prior to opening of the bookbuild”. It’s unclear when the stock will start trading on the ASX.

The IPO represents the culmination of years of waiting for the listing of the airline. Bain Capital bought the then struggling airline in 2020, taking it off the sharemarket after it had been placed in administration, facing soaring costs and the impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on travel.

Read more of the story here.

A 20-year-old man has been taken into custody this morning after allegedly leading police on a car chase through Gosnells, before jumping out of the car and attempting to run away.

Around 3.45am, police attempted to stop a stolen Nissan Pathfinder after spotting the car on Dorothy Street.

The driver allegedly did not stop and instead drove in a reckless manner at excessive speed in an attempt to evade police, before losing control of the vehicle at the intersection of Fremantle Road and Corfield Street, crashing into a roundabout.

The man ran from the scene but after a short foot chase was taken into custody.

The man, from Cannington, has been charged with a string of offending including aggravated burglary and commit, stealing a motor vehicle, reckless driving to escape pursuit, and carrying or possessing a prohibited weapon and drug.

His bail was refused and he is due to appear before the Fremantle Magistrates Court today.